04 February 2005 Friday 24 Zilhaj 1425 ARD submits adjournment motion in NA on POL price raise ISLAMABAD, Feb 3: The Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD) members have submitted an adjournment motion to the National Assembly Secretariat to discuss the recent increase in the prices of petroleum products. ... PML to launch membership drive KARACHI, Feb 3: Pakistan Muslim League has decided that proper functions would be held on Friday for launching the membership drive in all districts where PML office bearers ... Organizational bodies of PML-N approved ISLAMABAD, Feb 3: Chief of the Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) Nawaz Sharif has approved the party's organizational committees in all the four provinces and names of the committee members will be announced by the respective provincial chief organizers. ... Balochistan opposition for full autonomy to provinces KARACHI, Feb 3: Opposition leader in the Balochistan Assembly Kachkol Ali Baloch has called for granting full autonomy to all provinces so that they could manage their affairs independently. ... Left parties form united front HYDERABAD, Feb 3: A joint left front was formed at a meeting on Wednesday under the umbrella of the Communist Party of Pakistan. The CPP, Communist Mazdoor Kissan Party and the Labour Party of Pakistan joined the front in the first phase. ... Rape victim under pressure to keep mum KARACHI, Feb 3: The role of the Pakistan Petroleum Limited was disappointing in the alleged rape case in Sui, the husband of Dr Shazia Khalid said in an interview with Dawn here on Thursday. ... Move against Musharraf admitted for debate PESHAWAR, Feb 3: The NWFP Assembly admitted for discussion on Thursday an adjournment motion challenging the claim of Gen Pervez Musharraf of being thepresident of Pakistan. ... Musharraf outlines vision for space plan KARACHI, Feb 3: President General Pervez Musharraf on Thursday outlined his vision of the country's space programme by laying down a clearly defined agenda for the national space agency, Suparco, to pursue and deliver in minimum time. ... Former adviser to CM held by NAB LAHORE, Feb 3: Mian Muhammad Rashid, who was the adviser to the Punjab chief minister in 1994, has been arrested by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on corruption and corrupt practices charges ... Arguments in doctor brothers' case KARACHI, Feb 3: The Sindh High Court will hear arguments on the affect of the new one-month order for the detention of doctor brothers on the pending petition for their release on Tuesday. ... UN mission likely to help train polling staff ISLAMABAD, Feb 3: A two-member delegation of United Nations mission on Thursday showed interest in assisting the Election Commission (EC) in imparting training to polling personnel for local government elections 2005. ... Minister calls for balanced wheat policy ISLAMABAD, Feb 3: Minister for Food, Agriculture and Livestock Sikandar Hayat Bosan has said the wheat crop forecasting and assessment system would be improved to provide timely information to the policy-makers and the private sector. ... Govt to formulate new transport policy ISLAMABAD, Feb 3: The government has decided to formulate a new national transport policy to develop a modern and an efficient transport sector with the help of national and international experts. ... 23 cities getting contaminated water, says report ISLAMABAD, Feb 3: Water containing bacteriological contamination to an alarming level is being supplied to 23 major cities of the country, including Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar and Quetta. ... No Wapda employee to lose job, says Jatoi ISLAMABAD, Feb 3: Federal Minister for Water and Power Liaquat Ali Jatoi on Thursday said no employee of Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) would be terminated even after its privatization. ... Bombardier deal: govt points out loopholes ISLAMABAD, Feb 3: The Senate was informed on Wednesday that the government had intervened at the highest level to point out loopholes in PIA's plan to replace the Fokker-27 fleet with Bombardier Dash8-300 aircraft. ... Special persons quota to be implemented soon: minister ISLAMABAD, Feb 3: Federal Minister for Women Development and Special Education Zobaida Jalal has said one per cent allocation in jobs quota for special persons would be implemented soon so as to bring them at par with normal people. ... FST decides in favour of appellant: Appointment in police ISLAMABAD, Feb 3: The Federal Service Tribunal (FST) has directed the Establishment Division to immediately appoint an appellant, whose CSS result was earlier withheld, in the police service as he qualified on merit. ... Interaction between govt departments emphasized: WTO challenges ISLAMABAD, Feb 3: Speakers at a seminar emphasized prior interaction among the government departments on the issues to be negotiated at the WTO forum to protect the interest of the domestic industry and the consumers. ... Memoir sold to Free Press NEW YORK, Feb 3: President Pervez Musharraf has sold the rights to his political memoir, which will feature his views on the US war on terrorism and the Bush administration, to Simon & Schuster imprint Free Press, the publisher said on Wednesday. ... Gandhara artefacts still in UK PESHAWAR, Feb 3: The federal government is yet to get back 81 sculptures of the Gandhara civilisation seized by the Scotland Yard police at Heathrow airport about two years back, sources said. ... Pakistan needs 20,000 kidney transplantation's LAHORE, Feb 3: There is a need of around 20,000 kidney transplantation's in Pakistan annually, but it is unfortunate that it has not yet been institutionalized. ... Grant for district govts being used as discretionary fund PESHAWAR, Feb 3: Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani continued to use the district government grant as his discretionary fund during the current fiscal year. ... Peshawar proposed for peace Nobel PESHAWAR, Feb 3: Peshawar has been formally proposed as a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize 2005, for hosting thousands of Afghan refugees for over two decades. ... Talk on China's role in regional security RAWALPINDI, Feb 3: Nust International Institute of Peace and Conflict Resolution hosted a talk by a senior fellow of the London-based International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS), here on Wednesday. ... Minister concerned over slow progress on Kashmir ISLAMABAD, Feb 3: Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has expressed his disappointment over slow progress on Kashmir dispute due to lack of sincerity on the part of Indian government. ...

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