04 February 2005 05 February 2005 Saturday 25 Zilhaj 1425 PPP to devise strategy on 7th: Cooperation with MMA ISLAMABAD, Feb 4: People's Party Parliamentarians (PPP) President Makhdoom Amin Fahim has convened a meeting of the party's parliamentary group on February 7 to devise a strategy regarding an anti-government movement. ... PPP in league with MMA: Sherpao PESHAWAR, Feb 4: Federal Interior Minister Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao has expressed displeasure over the tabling of a motion in the NWFP Assembly against President General Pervez Musharraf's uniform. ... Nisar criticizes Musharraf for addressing rallies ISLAMABAD, Feb 4: Acting parliamentary leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) in the National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has criticized Gen Pervez Musharraf for addressing public meetings in commando outfit ... Pervaiz opens PML campaign LAHORE, Feb 4: Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi inaugurated on Friday the PML membership campaign in the province by filling in the form of the party at the Muslim League House. ... Kalpars lay claim to Sui land MULTAN, Feb: Sardar Khan Muhammad, chief of Kalpar tribe, has alleged that former prime minister Mian Nawaz Sharif had displaced 8,000 Kalpars (a sub-clan of Bugti) from Sui and forced them to migrate to Punjab and Sindh ... Nationalists criticize govt actions in Balochistan KARACHI, Feb 4: The Pakistan Oppressed Nations Movement has rejected the government policies pertaining to Gwadar mega projects, construction of Kalabagh Dam, handing over of areas under levies in Balochistan to police ... Govt neglecting special people, says Khuhro KARACHI, Feb 4: Leader of the opposition in Sindh Assembly Nisar Khuhro on Friday accused the government of not doing anything for the physically handicapped people ... JUI-F holds protest march QUETTA, Feb 4: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (Fazl) took out a procession after Friday prayers to condemn the deletion of the religion's column from the passport ... Dam committee yet to finalize report ISLAMABAD, Feb 4: Technical aspects of the Kalabagh dam would not change even if it is renamed 'Pakistan dam' and the technical committee on water resources has not been constituted ... Call to support freedom struggle of Kashmiris ISLAMABAD, Feb 4: Speakers at a seminar here on Friday asked the world democratic forces to back the freedom struggle of Kashmiris and pressure India to put an end to human rights violation in the Valley and show respect for the UN resolutions. ... Security tightened in AJK capital MUZAFFARABAD, Feb 4: Strict security measures were enforced in the AJK capital, particularly in areas around the AJK Legislative Assembly and New Civil Secretariat, on Friday to avert any untoward incident on Saturday ... PN ships accomplish tsunami mission KARACHI, Feb 4: After concluding relief operations in tsunami-hit areas in Indonesia and Sri Lanka, Pakistan Navy ships Moawin and Khaibar returned here on Friday. ... Flour millers want restrictions lifted: Loan facility to procure wheat PESHAWAR, Feb 4: Flour mills of the NWFP have requested Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz to direct the State Bank to lift cash margin restrictions on loans for wheat procurement ... Wheat import two weeks behind schedule LAHORE, Feb 4: The tsunami disaster in Southeast Asia has hit the country's wheat import which is falling almost two weeks behind schedule, creating a temporary ripple in domestic market. ... PIA officer relieved ISLAMABAD, Feb 4: The Pakistan International Airlines on Friday sacked a senior official, deputy managing director of finance, Kaleem Malik. ... U-fone cuts prepaid-call charges ISLAMABAD, Feb 4: U-fone mobile cellular service operator on Friday announced a cutback of Rs2 per minute on the current Rs5 per minute prepaid tariff on outgoing calls which will further come down by 50 per cent to Rs1.5 per minute between 10 pm to 7 am. ... HEC academy starts courses for teachers ISLAMABAD, Feb 4: The Higher Education Commission's National Academy of Higher Education has started professional development programme for university and degree college faculty members. ... Harmony stressed for peace ISLAMABAD, Feb 2: The West should intervene in resolving the Kashmir and Palestine issues in order to win the confidence of Islamic countries and bridge the gap between the two civilizations. ... Legal cover urged for home-based workers ISLAMABAD, Feb 4: The government must formulate adequate labour policies to recognize home-based women workers (HBWWs) under the laws by evidently giving due consideration to the gender nature of home-based work. ... Help sought for delivery of relief goods to Chitral ISLAMABAD, Feb 4: The district nazim of Chitral has appealed to President Gen Pervez Musharraf for provision of C-130 planes on an emergency basis to transport relief goods to the calamity-hit Boroghil area of the valley. ...

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