11 February 2005 Friday 01 Muharram 1426 Army dictating provinces: Fazl LAHORE, Feb 10: Opposition leader in the National Assembly Maulana Fazlur Rahman has alleged that various institutions of the armed forces were dictating provincial governments. ... ARD names Dar parliamentary leader in Senate ISLAMABAD, Feb 10: Pakistan Muslim League-N Senator Ishaq Dar has been nominated as the parliamentary leader of the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD) in the Senate. ... Govt can't reinstate removed nazims: AG KARACHI, Feb 10: The provincial government stands firmly by the legality and propriety of its decision to relieve the bifurcated districts' nazims and cannot consider their reinstatement even provisionally ... Leghari, Mazari tribes bury the hatchet: Major political move MULTAN, Feb 10: In a far-reaching political development in the districts of Dera Ghazi Khan and Rajanpur, the arch-rival Leghari and Mazari tribal chiefs have joined hands to support each other on the local front ... PPP calls for holding general elections THATTA, Feb 10: The president of the People's Party Parliamentarians, Sindh chapter, and the convenor of the Anti-Thal Canal and Kalabagh Dam Action Committee, Syed Qaim Ali Shah, has demanded that general election be held ... Hashmi refuses to sit in armoured car: Journalists manhandled LAHORE, Feb 10: Jailed PML-N leader Javed Hashmi refused to sit in the armoured car when he was flown to Lahore from Islamabad on Thursday morning for his production in a NAB court here. ... Hashmi's trial: NAB court hears prosecution witnesses LAHORE, Feb 10: Advocate Manzoor Ahmad Malik cross-examined on Thursday three prosecution witnesses again in a reference against Alliance for Restoration of Democracy President Makhdoom Javed Hashmi. ... Notice to SP NAB KARACHI, Feb 10: An accountability court in Karachi on Thursday issued notice to the special prosecutor of the National Accountability Bureau for Feb 16 on an application submitted by former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and others ... Defence ends evidence in doctor brothers' case KARACHI, Feb 10: An anti-terrorism court in Karachi on Thursday put off hearing of doctor brothers' case after recording statements of the last four defence witnesses. ... KESC sold at throw-away price, says Khuhro KARACHI, Feb 10: Referring to the situation where condition of two of the KESC employees on a fast-unto-death deteriorated on Thursday, opposition leader in the Sindh Assembly Nisar Ahmed Khuhro accused the military-led KESC management of deliberately plunging the utility into a crisis ... Govt defends KESC sale ISLAMABAD, Feb 10: The government on Thursday defended the privatisation of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) as a prudent deal, dismissing fears voiced by the opposition in the Senate. ... Senators contest figures of PMs' Umra expenses ISLAMABAD, Feb 10: The senators were at a loss on Thursday to know the truth as the foreign ministry's figures on Umra performed by former prime minister Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on taxpayer's money were challenged on the floor of the upper house. ... President, premier call for unity ISLAMABAD, Feb 10: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has called upon the nation to promote unity. In a message on the beginning of new Islamic year, he urged the nation to forge harmony and pledge to make efforts for Pakistan's progress. ... President reiterates support to Kashmiris RAWALPINDI, Feb 10: President General Pervez Musharraf on Thursday reiterated Pakistan's moral, political and diplomatic support for Kashmiris' inalienable rights ... Musharraf calls Chirac to help gain access to Europe market ISLAMABAD, Feb 10: President General Pervez Musharraf, in a telephone call to French President Jacques Chirac on Wednesday, urged him to help Pakistan gain enhanced market access to France and Europe. ... Ministry to seek help from UAE: Islamiyat, Arabic syllabi ISLAMABAD, Feb 10: The federal education ministry is considering seeking assistance from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) education authority in developing contents of Islamiyat and Arabic disciplines ... ADB to fund power generation project ISLAMABAD, Feb 10: The Asian Development Bank is preparing a $550,000 project to promote greater use of renewable clean indigenous energy sources for power generation in the country. ... Decision of finance commission ignored: Release of funds by chief minister PESHAWAR, Feb 10: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Durrani's act of using the district governments' grant as his discretionary fund during the current financial year has come in conflict with the Provincial Financial Commission (PFC), official sources say. ... PSO told to improve performance ISLAMABAD, Feb 10: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Resources has asked the management of Pakistan State Oil (PSO) to take concrete steps to improve its image. ... Locomotives' faults incur loss of Rs810m ISLAMABAD, Feb 10: The Pakistan Railways (PR) suffered a Rs810 million loss after nine of the 23 locomotives bought from China developed faults, sources told Dawn here on Wednesday. ... Japan bank to fund Lower Chenab remodelling LAHORE, Feb 10: The Japan Bank for International Cooperation has agreed to finance remodelling of Lower Chenab Canal (East) at a cost of Rs4 billion and expressed its willingness to foot bill ... Haryana CM offers help in IT sector LAHORE, Feb 10: Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala attended a reception hosted by Information Technology Minister Aleem Khan and met a delegation of World Punjabi Congress here on Thursday. ... Saarc states told to ignore political disputes KARACHI, Feb 10: Speakers at a seminar on Thursday blamed bureaucratic hurdles, lack of political will, commitment, and sincerity among SAARC member states ... Hiroshima survivor urges disarmament PESHAWAR, Feb 10: Nuclear rivals India and Pakistan should disarm themselves as atomic bombs are not a thing of the past and still pose a threat to the world peace, said Emiko Okada, a Hiroshima bombing survivor ... Opposition to water projects reiterated HYDERABAD, Feb 10: Leaders of component parties of the Anti-Greater Thal Canal and Kalabagh Dam Action Committee have reiterated their opposition to controversial water projects ... Royalty from dams' income demanded HARIPUR, Feb 10: Leaders of different politico-religious parties at an all parties' conference on Wednesday demanded that the federal government earmark a certain amount from the income of Tarbela and Khanpur dams ... Japan offers aid in power and social sectors ISLAMABAD, Feb 10: Federal Minister for Water and Power Liaquat Ali Jatoi said that there was a great potential for foreign investors to make profitable investment in the power sector ... Filmmakers call for law against piracy PESHAWAR, Feb 10: The Telefilmmakers' Association on Thursday asked the government to make laws to check the sale of pirated and obscene movies. ... WHO may snap aid if polio targets not met KARACHI, Feb 10: The World Health Organization, while pledging an increased annual assistance provided to Pakistan for its eight polio vaccination campaigns for 2005, has hinted at discontinuity of assistance ... A Pathan Odyssey launched ISLAMABAD, Feb 10: A Pathan Odyssey, a book by Mohammad Aslam Khan Khattak, an autobiography written in the backdrop of the struggle for independence and the political history of Pakistan, was formally launched here on Thursday. ...

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