22 February 2005 Tuesday 12 Muharram 1426 Opposition submits over 50 adjournment motions to NA ISLAMABAD, Feb 21: The opposition members have submitted over 50 adjournment motions to the National Assembly Secretariat on various issues concerning matters of public importance and law and order situation ... PML-N leaders meet today LAHORE, Feb 21: Senior leaders of the PML-N are meeting in Islamabad on Tuesday (today) to discuss differences between some leaders as a result of which party workers feel disappointed. ... Demand for army's return to barracks HYDERABAD, Feb 21: Demanding return of the army to barracks, the secretary general of the Jamaat-i-Islami, Syed Munawwar Hassan, has said that the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal wants to restrict the role of the army as defined in the Constitution. ... 'Bugti playing role of vanguard' QUETTA, Feb 21: Jamhoori Watan Party provincial Information Secretary Sohail Ahmed Rajput has said that Nawab Akbar Bugti and JWP workers were playing the role of vanguard in the struggle for the rights of the people of Balochistan. ... JWP opposes cantonments SUKKUR, Feb 21: Jamhoori Watan Party leader Sardar Barahamdagh Bugti has opposed construction of cantonments in Balochistan. Talking to journalists in Jacobabad on Monday ... Dismissal of Imtiaz divides party workers HYDERABAD, Feb 21: The weekend dismissal of provincial revenue minister Imtiaz Shaikh by the Sindh chief minister has divided the workers of the Pakistan Muslim League ... Changes in LG laws opposed ISLAMABAD, Feb 21: The representatives of various civil society organizations (CSOs) have opposed the plan to replace district nazims with the administrators for the forthcoming local government elections ... Two arrested for attack on Musharraf, Shaukat Aziz FAISALABAD, Feb 21: A special team comprising a federal agency personnel and police commandos arrested two suspects reportedly involved in attack on President Gen Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz. ... Reference against Hayat withdrawn ISLAMABAD, Feb 21: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Monday told the Supreme Court that it wanted to withdraw a reference of wilful default worth Rs406 million filed against Minister for Kashmir Affairs ... SC rejects govt plea for cancellation of tenants' bail ISLAMABAD, Feb 21: A two-member bench of the Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal seeking cancellation of bail of four tenants of military farms. ... Army to clear mines dotting bus route: Srinagar-Muzaffarabd road CHAKOTHI, Feb 21: The army will clear anti-personnel mines dotting a portion of the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus route on the Azad Jammu and Kashmir side within a week, once clearance is given by Islamabad, an army official said on Monday. ... Arrangements for Indian cricket visa announced ISLAMABAD, Feb 21: The Indian High Commission on Monday announced arrangements put in place to facilitate timely issuance of visas to those desirous of witnessing the coming cricket matches between Pakistan and India. ... Foreign diplomats call on governor KARACHI, Feb 21: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has said that some important groups of terrorists have been eliminated with the joint efforts of government, law enforcing agencies and general public. ... PM directs agencies to speed up relief work ABBOTTABAD, Feb 21: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has directed all agencies concerned to speed up relief work in Galyat region and has asked the government of the NWFP and local governments to compile details of the losses ... NWFP be declared calamity-hit - CM PESHAWAR, Feb 21: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Durrani has asked the federal government to declare the Frontier province as calamity-hit and provide tax relief to the people. ... Japan provides relief goods for rain victims ISLAMABAD, Feb 21: The Japanese government has provided emergency assistance to Pakistan for the people suffering from the devastation caused by recent heavy rains and snowfall. ... Japan's relief for rain victims KARACHI, Feb 21: The government of Japan has extended emergency relief for the victims of heavy rains and snowfalls in Balochistan and the northern areas of Pakistan. ... Official held at Heathrow back in Islamabad ISLAMABAD, Feb 21: The Secretary of the National Assembly, Mehmood Saleem Mehmood, was detained by the British authorities at Heathrow airport on Sunday on suspicion of being drunk and a complaint of sexual assault on a Virgin Atlantic flight from Washington to London. ... SBP praised for hiring backward area youths KARACHI, Feb 21: The central board of directors of the State Bank of Pakistan in its meeting held in Islamabad on Monday appreciated the management's efforts to facilitate induction of youths from relatively under-represented regions ... Awais for healthy competition in telecom sector ISLAMABAD, Feb 21: Minister for Information Technology Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari on Monday said future competition in the telecommunication sector would largely thrive on quality service and customer care. ... Body formed to promote technical education ISLAMABAD, Feb 21: The Federal Ministry of Education has decided in principle to set up a National Technical and Vocational Training Authority (NTVTA) for the promotion of technical education in the country, Dawn has learnt. ... 500 schools functioning without any control ISLAMABAD, Feb 21: An estimated 80,000 students are prone to exploitation by some 500 private educational institutions in the federal capital, as they are functioning without any regulatory mechanism of the federal education ministry. ...

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