01 March 2005 Tuesday 19 Muharram 1426 Ibad rules out governor's rule in Sindh SUKKUR, Feb 28: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has said no proposal to impose governor's rule in Sindh is under consideration because the provincial government is running smoothly. ... Imtiaz asks Arbab to face him in assembly KARACHI, Feb 28: Imtiaz Ahmad Shaikh, who has recently been sacked by Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim as revenue minister on corruption charges, has challenged the chief minister to prove the allegations on the floor of the house. ... Aziz asks Sindh CM to stop attacks on Imtiaz Sheikh ISLAMABAD, Feb 28: The chief ministers of Sindh and Balochistan on Monday called on Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, separately, and discussed with him political issues and the law and situation in their provinces. ... PA rejects PPP move on Arbab-Imtiaz row KARACHI, Feb 28: The Sindh Assembly on Monday started a debate on law and order in the province. Women MPAs belonging to the PPP contested the government's claims of an improvement in the situation. ... Rabbani questions dams body LAHORE, Feb 28: Senate's opposition leader Mian Raza Rabbani on Monday disputed status of the parliamentary committee constituted by the president to prepare a report on the water reservoirs ... MQM chief reiterates stand on Balochistan KARACHI, Feb 28: Muttahida Quami Movement chief Altaf Hussain on Monday strongly opposed use of force or any military action in Balochistan. ... Govt's handling of Balochistan situation comes under fire ISLAMABAD, Feb 28: Opposition members in the National Assembly severely criticized the government's handling of the Balochisan situation during a debate on the issue on Monday ... Protests against operation QUETTA, Feb 28: Women and children of the Marri tribe staged a demonstration here on Monday in protest against what they called humiliation of women by police personnel during a search for weapons in the Marri camp. ... Quetta action termed beginning of operation KARACHI, Feb 28: Describing the so-called police action against a Marri settlement in Quetta as the beginning of an undeclared army operation in Balochistan, the National Party chief, Dr Abdul Hayee Baloch, said here on Monday ... Amendments to Hudood laws on the anvil LAHORE, Feb 28: The Ministry of Law, Justice and Human Rights is set to move a bill in the National Assembly to make certain provisions of the Hudood Ordinances, 1979, non-cognizable. ... Senate body calls for audit of funds: Tawana Pakistan ISLAMABAD, Feb 28: The Senate Standing Committee on Women Development has underlined the need for reviewing the Tawana Pakistan project and suggested that funds earmarked for it should be audited properly. ... Action urged against Fareed Toofan PESHAWAR, Feb 28: Four local leaders, who recently resigned from Awami National Party, have demanded immediate disciplinary action against ANP provincial general secretary Fareed Toofan to save the party from further damage. ... Bus service not enough to 'resolve Kashmir issue' SIALKOT, Feb 28: Azad Jammu and Kashmir President Maj-Gen Sardar Muhammad Anwar Khan (retired) has said that though the launch of Muzaffarabad-Srinagar bus service is a good step for divided families on both sides of the LoC ... Pakistan dismayed at infiltration charges: Military budget hike criticized ISLAMABAD, Feb 28: Pakistan on Monday expressed dismay at the recent reassertion by Indian President Abdul Kalam about the alleged cross-border infiltration from Pakistan at a time when composite dialogue between the two countries was under way. ... 'N. Areas being deweaponized' ISLAMABAD, Feb 28: Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat has said that a number of steps are being taken for peace and harmony in Northern Areas. ... Mass mobilization for peace stressed ISLAMABAD, Feb 28: Two veteran Indian Communist leaders here on Monday stressed the need for greater mobilization of masses on both sides of the divide to construct the much-desired bridge of peace between India and Pakistan and fight poverty ... Nationalists not interested in progress: Sikandar ISLAMABAD, Feb 28: Recovery of weapons from 'the castle of Nawab Khair Baksh Marri', private jails and indications of torture cells demonstrate that nationalist leaders have nothing to do with economic betterment of their people. ... Arrest of rapists demanded ISLAMABAD, Feb 28: The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the civil society organizations on Monday staged a protest demonstration outside the Parliament House demanding arrest of the culprits in the Sui rape case. ...

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