08 March 2005	Tuesday	26 Muharram 1426

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MMA to hold 'million march' on 20th: Qazi KARACHI, March 7: The country can be emancipated from present form of martial law, not through another martial law but only through a popular movement that could also pave the way for a sovereign parliament ...		PPP insists on holding rally for Zardari LAHORE, March 7: The Lahore PPP executive committee, strongly condemning ruling PML President Chaudhry Shujaat Husain's statement, said here on Monday that Mr Asif Ali Zardari would lead a rally on his arrival in the city on April 16. ...
PPP for maintaining 'black book' ISLAMABAD, March 7: People's Party Parliamentarians (PPP) Senator Farhatullah Khan Babar has submitted a bill to the Senate Secretariat seeking amendment to the law, which provides death penalty to constitutional subverters. ...		Rift in PML-N: Saad issued show-cause notice ISLAMABAD, March 7: Secretary General of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Iqbal Zafar Jhagra has issued a show-cause notice to a party MNA from Lahore, Khwaja Saad Rafiq, for issuing statements against the top party leadership ...
Credit for KCR revival goes to MQM: Farooq KARACHI, March 7: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on Monday claimed that launching of the first phase of the Karachi Circular Railway by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Tuesday was the outcome of the efforts the MQM ...		'Amenities for people govt priority' PESHAWAR, March 7: Interior Minister and Pakistan People's Party (Sherpao) president Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao has said that all basic amenities will be provided to the people of Tapa Mohmand. ...
No political role for army, says Achakzai KARACHI, March 7: President of the Pakhtoonkhwa Milli Awami Party Mehmood Khan Achakzai has said that Pakistan can progress only when there is a true parliamentary and democratic government in the country ...		NAB says it won't arrest minister ISLAMABAD, March 7: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) will not arrest Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat, because following dismissal of his bail petition by the Supreme Court ...
Four appeals against Sherpao dismissed ISLAMABAD, March 7: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed four appeals of the chief Ehtesab Commissioner and National Accountability Bureau filed against Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Sherpao in a plot case. ...		Timely local polls seem impossible LAHORE, March 7: Contrary to the statements being given by the National Reconstruction Bureau (NRB) and other government officials, local body polls are unlikely to be held in time. ...
Resignations of ANP secretaries accepted PESHAWAR, March 7: The provincial president of the Awami National Party (ANP) has accepted the resignation of four joint secretaries of the party's NWFP chapter here on Monday. ...		Europe urged to help flourish democracy in Pakistan ISLAMABAD, March 7: The People's Party Parliamentarians (PPP) has asked the world, particularly the European countries, to support the efforts of the people of Pakistan for establishing a genuine democracy in the country. ...
Rs951 million irregularities detected in Foreign Office ISLAMABAD, March 7: Financial irregularities amounting to Rs951 million have been identified in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by the Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) in its report for the year 2002-03. ...		Bosan for stronger ties with Yemen ISLAMABAD, March 7: Federal Minister for Food, Agriculture and Livestock Sikandar Hayat Bosan on Monday stressed the need for increased bilateral cooperation in agriculture sector between Pakistan and Yemen. ...
Senate body for evaluation of EOBI projects ISLAMABAD, March 7: The Senate Standing Committee on Labour and Manpower has stressed the need for proper evaluation of the development projects carried out by the Employees Old Age Benefits Institution (EOBI). ...		Around 6m children out of school, NA told ISLAMABAD, March 7: Around six million children of primary age group are out of schools due to rampant poverty and lack of facilities at schools, the National Assembly was told on Monday. ...
Lawyers oppose federal courts ISLAMABAD, March 7: The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) has said it would launch a protest movement against establishment of federal courts. ...		Women doing better in foreign service but have a long way to go ISLAMABAD, March 7: While women in Pakistan Foreign Service have gained ground and visibility in key posts compared to say just a decade ago, they still have a long way to go. ...
APNS seeks exemption of newsprint from GST KARACHI, March 7: The All Pakistan Newspapers Society has expressed concern over continuous increases in the price of newsprint in the international market and urged the government to help the newspaper industry ...		PFUJ vows to continue struggle for free press KARACHI, March 7: A three-day Biennial Delegates Meeting (BDM) of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), which concluded here on Sunday ...