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Pakistan ready to provide international guarantees for gas pipeline destined for India; FO: ISLAMABAD, June 07: Pakistan said today it was ready to provide international guarantees for the gas pipelines destined for India and passing through Pakistan, however there should be no extraneous conditionalities attached. Foreign Office spokesman Masood Khan at the weekly press briefing responding to questions about a statement by the Indian External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh said, "Pakistan has given international guarantees in the past and we are ready to give these again." He said there is a collective benefit for all those involved in this project. When asked about the idea of Pakistan-India-China common nuclear doctrine floated by the Indian External Affairs Minister, Khan said "it is new and innovative proposal requiring examination." He said the nuclear experts of the two countries will be meeting on June 18-19 in New Delhi and can also discuss the proposal. (Reuters) (Posted @ 21:25 PST) 
Indian foreign minister to visit Pakistan in July: ISLAMABAD, June 07: Indian Foreign Minister Natwar Singh will attend a two-day regional conference in Islamabad next month. Natwar Singh will attend a ministerial meeting of the seven-nation South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation on July 21 and 22, Foreign Ministry spokesman Masood Khan said. "It is a long tradition that visiting ministers also hold bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the regional conference," he said. (Reuters) (Posted @ 13:00 PST)
Curfew relaxed for two hours in Gilgit: GILGIT, June 07: Administration has relaxed curfew for two hours in some parts of Gilgit from 2pm to 4pm, District magistrate Judat Aayaz told reporters here today. He said that Jutail, Barmas, Nagaral and Khomare would be excluded from this relaxation as they are not going to relax curfew in that parts of Gilgit city. He made it clear that during curfew hours no vehicle or motorbike would be allowed to ply on roads except security personnel. (APP) (Posted @ 16:40 PST)
Highest priority to building closer ties with neighbors: Kalam - NEW DELHI, June 07: Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam today said dialogue with Pakistan on all outstanding issues will be pursued on a sustained basis. In his address to joint sitting of the Parliament, he said "dialogue process with Pakistan on all outstanding issues will be pursued on a sustained basis within the framework of Simla and all subsequent agreements between the two governments including the joint statement of Jan.6, 2004. (APP) (Posted @ 10:35 PST)
New Indian government supports autonomy for Kashmir: NEW DELHI, June 07: India's new left-leaning government said today it will respect a special autonomous status for Kashmir and hold dialogue with all players in the insurgency-torn Himalayan territory. "The government will respect in letter and spirit Article 370 of the constitution that accords a special status to Jammu and Kashmir," said the government's first policy statement to parliament, read by ceremonial head of state President Abdul Kalam. "Dialogue with groups and with different shades of opinion in Jammu and Kashmir will be pursued on a sustained basis in consultation with the democratically elected state government," it said. (AFP) (Posted @ 11:30 PST)
U.S. Warplanes Pound Afghan Insurgents : KABUL, June 07: American warplanes pounded dozens of insurgents holed up in caves in southern Afghanistan after a gunbattle between the militants and U.S. troops, the military said today. Meanwhile, Taliban militants riding in pickup trucks killed two policemen in a raid south of the capital, an Afghan official said, the latest sign that violence is spreading ahead of crucial national elections in September. (Guardian) (Posted @ 16:10 PST)
US troops fight militants on southeast Afghan border: KABUL, June 07: US-led forces captured five militants after a firefight in Spin Boldak, a US military offcial said today. A group of militants fired small arms and light machine guns at US-led troops north of Spin Boldak, which borders Pakistan's Baluchistan province, Lieutenant Colonel Tucker Mansager told a news briefing in Kabul. (AFP) (Posted @ 15:20 PST)
Al Qaeda Warns of Attacks on Western Airlines: DUBAI, June 07: A statement purportedly from al Qaeda militants in Saudi Arabia warned today of new attacks on U.S. and Western airlines, installations and areas frequented by Westerners. "All compounds, bases and means of transport, especially Western and American airlines, will be a direct target for our coming operations in the near future," said the statement, posted on a pro-al Qaeda site on the Internet. It asked Muslims to keep away from Americans and other Westerners to avoid falling victim to an attack by the Islamic militant network led by Saudi-born Osama bin Laden. "We also warn security forces and guards of Crusader (Western) compounds and American bases and all those who stand with America, its agents... and the tyrants of the Saudi government, and urge them to repent," said the statement, signed by al Qaeda's Organization in the Arabian Peninsula. The statement followed a gun attack that killed a BBC cameraman and critically wounded a BBC correspondent in the Saudi capital Riyadh Sunday, the fourth in five weeks on foreigners in the kingdom. (Reuters) (Posted @ 21:40 PST)
Iraqi government strikes deal to disband militias: PM - BAGHDAD, June 07: Iraq's new prime minister Iyad Allawi announced a deal today to disband militias and have most members join Iraqi security forces or re-enter civilian life by the beginning of 2005. "I am happy to announce today the successful completion of negotiations on the nation-wide transition and reintegration of militias and other armed forces previously outside of state control," Allawi said in a statement. "The vast majority of such forces in Iraq about 100,000 armed individuals will enter either civilian life or one of the state security services, such as the Iraqi armed forces, the Iraqi police service, or the internal security services of the Kurdish regional government." (AFP) (Posted @ 13:55 PST)
US wants UN vote on Iraq on Tuesday: UNITED NATIONS, June 07: The United States wants the UN Security Council to vote Tuesday on its draft resolution on the June 30 hand over of power in Iraq, US ambassador John Negroponte said. Diplomats on the 15-nation council said a consensus was emerging after a special Sunday session called to discuss the measure that saw France present some changes to the text. A Revised Version is due today. (AFP) (Posted @ 10:00 PST)
Explosion rocks revered Iraq mosque, at least nine wounded: KUFA, June 07: An explosion today rocked the Great Mosque in Kufa, where Shiite leader Moqtada Sadr gives the sermon at the main weekly Muslim prayers, witnesses and the US military said. At least nine people were wounded, said a medic from the nearby Furat al-Wasat hospital, adding that more injured were being brought in. (AFP) (Updated @ 16:30 PST)
Sadr militia arms depot explodes in Iraqi town: KUFA, June 07: An arms depot belonging to militiamen loyal to Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr exploded near a mosque on today in the southern city of Kufa, witnesses said. (Reuters) (Posted @ 16:40 PST)
Arafat Accepts Egypt's Security Demands-Officials: RAMALLAH, June 07: Yasser Arafat told Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak he accepted his demands for Palestinian security reforms, possibly enabling an Egyptian role in Gaza after any Israeli pullout, officials said today. The Palestinian president was responding by letter to Egypt's mid-June deadline to agree to security overhauls or risk forgoing Cairo's help in stabilizing Gaza after a withdrawal, which Israel's cabinet approved in principle Sunday. But the extent of reforms agreeable to Arafat was not known. He has previously balked at such steps, which Israel and the United States said complicated efforts to revive peacemaking between the Palestinians and Israel. Palestinians blame further Israeli army raids for the stalemate. "Arafat accepted the Egyptian ideas on security reforms to avoid a confrontation with Egypt," a Palestinian official said. "He believes Israel will not accept Egypt's ideas for a truce and a safe corridor between the West Bank and Gaza. So why have a showdown with Egypt now?" the official added. Egypt has offered to help train Palestinian security forces to fill the vacuum once Israel uproots Jewish settlements and withdraws troops. Cairo is keen to avert a takeover by powerful Islamist militants in a territory on its border. But Mubarak has demanded Arafat first root out corruption in the security apparatus, consolidate more than a dozen agencies into three under the command of an empowered interior minister, and cede more security control to Prime Minister Ahmed Qurie . (Reuters) (Posted @ 19:55 PST)
Palestinians voice dismay at Israeli delay in implementing Gaza plan: RAMALLAH, June 07: Palestinians voiced dismay today at Israel's decision to put off any withdrawal from the Gaza Strip until at least the spring of next year, saying it wants to see action rather than words. "I do not see why the Israeli government has decided to delay the implementation until next March," Palestinian negotiations minister Saeb Erakat told AFP today. (AFP) (Posted @ 12:30 PST)
Third round of talks on North Korean nuke set for June 23: BEIJING, June 07: The third round of six-party talks on the North Korean nuclear issue is set for June 23. The date for discussions is "almost set" and that diplomats from China, the US, North Korea, South Korea, Japan and Russia will hold a smaller working-level dialogue on June 21-22 to lay the stage for plenary talks, 'Chi na Daily', said quoting Japanese and South Korean media. (APP) (Posted @ 15:20 PST)
Moderate quake rattles northern Japan: TOKYO, June 07: A moderate earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale rattled northern Japan today, the Meteorological Agency said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. (APP/AFP) (Posted @ 13:55 PST)
Blast in Achabal, 8 injured: SRINAGAR, June 07: In occupied Kashmir, eight people including a police constable were injured in a blast in Achabal bazar, in Islamabad district. (APP) (Posted @ 13:55 PST)
Bus crash kills 38 in Nathiagali: ISLAMABAD, June 07: Thirty-eight people were killed and eight injured when a bus tumbled into a deep ravine in a mountainous region of Nathiagali, police said today. The bus, taking passengers back from a pilgrimage to a shrine of a Sufi Muslim saint, plunged off the road near the popular hill resort of Nathiagali, police there said. (Reuters) (Posted @ 10:35 PST)
Storms, heavy rains kill seven people in Pakistan: LAHORE, June 07: A severe thunderstorm followed by heavy rain killed at least seven people and damaged several homes, a senior police official said today. Three women died when the roof of a mud-brick home collapsed during the storm late on Sunday in the Ghaziabad slum in Lahore. Four deaths were reported in other areas, said Aftab Cheema, the city police chief. The storm also knocked down electrical poles, causing power cuts and disrupting communications, Cheema said. Authorities later restored power supplies and Government officials were assessing the damage. (AP/AFP) (Posted @ 13:40 PST)
Karachi Stocks up 54.09 points: KARACHI, June 07: At close of trading the KSE-100 index was at 5416.77, up 54.09 points from Friday's close. The Pakistani Rupee was traded at Rs 58.35 to the US Dollar in the open market. (Bureau Report) (Updated @ 16:50 PST)   Editor: Tahir Mirza The DAWN Group of Newspapers Haroon House, Dr. Ziauddin Ahmed Road, Karachi 74200, Pakistan. Phone:+92 (21) 111-444-777 Fax: +92 (21) 568-3188 webmaster@dawn.com Make sure to reload these pages so you're viewing the current version. |
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