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| 12 June 2004 | Saturday | 23 Rabi-us-Saani 1425 |
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Sindh budget presentation now on June 16: KARACHI, June 12 : The announcement of Sindh budget 2004-05 has been rescheduled and Chief Minister Sindh has fixed June 16 as the date for presentation of budget 2004-05 and supplementary grant 2003-04. According to revised schedule, the budget will now be presented before the Provincial Assembly of Sindh on June 16, at 2.30 P.M. (APP) (Posted @ 23:15 PST) 
Two ministers inducted in Sindh cabinet: KARACHI, June 12: Syed Sardar Ahmed and Choudhry Iftikhar Ahmed were administered oath as provincial ministers in the Sindh cabinet. A simple but impressive oath-taking ceremony was held at the Governor House. Syed Sardar Ahmed who will hold the portfolio of Finance Minister, will be the senior minister in Sindh cabinet. Choudhry Iftikhar Ahmed will be the Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs. (APP) (Posted @ 23:55 PST)
Warplanes Bomb Militant Hideouts: WANA, June 12: Pakistani warplanes, backed by helicopter gunships, bombed hideouts of al Qaeda-linked militants today in a fourth day of fighting in the mountainous tribal region bordering Afghanistan. Pashtun tribesmen also heard artillery fire as the Pakistani forces intensified an assault in the Shakai area of South Waziristan. Casualty updates were scanty , but officials have counted at least 54 people killed in the fighting since the offensive began. "The fighting is going on," military spokesman Major-General Shaukat Sultan told state-run Pakistan Television, adding the operation would continue to its "logical end." (Reuters) (Posted @ 23:15 PST)
Bomb in Dera Ghazi Khan town kills one, wounds four: ISLAMABAD, June 12: A bomb blast in Dera Ghazi Khan town near the lawless tribal regions, where government forces are battling militants, has killed one man and wounded four, police and witnesses said today. A home-made bomb exploded outside the house of a senior official of a paramilitary force, killing one of his guests and wounding two guards, said police in Dera Ghazi Khan town. (Reuters) (Posted @ 10:20 PST)
Afghan polls delayed for a second time: KABUL, June 12: Afghanistan's first post-Taliban elections, already delayed from June until September, will be delayed for a second time, the electoral commission told AFP. "The election cannot happen in September," spokeswoman Ghutai Khawrai said, citing a failure to meet a new law that the boundaries of electoral constituencies must be certified 120 days before polls can be held.The crucial presidential and parliamentary elections were first scheduled for June but were delayed by the Afghan government until September because of logistical problems. The earliest they can now be held is October, according to the commission. "Since we plan to hold parliamentary and presidential elections at the same time it (the delay) is for both," she added. The government is also desperately short of funding for the elections, which are being organised with assistance from the United Nations. (AFP) (Posted @ 23:15 PST)
Five Afghan soldiers killed: ISLAMABAD, June 12: Five Afghan soldiers were killed in a clash with local policemen in eastern Afghanistan today, reports said. Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press (AIP) quoted Major Mohammed Iqbal, brigade commander in the remote Daulat Shah district of Laghman province, as saying the soldiers were attacked by the policemen. (DPA) (Posted @ 23:55 PST)
Al Qaeda slams Mideast reform plan as US ploy-tape: DUBAI, June 12: A top leader of Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network, in a purported audio tape aired today, criticised a proposal for reform in the Middle East as a U.S. ploy and said change will only come through "resistance". Al Arabiya television broadcast the brief recording which it said was from bin Laden's deputy Ayman al-Zawahri. "America has nothing to do with reform, what it really wants is to replace the current regimes with new ones," the voice on the tape said. (Reuters) (Posted @ 09:15 PST)
Iraqi foreign ministry official assassinated: BAGHDAD, June 12: A senior official of Iraq's foreign ministry was assassinated in Baghdad today, a ministry official said. The director-general of the ministry, had died in hospital from wounds sustained in an attack on his way to work. (Reuters) (Posted @ 11:25 PST)
Three killed, seven wounded in attack on Iraqi police station: NAJAF, June 12: Three people were killed and seven others wounded today when insurgents clashes with Iraqi police in a failed attempt to control the Ghiri police station in Najaf. (DPA) (Posted @ 13:55 PST)
Two bombs hit police and US-led coalition soldiers in Baquba: BAGHDAD, June 12: Two bombs exploded in city of Baquba today, wounding two soldiers and a pair of Iraqi policemen. A bomb blew up on the western edge of the city, wounding two soldiers from the US-led coalition, a military spokesman said. (AFP) (Posted @ 12:10 PST)
Hamas Refuses to Halt Attacks After Gaza Pullout: GAZA, July 12: The Palestinian militant group Hamas vowed today to continue attacks against Israel after an Israeli pullout from Gaza and refused to give a green light to Egypt to assume a security role in the coastal strip. "Withdrawal from the Gaza Strip does not mean the end of occupation," Mahmoud al-Zahar, a senior Hamas leader, told reporters, referring to the West Bank. "Our position will remain...to continue the resistance." Zahar spoke against the backdrop of a meeting in Gaza between Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurie and militant factions, including Hamas, following the Israeli cabinet's approval in principle on Sunday of a Gaza pullout plan. (Reuters) (Posted @ 23:05 PST)
India unchanged on refusal to send troops to Iraq, official says: NEW DELHI, June 12: India's position that it will not send troops to Iraq has not changed, an official said, clarifying a statement by Foreign Minister Natwar Singh that New Delhi could review its stand. "There is neither any proposal nor is India considering it," Congress party spokesman Anand Sharma told reporters in New Delhi. (AFP) (Posted @ 12:10 PST)
Blast kills Philippine soldier, wounds two: MANILA, June 12: A Philippine soldier was killed and two were wounded today when a bomb exploded outside a restaurant on the southern island of Jolo as they were searching for explosives after a bomb threat, the military said. (Reuters) (Posted @ 09:15 PST)
Four dead, 28 hurt as Mujahideen lob grenade at Kashmir tourist hotel: SRINAGAR, June 12: Four people were killed and 28 hurt in a grenade attack today on a popular tourist hotel in Kashmir, police said, just days before India and Pakistan are due to begin peace talks aimed at resolving their dispute over Kashmir. (AFP) (Posted @ 23:55 PST)
ForEx Market Update: KARACHI, June 12: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at Rs 58.35 to the US Dollar in the open market. The country's stock exchanges are closed today. (Bureau Report) (Posted @ 09:25 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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