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| 06 January 2005 | Thursday | 24 Ziqa'ad 1425 |
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Government donates 45 ambulances to Afghanistan: ISLAMABAD, Jan 06: Government has donated 45 ambulances to Afghanistan as part of its rebuilding process. Foreign Secretary Riaz H. Khokhar handed over the vehicles to Afghanistan Ambassador Dr. Nanguyalai Tarzai in a simple ceremony held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today. The ambulances are in addition to 200 trucks which Pakistan had donated to Afghanistan last year. Pakistan has also decided to contribute 100 buses for the Afghan transport sector. The buses are being procured and will be delivered shortly. (APP) (Posted @ 13:45 PST) 
Five dead in Taliban attack in Afghanistan: KABUL, Jan 06: Four Taliban and one government soldier died in an attack on a government office in southeastern Afghanistan. Militants from the ousted regime struck at the headquarters of Atghar district in Zabul province, southeast of Kabul. (PPI) (Posted @ 17:00 PST)
Palestinian gunmen shot dead in Gaza settlement: GAZA, Jan 06: Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian gunmen who infiltrated a Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip today. "An armed terrorist ... reached the hothouses at Ganei Tal. He opened fire and threw grenades at an Israeli force on patrol. They returned fire, killing him," an army spokeswoman said. (Reuters) (Posted @ 11:45 PST)
Mandela's eldest son dies of Aids : SOUTH AFRICA, Jan 06: Nelson Mandela today revealed that his eldest son, Makgatho, has died of Aids. Mr Mandela's announcement challenged the widespread prejudice against sufferers of the disease in South Africa, which has undermined efforts to tackle the pandemic. Makgatho, a 54-year-old attorney, died earlier today in Johannesburg's Linksfield Park Clinic, to which he was admitted last month. His wife, Zondi, died from pneumonia two years ago. He is survived by three sons. The former South African president Mr Mandela today told a hastily-arranged news conference: "Let us give publicity to HIV/Aids and not hide it, because the only way of making it appear to be a normal illness just like TB, like cancer, is always to come out and say somebody has died of HIV." His comments contrast starkly with those of his successor, Thabo Mbeki, who has denied knowing anyone who has died of the disease and has questioned the link between HIV and Aids. (Guardian) (Posted @ 23:35 PST)
Ukraine Supreme Court Throws Out Election Challenge: KIEV, Jan 06: Ukraine's Supreme Court threw out today a challenge to last month's presidential election, paving the way for liberal Viktor Yushchenko to take power next week after two weeks in political limbo. The court rejected an appeal by former Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich, who lost to Yushchenko in the Dec. 26 vote but tried to force the Central Election Commission to reconsider complaints it already threw out last week. "The Court has decided to deny the complaint by presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich. This decision is final and cannot be challenged," a Supreme Court justice said, reading out the decision after several hours of deliberations. The election commission said it would resume work on Sunday, after remaining closed on Friday for Ukraine's Christmas holiday. The commission must certify and publish the final results before Yushchenko can be declared the winner. Yushchenko had accused Yanukovich of using his challenges to "torture the nation." Yushchenko's followers suspected allies of outgoing President Leonid Kuchma of dragging out the transition to win time to cover the tracks of shady deals. Yanukovich could mount another appeal after the commission announces its result. But the court's decisive ruling makes it unlikely he could hold up the process much longer. (Reuters) (Posted @ 23:35 PST)
Philippines captures Abu Sayyaf man on US wanted list: ZAMBOANGA, Jan 06: Troops in the southern Philippines captured today an alleged member of the Abu Sayyaf kidnap gang with a 20,000-dollar reward on his head offered by the US government, an official said. Toting Hanno, alias Jacaria, was arrested during a raid by military intelligence agents on the island of Sacol off the Zamboanga peninsula, military southern command chief Lieutenant Genreal Alberto Braganza said. (AFP) (Posted @ 11:45 PST)
Strong quake strikes off Indonesia's coast: HONG KONG, Jan 06: A 6.2-magnitude earthquake today struck near the site of last week's tsunami-inducing quake off Indonesia's coast, the Hong Kong Observatory said. (APP/AP) (Posted @ 10:20 PST)
Karachi Stocks up 67.77 points: KARACHI, Jan 06: At close of trading the KSE-100 index was at 6353.45, up 67.77 points from Wednesday's close. The Pakistani Rupee was traded at Rs 60.10 to the US Dollar in the open market. (Bureau Report) (Updated @ 16:15 PST)
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