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| 10 January 2005 | Monday | 28 Ziqa'ad 1425 |
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Pakistan's defence and stability top priority: Prime Minister - WAH, Jan 10: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz today termed the country's defence and stability as the top priority and said the government was engaged in the process of nation-building to ensure an economically prosperous and militarily strong Pakistan. "Safeguarding country's sovereignty and stability is our top priority and we will make every sacrifice for it," he said. (APP) (Posted @ 17:00 PST) 
Situation at Sui Gas Field: Over 200 rockets fired, a number of officers, workers leaving Sui: KARACHI, Jan 10: Over two hundred rockets were fired at Sui Gas Field during attacks on January 07 and 08 last, causing damage to buildings, equipment and vehicles. A number of officers and workers are leaving Sui feeling insecure due to attacks, a PPL release said today. The rockets/bullets hit the gas pipeline, watch towers, offices, residences and workshop building, resulting in out break of huge fire at a number of places and causing damage to buildings, equipment and vehicles. (PPI) (Posted @ 17:00 PST)
U.S.: Bin Laden Could Be in Afghanistan : KABUL, Jan 10: Osama bin Laden might be hiding in Afghanistan, while followers of the former ruling Taliban who once harbored the al-Qaida leader appear to be fragmenting, a U.S. commander said today. Col. Gary Cheek, told The Associated Press that bin Laden and other key militant leaders could be in his area of responsibility, a swath of the country flanking the rugged Pakistani border. Cheek said the number of foreign fighters facing his forces was not "significant" and that most operated near the rugged Pakistani frontier, the zone most widely touted as a hiding place for bin Laden and his right-hand man, Ayman al-Zawahri. Forces loyal to Taliban commanders such as Jalaluddin Haqqani and renegade warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, who has joined the ousted militia in vowing to drive out foreign troops, pose a larger military threat than the foreign fighters. "Leaders like Hekmatyar, Haqqani, bin Laden could possibly be in our region," Cheek said in an e-mailed response to an AP reporter's questions. He added that any information the military has on them would not be released "for operational reasons." (AP/AFP) (Posted @ 22:20 PST)
Suicide car bomb kills 3 at Baghdad police station: BAGHDAD, Jan 10: A suicide bomber driving a police car blew himself up at a police station in southern Baghdad today, killing at least three Iraqis and injuring many more, a police source said. He said the powerful blast in the Zaafaraniya area sent a column of black smoke rising into the sky. (Reuters) (Posted @ 11:25 PST)
Gunmen assassinate Baghdad deputy police chief: BAGHDAD, Jan 10: Gunmen assassinated Baghdad's deputy police chief outside his home in southern Baghdad today, a police source said. Brigadier Amer Nayef was shot dead along with his son as they left the family home, he said. (Reuters) (Posted @ 11:25 PST)
Abbas wins landslide victory : RAMALLAH, Jan 10: Mahmoud Abbas won a landslide in the Palestinian presidential election and was today expected to outline his vision of a post-Yasser Arafat future. The militant Islamic group Hamas, which boycotted the elections along with another militant group, Islamic Jihad, said today it could work with Mr Abbas, but questioned his real margin of victory and complained of electoral irregularities. Final results announced today gave Mr Abbas 62% of the vote. Earlier an election official said Mr Abbas's nearest rival, Mustafa Barghouti, had secured 21%, and Mr Barghouti conceded defeat. Aides of the Israeli prime minister, Ariel Sharon, said he planned to meet Mr Abbas soon. In a first gesture, it emerged that Israel plans to release some of the more than 7,000 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons, officials said on condition of anonymity. Mr Abbas has promised to seek peace with Israel and analysts said his victory held out the promise of breakthrough in the Middle East peace process after four decades of rule by Mr Arafat, who died on November 11. However, the new Palestinian leader, who is expected to be inaugurated on Wednesday, has the tough task of reining in powerful armed groups without losing their backing. In his acceptance speech, Mr Abbas said he faced a difficult mission, but reiterated that he would not go after militants. Instead, he said, he wanted to "give our fugitives a life of dignity", referring to those wanted by Israel. "I present this victory to the soul of Yasser Arafat and present it to our people and to our martyrs," Mr Abbas said. Most militant groups have indicated they are willing to halt attacks against Israel and give Mr Abbas a chance, although the Lebanese Hizbullah guerrillas, who fund some of the Palestinian militants, are trying to sabotage truce attempts. Yesterday Hizbullah carried out a cross-border attack, setting off an exchange that resulted in the death of an Israeli soldier, a French UN observer and a militant fighter. (Guardian) (Updated @ 22:35 PST)
Sharon to present cabinet line-up to Israeli parliament: JERUSALEM, Jan 10: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was expected to seek parliamentary approval for his new coalition cabinet today, the last hurdle in stitching together a government prepared to implement his Gaza pullout plan. (AFP) (Posted @ 16:55 PST)
Bus falls into canal in India, 55 feared killed: NEW DELHI, Jan 10: At least 55 passengers were feared dead in southern India today after a bus crashed into a canal, police said. (Reuters) (Updated @ 11:25 PST)
Ukraine supreme court rejects Yanukovich election challenge: KIEV, Jan 10: Ukraine's Supreme Court today rejected four more challenges to President-elect Viktor Yuschenko's polling victory, removing a final legal barrier to official announcement of his victory. (DPA) (Posted @ 16:25 PST)
21 killed in southern Philippine clashes: military - COTABATO, Jan 10: Thirteen rebels and eight government soldiers were killed in deadly clashes in the southern Philippines today, the military said. (AFP) (Posted @ 12:05 PST)
Strong earthquake off disaster-hit Indonesian province: HONG KONG, Jan 10: A strong earthquake was recorded off Indonesia today close to the site of a massive quake two weeks ago that unleashed tsunamis that killed thousands of people across Asia, the Hong Kong Observatory said. The earthquake was recorded off Sumatra and estimated to measure 6.2 on the Richter scale, the observatory said in a statement. (AFP) (Posted @ 09:45 PST)
Karachi Stocks up 165.24 points: KARACHI, Jan 10: At close of trading the KSE-100 index was at 6484.14, up 165.24 points from Friday's close. The Pakistani Rupee was traded at Rs 60.00 to the US Dollar in the open market. (Bureau Report) (Updated @ 16:05 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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