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| 19 January 2005 | Wednesday | 08 Zilhaj 1425 |
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Kazakhstan diplomat critically hurt in Islamabad: ISLAMABAD, Jan 19: A diplomat from Kazakhstan was in critical condition in a coma after being found wounded by a gunshot to the head at his home in Islamabad today, officials and police said. Foreign Office spokesman Masood Khan named the diplomat as Sapargali Aubakirov, a counsellor at the Kazakh embassy in Islamabad. He said Aubakirov was in critical condition. "The incident is being investigated," he said. "So far, the cause is not known." Aubakirov was in a coma on a life support system at Islamabad's Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, said Amjad Mehmood, a doctor there. "He is in very serious condition. The treatment part is over, now let's see." Reporters saw Aubakirov being wheeled into intensive care, his head heavily bandaged. Assistant Superintendent of Police Tahir Ayub said there was nothing to indicate an act of terrorism. Asked if it could have been a suicide, he said: "That cannot be ruled out." A security official, who asked not to be identified, quoted doctors as saying that Aubakirov had little chance of surviving. He said a .30 mm shell casing had been found in the diplomat's living room and his car was missing. Ayub said two men had stayed with the diplomat overnight. "They had food and drinks together. We saw no sign of violence. The people who were with him were known to him," he said, but declined to elaborate. Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said it appeared the people who spent the night had taken the car. An official at the Kazakh embassy declined to comment. (Reuters) (Posted @ 22:35 PST) 
Cricket: Pakistan 274-4 beat West Indies 273-5 by six wickets: MELBOURNE, Jan 19: Pakistan beat West Indies by six wickets in their triangular limited-overs series match at the Gabba ground in Brisbane today....Score Card (Reuters) (Posted @ 12:00 PST)
India test fires short range surface-to-air missile: NEW DELHI, Jan 19: India today test fired Trishul, a short range surface-to-air missile from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, Balasore. The Missile, indigenously developed by Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) was test fired from a mobile launcher, defence sources said. (APP) (Posted @ 14:10 PST)
India's Advani summoned in mosque demolition case: NEW DELHI, Jan 19: Former Indian deputy prime minister Lal Krishan Advani, president of the Hindu nationalist BJP party, was summoned by a court for his alleged involvement in the 1992 demolition of an ancient mosque by Hindu extremists. Advani's party colleagues Murli Manohar Joshi and Uma Bharti and a host of other Hindu nationalist leaders have also been summoned by the Allahabad high court in northern India which fixed February 25 as the next day of hearing. (APP/AFP) (Posted @ 14:10 PST)
At least 26 killed in Baghdad car bombs: US army - BAGHDAD, Jan 19: At least four car bombs exploded in Baghdad today, killing at least 26 people and wounding 21, the U.S. military said. The military said a car bomb attack near the Australian embassy killed two Iraqis. A car bomb near a hospital half an hour later killed 18, including five Iraqi police, it said. A third car bomb killed two Iraqi security guards near Baghdad's international airport, and a fourth killed two civilians and two Iraqi soldiers at a military complex in Baghdad. (Reuters) (Updated @ 15:10 PST)
Iran issues sharp warning to US over any military action: TEHRAN, Jan 19: Iran accused the United States today of trying to disrupt its nuclear negotiations with the European Union by evoking the threat of a military strike, and warned Washington it would respond to any "unwise measure." "With reliance on enormous popular support, diplomatic capacity and full military capability, the Islamic Republic of Iran will firmly respond to any unwise measure or plan," foreign ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi said in a statement responding to "recent comments by US officials". (AFP) (Posted @ 16:40 PST)
Palestinian leader Abbas sacks Arafat advisers: RAMALLAH, Jan 19: New Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has fired dozens of advisers to late leader Yasser Arafat, the first sign of a big shake up since he was elected, officials said today. Officials said Abbas had fired 50 of 55 civilian and military advisers though well over 1,000 staff were still employed by Arafat's office in the West Bank city of Ramallah. (Reuters) (Posted @ 15:10 PST)
Fourteen dead, 11 injured in Iran road crash: TEHRAN, Jan 19: Fourteen people were killed and 11 injured when a bus collided with a truck in southern Iran, the state news agency IRNA reported today. (AFP) (Posted @ 12:00 PST)
Karachi Stocks up 142.73 points: KARACHI, Jan 19: At close of trading the KSE-100 index was at 6746.28, up 142.73 points from Tuesday's close. The Pakistani Rupee was traded at Rs 59.70 to the US Dollar in the open market. (Bureau Report) (Updated @ 16:10 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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