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Shoaib Khan, alleged don of the underworld, dies in jail: KARACHI, Jan 27: The alleged kingpin of criminal underworld, Shoaib Khan, died in custody today three weeks after his arrest, jail officials said. Khan, complained of chest pain and was rushed to a hospital where he died of a heart attack, the deputy chief of Karachi's Central Prison, Amanullah Khan, told AFP. (AFP) (Posted @ 11:25 PST) 
Key Taliban commander killed, another arrested in Helmand: ISLAMABAD, Jan 27: Afghan authorities claimed to have killed an "important" Taliban commander while arresting another in an armed raid in the country's eastern Helmand province, the Afghan Islamic Press (AIP) said today. (DPA) (Posted @ 14:40 PST)
Afghan soldier fires on own troops, kills 5, injures 6: KABUL, Jan 27: An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier opened fire on his fellow troops, killing five of them and injuring six, in southern province of Helmand, the Afghan defense ministry said in a statement today. (DPA) (Posted @ 13:35 PST)
Zarqawi video shows execution of Iraq election candidate from PM's party: DUBAI, Jan 27: Supporters of Iraq's most wanted man, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, today posted a video on the Internet of the murder of a candidate in Iraq's elections from the party of interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi. The Al-Qaeda Group announced on a website that it had executed Salem Jaafar al-Kanani, "secretary of the traitor Iyad Allawi", and a video would be released at a later time. In the video, Kanani makes a "confession" and calls for Iraqis, especially the young, "not to collaborate with the enemy occupier. "I was captured by the mujahedeen who have treated me very well," he said, before being gunned down with several bullets. (AFP) (Posted @ 23:55 PST)
Five Iraqis killed in bomb attack south of Baghdad: MAHMUDIYAH, Jan 27: Insurgents set off a bomb in front of an Iraqi military convoy south of Baghdad today killing five people and wounding 15 others, hospital sources said, in the latest attack ahead of Sunday's election. (AFP) (Posted @ 13:35 PST)
Abbas urges Israel to respond quickly to conditional ceasefire: RAMALLAH, Jan 27: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas urged Israel today to respond quickly to conditions raised by militant groups in return for an official ceasefire declaration. "We are interested in a ceasefire declaration and we informed the Israelis about that and they have to respond and not to wait for two weeks or more, because this situation cannot bear any more waiting," he said. (DPA) (Posted @ 16:55 PST)
Sharon says "very satisfied" with Abbas: JERUSALEM, Jan 27: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said he was "very satisfied" with efforts by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to restore calm and pledged in an interview published today to pursue peace with him. (Reuters) (Posted @ 16:20 PST)
Philippines launches airstrikes on Al-Qaeda linked groups: COTABATO, Jan 27: Philippine helicopter gunships and planes today attacked a suspected meeting between leaders of the Abu Sayyaf and Jemaah Islamiyah groups, the military said. The strikes were based on intelligence reports that Abu Sayyaf chief Khadaffy Janjalani was meeting with three Indonesian members of the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) network there, said spokesman Colonel Franklin Del Prado. However he could not confirm if there were any casualties in the attack. (AFP) (Posted @ 11:15 PST)
Indonesia Bashir walks out of terror trial: JAKARTA, Jan 27: Abu Bakar Bashir walked out of his terrorism trial in Indonesia today to protest the reading of a witness interrogation identifying him as the leader of a group linked with al Qaeda. About one hour into the court session, Bashir, joined his lawyer in a walkout to protest against the reading without the witness present. "If the defence lawyer walks out, I'm not willing to be investigated in this trial without a lawyer," Bashir said before calmly leaving the court. His lawyer, Mohammad Asegaf, told the court: "With all due respect to this court, we are withdrawing ourselves from this trial." (Reuters) (Posted @ 11:15 PST)
Sixteen Vietnamese troops killed in helicopter crash: HANOI, Jan 27: Sixteen Vietnamese soldiers, including two generals, were killed when the helicopter they were in crashed on an island off the coast of central Vietnam, the military said today. (AFP) (Posted @ 10:00 PST)
Strong quake recorded off Indonesia's Sumatra: HONG KONG, Jan 27: A strong earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale was recorded today in the seas off Indonesia's northern Sumatra island, the Hong Kong Observatory said. (AFP) (Posted @ 10:00 PST)
Fifteen hurt as Mujahideen hurl grenades in Kashmir: SRINAGAR, Jan 27: Fifteen people were hurt today when Mujahideen hurled grenades at an election office before next month's civic polls in Kashmir, police said. (AFP) (Posted @ 14:40 PST)
Karachi Stocks up 48.61 points: KARACHI, Jan 27: At close of trading the KSE-100 index was at 6953.17, up 48.61 points from Wednesday's close. The Pakistani Rupee was traded at Rs 59.55 to the US Dollar in the open market. (Bureau Report) (Updated @ 16:25 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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