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05 March 2005 Saturday 23 Muharram 1426 Welcome to DAWN, Pakistan's most widely circulated English language newspaper. Updated round-the-clock, with a major update before 10:00 PST (05:00 GMT).

to return to the regular issue please click here. Five killed, 16 injured in railway accident: ISLAMABAD, Mar 5: Five people were killed and 16 injured when the rear carriage of a passenger train derailed and overturned today, police said. The accident happened between the towns of Norawal and Sheikphura, a senior police officer in the area, Shahid Iqbal, told AFP. Traffic on the line was suspended as the wreckage was cleared away. The cause of the accident was not immediately known but Iqbal said it was not the result of sabotage.    (AFP) (Posted @ 23:15 PST) Authorities kills two al Qaeda suspects, arrests 11: MIRANSHAH, Mar 05: Soldiers killed two foreign al Qaeda suspects and arrested 11 people today in a remote northern village bordering Afghanistan, senior officials said. The militants were hiding in Devgar village in North Waziristan, a senior official said on condition of anonymity. "Two foreign militants were killed in the exchange of gunfire with the security forces. Eleven others, including at least three foreigners, were arrested," he said. It was not immediately known whether any al Qaeda leaders were among the dead or the arrested men.    (Reuters) (Posted @ 23:20 PST) Government to seize heavy weapons not surrendered by tribesmen: official - PESHAWAR, Mar 05: Authorities will seize heavy weapons belonging to tribesmen near the Afghan border if they are not surrendered in a government buy-back program meant to disarm militants in the region, a security official said today. The government wants to purchase anti-aircraft guns, missiles, mortars, rocket launchers, landmines, hand-grenades, light machineguns and assault rifles from tribesmen, Brigadier Mehmood Shah, security chief of tribal areas, told AFP. "We are waiting a response from tribesmen and if no one comes up to sell these weapons then we will work out a strategy to confiscate them," Shah said. "A committee has been set up in each tribal region to execute the government's policy on keeping such lethal arms away from the people," he said. Tribesmen, however, could keep some small arms for personal protection, he said.    (AFP) (Posted @ 23:20 PST) Politics: Qazi flays rulers for pro-US policies - LAHORE Mar 05: The present military government has absolutely failed in maintaining law and order situation, controlling price hike, facing internal and external challenges hovering over the country and therefore, it would have to quit power. These views were expressed by the chief of Muthidda Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) and Ameer, Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan (JIP) Qazi Hussain Ahmed.    (PPI) (Posted @ 23:20 PST) Taliban down but not out, coalition general says: KABUL, Mar 05: Afghanistan's Taliban insurgents are "down but not out" after failing to mount any significant attacks in recent months, the acting head of the US-led coalition said. "There have been attacks, we have had several, but they are not coordinated, they are not structured in the way they used to be," British Major General Peter Gilchrist said.    (AFP) (Posted @ 13:30 PST) Motorcycle bomb wounds four in Baghdad: police - BAGHDAD, Mar 05: Four Iraqis, including one woman, were wounded when a motorcycle rigged with explosives blew up in the Baghdad Sunni neighborhood of Adhamiyah, police said.    (AFP) (Posted @ 13:30 PST) Iran threatens to break off nuclear talks if no progress is made: MUNICH, Mar 05: The leader of Iran's nuclear programme says Iranian leaders have told the Europeans they will break off talks on Iran's nuclear programme unless there is concrete results in the next few weeks, the German magazine Focus reported today. Hassan Rohani told the magazine the Iranian side can continue with the talks beyond March only if progress is achieved by the middle of the month. The Europeans proved themselves as incapable of acting, Rohani said.    (DPA) (Posted @ 11:15 PST) Burundi electoral body endorses constitution vote: BUJUMBURA, Mar 05: Burundi's independent electoral commission endorsed the final results of the country's first democratic poll in 12 years, saying that 90.1 percent of voters had approved a new constitution. Commission officials said the constitutional court must now validate the result before the constitution, which guarantees majority rule in a country scarred by more than a decade of Hutu-Tutsi war, can be enacted.    (Reuters) (Posted @ 12:15 PST) At least 8 dead, 34 injured as Thai boat sinks: BANGKOK, Mar 05: A passenger boat carrying 50 to 60 people, mostly Thais, capsized today as it headed to the southern resort province of Phang Nga, killing at least eight people, police and rescue workers said. About 34 passengers were injured and the rest were still missing, they said. The boat sank in heavy winds and rains about 40 minutes after leaving the tsunami-hit resort island of Phuket bound for Ko Yao district in Phang Nga province to the north, police said.    (Reuters) (Posted @ 23:30 PST) Pakistan shock Thailand in doubles to go 2-1 up in Davis Cup: LAHORE, Mar 05: Pakistan stunned Thailand's top doubles pairing -- including Asia's number one Paradorn Srichaphan -- today to go 2-1 up in their Davis Cup tennis tie. Aisamul Haq and Aqeel Khan served with blistering pace to beat Paradorn and Danai Udomchoke 6-4, 5-7, 6-2, 7-6 (7/4) in two hours and 45 minutes in the Asia-Oceania Zone Group I first round tie.    (AFP) (Posted @ 23:30 PST) ForEx Market Update: KARACHI, Mar 05: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at Rs 59.55 to the US Dollar in the open market. 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