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| May 6, 2005 | Friday | Rabi-ul-Awwal 26, 1426 |
Updated round-the-clock, with major updates after 10:00 PST (05:00 GMT)
Pak-Britain relations to strengthen after Labour Party success ISLAMABAD, May 6 (APP): The relationship between Pakistan and Great Britain would further strengthen after the success of Labour Party's success in elections. Welcoming the success of Labour party in the elections, the President Pakistan Muslim League, Britain Raja Muhammad Ishtiaq and other leaders Raja Muhammad Ayub and Ch. Muhamad Saleem said that this success would help in further augmenting the relationship between the two countries.(Posted @ 00:20 PST)
Pakistan grows over 5.8 million tonnes of fruit, more than 2.9 million tonnes of vegetables ISLAMABAD, May 6 (APP): Pakistan grows over 5.8 million tonnes of fruits and more than 2.9 million tonnes of vegetables every year, the official data depicts. Among the fruits mango, guava, citrus, apple, pears, banana and the dates are the main products.(Posted @ 00:20 PST)
Six federal troops killed in Chechnya in past 24 hours: report VLADIKAVKAZ, Russia, May 6 (AFP) - Six federal troops have been killed in Chechnya in the last 24 hours, an official in the region's pro-Moscow administration said Friday on condition of anonymity.Two regular soldiers were killed Thursday during an operation against rebels in Sernovodsk, a village in western Chechnya according to the source.However, according to an official press release about the same clash, only one Chechen police officer was killed and two were injured.(Posted @ 22:00 PST)
Three dead in Indian navy helicopter crash: police MADRAS, May 6 (AFP) - Two instructor pilots and a trainee died Friday when their Indian navy helicopter crashed in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, police said. An inspector at Madras police headquarters said the accident happened near a naval base at Rajali, 60 kilometres (37.5 miles) north of Madras, the state capital. No other details were immediately available. India's air force has been plagued by crashes, mainly of Russian-made MiG fighters, but the navy has rarely suffered air accidents.(Posted @ 22:00 PST)
Australian's captors set 72-hour ultimatum for Iraq pullout DUBAI, May 6 (AFP) - A group holding an Australian citizen hostage in Iraq has given Australia 72 hours to start withdrawing its troops from the country, Al-Jazeera television said Friday, showing footage of Douglas Wood.(Posted @ 21:45 PST)
Pakistan, Malaysia sign three agreements to boost bilateral trade, commerce KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 (APP): Pakistan and Malaysia Friday signed three agreements for investment in a hydropower project in Pakistan, formation of a joint business council and land development near Islamabad.The agreements, which were signed in the presence of Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, pertain to boosting cooperation between the Chambers of Commerce and Industries of the two countries and development of around 128 acres of land near the federal capital.(Posted @ 21:00 PST)
Musharraf demands relocation of refugees to Afghanistan Islamabad (dpa) - President Pervez Musharraf Friday once again demanded the United Nations relocate all Afghan refugees residing in Pakistan to their homeland. "Rather than the U.N. High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) maintaining refugee camps in Pakistan, along the border areas, these should be relocated within Afghanistan," Musharraf said during his meeting with Hollywood star Angelina Jolie, UNHCR's goodwill ambassador in Islamabad. Currently about 3 million Afghans are residing in Pakistan.(Posted @ 21:00 PST)
Taliban claims to have killed eight Afghan soldiers Kabul (dpa) - Taliban on Friday claimed to have killed eight Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in the country's southern province of Zabul.Taliban spokesperson Abdul Latif Hakmi said a group of militants attacked two military posts near Qalat, the provincial capital of Zabul, early Friday killing the eight soldiers and destroying a number of military vehicles.There was no official confirmation of the incident from Afghan officials.(Posted @ 19:45 PST)
Two soldiers injured in blast, powerline bombed in Pakistan QUETTA, Pakistan, May 6 (AFP) - Two paramilitary soldiers were injured in a blast close to a railway track, while a main power line was bombed in Balochistan province on Friday, officials said. The soldiers were patrolling along a railway track in Bakhtiarabad and found a pair of explosive devices nearby, which exploded when they tried to examine them, paramilitary commander Rizwan Malik told AFP. Shrapnel from the blast injured the soldiers but there was no damage to the track some 220 kilometres (136 miles) southeast of Quetta. Separately,the main electricity transmission line pylon was blown up in Mach district. The power line remained intact but long power cuts were necessary to replace the tower.(Posted @ 19:45 PST)
Indian companies barred from Pakistan investment for now: PM KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 (AFP) - Indian companies will not be allowed to invest in Pakistan yet as economic relations have to move in tandem with progress on other issues, including the Kashmir dispute, Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said here Friday. Pakistan welcomed investment from all over the world and it was flowing in, Aziz said in an interview with a small group of journalists during a visit to Malaysia. Asked whether this applied to Indian companies, he replied: "Not yet, no. At the moment economic relations are not at the level which they could be because they have to move in tandem with progress on many issues including the core issue of Kashmir."(Posted @ 19:45 PST)
British queen asks Blair to form new government after election win LONDON, May 6 (AFP) - Queen Elizabeth II on Friday formally asked Prime Minister Tony Blair to form a new government after the Labour Party leader won a record third consecutive term in power in a general election. Blair, who celebrates his 52nd birthday on Friday, spent about half an hour talking to the queen, a palace spokeswoman said.(Posted @ 19:45 PST)
Suicide bomber kills 17 in Iraqi market blast KUT, Iraq, May 6 (AFP) - A suicide car bomber blew himself up Friday in a crowded market in Suwayrah, some 50 kilometers (30 miles) south of the capital, killing at least 17 people and wounding 40, police and medics said.(Posted @ 19:00 PST)
Pakistan smashes new Al-Qaeda plot to kill Musharraf ISLAMABAD, May 6 (AFP) - Pakistani intelligence agents have foiled a new plot by Al-Qaeda militants to assassinate President Pervez Musharraf, security officials told AFP Friday. "The group was planning a new attack on President Musharraf in Rawalpindi or Islamabad. They had assembled the explosive devices and they were to use them adopting a new method," the intelligence official said. "On their information explosives and all those things that they were to use in the attempt were recovered."(Posted @ 18:45 PST)
British opposition leader Howard to stand down LONDON, May 6 (Reuters) - British opposition Conservative leader Michael Howard said he would resign following electoral defeat by Prime Minister Tony Blair -- but only once the Conservatives decide how and when to elect their new boss. "As I can't fight the next election as leader of our party Ibelieve it is better for me to stand aside sooner rather than later so that the party can choose someone who can," Howard, 63,told supporters on Friday, the day after the nationwide vote.(Posted @ 18:45 PST)
Bomber kills nine Iraqi police, 14 corpses found BAGHDAD, May 6 (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed nine policemen in Saddam Hussein's hometown and 14 corpses were found in Baghdad on Friday . The suicide car bomber blew up his vehicle beside a minibus taking policemen to work in the northern town of Tikrit, killing at least nine policemen and wounding several, local police said In northern Baghdad, a resident alerted police after he saw bodies being buried. Police found the corpses of 14 men. Some of the victims, who were blindfolded and wearing civilian clothes and left in a garbage dump, had been shot in the head in execution-style killings, police said.(Posted @ 18:15 PST)
29 killed in Afghan ambush Kabul, May 06 (PPI): AT least 20 insurgents and nine Afghan soldiers were killed after militants ambushed US and Afghan forces in the southern province of Kandahar, the US military said Friday. Four Afghan soldiers and one US soldier were also wounded in the firefight overnight, US-led coalition spokeswoman Lieutenant Cindy Moore said."An initial report indicates that more than 20 insurgents have been killed in Kandahar after the ambush," said the spokeswoman. (Posted @ 15:50 PST)
Rare bacterial meningitis kills 15 in Indian capital NEW DELHI, May 6 (AFP) - An outbreak of rare bacterial meningitis in the Indian capital has claimed 15 lives out of more than 100 people infected, a health official said Friday. "There have been 15 deaths so far from 101 cases of infections," said H.P. Banwarikar, Delhi's Municipal Health Officer. "At least four of them were children." (Posted @ 15:45 PST)
Karachi Stocks up 78.38 points: KARACHI, May 06: At close of trading the KSE-100 index was at 7176.60, up 78.38 points from Thursday’s close. (Bureau Report) (Updated @ 16:05 PST)
Forex update: KARACHI, May 06: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at Rs 60.00 to the US Dollar in the open market. (Bureau Report) (Updated @ 16:05 PST)
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