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| May 19, 2005 | Thursday | Rabi-us-Sani 10, 1426 |
Updated round-the-clock, with major updates after 10:00 PST (05:00 GMT)
Palestinian leader arrives in New Delhi on Asian swing NEW DELHI, May 19 (AFP) - Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas arrived in New Delhi late Thursday on a two-day visit during which India was expected to renew its support for the Palestinian cause. Abbas is on his first Asian tour since succeeding the late Yasser Arafat as president of the Palestinian Authority in January.(Posted @ 00:40 PST)
China opposes weapons in space BEIJING, May 19 (APP): China Thursday voiced objections to putting weapons into wpace, saying "space should be utilized for peace."The New York Times reported Tuesday that the US Air Force is seeking President Bush's approval of a national security directive that could move the United States closer to fielding both offensive and defensive space weapons.(Posted @ 20:45 PST)
Pakistan-Kuwait sign MoU to boost academic cooperation ISLAMABAD, May 19 (APP): Pakistan and Kuwait Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding to boost academic cooperation between the two countries.Chairman Higher Education Commission Professor Dr. Atta-ur-Rehman and Dr. Rasha Al-Sabah, Deputy Education Minister, Ministry of Higher Education, Kuwait signed the MoU on behalf of their respective governments.(Posted @ 20:45 PST)
At least seven killed in Indonesian train collision: police JAKARTA, May 19 (AFP) - At least seven people were killed Thursday when a passenger train collided with a second train carrying coal on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, police said.(Posted @ 20:30 PST)
11 Afghans working with US-funded firm killed in restive south KABUL, May 19 (AFP) - Eleven Afghans working with a US-based company in southern Afghanistan were killed in two ambushes by suspected Taliban militants, a US official said Thursday.Most of the victims were working for the US-based company Chemonics, which is involved with irrigation projects in Afghanistan's top poppy cultivating province of Helmand.(Posted @ 19:45 PST)
Mahmud: Pakistan assures support to Palestine cause Islamabad May 19(PPI): Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas Thursday met President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz during his visit to Islamabad.The Palestinian President discussed issues related to bilateral relations, the Middle East peace process, and the reconstruction of Iraq with the Pakistani leadership.
Australia, New Zealand Premiers To Visit Pakistan Karachi, May 19 PPI: Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri described his visit to Australia and New Zealand as ``very successful'' and said President Pervez Musharraf will pay ``landmark visit'' to these countries from June 13, 2005, during which Agreements will be signed with Canberra and Wellington on cooperation in agriculture research, education, animal husbandry.Australian Prime Minister John Howard and his Foreign Minister will pay official visit to Pakistan later this year, while New Zealand Premier after elections in that country scheduled for September next, Kasuri told newsmen on return to Karachi Thursday after tour of Australia & New Zealand - first visit by a Pakistani Foreign Minister.(Posted @ 19:30 PST)
PM: Hafiz Hussain Ahmed calls on PM Islamabad May 19(PPI):Deputy parliamentary leader of Muttahida Majlis Amal(MMA) Hafiz Hussain Ahmed along with a delegation of legislators called upon Prime Minister Sahukat Aziz here.They discussed different national issues including NFC award.Prime Minister Aziz said that the government is trying to get consensus among the provinces over NFC awards to settle the issue.(Posted @ 18:45 PST)
Sh. Rashid: 47 new FM Radio stations to be opened in June Islamabad May 19(PPI): The Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has said that forty-seven new F.M. Radio Stations are being established in the country in a phased programme to provide quality information and entertainment to the masses.Speaking at a function arranged by PBC Workers Union at National Broadcasting here Thursday, he said six F.M. stations are complete and will be inaugurated next month (June).(Posted @ 18:45 PST)
U.S. brothers freed in Pakistan after eight months ISLAMABAD, May 19 (Reuters) - Two U.S. citizens of Pakistani descent have been freed after more than eight-months'detention in Pakistan on suspicion of links with Islamic militants, one of the men said on Thursday.Kashan Afzal, 25, said he and his younger brother Zain, 23,had been tortured during the early part of their detention."We were released last month after detention of eight months and 10 days," Kashan told Reuters by telephone from the southern city of Karachi.(Posted @ 18:30 PST)
Seven killed in clashes in Iraq's Mosul MOSUL, Iraq, May 19 (Reuters) - Seven people were killed in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Thursday after insurgents attacked the house of a local Sunni Muslim politician, witnesses and hospital officials said.The politician, Fawwaz al-Jarba, said his driver was among the dead. Hospital officials said seven people were killed and three woundeded in the assault.(Posted @ 18:30 PST)
Rocca to visit Pakistan on May 24 ISLAMABAD,May 19 (PPI) US Assistant Secretary of State Christina Rocca will lead a US team on May 24 in Islamabad to hold formal talks with Pakistan's Foreign Secretary Riaz Khan over Kashmir and discuss matters of mutual interest. She’ll also call on President General Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz separately during her second visit to the country within the last two months.(Posted @ 17:45 PST)
Kashmiris' struggle to continue: Syed Gilani SRINAGAR, May 19 PPI Chairman, All Parties Hurriyat Conference, Syed Ali Gilani, said that there’s a firm basis for the Kashmiris' liberation movement and that they are committed to continue their struggle. He made these remarks while inaugurating the district office of his party at Budgam in the presence of other Hurriyat leaders. (Posted @ 16:30 PST)
Fourth Kashmir bus service runs amid tight security SRINAGAR, India, May 19 (AFP) – Two buses carrying 32 passengers left Srinagar for Muzaffarabad today on the fourth trans-Kashmir bus run amid heavy security. "The buses are escorted by police and paramilitary armoured vehicles and the road has been searched for mines and booby traps," a police spokesman said. Two buses also left from Muzaffarabad Thursday morning, officials said. (Posted @ 14:35 PST)
KASHMIR: KAC cautiously optimistic about latest CBMS WASHINGTON, May 19 PPI Washington-based Kashmiri American Council (KAC), expressing cautious optimism about the recent confidence building measures (CBMs) between India and Pakistan, emphasized that there has been no evidence so far of any reduction in human rights abuses, killings, arbitrary arrests and detentions in occupied Kashmir. The Board of Directors' meeting of KAC held here with Executive Director Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai in the chair in a policy statement said India should be well aware that without the full engagement of the legitimate and accredited leadership, the peace process would be a non-starter. (Posted @ 14:20 PST)
Italian mountaineer dies in Annapurna avalanche, three others injured KATHMANDU, May 19 (AFP) - An Italian mountaineer was killed and three others were injured from an avalanche on Nepal's Mount Annapurna, the world's 10t tallest peak at 8,091 meters (26,544 feet), a tourism ministry official said Thursday morning. "Christian Kuntner, 44, was killed while Abele Blanc, 52, was badly injured as the avalanche hit a 10-member Italian climbing team at 6:30 am (0100 GMT) Wednesday morning," the official said. The other two injured climbers were not named. "The climbers were at a height of 6,600 meters (21,780 feet) when the avalanche struck them," (Posted @ 12:40 PST)
Time ripe for Kashmir pact: Kasuri KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 (AFP) - The time is ripe for a deal between Pakistan and India on Kashmir, and the two countries should seize the opportunity to end the long-running dispute, Pakistan's Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri said on Thursday. "At the moment conditions are particularly propitious," he told reporters during a stopover in Kuala Lumpur on his way home from visits to Australia and New Zealand. "Both leaders have to show courage and take difficult decisions," Kasuri added. (Posted @ 12:00 PST)
Senior Iraq Oil Ministry official shot dead BAGHDAD, May 19 (Reuters) - Gunmen shot dead a senior Iraqi Oil Ministry official, Ali Hameed, as he was leaving for work in Baghdad on Thursday, a police official said. Also according to the police a roadside bomb killed two policemen in Baquba, north of Baghdad, on Thursday. (Posted @ 12:00 PST)
Six civilians shot dead in southern Afghanistan KABUL, May 19 (AFP) - Six civilians carrying a body in a vehicle were killed by suspected Taliban militants in an ambush early Thursday near Qalat in Afghanistan's southern Zabul province, police said. "The attackers (might have) thought it was a government vehicle because it was around 2:00 am and it was dark," police added. (Posted @ 12:00 PST)
Dr. Parvez elected as chairman of U.S. Muslim advocacy group- CAIR WASHINGTON, May 18 (APP): Dr. Parvez Ahmed, an Aligarh Muslim University educated scholar, was elected new chairman of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), at its annual elections He replaces Omar Ahmad, who will be retiring as CAIR's founding chairman after 11 years. CAIR is America's largest civil liberties group, with 31 regional offices and chapters nationwide and in Canada. (Posted @ 10:20 PST)
Karachi Stocks up 65.87 points KARACHI, May 19: At close of trading the KSE-100 index was at 7413.93, up 65.87 points from Wednesday’s close. (Bureau Report) (Updated @ 14:40 PST)
Forex update KARACHI, May 19: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at Rs 60.85 to the US Dollar in the open market. (Bureau Report) (Updated @ 14:40 PST)
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