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| May 26, 2005 | Thursday | Rabi-us-Sani 17, 1426 |
Updated round-the-clock, with major updates after 10:00 PST (05:00 GMT)
Cricket: Lara hundred fails to stonewall Pakistan BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, May 26 (AFP) - A majestic 29th Test hundred from Brian Lara could not stop Pakistan from bowling out West Indies on the opening day of the opening Test on Thursday. The 37-year-old Lara hit the top score of 130 at better than a run a ball, but West Indies were dismissed for 345 in their first innings, and Pakistan, in response, reached 22 without loss from four overs before stumps were drawn.(Posted @ 03:15 PST)
US respects all religions and Holy Books: Christina Rocca ISLAMABAD, May 26 (APP): The US Assistant Secretary of State, Ms.Christina B. Rocca said that US fully respects all religions and their Holy Books and is fully aware of the feelings of Muslims over the issue of the desecration of the Holy Quran." There is a directive of the President George W. Bush to this effect and an inquiry is being carried out on his directives," she said on Thursday during a meeting with Chairman Senate Mohammedmian Soomro at his chamber in the Parliament House.(Posted @ 21:30 PST)
Bush calls on Israel to end settlements WASHINGTON, May 26 (AFP) - US President George W. Bush on Thursday called on Israel to end the development of settlements on the occupied West Bank and dismantle illegal settlements.(Posted @ 21:15 PST)
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India says Kashmir leaders' Pakistan trip restricted NEW DELHI, May 26 (Reuters) - India said on Thursday Kashmiri separatist politicians due to visit Pakistan next week could not travel beyond Pakistani Kashmir, but Islamabad brushed the objection aside.The Indian foreign ministry comments came a day after the All Parties Hurriyat Conference, the main political separatist alliance of disputed Kashmir, accepted an invitation from Islamabad to take a bus across the Kashmir frontier on June 2 to hold talks to help resolve the longstanding territorial row.(Posted @ 21:00 PST)
Cricketer Yousuf Youhana to return home from Caribbean Bridgetown, Barbados, May 26 PPI: Pakistan batsman Yousuf Youhana did not play the first cricket Test against West Indies which began Thursday at Bridgetown to return home to be with his ill father.He is returning home because his father is very ill and he wants to be with him, said skipper Younis Khan before start of Test match here.``To be with his (Youhana's) father is more important than playing,'' Younis Khan added.(Posted @ 19:45 PST)
Pakistan sends nuclear centrifuges to IAEA Islamabad (dpa)- Pakistan has sent components of discarded centrifuges to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to aid investigations into Iran's nuclear Programme, officials said Thursday."We have sent components to the IAEA for inspection on a condition that our experts will remain present during the process," Foreign Office spokesman Jalil Abbas Jilani told reporters in Islamabad.(Posted @ 19:30 PST)
Iran backs down, nuclear crisis put on hold until after elections TEHRAN, May 26 (AFP) - Iran has once again backed down to European and US pressure over its nuclear programme faced with the threat of being hauled before the UN Security Council, putting the issue on hold until after its presidential elections.(Posted @ 19:00 PST)
Three detainees escape from Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison Baghdad (dpa) - Three detainees escaped from Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison early Thursday, the U.S. military said. "At approximately 5:50 a.m. during a normal headcount, U.S. forces discovered that three detainees were missing," the military statement said. Two holes were discovered in the compound fence of the prison run by U.S. forces. The search for the missing detainees was continuing with the help of Iraqi police and troops.(Posted @ 18:00 PST)
JKLF Chief Yaseen Malik to lead party delegation to Pakistan NEW DELHI, May 26 (APP): Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Mohammad Yaseen Malik today said he would lead his party's delegation to Pakistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir on June two. "A high-profile delegation of JKLF, including members from the US, Canada and the Middle East will be going to Islamabad on June two," Malik told reporters after a meeting of the party in Indian Held Kashmir. Meanwhile, a faction of Hurriyat Conference led by Mirwaiz Omar Farooq today announced the names of a five-member delegation to visit Pakistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir on June 2 which include the Executive Committee members - Abdul Gani Bhat, Maulana Abbass Ansari, Bilal Gani Lone and Fazal Haq Qureshi, the sources added.(Posted @ 17:45 PST)
Top US diplomat holds talks with Pakistan's Musharraf ISLAMABAD, May 26 (AFP) - US Assistant Secretary of State Christina Rocca on Thursday held talks with Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, officials said. The talks focused on bilateral relations, defence and anti-terrorism cooperation and the regional situation, Pakistani officials said. Rocca also signed a memorandum of understanding with Pakistan minister for economic affairs Hina Rabbani Khar, under which US will provide 147.6 million dollars to improve education and health services, officials said. She also met with Pakistani foreign minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri and MPs from both ruling and opposition parties at Pakistan's federal parliament. However Rocca's expected meeting with opposition leader Fazalur Rehman, whose alliance of Islamic parties has called for countrywide protests over alleged abuse of the Koran at Guantanamo Bay, did not take place. (Posted @ 16:59 PST)
Pakistan 2, New Zealand 1 in Sultan Azlan Shah Cup KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 (AFP) – Pakistan won the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup match against New Zealand here on Thursday. Results of 14th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup were: Pakistan 2 (Adnan Zakir 15, Mohamed Imran 32) New Zealand 1 (Gareth Brooks 22) Halftime: 2-1 (Posted @ 16:35 PST)
Immediate release of Sheikh Abdul Aziz demanded SRINAGAR, May 26 (APP): In occupied Kashmir, the vice-Chairman of the Jammu Kashmir Peoples' League (JKPL), a constituent of APHC, Ghulam Muhammad Khan Sopori, demanded the Indian government to immediately release illegally detained Chairman of PL, Sheikh Abdul Aziz. In a statement here, he expressed serious concern over the continued detention of Sheikh Abdul Aziz, who is languishing in New Delhi's Tihar jail for the last five months without any charges brought against him. (Posted @ 16:17 PST)
China hopes Pakistan soon gets 'Observer status' with SCO BEIJING, May 26 (APP): China on Thursday hoped that Pakistan would soon get the 'Observer status' in Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a key regional security grouping. A spokesman of the Chinese Foreign Ministry Kong Quan told reporters at the weekly news briefing that China favours enlargement of SCO. Pakistan has applied for SCO's membership about five years back and up till now its application was pending for consideration. "Initially, we expect to join this important body as an Observer by the end of this year, before having full membership," said a senior Pakistani official while talking to APP. (Posted @ 16:17 PST)
Pakistan and India in talks over Siachen glacier dispute ISLAMABAD, May 26 (AFP) - Pakistan and India held talks on Thursday in a bid to end their two-decade-old military standoff on Kashmir's Siachen glacier. The three-hour meeting between senior defence officials was held in a cordial atmosphere, said officials without giving further details. The talks were to resume Friday and lead to a joint statement. (Posted @ 16:05 PST)
Gun battles in occupied Kashmir villages kill five, leave four wounded SRINAGAR, India, May 26 (AFP) - Three Indian soldiers and two militants were killed, and four soldiers wounded in two separate clashes on Thursday in remote villages of occupied Kashmir, police said. One gun battle left two militants and an Indian army soldier dead in the northern Kupwara district Thursday morning. Four soldiers were wounded. "The fighting is continuing and reinforcements have been sent to the area," the police spokesman said. A separate gun battle in a remote village in the southern district of Doda left two Indian soldiers dead the same day, the spokesman said. (Posted @ 16:00 PST)
WTO agrees entry talks with Iran, U.S. drops veto GENEVA, May 26 (Reuters) - The World Trade Organisation (WTO) on Thursday agreed to start accession negotiations with Iran after the United States dropped a long-standing veto, diplomats said. The decision came after Iran agreed on Wednesday to maintain its suspension of all nuclear activities in a deal with the European Union. (Posted @ 16:00 PST)
Ten killed in Baghdad attacks BAGHDAD, May 26 (AFP) - At least 10 people were killed in violence in Baghdad on Thursday, officials said. "American forces opened fire on a minibus in the Dura district, in southern Baghdad, killing three people and wounding four others," said a defence ministry source. "A car driven by a suicide bomber exploded around 7:30 am next to a stationary police patrol in the Shola district, killing two policemen and a civilian," an interior ministry source said. A university lecturer Mussa Salum Abbas and three men travelling in his car died in a drive-by shooting in the capital's southern Al-Aalam district, a source said. In Qadissiah district, a member of the Islamist Dawa party, Fakhri Abd Amiri, was found dead with his throat slit, his relatives said. Meanwhile, the US military said one of its soldiers died in a road accident near Tuz, 160 kilometres north of Baghdad, on Tuesday. (Posted @ 15:02 PST)
Taliban claim Afghan blast, two NATO troops hurt KABUL, May 26 (Reuters) - A roadside blast wounded two NATO peacekeepers in northern Afghanistan on Thursday, police said. A spokeswoman for the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) declined to give their nationalities but the chief of police in Baghlan province said the two were from a Dutch unit based there. A Taliban spokesman claimed responsibility for the blast which they said was caused by a remote-controlled bomb. "By the grace of God, our mujahideen carried out this operation successfully," a Taliban spokesman said by telephone from an undisclosed location.(Posted @ 14:55 PST)
Pakistan seeks 75 new F-16 warplanes WASHINGTON, May 26 (Reuters) - Pakistan has asked about buying 75 new F-16C/D Falcon fighter aircraft since the Bush administration announced it would resume sales, the head of the Pentagon agency handling the matter said on Wednesday. Pakistan also has asked about buying 11 used F-16s, said Air Force Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kohler, head of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, which runs U.S. government-to-government arms sales. (Posted @ 10:45 PST)
Karachi Stocks down 277.36 points KARACHI, May 26: At close of trading the KSE-100 index was at 6665.06, down 277.36 points from Wednesday’s close. (Bureau Report) (Updated @ 14:30 PST)
Forex update KARACHI, May 26: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at Rs 60.95 to the US Dollar in the open market. (Bureau Report) (Updated @ 14:30 PST)
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