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| May 30, 2005 | Monday | Rabi-us-Sani 21, 1426 |
Updated round-the-clock, with major updates after 10:00 PST (05:00 GMT)
Five killed in suicide bomb attack at Karachi mosque Karachi (dpa) - Five people were killed and over a dozen injured in a suicide bombing at a mosque used by Shiite Moslems in Pakistan's port city of Karachi Monday evening, police officials said."Those killed in the bombing included the attacker, one of his two accomplices, a private security guard, a police official and a civilian," police official Tariq Jameel told Deutsche Presse Agentur dpa.Jameel said the bomber walked into the mosque during evening prayers and blew himself up when a police official on security duty intercepted him.An accomplice was killed in an exchange of fire with security officials outside the mosque while a third sustained serious injuries.(Posted @ 21:50 PST)
JI leader Aslam Mujahid assassinated KARACHI, May 30 (APP): Former MNA and Naib Amir Jamaat Islami Karachi, Aslam Mujahid was assassinated and his body was recovered from the jurisdiction of Korangi Industrial Area Police Station here Monday.Police said that his body bore four bullet marks. Further details are awaited.(Posted @ 19:45 PST)
Russia agrees to withdraw troops from Georgia by end of 2008 Moscow (dpa) - Russia has agreed to withdraw all troops from neighbouring Georgia by the end of 2008, it was announced Monday.Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Georgian counterpart Salome Zourabishvili signed an agreement in Moscow outlining a timetable for the troop pullout, news agency Interfax reported.(Posted @ 19:45 PST)
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Pakistan says Iran seeks no clarification on Musharraf's remarks Islamabad (dpa) - Pakistan Monday said Iran has not sought any clarification on remarks by President Pervez Musharraf on the latter's nuclear programme, which were quoted out of the context in press reports.(Posted @ 18:45 PST)
Malaysia 0 South Korea 4 in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 (AFP) - Results from the 14th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup played here on Monday.(Posted @ 18:45 PST)
US says arrest of Iraq Sunni leader was mistake BAGHDAD, May 30 (AFP) - US forces in Baghdad acknowledged Monday they had detained Iraqi Sunni leader Mohsen Abdel Hamid in error and said they were releasing him.(Posted @ 18:45 PST)
Blair reconsiders British referendum on E.U. constitution London (dpa) - British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Monday said it was "too early" to decide if Britain should vote on the European Union constitution, rejected by France Sunday in a referendum that has shaken the 25-member bloc to its core.(Posted @ 18:30 PST)
CMs repose confidence in President, PM on NFC Award RAWALPINDI, May 30 (APP): Chief Ministers of the four provinces on Monday presented their points of view on the National Finance Commission Award and reposed confidence in President General Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz to resolve the impasse over the 6th National Finance Commission Award.(Posted @ 18:30 PST)
Five killed as Afghan minibus hits landmine KABUL, May 30 (AFP) - A minibus hit an old landmine left over from Afghanistan's war-shattered past, killing five people and wounding another, police said Monday. The incident happened on Saturday near the town of Khash Rod in remote western Nimroz province, which borders both Pakistan and Iran, a provincial deputy police chief Haji Nafas Khan told AFP.(Posted @ 17:55 PST)
Former Pakistan bowler Fazal Mahmood dies LAHORE, Pakistan, May 30 (AFP) - Former Pakistan cricket great Fazal Mahmood, died at home after suffering a heart attack, his family said Monday. Mahmood,78 , was famed for taking 12 wickets at the Oval ground in London in Pakistan's first year in Test cricket in the 1954, as well as in the country's two inaugural wins at Lucknow, India. Mahmood, also a police officer, played 34 Tests, taking 139 wickets and also led Pakistan in 10 Test matches between 1952 and 1962. He also played a leading role in Pakistan's first ever win over Australia, taking 13 for 114 at Karachi in 1955.(Posted @ 17:55 PST)
President did not talk about autonomy or semi-autonomy to Kashmir ISLAMABAD, May 30 (APP): Pakistan Monday denied that President Musharraf had made any remarks on autonomy or semi-autonomy to any part of Kashmir. The President never made any such statement, Foreign Office spokesman Jalil Abbas Jilani told the weekly media briefing. He was responding to reports in which the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had welcomed remarks attributed to President Musharraf on autonomy to a part of Kashmir. The spokesman said Pakistan's quest was to seek a lasting solution to the Jammu and Kashmir dispute.(Posted @ 17:55 PST)
At least 11 killed in fierce inter-clan fighting in southern Somalia MOGADISHU, May 30 (APP/AFP) - At least 11 people were killed and 12 wounded in fierce fighting on Monday between rival warlords in Somalia over whether the regional capital Baidoa should host the government when it relocates from exile in Kenya, a militia commander and witnesses said.(Posted @ 17:10 PST)
Seven feared dead in occupied Kashmir avalanche SRINAGAR, India, May 30 (AFP) - Seven people are feared dead in an avalanche that swept through the village of Hajipora in southern occupied Kashmir early Monday, police said. (Posted @ 14:48 PST)
25 ex-commandos killed in double Iraq suicide bombing HILLA, Iraq, May 30 (AFP) - At least 25 former police commandos were killed and 100 wounded in a double suicide bombing Monday outside government offices in Hilla, south of Baghdad, medical sources told AFP. The blasts occurred around 9:00 am (0500 GMT) and targeted a crowd of around 500 former commandos, an AFP correspondent reported. (Posted @ 11:40 PST Updated at 13:18 PST)
Three militants, two civilians die in fresh occupied Kashmir shootouts SRINAGAR, India, May 30 (AFP) - Indian troops have shot dead three militants in occupied Kashmir while two civilians were also killed, police said Monday. The militants were shot dead in two clashes in southern Udhampur and Anantnag districts late Sunday, a police spokesman said. The bullet-riddled bodies of two civilians were recovered overnight Sunday from a ditch near the town of Tral, 40 kilometers south of Srinagar, he said. "Both were abducted by militants and later shot dead," the spokesman alleged, adding one of them was a former militant. No group has claimed responsibility for the latest killings. (Posted @ 13:15 PST)
Two police officers in Chechnya killed by automatic weapons fire MOSCOW, May 30 (APP/AP) _ Assailants opened fire on a police car traveling on a highway between two villages in western Chechnya early Monday, killing two police officers, the Interior Ministry said. The attackers stole two Kalashnikov assault rifles, two pistols and a large amount of ammunition, said Ruslan Atsayev, spokesman for the Chechen department of the Russian Interior Ministry. In a separate incident, a Russian serviceman was injured Sunday by an explosion while on patrol in the southern Russian region of Vedeno, the Interior Ministry said. (Posted @ 13:10 PST)
Bomb aimed at NATO peacekeepers wounds at least seven Afghans KABUL, May 30 (AFP) - A bicycle bomb aimed at a vehicle carrying NATO-led peacekeepers exploded Monday east of Kabul, wounding at least seven Afghan civilians, some seriously, police and officials said. The remote-controlled bomb was set on a bicycle left on the side of the main road from Kabul to the eastern city of Jalalabad and detonated at about 9:30am (0500 GMT), district police chief Mohammed Akbar told AFP. (Posted@13:05 PST)
Iraqi, US forces nab former Saddam general BAGHDAD, May 30 (APP/AFP) - Iraqi and US troops arrested an unnamed former Iraqi general early Monday during a raid in west Baghdad, a US military statement said. Following the fall of Saddam, the suspect allegedly commanded several insurgent groups accused of attacking US troops with bombs, mortars and rocket propelled grenades. "Another specifically targeted individual was also seized in the same operation," according to the statement, which did not elaborate. (Posted @ 10:45 PST)
NATO peacekeeping headquarters in Kabul hit by rocket, no one wounded KABUL, May 30 (AFP) - A rocket hit the headquarters of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Kabul early Monday but caused no casualties, an ISAF spokesman said. "The rocket landed inside the ISAF compound at around 2:00 am (2130 GMT)," a French spokesman for the 8,000-strong peacekeeping contingent, told AFP. (Posted @ 10:28 PST)
French 'no' vote at 54.87 percent: final results PARIS, May 30 (AFP) - The "no" vote in France's referendum on the EU constitution stood at 54.87 percent, against 45.13 percent for the "yes" camp, according to final results released by the interior ministry early Monday. Of the country's 41.7 million registered voters, more than 15.4 million people voted against the landmark EU charter while some 12.7 million people cast ballots in support of the treaty. The abstention rate stood at 30.26 percent.(Posted 09:50 PST)
Karachi Stocks up 241.33 points KARACHI, May 30: At close of trading the KSE-100 index was at 6708.48, up 241.33 points from Friday’s close. (Bureau Report) (Updated @ 14:30 PST)
Forex update KARACHI, May 30: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at Rs 60.45 to the US Dollar in the open market. (Bureau Report) (Updated @ 14:30 PST)
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