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| June 3, 2005 | Friday | Rabi-us-Sani 25, 1426 |
Updated round-the-clock, with major updates after 10:00 PST (05:00 GMT)
Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states make US trafficking blacklist WASHINGTON, June 3 (AFP) - Saudi Arabia and three other close Gulf allies were added Friday to the US blacklist for trafficking in people, in a report that also highlighted a burgeoning use of slave children as camel jockeys. The critiques came in the State Department's fifth annual "Trafficking in Persons Report" which analyzed efforts in 150 countries to combat trafficking for forced labor, prostitution, military service and other purposes. "Trafficking in human beings is nothing less than a modern form of slavery," US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told a news conference in releasing the 256-page report.(Posted @ 23:53 PST)
Radio commentary team leave home after PTCL strike KINGSTON, (Jamaica) June 3 (APP): Radio Pakistan commentary team have to leave home Friday because of Pakistan Telecommunication Corporation Ltd (PTCL) strike. The commentary was aired smoothly from St.Vincent and St.Lucia where the first One-Day Internationals were played but during first Test in Barbados it was disrupted by PTCL because of gateway. After PTCL strike continued and team had difficulties Radio commentary team was flying home later in the afternoon. Three-member team included Iftikhar Ahmed. Chishty Mujahid and Ehtesham-ul-Haq.(Posted @ 23:42 PST)
Pakistan 136/3 in 36 overs KINGSTON, Jamaica, June 3 (Infostrada Sports) – Pakistan won toss and decided to bat Pakistan 136/3 in 36 overs (Posted @ 23:30 PST)
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Flight lands in Canada after false hijack signal WASHINGTON, June 3 (Reuters) - A Virgin Atlantic airplane that sent a false alarm about a hijacking landed safely in Canada on Friday after being diverted there under fighter escort, airline and Homeland Security officials said.Virgin Flight 45, en route to New York from London, was diverted over the Atlantic Ocean after the airplane's transponder emitted a signal indicating a possible hijacking, a U.S. Homeland Security official said.The Canadian Air Force scrambled two CF-18 fighters from Quebec to intercept the flight, said Canadian Air Force spokeswoman Lt. Jennifer Jones.(Posted @ 21:45 PST)
One killed, two injured in accidental Pakistan bag blast LAHORE, Pakistan, June 3 (AFP) - A man was killed and two other people were injured in eastern Pakistan Friday in a blast believed to have been caused by explosives in a bag the man was unwittingly carrying, police said.The blast occurred in Adorai village, about 60 kilometres (37 miles) northeast of Lahore, after the man hit an electric pole with the abandoned bag he found, local police official Zafar Ali Shah told AFP."The man identified as Nazir Ahmed, 55, was killed, while two passers-by were slightly injured," he said.(Posted @ 21:30 PST)
Cricket-Test Series West Indies v Pakistan line-ups KINGSTON, Jamaica, June 3 (Infostrada Sports) - Line-ups for the second and final test between West Indies and Pakistan.Pakistan won toss and decided to bat(Posted @ 20:45 PST)
NASA gives go-ahead for mission to Mars WASHINGTON, June 3 (AFP) - NASA gave its approval for a 2007 mission to Mars in which a vehicle will probe for signs of water and life in the Red Planet's arctic zone, the US space agency said in a statement.As part of the 386-million-dollar mission, a vehicle known as "Phoenix" will be launched in August 2007 and should arrive on Mars in May 2008, NASA said.(Posted @ 20:20 PST)
Thousands of Tanzanian Muslims protest against desecration of Holy Quran DAR ES SALAAM, June 3 (AFP) - Thousands of chanting, placard-waving Muslims marched through the streets of Dar es Salaam on Friday to the US embassy to condemn mishandling and alleged desecration of the Holy Quran by American soldiers. "Down with American imperialism," "Down with infidels and anti-Islam movements," the demonstrators shouted as they walked the 10-kilometer (six-mile) route to the embassy where US diplomats met with the leaders.(Posted @ 20:15 PST)
England 46-1 against Bangladesh CHESTER-LE-STREET, England, June 3 (AFP) - England, after winning the toss were 46 for one in reply to Bangladesh's first innings 104, a deficit of 58, at tea on the first day of the second Test at the Riverside here Friday. Marcus Trescothick was 24 not out and captain Michael Vaughan 13 not out. England lead the two-match series 1-0.(Posted @ 19:50 Updated @ 19:55 PST)
Malaysia defeats Pakistan KUALA LUMPUR, June 3 (AFP) - Results from 14th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup matches played Friday. Malaysia 1, Pakistan 0.; Australia 1 , India 0; and South Korea 3 , South Africa 2, Pakistan's defeat means that Korea with a better goal average qualify to meet australia in the final.(Posted @ 19:55 PST)
Israel says Sharon-Abbas summit to be in Jerusalem JERUSALEM, June 3 (Reuters) - A summit between Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas scheduled for June 21 will be held in Jerusalem, Sharon's office said on Friday.(Posted @ 19:50 PST)
Kashmir Centre seeks Britain's support to involve EU for pressing India to involve Kashmiris in talks LONDON Jun 3 (APP): Prof. Nazir Shawl Executive Director Kashmir Centre London has appealed to British Prime Minister Tony Blair to set up a Three country European Union's (EU) Group to press India to involve Kashmiris in current peace talks between Pakistan and India. This appeal was made by Shawl in a letter addressed to Tony Blair, British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw and members of the House of Commons and House of Lords as Britain was taking over as EU President on June 11. (Posted @ 18:11 PST)
First batch of 1000 Pakistani workers to reach Malaysia by mid-June KUALA LUMPUR, June 03 (PPI): The first batch of 1,000 Pakistani workers out of 100,000 that Malaysia has agreed to recruit to meet its labour shortage are expected to arrive by mid-June, said Pakistan Deputy High Commissioner Jamshaid Iftikhar. (Posted @ 18:03 PST)
APHC leaders for inclusion of Kashmiris in Indo-Pak dialogue Muzaffarabad, Pakistan (dpa) - Top leaders from Indian-occupied Kashmir, currently visiting Azad Kashmir, called on Friday for including Kashmiris in the ongoing peace process to make it "result-oriented and purposeful". "It is in the interest of both Pakistan and India to include Kashmiris in the composite dialogue in order to make the process irreversible," they told members of the legislative assembly of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. "We have brought with us concrete proposals for settlement of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute, which we would like to share with the leadership in AJK and Pakistan," APHC chairman Mir Wazir Umar Farooq told the legislators. "I also invite AJK leaders to visit Srinagar to carry forward process of interaction among the leadership of the two Kashmirs," Farooq said.Professor Abdul Ghani Bhutt asked Islamabad and New Delhi not to deny the fundamental privileges of the Kashmiris who want an end to violence, insecurity, indignity and humiliation. A former Kashmiri militant, Yasin Malik was quite bitter, saying the Kashmiris, who have been rendering sacrifices, want their identity to be established. (First Posted @ 16:37 PST Updated @ 17:43 PST)
17 die in latest bout of Iraq violence BAGHDAD, June 3 (AFP) - Seventeen Iraqis died in the country's latest round of unchecked violence, sources said Friday. Five people, including a child and two Iraqi soldiers were killed in several attacks north of Baghdad. In Samarra, insurgents took on a police rapid reaction force in a firefight that killed the child and one other person. Ten Iraqis were killed and 12 wounded late Thursday in a suicide car bomb attack north of Baghdad, a US military source said. In southern Iraq, Shiite cleric Ali Abdel Hussein was killed by gunmen in Basra overnight, his son and a hospital source said. Turkman police General Sabah Bahlul Goralton was assassinated as he left Friday prayers in northern Kirkuk, police said. Three explosions from a mortar attack shook the capital around midday Friday, with a security source saying the shells had come from a predominantly Sunni area and that one had landed near the Lebanese embassy. No casualties were reported. Outside Kirkuk, two roadside bombs struck a US patrol early Friday, lightly wounding an unspecified number of soldiers and damaging two vehicles. ( First Posted @ 12:21 PST Updated @ 17:25 PST)
Councillor killed in occupied Kashmir SRINAGAR, India, June 3 (AFP) - Municipal councillor Mohammad Ashraf was killed Friday in a residential street of Srinagar while on way to office. He was rushed to hospital but died on the way, police said. He belonged to the main opposition National Conference. So far, half-a-dozen candidates and councillors have been killed, police say. Among those slain was a front-runner for the job of Srinagar mayor. No group has claimed responsibility for the latest death. (Posted @ 17:05 PST)
Five killed in suspected Taliban attacks in southern Afghanistan KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, June 3 (AFP) - Suspected Taliban Friday killed at least five people in four separate gun and explosives attacks in southern Afghanistan, officials said. A remote-controlled bomb killed a local militia commander in the provincial capital of Lashkargah in Helmand on Friday, Helmand's intelligence chief Amanullah Jan told AFP. In another attack the same day a government driver was killed and his assistant badly injured when militants ambushed their vehicle in neighboring Zabul province, local police commander said.(Posted @ 16:41 PST)
Mirwaiz visits grand father’s grave MUZAFFARABAD, June 3 (AFP) Hurriyat chief Mirwaiz Umar Farooq paid a nostalgic visit on Friday to the grave of his grandfather in Muzaffarabad, where some 500 people had gathered to greet the group. "We have come here to hold consultation with people from all shades of life," Farooq told the gathering. "We are here to reinforce the message that without the participation of Kashmiri leadership there can never be a solution to the problem. The Kashmiris should talk to each other also."(Posted @ 16:38 PST)
South Asia heat wave kills nearly 100 DHAKA, June 3 (Reuters) - A heat wave sweeping India, Bangladesh and Nepal has killed nearly 100 people over the past two weeks, officials said on Friday. A third of the people died in Bangladesh, at least 55 in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and neighbouring Orissa, and at least five in Nepal. (Posted @ 16:09 PST)
Bangladeshi Muslims protest over Holy Quran abuse DHAKA, June 3 (Reuters) - Thousands of Bangladeshi Muslims held a noisy but peaceful protest in Dhaka on Friday over the desecration of the Holy Quran by U.S. troops, police and witnesses said. The protesters chanted slogans against U.S. President George W. Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, calling them enemies of Islam, for what they said was persecution of Muslims in Iraq and Palestine. Thousands of them including Burqa-clad women and children marched through the streets carrying copies of the holy book, placards and banners. (Posted @ 15:54 PST)
Indian judges and Bar leaders to visit Pakistan to promote harmony NEW DELHI, June 3 (APP): A 30-member delegation comprising judges, lawyers, parliamentarians and journalists is scheduled to undertake a trip to Pakistan next week on a 10-day goodwill mission. The visit is organized by Indian Council of Jurists and All India Bar Association. The delegates will reach Pakistan on June 8 and visit Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Karachi, Hyderabad, Lahore Murree and Sialkot (Posted @ 15:21 PST)
Seven dead as boat capsizes in west India NEW DELHI, June 3 (APP/Xinhua) Seven bodies were recovered and many more people were feared dead after a boat capsized in the Narmada river in central Gujarat in west India Friday morning, Indo-Asian News Service reported. Three rescued people were in a critical condition. (Posted @ 15:20 PST)
Syria tested three missiles - one broke up over Turkey: report WASHINGTON, June 3 (APP/AFP) - Syria test fired three Scud missiles a week ago, one of which broke up over two Turkish villages causing no injuries, The New York Times said Friday quoting Israeli military officials. In Tel Aviv, the Israeli officials told the daily that the missle tests -- one older Scud B, with a range of 300 kilometers (185 miles) and two Scud D's with a range of 700 kilometers (435 mile) -- were part of a Syrian missile development project using North Korean technology. The missiles, they said, are designed to deliver air-burst chemical weapons. (Posted @ 15:15 PST)
Three US soldiers to face court-martial in Iraqi general's alleged suffocation DENVER June 3 (APP/AP) _ Three 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment soldiers have been ordered to stand trial at Colorado's Fort Carson for murder in the alleged suffocation death of an Iraqi general Maj. Gen. Abed Mowhoush, who died during an interrogation on Nov. 26, 2003. The three soldiers also are charged with assault and dereliction of duty during combat operations for their actions at a prison in western Iraq. (Posted @ 15:08 PST)
Three shot dead in latest attacks in Thailand BANGKOK, June 3 (AFP) - Three people including a school headmaster were shot dead by suspected separatist militants in a series of attacks overnight in Thailand's southern provinces, police said Friday. (Posted @ 12:03 PST)
Karachi Stocks down 109.21 points KARACHI, June 03: At close of trading the KSE-100 index was at 7213.17, down 109.21 points from Thursday’s close. (Bureau Report) (Updated @ 14:30 PST)
Forex update KARACHI, June 03: 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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