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| June 6, 2005 | Monday | Rabi-us-Sani 28, 1426 |
Updated round-the-clock, with major updates after 10:00 PST (05:00 GMT)
India interested in three gas pipelines via Pakistan ISLAMABAD, June 6 (AFP) - India said Monday it was interested in three proposed multi-billion-dollar gas pipeline projects passing through Pakistan from Iran, Turkmenistan and Qatar. Indian petroleum minister Mani Shankar Aiyar, currently on an official visit to Pakistan for talks on the 2,600-kilometre (1,612-mile) overland gas pipeline from Iran via Pakistan, said India could participate in the other two projects also.(Posted @ 00:05 PST)
India rejected offer to include Hurriyat in talks: Kasuri Dubai, June 6 PPI: India has turned down Pakistan's suggestion of including leaders of All Parties Hurriyat Conference from Held Kashmir in Indo-Pak dialogue to resolve Kashmir issue, Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmoud Kasuri said. President Pervez Musharraf made the suggestion when he met IndianPrime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi in April. "But India washesitant, and turned it down," Kasuri said in an interview to Gulf News published Monday.(Posted @ 00:05 PST)
Sultan of Brunei arrives in Russia Moscow (dpa) - The Sultan of Brunei arrived in the Russian capital Monday evening on a four-day official visit, the first by the head of the south-east Asian country.Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah was due to meet the Russian leadership to raise the level of political dialogue and develop contacts in numerous fields."Friendly contacts have developed over the 15 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Russia and Brunei," Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Yakovenko said.(Posted @ 20:30 PST )
Saudi King health "steadily improving"-crown prince RIYADH, June 6 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's King Fahd's healthis steadily improving, Crown Prince Abdullah said on Monday."The king's health is steadily improving, thank God," Crown Prince Abdullah was quoted as saying by the Saudi Press Agency.King Fahd has been in hospital since May 27 after sufferingfrom pneumonia and respiratory complications.(Posted @ 20:15 PST)
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Pakistan, India agree to form joint working group on gas projects Islamabad (dpa) - Pakistan and India agreed to form a joint working group to realize two massive natural gas supply projects to the two countries, one from Iran and another from Turkmenistan."It was essential to accelerate the momentum of India-Pakistan interaction," Indian petroleum minister Mani Shankar Aiyar told a press conference in Islamabad at the conclusion of two-day talks.The working group is expected to meet for the first time in July to discuss in detail the technical parameters involved in the projects and ways to expedite them.(Posted @ 20:00 PST)
President says his Gulf visit to lead to joint ventures, investment and increased trade ISLAMABAD, June 6 (APP): President General Pervez Musharraf Monday described his three-day visit to the United Arab Emirates and Qatar as extremely successful, saying it would further consolidate trade and economic ties with the two rich Gulf countries."My discussions with the leadership of both the countries were wholesome, we reached far-reaching agreements, which will underpin our excellent relations with fruitful interaction in the economic, trade and investment areas," he told newsmen upon return from the visit.The President, who was accorded unprecedented welcome both in Abu Dhabi and Doha, said during his meetings with UAE President Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed al Nahyan and Qatar" Emir Shaikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, they also exchanged views on international issues including the UN Security Council expansion and restructuring and reform of the Organization of Islamic Conference.(Posted @ 19:45 PST )
At least five killed in continuing violence in Iraq Baghdad (dpa) - At least five persons including two suicide bombers died and a number of others were injured in various incidents around Iraq on Monday despite Iraqi and U.S. military bids to control the security situation. An Iraqi driver for the Ministry of Housing was killed Monday by U.S. army fire at an intersection in western Baghdad between the al-Khadra and al-Amariya districts, witnesses said.Also a newly opened Iraqi military base in western Baghdad was targeted by a car bomb which injured three soldiers. Only the bomber died in the incident.(Posted @ 19:30 PST)
Three bombs found at U.S. companies in Argentina BUENOS AIRES, June 6 (Reuters) - Argentine police found small bombs on Monday at outlets of three different U.S.-based companies in or near Buenos Aires, one of which exploded without causing any injuries.A small home-made bomb went off in a Blockbuster Inc. video store just outside the capital overnight, causing minor damage to windows, a police official told Reuters.(Posted @ 19:00 PST)
Straw to visit in Ramallah Wednesday = Ramallah (dpa) - British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw will visit the Palestinian areas on Wednesday, the Palestinian Foreign Ministry announced Monday. will meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Premier Ahmed Qureia for "important talks", the ministry said in a statement. Abbas will urge Straw to increase the British and European role in activating the peace process in the region, the statement added.(Posted @ 18:45 PST)
Pakistan has handed top Al-Qaeda suspect to US: official ISLAMABAD, June 6 (AFP) - Key US ally Pakistan has handed over alleged top Al-Qaeda operative Abu Faraj al-Libbi to Washington, an official said on Monday. Foreign Ministry spokesman Jalil Abbas Jilani confirmed a reported statement by Pakistan's military ruler President Pervez Musharraf in a Dubai newspaper on Monday that the terror network's alleged number three had been deported.(Posted @ 18:15 PST)
APHC demands inclusion in dialogue process ISLAMABAD, Jun 6 (APP): Senior APHC Leader, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq has said that the issue of Kashmir has entered a phase wherein the people of Jammu and Kashmir should be associated with the dialogue process.he said, the purpose of their visit was to serve this goal that the Kashmiris across the Line of Control should sit along and discuss the issue.(Posted @18:00 PST)
At least 53 killed, 40 hurt in bus blast in southwest Nepal KATHMANDU, June 6 (AFP) - At least 53 people were killed and 40 injured in southwestern Nepal when a crowded bus was bombed by suspected Maoist rebels Monday, state radio and officials said. The powerful blast occurred in the district of Chitwan, about 180 kilometres southwest of Kathmandu, early in the morning.(Posted @ 16:50 PST)
Sudan to face ICC war crimes probe over Darfur THE HAGUE, June 6 (AFP) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) has launched an inquiry into war crimes allegedly committed in Sudan's Darfur region, prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo said Monday.(Posted @ 16:45 PST)
Violence erupts outside Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque JERUSALEM, June 6 (Reuters) - Israeli police faced off against Palestinians throwing rocks at Jews outside Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque on Monday during Israel's annual celebration of its capture of all of Arab East Jerusalem 38 years ago. Police, who hurled several stun grenades as they moved into the area known to Jews as Temple Mount and to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif pulled away from the shrine about an hour later after calm was restored. Two Jews were slightly injured and one Palestinian was arrested, he added. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, commenting on the incident, told reporters in the West Bank that visits by right-wing Jews to the holy site, one of the most politically sensitive in Jerusalem, could have "dire circumstances".(Posted @ 16:45 PST)
Results confirm Hizbollah win in S.Lebanon polls BEIRUT, June 6 (Reuters) - Syria's staunchest allies Hizbollah and Amal have won a landslide in general elections in southern Lebanon, official results confirmed on Monday. Interior Minister Hassan al-Sabaa, announcing the results, said the Amal-Hizbollah list, dubbed the "steamroller", had taken all 23 seats in the second round of elections staggered by region over four weekends.(Posted @ 16:40 PST)
Earthquake hits eastern Turkey, 37 slightly hurt TUNCELI, Turkey, June 6 (Reuters) - A strong earthquake rattled eastern Turkey on Monday, slightly injuring 37 people and causing some damage to buildings, officials said. The quake measured 5.7 on the Richter scale and struck at 10:41 am (0741 GMT Officials dispatched three search-and-rescue teams and Turkey's Red Crescent aid organisation sent 109 tents and 750 blankets. (Posted @ 16:10 PST)
Pakistan, India to cooperate in pipeline project: PM ISLAMABAD, Jun 6 (APP): Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Monday said Pakistan gives top priority to the overland gas pipeline project for the supply of gas to Pakistan from Iran and Turkmenistan, and then carry it forward to India to meet its energy requirements. He was talking to Mani Shankhar Aiyar, the Indian Minister of Petroleum, who called on him at the Prime Minister Secretariat to discuss the gas pipeline project. Aziz said the pipeline is an independent project which should not be linked to any other issue. Mani Shankar Aiyar termed his meeting with Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz encouraging and fruitful' and thanked the Prime Minister for his valuable input and constructive approach. (Posted 15:00 PST)
Two killed, several injured in central India passenger train derailment BHOPAL, India, June 6 (AFP) - Two people were killed and several injured Monday after five coaches of a passenger train derailed in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, an Indian Railways official at the site said. The coaches derailed in the village of Ahimsa Gram, about 275 kilometres west of the state capital Bhopal near a railway junction at Ratlam, a railways official said. (Posted @ 15:00 PST)
Sheikh Rashid plans first visit to occupied Kashmir ISLAMABAD, June 6 (AFP) –Information Minister Sheikh Rashid said Monday that he plans to visit occupied Kashmir by bus, which would be the first trip of its kind by a senior Islamabad official. "I will file my application for a travel permit on Tuesday," the minister told AFP. "If I get the permit in time I may take the next bus," which is due to leave on June 15 from Muzaffarabad. Rashid was formally invited by the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) leader Yasin Malik when they met last Saturday. (Posted @ 14:25 PST)
Hurriyat leaders reach Lahore LAHORE, June 6 (APP) – The All Parties Hurriat Conference (APHC) delegation, headed by Mirwaiz Omar Farooq, arrived here in Lahore from Islamabad on Monday. Chief Minister Punjab Chaudry Pervaiz Elahi, city district nazim Lahore, and other senior government officials received the visiting Kashmiri leaders. (Posted @ 1:10 PST)
China blasts US statement on Tiananmen crackdown BEIJING, June 6 (AFP) - China reacted angrily Monday to a US call for a re-examination of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, telling Washington to stay out of its internal affairs. Foreign ministry spokesman Kong Quan suggested that instead United States should "pay more attention to activities which severely violated human rights in its own country", Xinhua news agency reported. (Posted @ 12:00 PST)
Construction of Chinese-made Pakistani nuclear reactor to begin year end BEIJING, June 6 (AFP) - Construction of a 300 megawatt Chinese-made nuclear power plant in Pakistan is expected to begin as early as the end of this year, Kang Rixin, general manager of the state-owned China National Nuclear Corporation, said Monday. The reported 700 million dollar project is the second phase of the Chashma power plant. (Posted @ 11:50 PST)
Japan aims to start missile defense development with US from 2006 TOKYO, June 6 (AFP) - Japan aims to start developing next year a missile defense system that it has been researching with the United States, the defense agency chief said in reports Monday. The defense agency will include in its budget for the next fiscal year some "several billion yen (tens of millions of dollars)" for the project, the defense chief said Sunday. (Posted @ 11:20 PST)
Top US Democrat urges Guantanamo shutdown WASHINGTON, June 5 (AFP) - The top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee urged the Bush administration Sunday to close a terrorist prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, calling it more trouble than it was worth. He said inmates who still have intelligence value should be moved to other locations, but the rest should be sent back to their home countries. (Posted @ 11: 15 PST)
US soldier killed in Iraq BAGHDAD, June 6 (AFP) - A US soldier died after his patrol was struck by a roadside bomb near Iraq's northern oil city of Kirkuk, the US military said Monday. (Posted @ 10:19 PST)
Three civilians killed in southern Thailand violence BANGKOK, June 6 (AFP) - Three people have been shot dead and three policemen were injured in a bomb blast early Monday in Thailand's town of Sungai Kolok in Narathiwat province, police said. (Posted @ 10:08 PST)
Karachi Stocks down 108.93 points KARACHI, June 06: At close of trading the KSE-100 index was at 7104.24, down 108.93 points from Wednesday’s close. (Bureau Report) (Updated @ 14:45 PST)
Forex update KARACHI, June 06: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at Rs 60.45 to the US Dollar in the open market. (Bureau Report) (Updated @ 14:45 PST)
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