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| June 21, 2005 | Tuesday | Jumadi-ul-Awwal 13, 1426 |
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England 391-4 against Bangladesh NOTTINGHAM, England, June 21 (AFP) - England, after winning the toss, scored 391 for four in their day/night triangular series one-day international against Bangladesh at Trent Bridge here Tuesday. Their total was the second highest in one-day international cricket history behind Sri Lanka's 398 for five against Kenya in Kandy in 1995-96. Andrew Strauss made 152 and Paul Collingwood was 112 not out. (Posted @ 22:25 PST)
India and Bangladesh seal border agreements, trade deals at marathon meeting NEW DELHI, June 21 (AFP) - India and Bangladesh agreed Tuesday to several measures aimed at easing tensions along their border, which is the scene of frequent bloody clashes between security forces from the two countries, officials said. The two sides decided after marathon talks to restart meetings of a boundary working group from August, as well as increase joint patrolling of waterways along the border, which has been a constant source of tension since Bangladesh's creation in 1971. (Posted @ 22:25 PST)
No peace in South Asia without fulfillment of Kashmiris' wishes: PM ISLAMABAD, June 21 (APP): Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Tuesday peace in South Asia cannot be established unless the aspirations and wishes of the people of Kashmir are met. He made these remarks in a meeting with the Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir, Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan, who discussed the recent visit of Kashmiri leaders, budget and development projects in Azad Kashmir. The prime minister assured assistance and support to Azad Jammu and Kashmir for accelerating the pace of progress and development. Hydel power, tourism, minerals have great potential that can be exploited for the development of AJK, he said.(Posted @ 21:45 PST)
Kashmiri leader for lasting solution of dispute LAHORE, June 21 (APP)- All Parties Hurriyet Conference (APHC) leader Syed Ali Gillani has called for resolving Kashmir issue in accordance with UN resolutions and stressed harmony of ideas between the people of Kashmir and Pakistan to settle the core issue amicably. Addressing a telephonic press conference at Lahore Press Club directly from the held-valley Tuesday, the APHC leader recounted the atrocities being perpetuated by Indian occupation forces and called upon the civilised nations to take cognizance of the situation and use their influence in solving the lingering dispute.(Posted @ 21:45 PST)
Sixteen injured due to gas explosion LAHORE, June 21 (APP): Sixteen persons including a woman received burn injuries when a damaged gas pipeline in Eastern Lahore locality of cantonment caught fire on Tuesday.(Posted @ 21:30 PST)
Pakistani camel kids return home Islamabad (dpa) - At least 23 children smuggled into the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to be used as jockeys in camel races returned home Tuesday. Aged three to 12 years, the children, on arrival in Lahore, were shifted to a hostel run by a NGO and will be handed over to their parents after DNA tests, an official said.(Posted @ 21:30 PST)
Indian army offers roadmap to demilitarise world's highest battlefield NEW DELHI, June 21 (AFP) - The Indian army said Tuesday it has prepared a roadmap for the withdrawal of troops from the world's highest battlefield, the Siachen glacier, which overlooks Pakistan and China. "We have given our viewpoint to the government on converting the Saltoro ridge and the glacier into a demilitarized zone," army chief general J.J. Singh said, declining to give further details. The Saltoro ridge wedged between Pakistan-held Kashmir and China's militerised Aksai Chin has been a bone of contention between India and Pakistan since 1984 when Indian troops occupied its punishing heights.(Posted @ 21:20 PST)
Bush, Musharraf discuss war on terrorism WASHINGTON, June 21 (AFP) - US President George W. Bush and Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf discussed the war on terrorism by telephone Tuesday, according to White House spokesman Scott McClellan. "They discussed good cooperation in the war on terrorism" as well as developments in Afghanistan and India-Pakistan relations during their 15-minute conversation, McClellan told reporters. McClellan declined to say whether the two leaders had discussed the location of Osama bin Laden but said the United States has a "general" idea of where he is.(Posted @ 21:15 PST)
Pakistan violated Kashmir bus agreement: Indian PM NEW DELHI, June 21 (AFP) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh accused Pakistan Tuesday of violating a bilateral travel agreement on the newly launched trans-Kashmir bus service. Singh said Pakistan breached the pact earlier this month by allowing Kashmiri separatists to travel beyond Pakistan-administered Kashmir to Islamabad where they held talks with President Pervez Musharraf. He made the comments in a letter to former premier Atal Behari Vajpayee who criticised the government's policy on the separatists' visit. Singh also rejected a proposal by Musharraf that the international community be made a "guarantor" of a resolution of the dispute over Kashmir. "We have ruled out any role for a third party -- either through intervention or as guarantor or as mediators -- in any form," he said.(Posted @ 21:15 PST)
Abbas, Sharon wrap up Jerusalem summit JERUSALEM, June 21 (AFP) - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas wrapped up their summit in Jerusalem Tuesday after more than two hours of talks, an AFP correspondent reported. Abbas and his entourage swept out of Sharon's west Jerusalem residence in a convoy of cars without making any comment to waiting reporters.(Posted @ 21:00 PST)
Palestinian hardliners slam Abbas for meeting Sharon in Jerusalem GAZA CITY, June 21 (AFP) - Hardline factions united to condemn Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas Tuesday for meeting Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon at his Jerusalem residence. Hamas said Abbas's decision would only help legitimise Israel's sovereignty claims. Khaled el-Batsh, a Gaza-based leader of the smaller Islamic Jihad movement, also criticised Abbas for meeting Sharon following the arrest of dozens of the group's members overnight. "We are afraid this is evidence of official Palestinian recognition of the situation in Jerusalem," he added.(Posted @ 21:00 PST)
Five killed in Israel train crash-rescue service JERUSALEM, June 21 (Reuters) - Five people were killed and at least 60 injured when a passenger train crashed into a truck in central Israel on Tuesday, Israel's Zaka rescue service said. Passengers were thrown dozens of metres from train carriages and others were trapped in the wreckage when the train travelling from Tel Aviv to the southern town of Beersheba hit a truck that had apparently broken down on the tracks, radio reports said.(Posted @ 20:45 PST)
Afghans, US kill 32 Taliban, retake district-police KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, June 21 (Reuters) - Hundreds of Afghan police, backed by U.S. air strikes, retook control of Mian Nishin district of Kandahar province that was overrun by the Taliban last week,killing 32 fleeing guerrillas and capturing at least 15, police said. Before dawn on Tuesday, about 400 police officers advanced on the district capital and the guerrillas fled, said Salim Khan, the deputy provincial police chief. "We chased the Taliban to an area 10 km (6 miles) north,"he told Reuters. "We found them in a village called Murghai and as a result of the clashes there, 11 Taliban were killed and 15 suspects were arrested." Khan said the 11 were killed by the police, while another 21 who had taken refuge in a nearby village were killed by U.S.air strikes . A spokesman for the U.S. military said he had no immediate information on the operation. In a separate incident in Kandahar, an Afghan employed by the joint Afghan-U.N. election body was shot dead in an attack on his car on Tuesday, U.N. and Afghan officials said.(Posted @ 20:40 PST)
Saeed replaces Sami as team manager LAHORE, June 21 (APP)- Manager of Pakistan senior hockey team ,ex-olympian Samiullah , has resigned from the post citing pressing official engagements and Saeed Khan has been appointed as the new manager, Secretary PHF announced Tuesday. Saeed was assistant coach of the team which won gold medal in the 1994 Champions Trophy and in the Sydney World Cup the same year.(Posted @ 18:15 PST)
Govt committed to free and responsible Press : PM ISLAMABAD, Jun 21 (APP): Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Tuesday said the government was committed to resolving issues being faced by the journalists and the newspaper industry in a fair and impartial manner. The prime minister held out the assurance to members of the executive committee of the All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) who called on him at the PM House.He said the government believes in a free and responsible press and added media in Pakistan enjoys unprecedented freedom. The delegation apprised him of their problems.(Posted @ 18:15 PST)
Govt to strive for relief to common man : Shaukat ISLAMABAD, June 21 (APP): Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Tuesday directed his economic team to strive for transferring the benefits of economic development to those at the lowest tiers of society. Addressing the members of the team at the PM Secretariat, he appreciated them for presenting "a balanced and growth oriented budget" and discussed methodologies to implement the budget in its true spirit.(Posted @ 18:10 PST)
Pakistan, China agree to establish APSCO for developing space technology BEIJING, June 21 (APP): Pakistan, China and some other regional countries have agreed to formally launch Asia Pacific Space Cooperation Organization (APSCO) for eveloping space technology. China, Pakistan, Peru and Thailand have already conveyed the approval of their respective governments to sign the APSCO Convention which will come into effect when at least five states sign it. Brazil and Ukraine have informed that they were also interested in joining the APSCO as Associate Members/Observers 24(Posted @ 18:00 PST)
Main Kashmiri rebel group calls for jihad, rejects ceasefire with India MUZAFFARABAD, June 21 (AFP) – Indian occupied Kashmir's main faction of freedom fighters Tuesday rejected calls for a ceasefire in the troubled Himalayan region and instead told militants to prepare for "holy war". Syed Salahuddin, supreme commander of Hizbul Mujahedin, also dismissed the ongoing peace process between India and Pakistan as "a waste of time." "The need for an organised and massive armed struggle has increased today more than ever and the Kashmiri youth need to prepare themselves for fighting in maximum numbers," Salahuddin told AFP. Salahuddin’s group announced a unilateral ceasefire five years ago but reversed it within two weeks, reiterated demands that India scale back its troops' presence in occupied Kashmir to pre-1989 positions, release all Kashmiris from Indian jails and stop alleged human rights violations. "In the absence of these steps, no one should expect that we would unilaterally lay down our weapons," he declared. (Posted @ 16:25 PST)
Seven killed, buildings flattened in China blast BEIJING, June 21 (Reuters) - Thousands of detonators exploded at a Chinese chemicals plant, destroying a row of buildings and killing seven people, Xinhua news agency said on Tuesday. The accident occurred in Meishan, southwest Sichuan province, on Monday, and eight people were injured and two were missing. "Preliminary investigations show the accident was caused byan operation error when workers were fixing detonators," Xinhua said, quoting police sources. "There were about 13,000 detonators (at the plant) when the accident took place." Another explosion shook a chemical plant in northern Shanxi province on Tuesday, Xinhua said adding that there was no news yet about casualties. (Posted @ 16:07 PST)
Saudi forces shoot dead policeman's killers -TV JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, June 21 (Reuters) - Saudi security forces on Tuesday shot dead two suspected militants who killed a policeman in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, state television reported. The dead men were members of the "deviant group", a phrase which officials use to describe al Qaeda supporters , it said.They were driving near Jeddah early Tuesday and after a chase they were surrounded in a building and shot dead in a clash which also injured three members of the security forces, one seriously. The dead men were behind the shooting on Saturday of Mubarak al-Sowat, the head of a police investigations department, outside his home in Mecca, the source said. (Posted @ 16:04 PST)
Bomb kills anti-Syrian politician in Beirut BEIRUT, June 21 (Reuters) - An anti-Syrian politician in Lebanon was killed on Tuesday when a bomb ripped through his Car. George Hawi, a former leader of the Lebanese Communist Party, died instantly in the blast in the Wata Musaitbi neighbourhood of Beirut, witnesses and security sources. The bomb was placed under the passenger seat of Hawi's Mercedes and detonated by remote-control.The driver escaped serious injuries. (Posted @ 16:04 PST)
Indian air force helicopter crashes in occupied Kashmir JAMMU, June 21 (APP/AP) An Indian air force helicopter carrying 17 soldiers, including the crew, crashed near a helipad in Derawali in occupied Kashmir Tuesday, injuring 11 passengers, a police official said. (Posted @ 12:17 PST)
Israel makes wave of arrests JERUSALEM, June 21 (AFP) - The Israeli army early Tuesday made 50 arrests of Islamic Jihad activists following a series of attacks by the radical movement, a military source said. In the overnight raids, 36 of the suspects were arrested in the south of the West Bank, 24 of them in Hebron and 12 in Bethlehem. Fourteen more were picked up in the north of the West Bank, six in Ramallah, four in Qalqilya and four in Jenin. (Posted @ 10:02 PST)
Three Muslims killed while praying in Thai south BANGKOK, June 21 (AFP) - Suspected separatists shot dead three Muslim men, including one found clutching a holy Quran, in the latest killings in southern Thailand, police said Tuesday. Five suspected militants stormed a house in Pattani province where the three men had been praying on Monday and shot them in the head, police said. "We are not yet able establish the motive of killings, whether it's personal conflict or part of the ongoing unrest," a police official said. (Posted @ 09:45 PST)
Bus rolls down gorge in north India, 18 dead NEW DELHI, June 21 (Reuters) - A bus plunged into a gorge in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh killing 18 people, a police officer said on Tuesday. Twenty people were in hospital with injuries, he said. But it was not clear how many people had been on the bus. (Posted @ 09:19 PST)
Karachi Stocks down 172.38 points: KARACHI, June 21: At close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 7490.66, down 172.38 points from Monday's close. (Bureau Report) (Updated @ 14:35 PST)
Forex update: KARACHI, June 21: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at Rs 60.5 to the US Dollar in the open market. (Bureau Report) (Updated @ 14:35 PST)
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