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| July 19, 2005 | Tuesday | Jumadi-us-Sani 11, 1426 |
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PM urges youth to project true image of Islam ISLAMABAD, Jul 19 (APP): Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Tuesday urged the youth to project the true image of Islam and show to the world that it is a religion of peace and tolerance and teaches interfaith harmony. "Those who commit terrorism in the name of Islam are bringing a bad name to the religion, which in fact abhors violence," Prime Minister Aziz told hundreds of youth representatives attending a two-day youth convention here."There is also a tendency to project Islam in a negative way, there is propaganda and there are conspiracies; but we have to show to the world the real Islam, which is all for peace for the mankind," he added. Prime Minister asked the youth not to be defensive about their religion, seek guidance from it as it provides the complete code of life.(Posted @ 21:30 PST)
Four Turkish soldiers killed in mine explosion blamed on Kurdish rebels DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, July 19 (AFP) - Four Turkish soldiers were killed and four others wounded Tuesday in southeastern Turkey when their vehicle ran over a landmine believed planted by Kurdish rebels, security sources said. The incident occurred while the soldiers were patrolling a rural road in Hakkari province, which borders Iraq and Iran, the sources said.(Posted @ 21:00 PST)
India to assess Kashmir troop reduction after summer 2006: army chief NEW DELHI, July 19 (AFP) - The Indian army Tuesday said it would assess the level of violence in occupied Kashmir until summer next year before deciding whether to reduce the number of troops deployed in the Himalayan region. General J.J. Singh, head of India's 1.32-million-strong army, alleged that militant training camps were still operating on Pakistani soil despite an ongoing peace process . "The level of violence has gone down by 30 percent in Kashmir, but there is no guarantee that this may not again increase. "So we will watch until next summer and after that come to a conclusion whether we reduce our force levels (from Kashmir)," Singh said. Singh also said there were some 2,000 to 2,500 militants enrolled in 53 training camps in Pakistan as well as Azad Kashmir.(Posted @ 20:55 PST)
Blair, Muslims draw up plan to tackle extremists LONDON, July 19 (Reuters) - British Muslim leaders and Prime Minister Tony Blair discussed ways to tackle radical Islamists on Tuesday in the wake of the London bombings, but face a tough task to win round disaffected young Muslims. Senior imams, Muslim politicians and representatives of the Muslim Council of Britain had an hour-long discussion with Blair who later told a Press conference "there was a strong desire from everybody there to make sure we establish the right mechanisms for people to be able to go into the community and confront this ... evil ideology, take it on and defeat it."MP Shahid Malik said there was "a massive appetite" among Britain's 1.6 million Muslims to weed out radicals."We recognise we've got to work better at confronting those evil voices -- as minute as they are -- inside our communities," he said. But radical Muslims dismissed the meeting as a sham and some moderates even said they were suspicious of Blair's agenda. "The whole focus has been on trying to put the blame on Islam and the Muslim leadership," said Ahmed Versi, editor of the Muslim News, Britain's biggest selling Muslim newspaper. He said there was "deep concern" in the Muslim community "about how far Blair may try and impose some kind of secular interpretation of Islam in his declared aim of helping Muslims to find a 'moderate and true voice'."(Posted @ 20:50 PST)
Casualties in Iraq BAGHDAD, July 19 (Reuters) - Thirteen Iraqis were killed when gunmen in two cars attacked a minibus bringing workers to a U.S. base in Baquba, 65km (40 miles) north of the capital, said a police source. Two policemen were killed and four injured when a roadside bomb targeted their patrol on a road between Mahmudiya and Latifiya, to the south of the Baghdad. One policeman was killed when gunmen fired on his vehicle in the center of Samarra, and Member of Buhriz municipal council Qasim Ahmed waskilled when gunmen opened fire at him in the village of AbuKhamees, 5 km (3 miles) south of the town on Baquba's southern outskirts. One police guard was killed in a bomb blast explosion in Tikrit, and another policeman and one civilian were killed and three people injured by a roadside bomb targeting an Iraqi police patrol in the same city .(Posted @ 20:45 PST)
Sunnis on Iraq's constitution committee shot dead BAGHDAD, July 19 (Reuters) - Gunmen shot dead three Sunni Arab members of the team drafting Iraq's new constitution on Tuesday Sheikh Mujbil al-Sheikh Isa, Aziz Ibrahim and Dhamin Hussein Ileywi were shot as they left a restaurant in Baghdad's central Karrada district, a police source said. The three men represented a Sunni umbrella group called the Iraqi National Dialogue. Hours earlier, President Jalal Talabani, a Kurd, issued a statement saying he hoped the draft constitution could be ready early -- by the end of this month -- if Sunni concerns could be quickly addressed. Two members of parliament have been assassinated since theelection, but Tuesday's victims were the first members of the constitution-drafting committee to be killed.(Posted @ 20:20 PST)
Blair calls on British Muslims to confront 'evil ideology' LONDON, July 19 (AFP) - Prime Minister Tony Blair called Tuesday on Britain's Muslim community to confront the "evil ideology" behind the London bombings following a meeting with leaders from Islamic groups in the country. Muslim Britons and others must "confront this evil ideology, take it on and defeat it by the force of reason and argument," Blair told reporters. Addressing a joint press conference with visiting Afghan President Hamid Karzai, following his meeting with 25 Muslim leaders, including lawmakers, businesspeople and religious figures he said the gathering "revolved around the very strong desire of people from right across the Muslim community in our country" to deal with the problem. Iqbal Sacranie, head of the Muslim Council of Britain, the main representative body for the country's 1.6 million-strong Muslim community, described the 90-minute meeting as "important". "What really came out ... that there is certainly this criminality in the community that has to be addressed,"Sacranie added, while stressing that only a "very, very small minority" of British Muslims espoused extremist views.(Posted @ 20:00 PST)
Blair 'anxious' for Pakistan to crack down on hardline religious schools LONDON, July 19 (AFP) - British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Tuesday he was "anxious" for Pakistani authorities to crack down on hardline Islamic schools, which some of the London bombers are thought to have attended. Britain had been working with the Pakistani government to take measures against madrassas, or seminaries, which might teach extremist views, Blair told reporters in London. He and his government were "very anxious to make sure that the measures are taken that do deal with the extremist teaching in these places," the prime minister said. "And I am sure that is in the interest of Pakistan as well, because Pakistan suffers from these terrorists," he added. "They go to some of these schools, these madrassas, and they get extreme teaching taught to them. They end up in a situation where they actually believe that they are committing the rule of god by killing innocent people."(Posted @ 20:00 PST)
Kashmir: Geelani rejects Musharraf 's options on Kashmir SRINAGAR, July 19(PPI) Chairman Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani has rejected options proposed by the President Pervez Musharraf to resolve Kashmir issue.In an interview, he said Kashmiris reject controversial options including by-passing the UN resolutions, creation of seven zones in J&K, self governance, soft borders and even declaring Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti as future leaders of Kashmir. He said the options proposed by Pakistan are concessions to New Delhi, which couldn't be accepted.(Posted @ 18:40 PST)
Kashmir: Hurriyat (G) condemns custodial killings along LoC SRINAGAR July 19(PPI)Hurriyat Conference (G) has condemned custodial killins by the Indian troops along the Line of Control(loC)in occupied Kashmir. Majlis-e- Shoora of the Hurriyat at a meeting chaired by Syed Ali Shah Geelani stated that the spate of killings at the LoC were a stage managed show in which innocent Kashmiri youths are killed after taking them into custody from various parts of occupied Kashmir. The shoora said the Indian security forces were breaking records on human rights violations(Posted @ 18:35 PST)
INDIA URGED TO END MASSIVE HR ABUSES IN OCCPIED KASHMIR Srinagar, July 19 (PPI) The Human Rights Watch (HRW), in an open letter to the Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, has urged him to take steps to end serious violations of human rights that have been a constant feature in occupied Kashmir during the las over one decade. According to Kashmir Media Service, the letter by the head of the Human Rights Watch,Brad Adams also urged India to ensure that armed forces respect human rights laws in Kashmir and those found guilty of violation are punished. Military agencies, involved in torture, arbitrary detentions and summary executions, must be brought to judicial accountability in open courts. It pointed out that some 3,000 Kashmiris are still missing in custody after they were detained by military . Credible reports in this regard should be investigated.(Posted @ 18:30 PST)
First rendezvous between Hurriyat Conference and Kashmiri Pandits- NEW DELHI, July 19 (APP): A faction of Hurriyat Conference, led by Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and Kashmiri Pandits today held landmark maiden meeting as an exercise to initiate latter's return to Kashmir valley. Around 26 Jammu-based Kashmiri Pandits leaders, including R L Bhan of All India Kashmiri Hindu Forum, P N Koul of Kashmiri Migrants Democratic Forum, Jeetendra Bakshi of Hindu Educational Society, Anil Dhar of Kashmiri Migrant Welfare Association, Desh Ratan Pandita of the All migrants Camps Co-ordination Committee arrived to a warm reception, accorded at the Hurriyat headquarter where they were greeted by Mirwaiz, Abdul Gani Bhat and Maulana Abbas Ansari among others. "The response has been good. It shows the urge of the Kashmiri Pandits to return to the valley," Maulana Abbas Ansari said. The meeting was however boycotted by some organizations like Kashmir Samiti and Panun Kashmir.
President, PM reiterate Pak commitment to rooting out extremis, terror RAWALPINDI, Jul 19 (APP): President General Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, who met here Tuesday, reiterated the firm commitment of the government to rooting out the scourge of extremism and terrorism, as it was imperative for the continued socio-economic progress of the country. The two leaders reviewed the internal security environment in the country with particular reference to the measures being taken against extremism and terrorism, and exchanged views on the prevailing political environment, flood situation, forthcoming local bodies elections and other matters of national importance.They received a briefing on the prevailing international and regional environment by Foreign Secretary Riaz Muhammad Khan.(Posted @ 18:15 PST)
Kashmiris observe Kashmir's accession to Pakistan day MIRPUR, Jul 19 (APP): Kashmiris living both sides of the LoC and rest of the world, including Pakistan Tuesday observed the 59th Kashmir's accession to Pakistan Day, with the renewal of the pledge to continue the struggle for freedom of occupied Jammu Kashmir from Indian subjugation and to translate the idea of accession of entire Jammu Kashmir state to Pakistan into reality under the spirit of the historic resolution passed unanimously by the people of the state this day 58 years ago on July 19, 1947. It was official holiday in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, and host of functions including rallies, symposia and seminars were held under the aegis of various social and political organizations in all the eight districts of AJK including Mirpur, Kotli, Bagh, Sudhanoti, Bhimber,Rawalakot, Neelam Valley and the capital - Muzaffarabad to highlight the importance of the occasion .(Posted @ 18:15 PST)
Faisal meets conceiver of Kashmir bus service idea in Washington ISLAMABAD, Jul 19 (APP): Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas, Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat, met Ambassador McDonald, head of Multi Track Diplomatic Institute in Washington, who had floated the idea of Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus service. Talking to the Ambassador at the institute in Washington, the minister said the bus service was a major step towards the resolution of the kashmir issue, the Kashmir Affairs Ministry said in a press release here Tuesday. He appreciated Ambassador McDonald's deep interest in South Asian affairs and his commitment to bringing about a positive change in the geo-politics of the region. Ambassador McDonald said the Indian-held Kashmir had natural links with Pakistan such as rivers and old land routes and the people on both sides of the LoC had a great desire to visit each other. That's how he got the idea of Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus, he told the Minister.(Posted @ 17:51 PST)
Hovercraft, Military Assault boats inducted in Pakistan Navy KARACHI, Jul 19 (APP)- A significant strength in the offensive punch of Pakistan Navy's marine force has been achieved by induction of three Hovercraft and three Military Assault boats not only capable of operating deep inside the creek areas up to Sir Creek but also on the coastal belt of Balochistan, Chairman Joint Chief of Staff Committee General Ehsan-ul-Haq, chief guest at the induction ceremony at PNS Himalaya said Tuesday. Commander Coast Rear Admiral Iftikhar Ahmad Rao said contract to procure four Hovercrafts was signed with M/s Griffon Hovercraft Ltd of Uk, and 04 Military Assault Boats with M/s Marsun of Thailand. One Hovercraft and one Military Assault Boat have already been inducted in Pak Marines and today, the remaining three of same type are being inducted. Hovercraft are specially designed for undertaking operations over water, land, mud flats, sand bars and shallow waters with equal ease. Military Assault Boats were designed for recee and patrolling of creek areas.(Posted @ 17:47 PST)
Offices of Returning Officers to remain open till midnight ISLAMABAD, Jul 19 (APP): Offices of Returning Officers will remain open till midnight Tuesday and Wednesday to receive nomination papers from the Local Government candidates, said an announcement of the Election Commission of Pakistan.(Posted @ 17:38 PST)
US Central Command chief calls on President Musharraf RAWALPINDI, 19 July (APP): The Commander-in-Chief of the United States Central Command (CENTCOM), General John P. Abizaid, who is currently on an official visit to Pakistan, paid a courtesy call on President General Pervez Musharraf in Rawalpindi on Tuesday. They discussed regional and international geo-strategic situation with particular reference to Afghanistan, ISPR Press release said.General Abizaid also visited the General Headquarters where he met Vice Chief of Army Staff General Ahsan Saleem Hyat and exchanged views on matters of professional interest.(Posted @ 17:36 PST)
Jordan's King Abdullah in Riyadh for talks on Mideast Amman (dpa) - Jordan's King Abdullah headed to Riyadh Tuesday on a previously unannounced visit for talks with Saudi leaders expected to focus on the latest developments in Iraq and the Palestinian territories as well as the possibility of expanding Saudi aid to Jordan, officials said. (Posted @ 17:20 PST)
Emirates holds first test of robot camel jockeys Dubai (dpa) - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) conducted the first successful robot camel jockey race after the country recently tightened a ban on the use of children in the races, local newspapers reported Tuesday. With the reins in the left hand and the whip in the right, 10 blue and red jersey-wearing robots passed the 3km trial race at Al Wathba racetrack Monday in Abu Dhabi, watched by hundreds of cheering fans. Handlers of the robots drove their four-wheel-drives alongside the camels to control the robots, which performed to expectations. The 15 kilo robots will cost 2,000 U.S. dollars. They will be manufactured in an Asian country to begin with. Later the UAE will set up a plant to manufacture them. (Posted @ 17:20 PST)
Pakistan detains 25 in London bomb probe raids ISLAMABAD, July 19 (Reuters) - Pakistani security forces detained 25 suspected militants in a series of raids overnight linked to investigations into the July 7 bomb attacks in London, officials said on Tuesday.They were detained in the cities of Dera Ghazi Khan, Multan, Faisalaba and Khushab. A senior security official said "we suspect two or three of the detained (from Lahore) had links with the bombers. We are interrogating them intensively. We hope we will come out with some positive outcome shortly," he said. (Posted @ 17:20 PST)
Two killed as German train collides with car BERLIN, July 19 (Reuters) - A train crashed into a car in southern Bavaria on Tuesday, killing two people, German police said.Both fatalities were in the car. (Posted @ 16:56 PST)
Governor escapes unhurt in suicide bombing in western Afghanistan HERAT, Afghanistan, July 19 (AFP) - District governor Khwaja Mohammad Esa escaped assasination attempt in Injil district of Herat province on Tuesday morning as he left his house for the office. "No one was injured in the attack, but the suicide bomber died," he said. (Posted @ 16:50 PST)
US ordered arrest of PKK leaders: Turkish army ANKARA, July 19 (AFP) - The United States has ordered the capture of commanders of the rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in Iraq, where many of the group's militants are based, the Turkish army number two was quoted as telling reporters here Tuesday. (Posted @ 16:39 PST)
Blair meets Muslim leaders in effort to tackle extremist terror LONDON, July 19 (AFP) - Prime Minister Tony Blair, as well as the leaders of Britain's two main opposition parties, held talks on Tuesday with British Muslim leaders in an attempt to tackle what he has dubbed the "evil ideology" motivating the London suicide bombers and other Islamic extremists. Blair's meeting came a day after more than 500 British Muslim leaders and scholars condemned the killings and said suicide bombings were "vehemently prohibited." Also Tuesday, a poll showed two-thirds of people thought there was a link between the London bombings and the Iraq conflict. Asked whether Blair's decision to join the Iraq invasion was responsible for the bombings, 33 percent of respondents to the poll in the Guardian newspaper said the prime minister bore "a lot of responsibility", and another 31 percent said he had "a little". (Posted @ 16:37 PST)
Afghan police seize huge quantity of Kabul-bound explosives JALALABAD, Afghanistan, July 19 (AFP) - Afghan police seized more than 850 kilograms (1,870 pounds) of explosives and thousands of fuses from a truck in Jalalabad carrying vegetables to Kabul, police said Tuesday. Police have arrested two people who admitted they were paid to take the explosives from Jalalabad to Kabul, he said. Meanwhile a roadside bomb destroyed a Pakistani fuel tanker in eastern Kabul's Bagrami district on Monday, but no one was hurt in the incident, the interior ministry said.In a separate incident in eastern Nangarhar province, intelligence agents on Monday arrested three Taliban suspects and seized rockets, landmines and assault rifles. One was wounded and managed to flee. In another incident the Afghan army arrested a local Taliban commander after an hour-long exchange of fire in Charchino district of southern Uruzgan province in which one Taliban fighter was killed, Afghan defense ministry spokesman general Mohammed Zahir Azimi said. (Posted @ 16:37 PST)
India's top officer in occupied Kashmir says Pakistani army knows militants active SRINAGAR, July 19 (AFP) - India's new top army officer in occupied Kashmir said Tuesday militants were crossing the LoC with the knowledge of the Pakistani army, but that would not disrupt the peace process . "I am quite certain that they (Pakistani troops) are not unaware of this infiltration. But what active support they are giving to the infiltration, it is difficult for me to tell you," Lieutenant General S.S. Dhillon told reporters after taking charge as occupied Kashmir's new army chief last month. "The infiltration I think is something which will not impact on the peace process," he said. "I think it will have to be something far more violent and sensational than this routine infiltration." Dhillon said in the past 10 days there had been a "sudden spurt" in Infiltration but added that "we are well prepared to deal with infiltrators" He said an electric fence along the LoC damaged by heavy snowfall was being repaired quickly and additional troops were being deployed along the border to deter militants who increase infiltration attempts as snowmelt clears mountain passes in the summer. (Posted @ 16:14 PST)
British government gives cash boost for anti-terror fight, victim support LONDON, July 19 (AFP) - British finance minister Gordon Brown announced on Tuesday a 20-million-pound (29-million-euro, 35-million-dollar) package to help fight terrorism and support victims of the London bombings.Up to 10 million pounds will be given to the Metropolitan Police for their counter-terrorist operations. The same amount will be handed to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme to cover loss of earnings and other unforeseen costs for victims and their families of the attacks. Brown was also set to announce further measures to step up action against the financing of terrorists. He was to establish on Wednesday a new group working across government departments to identify possible targets for asset-freezing. (Posted @ 15:58 PST)
Rice travels to Africa, then Middle East to focus on Gaza pullout WASHINGTON, July 19 (AFP) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Tuesday will embark on a week-long visit to Africa and the Middle East, where she will try to keep Israel's planned pullout from the Gaza Strip on track. A high-ranking Palestinian official said Rice would meet with Palestinian Authority president Mahmud Abbas on Thursday in Ramallah, but the US State Department did not confirm the date. Before arriving in the Middle East, Rice will attend an African economic conference in Senegal and will travel to the war-ravaged Sudanese region of Darfur, where she will visit a refugee camp, a State Department official said. In the Middle East, Rice "is going to continue our efforts to assist and spur both parties toward cooperation" in dismantling 21 Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip and four others in the northern part of the West Bank by mid-August, the US official said. (Posted @ 15:58 PST)
India's Supreme Court calls for quiet, bans horns and loud music at night NEW DELHI, July 19 (AFP) - Millions of Indians may sleep easier after the Supreme Court banned loud music, firecrackers and the honking of vehicle horns at night. The court ban issued Monday and posted Tuesday prevents horns from being sounded between 10 pm and 6 am and also bans firecrackers, loud music and parties between the same hours. It came in response to a public interest lawsuit which called for action against noise makers in the country The night-time ban on firecrackers will curtail their widespread use at religious events and weddings and other social occasions. (Posted @ 15:48 PST)
10 dead in attack on police vehicle in Chechnya: report MOSCOW, July 19 (AFP) - Ten people died in an attack on a police vehicle in the small town of Znamenskoe, northwest Chechnya, on Tuesday, the ITAR-TASS news agency quoted a local police official as saying. The attackers first opened fire and then blew up the four-wheel drive vehicle, witnesses quoted by ITAR-TASS said. (Posted @ 15:40 PST)
Afghan warlord sentenced to 20 years in jail by British court LONDON, July 19 (AFP) - Afghan warlord Faryadi Sarwar Zardad was sentenced to 20 years in prison by a British court Tuesday for torture and hostage-taking in Afghanistan in a landmark case for international law. Zardad, 41, who lived in south London and had denied the charges, was convicted of the crimes on Monday. It was the second time that he had faced a jury after an initial trial was halted last year. (Posted @ 15:36 PST)
Foreign backers warn Sri Lanka, Tigers to honour truce COLOMBO, July 19 (AFP) - The key foreign backers of Sri Lanka's peace process viz the United States, Japan, the European Union and Norway, heading efforts to drum up international support for the peace process, said in a joint statement on Tuesday they were alarmed by the deteriorating situation and the 2002 truce and "unless security is guaranteed, a central pillar of the ceasefire agreement will be undermined." "If the ceasefire agreement ceases to function, the wider peace process would be gravely jeopardised and international support for that process would be deeply eroded,"the statement warned. (Posted @ 15:36 PST)
Qaeda sets deadline for European nations to quit Iraq DUBAI, July 19 (AFP) - The Al-Qaeda terror network warned European nations to pull their troops out of Iraq within a month or face more attacks like the London bombings, according to an Internet statement. "This message is the final warning to European states. We want to give you a one-month deadline to bring your soldiers out from the land of Mesopotamia (Iraq)," said the statement signed by Al-Qaeda group the Brigades Abu Hafs al-Masri dated July 16.The authenticity of the statement could not be verified. (Posted @ 15:26 PST)
Israeli troops kill two Palestinians JENIN, West Bank, July 19 (Reuters) - Israeli troops killed two suspected militants of the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades in a raid on Tuesday near the West Bank town of Jenin, Palestinian witnesses and Israeli military sources said. The army had no immediate comment. (Posted @ 15:02 PST)
Thai cabinet approves state of emergency in Muslim south BANGKOK, July 19 (AFP) - Thailand's cabinet imposed the highest state of emergency Tuesday across three Muslim-majority provinces Narathiwat, Pattani and Yala that have been racked by a deadly insurgency for the past 18 months. The decision allows authorities to use new emergency powers, including wiretaps and detention without charge, to combat the violence. (Posted @ 14:15 PST)
Six family members killed in occupied Kashmir JAMMU, July 19 (AFP) - Suspected militants on Tuesday shot dead six members of a family in southern occupied Kashmir, police said. Initial reports were that all the victims were male but their ages and other details were not immediately available. No militant organisation has claimed responsibility. (Posted @ 14:10 PST)
Israeli forces surround Gaza pullout protesters KFAR MAIMON, Israel, July 19 (Reuters) - Israeli security forces on Tuesday surrounded thousands of rightist protesters threatening to defy a ban and march on Gaza settlements in a bid to hamper Israel's planned pullout from the occupied strip. "We have made it clear that they will not move. We will not allow it. It would be illogical for us to allow the masses to reach Gush Katif," said Internal Security Minister Gideon Ezra. Thousands more troops were being brought to the area. (Posted @ 13:05 PST)
U.S. soldier found dead in Kuwait camp KUWAIT, July 19 (Reuters) - A U.S. soldier was found dead Tuesday at an American military camp in the southern Kuwaiti desert, the U.S. military said. A military statement said the soldier was not killed in combat. "A full investigation of the circumstances surrounding the incident is underway," it added. (Posted @ 13:04 PST)
Kenya bus crash kills 16, many injured NAIROBI, July 19 (Reuters) - At least 16 people died and many more were injured Tuesday when a bus travelling to the Kenyan coast collided with a truck, police said. (Posted @ 13:04 PST)
Six-party talks on North Korea to open July 26 BEIJING, July 19 (Reuters) - Six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear crisis will begin in Beijing on July 26, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. (Posted @ 13:04 PST)
Two killed, four wounded in northern Iraq BAGHDAD, July 19 (AFP) - Two people were killed and four others wounded when an Iraqi police patrol was hit by a roadside bomb in the northern city of Kirkuk, police said Tuesday. (Posted @ 11:30 PST)
Suspected suicide bomber dies in Afghan blast HERAT, Afghanistan, July 19 (Reuters) - A suspected suicide bomber died on Tuesday in the western Afghan city of Heart while attempting to assassinate a local police chief, police said. (Posted @ 11:15 PST)
Israel lifts traffic blockade on Gaza Palestinians JERUSALEM, July 19 (Reuters) - The Israeli army said on Tuesday it was lifting restrictions on Palestinian traffic in the Gaza Strip imposed at the weekend amid a spate of rocket and mortar attacks. (Posted @ 11:12 PST)
Iraq gunmen kill 13 in attack on U.S. base workers BAQUBA, July 19 (Reuters) - Gunmen in two cars attacked a minibus bringing workers to a U.S. base in Baquba, north of Baghdad, on Tuesday, killing 13 people, a police source said. (Posted @ 11:11 PST)
Karachi Stocks down 117.10 points: KARACHI, July 19: At close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 7320.45, down 117.10 points from Monday's close. (Bureau Report) (Updated @ 14:30 PST)
Forex update: KARACHI, July 19: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at Rs 60.5 to the US Dollar in the open market. (Bureau Report) (Updated @ 14:30 PST)
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