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| August 6, 2005 | Saturday | Jumadi-us-Sani 29, 1426 |
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Australia 175-8 against England BIRMINGHAM, England, Aug 6 (AFP) - Australia were 175 for eight, needing a further 107 runs to reach their victory target of 282, at stumps on the third day of the second Test against England at Edgbaston here Saturday. Shane Warne was 20 not out after Michael Clarke was bowled off the last ball of the day for 30. Australia lead the five-Test series 1-0. (Posted @ 23:15 PST)
India, Pakistan reach agreement over missile tests NEW DELHI, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Nuclear-armed India and Pakistan agreed to inform each other formally about any planned missile tests on Saturday, pushing forward a sluggish peace process that seeks to resolve their most contentious dispute over Kashmir. The two sides also agreed to start a direct phone link between top bureaucrats in their foreign ministries by next month. "The result of the talks is the agreement on the pre-notification of the ballistic missile tests," said Meera Shankar, additional secretary in India's foreign ministry after the talks. The two-day talks were part of a tentative peace process that began in January 2004 and led to improvement in ties between the South Asian rivals, who have fought three wars.(Posted @ 21:30 PST)
Tunisian plane crashes in sea off Italy 20 Rescued ROME, Aug 6 (AFP) - A Tunisian ATR-42 airliner with some 35 passengers on board crashed into the sea off Palermo in Sicily Saturday, the Ansa news agency reported, quoting the local fire brigade and adding that at least 20 passengers were rescued by coastguards. Ansa said four rescue boats and naval helicopters rushed to the scene, while on shore dozens of ambulances were on standby. The pilot of the flight from Bari in southern Italy to Djerba had been trying to make an emergency landing at Palermo airport, the report said.(Posted @ 21:10 PST)
Punjab government to call army in six sensitive districts Lahore, August 06 (PPI): Punjab Government, on the recommendations of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), Saturday requisitioned military in six sensitive districts from August 10 to maintain law and order for august 18 local bodies polls. An official of Punjab Home Ministry told PPI that ECP had declared Lahore,Gujranwala, Rawalpindi, Sargodha, Multan and Faisalabad as sensitive districts and following ECP request, provincial administration has requisitioned military from August 10 to start flag march. According to him, troops would not be deployed at polling stations.(Posted @ 19:12 PST)
Army to patrol during Local Government polls in Sindh Karachi, Aug 06 (PPI): Sindh Government has asked Army personnel to patrol designated rural and urban areas of Sindh during upcoming Local Government polls to maintain law and order.This was stated Saturday by Home Secretary Sindh Brig (retd) Ghulam Muhammad Muhtaram, while briefing Acting Chief Election Commissioner Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar at a meeting at Sindh Assembly building attended by DROs, officials of provincial government and the Election Commission. He said Army personnel have been asked to patrol designated areas of urban and rural Sindh, adding that motorcyclist squads of Rangers and police would also be deployed.(Posted @ 19:02 PST)
Mosul-based soldier killed in attack BAGHDAD, Iraq, Aug 6 (APP/AP) _ A U.S. soldier assigned to a unit in Mosul was killed in action Thursday during a terrorist attack in Mosul, the U.S. command said Saturday . No further details were given.(Posted @ 18:52 PST)
Pakistan needs water reservoirs for rapid development: President RAWALPINDI, Aug 6 (APP): President General Pervez Musharraf on Saturday said Pakistan needs large water reservoirs for its rapid development in agricultural and industrial sectors, assuring to safeguard interests of all provinces while moving ahead in this regard. The President told senior editors from sindhi newspapers and electronic media that the province would benefit enormously from the construction of large reservoirs and sought media's support in raising awareness on water issues through balanced and objective analyses. He said the technical committee on water reservoirs is to submit its report later this month and a decision would be taken after taking into consideration all respects.President Musharraf also favoured greater autonomy for the provinces and said the issue of the concurrent list woudl be sorted out constitutionally and politically. Speaking about the economic turnaround, he said, Pakistanattracted an investment of US dollars 1.5 billion in the last financial year, which is likely to increase this year.(Posted @ 18:45 PST)
Muslims take out large rally to condemn hatred, extremism WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (APP)- 'American Muslims and Pakistani Americans Unite Against Terrorism' was the theme of a large rally held Friday at the Capitol Building in Hartford, Connecticut. The rally was sponsored by the Pakistani American Public Affairs Committee (PAKPAC), the Pakistani American Association of Connecticut (PAACT) and the Connecticut Association of Pakistani Physicians (CAPP). Participants include supporting fellow Americans. The Governor of Connecticut, Jodi Rell's office was represented by Adem Jamel. Senator Lieberman's message thanked and congratulated the Pakistani Americans for organizing the event. Congressman Larson, Congressman Simmon's and Congresswoman Nancy Johnson's messages echoed similar sentiments and strong support to the efforts of the Pakistani American community in Connecticut. Speakers included Imam Qasim Shreef of Hartford Mohammed Masjid, Dr. Saud Anwar, and Sohaib Sultan, Muslim Chaplin at the Hartford Seminary Connecticut state lawmakers in this rally included Representative Demetrios Giannaros and Representative Bill Aman. Representative Saggy Tahir joined in from New Hampshire.(Posted @ 18:43 PST)
Sri Lanka catch West Indies short of crease COLOMBO, Aug 6 (APP/AFP) - Sri Lanka restricted the West Indies to 226-7 in a triangular one-day series match here on Saturday. The West Indies posted their highest total in three matches following Joseph's career-best 58 and skipper Chanderpaul's 57, but poor running between wickets affected the West Indies' chances of reaching a challenging total as four batsmen were run out, including well-set Joseph and hard-hitting Ricardo Powell (eight).(Posted @ 18:25 PST)
PM has audience with King Abdullah, condoles demise of King Fahd RIYADH, Aug 6 (APP): Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Saturday had an audience with King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz at the Royal Palace here.He expressed his heartfelt condolence over the sad demise of late King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz, describing him a great leader of Muslim Ummah and a great visionary.The Prime Minister along with members of his entourage also greeted King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz on assuming his new responsibility. Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz, Prince Naif and other members of the royal family were also present on the occasion. Prime Minister’s entourage included Senate Chairman Muhammadmian Soomro, Chief Minister Punjab Ch. Pervaiz Elahi, Chief Minister Sindh Arbab Ghulam Rahim, Ministers for Privatization Hafeez Sheikh, Population - Ch. Shahbaz Hussain, Health - Nasir Khan, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Ehsan Ul Haq, Minister of State for Overseas Pakistanis Azeem Tariq and MNA Farooq Sattar .Mr Shaukat Aziz later flew back to Islamabad.(Posted @ 18:22 PST)
Troops escape roadside explosion near Pakistan-Afghanistan border MIRANSHAH, Pakistan Aug 6 (AFP) - Paramilitary troops in two vehicles patrolling an area in North Waziristan near the Afghanistan border Saturday escaped unhurt when a bomb planted under a small bridge exploded, an official said. Luckily there were no casualties, but the explosion destroyed the small bridge, an official said . Separately, security personnel arrested a man carrying two hand grenades in the town of Razmak near a cadet college just before the arrival of provincial governor Khalilur Rehman for the parents' day ceremony held there, he said.(Posted @ 16:45 PST)
Deadlocked N.Korea talks limp into 12th day BEIJING, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Six-party talks to defuse the North Korean nuclear crisis dragged into a 12th day on Saturday, with negotiators trying to break the deadlock as Pyongyang clung to the right to peaceful nuclear capability. The Beijing talks between the Koreas, the United States, Japan, Russia and host nation China were bogged down, with parties unable to agree on a joint statement that would provide for the dismantling of North Korea's nuclear programmes in return for energy aid and security guarantees. North Korea insists it be allowed to keep nuclear programmes to generate electricity. Washington is demanding a complete, verifiable dismantling of all of Pyongyang's weapons programmes. (Posted @ 16:38 PST)
Casualties in Iraq, Aug 6 BAGHDAD, Aug 6 (Reuters) - A roadside bomb struck a British army vehicle in Basra, witnesses said. A spokesman for the British forces confirmed the incident but the Ministry of Defence in London said no one was killed. Witnesses at the scene said at least one soldier was wounded.Insurgents killed two Iraqis including a senior official in the Iraqi National Congress party in southern Baghdad late Friday. Khalid al-Saaidi was the second senior official in the ruling party to be killed by insurgents in the last few days. One policeman was killed and another wounded when gunmen in two cars sprayed a police checkpoint with machinegun fire near the town of Baquba, police said.A suicide car bomber wounded three Iraqis, two of them women, when he blew himself up near a U.S military convoy in the east of the capital, an Interior Ministry source said.U.S. and Iraqi troops patrolled Haditha on the third day of Operation Quick Strike, an offensive by about 1,000 troops against insurgents in the Euphrates Valley. Waleed al-Hadithi, a doctor at Haditha hospital, said six civilians had been killed in military operations around Haditha and nearby Barwana and eight wounded.(Posted @ 16:20 PST)
Pakistan to close Afghan refugee camps near Afghanistan border ISLAMABAD, Aug 6 (AFP) - Pakistan has decided to close down Afghan refugee camps in tribal districts along the Afghanistan border and move some 60,000 refugees out of the capital by the end of month, the UN said Saturday A decision has also been taken to move Afghan refugees now scattered in and around the Pakistani capital, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) said. Camps in Bajaur and Kurram on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border which are home to over 105,000 Afghan refugees will be closed on August 31, it said. "The refugees will be offered a choice of voluntary repatriation to Afghanistan or relocation within Pakistan," it said. The UNHCR said that it "supported" the relocations as clashes between suspected Al-Qaeda linked militants and Pakistani security forces had made it "impossible" to assist the refugees properly. Camps in restive South Waziristan were closed last year and those in North Waziristan were closed at the end of June. In southwestern Baluchistan province, one camp was closed in July while another will be emptied by the end of August, the UN body said. More than 60,000 Afghan refugees around Islamabad are also set to move due to "security reasons." About three million Afghans are still living in Pakistan. About 1.3 million Afghans now live in 115 Pakistan refugee camps, mostly along the Afghan border, while 1.7 million live in cities, including the slums outside Islamabad.(Posted @ 16:12 PST)
Gunmen kill five civilians in southeast Afghanistan KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Aug 6 (AFP) - Gunmen in a car Friday killed five Afghan civilians including a woman when they sprayed their vehicle with bullets in Helmand province , an official said Saturday. Spokesman Mohammad Wali said: "We believe it was not the work of the Taliban," he said. "Rather, we believe personal enmities were behind the killings." (Posted @ 15:58 PST)
UN resolution only way to resolve Kashmir dispute: Geelani NEW DELHI, Aug 6 (APP): Hurriyat Conference has said that implementation of United Nations resolutions on Kashmir is the only way to resolve the dispute and any other solution outside that is not acceptable."Hurriyat Conference wants the resolution of Kashmir issue according to the United Nations resolutions. Any other solution outside the resolution is not acceptable to us," amalgam chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani said in a statement in Srinagar. (Posted @ 15:52 PST)
Suicide car bomber targets US convoy in Baghdad, injures three civilians BAGHDAD, Iraq Aug 6 (APP/AP) _ A suicide car bomber targeting an American patrol in New Baghdqd neighbourhood has been killed by U.S. troops, police said. American troops opened fire on the explosive-laden vehicle before it reached them, setting off a major explosion that injured three civilian bystanders, said 1st Lt. Ali Abbas.The blast also damaged nearby homes. There was no information on U.S. casualties. (Posted @ 15:49 PST)
Four killed as roof collapses in rainstorm KASUR, Aug 6 (APP)- Four persons including two children were killed when the roof of a house in Kot Murad Khan here collapsed over them during the heavy wind and rainstorm which lashed the city and its suburbs Friday night. (Posted @ 15:41 PST)
NIT-Privatisation KARACHI, AUG 6 (APP) - The privatization of National Investment Trust (NIT) was in an advanced stage and the government will privatize NIT's 51 percent management share soon, Secretary Privatisation Tehseen Khan Iqbal told newsmen at the first national conference on privatisation here Saturday. He said the net asset value of NIT was estimated at about Rs 60 to 70 billion. "The port folio of NIT has been divided into five portions to facilitate its privatisation because of the magnitude of the transaction", he added. (Posted @ 15:40 PST)
Shuttle Discovery undocks from space station HOUSTON, Aug 6 (Reuters) Shuttle Discovery undocked from the International Space Station on Saturday, in its first step toward returning to Earth on Monday. (Posted @ 15:05 PST)
Ahmadinejad sworn in; warns Iran will not submit to other nations TEHRAN, Aug 6 (AFP) Mahmood Ahmadinejad said Iran would respect international regulations but would not accept "submission" to any other nation, as he took the oath of office before parliament Saturday. "We will not accept anything that violates our nation's rights, it's an inviolable principle of our policies," he said. (Posted @ 12:12 PST)
Thousands mark Hiroshima A-bomb 60th anniversary HIROSHIMA, Japan, Aug 6 (Reuters) Tens of thousands of people from around the world gathered in Hiroshima on Saturday to mark the 60th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city and to renew calls for the abolition of nuclear arms.Survivors and families of victims, including Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, assembled at the Peace Memorial Park near "ground zero", the spot where the bomb detonated on Aug.6, 1945, and observed a minute's silence in memory of those who perished in a ceremony. (Posted @ 10:23 PST)
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