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| August 18, 2005 | Thursday | Rajab 12, 1426 |
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Polling-Ends :- Polling for Local Bodies elections-2005 ends KARACHI, Aug 18 (APP)- The polling in the first phase of Local Bodies elections-2005 ended at 5 P.M. to elect councillors and voting in the remaining 56 districts will be held on Aug. 25, , The polling for first phase of local bodies` elections began Thursday morning in Karachi and nine other districts of Sindh ,in Karachi there are 3360 Polling Stations, In Punjab province there are 17,411 polling stations in 17 districts , in NWFP there are 12 districts, Baluchistan 14 districts. Without report of any major law & order incident in Karachi or elsewhere in the interior of Sindh,except few incidents described as minor by the senior officials likeDG Rangers and Inspector General Police.(Posted @ 19:00 PST)
Transparent holding of elections to improve Pakistan's image: PM ISLAMABAD, Aug 18 (APP): Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Thursday expressed his satisfaction over the fair, free and transparent conduct of first phase of local bodies elections,saying it would enhance country's image in the comity of nations. In a statement, he noted that balloting in 53 districts across the country were held in a peaceful manner in line with the code of conduct set by the Election Commission.(Posted @ 20:00 PST)
Pope Benedict XVI in Germany for talks with Muslim leaders Berlin, Aug 18 PPI: Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Cologne Thursday on four-day visit of his homeland where he is scheduled to hold talks on religious dialogue with that country's Muslim leaders, German television reported. "Visiting a synagogue is close to my heart, and also greeting members of my Islamic community," Pope Benedict XVI said on arrival at Cologne-Bonn Airport where he was greeted by German President Horst Koehler and Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder. (Posted @ 21:00 PST)
Pakistani prisoner Muhammad Ahmed died in India ISLAMABAD, Aug 18 (APP): A Pakistani prisoner Muhammad Ahmed son of Gulzar Ahmed who was confined in Indian jail has died in hospital at district Sri Garganagar Rajasthan. According to a message conveyed to Pakistan High Commission by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, Muhammad Ahmed, a Pakistani prisoner died on June 28, 2005 in a hospital at District Sri Ganganagar. Late Muhammad Ahmed was resident of Dera Dosa Budha, Thana Mullan, Tehsil Pind Dadan Khan, district Chakwal. (Posted @ 23:45 PST)
Hockey: Pakistan beats India 3-1 Netherlands, Aug 18 (PPI): Pakistan kept their hope alive in the prestigious eight-nation Rabo Hockey Tournament when they outplayed traditional arch rivals India 3-1 in their second match here Thursday at Wagener Stadium. Pakistan is now leading the Pool A table along with Spain with 4 points and will take on European hockey powerhouse Germany in their last pool match. Pakistan started off slowly in their battle against neighboring country but found rhythm till the clock reaches double figures.(Posted @ 23:00 PST)
No shuttle launch before March, NASA says WASHINGTON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - The next launch of a space shuttle will not be until March 2006, NASA officials said on Thursday. "It looked like the early opportunities don't work for us," Bill Gerstenmaier, NASA's associate administrator for Space Operations, told a news conference. "From an overall standpoint we think really March 4th is the time frame we are looking at." The U.S. space agency is still trying to determine why a large piece of foam broke off the shuttle Discovery's fuel tank during launch last month, Gerstenmaier said.(Posted @ 22:30 PST)
Police kill al Qaeda leader in clash RIYADH, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Security forces killed the leader of al Qaeda in Saudi Arabia in a gun battle An Interior Ministry statement said security forces had also killed three other militants and arrested at least 10 in a series of raids in the capital RiyadhSaleh al-Awfi, believed to have taken over leadership of al Qaeda in Saudi Arabia last year, was one of a few fugitives remaining on a list of most wanted militants in the world's top oil producer.(Posted @ 19:00 PST)
Brutal killing of two women sparks protest and fear in occupied Kashmir Occupied Kashmir SRINAGAR, Aug 18 (AFP) Police in occupied Kashmir fired into the air on Thursday to disperse thousands of people protesting against the murder of a Muslim woman and her daughter-in-law by suspected robbers, officials said.The demonstrators at Baramulla in northern Kashmir were angry over what they said was a failure by police to protect them.The apparent robbery-killing was the first of its kind in recent years in the Muslim-majority region racked by an separatist revolt, where six to eight people die daily in insurgency-related violence.(Posted @ 17:20 PST)
Two US soldiers killed, two wounded in Afghan blast KABUL, Aug 18 (APP/AFP) - Two US soldiers were killed Thursday and two others were wounded when a homemade bomb struck their vehicle in the southern province of Kandahar, the US military said in a statement.(Posted @ 16:45 PST)
Four US soldiers killed in Iraq BAGHDAD, Aug 18 (AFP) - Four US soldiers were killed Thursday by a roadside bomb in the northern Iraqi town of Samarra, the US military said.A statement said the incident occured at 11:15 am (0715 GMT), without providing details.The total US military deaths in Iraq since the March 2003 invasion stood at 1,849 on august 17, according to Pentagon figures.(Posted @ 15:45 PST)
Gunmen attack Iraq's Anbar governor, clerics RAMADI, Iraq, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Insurgents opened fire on the governor of Iraq's Anbar province and a group of prominent Sunni Muslim clerics as they were meeting in Ramadi on Thursday, causing casualties, witnesses said. Witnesses said Anbar Governor Mamoun al-Alwani was holding talks with members of the Muslim Clerics Association in Ramadi's main Al Dawla al-Kabeer mosque when the gunmen opened fire, the witnesses said. The governor and the head of the Muslim Clerics Association in Ramadi, Thamir al-Dulaimi, escaped injury but Dhahir al-Obeidi, head of the Sunni Endowment organisation, was wounded along with his deputy, they said.(Posted @ 15:45 PST)
Five Taliban killed in raids: Afghan official QALAT, Afghanistan, Aug 18 (AFP) - Afghan and US forces backed by American warplanes raided a Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan, killing five members of the ousted militia, a military official said Thursday. The operation began on Tuesday in the Khakriz district of Kandahar province, the birthplace of the hardline regime, and the militants were killed (Posted @ 15:30 PST)
Lebanese hostage freed in Afghanistan: Taliban QALAT, Afghanistan,Aug 18 (APP/AFP) - Afghanistan's Taliban rebels said Thursday they had released a kidnapped Lebanese engineer whom they had earlier threatened to kill.Hostage Safieddine Mohammad Rida, a mechanical engineer working for a Lebanese company that sells diesel engines, was abducted on Sunday in restive southeastern Afghanistan. "We freed the Lebanese engineer few minutes ago," purported Taliban spokesman Abdul Latif Hakimi told AFP.(Posted @ 13:00 PST)
Two militants die in clash with Saudi forces RIYADH, Aug 18 (Reuters) At least two suspected militants were killed in a gunfight with Saudi security forces north of the capital Riyadh on Thursday, a security source said.Police surrounded a house in a district north of Riyadh and exchanged fire with several wanted gunmen inside, killing two,the source said.Saudi Interior Ministry spokesman General Mansour al-Turki confirmed a security operation was taking place in the area."The police are trying to apprehend one or more individuals who are putting up some resistance," he said, but did not give further details.(Posted @ 12:30 PST)
Four killed in helicopter crash near Russian oil fields MOSCOW, Aug 18 (AFP) Four people died Thursday in a helicopter crash near the western Siberian oil town of Nefteyugansk, the Russian emergency situations ministry said. Another two people were wounded when the Mi-8 passenger helicopter came down, a spokesman for the ministry said. Reasons for the crash, which took place in a region with important oil reserves, were still unknown.(Posted @ 12:05 PST)
Four die in latest occupied Kashmir violence SRINAGAR, Aug 18 (AFP) Two militants, a policeman and a contractor have been killed in the latest bout of separatist violence in revolt-hit occupied Kashmir, police said Thursday.The militants were killed in the district of Pulwama, south of the summer capital Srinagar, late Wednesday during a clash with Indian troops, a police spokesman said. He said suspected rebels shot dead a contractor, Ghulam Bhat, in the same district around the same time."Police are ascertaining why he was targeted," the spokesman said.None of the one dozen rebel groups fighting to end Indian rule in Kashmir has claimed responsibility for the killing.(Posted @ 12:00 PST)
Polling begins in Peshawar amid tight security PESHAWAR, Aug 18 (APP): Polling for the Local Government elections began in Peshawar district amid tight security to pre-empt any untoward happening. In the first phase of LG polls, polling is in progress in 12 districts of NWFP including Peshawar, Nowshera, Charsadda, Mardan, Swabi, Kohat, Karak, Bannu, D.I.Khan, Tank, Haripur and Buner.(Posted @ 10:50 PST)
Russia, China open first joint military exercises BEIJING, Aug 18 (Reuters) China and Russia began their first joint military exercises on Thursday aimed at boosting cooperation between the former adversaries and sending a message to the United States about their growing influence. Eight days of war games between the giant neighbours, who share a 4,300-km (2,700-mile) border, also present a commercial opportunity for Russia, China's biggest supplier of arms and weapons technology, to flog its wares, analysts say.(Posted @ 09:15 PST)
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