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| August 20, 2005 | Saturday | Rajab 14, 1426 |
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Pakistani soldier hanged for plotting to kill President Musharraf MULTAN, Pakistan, Aug 20 (AFP) A Pakistani army man accused of involvement in a plot to kill President General Pervez Musharraf two years ago was executed early Saturday, jail authorities said. Islam Siddiqui, 35, was hanged before dawn in central Pakistan's Multan prison, said jail superintendent Malik Ataullah. Siddiqui, a former soldier, was sentenced to death by a military court for involvement in a plot to kill Musharraf, who is also chief of the army staff, Ataullah said. (Posted @ 23:15 PST)
Kashmir resolution vital for peace in South Asia: PM ISLAMABAD, Aug 20 (APP): Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said Saturday that the Kashmir issue must be resolved by finding a solution acceptable to all three parties to the dispute. Speaking in CNN's Asia Talk Program he said Pakistan, India and people of Kashmir are the three stakeholders and the dispute should be settled in a way acceptable to all. Aziz highlighted the key role being played by Pakistan in the fight against terrorism as a front line state. To a question he said it was "only a perception that Pakistan is training ground for fundamental militancy. This is not true and there should be no doubt about it".(Posted @ 22:50 PST)
Pakistan fully aware of its defence needs: Kasuri KASUR, Aug 20 (APP) Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri Saturday said that Pakistan was fully aware of its defence needs and would do what was required. Talking to newsmen, he said that Pakistan wanted durable peace in the region and would be willing to reduce its defence budget, if India were to cut her defence spending. He dismissed as totally baseless and false the allegation by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh about so-called cross-border terrorism. Kauri said that Pakistan was continuing peaceful dialogue with India and sees progress in the process.(Posted @ 22:46 PST)
Pakistan, Bangladesh to further expand economic, commercial, trade ties Islamabad, Aug 20 PPI: Pakistan and Bangladesh have agreed to further expand economic, commercial, trade and investment cooperation. The agreement came during third round of annual talks between Foreign Secretary Riaz Muhammad Khan and his visiting Bangladesh counterpart Hemayetuddin Saturday in Islamabad.(Posted @ 22:28 PST)
Cricket-Afro-Asian Cup Africa v Asia scoreboard DURBAN, South Africa, Aug 20 (Infostrada Sports) Sri Lankan batsmen Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene hit polished half-centuries for the Asia XI in the second Afro Asia Cup match against an Africa XI at Kingsmead Saturday. The Asia XI made 267 for seven after winning the toss. Scores Asia XI 267-7 in 50 overs (Sangakkara 61, Jayawardene 52, Youhana 42, Sehwag 38; Odoyo 3-35, Streak 2-64).(Posted @ 22:24 PST)
Bush says Iraq war sacrifices deserve victory CRAWFORD, Texas, Aug 20 (AFP) US President George W. Bush, besieged at his Texas ranch by relatives of US soldiers killed in Iraq, said on Saturday that the best way to honour fallen troops was to win the war on terrorism. "We must finish the task that our troops have given their lives for and honour their sacrifice by completing their mission," the president said in his weekly radio address from his Prairie Chapel property near this tiny town.(Posted @ 22:20 PST)
Pope asks Muslim leaders to help defeat terrorism COLOGNE, Germany, Aug 20 (Reuters) Pope Benedict, in his first major address to Muslim leaders, said on Saturday they had a duty to help defeat terrorism and turn back the "wave of cruel fanaticism" that falsely uses religion to instigate hate. "Those who instigate and plan these attacks evidently wish to poison our relations, making use of all means, including religion, to oppose every attempt to build a peaceful, fair and serene life together," he said.(Posted @ 22:16 PST)
Car blast kills 3 policemen in Russia's Dagestan MAKHACHKALA, Russia, Aug 20 (Reuters) A car blast in the Russian region of Dagestan near Chechnya killed at least three police officers on Saturday, a witness and officials said. At least four other police were wounded.(First Posted @ 17:54 Updated @ 22:10 PST)
Algeria rebels kill 6 civilians ALGIERS, August 20 (Reuters) - Algerian rebels have killed six civilians in a raid in the eastern province of Batna, a security source said on Saturday.(Posted @ 20:40 PST)
Security incidents in Iraq, Aug 20 BAGHDAD, Aug 20 (Reuters) Four Iraqi soldiers were killed and three wounded when an insurgent hurled a hand grenade at a passing Iraqi army patrol in Falluja, west of Baghdad, a police officer said. An Iraqi police patrol killed three gunmen as they repelled an insurgent attack in the northern city of Mosul, police said. Gunmen attacked the offices of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, one of two main Kurdish parties, in the ethnically mixed northern oil capital of Kirkuk wounding three guards, police and hospital officials said.(Posted @ 18:02 PST)
Up to 20 Afghans killed as buses crash KABUL, Aug 20 (Reuters) Up to 20 Afghans, including women and children, were killed and about 30 injured on Saturday when two buses collided, a provincial official said. The buses were travelling in opposite directions on a highway between the capital, Kabul, and the southern city of Kandahar when they crashed in Zabul province.(Posted @ 17:58 PST)
Indian troops kill militant in occupied Kashmir SRINAGAR, Aug 20 (AFP) Indian troops on Saturday shot dead a militant in occupied Kashmir, police said adding that the militant gunned down belonged to the Hizbul Mujahedin group.(Posted @ 17:30 PST)
Two killed in bomb blast and shooting in southern Thailand BANGKOK, Aug 20 (AFP) One person was killed and 10 wounded by a bomb in southern Thailand's Narathiwat province on Saturday afternoon, police said.(Posted @ 17:25 PST)
Abbas sets Palestinian parliament vote for Jan. 25 GAZA, Aug 20 (Reuters) Palestinian parliamentary elections, the first to be contested by Hamas, will be held on Jan. 25, President Mahmoud Abbas said in an official decree on Saturday.(Posted @ 17:20 PST)
India's encephalitis death toll rises to 110 LUCKNOW, India, Aug 20 (Reuters) The death toll in an encephalitis outbreak in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh rose to 110 on Saturday with 20 more deaths reported in the past 36 hours, a health official said. Most of the dead were children and more than 170 people were in hospital, many of them in critical condition.(Posted @ 17:16 PST)
London police maintain "shoot-to-kill" policy LONDON, Aug 20 (Reuters) London's police force has reviewed its controversial "shoot-to-kill" policy and left it largely unchanged despite the killing of a Brazilian mistaken for a would-be suicide bomber, Scotland Yard said on Saturday. A spokeswoman declined to detail the changes, but London police chief Ian Blair said officers would continue to use deadly force to stop possible terror attacks.(First Posted @ 10:30 PST Updated @ 17:08 PST)
India-Bangladesh border firing stops, talks offered KOLKATA, India, Aug 20 (Reuters) Indian and Bangladeshi border guards negotiated a ceasefire on Saturday, halting a gunbattle that flared over disputed construction work along the frontier, an Indian official said. "I received a call from the Bangladesh Rifles headquarters in Dhaka this morning and they offered to hold a sector commander-level flag meeting," S.K. Mitra, deputy inspector-general of India's Border Security Force (BSF), said. "The meeting could be held tomorrow. Until then no firing will take place without provocation," he added. (Posted @ 15:15 PST)
Israel evacuates 85 percent of Gaza's settlers NEVE DEKALIM, Gaza Strip, Aug 20 (Reuters) Israeli forces have now evacuated more than 85 percent of Gaza's Jewish settlers and all should be out by Monday, after nearly 40 years of occupation, police said on Saturday. (Posted @ 15:15 PST)
Manipuris rally for curbs on Indian army powers IMPHAL, India, Aug 20 (Reuters) At least 2,000 people marched through the streets of the capital of the remote Indian state of Manipur on Saturday appealing for curbs on the Indian army's powers and an end to human rights abuses. They were asking the Indian government to repeal the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA), which gives the army sweeping powers to search, arrest and even kill suspected militants. Heavily armed police and soldiers flanked the demonstrators who shouted slogans and held placards saying "Repeal AFSPA" and "Prot (Posted @ 15:10 PST)ect Human Rights".
Wanted Saudi militant killed in clash with police RIYADH, Aug 20 (Reuters) A Saudi militant, Majed al-Hasseri, on a list of most wanted suspects in the kingdom died during a clash with police on Thursday, a security source said on Saturday. The clash happened on the same day as another battle in the holy city of Medina, in which top al Qaeda militant Saleh al-Awfi was killed, the Interior Ministry said. (Posted @ 15:05 PST)
Ex-Taliban commander gunned down in Afghan capital KABUL, Aug 20 (Reuters) - A former Taliban commander now loyal to the Afghan government of President Hamidf Karzai has been gunned down in the capital, officials said on Saturday. Karim Qarabaghi and his nephew were killed in their car by a hail of bullets fired from a passing four wheel drive vehicle in a northern suburb of Kabul on Friday, they said. (Posted @ 12:35 PST)
Strike over blasts grips Bangladesh as PM returns DHAKA, Aug 20 (Reuters) - A countrywide general strike gripped Bangladesh on Saturday as Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia returned after cutting short a visit to China because of hundreds of simultaneous bomb blasts across the country. The strike was called by opposition parties to protest against the 200 or so bomb attacks on Wednesday that killed two people and hurt about 100. (Posted @ 10:05 PST)
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