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| November 10, 2005 | Thursday | Shawwal 7, 1426 |
Updated round-the-clock, with major updates after 10:00 PST (05:00 GMT)
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South African Air Chief visits PAF HQs ISLAMABAD, Nov 10 (APP): Chief of the South African Air Force Lieutenant General Cario Gargiano on Thursday visited Air Headquarters here. On arrival, a smartly turned out contingent of Pakistan Air Force presented the guard of honour. After reviewing the guard of honour, he was introduced to Principal Staff Officers of Pakistan Air Force. The distinguished guest also paid to the martyrs of PAF by lying wreath, on Martyrs' Monument situated at Air Headquarters. Lieutenant General Cario Gargiano also called on Air Chief Marshal Kaleem Saadat Chief of the Air Staff in his office. Both remained together for sometime and discussed matters of professional interest. Air Chief Marshal Kaleem Saadat presented a crest of his office to the visiting dignitary. Lieutenant General Cario Gargiano attended a briefing at Air Headquarters on the organization, role and functioning of Pakistan Air Force.(Posted @ 23:18 PST)
Bush awards Greenspan, Ali Medal of Freedom WASHINGTON, Nov 9 (Reuters) - President George W. Bush praised the influence of Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan and boxing legend Muhammad Ali as he honored them on Wednesday with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country's highest civilian award.(Posted @ 23:06 PST)
Shaukat Aziz talks to Jordanian PM by phone ISLAMABAD, Nov 10 (APP): Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Thursday talked by phone with Jordanian Prime Minister Dr. Adnan Badran to express solidarity with the government and people of Jordan and condemned Wednesday's terrorist attack in Amman. The Prime Minister said that Pakistan abhorred the heinous acts of terrorism in Amman, in the strongest terms, which has caused death and injury to a large number of innocent people. He expressed on behalf of the government and people of Pakistan the deep sense of sorrow at the loss of lives and said, "We stand by the people of Jordan in this hour of trial." (Posted @ 22:32 PST)
Indian army official killed in gunbattle with militants in occupied Kashmir SRINAGAR, Nov 10 (AFP) - A senior Indian army official was killed in a gunbattle with militants Thursday in occupied Kashmir, a military spokesman told AFP."Indian army cordoned off two houses where the militants were hiding on a tip off, and when the soldiers closed in, the militants opened fire killing an army Major," spokesman Vijay Batra said. "At the moment it is hard to know how many militants are hiding in the house and the firefight is still going on," Batra said. The gunbattle is taking place in Arim village in Badipora town, 60 kilometers (40 miles) north of Srinagar.(Posted @ 22:26 PST)
Chinese president arrives in Germany BERLIN, Nov 10 (AFP) - China's president Hu Jintao arrived in Berlin from London Thursday for a state visit on the second leg of a European tour that will also take him to Spain.(Posted @ 22:22 PST)
Russia ready to enrich uranium for Iran MOSCOW, Nov 10 (AFP) - Russia is prepared to enrich uranium for Iran on Russian territory as part of efforts to resolve the stand-off over Tehran's nuclear programme, a spokesman for Russia's atomic energy agency said Thursday.(Posted @ 22:15 PST)
Bomb at Iraqi recruiting office kills 10 - medics BAGHDAD, Nov 10 (Reuters) - A car bomb killed 10 people and wounded 20 more at an army recruiting centre on Thursday in the city of Tikrit,, hospital sources and police said. Doctors at three different hospitals reported casualties in the attack, which was the second on Thursday aimed at Iraqi security forces. A suicide bomber earlier in the day killed 35 people in a Baghdad restaurant frequented by police and the army.(Posted @ 19:50 PST)
England skipper Vaughan out of first Pakistan Test MULTAN, Pakistan, Nov 10 (AFP) - Injured England captain Michael Vaughan has been ruled out of the first Test against Pakistan in Multan and opener Marcus Trescothick will lead the side, England cricket officials said Thursday.(Posted @ 19:44 PST)
Greek police detain 61 Kashmiri illegal immigrants found hiding in truck THESSALONIKI, Greece Nov 10 (APP/AP) _ Police detained 61 illegal immigrants found hidden in a truck near Greece's border with Turkey early Thursday, and arrested the Albanian driver on smuggling charges, authorities said. The immigrants were from occupied Kashmir, police said. The 21-year-old driver was arrested following the random police inspection of the truck outside the border city of Alexandroupoli. Each immigrant had paid US$3,500 for the trip to Greece.(Posted @ 19:40 PST)
Pakistani, Indian FS meet, review progress on CD DHAKA, Nov 10 (APP): The Foreign Secretaries of Pakistan and India Thursday reviewed progress on the Composite Dialogue process and expressed satisfaction over the agreement to open five crossing points across the Line of Control for Kashmiris. During the breakfast meeting with Foreign Secretary Riaz Muhammad Khan the Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran said that India had made arrangements to open three points by 10 November, but it required more time to complete the logistics arrangements for the remaining two points.(Posted @ 19:28 PST)
About 6,000 to 8,000 Sikh Yatrees to attend 536 birthday of Guru Nakak LAHORE, Nov 10 (APP): About six to eight thousand Sikh yatrees from all over the world including 3,000 from India will participate in the 10-day festival of " 536 birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Jee" starting from Friday. Sikh pilgrims during their stay in Pakistan will attend the main event of festival to be held at Gurdwara Janam Asthan,Nankana Sahib while the religious rituals will also be performed at Gurdwara Panja Sahib,(Hassanabdal),Gurdawara Dera Sahib,(Lahore),Gurdwara,Rori Sahib,(Eminabad) and Gurdwara Sacha Sauda (Farooqabad).(Posted @ 18:44 PST)
Security incidents in Iraq, Nov. 10 Baghdad, Nov 10 (Reuters) - The brother of parliamentary speaker Hajem al-Hassani was abducted on Tuesday in the northern city of Kirkuk, police said Thursday. A husband and wife employed by the city council were killed by gunmen while on their way to work in the capital's western Ghazaliya district, police said. Four policemen were wounded when they were attacked by gunmen in southern Baghdad, and an intelligence officer was killed by gunmen in Basra, intelligence officials said.(Posted @ 16:52 PST)
Cricket-Pakistan police use sniffer dogs for test security MULTAN, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Pakistani police will use sniffer dogs to carry out a complete security sweep of the Multan cricket stadium before the start of the first test between Pakistan and England on Saturday. A senior officer said on Thursday sniffers dogs had already carried out a check of the stadium before the arrival of the England team for practice. "But we will do it again on each day of the match as we don't want to take any risks at all," Multan District Police Officer, Munir Ahmed said.(Posted @ 16:42 PST)
Sixteen dead in Afghan truck plunge KABUL, Nov 10 (AFP) - Sixteen people were killed and another five hurt early Thursday when a truck they were travelling in swerved off a road and plunged into Kabul river near the capital, police said. The highway on which the accident occurred is under repair. It is the second biggest in Afghanistan and connects the capital with the eastern city of Jalalabad.(Posted @ 16:35 PST)
Afghan soldier killed after opening fire on US troops KABUL, Nov 10 (AFP) - An Afghan soldier was shot dead after he opened fire on US troops at a base about 48 kilometres from Gardez city, the capital of eastern Paktia province, wounding two American soldiers, the US-led coalition said Thursday. "He walked into the middle of the base and started firing," a spokesman said. "Coalition soldiers fired back and killed him.(Posted @ 16:28 PST)
Iraqi army finds 27 bodies: KUT, Iraq, Nov 10 (AFP) - The Iraqi army said Thursday it had found the bodies of 27 people south of the capital, with bullets to their heads and their hands and feet bound. The grisly discovery was made in the region of Jassan, near the town of Kut south of Baghdad, said Colonel Badr al-Basri, adding that the victims were in civilian dress.(Posted @ 16:10 PST)
Assad almost sure Syria 'innocent' in Hariri murder: DAMASCUS, Nov 10 (AFP) - President Bashar al-Assad said he was almost sure of Syria's "innocence" in the murder of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri, in a keynote address on Thursday. "I always said Syria is innocent," Assad said, vowing that Damascus would cooperate as demanded by the Security Council with a UN probe into the February 14 murder of Hariri in a Beirut bomb blast. "I say we are very close to the absolute truth that we are innocent.(Posted @ 16:05 PST)
Suicide bomb kills 35 in Baghdad restaurant: BAGHDAD, Nov 10 (Reuters) A suicide bomber wearing an explosive vest blew himself up in a crowded Baghdad restaurant frequented by the security forces during breakfast on Thursday, killing 35 people and wounding at least 25 more, police said. "Body parts are all over the place, we are still collecting them," a police officer at the scene said. The police officer said at least four Iraqi police patrols were having their breakfast at the restaurant when the bomber struck. (First Posted@ 12:15 PST Updated@ (Posted @ 15:00 PST)
British foreign minister visits Iraq, to meet PM: BAGHDAD, Nov 10 (Reuters) British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw is visiting Iraq and is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari on Thursday, Iraqi government officials and British diplomats said. The visit was previously unannounced for security reasons.(Posted @ 14:40PST)
China reports two new outbreaks of bird flu: BEIJING, Nov 10 (Reuters) China has discovered two new outbreaks of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu in poultry in the northeast, bringing the total number of outbreaks to six since the beginning of last month, Chinese media said on Thursday. Xinhua news agency said the new outbreaks occurred in villages near the cities of Fuxin and Jinzhou, both of which are close to Heishan in Liaoning province, where last week's outbreak was reported.(Posted @ 14:40 PST)
Peres ousted as Israeli Labour Party chief: TEL AVIV, Nov 10 (Reuters) Shimon Peres was ousted as leader of Israel's Labour Party on Thursday in an upset victory for a trade union chief whose vow to end a ruling alliance with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon could trigger early elections.Amir Peretz, 53, largely unknown on the international stage, was declared the winner of a rank-and-file ballot by a 42 to 40 percent margin over Peres. Peres, 82, immediately appealed to party officials alleging voting irregularities, his legal adviser said. Secretary-General Eitan Cabel had earlier said a party commission had rejected Peres' accusations of fraud at several polling stations.(Posted @ 14:05 PST)
China denies US embassy report of planned hotel attacks: BEIJING, Nov 10 (AFP) Chinese authorities said Thursday a US embassy report warning that Islamic extremists could be planning attacks on luxury hotels in China next week was a "sham" fabricated by a foreigner. "The so-called attacks on four and five star hotels in China was a sham recently fabricated by some foreign citizen," the Public Security Ministry said in a one-line faxed statement.(Posted @ 13:15 PST)
Israeli troops kill Gaza gunman: GAZA, Nov 10 (Reuters) Israeli soldiers killed a Palestinian along the Israeli-Gaza border on Thursday, Palestinian medics and sources said. The alleged gunman was shot before dawn near the border fence at Kissufim. Hamas said the Palestinian, 22, belonged to their ranks.(Posted @ 13:15 PST)
Suicide bombers kill 57 at Jordanian hotels: AMMAN, Nov 10 (Agencies) Suspected suicide bombers struck at international hotels in Jordan's capital Amman, killing 57 people and wounding 110, security officials said on Thursday. In Wednesday night's synchronised attacks, two bombs exploded while crowds were celebrating weddings, leaving blood and destruction at Amman's luxury Grand Hyatt hotel and the nearby Radisson SAS. A third blast targeted a Days Inn hotel. Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, claimed the suicide bombings on Amman hotels, according to a statement published on the Internet Thursday. "Our good lions launched a new raid in Amman," a statement by Zarqawi's Al-Qaeda Organisation in the Land of the Two Rivers said. (First Posted@ 10:55 PST Updated @ 13:05 PST)
Taliban behead two civilians, kill seven Afghan police: KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Nov 10 (AFP) - Militants loyal to Afghanistan's Taliban regime killed seven Afghan police and beheaded two civilians in the country's insurgency-hit south, a provincial governor said Thursday. The policemen were killed in an ambush Wednesday on a three-vehicle convoy that was travelling on a highway between troubled Uruzgan province and Kandahar, a former Taliban hotbed, Uruzgan governor Jan Mohammad told AFP. One of the vehicles escaped the ambush but two were destroyed in the fighting.(Updated @ 11:10 PST First Posted @ 10:55 PST)
President Bush says bombings in Amman "cowardly acts against innocent Jordanians": WASHINGTON, Nov 10 (APP)- President George Bush Wednesday described Wednesday's "terrorist bombings" in Amman as "cowardly attacks on innocent Jordanians and their guests."(Posted @ 10:30 PST)
Karachi Stocks up 98.68 points: KARACHI, November 10: At close fo trading, the KSE-100 index was at 8792.22, up 98.68 points from Tuesday's close. (Bureau Report) (Updated @ 2:30 PST)
Forex update: KARACHI, November 10: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at Rs 59.95 to the US Dollar in the open market. (Bureau Report) (Updated @ 2:30 PST)
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