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| November 22, 2005 | Tuesday | Shawwal 19, 1426 |
Updated round-the-clock, with major updates after 10:00 PST (05:00 GMT)
'Burdening nation with more loans' flayed Karachi, November 22, (PPI): Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal central leader and Jamaat-e-Islami Sindh chief Captain (retd) Dr Mumtaz Memon Tuesday what he called burdening nation with even more loans in the garb of donors' conference. He charged that that in the donors' conference there were few donations and more loans. He alleged that it was nothing but to burden the nation with additional loans for luxuries and comforts of ruling elite. (Posted @ 23:00 PST)
FC recover huge cache of arms, ammunition QUETTA Nov 22 (PPI): Frontier Corps Balochistan made a huge cache of arms and ammunition in an action in Mangochar area near Kalat Tuesday. FC sources said here today they were tipped today that some terrorists intended to smuggle huge quantity of arms and ammunition for act of subversion. A raiding team was sent to Khaliqabad and Gwarizai in Tehsil Mangochar between Mastung and Kalat along RCD highway. This team foiled a bid to smuggle huge quantity of arms and ammunition. The seized arms and ammunition included rocket launchers (26), rocket launcher shells (27), kalashinkov (15), rifles (6), Mortar bombs (156), hand grenade (56), mines (2) and rifles ammunition (22,000).(Posted @ 22:25 PST)
Fifteen killed in market bombing in Iraq's Kirkuk KIRKUK, Iraq, Nov 22 (APP/AFP) - Fifteen people were killed and 25 wounded Tuesday when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a packed marketplace in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, police said. Police who rushed to the market after a small explosion was reported were ambushed by the bomber who rammed a police car with his vehicle, setting off a large explosion. At least 20 shops were damaged, five cars destroyed and a number of the victims, many of them policemen, were burnt to death, according to police Brigadier General Adel Zein al-Din. US soldiers and police cordoned off the area following the explosion which occurred at around 7 pm (1600 GMT) when the food market was packed with shoppers. A few hours earlier, three Iraqi soldiers were wounded when another suicide bomber drove his explosives-laden car at a military roadblock just south of Kirkuk, police said.(Posted @ 22:15 PST)
Bosnian parties commit to constitutional reform by March WASHINGTON, Nov 22 (AFP) - Bosnian political leaders formally committed themselves Tuesday to making sweeping constitutional changes, including a streamlined presidency and parliament, by March.(Posted @ 22:08 PST)
Pakistan asks India to respond with an open mind ideas of self-governance and demilitarization ISLAMABAD, Nov 22 (APP): Pakistan Tuesday asked India to respond with an open mind to the ideas of demilitarization and self-governance, to help find a solution of the Kashmir dispute and for durable peace in the region. A Foreign Office spokesperson said it would be regrettable if India chooses to be evasive in responding to these ideas noting that these have also been supported by Chairman APHC, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and other Kashmiri leaders in occupied Kashmir." She said "the repetition of reference to Gilgit and Baltistan by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs spokesman is uncalled for." "We had stated earlier that the fundamental issue remains the systematic and large-scale human rights violations of the Kashmiri people by the Indian occupation forces," she added.(Posted @ 20:12 PST)
Indian coalition partner loses power in key state PATNA, India, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), a major partner in India's ruling coalition lost power in the key Bihar state on Tuesday. In counting on Tuesday after voting spread over a month, it lost to a coalition led by the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which won at least 145 of the 243 seats. The RJD, which won about 65 seats with counting continuing in one electorate, conceded defeat. "I accept the mandate, but the poor people have been fooled," party leader and national railways minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, a member of the lowly Yadav cowherd caste, told reporters.(Posted @ 19:54 PST)
Afghan Taliban say they killed Indian hostage KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Nov 22 (Reuters) – Taliban guerrillas have killed an Indian road engineer after his company failed to meet an ultimatum to cease operations in Afghanistan, a spokesman for the militants said on Tuesday. P.M. Kutty was shot dead on the orders of the Taliban's council at 6:00 p.m (1230 GMT), after a deadline passed for his company to pull out of Afghanistan, Qari Mohammad Yousuf told Reuters.(Posted @ 19:44 PST)
NAB has recovered Rs 134.5 billion so far ISLAMABAD, Nov 22 (APP): The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has so far recovered Rs 134.5078 billion since 1999, including Rs. 112.55 billion from bank defaulters, a NAB spokesman said Tuesday. In the four provinces the NAB completed investigation into 616 cases involving 339 government servants, 122 politicians, 101 businessmen and seven ex-military men, besides 47 other cases. More than 500 cases were under investigation while 456 cases had been closed, the spokesman said. By November 7, 2005, the NAB had put up 866 cases in accountability courts in the four provinces out of which 542 were decided and 324 were in progress, he said.(Posted @ 19:25 PST)
PCB reports Inzamam’s run-out to ICC FAISALABAD, Nov 22 (APP): Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has conveyed its concern to the International Cricket Council (ICC) regarding the apparently unlawful dismissal of Inzamamul Haq on the second day of the Test match at Faisalabad, said a press release of PCB Tuesday.The relevant law No. 38 (2) states as follows: "..a batsman is not Run out if (a) he has been within his ground and has subsequently left it to avoid injury, when the wicket is put down". It is evident that Inzamam took evasive action to avoid injury and according to the laws should not have been given out. This issue was brought to the Match Referee's attention in writing by the Pakistan Coach.(Posted @ 19:06 PST)
Australian Chief of Defence Forces calls on CJCSC ISLAMABAD, Nov 22 (APP): Australian Chief of Defence Forces Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston on Tuesday visited Joint Staff Headquarters Chaklala and called on Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Ehsanul Haq. Later, the Australian Chief of Defence Forces visited Air Headquarters and called on Acting Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Tanveir M Ahmed and discussed matters of the professional interest.(Posted @ 18:58 PST)
Kenya's President Kibaki accepts referendum defeat NAIROBI, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki said on Tuesday he would accept his defeat in a referendum on a proposed new constitution. "The vote has shown clearly that the majority are opposed to the proposed constitution," Kibaki said in an address to the nation. "As we had said before, my government will respect the wishes of Kenyans."(Posted @ 18:45 PST)
Australia stresses peaceful resolution of Kashmir dispute ISLAMABAD, Nov 22 (APP): Australian Prime Minister John Howard Tuesday said he was encouraged by the efforts of the leadership of Pakistan and India to resolve the decades-old Kashmir dispute through dialogue."(It's) not easy...and there are three parties (to the dispute) - India, Pakistan and very importantly also the Kashmiri people," he told reporters with Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz after formal talks here. He praised the two countries for trying to talk and resolve the issue despite "historical difficulties". He lauded President General Pervez Musharraf, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and the Indian leadership, saying, "contribution they are making as men of goodwill and men of peace to bring about resolution (of Kashmir) is encouraging".There has been progress on the Kashmir issue as a result of engagements between the leaders of the two countries. "I also express my admiration of strong stand that President(Pervez) Musharraf, you (Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz) and people of Pakistan have taken in the fight against terrorism," he added.(Posted @ 18:20 PST)
Musharraf, Howard express unanimity of views on major international issues ISLAMABAD, Nov 22 (APP): President General Pervez Musharraf and Australian Prime Minister John Howard expressed unanimity of views on major international issues after a 45-minute meeting here Tuesday. President Musharraf described the talks as "excellent" and said their discussions focused on bolstering bilateral ties in al fields and international issues of common concern including counter-terrorism. "There was a complete consensus of views on these subjects", he declared. The visiting leader said the two countries had "commonality of views on most of the issues we discussed", and added that they also discussed efforts for peace in the Middle East. John Howard expressed his country's solidarity with Pakistan over last month's earthquake catastrophe in mountainous regions of NWFP and Azad Jammu and Kashmirand assured Canberra's support to Islamabad in dealing with the aftermath of the tragedy that has left 74,000 people dead, almost an equal number seriously injured and over three million shelterless.(Posted @ 17:40 PST)
Shaukat Aziz, Australian Prime Minister hold formal talks, Six agreements, MoUs signed ISLAMABAD, Nov 22 (APP): Pakistan and Australia Tuesday signed six agreements and MoUs for cooperation in different fields as Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and his counterpart John Howard called for expanding bilateral economic relations to their full potential."We are not satisfied with the present level of economic cooperation," was the spontaneous reply of the two Prime Ministers to a question after formal talks here. The documents signed in the presence of the two leaders included agreement on establishing the Australia-Pakistan Scholarship Programme; agreement on the Implementation of an Agriculture Sector Linkages Programme; Letter of Intent to enter negotiations for a MoU on combating transnational crimes and developing police cooperation. Two more agreements signed are grant of licence to Australian company Tethyan for mineral exploration and gas sale/purchase accord between the government and Australian company BHP. A MoU was also signed for cooperation between Australian company Firepower and Pakistan's Alpha Associates which will act as distributors for the Firepower fuel conditioning products and associated machinery, equipment in Pakistan.(Posted @ 17:35 PST)
Dravid replaces Ganguly as India's Test captain CHENNAI, India, Nov 22 (AFP) - Rahul Dravid was on Tuesday named India's new Test captain in place of Sourav Ganguly for the three Test matches against Sri Lanka starting on December 2. Dravid's elevation ends Ganguly's reign as India's most successful Test captain with 21 wins, but the left-hander is expected to return to the Test squad after being ignored for the one-dayers. The Test squad will be picked on Wednesday.(Posted @ 17:30 PST)
Cricket-India's third one-dayer against South Africa washed out CHENNAI, India, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Rain and a soggy pitch washed out the third one-day international between India and South Africa on Tuesday. The five match series is level at 1-1.(Posted @ 17:25 PST)
Cricket-England reach 391-7 at close FAISALABAD, Pakistan, Nov 22 (Reuters) - England ended the third day's play 71 runs behind Pakistan by scoring 391 for seven in their first innings in the second test on Tuesday. Ian Bell and Kevin Pietersen made centuries while Geraint Jones chipped in with 55. Ashley Giles was 23 not out and Shaun Udal undefeated on six at the close. Shoaib Akhtar, Shahid Afridi and Rana Naved have taken two wickets apiece.(Posted @ 17:20 PST)
Australian PM lauds Pakistan's anti-terror role ISLAMABAD, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister John Howard used his first trip to quake-stricken Pakistan on Tuesday to back its efforts in the U.S.-led fight against terror. "I want to express my admiration for the strong stand that President Pervez Musharraf and you as head of government and the Pakistan people have taken in the fight against terrorism," Howard said, turning to prime minster Shaukat Aziz at a joint news conference. Asked if Australia would boost its earthquake aid to Pakistan, Howard said he would make an announcement on Wednesday, when he was expected to visit the quake zone. Australia has so far pledged about A$14 ($10 million) in quake relief.(Posted @ 17:14 PST)
Hizbollah denies report of Israeli s. Lebanon raid MARJAYOUN, Lebanon, Nov 22 (Reuters) - The Pro-Syrian Hizbollah group denied Israeli warplanes had attacked south Lebanon on Tuesday, saying an explosion heard in the area was caused by a previously unexploded artillery shell.(Posted @ 16:35 PST)
Yemeni kidnapper confirms release of Swiss tourists SANAA, Nov 22 (Reuters) - A Yemeni tribal leader who had kidnapped two Swiss tourists confirmed on Tuesday that he had released the pair, after the Swiss government said they had been freed unharmed. Hassan Mohammed al-Dhaman told Reuters he had released the couple after receiving a promise from Yemeni officials to look into the case of his imprisoned brother.On Monday, a Swiss foreign ministry statement said its two nationals had been freed and were "safe and well" following efforts by the Swiss officials in Yemen and Saudi Arabia and by Yemeni authorities.(Posted @ 16:30 PST)
Thousands march to Dhaka for opposition rally DHAKA, Nov 22 (Reuters) Tens of thousands of people marched on the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on Tuesday for an opposition rally to press for the ouster of the four-year-old government. The 14-party opposition alliance led by the Awami League, which has called the "grand rally", said the government of Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia was corrupt, repressive and had failed to maintain law and order in the impoverished nation.(Posted @ 15:10 PST)
Parliament elects Merkel as German chancellor BERLIN, Nov 22 (Reuters) Angela Merkel received broad backing in a vote in parliament on Tuesday to become Germany's first woman chancellor. The conservative Merkel won 397 votes in the 614-seat Bundestag lower house, the parliamentary speaker said, easily securing the majority she needed to become Germany's eighth post-war chancellor and the first to have grown up in the former communist east. She and her cross-party cabinet of conservatives and Social Democrats (SPD) will be sworn in later on Tuesday, formally taking over from the SPD-Greens government that Gerhard Schroeder has led for the past seven years.(First Posted@ 14:55 PST Updated@ 15:06 PST)
Mortar blast at ceremony attended by US ambassador in Iraq TIKRIT, Iraq, Nov 22 (AFP) A mortar round exploded on Tuesday during a ceremony outside the town of Tikrit attended by US ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad and other top officials, wounding one person, an AFP correspondent reported. The shell exploded in a former Saddam Hussein palace complex as US forces officially handed over control of the area to Iraqi officials, sending participants scrambling for safety. One person was slightly hurt and the ceremony was interrupted.(Posted @ 14:20 PST)
Suspected Taliban free abducted Indian's driver KABUL, Nov 22 (AFP) An Afghan driver abducted along with an Indian road worker by suspected Taliban militants has been released unharmed and was being questioned by local intelligence agents, officials said Tuesday. Nimroz's acting governor Haji Mohammad Katib said the driver was released by Taliban militants in the province's Delaram district.(Posted @ 14:15 PST)
Big oil firms have designs on Iraq wealth-report LONDON, Nov 22 (Reuters) Big oil firms may rob Iraq of billions and grab control of its oilfields unless ordinary Iraqis can have a greater say in how their country's riches were tapped, U.S. and British campaigners said on Tuesday. Big oil firms were being lured by the Production Sharing Agreement(PSA), promoted by Washington and London, which gave the firms huge returns on investment, but deprived Iraq of up to $194 billion, according to a report titled "Crude Designs: The rip-off of Iraq's oil wealth", authored by Greg Muttitt, an analyst with PLATFORM, a London-based charity focused on the social and environmental impact of oil.(Posted @ 10:25 PST)
Bush plotted to bomb al-Jazeera: report LONDON, Nov 22 (AFP) US President George W. Bush planned to bomb pan-Arab television broadcaster al-Jazeera, British newspaper the Daily Mirror said Tuesday, citing a Downing Street memo marked "Top Secret". The five-page transcript of a conversation between Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair reveals that Blair talked Bush out of launching a military strike on the station, unnamed sources told the daily. The newspaper said that the memo "casts fresh doubt on claims that other attacks on al-Jazeera were accidents".(Posted @ 10:20 PST)
Mideast leaders fear another Iraq in Syria: Annan UNITED NATIONS, Nov 21 (Reuters) Middle East leaders want Syria to cooperate with a U.N. inquiry into the killing of a former Lebanese leader but fear a U.N. confrontation with Damascus could lead to "another Iraq," Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Monday. During a recent tour of the region, every capital Annan visited wanted to see Syria convinced to cooperate through diplomatic means rather than via a change in regime or military action as occurred in neighboring Iraq, Annan told reporters.(Posted @ 10:00 PST)
China closes nearly 2,000 mines in safety drive BEIJING, Nov 22 (Reuters) China has closed nearly 2,000 coal mines since August in a bid to cut the death toll in the world's most deadly mining industry, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday. Work has been suspended at around 13,000 mines, the report said, quoting safety watchdog the National Bureau of Production Safety Supervision and Administration.(Posted @ 09:55 PST)
Early Israeli vote could freeze peace process: UN UNITED NATIONS, Nov 21 (Reuters) Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's call for early elections could lead to a temporary standstill in the Middle East peace process, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Monday. "During this election period, maybe there are certain proposals or issues that cannot be pushed, and things are going to be at a standstill for a while," Annan said when asked about the impact on the peace process of Sharon's move.(Posted @ 09:55 PST)
Karachi Stocks up 45.52 points: KARACHI, Nov 22: At close of trading , the KSE-100 index was at 9006.40, up 45.52 points Monday's close. (Bureau Report) (Updated @ 14:30 PST)
Forex update: KARACHI, Nov 22: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at Rs 60.1 to the US Dollar in the open market. (Bureau Report) (Updated @ 14:30 PST)
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