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| December 4, 2005 | Sunday | Ziqa’ad 1, 1426 |
Updated round-the-clock, with major updates after 10:00 PST (05:00 GMT)
President, PM call for awareness regarding eye diseases LARKANA, Dec 4 (APP): President General Pervez Musharraf in his message to First International Chandka Ophthalmology symposium said such symposia are the need of the day, which would be helpful in creating awareness regarding prevention and treatment of Ophthalmia disease. He called upon ophthalmologists to renew their commitment to serve ailing humanity with honesty, utmost care and competence. The President was confident that ophthalmologists would uphold the dignity and honour of the profession and that of their Alma Mater by providing quality and dedicated services to the people. Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, in his message, said that it is the need of the hour that the cure of Ophthalmic disease is brought to the doorsteps of the people living in every nook and corner of the country.The PM this type of symposia would be helpful in creating awareness about prevention and treatment of common eye diseases in masses and developing a better approach towards these problems in specialists.(Posted @ 23:45 PST)
Police arrest accused in rocket firing KHUZDAR, Dec 4 (APP): Police have arrested Rasool Baksh allegedly involved in rocket firing on cantonment, Police said here on Sunday. The incident took place in October.(Posted @ 23:40 PST)
Nazarbayev wins Kazakhstan re-election landlside: exit poll ASTANA, Dec 4 (AFP) - Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev has won a landslide re-election with almost 85 percent of ballots cast in Sunday's presidential vote, according to an exit poll in the Central Asian country. The exit poll, conducted by the Eurasian Rating Agency, gave the veteran president 84.55 percent of the vote, followed by opposition leader Zharmakhan Tuyakbai with 9.58 percent. In third place was former labour minister Alikhan Baimenov with 3.46 percent, then communist candidate Yerasyl Abilkasymov with 1.43 percent and environmentalist Mels Yeleusizov with 0.98 percent.(First Posted @ 21:50 PST Updated @ 23:32 PST)
Security incidents in Iraq, Dec 4 BAGHDAD - Dec 4 (Reuters) U.S. and Iraqi forces are battling a Sunni Arab insurgency against the Shi'ite and Kurdish-led government in Baghdad. Asterisk denotes a new or updated item. Two U.S soldiers were killed and several others wounded when their convoy was attacked in a roadside bombing in a south eastern suburb of Baghdad, the U.S. military said. A military spokeswoman said that two Humvees were destroyed in the ambush. Two Iraqi policemen were killed when gunmen attacked their patrol in Ahmar village, about 40 km (25 miles) east of Baquba, police said. Two civilians were killed and 26 wounded when a bomb placed under a car exploded in central Baghdad, a police source said. The target of the explosion was not clear. A women and two children were wounded when U.S forces conducted an air strike, bombing two houses in Baiji, 180 km (112 miles) north of Baghdad, a joint coordination centre statement said. The air strike followed a mortar attack on a U.S base near Baiji. The imam of a Shi'ite mosque was killed by gunmen in eastern Baghdad, police said. Sheikh Abdul Salam abdul Hussein was a follower of Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr. Two insurgents were killed and 55 suspects detained when the Iraqi army conducted a raid in Udaim, near Baquba, 65 km (40 miles) north of Baghdad, the army said. The raid followed an ambush on Saturday that killed 19 Iraqi soldiers. Two people were killed, including a policeman, when a bomb planted on the side of the road exploded in Zarkuush, a village 70 km (43 miles) east of Baquba, police said. The target of the bomb was not clear. Five members of the Iraqi security forces were wounded when a roadside bomb went off near their patrol in Iskandariya, 40 km (25 miles) south of Baghdad, police said. Reports conflicted about whether they were members of the army or police and one source said one wounded man later died.(Posted @ 22:55 PST)
Musharraf visits Yemen to discuss anti-terrorism fight SANAA, Dec 4 (AFP) - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf arrived Sunday in Sanaa to hold talks with his Yemeni counterpart Ali Abdullah Saleh on bilateral relations and cooperation in the fight against terrorism. They were due to discuss ways to boost cooperation in the economic sector, trade exchanges, investments as well as in the security sector and the fight against terrorism, said Yemeni Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Kurbi. Kurbi was quoted as saying by the state news agency SABA that Musharraf will oversee the signing of several bilateral cooperation agreements during his three-day visit to Yemen. Musharraf and Saleh will also discuss issues linked to the summit of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference due to be held in the holy city of Mecca in western Saudi Arabia on December 8-9, he said. Both Pakistan and Yemen are involved in fighting suspected members of Al-Qaeda with the support of Washington.(Posted @ 22:40 PST)
Musharraf asks KCCI for investment in energy sector KUWAIT Dec 04 (PPI) Addressing the Kuwaiti Chamber of Commerce and Industries (KCCI) Sunday afternoon, the President asked the Kuwaiti businessmen to invest in Pakistan's energy and power sectors. He said there is a tremendous scope of enhancing trade and economic ties between Pakistan and Kuwait. He said Pakistan and Kuwait enjoy very strong political and economic ties. He said economic and trade relations cement the political ties between the two countries, stressing the need for forging close economic ties through joint ventures and investment. He invited the Kuwaiti business concern to come in a big way and invest specially in energy and power sectors. He said we are looking for investment in Hydro, Electricity, coal and Wind-mills energy. The President said other areas of investment which Pakistan is looking for, are food and fruit processing dairy, which offer tremendous scope of foreign investors.(Posted @ 22:22 PST)
Kasuri leaves for Makkah to attend OIC ministers meeting ISLAMABAD Dec 4 (PPI) Foreign Minister, Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri is leaving Monday to attend the OIC Foreign Ministers meeting in Makkahatula Mukarama. The OIC Foreign Ministers meeting to prepare agenda for the third extraordinary summit of the organization will be held in Makkahtul Mukarama on Tuesday. President Pervez Musharraf will head the Pakistan delegation at the two day summit beginning on Wednesday. The Summit will adopt a ten-year Programme of Action to provide a new vision for the Muslim world. It will focus on the position of Ummah in the contemporary world, the challenges posed by globalization and the need for good governance. It is also expected to consider the issues of Islamic thought, culture and education and the concept of moderation in Islam.(Posted @ 22:15 PST)
Agha Khan, Governor Ebad visit under-construction Beach Park KARACHI, Dec 4 (APP): Prince Karim Agha Khan, accompanied by Sindh Governor Dr Ishrat-ul-Ebad Khan, visited under construction Beach Park at Clifton Beach here Saturday night. Briefing the Prince on the occasion, the Governor informed that this mega project, which was started four month back, will be completed this month and inaugurated by President General Pervez Musharraf. Speaking on the occasion Prince Karim Agha Khan said he was greatly delighted on seeing the development of Karachi. He described the park's planning and beauty as impressive and appreciated the efforts and interest of Governor Ishrat-ul-Ebad Khan in this regard. He observed that this park, being completed in such a short time, has great attraction for citizens.(Posted @ 22:10 PST)
Eight dead as Russian swimming pool roof collapses MOSCOW, Dec 4 (AFP) - Eight people including two children were killed when the roof of a public swimming pool collapsed on Sunday in the Urals region of Russia, a crisis centre at the scene was quoted by the Interfax news agency as saying. Eleven other people were injured in the roof collapse at the municipal pool in Chusovoi, a town near the city of Perm in the Ural mountains, the crisis centre said. Four of the injured were children, two of whom were in a serious condition, the centre said.(Posted @ 21:45 PST)
Pakistan to continue its economic upsurge: President Musharraf KUWAIT, Dec 4 (APP): President General Pervez Musharraf Sunday said Pakistan would continue its journey on the path of high economic growth, despite soaring international oil prices and October's devastating earthquake. Addressing the Pakistani community on the second day of his visit to Kuwait he referred to the growing confidence of the foreign entrepreneurs in the country's economy and said Pakistan received 1.5 billion dollars investment this year while the government was eyeing to increase it to three billion dollars in the next few years. On infrastructure projects, the President said Pakistan was in dire need of large water reservoirs to keep pace with its industrial and agriculture growth. he asked all Pakistanis to make concerted efforts to root out the menace of extremism. Pakistan was emerging as a responsible and progressive nation in the world, he added.(Posted @ 20:45 PST)
Prince Karim Aga Khan vows to help in social uplift of Sindh Karachi, Dec 03, (PPI): The spiritual leader of Ismailies, Prince Karim Aga Khan, Sunday said that his family and organization would play their due role in the social uplift of Sindh province. Addressing at a luncheon hosted in his honor by Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim at the Chief Minister's House, he said that his family had lived in Sindh for centuries and it considered it its duty to serve the area.(Posted @ 20:25 PST)
Civilian killed, US soldier slightly injured in Afghan suicide attack KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Dec 4 (AFP) - One Afghan civilian was killed and three others, including a US soldier, injured Sunday in an apparent suicide attack targeted at a US military convoy in southern Afghanistan, police said. "There was a suicide attack against a US led-coalition convoy in the western outskirts of Kandahar city today. One passerby was killed and two others wounded," police spokesman Abdul Hakim Angar told AFP. "The suicide bomber was walking and detonated himself but missed the US convoy," he added. However, a spokesman for the US-led military said the attack involved an improvised explosive device (IED). "Our initial report says that there was an IED strike in Kandahar city, involving coalition forces," Colonel Jerry O'Hara, coalition military spokesman told AFP. "One service member was cut right above the eye and treated on the scene," O'Hara said.(Posted @ 20:02 PST)
Chinese premier in France for visit dominated by trade TOULOUSE, France, Dec 4 (AFP) - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived in France Sunday at the start of a four-day visit that looked set to be dominated by trade issues, with a large order for Airbus airliners said to be in the offing. Wen flew into the southwestern French city of Toulouse early Sunday afternoon, where he was greeted upon arrival by Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy and Transport Minister Dominique Perben.(Posted @ 19:45 PST)
Six homeless people killed in Polish attic blaze WARSAW, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Six homeless people died in a fire in the town of Stargard, western Poland, and two others were injured, the news channel TVN24 reported on Sunday. "The victims were huddled in an attic where a burning staircase had cut off their escape," fire brigade commander Wojciech Siergiej told the television. The cause of the fire was not immediately clear.(Posted @ 18:25 PST)
Five missing after South Korean fishing boat capsizes SEOUL, Dec 4 (AFP) - Five South Koreans were missing Sunday after their fishing boat capsized off the country's southwest coast, maritime police said. The 9.77-ton boat was found overturned in waters off Yeyonggwang, 320 kilometers (198 miles) southwest of Seoul. Patrol boats and aricraft were searching the area for the crew, but high waves and strong winds were hampering their rescue efforts, the police said.(Posted @ 18:00 PST)
Pakistan jump to fourth in ICC Test rankings LAHORE, Pakistan, Dec 4 (AFP) - Pakistan have jumped three places to occupy the fourth position in the latest International Cricket Council's Test rankings following their series triumph over England. Pakistan, who won a three-Test series 2-0 against England on Saturday, are now behind Australia, England and India. They were seventh before the series. (Posted @ 15:00 PST)
At least six soldiers killed in Sri Lanka blast COLOMBO, Dec 4 (AFP) - At least six soldiers were killed Sunday in a powerful landmine blast in northern Sri Lanka, a military official said. The soldiers were onboard a tractor trailer when it was hit by a landmine in the northern peninsula of Jaffna, 400 kilometers (250 miles) north of the capital Colombo, the military official said. (Posted @ 14:00 PST)
Newly elected Afghan MP killed in factional fighting JALALABAD, Afghanistan, Dec 4 (AFP) - One of Afghanistan's newly elected parliamentarians was killed Sunday when his armed faction fought a rival group in the country's east, a provincial governor's spokesman said. Esmatullah Muhabat, who won a lower house seat for eastern Laghman province, was the first legislator to be killed since the September 18 election for Afghanistan's first national assembly in about three decades. "Commander Esmatullah Muhabat, who was elected for the parliament, was killed in a factional fighting involving his militia and another armed group," spokesman Hizbullah said. (First Posted @ 12:00 PST; Updated @ 13:40 PST)
Three members of Iraqi security forces killed in Baghdad BAGHDAD, Dec 4 (AFP) - In three separate attacks, three members of Iraq's security forces, including a high-ranking officer, were killed in Baghdad on Sunday morning, according to police. Assailants gunned down Lieutenant Colonel Abdel Razzak Abdel Latif, of the police's criminal department, in the neighborhood of Al-Jamiaa, in east Baghdad. A soldier was shot dead as he left his home in Hay al-Amin, in the southeast of the capital, while another was killed in Al-Bayyaa, in southern Baghdad. (Posted @ 12:00 PST)
Rockets fired at Pakistani installations near Afghan border MIRANSHAH, Pakistan, Dec 4 (AFP) - Suspected insurgents fired rockets at government and paramilitary installations in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal district near the Afghan border but there were no casualties, an official said Sunday. "A rocket hit the main electricity line late Saturday after which the power supply to the area was suspended," a local administration official told AFP on condition of anonymity. About five other rockets landed near government installations in Mirali, some 25 kilometres (15 miles) east of the town of Miranshah but caused no damage, he said. (Posted @ 11:58 PST)
Cricket-Third day's play washed out in Chennai test CHENNAI, India, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Overnight rain and wet ground conditions forced play to be called off for the third consecutive day without a ball being bowled in the first test between India and Sri Lanka on Sunday. (Posted @ 09:45 PST)
Israeli air raid on Gaza Strip GAZA CITY, Dec 4 (APP/AFP) - Israeli aircraft early Sunday carried out a raid on the Gaza Strip, an AFP journalist reported. At least two helicopter gunships took part in the raid, firing missiles at a target in Gaza City without causing any casualties. (Posted @ 09:40 PST)
Moderate earthquake shakes southern Japan TOKYO, Dec 4 (APP/AFP) - A moderate earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale hit southern Japan Sunday, the meteorological agency said, but there were no immediate reports of casualties. There was no risk of tsunami waves, the agency said. The tremor hit at 01:57 am (1657 GMT Saturday) and was located in seas around the Amami Islands, 250 kilometers (155 miles) south of Kagoshima prefecture and 1,300 kilometers southwest of Tokyo, the agency said. (Posted @ 09:35 PST)
Polls open in Kazakhstan's presidential election ASTANA, Dec 4 (APP/AFP) - Polls opened Sunday in Kazakhstan's presidential elections, with veteran leader Nursultan Nazarbayev widely expected to defeat his four challengers and win a new seven-year term. (Posted @ 09:30 PST)
Al-Qaeda group in Iraq claims killing of 10 US marines DUBAI, Dec 3 (AFP) - An insurgent group with links to Al-Qaeda Saturday claimed responsibility for an attack on a US military patrol that killed 10 marines near Fallujah, the Arab satellite television network Al-Jazeera said. "The Islamic Army (in Iraq) claimed the attack in video broadcast on its Internet site Saturday," Al Jazeera said, showing footage from a video it said came from the group but adding that its authenticity could not be verified. Ten marines were killed and 11 wounded Thursday when a homemade bomb exploded near a patrol of US soldiers on foot outside the restive city of Fallujah, the US military said. (Posted @ 09:10 PST)
Musharraf congratulates Cricket team ISLAMABAD, Dec 3 (APP): President General Pervez Musharraf has congratulated the Pakistan cricket team for defeating England 2-0 in the three-test series. In the congratulatory message to captain Inzamam-ul-Haq, coach Bob Woolmer and team members, Musharraf said the players performed extremely well and praised their team spirit. "I congratulate you and the team for making Pakistan proud in the cricket arena. I am confident the team will continue to play with the same team spirit", Musharraf said. The President also praised England team. (Posted @ 09:00 PST)
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