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| January 31, 2006 | Tuesday | Muharram 1, 1427 |
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Senate confirms Bush nominee Alito to US Supreme Court WASHINGTON, Jan 31, 2006 (AFP) - The US Senate on Tuesday confirmed conservative judge Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court, handing President George W. Bush a major victory in his bid to steer the US high court to the right. The largely party-line vote was 58 to 42. Alito, 55, a federal appeals court judge will fill the seat vacated by departing Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.(Posted @ 23:30 PST)
Cricket-Inzamam named Pakistan cricketer of the year KARACHI, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Inzamam-ul-Haq was named 2005 Pakistan cricketer of the year on Tuesday in the inaugural awards instituted by the country's cricket board, the PCB. Wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal was chosen as Pakistan's Emerging Cricketer of the Year.(Posted @ 22:35 PST)
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia to sign five agreements: Asseri ISLAMABAD, Jan 31 (APP): Pakistan and Saudi Arabia would sign five agreements during visit of King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz, Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan, Ali S Awadh Asseri said Tuesday. These will be in fields of vocational training, Higher education, Science and Technology, avoiding double taxation and political consultation, he said.(Posted @ 21:48 PST)
Eminent historian Alastair Lamb calls on President ISLAMABAD, Jan 31 (APP): Eminent historian, Professor Alastair Lamb called on President General Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday and lauded his initiatives to resolve the Kashmir dispute. Mr. Lamb is the author of several books on Kashmir including "Kashmir: A Disputed Legacy". During the meeting, Professor Lamb lauded the President's courageous initiatives as the best way leading to a resolution of the Kashmir dispute. He said he had been enormously encouraged by the President's ideas, which had rekindled international interest in seeking a settlement of the Kashmir dispute. He expressed his readiness in finding ways to move forward the process of finding a durable solution to the long festering Kashmir dispute.(Posted @ 20:05 PST)
Lee, Spielberg, Clooney, Miller, Haggis win best director Oscar nods BEVERLY HILLS, Jan 31 (APP/AFP): "Brokeback Mountain" filmmaker Ang Lee, legendary director Steven Spielberg and screen star George Clooney were among Tuesday's nominees for the best director Oscar. Also nominated were Bennett Miller for the biopic "Capote" and Paul Haggis for the racially charged drama "Crash." Spielberg won his nod for "Munich," the story of the aftermath of the killings of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympics, while Clooney was nominated for his political drama "Good Night, and Good Luck," his second nod of the morning, following a best supporting actor nod for "Syriana."(Posted @ 20:04 PST)
Gang of railway track busters arrested ISLAMABAD, Jan 31 (APP): A gang of railway track busters believed to be involved in the Domeli train accident has been arrested by Gujrat police, District Police Officer Raja Munawar Hussain said Tuesday. On a tip off four accused Abdul Ghafoor, Muhammad Imran, Shahid, Mehboob have been arrested while their three companions managed to escape, he told PTV. About 15 to 20 feet long 60 pieces of railway line, hammer, nut opening key set, three big and two small gas sylanders have been recovered from them, the DPO said. The accused have confessed that the track pieces were stolen from railway line near Gujar Khan. "The accused could be involved in the Domeli train accident," he said. The accused suspect that their companions could be involved in tempering with the railway line near Domeli , he added.(Posted @ 20:02 PST)
Police find bodies of 11 young men in Iraq BAGHDAD, Jan 31 (Reuters) - A British soldier was killed by an explosion in the southern Iraqi port town of Umm Qasr. Britain's Ministry of Defence said three other soldiers were wounded, one seriously, in the blast. Police found the bodies of 11 young men in the back of a parked truck in western Baghdad. The bodies were found blindfolded and each had a gunshot wound to the head. Four Iraqi soldiers were killed and another wounded after they clashed with insurgents in Tarfiya, a small town 30km north of Baghdad, an army official said. It was not immediately clear if there were any insurgent casualties. Three Iraqis were shot and their bodies dumped near a road in Rustamiya on the outskirts of the capital. Police said they had yet to identify the bodies(Posted @ 19:44 PST)
Afghans win aid, military pledges at conference LONDON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Afghanistan received promises of economic and military support from Western nations at a conference in London on Tuesday in return for pledges to fight corruption and the illegal opium trade. U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said President George W. Bush would seek approval for an extra $1.1 billion of aid for the Afghan people in the next year -- on top of annual U.S. aid to the country of nearly $6 billion -- and British Prime Minister Tony Blair pledged 500 million pounds ($885 million) over the next three years. Fifty-one countries, 12 international bodies and 17 observers attended the two-day conference.(Posted @ 19:23 PST)
Palestinian film nominated for best foreign language Oscar BEVERLY HILLS, California, Jan 31, 2006 (AFP) - The disputed Palestinian film "Paradise Now," the tale of two childhood friends who volunteer to be suicide bombers, was nominated Tuesday for a best foreign language Oscar.(Posted @ 19:20 PST)
'Brokeback Mountain' tops Oscar nominations with 8 nods BEVERLY HILLS, California, Jan 31, 2006 (AFP) - Controversial gay cowboy movie "Brokeback Mountain" reined in a leading eight nominations at the 2006 Oscar nominations Tuesday. Among the movie's nods were best picture, best director for Taiwan's Ang Lee, best actor for Heath Ledger, best supporting actress for Michelle Williams and best supporting actor for Jake Gyllenhaal.(Posted @ 19:18 PST)
Ledger, Hoffman, Phoenix, Strathairn among nominees for best actor Oscar BEVERLY HILLS, California, Jan 31, 2006 (AFP) - "Brokeback Mountain's" Heath Ledger, "Capote's" Philip Seymour Hoffman and Joaquin Phoenix from "Walk the Line" were among the nominees for the 2006 best actor Oscar. The other two nominees unveiled in a pre-dawn ceremony in Beverly Hills were David Strathairn for "Good Night, and Good Luck" and Terrence Howard for "Hustle and Flow."(Posted @ 19:10 PST)
Huffman, Theron, Witherspoon, Knightley, Dench win best actress Oscar nods BEVERLY HILLS, California, Jan 31, 2006 (AFP) - "Walk the Line" star Reese Witherspoon, Felicity Huffman, Keira Knightley and previous Oscar winners Judi Dench and Charlize Theron won nominations for the best actress Academy Award on Tuesday. Huffman was nominated for her role as a transsexual in "Transamerica," Knightley for her turn in Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice," Theron for "North Country" and Dench for "Mrs Henderson Presents."(Posted @ 19:10 PST)
Widow of Martin Luther King Junior has died: report WASHINGTON, Jan 31, 2006 (AFP) - Coretta Scott King, widow of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Junior, has died at the age of 78, US television reported on Tuesday. King, who carried on her husband's legacy after he was assassinated in 1968, had suffered a minor stroke and other health problems in recent years, Fox News and NBC reported.(Posted @ 19:09 PST)
Avalanche kills 15 villagers in northern Afghanistan KABUL, Jan 31, 2006 (AFP) - At least 15 people were killed when an avalanche tore down a mountain in snowbound northern Afghanistan, destroying several homes in about five villages, a provincial governor said Tuesday. The avalanche struck a northern district of Badakhshan province late Monday, governor Munshi Abdul Majeed said. "Up to now they have found 15 bodies," he said. "It has been snowing for seven days in Badakhshan. Roads to 30 villages have been blocked," he said. Around 13 people were killed mid-January in a landslide in northern Sar-i-Pul province.(Posted @ 19:08 PST)
Woman kills six in California shooting rampage LOS ANGELES, Jan 31, 2006 (AFP) - A woman went on a shooting rampage in a US mail processing plant where she used to work, killing six people and critically wounding another before committing suicide, police said Tuesday. The bloody shooting spree erupted late Monday in the Californian coastal town of Goleta, near Santa Barbara, about 160 kilometers northwest of Los Angeles. Police found two bodies in front of the building and four others inside. Police did not immediately provide any motive for the killings, but the Santa Barbara News Press newspaper said the diminutive woman assailant was a disgruntled ex-employee who was fired two years ago.(Posted @ 19:08 PST)
NATO ends quake relief operations in Pakistan ISLAMABAD, Jan 31, 2006 (AFP) - NATO Tuesday announced the end of its 90-day relief operation in quake-ravaged regions of northwest Pakistan and Azad Kashmir, saying its troops had successfully completed their mission. Some of the 1,000-strong NATO contingent have already left while the remainder will leave in coming days. During the initial critical phase NATO provided the largest single contribution to the air bridge, flying 3,435 tons of relief goods and food items in 168 flights. NATO flights delivered nearly 18,000 tents, 505,300 blankets, nearly 17,500 stoves, more than 31,500 mattresses, 45,800 sleeping bags and tons of medical supplies.(Posted @ 18:50 PST)
Israeli army kills 2 militants in W.Bank -witnesses JENIN, West Bank, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Israeli troops killed two Palestinians during a raid in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, witnesses said.They said two members of Islamic Jihad were killed in a clash in Arrabe village, was at least one Israeli casualty as well. Israeli military sources confirmed there had been an exchange of fire during an operation in Arrabe, but had no immediate word on any casualties.(Posted @ 18:38 PST)
Blair says major powers united on Iran LONDON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Major powers are now united in their response to Iran's nuclear programme and getting a report on Tehran's activities to the U.N. Security Council is a major step, British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Tuesday. "I hope it's sending a message that the international community is united," Blair told Reuters Television. "This is going to be discussed and decided upon by the U.N. Security Council. That is a very important step. We couldn't get agreement on that before, we've got agreement on it now." The U.N. Security Council's five permanent members agreed on Tuesday that the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog should report to the Council on what Iran must do to cooperate with the agency. Iran replied that any such move would kill off diplomatic efforts to end its nuclear standoff with the West, which fears Tehran is trying to build the bomb. Iran denies this.(Posted @ 18:36 PST)
Cricket-South Africa beat Sri Lanka by five wickets SYDNEY, Jan 31 (Reuters) - South Africa beat Sri Lanka by five wickets in a one-day international at the WACA in Perth on Tuesday. Scores: Sri Lanka 222 all out from 47.4 overs (Sanath Jayasuriya 86, Graeme Smith 3-30) v South Africa 224-5 from 45.1 overs (Boeta Dippenaar 87; Muttiah Muralitharan 3-44)(Posted @ 18:35 PST)
Helicopters and lifeboats rescue crews after two ships collide in English Channel LONDON, Jan 31 (AP) _ Helicopters and life boats rescued 22 sailors after a chemical tanker and a cargo ship collided Tuesday in the English Channel about 30 miles northwest of the Channel Island of Guernsey. All the rescued sailors were from the chemical tanker which was taking in water and listing in rough seas.(Posted @ 18:28 PST)
We accept Israel’s reality as a State: Musharraf Islamabad, Jan 31 (PPI) President Pervez Musharraf has said that Pakistan accepts Israel's reality as a state. In an interview to 'Newsweek,' which will hit the stands on February 6, President Musharraf said :"We are for the creation of a Palestinian homeland, although we accept Israel's reality as a state. Pakistan can effectively contribute towards the resolution of the Middle East impasse, he felt while talking about the recent dialogue between Pakistan and Israel. "I feel we can contribute more strongly toward this cause if we are talking to Israel,". And I think this pullout from Gaza was a major decision by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. We thought this needed to be encouraged," he added.(Posted @ 18:25 PST)
PPAF launches $ 100m rehabilitation and reconstruction project ISLAMABAD, Jan 31 (APP): Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund(PPAF) Tuesday launched the Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Project for earthquake affected areas with a funding of US $ 100 million from World Bank. Chairman Earthquake Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Authority(ERRA) Lt Gen Muhammad Zubair who was the chief guest, speaking on the occasion said housing was the first priority of the government followed by restoration of health and education infrastructure. PPAF Chief Executive Kamal Hayat said the plan envisaged complete reconstruction of 250 villages in 34 union councils of AJK and NWFP. It involved 24,000 low cost seismology appropriate housing units along with 200 community buildings, rehabilitation of 12,000 infrastructure schemes and training of 16,000 individuals from partner organisations and communities in various skills and trades while equipping partner organisations with 250 professionals. Disbursements will also be made to each completely collapsed house up to a maximum of Rs. 150,000 per dwelling unit in three equal instalments by PPAF, he added.(Posted @ 18:22 PST)
Troops martyr one more Kashmiri youth in IHK Srinagar, Jan 31 (APP): In occupied Kashmir, Indian troops, in their fresh act of state-terrorism, martyred one more Kashmiri youth, in a fake encounter, in Mendhar in Poonch district. According to Kashmir Media Service unidentified gunmen also shot at and injured one person in Bijbehara area of Islamabad district and arrested six youth from Ganderbal and Pulwama areas.(Posted @ 18:22 PST)
Mild earthquake jolts Mansehra PESHAWAR, Jan 31, (APP): A 4.0 magnitude earthquake jolted Hazara Division on Tuesday, at 1.49 hours, Met office said. Its epicenter was about 200 kilometers North East of Peshawar in Hazara Division. There were no immediate reports of loss of life or property.(Posted @ 18:20 PST)
Elections in AJK to be held in mid of year: Sikander Hayat MIRPUR, Jan 31 (APP): Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Sardar Sikander Hayat Khan has said that general elections in Azad Jammu and Kashmir will be held in mid-2006. Election schedule will be determined and announced through consultation with the opposition parties, Hayat said while talking to various delegations and party workers in Kotli late Monday.(Posted @ 18:20 PST)
Pakistan-India agree to establish second rail link ISLAMABAD, Jan 31 (APP): Pakistan and India Tuesday agreed to establish a second rail link via Zero Point Railway Station near Khokhrapar on the Pakistan side and Munabao in India on their international border. The two countries already have a rail link through Wagah in Punjab province. The new train - The Thar Express would operate every Saturday.Frequency would be enhanced depending on the number of passengers, a Joint statement issued at the end of the two-day talks said. According to the agreement Pakistan will operate its train for the first six months, followed by India, for a similar period. The train would leave Karachi at night reaching Khokhrapar at around 0900 hrs. It would leave for Munabaoat 1100 hrs and would return after 1300 hrs, the same day. The fare will be Rs 190 from Karachi to Khokhrapar. Mirpurkhas railway station will serve as the main Junction for the travel.(Posted @ 18:10 PST)
PM discusses restructuring of PML ISLAMABAD, Jan 31 (APP): Restructuring of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League (PML), the overall political situation in the country, upcoming Senate elections and the legislative agenda of the National Assembly came under discussion at a meeting at the PM House when PML President, Ch. Shujaat Hussain and Chief Minister Punjab, Ch. Pervaiz Elahi called on the Prime Minister Tuesday. They also discussed arrangements for centenary celebrations of the PML(Posted @ 18:10 PST)
Putin says Russia has missiles capable of piercing missile defence MOSCOW, Jan 31 (APP/AP) _ Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday boasted that Russia has missiles capable of penetrating any missile defence system, the ITAR-Tass and RIA-Novosti news agencies reported. "Russia last year tested missile systems that no one in the world has and won't have for a long time," the news agencies quoted him as telling a news conference. "These missile systems don't represent a response to a missile defense system, but they are immune to that. They are hypersonic and capable of changing their flight path." Putin said he had shown the working principles of the missile systems to French President Jacques Chirac during a visit to a Russian military facility. "He knows what I'm talking about," RIA-Novosti quoted Putin as telling reporters.(Posted @ 18:08 PST)
Three killed in Taliban clash with villagers in southern Afghanistan SPIN BOLDAK, Afghanistan, Jan 31, 2006 (AFP) - Two Taliban insurgents and a bystander were killed in a rare clash between the militants and angry villagers in southern Afghanistan, police said Tuesday. Trouble began when about 10 members of the fundamentalist militia set up a checkpoint in the village of Loi Karez near the town of Spin Boldak on Monday. They searched travellers and destroyed cassette players in their vehicles, said local police chief Abdul Wasey Alkozai. The group, led by a Taliban commander called Mullah Samad, also seized mobile phones and snatched some cash from at least one person, he added. Later they went to a villager's house and demanded food. While they were eating, a local tribal chief with some armed villagers attacked and disarmed them, Alkozai said. Two militants were killed in the shootout and villagers captured two wounded Taliban, he said. However, a fleeing militant hurled a grenade at villagers gathered outside the house. The blast killed one villager and injured 14, seven of them seriously, Alkozai said.(Posted @ 18:08 PST)
Putin warns against 'revolution' in Uzbekistan MOSCOW, Jan 31, 2006 (AFP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Tuesday against the prospect of a revolution in Uzbekistan, saying it could turn the Central Asian state into "another Afghanistan". "We don't need another Afghanistan in Central Asia.... We don't need a revolution there, we need evolution," Putin said at a news conference.(Posted @ 18:06 PST)
Aid to Palestinians must continue despite Hamas win: Putin MOSCOW, Jan 31, 2006 (AFP) - The international community must continue to provide aid to the Palestinians despite the election victory of Hamas, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday. "Refusal of aid to the Palestinian people would be a mistake in any event," Putin said at a news conference(Posted @ 18:05 PST)
Bangladesh arrests militant commander, seizes explosives DHAKA, Jan 31, 2006 (AFP) - Bangladesh's Rapid Action Battalion said Tuesday it had arrested a regional commander of a militant group blamed for a nationwide series of blasts and suicide attacks. The RAB said it arrested Abdullah Al Sohail Al Maruf, alias Akash, at a market in Tongi near Dhaka late Monday night and found a cache of explosives at his hideout. The RAB in a statement accused Maruf of being one of "the regional commanders of the Jamayetul Mujahideen Bangladesh and the lead organiser of the August 17 blasts in major parts of the capital."(Posted @ 18:04 PST)
Sudan boycotts Danish products, officials over cartoons KHARTOUM, Jan 31, 2006 (AFP) - Sudan has turned down a visit by Denmark's defence minister and urged all firms to boycott Danish products over the publication of blasphemous cartoons, official news agency SUNA reported Tuesday. "Sudan's position is based on its rejection of blasphemy against Islam and any other heavenly faiths," Defence Minister Abdel Rahim Mohammed Hussein said confirming the Danish defence minister’s scheduled visit. SUNA also reported that the foreign ministry had urged "all Sudanese companies and institutions to stop importing Danish products and halt all financial transactions". Scores of Arab countries, institutions and organisations have also called for a boycott of Danish products. (Posted @ 18:02 PST)
Saddam's defence demands sacking of judge AMMAN, Jan 31, 2006 (AFP) - Saddam Hussein's defence team will not return to court unless the judge is dismissed, Jordanian Saleh al-Armuti, one of the four lawyers in the team, said Tuesday. Armuti told AFP that the lawyers, who all left Baghdad on Monday, would not attend the next hearing scheduled for Wednesday "because the court was aggressive with our clients and the laywers". (Posted @ 16:05 PST)
Ceasefire between Indian govt and Naga rebels extended for six months GUWAHATI, India, Jan 31, 2006 (AFP) - Separatist rebels from northeastern Nagaland state and the Indian government agreed Tuesday after four days of talks in Bangkok to extend their nine-year-old ceasefire for six months, a rebel spokesman said. "The ceasefire is extended by six months," National Socialist Council of Nagaland spokesman Kraibo Chawang said on telephone from the Nagaland capital of Dimapur. (Posted @ 16:00 PST)
Pakistan, India sign accord for restarting second train service on Feb. 18 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) Pakistan and India on Tuesday signed an agreement to restart a second cross-border train service on February 18, more than 40 years after the rail link was snapped during a war between the South Asian neighbours, officials said. The agreement for the train service, which will run between Munabao in India and Khokhrapar in Pakistan was concluded by senior railway officials from the two countries at a two-day meeting in of Islamabad. (Posted @ 14:10 PST)
14 Hong Kong tourists killed in Egypt bus crash CAIRO, Jan 31, 2006 (AFP) Fourteen tourists from Hong Kong were killed and 30 other people were wounded in a bus accident Tuesday on the road between the Red Sea resort of Hurghada and the Nile resort of Luxor, south-eastern Egypt, the official MENA news agency reported. (Posted @ 12:55 PST)
18 rebels slain in Philippines clash: military MANILA, Philippines, Jan 31, 2006 (AFP) Government forces killed 18 guerrillas in a clash outside the northern Philippines town of Santa Ignacia on Tuesday, the military said. There were no immediate reports of casualties on the government side. (Posted @ 12:25 PST)
India invites global arms manufacturers for joint ventures NEW DELHI, Jan 31, 2006 (AFP) Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday urged global arms makers to enter joint military production ventures in India, as top companies showed off their latest hardware at an arms fair in New Delhi. Britain, France, Germany, Israel, South Korea, Russia and the United States are among 38 countries which have sent 420 of their leading arms manufacturers to the exposition. (Posted @ 12:20 PST)
Myanmar's military government adjourns constitution-drafting convention YANGON, Myanmar (AP) Myanmar's military government adjourned the country's constitution-drafting convention Tuesday after almost two months of deliberations, delegates said, amid growing frustration with the slow pace of democratic reforms. Lt. Gen. Thein Sein, chairman of the convention and a leading member of the ruling junta, said Tuesday morning in the closing speech that the constitutional convention would adjourn immediately and resume at the end of the year, delegates said. Myanmar has been without a constitution since 1988. (Posted @ 11:00 PST)
India's Times Group, Reuters launch new English television news channel NEW DELHI (AP) India's Times Group and international news agency Reuters launched a 24-hour English language news and current affairs channel Tuesday, as they seek to tap the rapidly growing market of educated Indians. The channel, ``Times Now,'' will use the resources of the Times of India and The Economic Times newspapers, both owned by the Times Group, and Reuters, a statement from the Times Global Broadcasting Company Ltd. said. (Posted @ 11:00 PST)
Indian kidnap gang leader arrested in Philippines MANILA, Jan 31, 2006 (AFP) An Indian national alleged to be the leader of a kidnap gang preying on his compatriots in the Philippines has been arrested while trying to flee the country, the immigration bureau said Tuesday. Kulwant Singh was arrested by immigration agents as he was about to board a Singapore Airlines flight to New Delhi on January 24, a day after police had launched a daring rescue of one his Indian victims. Three of Singh's accomplices were arrested in the raid, while one suspect was killed. (Posted @ 10:40 PST)
Relief workers abducted in Sri Lanka despite truce COLOMBO, Jan 31, 2006 (AFP) Five Sri Lankan relief workers have been abducted by "unidentified paramilitary personnel" in the island's east despite an unofficial truce in the area, a pro-rebel charity said Tuesday. The Tamil Rehabilitation Organisation (TRO) said their employees engaged in tsunami relief work were forced out of their vehicle near a Sri Lankan military checkpoint in Batticaloa on Sunday. (Posted @ 10:35 PST)
Foreign troops in Iraq below 100,000 this year-NYT WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) The number of foreign soldiers in Iraq will fall below 100,000 by the end of the year, Iraq's national security adviser told The New York Times in a report posted Monday. Mowaffak al-Rubaie, who is also chairman of a joint-Iraq-American group planning the transfer of security responsibilities to Iraqi troops from American, said the overwhelming majority of foreign troops would be out in two years, The Times said in a report from Baghdad. The Times said Rubaie's statements offer the strongest indication yet that the Bush administration is preparing to carry out significant reductions in American forces this year. (Posted @ 10:25 PST)
Permanent five say IAEA must report Iran to U.N. LONDON, Jan 31 (Reuters) The permanent five members of the U.N. Security Council agreed on Tuesday that this week's meeting of the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog should report Iran to the Council over its nuclear programmes, said a statement from the five. This was declared in a joint statement after the meeting between the foreign ministers of China, Russia, the United States, France and Britain as well as Germany and the European Union's foreign policy chief. The statement said the ministers agreed that the U.N. Security Council should await the IAEA director general's report to a March IAEA meeting before deciding what further action to take. "(The ministers) call on Iran to restore in full the suspension of (uranium) enrichment-related activity, including research and development under the supervision of the IAEA," the statement added. (Posted @ 10:15 PST)
Karachi Stocks down 4.48 points: KARACHI, Jan 31: At close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 10523.37, down 4.48 points. (Bureau Report) (Updated @ 14:25 PST)
Forex update: KARACHI, Jan 5: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at Rs 59.82 to the US Dollar in the open market. (Bureau Report) (Updated @ 14:25 PST)
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