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| January 20, 2007 | Saturday | Zilhaj 29, 1427 |
Updated round-the-clock, with major updates after 10:00 PST (05:00 GMT)
Kashmiris should be involved in peace process:APHC ISLAMABAD, Jan 20 (APP) The Chairman of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), Mirwaiz Omer Farooq, on Saturday said that the tripartite dialogue involving Pakistan, India and the people of Kashmir is vital to find a durable solution to the long-running dispute. Addressing a joint news conference with AJK President, Raja Zulqarnain Haider, he said the “Kashmiri people cannot be ignored in any dialogue process aimed at resolving the issue.” The Hurriyat leader said it is clear that there could no military solution and the only feasible way for durable peace in the region is to bolster the peace process. In reply to a question, he said the mujahideen groups should support the dialogue process. (Posted @ 19:02 PST)
Revenue collection increased by 27%: PM Aziz KARACHI, Jan 20 (APP) Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Saturday said that there had been a 27 percent increase in revenue collection in the first six months of the current financial year, compared to figures for the corresponding period in the previous fiscal year. Speaking at a convocation ceremony at the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Karachi, the prime minister said that in the first six months of the current fiscal year, a total revenue of Rs 410 billion was collected. He attributed the growth to a reduced tax rate, buoyancy in the economy and simplification of procedures. He said the 2007 graduating class of IBA represented the future of the tax regime in Pakistan. Aziz also assured that the government would continue to invest in business education as well as in higher education. (Posted @ 20:04 PST)
President Musharraf arrives in Saudi Arabia MADINA, Jan 20 (APP) President General Pervez Musharraf arrived here Saturday on the first leg of his five-nation visit to the Arab countries in a bid to make fresh efforts for the resolution of the Palestine issue. The president during his two-day stay will meet King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz to discuss bilateral matters, regional and international issues, including the prevailing situation in the Middle East including Palestine, Iraq, Lebanon and Afghanistan. (Posted @ 18:10 PST)
Cricket-Inzamam steals Ntini's thunder PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa, Jan 20, (REUTERS) Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq hit 92 not out to dampen the celebrations of Makhaya Ntini, who took his 300th wicket for South Africa in the second test on Saturday. South Africa were 115 for three in their second innings at the close of the second day, a deficit of 26 runs. Jacques Kallis was 50 not out with Ashwell Prince on 21. Pakistan were dismissed for 265 in their first innings in reply to South Africa's 124. (Posted @ 23:58 PST)
U.S. helicopter goes down northeast of Baghdad, killing all 13 people aboard Baghdad, Jan 20, (AP) - A U.S. helicopter crashed Saturday northeast of Baghdad, killing all 13 people on board, the military said, in a new blow to American efforts in Iraq as U.S. and Iraqi forces prepare for a major security operation to pacify the capital and surrounding areas.
Iraqi president urges US to talk to Syria DUBAI, Jan 20, (AFP) -Iraqi President Jalal Talabani is urging the United States to talk with Syria, claiming in an interview with the Al-Arabiya satellite news channel Saturday that Damascus “supports” Iraq in fighting the insurgency. (Posted @ 23:38 PST)
Two dead, 10 injured in blasts in India GUWAHATI, India, Jan 20 (AFP) At least two people were killed and 10 injured in two separate explosions Saturday in India's insurgency-hit northeastern state of Assam, police said. (Posted @ 20:50 PST)
Nine killed in Iraq attacks BAGHDAD, Jan 20 (AFP) At least nine people were killed across Iraq on Saturday, security sources and a medic said. Three people died and 15 more were wounded when mortar shells hit the Al-Sulekh area of Baghdad's Adhamiyah district. Also in Baghdad, gunmen killed a civilian and wounded two others in the southern Yarmuk district. In another attack, an Iraqi army colonel was killed by a bomb in the main northern city of Mosul that also wounded two soldiers. A civilian was shot dead also in Mosul. South of Baghdad, gunmen burst into a house in Madaen town and killed two women and a man before escaping. (Posted @ 20:46 PST)
Thousands march in Nairobi at anti-globalisation forum NAIROBI, Jan 20 (AFP) Anti-globalisation activists marched Saturday through Africa's largest slum, calling for an end to conflict and a new war on poverty at the start of a major protest against global capitalism. Nearly 5,000 delegates attending the World Social Forum trekked from Kibera, the slum featured in the 2005 film “The Constant Gardner” that lampooned the pharmaceutical industry's practices in Africa, to the capital's Uhuru (Independence) Park, clogging one of the Kenyan capital's main arteries. (Posted @ 20:44 PST)
Taliban dismiss captured spokesman's claims KABUL, Jan 20 (AFP) The Taliban rejected Saturday claims by a captured spokesman, saying that its leader is in Pakistan, saying he did not know the movement's “secrets”. The Taliban response also rubbished statements by the spokesman, known to the media as Doctor Mohammad Hanif, that it was being aided by the Pakistan intelligence agency ISI and had training camps in that country. It also denied the leaders of the Taliban had ordered the killing of Mullah Dadullah, the movement's top commander in southern Afghanistan. “It is clear that he (Haqiq) has been interrogated under pressure or things have been added to what he has said,” the statement said. (Posted @ 20:40 PST)
Bush has done 'tremendous damage': Nobel prize winner MADRID, Jan 20 (AFP) US President George W. Bush is a terrible leader who has done tremendous damage worldwide, Bangladeshi Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus said in an interview published Saturday. “Bush is a terrible leader, not only for the United States but for the entire world,” Yunus told the El Mundo newspaper. “He has led the world on a dangerous path and it will take a lot of time to take it back on the right one,” he was quoted as saying. “What I'm saying is that the military response to terrorism is not a solution.” Yunus added. (Posted @ 20:38 PST)
Abbas in Syria for Hamas crisis talks DAMASCUS, Jan 20 (AFP) Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas was in Damascus on Saturday for talks with Syrian leaders. Abbas is expected to hold talks with President Bashar al-Assad during his trip. Asked about a possible meeting with Hamas chief, Khaled Meshaal, Abbas told reporters on his arrival in Damascus: “All the parties are present here. Those who want to meet will be welcome to.” (Posted @ 17:22 PST)
India's ULFA behind deadly Bangladesh grenade attack DHAKA, Jan 20 (AFP) A separatist commander with India’s United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) confessed his group was behind an attack aimed at a former Bangladesh prime minister last year in which 20 died, an Indian report said Saturday. The Awami League said its leader Sheikh Hasina Wajed was the target of the grenade attack. The ULFA has rejected the confession as “nonsense.” (Posted @ 17:20 PST)
Four held near Mumbai rail station with explosives NEW DELHI, Jan 20 (AFP) Police arrested three men and a woman carrying 6.5 kilograms of trinitrotoluene (TNT), a substance used to make explosives, near a busy railway station in India's financial hub Mumbai, where over 180 people were killed in a series of bomb blasts in July. (Posted @ 17:18 PST)
Police kill two suspected militants in occupied Kashmir JAMMU, occupied Kashmir, Jan 20 (AP) Two suspected militants were shot and killed in an alleged gunfight with the police near Gandoh village in Doda district on Saturday, a police official said. (Posted @ 17:16 PST)
Somali gunman attacks Ethiopians, four die MOGADISHU, Jan 20 (Reuters) A Somali gunman opened fire on an Ethiopian military convoy in Mogadishu on Saturday, triggering a heavy shootout that caught civilians in the crossfire and killed at least four people, witnesses said. (FirstPosted @ 12:20 PST, Updated @ 14:13 PST)
One dead in clash with Maoists in Nepal town KATHMANDU, Jan 20 (Reuters) A 16-year-old boy was killed when a Maoist activist shot at a group of protesters during a strike in Lahan, 125 km southeast of the national capital, Kathmandu late Friday, an official said Saturday. The strike was called by a local Lahan group which said the country's interim constitution had little to offer for the development of people living in its impoverished southern plains. Protesters also torched several vehicles in the area, prompting authorities to impose a night curfew. (Posted @ 12:44 PST)
Moderate quake strikes off Indonesia's Moluccas JAKARTA, Jan 20 (Reuters) A moderate earthquake of 5.9 magnitude hit deep in waters off Indonesia's Molucca islands Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. An Indonesian official put the quake's strength at 6.2 on the Richter scale. The quake’s depth was 170 km below sea level and it was 320 km southeast of Ambon, the major city in the Moluccas, 2,300 km east of Jakarta. (Posted @ 11:55 PST)
White House, Democrats in “sound-bite war” on Iraq WASHINGTON, Jan 20 (Reuters) Intensifying a war of words over a U.S. troop buildup in Iraq, House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused President George W. Bush on Friday of playing politics with soldiers' lives, a charge the White House called “poisonous.” “The president knows that because the troops are in harm's way that we won't cut off the resources,” Pelosi, head of the Democratic-led House, told ABC's “Good Morning America. “That's why he's moving so quickly to put them in harm's way.” Saying Democrats were waging a “sound-bite war,” White House spokeswoman Dana Perino fired back: “Questioning the president's motivations and suggesting that he for some political reason is rushing troops into harm's way is not appropriate, it is not correct and it is unfortunate.” (Posted @ 10:17 PST)
Hezbollah leader promises “very big action” in coming days against the government BEIRUT, Lebanon, Jan 20 (AP) Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah promised Friday that his opposition alliance would intensify its campaign to bring down the government, pledging to mount an ''effective'' action in the coming days. In an interview with Al-Manar television, Nasrallah said Hezbollah's consultations with its allies were drawing to a close and they would release a statement shortly that spelled out the steps to be taken. ''I believe this action will be effective, very important and very big,'' he said. (Posted @ 10:12 PST)
Blast critically wounds three in India's northeast GAUHATI, India (AP) Suspected separatists threw a hand grenade into a crowded market in India's northeastern city of Gauhati, critically wounding three people, police said. (Posted @ 09:46 PST)
Thousands protest after Turkish-Armenian journalist shot dead ISTANBUL, Jan 20 (AFP) Thousands of protestors took to the streets of Istanbul and Ankara after Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink was shot dead outside his office here Friday. Some 5,000 protestors gathered outside the Agos newspaper offices, demanding justice. In the capital Ankara, about 700 people held a peaceful sit-in in central Kizilay square, Anatolia reported. (Posted @ 09:35 PST)
Five Dutch soldiers injured in Afghan blast THE HAGUE, Jan 20 (AFP) Five Dutch soldiers were injured Friday when their vehicle was attacked with a homemade bomb while on patrol in the southern Afghan province of Oruzgan, the Dutch news agency ANP said. The Netherlands has nearly 1,600 soldiers deployed in Afghanistan to serve with the NATO-led ISAF. (Posted @ 09:28 PST)
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