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| September 11, 2007 | Tuesday | Sha'aban 28, 1428 |
Updated round-the-clock, with major updates after 10:00 PST (05:00 GMT)
Seventeen killed in Pakistan suicide attack PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Sept 11 (AFP) - A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a minibus as police tried to arrest him in Dera Ismail Khan town in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, killing 17 people including a policeman and a soldier, officials said. “It was a suicide attack. Police started chasing him because he was acting suspiciously and he jumped into a minibus before blowing himself up,” police chief Mohammad Khaliq said. The 17 dead included a policeman, a paramilitary soldier and fourteen civilians, one of whom was a woman, he said. Another 16 were injured including four police officials. (First Posted @ 16:55 PST; Posted @ 18:47 PST)
Seven killed in South Waziristan clashes PESHAWAR, Sept 11(Reuters): At least seven people have been killed in clashes with pro-Taliban fighters in South Waziristan, security officials said on Tuesday. The clashes began early on Monday and continued overnight as militants mounted a counterattack on a school where security forces had set up camp. Two paramilitary soldiers and four militants were killed during the fighting in the remote Makeen area, while a villager was killed when a mortar hit a house. Negotiations with tribal elders to secure the release of the soldiers captured in the nearby Ladha area were continuing and media reports on Monday that the men had been freed were incorrect, military officials said on condition of anonymity. (Posted @ 12:12 PST)
Lawyers file appeal against Nawaz Sharif’s deportation ISLAMABAD, Sept 11(AP): Lawyers for former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif filed a petition in the Supreme Court on Tuesday challenging his deportation to Saudi Arabia. “The petition was filed this morning,” said lawyer Fakhruddin G. Ibrahim. The petition asks the court to start proceedings against the government for contempt in relation to Monday's deportation. (Posted @ 12:16 PST)
Bomb damages Buddhist relic in Swat PESHAWAR, Sept 11(AFP): A bomb detonated by militants on Tuesday damaged a rock engraved with images of Buddha in northwest Pakistan that attracts thousands of tourists a year, police said. Shrapnel from the blast in the town of Malam Jabba in Pakistan's Swat district hit the rock but did not damage the Buddhist images, the local police chief told AFP. The region -- known for its Buddhist heritage and archaeological sites -- attracts tourists, mainly from Buddhist countries, The incident recalled the internationally condemned destruction of the huge Bamiyan Buddhas in neighbouring Afghanistan by the Taliban regime in 2001. (Posted @ 14:50 PST)
57 Israelis soldiers wounded by Gaza rocket attack JERUSALEM, Sept 11(AFP): Fifty-seven Israeli soldiers were wounded on Tuesday by a rocket fired into a military base by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip, a military spokesman and medics said. The rocket slammed a tent in the centre of the Zikim military base located north of the Gaza Strip, wounding soldiers sleeping in other tents pitched nearby, said the spokesman.Thirty-nine of the soldiers suffered light wounds, and the rest suffered more serious injuries. (Posted @ 10:07 PST)
Nawaz not forced to return, says PM Aziz ISLAMABAD, Sep 11 (PPI)- Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Tuesday said the government did not force Nawaz Sharif to return to Saudi Arabia. In an interview with a private TV channel, he said the former Prime Minister opted to return to Saudi Arabia on his own. Replying to a question, the Prime Minister said the elections would be held on time in a free, fair and transparent manner. About talks with Benazir Bhutto, he said it was part of a national political reconciliation effort and the government is in contact with all political parties to achieve this objective. Shaukat Aziz said the ruling coalition has enough strength in the parliament to re-elect President Pervez Musharraf with a convincing majority. (Posted @ 19:50 PST)
Dozens detained in anti-Islam protest in Belgium BRUSSELS, Sept 11 (AFP) - Belgian police detained dozens of people Tuesday for taking part in a protest in Brussels against “the Islamisation of Europe”, which had been banned by city authorities. Police attached plasticuffs to would-be demonstrators, many of them with shaved heads and wearing Belgian nationalist symbols, and lead them off. Around 50 people were taken into custody, the Belga news agency reported. Two of the protesters leaders, Frank Vanhecke, who is also a member of the European Parliament, and Filip Dewinter, were among those taken into custody. Brussels mayor Freddy Thielemans imposed the ban amid fears that the rally might cause problems with the Belgian capital's immigrant population as requests to hold counter-rallies were submitted by a number of groups, including the Arab European League. (Posted @ 18:40 PST)
America remembers 9/11 NEW YORK, Sept 11 (AFP) - America commemorated six years since the September 11 attacks Tuesday with solemn ceremonies but under the spectre of Osama bin Laden, who used the anniversary to praise the Al-Qaeda hijackers. Families of the 2,749 people killed when two passenger planes plowed into New York's World Trade Centre paid their respects at the site, where rescue workers read out the names of the dead. But unlike in past years, most of the ceremony was being held at a park near Ground Zero, the area where the Twin Towers once stood, and not on the site, where a memorial and other new buildings are being constructed. President George W. Bush observed a moment of silence in Washington. In Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where hijackers brought down United Airlines Flight 93 in a field after a passenger uprising, tributes were to be held later Tuesday to honour the 40 passengers and crew killed there. In Washington, Defence Secretary Robert Gates was to lead a memorial ceremony for the 184 people were killed when American Airlines Flight 77 flew into the Pentagon. (Posted @ 18:35 PST)
Iraqi forces kill 18 foreign fighters BAGHDAD, Sept 11 (AFP) - Iraqi security forces killed 18 foreign fighters allegedly linked to Al-Qaeda in an operation north of Baghdad, the defence ministry said Tuesday. Among those killed was Abu Obaida al-Jazairi, an Algerian who was the local chief of Al-Qaeda in the town of Al-Dhuluiyah in Saleheddin province, the ministry said. “Iraqi troops were air dropped on Monday in the area of Al-Dhuluiyah and they targeted Al-Qaeda,” it said in a statement. (Posted @ 18:25 PST)
Quaid's 59th death anniversary observed with solemnity ISLAMABAD, Sept. 11 (PPI) The 59th death anniversary of Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah is being observed on Tuesday with solemnity and enthusiasm. The day began with with special prayers and recitation of Holy Quran in mosques throughout the country. A special programme was held at the mausoleum Karachi, highlighted by the change of guards' ceremony, Quran khwani and fateha and laying of floral wreaths at his grave. Thousands of people visited the mausoleum to offer Fateha throughout the day. (Posted @ 18:20 PST)
Presidential election's schedule within few days: CEC ISLAMABAD, Sept 11 (PPI) - The Chief Election Commissioner Justice (Retd) Qazi Muhammd Farooq Tuesday said in a statement that the schedule for the election to the office of president will be announced within a few days. He said arrangements are being made in this connection. (Posted @ 18:10 PST)
Three Constables of Sindh Police die as vehicle over turns Larkana/Ratodero( Sindh), Pakistan, Sept 11 (PPI) - Tree police constables died and another three, all belonging to Mujahid-4 Special Team, sustained serious injuries when the pickup they were travelling , overturned while taking a sharp turn near Larkana in the wee hours on Tuesday. The police team was on its way from Naudero to Ratodero when the accident took place near Weesar Village. (Posted @ 17:50 PST)
Suicide attack in Afghanistan, two drivers killed KANDAHAR, Sept 11 (AFP) - A suicide car bomb exploded Tuesday near a convoy of trucks supplying NATO military bases in Helmand province, killing at least two drivers and injuring seven other civilians, police said. The attacker exploded a bomb-laden passenger car near the convoy. The blast also set alight four trucks, it said. (Posted @ 17:15 PST)
Bin Laden praises hijacker on 9/11 anniversary DUBAI, Sept 11 (AFP) - Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden praised as a “champion” one of the September 11 hijackers in a new video released on Tuesday, the sixth anniversary of the devastating attacks on the United States. Bin Laden hailed the hijacker, identified as Walid al-Shehri, as a “young man who personally penetrated the most extreme degrees of danger and is a rarity among men: one of the 19 champions,”according to the video released by IntelCenter, a US-based organisation that monitors militant websites. Shehri, a Saudi national, was aboard American Airlines Flight 11 which crashed into the World Trade Centre on September 11, 2001, one of the 19 hijackers involved in the attacks. In the video, Shehri was shown warning the United States: “We shall come at you from your front and back, your right and left. (Posted @ 17:00 PST)
Suspected rebels kill 2 migrants in northeastern India GAUHATI, India, Sept 11 (AP) - Suspected separatist rebels on motorcycles killed two migrant Indians on Monday night in Talap town, 580 kilometers east of Assam state's capital, Gauhati, police said Tuesday. The victims were identified as hotel owner Tarun Kundu and his driver, both from the eastern state of Bihar. (Posted @ 16:45 PST)
Two pilots killed after Indian air force trainer aircraft crashes HYDERABAD, India, Sept 11 (AP) - Two pilots of the Indian air force were killed early Tuesday when their trainer aircraft crashed during a routine training session at Hakimpet Air Force Academy on the outskirts of Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh state, Wing Commander J.P.S. Chouhan, an official at the academy said. The pilots were identified as 33-year-old Squadron Leader H.C. Bhagat, and 26-year-old trainee pilot Flight Cadet U.C. Pati. (Posted @ 16:30 PST)
15 suspects killed, 5 captured in Baghdad raids BAGHDAD, Sept 11 (AP) - U.S. troops killed six suspects and detained five Tuesday in operations targeting al-Qaida in Baghdad, the military said. Armed men engaged U.S. troops with small arms fire, and the Americans returned fire and also called in aircraft as backup, it said. Six suspects were killed in a barrage of gunfire from the air and ground, the statement said. Earlier Tuesday, the U.S. military in a statement said its troops had killed nine suspects in another raid on Baghdad's Sadr City neighborhood. (Posted @ 16:25 PST)
Violent protests in occupied Kashmir over youth’s murder SRINAGAR, Sept 11(AP): Hundreds of angry villagers clashed with police on Tuesday in occupied Kashmir, claiming the army had killed a student in a faked gunbattle and branded him a rebel. At least two dozen civilians and eight policemen were injured in the clashes, police said. The army denied the charge. Anti-India sentiment runs deep in Kashmir, where government forces are often accused of killing and torturing people they suspect to be tied to the militants. More than 68,000 people, mostly civilians, have been killed in the struggle to oust the Indian occupiers from Kashmir. (Posted @ 14:33 PST)
Four Palestinians wounded by Israeli fire in Gaza GAZA CITY, Sept 11(AFP): A Palestinian man and three of his children were wounded on Tuesday in the northern Gaza Strip by Israeli fire, medics said. The man and his children were wounded when a shell fired by an Israeli tank hit their house in the town of Beit Hanun, they said. (Posted @ 10:48 PST)
Sri Lanka navy sinks three Tamil Tiger vessels COLOMBO, Sept 11(AFP): Sri Lanka's navy sank at least three suspected Tamil Tiger gun running vessels off the island's southeastern sea board, navy officials said on Tuesday. A navy official said each vessel was about 70 metres long. (Posted @ 10:16 PST)
1,300-year-old S. Korean Buddha unearthed intact SEOUL, Sept 11(AFP): A 70-ton granite statue of Buddha which toppled over face-down 1,300 years ago in South Korea has been unearthed with its features intact. The 5.6-metre (18-foot) sculpture was found in May buried in the southeastern city of Gyeongju and has been partially unearthed after months of work, news reports said. (Posted @ 09:55 PST)
Karachi Stocks up 16.45, points: KARACHI,Sept 11:At the close of trading the KSE-100 index was at 12562.40,up 16.45, points. (Bureau Report) (Updated @ 14:20 PST)
Forex update: KARACHI, Sept 11: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at Rs 60.85 to the US Dollar in the open market. (Bureau Report) (Updated @ 14:20 PST)
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