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Pakistan Cabinet discusses possible delay in elections ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Nov 6 (AP) Pakistan's Cabinet on Tuesday discussed possibly delaying crucial parliamentary elections by up to three months after President Pervez Musharraf declared a state of emergency, a minister said. ''The issue of holding elections was discussed at length, and after attending the Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, I feel that the elections may be delayed by two months,'' the minister told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue. ''There will not be a delay of elections for longer than three months.'' ''There is no final decision,'' he said. A government spokesman did not immediately respond to calls seeking comment about Tuesday's meeting. Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto said the government had already decided to delay the elections by at least a year. ''They have postponed the election for one or two years. But they have not announced it as such. I know this from the inside,'' she told AP. She did not provide details of the source of her information and challenged President Musharraf to prove her wrong by going on television to tell the country that the elections would go ahead as planned. (First Posted @ 19:36 PST Updated @ 20:46 PST)
New supreme court bench reverses anti-Musharraf ruling ISLAMABAD, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Judges picked by President Pervez Musharraf to replace a mostly hostile Supreme Court bench began reversing predecessors' decisions on Tuesday by striking down an order declaring the imposition of emergency rule illegal. The order was the last one given by chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhry and six other Supreme Court judges before they were dismissed on Saturday following the declaration of emergency rule and suspension of the constitution. “It would be deemed as if it had not taken place,” said a court official quoting newly-appointed Chief Justice Abdul Hamid Dogar, the head of an eight-member bench. Dogar said judges who issued the order had already lost their authority after failing to take a fresh oath of office following promulgation of provisional constitutional order (PCO). A priority for General Musharraf is a decision from the Supreme Court to strike down challenges against his re-election by parliament last month. The Supreme Court had already stopped him from declaring victory in the Oct. 6 election until it finished hearing the challenges. Most people believe the emergency was invoked to stop a possible decision against Musharraf by the court. Other cases before the Supreme Court that Musharraf will want squared away include a contempt case against the government over the deportation of Nawaz Sharif who was put on a plane to Saudi Arabia when he tried to come back from exile in September. The court was also hearing challenges to Musharraf's right to have granted another former prime minister, Benazir Bhutto, and other politicians, protection against prosecution in cases from the 1990s, prior to his coup in October, 1999, under the controversial National Reconciliation Ordinance. (Posted @ 18:04 PST)
Phones cut in Islamabad as deposed chief justice addresses lawyers ISLAMABAD, Nov 6 (AFP) - Pakistani authorities cut mobile phones in the capital Islamabad on Tuesday as the country's sacked chief justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry addressed a meeting of lawyers by telephone, witnesses and officials said. Justice Chaudhry, who was ousted by President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday after the declaration of a state of emergency, urged lawyers to hold protests in a speech also broadcast on private television. After a few minutes the line that the judge was speaking over was cut and mobile phones in the capital went dead, AFP correspondents and witnesses said. “I want lawyers to spread my message: the time for sacrifice has come and to stand up for the constitution,” he said in his speech. The sound of cheering could be heard in the background. “Tell people about this illegal and unconstitutional emergency.” “The ruling junta was afraid that the court would rule against them but people are aware that the Supreme Court has always held the constitution above all else and provided justice to the people,” justice Chaudhry added. A telecommunications official said the shutdown was temporary. “The government has closed the mobile service in some sectors (of Islamabad) and they have said it was just a temporary measure,” the official said on condition of anonymity. (First Posted @ 12:50 PST, Updated @ 13:30 PST)
Six Afghan MPs among 100 dead, wounded in suicide blast KABUL, Nov 6 (AFP) A suicide attack inside a sugar factory near the town of Pul-i-Khumri in Baghlan province killed around 100 people, with six members of the national parliament among the dead, presidential spokesman Homayun Hamidzada told AFP. The bomber blew himself up in the factory in the northern province of Baghlan as a parliamentary economics committee was visiting, he said. There were about 18 MPs in the delegation that visited the factory, said a lawmaker Daud Sultanzai in Kabul. His information was that five MPs were dead and at least three wounded. Bodyguards and other members of the delegation were also killed, he said. The dead included Mustafa Kazimi, the head of parliament's economics committee and a former government commerce minister, she said. One of the Taliban's main spokesmen, Zabihullah Mujahed, said his organisation was not involved in the attack. (First Posted @ 17:42 PST Updated @ 19:02 PST)
Pakistan's Imran Khan in hiding, vows to fight back LONDON, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Pakistan opposition politician Imran Khan, who escaped from police over the weekend during a state of emergency, vowed on Tuesday to oppose President Pervez Musharraf from hiding. In a message passed to Reuters by his ex-wife Jemima, the former cricket star said he believed the United States had given its tacit approval to Musharraf to launch a state of emergency last week that has seen a crackdown on political opponents, lawyers and judges. “The police have ransacked my house and ill treated my family members,” Imran said in the message. “I believe that the Americans are complicit or at the very least knew about this before it took place. They are backing Musharraf as he could never get his way if they were serious about stopping him,” he said. Jemima said her ex-husband had fled his house after police ransacked it and “roughed up his family”, but before they could return with an arrest warrant to detain him. (Posted @ 17:54 PST)
Musharraf's government discusses timeline for Pakistan elections amid fresh unrest ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Nov 6 (AP) - Stone-throwing lawyers again clashed with baton-wielding police as President Gen. Pervez Musharraf's government considered Tuesday when to hold elections amid growing international pressure to end emergency rule and restore democracy in Pakistan. Unrest broke out in the central city of Multan, when hundreds of police blocked about 1,000 lawyers from leaving a district court complex to stage a street rally. Both sides pelted each other with stones and police swung batons to disperse the crowd. An Associated Press reporter saw at least three lawyers were wounded, two bleeding from the head. At least three lawyers were arrested. In a separate clash, police stormed Multan's High Court and arrested at least six lawyers. (Posted @ 13:35 PST)
EU urges Musharraf to give up army role, hold poll BRUSSELS, Nov 6, (REUTERS) - The European Union on Tuesday urged President Pervez Musharraf who has imposed emergency rule in Pakistan to stick to a pledge to step down as army chief this month, restore civil liberties, and hold elections in January. The Presidency of the 27-nation bloc called for the release of all political prisoners, including members of the judiciary, and for the government to pursue reconciliation with the political opposition and relax curbs on the media. “The EU is deeply concerned with the declaration of the state of emergency and suspension of Pakistan's constitution and fundamental liberties announced by President Musharraf,” said a statement by Portugal, holder of the rotating EU Presidency. (Posted @ 23:38 PST)
Benazir Bhutto says no plans for Musharraf talks ISLAMABAD, Nov 6 (AFP) Former premier Benazir Bhutto arrived in Islamabad Tuesday for talks with political leaders on the state of emergency, but said she had no plans to meet President Pervez Musharraf. “I am going to hold discussions with the leadership of other parties on the current situation and chalk out a joint strategy with them,” she told reporters as she left Karachi airport. She said a meeting with Musharraf was “not in her schedule during her stay in Islamabad.” On arrival at Islamabad airport, Benazir waved to supporters through the open-top of a four-by-four vehicle. She was then whisked to her home in the city amid tight security. Benazir’s personal secretary, Naheed Khan, said MPs from Benazir’s Pakistan People's Party would boycott parliament Wednesday to protest the state of emergency. They will also hold a protest outside the national assembly building, Khan told reporters outside Benazir’s Islamabad house. Benazir Bhutto is planning to address a public meeting in Rawalpindi Friday. (First Posted @ 16:15 PST Updated @ 20:32 PST)
Fazl demands early poll QUETTA, Pakistan, Nov 6 (PPI): Secretary General Mutahidda Majlis e Amal (MMA) and chief of JUI-F, Maulana Fazl- ur-Rehman, Tuesday said that only fair, free and transparent election can pull the country out of the crises. Addressing a Press conference he urged the government to immediately announce the schedule of general elections and transfer power to elected representatives. He claimed that the civilian order could be restored only with the participation of political parties. (Posted @ 20:24 PST)
Musharraf chairs meeting on security situation Rawalpindi, Nov 06 (PPI)- A high-level meeting chaired by President General Pervez Musharraf Tuesday reviewed the overall security situation following imposition of emergency in the country and expressed satisfaction over the measures taken to stabilize the situation. The meeting was also attended by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz. Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao gave an overview . The President directed that all the resources and assistance should be provided to the law enforcement agencies so that they could reach out the mastermind behind the militants, terrorists and extremists. Information Minister Muhammad Ali Durrani gave a briefing about role of media in the country. He said five media persons were arrested in Sindh and one from Punjab. The President directed that the journalists should be released immediately. The Vice Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervaiz Kayani informed the meeting about the deployment of troops in the federally administered tribal areas and along the Pak-Afghan border for maintaining security. (Posted @ 20:16 PST)
Mad' deer kills Pakistani caretakers on Greek farm ATHENS, Nov 6 (APP/AFP)- A male red deer in a farm in central Greece killed its two Pakistani caretakers when they ventured into the pen it shared with two females, Greek media said on Tuesday. The deer fatally gored one of the men during feeding time last Wednesday, and also killed the second caretaker when he went looking for his missing colleague two days later, the reports said. “The deer may have gone mad,” said Aristeidis Lambrou, owner of the farm outside the town of Platea, who found the Pakistanis' bodies on Saturday. (Posted @ 20:04 PST)
Five die, 7 injured in Pakistan road accident PESHAWAR, Pakistan,Nov 6 (APP): Five persons died and seven others were injured when a passenger Jeep coming from Hajmir to Alantir fell into deep ravine near Chondakai area in Shangla district in North West Frontier Province on Tuesday,Police said . (Posted @ 20:02 PST)
Ghaus Ali Shah acquitted in NAB reference KARACHI, Nov. 06 (APP): Former chief minister Sindh, Syed Ghaus Ali Shah on Tuesday was acquitted by National Accountability Court judge Aley Maqbool Rizvi, in a National Accountability Bureau (NAB) reference for alleged 122 illegal appointments in Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) during 1991-93 when he was the Defence Minister. (Posted @ 19:56 PST)
Militants seize town in northwest Pakistan PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Nov 6 (AFP) Militants seized the town of Madyan in the scenic Swat valley in northwest Pakistan Tuesday and hoisted their flags over buildings after security forces surrendered, police and residents said. Madyan was the third to come under the effective control of followers of cleric Maulana Fazlullah. “They seized Madyan town today, they have already overrun Matta and Khawazakhela towns” in their earlier push, a police official told AFP on condition of anonymity. “The militants are continuing their advance,” the police official said. Residents said the militants were in complete control of Madyan and were patrolling the town. At least 37 police and paramilitary soldiers left the main police station after militants surrounded the town and assured them that they would not be harmed, residents said. Police also retreated from two more police posts in nearby villages. (First Posted @ 19:40 PST Updated @ 19:54 PST)
Sheikh Rashid says India refuses visa ISLAMABAD, Nov 6 (AFP) Pakistan Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said Tuesday that India had refused to issue him a visa for an official trip, although the Indian High Commission in Islamabad had granted visas to other officials. “I will take up the matter with Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz,” he told AFP, adding that the Indian High Commission had given no reason for the refusal. The Indian High Commission was not immediately available for comment. Sheikh Rashid said he wanted to travel to New Delhi with officials from the Pakistan Cricket Board. Sheikh Rashid found himself at the centre of a controversy in 2005 when India refused him a visa for travel on a recently inaugurated bus service between the Pakistani and Indian sectors of Kashmir. (Posted @ 18:34 PST)
Moderate earthquake felt in Islamabad PESHAWAR, Nov 6 (APP): An earthquake of moderate intensity was recorded Tuesday morning by the Seismological Network of Pakistan. The earthquake originated at 0716 hours and its epicentre was 490 kilometres north of Peshawar in Tajikistan. The magnitude of the earthquake on the international Richter scale was 5.1 and it was also felt in Islamabad. (Posted @ 16:30 PST)
Record 667 killed in Pakistan attacks this year: ministry ISLAMABAD, Nov 6 (AFP) - Pakistan's interior ministry said Tuesday that a record 667 people have been killed and 2,000 injured in “terrorist” attacks, including an unprecedented 43 suicide bombings, during 2007. “This was the worst year in terms of attacks by terrorists against civilian as well as law enforcement officials,” Interior Ministry spokesman Brigadier Javed Cheema told AFP. Officials said that of this year's 43 suicide attacks, the majority were in “mainland” Pakistan outside the troubled tribal areas. The country suffered a total of 157 militant attacks. The worst of those was a twin suicide bombing at the homecoming parade of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto on October 18, killing 139 people and injuring more than 300. The majority of the casualties have happened since July, when government forces raided the Al-Qaeda-linked Lal Masjid in Islamabad. Officials have said more than 100 people died in the siege and storming of the site. (Posted @ 15:25 PST)
32 lawyers arrested in Sialkot SIALKOT, Pakistan, Nov 06-(PPI): Police in the city of SialkotTuesday arrested 32 lawyers after registering cases against them for protesting and taking out rallies against imposition of emergency. According to the official sources, police registered a case against 100 local lawyers and arrested nine of them in Sialkot. In Daska, the police registered a case against 76 lawyers and arrested 16 of them for staging a rally and attacking the police during a protest demonstration on Monday. In the town of Pasrur, the police arrested seven lawyers. (Posted @ 14:10 PST)
Pakistan arrests over 100 lawyers ISLAMABAD, Nov 6 (AFP) - Pakistan's government pursued its crackdown on pro-democracy activists Tuesday as police rounded up more than 100 people protesting emergency rule by President Pervez Musharraf, officials said. Around 50 lawyers were arrested in the city of Lahore as they tried to assemble on the premises of the provincial high court, a senior officer said. Lawyer Arif Saeed told AFP that police had taken over the bar room at the Lahore high court bar association and anyone entering the premises was being whisked away. About 50 others were arrested in various cities across Pakistan, including the central city of Multan and the southern city of Quetta.(Posted @ 13:55 PST)
Four more SC Judges take oath Islamabad, Nov 6 : Four more supreme court judges belonging to Sindh, N.W.F.P and Balochistan were administered oath of office Tuesday morning , Ptv reported. They are: Mr Justice Mossa K. Laghari (Sindh), Mr justice Ejazul Hasan and Mr Justice Qaim Jan (NWFP), and Mr Justice Ejaz Yusuf (Balochistan). Chief Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar administerd the oath. The induction of these four new judges brings the total strength of supreme court judges to eight. (Posted @ 11:35 PST)
At least 45 would-be African illegal migrants dead NOUAKCHOTT, Nov 6 (AFP) At least 45 would-be illegal African migrants to Europe died of cold and thirst after their boat ran aground in the Atlantic Ocean, a Mauritanian security official said on Tuesday. The bodies were recovered Monday by Mauritanian security forces who found 96 survivors aboard the boat which set sail from Senegal some 20 days ago, trying to reach Spain's Canary Islands. (Posted @ 21:30 PST)
US backs 'freedom of expression' in Pakistan WASHINGTON, Nov 6 (AFP) The White House Tuesday expressed broad support for “freedom of expression” and assembly in Pakistan. “I have not heard anyone in the administration actively encouraging anyone to do anything but return to civilian rule,” spokeswoman Dana Perino told reporters asking about possible US support for the protestors. “What we have urged is for there to be calm and exercise of restraint by all parties, including President Musharraf and his army as well as the people there. We'd like to see an immediate return back to civilian rule,” she said. Pressed on whether the United States backed the anti-Musharraf demonstrators, as it had recent anti-government protests in Myanmar, Perino replied: “Let me put it this way: We certainly support the right to free speech, and freedom of expression and freedom to assemble.” (Posted @ 21:26 PST)
Nominee for US attorney general wins lawmakers' approval WASHINGTON, Nov 6 (AFP) A US Senate committee Tuesday approved the nomination of Michael Mukasey as the new attorney general. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved Mukasey's nomination by a vote of 11 to eight, clearing the way for a full senate vote on his nomination. (Posted @ 21:20 PST)
Uzbek president nominated for new term TASHKENT, Nov 6 (AFP) President Islam Karimov, who has ruled Uzbekistan for almost two decades, has been approved as a candidate in upcoming presidential elections, a spokesman said Tuesday. A congress of the pro-government Liberal Democratic Party “has unanimously decided to nominate President Islam Karimov for the upcoming elections,” a party spokesman said. Presidential elections are scheduled for December 23. (Posted @ 20:48 PST)
Tendulkar refuses test captaincy NEW DELHI, Nov 6 (AP) - Sachin Tendulkar has turned down the invitation to take over India's test captaincy, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said Tuesday. Cricket board's secretary Niranjan Shah said Tendulkar, 34, had conveyed his decision to the BCCI president, Sharad Pawar. India will play three test matches against Pakistan after the conclusion of the ongoing one-day series. (Posted @ 19:34 PST)
Saudi king has historic audience with pope VATICAN CITY, Nov 6 (AFP) King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia had a historic audience on Tuesday with Pope Benedict XVI on the first official visit to the Holy See by a monarch from the kingdom. The two octogenarians met for half an hour, conversing through interpreters. Abdullah, wearing a traditional blue, gold and white robe, offered the 80-year-old Benedict a gold sword encrusted with stones and accepted a 16th-century engraving of the Vatican from the pope. (Posted @ 19:28 PST)
Russian PM praises 'unprecedented' ties with China MOSCOW, Nov 6 (AFP) Russian ties with China have reached an “unprecedented level” Russian Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov said Tuesday during a meeting with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao. “Relations between Russia and China have reached an unprecedented level. Trade between the countries has climbed from under 30 billion dollars per year in 2005 to almost 50 billion dollars at the end of 2007,” Jinbao said, ITAR-TASS news agency reported. (Posted @ 18:38 PST)
50 killed, injured in Afghan suicide bombing KABUL, Nov 6 (AFP) More than 50 people, including some members of the national parliament, were killed or wounded in a suicide blast in a sugar factory in northern Afghanistan Tuesday, the interior ministry said. “More than 50 people have been killed and injured,” ministry spokesman Zemarai Bashary told AFP. Bashary said some MPs were hurt in the blast in the northern province of Baghlan, but he could not confirm a lawmaker's statement that five MPs had been killed. (First Posted @ 17:42 PST Updated @ 18:14 PST)
Ten killed, 27 wounded in Thai south NARATHIWAT, Thailand, Nov 6 (AFP) - The unrest in Thailand's insurgency-hit Muslim-majority south showed no signs of abating Tuesday, with 10 people killed in a series of attacks and 27 wounded in a market bombing. The explosion struck a fresh food market in Yala province as it was filling with shoppers on Tuesday evening. Earlier Tuesday, a suspected separatist was killed in a clash with security forces in Yala, while a Muslim man whom police claimed was a key rebel leader was also shot dead in Narathiwat. Suspected militants also opened fire on a teacher and headmaster from the same school in Narathiwat province, killing both the Buddhist men, police said. (Posted @ 18:08 PST)
Roadside bombs kill five U.S. soldiers in Iraq BAGHDAD, Nov 6 (Reuters) Five U.S. soldiers were killed in two separate roadside bomb attacks in Iraq Monday, U.S. military spokesman Rear Admiral Greg Smith said Tuesday. (Posted @ 17:38 PST)
Commonwealth caucus to meet on Pakistan position KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 (Reuters): Commonwealth ministers will meet in London on November 12 to decide on Pakistan's position in the grouping following President Musharraf's imposition of emergency rule, Malaysia said Tuesday. Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar said the emergency rule imposed at the weekend was a major setback to Pakistan's reconciliation process and described the political and security situation there as “chaotic and very worrying”. The meeting of the six-nation Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group will precede the Commonwealth summit in Uganda later this month. (Posted @ 16:45 PST)
22 bodies found in mass grave northwest of Baghdad BAGHDAD, Nov 6 (AP): Iraqi soldiers discovered 22 bodies in a mass grave in the Lake Tharthar area northwest of Baghdad, the U.S. military said Tuesday. The bodies were found Saturday during a joint operation with U.S. forces, the military said in a statement. (Posted @ 16:05 PST)
Taliban capture another Afghan district GHAZNI, Afghanistan, Nov 6 (AFP): The Taliban captured a remote district in central Afghanistan overnight, a provincial governor said Tuesday, making it the third district to be overrun by the rebels in just over a week. Local security forces fled into the mountains late Monday after dozens of militants stormed Kijran district, provincial governor Sultan Uruzgani said. At least five policemen were captured following the raid, he said. “The Taliban are in the full control of the district. Our police force and other officials have fled to the mountains,” he said. (Posted @ 15:50 PST)
India hopes democracy will be restored in Pakistan NEW DELHI, Nov 6 (AFP) - India said on Tuesday it hoped for a restoration of democracy in Pakistan and for people to be able to elect a government of their choice. Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee told reporters that India “was watching the situation” over the northern border. “We do hope that the process of democratisation in Pakistan will begin and the people of Pakistan will get the opportunity to have their government as per their constitution,” the minister said. “We want peace, stability, development and prosperity in Pakistan.” Meanwhile, Pakistan's foreign office Tuesday dismissed the international reaction and termed the developments as Pakistan’s “internal” matter and appealed to the international community to show understanding in the fight against Al-Qaeda and the Taliban. (Posted @ 13:50 PST)
US spends billions on Pakistan for schools, economic growth, counter-terror reimbursements WASHINGTON, Nov 6 (AP) - U.S. assistance and other payments to Pakistan have totalled $9.6 billion in the six budget years since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, according to the State Department. The largest payout each year is for Pakistan's help in the global war on terrorism. The reimbursements amount to some $80 million a month, said Defence Department spokesman Bryan Whitman _ or nearly $1 billion a year. On top of those payments, the U.S. also gives Pakistan direct aid for humanitarian programs, economic development, military needs and so on _ well over $700 million in each of the last two years. Pakistan receives military equipment under the assistance programs, as well as by buying some, such as the 36 F-16 aircraft it is purchasing for up to $3 billion . Following is a sampling of how the State Department proposes to spend $785 million on Pakistan in fiscal year 2008: _$342 million for efforts to counter extremists, narcotics trafficking, weapons proliferation and other security issues.-- _$249 million for economic growth. That includes developing infrastructure for transport, power, irrigation and vocational training. _$50 million in humanitarian assistance, including to rebuild hospitals and schools damaged or destroyed in the 2005 earthquake--_$103 million for health, education and water and sanitation. That includes scholarship programs to help the disadvantaged get advanced educational degrees in agriculture and business as well as programs against HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis, for mother and child care and to promote family planning.--_Nearly $42 million (euro29 million) for governance and democracy programs. The money is to support democratic practices in political parties and in civil society, promote free and fair elections, develop the media and support the legislative process. The Bush administration budget request noted that elections were planned in 2008, a prospect now in doubt because of the imposition of emergency law over the weekend. (Posted @ 10:25 PST)
Mexico landslide devastates remote village ; 16 feared dead VILLAHERMOSA, Mexico, Nov 6 (AP) - A massive wave of mud and water swept through a southern Mexican village Monday, leaving up to 16 people missing and feared dead after heavy rainfalls caused a hillside to collapse into a river, officials said. Television footage suggested the wave had swept the entire river valley, and helicopters searched the surrounding hills to rescue residents who fled to higher ground. Chiapas officials said between 14 and 16 people were missing, while the federal Interior Department placed the number at 16. No bodies were immediately found. (Posted @ 10:00 PST)
Bus crashes into ravine in Portugal, killing 13 LISBON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - A bus and a car collided on a motorway and crashed into a ravine in central Portugal on Monday, killing 13 people, emergency services said. Another 25 people were injured in the accident. The car also skidded into the ravine. (Posted @ 09:55 PST)
Japan urges Pakistan to restore democracy TOKYO, Nov 6 (AFP) - Japan on Tuesday warned Pakistan not to abandon the path to full democracy following the imposition of a state of emergency, but said it had no immediate plans to suspend aid. “Pakistan is in a process of growing as a democratic nation, and we must be concerned if (the current situation) sets the process back,” said Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura. “As for international assistance, we have no immediate plan to do anything, but we will have to decide the government's stance by monitoring developments. At this point, we have not made any decision,” he said. (Posted @ 09:45 PST)
Karachi Stocks up 146.87 points: KARACHI, Nov 06: At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 13426.11, up 146.87 points. (Bureau Report) (Updated @ 14:20 PST)
Forex update: KARACHI, Nov 06: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at Rs 60.95, to the US Dollar in the open market. (Bureau Report) (Updated @ 14:20 PST)
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