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Pre-War War Has Already Started
While protesters protest and politicians politic, the U.S. has already begun a war of sorts with heavy bombing runs and commando incursions. A base in Northern Iraq is already being used. Expect the war to start before anti-war protesters can gather February 15th.....then Bush will count on \"wartime approval ratings\" for support.
Allied forces on spy mission inside Iraq
LONDON: British and US special forces have mounted a six-day covert mission into western Iraq to identify key targets in the event of a war, the Daily Telegraph said Saturday.
The report came as British Prime Minister Tony Blair flew back from a key meeting in Washington with George W. Bush, after which the US president said the issue of Iraqi disarmament would “come to a head in a matter of weeks, not months.”
British newspapers said that the two leaders had drawn up a timetable which could see US-led military action within six weeks if Iraqi President Saddam Hussein refused to give up weapons of mass destruction.
Blair said he doubted that Saddam would disarm voluntarily. “I certainly believe he is not going to comply because he has had years and years to do so,” the Telegraph quoted Blair as saying.
“But it will be a judgment for the international community as a whole. I may be proved wrong; he may change. But I personally am very sceptical,” Blair added.
Quoting defence sources, the Daily Telegraph said that a group of more than 100 men, consisting of the US Delta force and 35 men from Britain’s Special Air Service (SAS), flew into Iraq by Chinook helicopter from Jordan.
The operation was the first case of allied special forces operating inside territory controlled by the Iraqi government, according to the Telegraph, which did not say when the mission took place.
Britain’s defence ministry does not comment on the activities of special forces.
The Telegraph said that the mission was mounted after US intelligence reports that Scud missile launchers had been moved to the western Iraqi desert.
The special forces checked that the launchers were not false targets as part of an Iraqi deception plan. The paper added that the troops set off from a Jordanian air base east of Amman, flying along a corridor in Iraqi air defences opened up by allied attacks on a main air defence command post. —AFP
LONDON: British and US special forces have mounted a six-day covert mission into western Iraq to identify key targets in the event of a war, the Daily Telegraph said Saturday.
The report came as British Prime Minister Tony Blair flew back from a key meeting in Washington with George W. Bush, after which the US president said the issue of Iraqi disarmament would “come to a head in a matter of weeks, not months.”
British newspapers said that the two leaders had drawn up a timetable which could see US-led military action within six weeks if Iraqi President Saddam Hussein refused to give up weapons of mass destruction.
Blair said he doubted that Saddam would disarm voluntarily. “I certainly believe he is not going to comply because he has had years and years to do so,” the Telegraph quoted Blair as saying.
“But it will be a judgment for the international community as a whole. I may be proved wrong; he may change. But I personally am very sceptical,” Blair added.
Quoting defence sources, the Daily Telegraph said that a group of more than 100 men, consisting of the US Delta force and 35 men from Britain’s Special Air Service (SAS), flew into Iraq by Chinook helicopter from Jordan.
The operation was the first case of allied special forces operating inside territory controlled by the Iraqi government, according to the Telegraph, which did not say when the mission took place.
Britain’s defence ministry does not comment on the activities of special forces.
The Telegraph said that the mission was mounted after US intelligence reports that Scud missile launchers had been moved to the western Iraqi desert.
The special forces checked that the launchers were not false targets as part of an Iraqi deception plan. The paper added that the troops set off from a Jordanian air base east of Amman, flying along a corridor in Iraqi air defences opened up by allied attacks on a main air defence command post. —AFP
For more information:
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?p...
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Pakistan PM orders arrest of gas pipeline attackers
(Updated at 2320 PST)
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Zafarullah Jamali Monday ordered the arrest of tribesmen who blew up a key gas pipeline in Bolochistan, sources said. Addressing a meeting to ensure safety of vital installations, Jamali directed the authorities to arrest of saboteurs of gas pipeline.
Govt to observe one-minute silence on Kashmir Solidarity Day
(Updated at 2230 PST)
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KARACHI: The Sindh government has decided to observe one-minute silence on Kashmir Solidarity Day on February 5 at 10 a.m. throughout the province.
Benazir Bhutto concerned at law and order situation
(Updated at 2030 PST)
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KARACHI: Chairperson Pakistan Peoples Party Ms. Benazir Bhutto has expressed grave concern over deteriorating law and order situation, killings and police torture on innocent people in her home district Larkana. In a statement released here Monday from PPP Media Cell Bilawal House, Karachi, she demanded of the government to take steps for the protection of lives and property of people in Larkana.
The government has failed to control the law and order as the people in Larkana feel insecure due to lawlessness, Ms. Bhutto said and described the murderous attack on PPP Sindh Council member Abdul Khaliq Bhutto as unfortunate. She demanded immediate arrest of the culprits involved in attack.
Pakistan summons Italian envoy over arrests in Naples
(Updated at 2015 PST)
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday summoned the Italian ambassador to protest the Italian media's treatment with 28 Pakistanis detained last week in Naples on suspicion of plotting a terrorist attack.
The foreign ministry in Islamabad said it had "made a strong demarche to ambassador Angelo Gabriele de Ceglie. Italian police arrested the Pakistanis during an anti-narcotics sweep late Thursday and accused them of "criminal conspiracy for terrorist ends."
IJT worker injured in Karachi firing incident
(Updated at 2000 PST)
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KARACHI: A student of Mono-Technical Institute North Karachi sustained serious bullet injuries when unidentified persons opened indiscriminate fire on the activists of Islami Jamiat Talaba (IJT) inside college campus. Institute authorities said situation was tense since Saturday after clashes erupted between activists of IJT and All Pakistan Mohajir Students Organization (APMSO).
On Monday, situation was tense again and both the parties were ready to face any eventuality. Five persons riding a car entered into institute and opened indiscriminate fire on IJT workers, leaving an activist of IJT and another student injured.
Sons of martyred policemen will be recruited as ASIs: Mahar
(Updated at 1740 PST)
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KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Ali Mohammad Mahar said Monday that the sons of martyred police officials and cops will be recruited as ASIs. Addressing parliamentarians after the Sindh Assembly session, he said that policemen would be provided incentives, and the salaries of Sindh policemen would be increased at par with the Punjab police.
PSO House cameras record scene of Karachi bomb explosion
(Updated at 1710 PST) BY Afza Nadeem
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KARACHI: The secret cameras installed at the PSO House in Karachi recorded Monday the scene of the bomb explosion in Clifton that killed one person and injured eight. The PSO officials informed the police about the cameras recording and handed over the movies of the scene to the police. The investigation officials and experts watched the films on the explosion. Sindh Chief Minister Ali Mohammad Mahar and provincial ministers Sardar Ahmed inspected the bomb blast site.
Musharraf to hold talks with Russia on Kashmir issue
(Updated at 1700 PST)
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ISLAMABAD: President General Pervez Musharraf Monday said that during his visit to Moscow, he would hold talks with Russian leaders on the Kashmir issue and inform them about Pakistan government’s efforts for the solution to this lingering issue. He said this in an interview to a foreign news agency.
Pakistan slams India for its plan to train troop in Israel
(Updated at 1450 PST)
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan reacted angrily on Monday to India's reported decision to seek Israeli help in training its special forces troops and descredit the links between the two countries as hostile move. Pakistani Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said that India wants to target Pakistan by training its forces in Israel, and its new hostile move was against our efforts to resolve all issues and disputes through peaceful talks and negotiations.
Earlier a repot said that Indian Army will send thousands of special forces troops to Israel for training to fight Islamic militants in Held Kashmir, and that the two countries have signed a related multimillion-dollar weapons deal.
China welcomes Musharraf's visit to Russia
(Updated at 1430 PST)
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BEIJING: China has welcomed President Pervez Musharraf's visit to Russia and hoped it would further help peace and development in the region. A spokesperson of the Chinese government said Pakistan and Russia were both neighbouring and friendly countries of China. The Chinese government looks forward for further development of these relations, he said.
Indian troops, Chunab Rangers trade fire on working boundary
(Updated at 1330 PST)
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SIALKOT: Indian troops and Chunab Rangers exchanged fire on the Sialkot working boundary here on Monday. No damage was reported. However, two buffaloes were killed in the firing. Last night, Indian troops started fire on on villages near border. The Chunab Rangers retaliated the firing.
BREAKING NEWS: One dead, several injured in bomb blast near PSO house in Karachi
(Updated at 1155 PST) By Khurshid Abbasi
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KARACHI: A bomb went off Monday in the parking lot of Clifton Shopping Galleria behind PSO House at main Clifton Road , leaving one person killed. The dead person was yet unidentified. The bomb that blasted around on 11:35 a.m., was planted in a motorbike parked outside the house.
The body of dead was blown into pieces that hit the PSO building. The blast was so powerful that the window panes of the PSO building, Clifton Shopping Gallery and other adjacent buildings have smashed into bits.
Panic is prevailing in the area. People have began to evacuate their homes in fear. Heavy contingency of the police and rangers have also arrived at the place where bomb blasted and security has been beefed up in the area. Those who injured were rushed to the nearby hospital. Details are awaited.
Three arrested as police raid a school in Landhi
(Updated at 1020 PST) By Khurshid Abbasi
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KARACHI: Police arrested three criminals and confiscated weapons Monday after they raided a school in Landhi area. Landhi police said after receiving information they surrounded a school located at Landhi no. 4, and arrested three hiding outlaws in the school. They also confiscated four kalashnikov and a good number of rounds.
(Updated at 2320 PST)
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Zafarullah Jamali Monday ordered the arrest of tribesmen who blew up a key gas pipeline in Bolochistan, sources said. Addressing a meeting to ensure safety of vital installations, Jamali directed the authorities to arrest of saboteurs of gas pipeline.
Govt to observe one-minute silence on Kashmir Solidarity Day
(Updated at 2230 PST)
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KARACHI: The Sindh government has decided to observe one-minute silence on Kashmir Solidarity Day on February 5 at 10 a.m. throughout the province.
Benazir Bhutto concerned at law and order situation
(Updated at 2030 PST)
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KARACHI: Chairperson Pakistan Peoples Party Ms. Benazir Bhutto has expressed grave concern over deteriorating law and order situation, killings and police torture on innocent people in her home district Larkana. In a statement released here Monday from PPP Media Cell Bilawal House, Karachi, she demanded of the government to take steps for the protection of lives and property of people in Larkana.
The government has failed to control the law and order as the people in Larkana feel insecure due to lawlessness, Ms. Bhutto said and described the murderous attack on PPP Sindh Council member Abdul Khaliq Bhutto as unfortunate. She demanded immediate arrest of the culprits involved in attack.
Pakistan summons Italian envoy over arrests in Naples
(Updated at 2015 PST)
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday summoned the Italian ambassador to protest the Italian media's treatment with 28 Pakistanis detained last week in Naples on suspicion of plotting a terrorist attack.
The foreign ministry in Islamabad said it had "made a strong demarche to ambassador Angelo Gabriele de Ceglie. Italian police arrested the Pakistanis during an anti-narcotics sweep late Thursday and accused them of "criminal conspiracy for terrorist ends."
IJT worker injured in Karachi firing incident
(Updated at 2000 PST)
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KARACHI: A student of Mono-Technical Institute North Karachi sustained serious bullet injuries when unidentified persons opened indiscriminate fire on the activists of Islami Jamiat Talaba (IJT) inside college campus. Institute authorities said situation was tense since Saturday after clashes erupted between activists of IJT and All Pakistan Mohajir Students Organization (APMSO).
On Monday, situation was tense again and both the parties were ready to face any eventuality. Five persons riding a car entered into institute and opened indiscriminate fire on IJT workers, leaving an activist of IJT and another student injured.
Sons of martyred policemen will be recruited as ASIs: Mahar
(Updated at 1740 PST)
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KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Ali Mohammad Mahar said Monday that the sons of martyred police officials and cops will be recruited as ASIs. Addressing parliamentarians after the Sindh Assembly session, he said that policemen would be provided incentives, and the salaries of Sindh policemen would be increased at par with the Punjab police.
PSO House cameras record scene of Karachi bomb explosion
(Updated at 1710 PST) BY Afza Nadeem
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KARACHI: The secret cameras installed at the PSO House in Karachi recorded Monday the scene of the bomb explosion in Clifton that killed one person and injured eight. The PSO officials informed the police about the cameras recording and handed over the movies of the scene to the police. The investigation officials and experts watched the films on the explosion. Sindh Chief Minister Ali Mohammad Mahar and provincial ministers Sardar Ahmed inspected the bomb blast site.
Musharraf to hold talks with Russia on Kashmir issue
(Updated at 1700 PST)
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ISLAMABAD: President General Pervez Musharraf Monday said that during his visit to Moscow, he would hold talks with Russian leaders on the Kashmir issue and inform them about Pakistan government’s efforts for the solution to this lingering issue. He said this in an interview to a foreign news agency.
Pakistan slams India for its plan to train troop in Israel
(Updated at 1450 PST)
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan reacted angrily on Monday to India's reported decision to seek Israeli help in training its special forces troops and descredit the links between the two countries as hostile move. Pakistani Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said that India wants to target Pakistan by training its forces in Israel, and its new hostile move was against our efforts to resolve all issues and disputes through peaceful talks and negotiations.
Earlier a repot said that Indian Army will send thousands of special forces troops to Israel for training to fight Islamic militants in Held Kashmir, and that the two countries have signed a related multimillion-dollar weapons deal.
China welcomes Musharraf's visit to Russia
(Updated at 1430 PST)
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BEIJING: China has welcomed President Pervez Musharraf's visit to Russia and hoped it would further help peace and development in the region. A spokesperson of the Chinese government said Pakistan and Russia were both neighbouring and friendly countries of China. The Chinese government looks forward for further development of these relations, he said.
Indian troops, Chunab Rangers trade fire on working boundary
(Updated at 1330 PST)
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SIALKOT: Indian troops and Chunab Rangers exchanged fire on the Sialkot working boundary here on Monday. No damage was reported. However, two buffaloes were killed in the firing. Last night, Indian troops started fire on on villages near border. The Chunab Rangers retaliated the firing.
BREAKING NEWS: One dead, several injured in bomb blast near PSO house in Karachi
(Updated at 1155 PST) By Khurshid Abbasi
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KARACHI: A bomb went off Monday in the parking lot of Clifton Shopping Galleria behind PSO House at main Clifton Road , leaving one person killed. The dead person was yet unidentified. The bomb that blasted around on 11:35 a.m., was planted in a motorbike parked outside the house.
The body of dead was blown into pieces that hit the PSO building. The blast was so powerful that the window panes of the PSO building, Clifton Shopping Gallery and other adjacent buildings have smashed into bits.
Panic is prevailing in the area. People have began to evacuate their homes in fear. Heavy contingency of the police and rangers have also arrived at the place where bomb blasted and security has been beefed up in the area. Those who injured were rushed to the nearby hospital. Details are awaited.
Three arrested as police raid a school in Landhi
(Updated at 1020 PST) By Khurshid Abbasi
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KARACHI: Police arrested three criminals and confiscated weapons Monday after they raided a school in Landhi area. Landhi police said after receiving information they surrounded a school located at Landhi no. 4, and arrested three hiding outlaws in the school. They also confiscated four kalashnikov and a good number of rounds.
For more information:
http://www.jang.com.pk/thenews/
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