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Manhunt for Laden begins
Taliban accepts Jesse Jackson’s offer to mediate
Islamabad, September 27
A massive manhunt for Osama bin Laden, prime suspect in the terrorist strikes on the USA, was launched today by a joint team of top intelligence personnel from Pakistan, USA, Russia and Tajikistan in anticipation of attacks on his hideouts in Afghanistan.
Edict
handed over to Laden
Islamabad, September 27
Taliban Information Minister
Qudrutullah Jamal said today that he believed an edict from clerics asking
Osama bin Laden to leave Afghanistan had been delivered to him in person.
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Wahid Gul comforts his 11-year-old daughter Khatoon, who is suffering from acute renal failure at a hospital in Peshawar, on Thursday. Thousands of Afghan refugees have crossed into Pakistan in the past two weeks to avoid possible US strikes against the protectors of militant fugitive Osama bin Laden.
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Two US Generals can order shooting down of
airliners
Washington, September 27
Two mid-level US Air Force Generals have the power to order the shooting down of commercial airliners, without first getting clearance from the President, if the planes threaten US cities, a defence official said today.
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Missing missiles worry
USA
Islamabad, September 27
As US forces prepare for a possible
onslaught on Afghanistan, which is sheltering Osama bin Laden , the key
suspect in the September 11 terrorist strikes on New York and
Washington, a major cause of concern for the USA is the whereabouts of
80 Stinger missiles, believed to be in the possession of the Taliban.
No assurance to USA:
PM
New Delhi, September 27
In an effort to put all doubts at rest, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee today told leaders of the Opposition parties that India had not given any assurance to the USA “directly or indirectly’’ of making available its air bases in any action in Afghanistan and made it clear that it was not dependent on anyone in its fight against terrorism.
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Protesting against the attacks on
Sikhs, the Namdhari Sikhs today participated in a peace march in New Delhi.
(28k,
56k)
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Head of Indian American National
Foundation Anurag Verma condemned the attacks on the Indian American community.
(28k,
56k)
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