January 9, 2000

Iranian FM to discuss Iran, Afghanistan while visiting Britain
TEHRAN, Jan 9 (AFP) - Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi's landmark visit to Britain will include discussions on Iraq and Afghanistan, Iran's two neighbors with which it has problematic relations, British sources in Tehran said Sunday.

Some light in Afghan tunnel
Dr Maqbool Ahmad Bhatty
Dawn Opinion
THE recent hijacking of the Indian Airlines plane, which spent almost a week at the Kandahar airport in Afghanistan, has served to shed favourable light on the ruling Taliban, who have suffered from a highly distorted international image in the

Cleric Charged in US Embassy Threat
Saturday, January 08, 2000
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) -- A Muslim cleric from neighboring South Africa has been charged with threatening to bomb the U.S. Embassy in Harare, a state-controlled newspaper reported Saturday.

Cleric Says Fight Is Against India
By Amir Zia
Associated Press Writer
Saturday, Jan. 8, 2000; 11:36 a.m. EST
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan –– A prominent Muslim cleric whom India freed to end the Indian Airlines hijacking has backed off his threats against the United States, saying he is no Osama bin Laden.