July 12, 2001

Afghan UN Envoy Refutes Pakistani Assertions at Conference on Arms
by Omar Samad
WASHINGTON, July 12, 2001 - AAR - In an exchange of harsh diplomatic words at an international forum, the Afghan envoy at the United Nations on

Taliban Attack Repulsed In Taiwara District:
July 9: A Taliban attack was repulsed in Taiwara District, Ghore Province. After their failure to make any territorial gains, the Taliban's air force carried out 12

Son of Jihadi commander shot dead
Frontier Post
F.P.REPORTPESHAWAR: Farid, 23, son of former Jehadi commander Haji Zaman was shot dead along with his body gaurd Mir Zaman by some

Use of Internet banned
Frontier Post
PESHAWAR: Afghanistan ruling Taliban has issued an order to ban the Internet use in Afghanistan.

Black turban declared official dress
Frontier Post
F.P ReportPESHAWAR: Afghanistan ruling Taliban supreme leader Mulla Muhammed Omer Mujahed has issued an order that all of the government

Food aid to refugees at Akora Camp stopped
Naveed SiddiquiPESHAWAR: United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has stopped financial aid and food programme provided on

Pakistan and Japan make overtures to Iran
DAWN
NEW YORK - Pakistan's Minister of the Interior Moinuddin Haider has met with Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi in the United Nations

Powell may visit South Asia after summit
By Amir Mateen - Jang/The News
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Collin Powell may visit South Asia after the Musharraf-Vajpayee Summit. State Department spokesman

All to play for in Central Asia's Great Game
By Sebastian Alison
ALMATY, Kazakhstan (Reuters) - A hundred years ago, the remote, barren expanse of Central Asia east of the Caspian Sea was one of the world's great political prizes.

The Muslim faith, misunderstood
By Fazlur Rahman - SAN ANGELO, TEXAS
Growing up as a Muslim in what is now Bangladesh, I understood at an early age how my grandmother was sustained by her faith. She had more than her share