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Bombs have no religion:Zaki

DHAKA, July 13 (APP)- "Bombs have no religion. These are destructive in nature and carry no label. And definitely Pakistan's nuclear bomb cannot be branded as an Islamic bomb". This was stated by the visiting special envoy from Pakistan Senator Akram Zaki in an interview with a local English daily 'The Daily Star' Friday. The envoy, who is on a visit to Bangladesh and delivered a special message to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from her Pakistan counterpart Nawaz Sharif, was responding to a question as to how Pakistan would react to campaign by western countries and media terming Pakistan's nuclear device as Islamic bombs. Akram Zaki said, "It is foolish to talk of an Islamic bomb. A bomb is for destruction, we do not want to destroy civilisation. All can recall that the US became a nuclear power in 1945 and none called it a Christian bomb, when Russia detonated in 1949, it was not called a communist bomb, in 1952 and 1960, Britain and France tested nuclear devices and these bombs were not given the church of England or Catholic labels, when China tested its first nuclear device in 1964, it also was not given any ideological label."

Pakistan to welcome third party mediation to defuse tension in SA: Zaki

DHAKA, July 13 (APP) Pakistan would welcome a third party mediation to defuse tension in the South Asia following the nuclear tests conducted by India and Pakistan recently. This was stated Senator Akram Zaki, Special Envoy of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in an exclusive interview with the Bangladesh Observer Saturday. Senator Akram Zaki arrived in Dhaka from Islamabad Wednesday carrying a special message for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from her Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif. Akram Zaki who is also the Chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, referring to India's no to the third party mediation said "If India rejects the mediation, it must renounce the United Nation charter and get out of the UN system." Mr. Akram Zaki linked settlement of Jammu and Kashmir issue for resolving the disputes between Pakistan and India. He accused India of violating human rights in Jammu and Kashmir in the name of suppressing the popular uprising in Kashmir.

Six Indian soldiers killed, 13 others injured in successful attack by mujahideen

MIRPUR (AJK), July 13 (APP): At least six Indian soldiers were killed and 13 others were injured, seven of them seriously, after they were attacked by the mujahideen in Poonch town of Indian held Kashmir on Sunday , Reports reaching here from across the Line of Control said. Freedom -fighters, according to the reports, attacked a patrol of the Indian security forces in Poonch killing five on the spot and injuring 14 others,one of them later expired. Two Kashmiris also embraced martyrdom following retaliatory attack by the Indian security forces. The reports quoted eyewitnesses as saying they witnessed the fast moving Indian military vehicles shifting the injured to hospitals in Jammu. Following the successful operation by the Kashmiri mujahideen against Indian troops, the bodies of the dead could not be lifted from the scene in view of heavy pressure by the valiant Kashmiri freedom fighters. The attack by the Kashmiri freedom fighters turned into the an armed battle with the Indian soldiers which continued for several hours, according to the reports .