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To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (43246)	9/6/2002 2:42:52 AM
From: IQBAL LATIF	Respond to of 50167

National poverty is a self inflicted wound, Iraq has second to Saudi largest oil reserves but is very poor, intransigence and stubborn attitudes national pride contributes to steep fall, that is reflected in stock markets and capital markets political stability in this world and to be on the right side of the world community is as important as very survival of the nation, Pakistan is another example whenever they have been out of line like Kargil, Nuke tests or internal political crisis the situation kind of gets out of hand in the stock market too, but recent right direction with the global community has helped the local markets.. From 98 to now you will notice that one need not to be an expert in Pakistani politics to see the impact of wrong decisions on the performance of the country, may be stock markets represent peace and stability far more than it is commonly realised, finance.yahoo.com^KSE&d=c&k=c3&t=5y&l=on&z=m&q=l Although much grander and much bigger the present instability is US market has a factor of terrorism war and ME risk premium associated these the two ongoing unsettled issues does take some kind of toll..

To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (43246)	9/6/2002 6:17:57 PM
From: IQBAL LATIF	Respond to of 50167

Hundreds of soldiers late Thursday ceased operations against Janikhel village after tribesmen promised to hunt and hand over four wanted foreigners who they said had escaped from their custody. “We have halted the operation after tribal elders said the fugitives had escaped,” an interior ministry official told AFP on condition of anonymity. “They promised to cooperate with the authorities to find them,” he said. Authorities suspect the “foreigners”, who were snatched from their grasp by up to 60 armed tribesmen on Monday after being apprehended during a routine car-check, may be linked to Al Qaeda. Tribal leader Maulana Saeedullah said they held four rounds of negotiations with the authorities and were able to convince them to stop the operation. “We have told the authorities that we will not protect any Al Qaeda or Taliban fugitives and convinced them to stop operations in the area,” he told AFP. Saeedullah said the fugitives had slipped away from the area. Regular troops and paramilitaries pounded Janikhel village with heavy weapons late Wednesday and demolished homes in an attempt to flush out the wanted men after tribesmen refused to hand them over, arguing the foreigners were Islamic preachers. The security forces later moved in to Janikhel on foot and arrested more than a dozen tribesmen. The troops demolished 15 houses, a standard punishment for non-cooperation with security forces in the tribal areas. Iqbal Khattak adds: Earlier on Thursday, tribal clerics warned the government of jihad if the operation launched against Janikhel tribe for capturing six suspected Al Qaeda men was not halted by Friday. A source in Miranshah, headquarters of North Waziristan Agency, told Daily Times the warning came from clerics belonging to the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazlur Rehman group) and other non-political entities. “Stop the operation ... otherwise, we will be forced to seek the help of Islamic laws and issue a Fatwa (religious decree) for jihad against the government,” sources told the clerics as saying during a meeting at an unspecified place Thursday. Leaders of two major tribes in the region – Bakhakhel and Mamandkhel – also vowed to fight against the government along with Janikhel tribesmen, despite having a feud with Janikhel tribe, if the operation was not halted. The political administration of North Waziristan Agency has stopped the salaries of tribesmen belonging to Janikhel to punish the tribe for its refusal to surrender the wanted men, sources told Daily Times. Their business centres have also been closed down, he said.