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To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (44223)	6/24/2003 1:05:15 PM
From: IQBAL LATIF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50167

Bush says he will work with Congress on aid package to Pakistan (Updated at 2145 PST) CAMP DAVID: President George W. Bush on Tuesday said he would work with Congress on a three billion dollar economic aid package for Pakistan, and announced he would sign a Trade and Investment Framework agreement with Islamabad. US will not release F-16 jets to Pakistan : Bush (Updated at 2125 PST) CAMP DAVID: President George W. Bush said Tuesday he would not hand over US F-16 fighter jets that Pakistan has paid for but which fell foul of 1990s anti-nuclear sanctions. He however said that trade and investment framework agreement with Pakistan would be signed. Bush praises "courageous" Musharraf (Updated at 2115 PST) CAMP DAVID: President George W. Bush on Tuesday praised visiting Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf as a "courageous leader" who had offered "essential" help in the US anti-terror campaign.

To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (44223)	6/25/2003 7:10:24 PM
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Three leading Palestinian groups, Hamas, the Islamic Jihad and the Fatah movement, on Wednesday agreed to halt attacks on Israel for three months, Palestinians close to the negotiations said. However, some confusion prevailed, when Hamas leaders in the Palestinian areas strenuously denied finalisation of the deal, negotiated by Marwan Barghouti of Fatah, Khaled Mashal of Hamas and Ramadan Shalah of the Islamic Jihad. Fatah official Kadoura Fares told The Associated Press that after weeks of intensive negotiation, "the Palestinian dialogue has resulted in a cease-fire agreement for a period of three months." Another Palestinian source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said a document outlining the truce terms had been signed by Mashal, Shalah, and Barghouti. The source said that an official announcement on a cease-fire would probably be made in coming days, possibly from Cairo. The militant groups agree to a moratorium on attacks for three months, the source said; in exchange they demand Israel end targeted killings of militants and military incursions, and call for the release of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel _ but do not set any deadline or timeframe for this.