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To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (46863)	8/28/2004 5:15:22 PM
From: IQBAL LATIF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50167

A classic resignation............... "O, wonder! How many goodly creatures are there here! How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world, That has such people in't!" My audience one last time as I share with you the sad news of my resignation from ----------------- on the 25th of August. I sought to be fortune's favourite and ------- was the better opportunity that presented itself. There will always be an affinity on my part for ----, not least for taking a gamble on the arrogant kid and growing him into his own. But alas that could not dampen the mercenary instincts of the trader within and the transience of the corporate world. In my short-long life I believe the important thing is this: To be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become. I live by this to the end of my days and the gasp of my last breath. A final goodbye, Zachary Latif

To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (46863)	8/28/2004 8:52:11 PM
From: IQBAL LATIF	Respond to of 50167

Security forces have made a major breakthrough in the on-going war on terrorism as all the terrorists involved in major subversive acts have been arrested. This was stated by Director General ISPR Major General Shaukat Sultan and General Officer Commanding Special Services Group (SSG) Major General Faisal Alvi while briefing a group of mediapersons, who visited the SSG Headquarters here on Saturday. "All terrorists involved in major terror incidents have been arrested by the security agencies of the country," they said. The network of terrorists has also been busted as all the known hide-outs in the hilly terrains have been smashed by launching successful anti-terror operations since Oct 2002. "We have adopted a step ahead of terrorists’ approach to deal with the modern form of terrorism," they said. "Wherever they are, they would be eliminated," they said. The SSG, Pakistan Army, Police, Rangers and FC are being imparted world standard anti-terrorist training to effectively deal with the modern trends and forms of terrorism, said Major General Faisal Alvi. Major General Shaukat Sultan said the security agencies have been tackling the issue of terrorism, keeping its tactical as well as strategic aspects in the view. The under-training commandos have also given impressive performance of their different skills, achieved to deal with different forms of terrorism in different circumstances. The most impressive skill was the free-fall and sky diving, besides Mountain Craft by the SSG commandos. It was for the first time that a team of journalists visited the SSG Headquarters since its establishment in 1956.

To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (46863)	8/28/2004 8:52:11 PM
From: IQBAL LATIF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50167

Iraq’s top Shia authority 'Marjaiya' reaffirmed on Saturday its opposition to armed resistance against the continued US-led presence in the country after a meeting at the house of revered spiritual leader Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in Najaf. The meeting of the group known as the Marjaiya came two days after Sistani obliged radical cleric Moqtada Sadr to end a three-week battle against the US and Iraqi government forces centred on his stronghold in the sacred Hazrat Ali (RA) mausoleum here. "A main concern of the Marjaiya since the beginning has been for the government and the police to take control of the city and establish the rule of law," a spokesman for Grand Ayatollah Bashir al-Najafi told AFP. "We are not out of peaceful solutions yet to end the occupation, but when we are no more words will be spoken and armed struggle will become a possibility," warned spokesman Sheikh Ali Najafi. Grand Ayatollahs Mohammed Saad al-Hakim and Ishaq al-Fayad met Sistani, who rushed back to Iraq on Wednesday from three weeks of medical treatment in London to force a peace deal when fighting in Najaf threatened the shrine, one of the holiest Shia sites. Najafi, the fourth cleric in the Marjaiya quartet, arrived later for a separate audience with Sistani. "The conditions imposed by the Marjaiya to solve this crisis were clear ... an end to the fighting, clearing the city of fighters, guaranteeing their safe exit of Najaf and start preparing for the reconstruction of the city," said Najafi. But, he added, "It was the same under Saddam (Hussein) as under the occupation. Both regimes have left Iraq an open field, letting large amounts of weapons enter Iraq from abroad. Sistani representative Hamid Khaffaf said Hakim and Fayad had "congratulated Ali Sistani for his recovery from medical treatment abroad and he thanked God for preserving them from the danger in the holy city during these such difficult days". Najaf’s Hazrat Ali (RA) shrine will reopen its doors to worshippers in 10 days, officials said on Saturday. "The shrine will reopen in 10 days," Najaf Governor Adnan al-Zurfi told a news conference flanked by Iraqi officials. And, a team of Iraqi ministers flew to Najaf on Saturday to unveil plans for rebuilding the holy city. "We have come to Najaf to consolidate the peace settlement we reached and to congratulate Sistani," Minister of State Kasim Daoud, who led the delegation, told Reuters.