AFGHANISTAN & PAKISTAN
Afghanistan summaries here and here and here.
Pakistan summary here .
Tracking the South Korean situation:
Sayed Mustafa Kazimi, a spokesman for the National Front party, said the Afghan government should not have allowed South Korea to hold direct talks with the Taliban.
He also condemned Seoul for allowing the Korean missionary group to journey to Afghanistan, saying its presence reinforced Taliban claims that missionaries were trying to convert Muslims. Article
Noted FYI:
A pathologist who has been barred from performing his duties at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) for aspiring to the post of president has moved a constitutional petition before the Supreme Court seeking disqualification of President Pervez Musharraf from getting elected for the second term and permission for himself to contest.
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The petitioner said that being an internationally known doctor, it was his foremost duty to see that the Constitution and laws were being followed in letter and spirit and that the decision-makers did not encumber the future of the country.
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The Health Ministry had served a notice on Dr Haq, asking him to explain his position as the law prevented government servants from taking part in elections and making political comments. Article
