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The Honolulu Advertiser Saturday, October 5, 2002 A7 nan India, Pakistan test fire ballistic missiles iaPKIPI A DIGEST OF REGIONAL NEWS ftlissiEe tests add tension to region Hours after Pakistan tested a Hatf IV surface-to-surface missile i 'I yesterday, India tested its most sophisticated 6urface-to-alr missile. Each country defended its test as routine and had notified the other of its plans in advance. Vs, 372 830 (. mw-Jf r. A -A -'r india Bayof Bengal PAKISTAN Missile ranges: India Pakistan Cities over 500,000 III Missile Length (ft.) Payload (lbs.) Range (mi.) Accuracy (ft fY Arabian Sea name Mlles SRI LANKA A I dren, in an Indian army housing complex in Kashmir.

Indian threats to attack Pakistan prompted fears of the world's first nuclear exchange. In late May, when tensions were at their highest, Pakistan initiated what it described as routine missile tests. India dismissed the tests as "missile antics" intended for domestic consumption, although foreign diplomats said later that New Delhi had been deeply concerned about the launches. Shortly afterward, the threat of war seemed to diminish when Musharraf pledged in a meeting here with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage to "permanently" end infiltrations by militants across the Line of Control a cease-fire line that divides Indian and Pakistani forces in Kashmir.

Indian officials acknowledge that the infiltrations dropped sharply in June and July. More recently, however, they have accused Musharraf of allowing the incursions to resume in order to disrupt state legislative elections in Indian-held Kashmir that began last month. Militants have warned voters to stay home and killed scores of political workers, including several candidates, since campaigning began in August. Pakistani officials deny that they are backing the violence but have labeled the elections a farce. They accuse India of failing to respond to Musharraf pledge with good-faith gestures of its own, such as withdrawing troops from the border or agreeing to talks with Pakistan on the ultimate status of Kashmir.

Both countries are eager to remain on good terms with Washington, a goal that has checked their mutual hostility in the past. Nevertheless, India's government is under intense domestic pressure to take a hard line with Pakistan, and analysts say the prospect of another crisis cannot be ruled out. i 1 A A Li Agnl 1 Agni2 Prtthvi 1 Prtthvl2 i Hatf 2 69.3 66 28.2 28.2 28 2,200 2,200 1,760 1,100 1,100 1,550 2,170 93 155 112 495 330 165 248 I 660 Hatf 3 Hatf4 Hatf 5 33 39.6 52.5 1,100 2,200 2,640 180 372 930 na 660 8,250 Hp and France also took part, along with a handful of Cambodians. Nepal king disbands Cabinet KATMANDU, Nepal Nepal's king fired the prime minister and disbanded his Cabinet yesterday the first time since the end of the absolute monarchy in 1990 that a Nepalese king has ousted an elected government and its leader. King Gyanendra's announcement, made over state-run Radio Nepal, came a day after Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba asked the monarch to postpone November's parliamentary elections by one year because of concerns about attacks by rebels.

"I have decided to relieve incompetent Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, who was incapable of holding the parliamentary election on schedule, and have disbanded the Cabinet," the king said. In his radio speech, the king said he also was postponing the Nov. 13 elections and would temporarily hold executive powers until a new government is formed. He said a new government would be installed soon and set a five-day time frame for political parties to suggest names for heading a caretaker government. Court orders release of Chinese MANILA, Philippines A Philippine court yesterday ordered the release of 122 Chinese fishermen convicted of poaching and illegal fishing, after rejecting a motion to detain them pending payment of all fines, lawyers said.

Judge Perfecto Pe in Puerto Princesa, southwest of Manila, ruled the fishermen could not be held even if they could not pay all of the $100,000 fine for each of their six vessels caught poaching. The fishermen have already completed their six-month jail terms. The fishermen were arrested in separate groups in Philippine waters in the South China Sea west of Palawan island, an area that includes the disputed Spratly Islands. Their detention sparked a diplomatic row between the Philippines and China Advertiser news services Tension rises again amid concern over nuclear confrontation Washington Post ISLAMABAD, Pakistan Against a backdrop of renewed tension between India and Pakistan over the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, India yesterday test-fired a ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. Hours earlier, Pakistan had test-fired a missile of its own.

Both countries described the tests as routine and unrelated. But the back-to-back launches added to fears that the two nuclear-armed neighbors could be edging toward confrontation barely three months after a U.S. and British diplomatic blitz that pushed them back from the brink of war. Pakistan's firing of a medium-range Shaheen-1 missile was the first such test since tensions between the two countries peaked in May over a series of attacks on Indian targets by Islamic militants based in Pakistan. Hundreds of thousands of troops from both countries remain massed along their common border, poised for attack.

Pakistani officials said that India as well as "friendly countries," including the United States were notified of the test-firing several days in advance. India's Foreign Ministry dismissed the test as a political gesture timed to influence Oct. 10 parliamentary elections that the military government of President Per-vez Musharraf describes as a major step toward restoring democracy in Pakistan. A few hours after the Pakistani test, India announced that it had tested a surface-to-air Akash missile as part of a series of launches conducted over several weeks. Analysts and diplomats saw another purpose behind the tests.

"They wanted to send a message to India," Talat Masood, a retired general and columnist here, said of the Pakistani launch. India, he added, "has been rather belligerent in the last two weeks, so it's a counterweight. I think this was a signal to India not to be very aggressive or belligerent and that we are fully prepared to take you on." In Washington, the State Department was critical of both countries and called on them to "take steps to restrain their nuclear weapons and missile programs and to begin dialogue on confidence-building measures which would reduce the likelihood that such weapons would ever be used." "We are disappointed that ballis- 25 years in Businesses WC MAM OUVtHS ft I CUSHIONS ANY SIZEI 1WT Rocker $195 Repair i Refinishing PAKISTAN Forces; Jane's Information Group its forces to the border following an attack on its Parliament complex by Islamic militants that it says were trained and armed by Pakistan. Pakistan then deployed its troops to the border. Tensions escalated further in May, when a guerrilla attack claimed the lives of 31 people, many of them women and chil Contractors INDIA 'Single warhead 'up to 1,650 lbs.

SOURCES: Associated Press; Pakistan Armed tic missile tests occurred in the region," State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said. "There is a charged atmosphere in the region. Tests can contribute to that atmosphere and make it harder to prevent a destabilizing nuclear and missile arms race." The military standoff dates to last December, when India rushed Entertainment provided by the Rotary Club of Metropolitan Honolulu at Its show at the Waikiki Shell on September 7 was not a show sponsored by the USO nor presented by or involving the USO, nor was the USO a beneficiary of this event. Further, we regret that some patrons were not aware of the change in date from September 15 to September 7. The sponsoring organization, Rotary Club of Metropolitan Honolulu, regrets any confusion or Inconvenience that may have arisen from the inadvertent use of the USO name and the change in performance date and assures the public that the USO non-profit organization was not in any way involved in this event.

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South Korea's one-house legislature voted down President Kim's two previous nominees for prime minister for ethical and other reasons. The president nominated Kim Suk-soo on Sept. 10. The job of prime minister is largely ceremonial in South Korea and carries little decisionmaking power. But the prime minister would lead the government if the president could not carry out his duties.

Japanese tanker in collision TOKYO A Japanese tanker carrying liquid chemicals capsized after hitting a much larger freighter today in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of eastern Japan, coast guard officials said. The 400-ton tanker Eiwa Maru collided with the Ever Reward about 12 miles off the coast of Shizuoka prefecture early today, a coast guard spokesman said. Four crewmen on the Japanese tanker were injured and taken to a hospital with minor injuries. There were no reports of injuries from the Panamanian-registered freighter, he said. The Japanese vessel was carrying 500 tons of xylene a highly-flammable liquid solvent used in paints and cleaning products.

Only a small amount was thought to have leaked, the coast guard said. The cause of the accident was still under investigation. Anti-war protest held in Cambodia PHNOM PENH, Cambodia About 100 people, mostly Westerners, held a peaceful demonstration yesterday against the prospect of a United States attack on Iraq. The evening event, billed as a peace vigil with the theme "War Not in Our Name" drew many of its participants from the large community of foreign nongovernmental workers in Cambodia The vigil included the reading of a "Pledge of Resistance," meditation, and the lighting of candles. While most participants were Americans, people from England, Australia, New Zealand Any Car, Vtn, Truck, Motorcycle, Moped, non, wmsk, or mm arm.

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