Sunday, June 23, 2013

DTN News - PAKISTAN NEWS: 10 Foreign Tourists, Local Guide Killed In Northern Pakistan

Defense News: DTN News - PAKISTAN NEWS: 10 Foreign Tourists, Local Guide Killed In Northern Pakistan
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(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - June 23, 2013:  Islamic militants disguised as policemen killed 10 foreign climbers and a Pakistani guide in a brazen overnight raid against their campsite at the base of one of the world's tallest mountains in northern Pakistan, officials said Sunday.

The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack at the base camp of Nanga Parbat, saying it was to avenge the death of their deputy leader in a U.S. drone strike last month.
The attack took place in an area that has largely been peaceful, hundreds of kilometers (miles) from the Taliban's major sanctuaries along the Afghan border. But the militant group, which has been waging a bloody insurgency against the government for years, has shown it has the ability to strike almost anywhere in the country.
The Taliban began their attack by abducting two local guides to take them to the remote base camp in Gilgit-Baltisan, said Pakistani Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan. One of the guides was killed in the shooting, and the other has been detained for questioning. The attackers disguised themselves by wearing uniforms used by the Gilgit Scounts, a paramilitary force that patrols the area, Khan said.
Around 15 gunmen attacked the camp at around 11 p.m. Saturday, said the Alpine Club of Pakistan, which spoke with a local guide, Sawal Faqir, who survived the shooting. They began by beating the mountaineers and taking away any mobile and satellite phones they could find, as well as everyone's money, said the club in a statement.
Some climbers and guides were able to run away, but those that weren't were shot dead, said the club. Faqir was able to hide a satellite phone and eventually used it to notify authorities of the attack.
Attaur Rehman, the home secretary in Gilgit-Baltistan, said 10 foreigners and one Pakistani were killed in the attack. The dead foreigners included three Ukrainians, two Slovakians, two Chinese, one Lithuanian, one Nepalese and one Chinese-American, according to Rehman and tour operators who were working with the climbers. Matt Boland, the acting spokesman at the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, confirmed that an American citizen was among the dead, but could not say whether it was a dual Chinese national.
The shooting — one of the worst attacks on foreigners in Pakistan in recent years — occurred in a stunning part of the country that has seen little violence against tourists, although it has experienced attacks by radical Sunni Muslims on minority Shiites in recent years.
Pakistani Taliban spokesman Ahsanullah Ahsan claimed responsibility for the attack, saying their Jundul Hafsa faction carried out the shooting as retaliation for the death of the Taliban's deputy leader, Waliur Rehman, in a U.S. drone attack on May 29.
"By killing foreigners, we wanted to give a message to the world to play their role in bringing an end to the drone attacks," Ahsan told The Associated Press by telephone from an undisclosed location.
The U.S. insists the CIA strikes primarily kill al-Qaida and other militants who threaten the West as well as efforts to stabilize neighboring Afghanistan. In a recent speech, President Barack Obama outlined tighter restrictions on the highly secretive program.
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who wants to pursue peace talks with militants threatening his country, has insisted the U.S. stop the drone strikes, saying they violate Pakistan's sovereignty and are counterproductive because they often kill innocent civilians and stoke anti-U.S. sentiment in this nation of 180 million.
Sharif responded to the attack on the camp by vowing "such acts of cruelty and inhumanity would not be tolerated and every effort would be made to make Pakistan a safe place for tourists."
Officials expressed fear the attack would deal a serious blow to Pakistan's tourism industry, already struggling because of the high level of violence in the country.
The interior minister promised to take all measures to ensure the safety of tourists as he addressed the National Assembly, which passed a resolution condemning the incident.

"A lot of tourists come to this area in the summer, and our local people work to earn money from these people," said Syed Mehdi Shah, the chief minister of Gilgit-Baltistan. "This will not only affect our area, but will adversely affect all of Pakistan."
He said the base camp was cordoned off by police and paramilitary soldiers after the attack, and a military helicopter searched the area.
Volodymyr Lakomov, the Ukrainian ambassador to Pakistan, also condemned the attack and said, "We hope Pakistani authorities will do their best to find the culprits of this crime."
Many foreign tourists stay away from Pakistan because of the country's reputation as being a dangerous place. But a relatively small number of intrepid foreigners visit Gilgit-Baltistan during the summer to marvel at the towering peaks in the Himalayan and Karakoram ranges, including K2, the second-highest mountain in the world.
An even smaller group tries to climb them. Nanga Parbat is over 8,000 meters (26,250 feet) tall and is notoriously difficult to summit. It is known as the "killer mountain" because of numerous mountaineering deaths in the past.
Pakistan has very close ties with neighboring China and is sensitive to any issue that could harm the relationship. Pakistani officials have reached out to representatives from China and Ukraine to convey their sympathies, the Foreign Ministry said.
The government suspended the chief secretary and top police chief in Gilgit-Baltistan following the attack and ordered an inquiry into the incident, said Khan, the interior minister.
The shooting was one of the worst attacks on foreigners in Pakistan in the last decade. A suicide attack outside a hotel in the southern city of Karachi killed 11 French engineers in 2002. In 2009, gunmen attacked the Sri Lankan cricket team in the eastern city of Lahore, killing six Pakistani policemen, a driver and wounding several players.
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Associated Press writer Rasool Dawar contributed to this report from Peshawar, Pakistan.

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DTN News: Boeing Top Stories / Headlines News Dated June 23, 2013

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Oman Air to buy 5 new aircraft
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The deal was concluded against the backdrop of the 2013 Paris Air Show. With this order, Oman Air becomes the first customer in the Arabian Gulf region to order 737-900ERs. Currently, the airline operates a fleet of 15 Boeing Next-Generation 737-800s ...
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BUSINESS - Boeing gets $38 bln orders
U.S. aerospace giant Boeing said that it had booked firm aircraft orders worth up to $38 billion (28.7 billion euros) at the Paris Air Show. In a French-language ...
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By Wednesday, more than $25 billion in aircraft orders for the Boeing Co., and Airbus were reported, with expectations that the $100 million mark would be reached by the end of the week-long show. Boeing supports about 7,000 direct and indirect jobs in ...
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In Pics: It is Airbus vs Boeing at the 50th Paris Air show
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One of the big aviation financers, Doric Asset Finance, placed a $8 billion order for 20 Airbus A380s. AFP. photo. An Extra 330SC, a single-seat aerobatic monoplane made by Extra Aircraft, takes part in a flying display during the air show. Reuters. photo.
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DTN News: Airbus Top Stories / Headlines News Dated June 22, 2013

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PARIS (Reuters) – An order for more than 100 Airbus passenger jets by UK low-cost carrier easyJet has re-ignited a long-running trade spat between the European planemaker and U.S. rival Boeing . EasyJet announced the $10 billion order ...
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Airbus shows off new military transport plane
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Airbus has booked 613 firm orders for the plane, 53 percent of which is composed of titanium and advanced aluminium alloys, and which has a list price that starts at $254.3 million for model that has 270 seats. It is expected to cut fuel consumption by ...
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European planemaker Airbus clinched deals for 90 more planes on Thursday, taking its orders and commitments at the world's top aviation fair to 466 aircraft worth $69 billion (44.54 billion pounds) at list prices. U.S. arch-rival Boeing Co said it had ...
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Spirit Orders 20 New Airbus A321 Aircraft
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Spirit Airlines and Airbus announced that they have entered into an agreement for the firm order of 20 Airbus A321 aircraft. These aircraft are in addition to the 96 aircraft not yet delivered under Spirit's existing order and will be scheduled for ...
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Singapore Airlines Orders More Airbus A350s
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Text Size. Singapore Airlines Orders More Airbus A350s. Jun 21, 2013 (Menafn - M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) --Singapore Airlines (SIA) has increased its orders for the Airbus A350 XWB with an additional 30 A350-900s, plus options for a further 20 aircraft.
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Airbus-Boeing $129b order 'tests patience of buyers'
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Paris: Boeing and Airbus pulled in $129 billion in fresh business at the Paris Air Show with ordersfor 848 aircraft, straining their production lines as much as the patience of buyers forced to wait years for their jets. Airbus moved ahead with deals ...
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Airbus Calls 777X “Very Heavy Paper Aircraft
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Airbus reached orders and commitments for 466 additional aircraft of all series at the Paris air show. Included are commitments for 25 A350s from Air France, 30 for Singapore Airlines, 10 for United Airlines and four for SriLankan Airlines. Airbus also ...
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Plane makers squeeze suppliers as sales soar
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PARIS (Reuters) – It should be a bonanza for suppliers: $135 billion (87.13 billion pounds) in neworders booked by Boeing and Airbus  at the Paris Airshow this week. Yet companies that make everything from overhead bins to cockpit ...
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Doric unveils $8 billion Airbus A380 order
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... for this aircraft,” Mark Lapidus, chief executive of Doric Lease Corp, said at the Paris Airshow. “If anything, we are perhaps under-ordering the A380.” Airbus sales chief John Leahy reiterated his 2013 target for 25 A380 orders following the ...
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DTN News: Airbus Top Stories / Headlines News Dated June 22, 2013

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DTN News: Paris Air Show Top Stories / Headlines News Dated June 22, 2013

Defense News: DTN News: Paris Air Show Top Stories / Headlines News Dated June 22, 2013
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Airbus A350 flies over Paris Air Show
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Russia's latest fighter wows crowds at Paris Air Show
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Airbus shows off new military transport plane
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Emirates, SAA bag global, African airline awards
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... of the two-seater FC-1 Fierce Dragon and plan to introduce it to the international market in three to four years," Ma Zhiping, general manager of China National Aero-Technology Import and Export Corp, said at the 50th International Paris Air Show ...
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Florida Realtors take part in Gov. Scott's business mission to France
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US wins gold in International Rocketry Challenge
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The 50th Paris Air Show takes off (pictures). The 4-H rocket club members, Daniel Kelton and brothers Mark and Matthew Janecka, took the title back from the French team who came in second. Their rocket launched 703 feet, which was only 47 feet short of ...
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50th International Paris Air Show
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