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			Saturday, June 5, 1999
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9 sentenced to death in Pak
KARACHI, June 4 (AP) — An anti-terrorist court today sentenced to death nine members of a minority ethnic party for gunning down a former provincial Governor, court officials said. The nine men are members of the Mutahida Quami Movement, a political group that represents Indian Muslims settled in Pakistan after 1947. The victim, Hakim Said, former Sind Governor was shot dead on October 17, 1998.

Fishermen abducted
COLOMBO, June 4 (UNI) — The Liberation Tigers of Timal Eelam (LTTE) abducted four fishermen along with two boats in the sea off Kokilai in Trincomalee yesterday, while troops killed four terrorists in separate encounters in the embattled north, the Defence Ministry said today. The Tigers also removed fuel tanks from some boats and fled towards Mullaitivu.

Fire toll mounts
NEW DELHI, June 4 (PTI) — Death toll in Monday's Lal Kuan fire tragedy in the Capital rose to 49 today with one more person succumbing to burns even as the police arrested a partner of the transport company where the killer chemical, which blew up the victims, was stored. The 49 victims, 40 were men, six boys and three girls.

Hemkunt Sahib
RISHIKESH, June 4 (PTI) — The doors of Hemkunt Sahib in the Garhwal region, a shrine of the Sikhs, were thrown open to devotees from today. Situated at an altitude of 14,000 feet, the place was chosen by Guru Gobind Singh, tenth Sikh Guru, for meditation.

Cong men suspended
PATNA, June 4 (PTI) — The Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee (BPCC) today suspended two AICC members — Mr Satish Kumar (MLA) and Mr Akil Haider (former MLA), from the party for six years for alleged anti-party activities. BPCC general secretary Anil Kumar Sharma, said they were suspended with immediate effect.

Press Club
NEW DELHI, June 4 (TNS) — The Press Club of India (PCI) will be moving into new premises on June 5. The PCI, which was till now located opposite Chelmsford Club, would now be housed at 7, Raisina Road.

50 killed in plane crash
KHARTOUM, (Sudan) June 4 (AP) — A military transport plane crashed east of the Sudanese capital, killing all 50 military personnel on board, including six Army officers, the Army said today. Technical failure was the cause given in a terse statement from the Army General Command carried by the official Sudan News Agency.