Pakistan today conducted tests of five nuclear devices - despite the repeated warnings of the international community, Pakistan Prime Minister Navaz Sharif said that today's tests were a forced step that Pakistan had to go to ensure his own security. The main threat to Pakistan - according to him - comes from India, which began the nuclear weapons race. Pakistan says that now he can create nuclear warheads for his new long -range missiles.

The measures taken by the Central Bank of Russia led to some stabilization in the Russian financial market . The total index of the shares of Russian companies increased by hour to Moscow time by 5.7 percent - in comparison with yesterday's indicator when closing the auction. The profitability of one -year government bonds fell below 70 percent per annum - against 90 percent the day before.

"The Central Bank and the Ministry of Finance of Russia have enough reserve funds to keep the situation in foreign exchange markets," President Yeltsin said at the end of today's meeting with Prime Minister Kiriyenko and the heads of the Ministry of Finance and Central Bank - Zadornov and Dubinin. Kiriyenko, in turn, said that "the government intends to make a special emphasis on improving tax collection." According to him, the tax police will receive additional powers.

Boris Yeltsin met with the president of the Russian Academy of Sciences Yuri Osipov. Before the meeting, Yeltsin told reporters that next year budget allocations for scientific research and development developments will increase. According to the Kremlin press service, during a conversation with Osipov, Yeltsin called the head of government Sergei Kiriyenko and ordered to pay special attention to the financing of the Russian Academy of Sciences in 98-99.

The Central Electoral Commission appointed additional elections in the State Duma of Russia in two districts, Dzerzhinsky and Yamalo-Nenets, on September 27. Deputies Mikhail Ceslavinsky and Vladimir Homon put up with powers, becoming the leaders of federal authorities. And if in Dzerzhinsk the elections seem so far an event of a regional scale, then on Yamal the campaign will take place at the federal level.

The Russian national football team lost in a friendly match visiting the national team of Poland with a score of 1: 3. The match was held in the city of Khivv in the presence of only 3 thousand spectators. Miroslav Tsechak and Tomasha Highito distinguished themselves among the home fields. The only goal among the Russians was scored by the player of Kyiv "Dynamo" Alexei Gerasimenko. The youth team of Russia also failed .

The Central Electoral Commission appointed additional elections in the State Duma of Russia in two districts, Dzerzhinsky and Yamalo-Nenets, on September 27. Deputies Mikhail Ceslavinsky and Vladimir Homon put up with powers, becoming the leaders of federal authorities. And if in Dzerzhinsk the elections seem so far an event of a regional scale, then on Yamal the campaign will take place at the federal level.

The international film festival in Karlovy Vary, which will be held from the third to the fifteenth of June, was returned to the highest festival category "A" . This year, twelve full -length paintings will take part in the competition program.