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| Hizbul chief Salahuddin descends on Rawalpindi | | Will he oblige Pakistani intelligence establishment? | | |
B L KAK
NEW DELHI, SEPT. 19: Pakistani intelligence establishment is just reported to have asked Syed Salahuddin, chief of dreaded Hizbul Mujahideen militant organisation, to make up his mind for anouncing a Ramazan ceasefire in Kashmir. Salahuddin is currently based in Rawalpindi, according to reports reachin here from Lahore.
The Hizbul Mujahideen supremo is also the chief of the United Jihad Council (UJC). Reports point out that the Pakistani intelligence establishment's move is motivated by the September 17 meeting in Havana between Gen. Parvez Musharraf and Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh.
The meeting has finally kick-started the stalled Indo-Pakistan dialogue process. Reports from Lahore stated that the ceasefire would be aimed at presurising India to withdraw or reduce troops from four border districts of Kashmir and thus push the peace process forward. Indian Defence Minister, Pranab Mukherje, has, meanwhile, ruled out the withdrawal or reduction of troops in Jammu and Kashmir in the given situation.
Interestingly, feelers have been put out in L... | |
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| Public opinion divided on Indo-Pak pact | | Islamabad has to curb militant groups: PM | | |
B L KAK
NEW DELHI, SEPT. 19: Having taken due cognizance of the fears or misgivings entertained by a section of the Indian population vis-a-vis Islamabad's actions in the coming weeks and months, the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, has reiterated that a proposed India-Pakistan pact to jointly fight terrorism "desefves a fair trial". On his return to the Indian capital following his one-on-one meeting in Havana with Pakistan President, Gen. Parvez Musharraf, Manmohan Singh also reiterated that the pact would be threatened if Islamabad does not do more to curb militant groups.
Under the plan agreed last week at a meeting between Manmohan Sringh and Gen. Musharraf on the sidelines of a... | |
| | | | Navy War room leak | | CBI begins attaching properties of Navy Chief's kin | | |
B L KAK
NEW DELHI, SEPT. 19: In a dramatic turn of events, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday pressed itself into action, taking higher-ups in the Indian Navy by surprise. The CBI began attaching properties and bank account of Ravi Shankaran, a relative of the Navy Chief, Arun Prakash.
Ravi Shankaran is an acused in the Naval War Room leak case. According to offical sources, his properties in various parts of the country are being attached after he failed to appear before the probe agency for several months. The CBI procured an attachment warrant on Monday evening from the designated court after Shankaran continously evaded appearing before it, these sources ... | |
| | | | India, Pakistan on US drug list | | | |
Washington, Sep 19 India and Pakistan figure in the list of 20 countries which the United States has designated as major drug- transit or illicit drug-producing countries.
Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Christy McCampbell, while briefing the press yesterday after the White House, released the findings of the annual US government report on the global drug trade, said, ''to be designated on the majors list does not necessarily mean that the country is supporting drug-trafficking or lacking in counter- narcotics efforts.'' ''The designation is simple, which comes from a combination of geographical, commercial or other economic factors... | |
| | | | SIKH LEADERS CRITICIZE BADAL FOR ACCEPTING DONATION FROM TOBACCO COMPANY | | | |
Jammu,September 19 : Criticizing Mr Prakash Singh Badal,President Shiromani Akali Dal,for having accepted a donation of Rs. 8 lakhs from ITC Ltd, leaders of various Sikh organizations in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday demanded his ouster from the post of presidentship of SAD(B).
At an emergency meeting here today,which was presided over by S S Wazir, former President state Gurdwara Prabandhak Board,the Sikh leaders,while describing the act as” unpardonable as it had hurt the religious sentiments of the community people in the country and abroad,”demanded immediate resignation of Mr Badal from the Presidentship of the SAD(B).
The Sikh leaders requested Jathedar Giani Joginder Singh to s... | |
| | | | APHC FAVOUR MUSHARRAFS’ MIND ON KASHMIR SOLUTION | | | |
Srinagar, September 19 : All Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC) on Monday supported Pakistan President, Gen. Pervez Musharraf’s ideas which could resolve the vexed Kashmir issue during their meeting with the delegation of European Union.
According to a senior APHC leader, Prof. Abdul Gani Bhat,” we told the members of the delegation in Srinagar on Monday that we support Gen. Musharraf’s ideas,which include joint control and management, demilitarization and self-governance as we believe that these ideas,if implemented,could settle the Kashmir issue.”
Prof. Bhat said that the European diplomats wanted to know “our” reaction on the outcome of the Manmohan-Musharraf meet at Havana ... | |
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