Monday, January 14, 2002, Chandigarh, India

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Walk a step, we’ll take two, Jaswant tells Pak
External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh
New Delhi, January 13
External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh today welcomed Pakistan’s declared commitment not to support or permit any more the use of its territory for terrorism anywhere in the world, including in Jammu and Kashmir, and demanded that “this commitment must extend to the use of all territories under Pakistan’s control today.”

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Special editorial
Half a step forward
Hari Jaisingh
I
n his well-targeted televised speech, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has put a seal of legitimacy on his post-September 11 anti-terrorism posture. His Saturday's 60-minute exercise in projecting a new image of himself was meant to please the Americans, provide fresh food for thought to the domestic audience, especially the educated urban Pakistani, and confront Indian leaders with a new peace offensive.

India not to lower guard
New Delhi, January 13
Going by the dictum “The proof of the pudding is in eating it”, the Vajpayee government would continue to keep the troops in a fully deployed and prepared state on the borders while allowing “some time” to Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf to implement a series of measures he announced yesterday.

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Pak arrests 2,000 ultras
ISI to join hands with cops

Islamabad January 13
Nearly 2,000 activists of the five hardline Islamic groups which were banned last night by President Pervez Musharraf in his televised address to the nation, were arrested from various parts of Pakistan.

Pak yet to raze terrorist camps
Jammu, January 13
Contrary to its claims, Pakistan has not dismantled even a single terrorist training camp in the occupied-Kashmir and instead has released all second-rung leaders of the Jaish-e-Mohammad and Lashkar-e-Toiba who were nabbed after the December 13 attack.

Kashmiri separatists happy over address
Jammu, January 13
Pakistan President, Gen Pervez Musharraf’s pledge to come down heavily on religious extremist groups, which included his decision to ban the Lashkar-e-Toiba and Jash-e-Mohammad, speaks about him being a moderate, modern and liberal Muslim leader of a theocratic country.

Beyond the struggle against terrorism

Bill Clinton“The terrorist attacks on September 11 were just as much a manifestation of this globalisation and interdependence as the explosion of economic growth.” This is how former US President Bill Clinton looks at the tragedy. He has written an extensive article on the subject which appears on the Edit page.


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BSF kills 2 Dutch ‘militants’
4 Hurriyat leaders detained
Srinagar, January 13
Two Dutch nationals “armed with daggers” who allegedly attacked a BSF patrol party were killed in retaliatory firing at Dalgate here this morning. “The assailants tried to snatch a weapon and inflicted dagger wounds on two BSF personnel. In retaliatory firing, the assailants got killed”, a police spokesman stated here.
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Keen contests likely in Punjab
EC alert as it receives complaints daily
Chandigarh, January 13
The two key players in Punjab politics, the Congress and the Akalis, have announced their candidates for the Assembly elections. The former has announced 106 candidates, conceding 11 seats to the CPI. The ruling Akali Dal has announced the names of 92 candidates, while, its partner, the BJP is still wrestling with its 23 names. The SAD has also given two seats to the Bahujan Samaj Morcha.

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