Tuesday, January 22, 2002, Chandigarh, India
 Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

Send list, we will act fast, Pak told
New Delhi, January 21
In an obvious attempt to take wind out of the sails of Pakistan, External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh today asked Pakistan to send the so-called “list” of Pakistani criminals in India as immediately as possible, even by fax, and promised quick action on it.
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• Canadian Deputy PM sees hope

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• PoK’s no to sealing of LeT, JeM offices

8 kids among 11 shot dead in Poonch
Jammu, January 21
Eleven civilians, including eight children and a woman, were killed when militants entered Moda Kund village in the Mendhar area of Poonch late last night and opened indiscriminate fire on members of two families. While eight died on the spot, three succumbed to their injuries. Three others are still in a critical condition in hospital.

• Three arrested

Nation united behind jawans, says Vajpayee
New Delhi, January 21
In the wake of tension prevailing along the Indo-Pak border, the nation stands unitedly behind its armed forces guarding the borders, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee said today.
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Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee at Gurdwara Rakabganj in New Delhi on Monday. — PTI photo

Orders came from PMO
Gen Vij moved after Powell took up issue
New Delhi, January 21
Even as there were hushed protests in the Army over the sudden movement of Lt-Gen Kapil Vij as the commander of 2 Corps, a strike force, which is deployed along the International Border in the Rajasthan sector, reports said the “strong decision” was taken by the Prime Minister’s Office after the American Secretary of State Collin Powell took up the issue with the government.