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Kashmir most dangerous place, says Armitage Peace hinges on Kashmir, says Jamali I-Day greetings
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USA introduces draft resolution on Iraq in UN
Deal on aid to victims of Lockerbie bombing struck Sri Lanka jails 254
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Kashmir
most dangerous place, says Armitage Sydney, August 14 “There are a lot of other dangerous parts in the world. India and Pakistan over Kashmir comes to mind,” Armitage said in response to a specific question after his lecture at the Asia Society AustralAsia Centre here yesterday, attended among others by Indian High Commissioner to Australia R.S. Rathore. Armitage was asked to comment on the progress in the roadmap to peace in West Asia and Israel and Palestine being the most dangerous places in the world. Rathore later said he was surprised at Kashmir being referred to as a “dangerous place” even after India had taken several peace initiatives to normalise relations with Pakistan. “I was surprised at the reference of Kashmir being a hot spot. Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has already taken several initiatives in improving relations with Pakistan,” he said. “State elections have been held in Kashmir and civilian life is functioning normally. However, we do get occasional terrorist attacks, aided and abetted from across the border,” he said. Earlier, releasing the Australian Government’s Foreign Policy White Paper, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer, too, clubbed Kashmir with Taiwan Straits and the Korean Peninsula as the “three major flash points” in the Asia Pacific region. Armitage said the US policy in the Asia Pacific region had a constructive vision. “The US policy in the Asia Pacific region is not just a question of who supports our interests in the war on terrorism, it is a question of who is willing to take action in support of their own interests across a range of concerns. “The US policy in this region is a constructive vision, one that sees a stabilising Asian engagement in great global flux of our time, he said.
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Peace hinges on Kashmir, says Jamali Islamabad, August 14 Addressing a flag-hoisting ceremony in front of Parliament on the occasion of Pakistan’s Independence Day, Mr Jamali said relations with India were transforming from a “war-like state into a climate of peace”. Declaring that Pakistan was all for friendly and cordial ties with India, he, however, said the objective could not be realised till Kashmiris were granted their right of self- determination. “If India wants to see South Asia free from tension, it will have to resolve the core issue of Jammu and Kashmir,” he said. Mr Jamali said war was not a solution to the problems and the two countries had to make a start to resolve their outstanding issues, including Kashmir. He said Pakistan believed in peace and was against terrorists but cautioned that “our resolve for peace should not be taken as a weakness”. The Pakistan Prime Minister said there was a need to strengthen SAARC if peace had to be established in South Asia.
— PTI I-Day greetings
from Pervez, Jamali Islamabad, August 14 In a brief message to Dr Kalam, General Musharraf said: “Excellency, on behalf of the people of Pakistan and on my own behalf, I wish to convey to you and the people of India our felicitations on the Independence Day of India.”
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smuggler jailed New York, August 14 The 68-year-old Lakhani, who was arrested in Newark, has also been accused of acting as an arms broker without a licence. Two other arrested men — American Yehuda Abraham, a jeweller and money remitter, and a Malaysian of Indian origin, Moinuddeen Ahmed Hameed — have been charged with conspiring to operate unlicensed money transmitting business to pay for the imported missile. The two accused have also been remanded in custody. Lakhani, who allegedly tried to sell an Igla missile to an FBI agent posing as an Islamic militant after buying it from Russian intelligence officers posing as suppliers, said nothing during the seven-minute hearing in the court. According to the affidavit, the Russian-made Igla missile was the first in an eventual batch of 50 and Lakhani was looking for a down payment of $ 500,000. He had already secured $ 30,000. American attorney Christopher Christie said the accused Briton had shown sympathy for Bin Laden in meetings with the informant posing as the representative of a Somali militant group. “On many occasions in recorded conversations he referred to ... Osama bin Laden as a hero who had done something right and set the Americans straight,” Mr Christie told reporters .
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USA introduces draft resolution on Iraq in UN United Nations, August 14 But diplomats say it would not be enough to make countries like India, Russia and France to send peacekeeping troops to stabilise situation in Iraq and another resolution might be needed to widen international participation. The UK co-sponsored the brief resolution to which the remaining three veto wielding permanent members — Russia, France and China — have extended their support. The resolution, which was finalised by the five permanent members, was given to the remaining 10 council members yesterday during closed-door consultations with Washington pressing for an early vote.
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Deal on aid to victims of Lockerbie bombing struck United Nations, August 14 “Great news! After an 11-hour session in London today, we signed an escrow agreement with the Libyan delegation and the Bank for International Settlements,’’ said an e-mail signed by attorneys James P. Kreindler and Steven R Pounian and read to The Associated Press yesterday.
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Sri Lanka jails 254 Pak nationals
Colombo, August 14 The seven-member crew of Russian and Georgian nationals from the cargo ship, M.V. Invincible, in which the men were due to travel, were remanded in custody till August 28. The police said the Pakistanis had been flown to Sri Lanka from Karachi legitimately and then driven to the island’s south to board the ship. — PTI
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Nine held over Jakarta blast Jakarta, August 14 The Media Indonesia daily quoted an unnamed source at Jakarta police headquarters as saying the nine had links to or knowledge about the Marriott blast.
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