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Left leaders ask Pakistan, India to resolve disputes
When Pak offered N-parts to Iran
6 ‘militants linked to RAW’ held by Pak
Sikh soldier files racism case in UK
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Asian died in ‘game of gladiators’
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Left leaders ask Pakistan, India to resolve disputes
Karachi, March 4 These views were expressed by visiting Indian leaders Harkishan Singh Surjeet, Secretary-General of CPM and A B Bardhan, CPI Secretary General, during their meeting with Mr Nisar Khuhro, the parliamentary party leader of the Pakistan People's Party, here on Thursday at the Sindh Assembly building. The Indian leaders were accompanied by Imdad Qazi and Dr Mazhar, leaders of the Communist Party of Pakistan. During the meeting, which lasted for an hour, they exchanged views on matters of mutual interest. After the meeting, Mr Surjeet expressed his belief that with joint efforts and mutual cooperation of the people of the two countries, contentious issues could be solved which would pave way for the wellbeing of the people not only in the two countries, but in the region. But if we continue to oppose and clash with each other, no development was possible, he added. Mr Surjeet said: ‘‘We have exchanged views and tried to understand the nature of differences and how they could be overcome to move forward on the present path of promoting good relations.’’ Terming their journey of Pakistan a success he hoped that if we continue to pursue the present path of dialogue for understanding issues and point of view of each other, the course of events would usher a change conducive for mutual interest. In his opening statement, Mr Surjeet pointed out that although they were not part of the United Progressive Alliance, led by the Congress Party, yet without support of 61 left MPs, the Congress Party could not form the government. ‘‘Our support to the UPA government was on the basis of a 50-point programme, including principles of anti-communalism and anti-sectarianism.’’ Mr Bardhan said that they had come to Pakistan with a message from people from India that India and Pakistan were two major countries of South Asia and if they resolve their mutual issues, their impact would pave a new era of peace and progress in the region. He said they were happy to note that there was similar goodwill for each other among the people of two countries. |
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When Pak offered N-parts to Iran
International investigators have uncovered evidence of a secret meeting 18 years ago between Iranian officials and associates of Pakistani scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan that resulted in a written offer to supply Teheran with the makings of a nuclear weapons programme, foreign diplomats and US officials familiar with the new findings said.
The meeting, believed to have taken place in Dubai in 1987, kick-started Teheran’s nuclear efforts and Khan’s black market. Iran, which was at war with Iraq then, bought centrifuge designs and a starter kit for uranium enrichment. But Teheran recently told the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that it turned down the chance to buy the more sensitive equipment required for building the core of a bomb. There is evidence, however, that Iran used the offer as a buyer’s guide, acquiring some of the pricier items elsewhere, officials said. Iran insists that its nuclear activities are aimed at producing nuclear energy, and IAEA inspectors have not found any weapons programme underway now. The Bush Administration charges that Iran is using the energy programme as a cover for a secret effort to build nuclear
weapons. — By arrangement Los Angeles Times-Washington Post |
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6 ‘militants linked to RAW’ held by Pak
Karachi, March 4 Sindh Inspector-General Asad Jehangir Khan said, "They are highly trained persons and were supported by India's intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW).
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Sikh soldier files racism case in UK
London, March 4 Warrant Officer Jinder Moore (40) has alleged that she received e-mails coupled with verbal abuse from seniors commenting on her pregnancy and maternity leave. Officer Moore, the mother of four, claimed that the e-mails commented about how quickly she got pregnant when she returned to work after a second period of maternity leave, The Times reported today. She claimed that e-mails and verbal abuse amounted to racial and sexual discrimination, it said. The tribunal is expected to be told that the officer's career was stalled after she began to complain about the treatment she was receiving from senior officers. Officer Moore works for the personnel arm of the Army, the Directorate of Manning, which is responsible for setting policy on race issues. Her case, to be heard by the Croydon Employment Tribunal this month, is listed as being against Col Cuthbert Brown, Col
Stovell, Col Eeles and Brig Burton as well as the Ministry of Defence.
— PTI |
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Asian died in ‘game of gladiators’
AN Asian teenager was battered to death by his racist cellmate during a "perverted" gladiator-style game by prison officers, a senior official claimed on Thursday.
Guards at the young offenders institution thought it was a joke and a laugh to lock up conflicting inmates in a sport they nicknamed "Coliseum" or "Gladiator", an inquiry in London was told.
Unsuitable detainees would be pitted together while officers bet on the results. On the occasion, the game went "dramatically wrong" and the psychopath Robert Stewart repeatedly battered Zahid Mubarek (19) with a table leg. Mubarek, who had been due to be released that day after serving a short sentence for theft, died in hospital seven days
later. — By arrangement with The Independent, London |
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