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Monday, December 31, 2001
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Opposition backs Govt. on diplomatic offensiveNEW DELHI, DEC. 30. The Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee, today managed to mobilise the Opposition leaders behind his ``let-us-first-exhaust-the-diplomatic-options'' strategy against Pakistan. Almost all the major Opposition parties at ... More PM invites Sonia to lead team NEW DELHI, DEC. 30. The Trinamool Congress leader, Ms. Mamata Banerjee's random suggestion that the Leader of the Opposition, Ms. Sonia Gandhi, be invited to attend the SAARC summit along with the Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee, was ... More Pak. seeks `actionable evidence' ISLAMABAD, DEC. 30. The Pakistan President, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, has said that while Pakistan desired peace with India, it was capable of defending its sovereignty in the face of any aggression, even as the Foreign Minister, Mr. Abdul Sattar, ... More We are moving against militant elements: Musharraf ISLAMABAD, DEC. 30. The Pakistan President, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, tonight accused India of creating hurdles in the path of his Government in tackling extremism in the country by deploying troops on the borders. Under tremendous international ... More Troop mobilisation almost complete NEW DELHI, DEC. 30. India is about to complete its military mobilisation along the International Border and the Line of Control, according to highly-placed Government sources. Pakistan's troop build-up, which also includes positioning of Hatf-1 ... More Fernandes asked to keep away NEW DELHI, DEC. 30. The Defence Minister, Mr. George Fernandes, in the eye of the storm, in recent days, over the `coffin scam' was conspicuous by his absence from today's all-party meeting convened by the Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari ... More Jaswant, Sattar may meet in Kathmandu NEW DELHI, DEC. 30. While talks between the Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee, and the Pakistan President, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, are virtually ruled out, the External Affairs Minister, Mr. Jaswant Singh, is likely to meet his Pakistan ... More Officials avoid interaction KATHMANDU, DEC. 30. The Foreign Secretary, Ms. Chokila Iyer, and her Pakistani counterpart, Mr. Inamul Haq, avoided interaction, making evident the chill in Indo-Pak. relations, at the first session of the standing committee meeting of Foreign ... More Ex-scientists' accounts frozen ISLAMABAD, DEC. 30 Pakistan has frozen the bank accounts of two of its former nuclear scientists suspected of links with Osama bin Laden, it was announced here today. The State Bank of Pakistan has frozen the assets of Sultan Bashir-ud-Din ... More 3 Pak. soldiers killed JAMMU, DEC. 30. Three Pakistani soldiers were killed and four of their bunkers destroyed and one border outpost damaged when Indian troops opened heavy retaliatory mortar fire on the Pakistani positions across the Line of Control (LoC) in Kopri ... More 
Mad rush for last train to PakistanNew Delhi, Dec. 30. A packed Delhi-Attari special chugged out of the old Delhi railway station tonight amid tight security on its last run to the border post carrying hordes of Pakistanis to catch the last train to their homeland. ... More
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