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Vajpayee briefs Bush on Pak's support to terror
New York: Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on September 12 met US President George W Bush to discuss Pakistan's continued support to cross-border terrorism and its sustained attempts to disrupt elections in Jammu and Kashmir through terrorist violence.
Musharraf raises Gujarat bogie to attack India
United Nations: Using communal violence in Gujarat to mount a vitriolic attack on India, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on September 12 asked the world community to oppose "Hindu extremism" like it fought terrorism, religious bigotry and ethnic cleansing elsewhere and proposed mutual withdrawal of forces deployed along the line of control in Kashmir.
Bush asks UN to enforce resolutions to disarm Iraq
United Nations: Stepping up his attack, President George W Bush on September 12 asked the United Nations to enforce resolutions to disarm Iraq of weapons of mass destruction and said US "action is unavoidable" if Baghdad refuses to comply.
India adopting threatening posture: Musharraf
United Nations: Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on September 12 accused India of adopting a "threatening and aggressive" posture and claimed that he acted with "restraint and responsibility despite New Delhi's provocations and threats over the past year".
15 Pakistanis held in Italy for al-Qaida links
London: The Italian police has arrested 15 Pakistanis suspected to be members of Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida network on charges of conspiracy to commit acts of terrorism.
IAF to be first air force with hi-end fighter jets
Irkutsk (Russia): The Indian Air Force will soon become the world's first air force to induct state-of-the-art SU-30 MKI fighters powered with thrust- vectoring engines that provide "unprecedented manoueverability", by the end of this month.
India, Russia to set up joint group on terrorism
New York: India and Russia have decided to set up a joint working group on terrorism.
Kashmir firmly on Pak's UN agenda: Musharraf
New York: Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has ruled out conversion of the line of control (LoC) into an international border (IB), saying he was not a "fool" to pursue this and declared that he would raise the Kashmir issue here "all the way".
Pak again calls JK polls sham, seeks plebiscite
Islamabad: Pakistan is under international pressure to back upcoming elections in Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, but it insists they are a "sham" and demands a UN-mandated plebiscite instead.
Indo-Pak tension still perilous, says Annan
United Nations: Terming tensions between India and Pakistan as one of the "four threats" to world peace, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan on September 12 said if a fresh crisis erupts between the two countries, "the international community might have a role to play".
Lone slaying aimed at sabotaging J&K polls: PM
New York: Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee has asserted that the killing of Jammu and Kashmir Law Minister Mushtaq Ahmad Lone was aimed at sabotaging the coming Assembly elections in the state.
'Eternal flame' lit in memory of 9/11 victims
New York: Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee joined leaders from 91 countries in paying homage to the victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the US and watched an eternal flame lit in memory of the dead that included over 100 Indians.
9/11 memories: Bush consoles families of victims
New York: US President George W Bush consoled families of some of the 2,801 victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Centre, personally speaking with hundreds gathered at "Ground Zero" in lower Manhattan.
'9/11 opened eyes of world to threat of terror'
New York: A visibly moved Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on September 11 had an emotional meeting with Indian families, who lost their relatives in the September 11 terror attacks on the United States last year.
Armitage assails Pak schools for churning out 'jihadis'
Washington: Lauding the efforts of India, Pakistan and China in curbing the menace of terrorism, US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage said the September 11 attacks made US realise that political and economic situation of every country, however far away from the US, can affect the most powerful nation on earth.
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