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Pak belittles Kashmir polls, calls it as a sham
Islamabad: Pakistan on September 16 sought to belittle Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir claiming that Kashmiri people and the Hurriyat Conference have rejected it.
Maoist strike paralyses Kathmandu, two killed
Kathmandu: Suspected Maoist rebels set off a pair of bombs on September 16 in
Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, and killed two officials as their dawn-to-dusk strike
brought most of the kingdom to a standstill.
Security tight ahead of Musharraf's Karachi visit
Karachi: A security clampdown was in force on September 16 before Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's visit to Karachi following two foiled attempts this year to assassinate him in the Southern city.
Peace talks: Lanka rules out separate Tamil state
Sattahip (Thailand): Sri Lankan delegation leader G L Peiris on September 16 said the government entered talks with Tamil Tiger representatives willing to grant an "ample degree of devolution" but ruled out a separate state demanded by the rebels.
'US raid on Iraq will have drastic fallout in Pak'
Islamabad: Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said that any US attack on Iraq would create internal strife in the country and effect its fledgling economy.
Musharraf rules out nuclear war with India
Islamabad: Claiming that infiltration across the Line Of Control (LoC) has been minimised, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said the threat of war between New Delhi and Islamabad has receded in recent months and ruled out a nuclear confrontation between the two countries due to the prevalence of balance in conventional arms.
Historic Lankan peace talks begin in Thailand
Sattahip (Thailand): Historic talks between the Sri Lankan government and Tamil Tiger rebels began in Thailand on September 16 in a ceremony opened by Norway's special peace envoy Erik Solheim.
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