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Kashmir on agenda during
Musharaff's cricket visit
What is India News Service,
Saturday, 9 April 2005, 1800 hrs IST
Ahead of his visit to India next week, Pakistan
President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday said he
would give importance to discussing the Kashmir issue rather than watching
the Indo-Pak cricket match in Delhi.
"My visit on April 16 is not important in
the context of cricket but the discussions I propose to have on Kashmir,"
Musharraf said addressing a student convention.
During his two-day visit, Musharraf will hold
talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and watch the last one-day
international cricket match of the Indo-Pak series on April 17.
Musharraf also described the
Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus service as a "right step" and said the
decision to begin the road link was made after receiving feedback that an
overwhelming majority of Kashmiris were in favour of it.
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arrives in Bangalore on 4-day visit: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived here
today on a four-day visit to India that is expected to give a significant push
to bilateral ties between the two Asian neighbours.
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China to agree on protocol on CBMs: India and China are scheduled to agree
on a protocol containing confidence-building measures (CBMs) relating to the
Line of Actual Control (LAC) during the Chinese Premier, Wen Jiabao's
visit.
Kashmir
will be discussed during visit to India: Musharraf: Pakistan
President Pervez Musharraf today said he will discuss the Kashmir issue with
Indian leaders during a two-day visit to New Delhi next week.
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Commission (ARC) and constituted a committee headed by the Cabinet Secretary to
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security plans in doldrums: The
Ministry of Rural Development is in a fix. All its social security schemes are
in shambles. Yet it can't do much. Even the help sought from the Planning
Commission has been turned down. And the ministry knows not how to bell the cat.
The schemes in question are part of National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP),
comprising National Old Age Pension Scheme and National Family Benefit Scheme as
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likely to lodge a case of disproportionate assets against former Chief Minister
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450 tonnes of high density acid.
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to help Bangladesh N-programme: China has offered Bangladesh assistance in
the peaceful use of nuclear energy. An agreement to this effect was signed
during the visit of Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao to Dhaka yesterday.
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Overall
Musharaff will discuss Kashmir:
His
visit won't just be to watch cricket.
China will help Bangladesh: China has offered assistance to
Bangladesh if it wants to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.
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