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A
team of 14 relatives of Indian Prisoners
of War will head to Pakistan on Friday
to look for their missing kins, if
any in Pakistani jails. Pakistan has
already declared categorically that
no such prisoner is present in Pakistani
jails. However, on humanitarian grounds
it has allowed the Indian relatives
to visit Pakistani jails for their
satisfaction. The team has been permitted
by Pakistan to visit 10 major jails
all over the country. The team members
met Defence Minister A K Antony on
Thursday who assured them that Indian
government would continue to pursue
the case of missing POWs. First of
all, the team will visit Lahore jail
followed by trips to jails in Karachi,
Sukkur, Multan, Sahiwal, Faisalabad,
Mianwali, Rawalpindi, Swabi and Darghai.
'Your visit is a breakthrough. I hope
it will serve to clear the air about
the whereabouts of your loved ones,'
Antony told the group during a 50-minute
meeting at his South Block office.
Antony assured them that the government
'would continue to pursue the issue
of missing POWs with Pakistan till
we find the truth'.
Courtesy:
www.zeenews.com, June 02, 2007
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The
Centre today issued an alert to the
West Bengal Government after the reported
outbreak of small pox in Bangladesh
and Myanmar. The initial alert was
issued by the External Affairs Ministry
to the West Bengal government which
has started screening all the people
coming to the state from the neighbouring
countries for possible infection of
the viral disease, which has been
earlier reported to be eliminated
from across the world by the World
Health Organisation. Health Minister
Anbumani Ramadoss, who is in Chennai,
said over telephone that the communique
has been sent to the state government
by the External Affairs Ministry.
He said though the small pox outbreak
has not yet been confirmed, the government
was taking all possible precuationary
steps. He said a close watch was being
maintained so that the viral disease
did not spread.
Courtesy:
www.newkerala.com, June 01, 2007
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