May 21, 2009: Peace & Harmony News from S. Asia

[Pritam Rohila]

ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNAL HARMONY IN ASIA (ACHA)
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IN THIS ISSUE

*India hands over more Mumbai attack evidence to Pak, PTI, May 21,
2009
*Weekly LoC trade volume at all-time high SOUTH ASIAN MEDIA NET | May
20, 2009
*Samjhota Express to run with Indian rake SOUTH ASIAN MEDIA NET | May
20, 2009
*India to send special envoy to SL SOUTH ASIAN MEDIA NET | May 20,
2009
*Dhaka to sign Asian Highway pact NEW AGE | May 21, 2009
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*India hands over more Mumbai attack evidence to Pak, PTI, May 21,
2009
http://www.ptinews.com/pti/ptisite.nsf/$All/4F14BFC867164B79652575BC003AA514?OpenDocument

New Delhi, May 20 (PTI) Responding to Pakistan's queries, India today
handed over to it the third dossier of evidence on Mumbai attacks,
which includes certified DNA report and statement of the lone arrested
terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab. The voluminous documentation, comprising
replies to 10 queries made by Pakistan and 15 booklets, were handed
over by a senior official of the Ministry of External Affairs when he
called a senior diplomat of the Pakistan High Commission to the
Ministry here…

*Weekly LoC trade volume at all-time high SOUTH ASIAN MEDIA NET | May
20, 2009
http://www.southasianmedia.net/index_story.cfm?id=580684&category=Frontend&Country=MAIN

MIRPUR: Weekly trade volume across the line of control dividing the
Azad Jammu and Kashmir and the Indian administered Kashmir touched all
time high record of Rs38 million, last week. Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AJKCCI) executive committee member
Khalid Sharif termed this major breakthrough in the ongoing initiative
of promoting trade between both sides of Kashmir…

*Samjhota Express to run with Indian rake SOUTH ASIAN MEDIA NET | May
20, 2009
http://www.southasianmedia.net/index_story.cfm?id=580677&category=Frontend&Country=MAIN

LAHORE: The Samjhota Express currently running with Pakistani rake
will run with Indian rake from June 4 to December 3, 2009, Pakistan
Railways (PR) sources have said. After completion of six months with
Pakistani rake, the train will run with Indian rake for the next six
months from June 4…

*India to send special envoy to SL SOUTH ASIAN MEDIA NET | May 20,
2009
http://www.southasianmedia.net/index_story.cfm?id=580655&category=Frontend&Country=MAIN

NEW DELHI: India said Tuesday it would send special envoys to Sri
Lanka while providing 5 billion rupees (100 million US dollars) worth
of aid to help in the rehabilitation of Tamil civilians displaced in
the war, reported the private Indo-Asian News Service….Mr. Mukherjee
emphasised the need for a political solution while maintaining the
territorial integrity of Sri Lanka…

*Dhaka to sign Asian Highway pact NEW AGE | May 21, 2009
http://www.southasianmedia.net/index_story.cfm?id=580818&category=Frontend&Country=BANGLADESH

DHAKA: The Awami League-led coalition will sign the inter-governmental
agreement on the Asian Highway network although the BNP-Jamaat
government refrained from ratifying it on the grounds of
‘controversial’ route proposals, said officials of the communications
ministry on Wednesday…. The Asian Highway network, which will stretch
for 1,41,000 kilometres and cross 32 Asian countries after completion,
is also linked with Europe. So far 28 Asian countries have ratified
the agreement, according to UNESCAP.