June 25, 2009: Peace & Harmony News from S. Asia

[Pritam Rohila]

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June 25, 2009: Peace & Harmony News from S. Asia
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IN THIS ISSUE

*India no longer a threat: Zardari SOUTH ASIAN MEDIA NET | June 24,
2009
*SAARC CCI to hold roundtable conference SOUTH ASIAN MEDIA NET | June
24, 2009
*India: Urs special train flagged off, PTI, June 24, 2009
*Lanka:Tamils will return home from camps, PTI, June 24, 2009
*Pakistan donates $70,000 for SL IDPs SOUTH ASIAN MEDIA NET | June 24,
2009
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*India no longer a threat: Zardari SOUTH ASIAN MEDIA NET | June 24,
2009
http://www.southasianmedia.net/index_story.cfm?id=589402&category=frontend&Country=main&pro=0

LAHORE: India is no longer a military threat to Pakistan, while the
Taliban threaten not only the world, but also our way of life,
President Asif Ali Zardari has said. "I do not consider India a
military threat; the question is that India has the capability.
Capability is what matters. (With regard to) intention I think we both
have our good intentions…” he told EuroNews while visiting Brussels
for the first summit between the European Union (EU) and Islamabad…

*SAARC CCI to hold roundtable conference SOUTH ASIAN MEDIA NET | June
24, 2009
http://www.southasianmedia.net/index_story.cfm?id=589457&category=Frontend&Country=MAIN

KARACHI: Minister for Economic Affairs, Royal Government of Bhutan,
Lyonpo Khandu Wangchuk, will inaugurate the 'Roundtable on SAFTA:
Prospects and Opportunities for Trade in Services' to be held on June
24th at Thimphu, Bhutan. The conference is being organised by SAARC
Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SAARC CCI) in collaboration with the
Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) and is supported by
FNF…

*India: Urs special train flagged off, PTI, June 24, 2009
http://www.pti.in/news/139476_Urs-special-train-flagged-off

Kolkata, June 24 (PTI) The first special train for the Urs festival in
Ajmer in Rajasthan left Sealdah today. It was flagged off by Union
Minister of State for Tourism Sultan Ahmed. Ahmed said as per
instruction of Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee, the Eastern Railway
will run three pairs of special trains to Ajmer this year…

*Lanka:Tamils will return home from camps, PTI, June 24, 2009
http://www.pti.in/news/139132_Lanka-assures--Tamils-will-return-home-from-camps

New Delhi, Jun 24 (PTI) Sri Lanka today assured India that it would
ensure that Tamils, displaced during the military operations against
LTTE, return to their homes after their camps are dismantled within
six months. The assurance was conveyed by a high-level Sri Lankan
delegation which included Basil Rajapaksa, President's Special Envoy
and G B Rajapaksa, Defence Secretary, which met External Affiars
Minister S M Krishna here…

*Pakistan donates $70,000 for SL IDPs SOUTH ASIAN MEDIA NET | June 24,
2009
http://www.southasianmedia.net/index_story.cfm?id=589404&category=Frontend&Country=MAIN

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday directed
Pakistan's High Commissioner in Sri Lanka to present a cheque of
$70,000 to the Sri Lankan government for the internally displaced
persons (IDPs) of Sri Lanka. The donation would be made from the
Special Assistance Programme for South Asia (SAPSA) Fund…