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Pakistan's resolution causes uproar in Indian parliament
 [Dawn] India's lawmakers, accusing its neighbor of interfering in its internal affairs, have reacted angrily to a resolution adopted Thursday by Pakistan's National Assembly which had condemned the execution last month of Mohammed Afzal Guru, who was convicted in a deadly 2001 attack on India's Parliament.India's Parliament passed a resolution of its own Friday, insisting the Pakistani assembly "desist from acts of support for extremist and terrorist elements." Guru was secretly hanged and buried in New Delhi's high-security prison last month. His execution triggered violence in the Indian portion of Kashmir, with his family asking the Indian government to hand over his body for burial in his hometown. A proposed home-and-away field hockey series between the nations' teams also was called off Friday on the advice of India's foreign ministry. Pakistan's squad was scheduled to visit India for five games from April 5-15, and the teams were to play five matches in Pakistan from April 23-May 2. "I hope they (Pakistan) will get the message," said Salman Khurshid, India's foreign minister. Tensions also rose this week when India accused Pakistan of involvement in an attack Wednesday in the Indian administered Kashmir that killed five paramilitary soldiers. Posted by: Fred 2013-03-16 |
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