-Caveat Lector- http://www.dawn.com/2001/12/28/top2.htm
Islamabad hits back By Faraz Hashmi ISLAMABAD, Dec 27: In response to a move by New Delhi, Pakistan on Thursday announced reducing the staff of the Indian High Commission in Islamabad by 50 per cent , limiting the movement of the embassy staff to the municipal limits of the capital, and banning its airspace to Indian Airlines flights from Jan 1. A Foreign Office spokesman in a press release said that the government of Pakistan had noted with disappointment the decisions of the Indian government to cut the staff strength of the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi by 50pc, restrict the movement of the HC officials within the municipal limits of New Delhi and deny Indian airspace to PIA flights from Jan 1. "While regretting the escalation measures announced by India, the government of Pakistan has been constrained to take reciprocal action in equal measure," he said. Another source said that India's deputy high commissioner Sudhir Vias was summoned to the Foreign Office and conveyed the decision taken by Pakistan. India had withdrawn its High Commissioner Vijay Nambiar last week as part of tough measures being taken in phases against Pakistan following the Dec 13 attack on its parliament.Pakistan, in line with its unilateral policy of maximum restraint, did not recall its High Commissioner from New Delhi, which was regarded in diplomatic circles a departure from the tit-for-tat tradition. Then on Sunday, a staffer of the Pakistan HC, Mohammad Sharif Khan, was stripped, tortured and arrested by the operatives of Indian security agencies in New Delhi. But, Islamabad again showed restraint. There were indications from New Delhi that it was even contemplating the withdrawal of the most-favoured nation status to Pakistan and revocation of the Indus Basin Treaty. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
