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Shaukat Aziz asks minister to stay in touch with India

Islamabad, Feb 24 (UNI) Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has directed Railway Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed to stay in touch with his Indian counterpart Lalu Prasad to review the entire system and procedures to ensure better safety and facilities for Samjhauta Express passengers.

Mr Aziz also asked Mr Rashid to adopt better security measures against terrorism for the Samjhauta Express.

"Pakistan has requested India to keep it informed about the investigation into the train incident," Daily Times quoted Mr Aziz as saying during an informal meeting with his ministers in Islamabad.

He said the injured would be treated at the best burn centres of the country.

"Pakistan is committed to composite dialogue with India because resolution of outstanding issues, especially Kashmir, will ensure sustainable peace and stability in South Asia", he said.

Foreign Minister Kurshid Mehmood Kasuri briefed the meeting on his recent visit to India and his meetings with Indian and Kashmiri leaders in New Delhi.

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India provides assistance to Nepal and UN Office Nepal

Kathmandu, Feb 24 (UNI) Indian Ambassador to Nepal Shiv Shankar Mukherjee today handed over vehicles, communication equipments, food materials, tents and generators to Nepal Home Minister Krishna Sitaula and UN country chief Ian Martin here. Reiterating the Indian commitment to support the peace process in Nepal, the Ambassador said that India and its people ''wished to see a stable, peaceful and prosperous Nepal." He also stressed on Indian support at creating a new, pluralistic and inclusive Nepal in accordance with the.....

Hail damage: MP govt to compensate

Bhopal, Mar 14 (UNI) The Madhya Pradesh government has directed the collectors of hailstorm-affected districts to conduct immediate surveys of loss of life and property due to hail, rain, lightning and wind and distribute compensation forthwith. A preliminary report mentioned 16 lightning-linked fatalities in Sidhi, Satna, Damoh and Umaria districts. Revenue Minister Kamal Patel directed the collectors to disburse compensation under revenue rules. Wheat, gram and coriander crops suffered extensive damage over the past couple of days in most parts of.....

Amrita Sher-Gill's paintings to be displayed in London gallery

London, Feb 24 (UNI) Over 30 paintings of the world famous "glamorous Indian modernist" Amrita Sher-Gill will be exhibited here next week at the Tate Modern gallery, in the largest display of an Indian artist ever mounted there. This exhibition explores Amrita Sher-Gill's importance to the development of Indian modern art." "Not one ( exhibition) has been seen in Britain before," wrote Alstair Spooke in the Telegraph. The pre-exhibition reminiscences about her would make India proud. "She found her subject in.....
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