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ISI plans ''Islamic Republic of Pakistan'' by 2020 in India

New Delhi, Jan. 6 : Pakistan''s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) apparently has plans to destabilize India by influencing developmentsin the north and west of the country, particularly in Mumbai, as part of its multi-pronged strategy.

Terrorists arrested in Jammu have made these revelations.

According to an article published in the latest issue of the Power Politics magazine, the ISI has circulated two maps to the Pakistan Army to boost troop morale by giving them a target to destabilize India by 2020.

Pakistan has utilized terrorism as an instrument of State policy: PM

New Delhi, Jan 6 : Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today said that the recent terror attack on Mumbai was carried out by the Pakistan based Lashkar-e-Taiba
(LeT) and he was convinced that some official agencies in Pakistan must have supported them

Inaugurating the Chief Minister''s conference on terror here, he said, "There is enough evidence to show that it must have the support of some official agencies there, given the sophistication and military precision of the attack."

Dr. Singh said Pakistan has utilized terrorism as an instrument of State policy.

No impact of transporters strike on vegetable prices in Delhi

New Delhi, Jan 6 : A day after transporters went on a nationwide indefinite strike, the prices of vegetables remained unaffected at Azadpur wholesale vegetable market on Tuesday.

The operators at the market said the strike had not affected the prices of the perishable commodities.

"The strike has not affected the Delhi vegetable market as such. We are getting the supplies. I don''t think that it has been affected much. Save for two-three percent reduction in supplies, there is not much loss," said Bhajan Singh, Vice Chairman, Agricultural Produce Marketing Centre, Azadpur vegetable market.

Jihad’ mandatory for every Pakistani if India attacks, says Fatwa

Jihad’ mandatory for every Pakistani if India attacks, says FatwaLahore, Jan. 6 : Amidst international efforts to tone down the rising tension between India and Pakistan, religious groups in Pakistan have decreed that `Jihad' or the `holy war' would become mandatory for every citizen of Pakistan if India wages a war.

According to a `fatwa' issued by an all parties' conference, "Jihad will be mandatory for the Pakistani nation in case India attacks the country," the Daily Times reported.

Pak refuses to change its tune, says ‘dossier’ provided by India “insufficient proof ”

Pak refuses to change its tune, says ‘dossier’ provided by India “insufficient proof ”Islamabad, Jan. 6 : Pakistan has been beating the drum about insufficient evidence regarding its complexity in the Mumbai attacks, and has once again rejected the proof provided by India terming it as `insufficient'.

Pakistan has reportedly told the US that the evidence provided by India is insufficient and no action can be based upon it.

Mumbai attackers linked to Pakistan soil: US

Mumbai attackers linked to Pakistan soil: USIslamabad, Jan. 6: The probe of the November, 2008 Mumbai attacks has given clear indications that the perpetrators of the attack had links with Pakistan. Reaffirming the Indian stand, US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher said that : "It is clear the "attacks have links to Pakistan or lead to Pakistani soil

As India handed over the details of the probe to Pakistan, Washington urged Islamabad to act on the proof provided.

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