CHENNAI: AIADMK leader Jayalalithaa on Monday commenced a day-long fast in Chennai to press the centre to use its good offices with Sri Lanka to declare an immediate ceasefire in the island nation. A similar fast is being undertaken by party members in the district headquarters across the state.Jayalalithaa had charged the centre and the DMK, a constituent of the ruling UPA, with "failing to ensure ceasefire," in (the northern parts of) Sri Lanka."The party is also collecting donations during the...
Monday, March 9, 2009
Kiyani warns Zardari against unrest in Pakistan
NEW DELHI: The armyin Pakistan has begun to flex its muscle. Pakistan's army chief general Ashfaq Pervez Kiyani, who has so far kept a lowprofile, has asked President Asif Ali Zardari to 'clean up the mess' soon, according to a Times Now report.Well-placed military sources in Islamabad said Kiyani has been asked by the United States to bring some order in the region. After his recent visit to Washington, Kiyani held a meeting with top Pakistani army commanders on March 6 to share the concern of...
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