Thursday, June 04, 2009 WASHIGNTON: Pressing Pakistan to bring the perpetrators of the Mumbai attacks to justice; the United States says it wants to make sure that Islamabad is acting aggressively against extremist elements within its borders.“Well, we continue to impress upon the Government of Pakistan the importance of bringing the perpetrators of the Mumbai attacks to justice,” Assistant Secretary of State, Philip J. Crowley told reporters. “We believe the Government of Pakistan should continue its investigation to ensure that all those who are responsible for the attack are, in fact, brought to justice,” he said.The US, he said, recognises that Pakistan military action in the Swat area has created a significant impact on the ground with roughly 2.5 million displaced persons. “And we along with other countries are trying to make sure that we can help build capacity within the Pakistan Government to be able to support its population during this difficult time.” Asked if the issue terrorist attackers’ release by Pakistan would be brought up during US Special Representative Richarard Holbrooke’s visit to the region, Crowley said the envoy’s trip is primarily focused on the humanitarian situation in Pakistan.
Friday, August 14, 2009 MUMBAI: A 26-year-old woman died Thursday of H1N1 swine flu in the southern city of Bangalore, raising India's death toll from the virus to 20, authorities said.The death was the first reported in India's information technology capital, the Press Trust of India reported.Meanwhile in Pune, the worst-affected in India, two more victims of the virus died Thursday, raising the death toll in that western city near Mumbai to 12, the report said. The victims were an 11-month-old boy and a 75-year-old old woman.US media reported movie halls, schools and colleges were ordered closed Thursday for three days to a week in Mumbai, the commercial and financial capital of the country, as fear of the pandemic spread.Prajakata Lavangare, a spokeswoman for the government of Maharashtra state of which Mumbai is the capital, said similar orders were issued in Pune, which is also located in the state.The woman who died in Bangalore was identified only as Roopa, a teacher in...
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