Tuesday, July 6, 1999
Sharif on his knees as US says what Delhi wants
Pakistan has agreed to pull back forces that have crossed the Line of Control after a panicky Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif made a midnight dash to Washington on Sunday amid international opprobrium, diplomatic ruin, and most recently, military reverses.
Govt pleased but will wait and watch
India is pleased that the US has pushed Pakistan towards committing itself again on the inviolability of the Line of Control but has said it would first wait and watch how this actually works out out on the ground.
Sensex spurts; Rupee rallies
The financial markets rallied on Monday as the prospects of an early end to the 2-month old Indo-Pakistan border conflict brightened following an assurance given by Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to US President Bill Clinton on withdrawal of forces from Indian soil.
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