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To: Don Green who wrote (1229)	2/9/2003 7:15:10 PM
From: Don Green	Respond to of 48776

India and Pakistan expel each other's top envoys February 10 2003 India and Pakistan have expelled each other's top envoys in a tit-for-tat row over allegations that Islamabad's high commission funnelled cash to separatists in Kashmir. India announced the expulsion on Saturday of Pakistan's top envoy in New Delhi, Jalil Abbas Jeelani, alleging that he had personally handed over cash destined for separatists in the Indian zone of the divided Himalayan region. He and four other staff members at Pakistan's high commission in New Delhi were given 48 hours to leave. Their families have seven days. Within hours, Pakistan expelled five officials from the Indian high commission in Islamabad, including the acting head of the mission, Sudhir Vyas. Both countries' foreign ministries said the other's diplomats were involved in "activities incompatible with their status". Indian officials charged that Mr Jeelani on Thursday handed over to a Kashmiri woman $US6250 ($10,590) destined for anti-Indian militants in Kashmir, which is bitterly disputed by the two countries. The woman, Anjum Jamrud Habib, was arrested as she left the Pakistani compound in New Delhi and booked under anti-terrorism legislation, police said. An Indian spokesman said New Delhi "did not intend any downgrading in the level of mission" and would issue a visa to Pakistan's replacement for Mr Jeelani. Mr Jeelani and Mr Vyas both held the rank of deputy high commissioner. India had ordered the Pakistani ambassador to leave New Delhi and later pulled its top envoy from Islamabad in protest after the Indian parliament was attacked in December 2001, allegedly by Islamic militants with ties to Pakistan. Intense international diplomacy persuaded the two countries to pull back some of the hundreds of thousands of troops deployed at their common borders after the parliament attack, but no dialogue has resumed. The latest diplomatic dust-ups cast new doubt on the chance of a meeting between India and Pakistan on the sidelines of a summit of the Non-Aligned Movement from February 20-25 in Kuala Lumpur. The Indian Prime Minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee, has confirmed his attendance at the summit. Pakistan says it will attend but has not named the head of its delegation. It was the second round of diplomatic expulsions between India and Pakistan in the past month. AFP This story was found at: smh.com.au