South Asian Newsline Update

SAN-EPISODE # 2841 DATED 03 DECEMBER 2008 WELCOME TO SOUTH ASIA NEWS LINE. I AM RANGABASHIAM WITH THE DAY'S NEWS….. THE TOP STORIES … HEADLINES IN INDIA, CONDOLEEZA RICE URGES PAKISTAN TO COOPERATE WITH MUMBAI TERROR PROBE AS MORE AND MORE EVIDENCE EMERGES IN MUMBAI TERROR ATTACKS, ISLAMABAD GETS INTO A DENIAL MODE AND…… A WEEK AFTER THE MAYHEM, MUMBAIKARS GET ON WITH THEIR LIFE PTC 1: NOW THE NEWS IN DETAIL…… BELLIGERENT POSTURING BY PAKISTAN MAY DASH EFFORTS BY THE U.S. TO EASE TENSIONS IN THE REGION FOLLOWING THE 60 HOUR TERRORIST SIEGE OF INDIA'S FINANCIAL CAPITAL. VO1: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in New Delhi as Washington's trouble shooter to reduce the escalating tension between its allies after the Mumbai terror strike. UPSOUND/ CONDOLEEZZA RICE Secretary of State, U.S. TRANSCRIPTION: This is the time when cooperation of all parties who have any information is really required. This is a different situation and it is a situation in which the attacks were clearly targeted to send a message about India, about its integration to the world, foreigners were targeted, indeed, America lost citizens as well. VO2: Indian investigators have said the attacks which killed 172 and injured over 300 people last week were carried out by terror groups based in Pakistan. A charge Islamabad has denied so far. UPSOUND/ CONDOLEEZZA RICE Secretary of State, US TRANSCRIPTION: We are not going to jump to any conclusion about who is responsible for this although the United States is prepared and already actively engaged in information sharing, in forensic help to try and make those links because what is important now is of course to go to the source and know what happened to follow every lead wherever it may lead and to bring those to justice who did this. VO3: Rice said it was time for Islamabad to show "resolve and urgency" as she called for international cooperation in the investigation into the attacks. UPSOUND/ CO...