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http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_24406,00050003.htm The Hindustan Times July 22, 2002 -This year the government has approved licences covering the export of a large range of weapons to India and Pakistan, including bombs, torpedoes, rockets, missiles, howitzers and components for military aircraft, according to parliamentary answers given to MPs. UK's arms sale to Pak doubled last year Press Trust of India London, July 20 Britain's arms sales to Pakistan more than doubled last year to 14 million pounds while sales to India, valued at 62.5 million pounds, were similar to the previous year. Although the sales were agreed before the two countries experienced the most dangerous stand-off for years, the details have emerged a day after a joint report by four Commons select committees attacked the Foreign Secretary Jack Straw for the sale of weapons to India and Pakistan during their tense stand off at the border. This year the government has approved licences covering the export of a large range of weapons to India and Pakistan, including bombs, torpedoes, rockets, missiles, howitzers and components for military aircraft, according to parliamentary answers given to MPs. According to the annual Foreign Office Report, the Government also approved the sale of more than 6,000 assault rifles to Nepal whose government faces civil insurgency by Maoists. The report by the foreign affairs, defence, trade and industry and international development committees, accused the Government of adopting a "laissez faire" attitude to granting arms export licences where "anything goes". Responding to the MPs'report, Straw, on a visit to India, yesterday denied that arms sales to India and Pakistan had contributed to escalating tensions between the two. Straw told BBC's The World At One: "The licences issued earlier this year have made no difference whatever to the level of tension across the Line of Control in Kashmir. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better http://health.yahoo.com --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.bacIlu Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
