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Repairing India - Pakistan Relations

India, Pakistan leaders say they want better ties but reach no concrete agreements By Paul Eckert, Reuters, Sep 29, 2013 (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart, Nawaz Sharif, agreed on Sunday to work to restore a cross-border ceasefire after a spate of shootings in order to improve strained ties, officials said. Singh and Sharif met on the

Jinnah and the Idea of Pakistan

Indian media: Jinnah's speeches given to Pakistan BBC, September 5, 2013 India has handed over rare audio recordings of Muhammad Ali Jinnah's two important speeches to Pakistan in a "goodwill gesture", media reports say. The recordings are precious to Pakistan because of Mr Jinnah's status as the country's founder and its first leader. The first of the two speeches was delivered in