Pakistan, India expel diplomats

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistan on Saturday expelled an Indian diplomat it said it had caught with "sensitive documents," and India responded by ordering out a Pakistani diplomat, in a setback to the nuclear-armed rivals' shaky peace process.

Pakistan and India often have expelled each other's diplomats over spying allegations. But Saturday's expulsions were the first since the two countries agreed in January 2004 to resume peace talks, the Indian statement said.

Deepak Kaul, an Indian visa official in Islamabad, was caught "red-handed with sensitive documents," a Pakistani government official said on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media. He declined to give details.

India responded by ordering Mohammed Rafique, a visa official at Pakistan's High Commission in New Delhi, to leave India by Aug. 7, Pakistan's foreign ministry said
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[theHandpuppet]

1. That's all we need

Escalating tensions between two nuclear powers.

Well, only six more years 'til 2012. Maybe the Mayans were right.

[cali]

2. Oh, shit.

This is not good news.

[uppityperson]

3. and onward with peace around the world.

shit

[Truthiness Inspector]

4. Let's hope this doesn't escalate

but the whole world's gone mad.

[scarletwoman]

5. "...the whole world's gone mad." Too true.

Maybe it's just gonna take Mother Earth to clean the slate. Goddess knows we humans have f**ked things up big time. Maybe all we have to look forward to is a massive die-off from ecological collapse...

sw

[Erika]

7. Not until we see justice done to the corporate exploiters

The corporatists not the humans have tried to decimate this planet.

[Erika]

8. No, we could lean on the U.S. for strength

before. Now W's tied up in his elite ranch, bicycle trails, and "who cares" as his main thought.

[Erika]

6. W set the tone We'll beat your ass

to see who is the strongest. W has all of our taxes to spend in this insanity.