NEW DELHI: The Indian and Pakistani Negotiators agreed on guidelines of an accord on restoring shipping services between the two countries, the two delegation heads told newsmen after the first round of talks which began here today [Jan 11]. They emphasised that the restoration of trade between the two countries was deeply linked with restoration of shipping. The leader of the Indian delegation, Mr Rama Krishn Mahia, said that India’s trade delegation would proceed to Islamabad after the talks … were over. The two Govern­ments had already prepared a list of trade items, he added. Today’s parleys were held in a cordial atmosphere. … [Pakistan’s delegation head] Mr Kidwai told the Press that he would like to finish the parleys in four days.

[Meanwhile, as reported by news agencies from Cape Canaveral, Florida,] a huge section of a 42-ton Saturn space rocket was believed to have re-entered the earth’s atmosphere this morning somewhere over the east coast of Africa, US Space officials said. They said they thought the … second stage of the Saturn-5 which launched the Skylab space station in May 1973 and since then has been orbiting the earth — came down at about 0632 GMT.

Published in Dawn, January 12th, 2025

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