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India-Pakistan Relations / Kashmir Dispute / US Diplomacy #701680

NBC Evening News for Friday, May 31, 2002
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(Studio: Brian Williams) Report introduced.

(New Delhi, India: Ron Allen) Escalating tensions between India and Pakistan over the disputed province of Kashmir reported; details given from the State Department warning for Americans to get out of India and Pakistan; scenes shown of Americans at the New Delhi airport. [American WOMAN - says her mother is worried.] [US Embassy spokesman Gordon DUGUID - says tensions have risen "to serious levels".]

(Studio: Brian Williams) Report introduced.

(Islamabad, Pakistan: Ned Colt) The dual threats of war and terrorism in Pakistan examined; details given of the movement of Pakistani troops away from the Afghanistan border and closer to Kashmir reported; scenes shown of protestors in Pakistan. [Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul WOLFOWITZ - says the US is opposed to cross-border terrorism.]

(Studio: Brian Williams) Report introduced.

(Pentagon: Jim Miklaszewski) American efforts to head off a war between India and Pakistan reported; scenes shown of Indian and Pakistani troops in Kashmir. [Secretary of State Colin POWELL - says the most horrific thing to happen would be a nuclear exchange.] [Former US Ambassador to India Frank WISNER - says both countries could pay a "hideous price" for war.] [Council on Foreign Relations Lawrence KORB - says both countries want the international community to "save them from themselves".]

Reporter(s):
Allen, Ron;
Colt, Ned;
Miklaszewski, Jim;
Williams, Brian
Duration:
00:05:20

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