11.   Despite political initiatives, the military standoff on the divided Korean peninsula has not changed.

12.   His candidacy has added significance in the context of the current military standoff between India and Pakistan.

13.   It could be the springtime thaw in the Himalayas before India and Pakistan warm up to pulling back from their military standoff.

14.   Meanwhile, foreign nationals continued their exodus from India and Pakistan amid concern that the military standoff could escalate into a full-fledged war.

15.   Pakistan wants dialogue with India to resolve their military standoff, Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf was quoted saying Thursday.

16.   The dispute over the Islamic insurgency is behind the military standoff in Kashmir, the flash point in two of the previous three wars between India and Pakistan.

17.   The current military standoff between India and Pakistan over the disputed region of Kashmir has world leaders fearful of a war on the subcontinent.

18.   The infiltration has triggered a tense military standoff since December between the two South Asian rivals.

19.   The military standoff was the latest sign of mounting friction between the two nuclear powers.

20.   The ministry said the Kashmiris were from both Indian and Pakistani areas of the war-divided territory, that is currently the scene of a major military standoff.