61.   For his part, United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan urged both sides to consider new ways to stem the violence.

62.   United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan for his part urged both sides to consider new ways to stem the violence.

63.   It agreed on a code of ethics to promote religious tolerance and stem sectarian violence in the country, the sources said.

64.   Military ruler Pervez Musharraf has vowed to get tough with sectarian extremists and terrorists but so far little has been done to stem the violence.

65.   Police sent in a riot squad to stem the violence.

66.   She insisted that various state bodies including the autonomous judiciary, human rights panels as well as non-governmental organisations were capable of stemming the violence.