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Vajpayee's announcement `sad news'

KARACHI: Pakistan has said that the former Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee's announcement in Mumbai on Thursday that he would retire from active politics was sad news.

It lauded the peace efforts initiated by him.

"He was a simple but matured politician who played a leading role in the peace process between the two countries," Pakistan Information Minister Sheikh Rashid told AFP on Friday.

"It is sad news. I must say that the peace process has slowed down after Mr. Vajpayee's tenure," he said.

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