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Beijing Olympic torch reaches Islamabad

Asian Political News,  April 21, 2008  

ISLAMABAD, April 16 Kyodo

The Beijing Olympic torch flew into Islamabad in the early hours of Wednesday on the Pakistani leg of the torch's international journey.

The torch was flown from Oman to the Pakistani capital on a special chartered flight and was welcomed at Islamabad international airport by bearers of the Pakistan Olympic Association, prominent athletes and government officials.

An inaugural ceremony for the torch relay is scheduled to be held on Wednesday afternoon in the Chinese-aided Jinnah Sports Complex.

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