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Articles 321 through 420 of 500:
- Looking For Professionalism (Dawn, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 17, 2007)
WHILE it may be only too natural to hit out when the chips are down, surely the target should not include team members without whose support no degree of success is possible.
- Eventful Days Ahead (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Oct 17, 2007)
Eventful days and weeks lie ahead. Today the Supreme Court will resume hearings on the petitions challenging the president’s eligibility for re-election by the current national and provincial assemblies.
- Haqqani Testifies (Daily Times, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 17, 2007)
At the political level, our military-led government has long denied political space to mainstream, pro-West political parties. The denial creates a vacuum, and anti-West, pro-Jihadi political elements fill the vacuum
- Window On Pioneering Cartoons (Hindu, A. R. Venkatachalapathy, Oct 16, 2007)
WIT AND HUMOUR IN COLONIAL NORTH INDIA: Mushirul Hasan; Niyogi Books, D-78, Okhla Industrial Area, Phase I, New Delhi-110020.
- Bhutto To Face Law Of The Land: Aziz (Tribune, Afzal Khan, Oct 16, 2007)
The PPP chairperson,Benazir Bhutto, is free to return to Pakistan, but the law of the land will apply to her like any other citizen, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said.
- Crisis Of Governance (Deccan Herald, Balraj Puri, Oct 16, 2007)
The root cause of existing discontent in Pakistan is the present unitary form of government.
- Pak Still Major Centre For Terror Training (Tribune, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 16, 2007)
ULM, Germany — As al-Qaida regains strength in the badlands of the Pakistani-Afghan border, an increasing number of militants from mainland Europe are traveling to Pakistan to train and to plot attacks on the West, European and US anti-terror. . .
- One Man’S Mission To Promote Peace (Hindu, SUGUNA RAMANATHAN, Oct 16, 2007)
Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin; Penguin Books India Pvt. Ltd., 11, Community Centre, Panchsheel Park, New Delhi-110017. Rs. 395.
- Preventing Iran From Going The Iraq Way (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Oct 16, 2007)
The prime goal of Vladimir Putin’s visit to Iran, the first by a Russian President in over 60 years, is to deny the U.S. any pretext for attacking Iran. For that, he needs to get Iran to cooperate with the IAEA.
- Ex-Indian Fm Opposes Nato Presence In Afghanistan (Frontier Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
Questioning NATO’s role in Afghanistan, former Indian foreign minister Jaswant Singh has said that he was against the presence of NATO troops in that country. “What has NATO got to do with Afghanistan?
- A Winner Turned Loser (Deccan Herald, Thomas L Friedman, Oct 16, 2007)
Gore lost the presidency, but in the dignity and grace with which he gave up his legal fight, he united America.
- Al-Qaeda Reaching Out With Flashy Websites (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
Over 100 English internet sites, packed with flashy videos of car bombings and other terror strikes, are helping spread the message of the so called jihad by al-Qaeda and other extremist groups among Muslims in the US and Europe . . . .
- Europe Worried As All Terror Trails Lead Up To Pakistan (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
As al-Qaeda regains strength in the badlands of the Pakistani-Afghan border, an increasing number of militants from mainland Europe are travelling to Pakistan to train and to plot attacks on the West, European and US anti-terror officials say.
- Benazir For Common Market From Kabul To Bay Of Bengal (Indian Express, Shyam Bhatia, Oct 15, 2007)
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, who plans to return home on Thursday despite being asked by General Musharraf to delay it by a few days, says she envisages building “common markets” in South Asia from the “mountain peaks . . . .
- Challenge Of Islamist Terror (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 15, 2007)
Investigative leads point to the Harkat ul-Jihadi-e-Islami (HUJI), the Islamist organisation behind the Mecca Masjid attack in Hyderabad, as being behind the terrorist strike at the Dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer.
- 'Fight Against Terror Not Affected By Re-Election' (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has dismissed a report suggesting the government was so absorbed in re-election of Pervez Musharraf that it relented in its fight against terror forces along its border with Afghanistan.
- Relevance Of The World Bank (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Oct 15, 2007)
I was fascinated by a discussion telecast by BBC recently on the future role of the World Bank.
- Indo-Pak Talks From Oct 18 (Tribune, Afzal Khan, Oct 15, 2007)
Pakistan and India are expected to finalise agreements on inadvertent border crossers and accidents at sea during talks on conventional confidence-building measures (CBMs) slated for October 18 in New Delhi.
- Taliban Sets Out Demands To Afghan President (Guardian (UK), editorial, Guardian UK, Oct 15, 2007)
Senior Taliban commanders in Helmand province have sent a list of demands to the Karzai government as part of tentative back-channel talks to bring a peaceful end to the conflict.
- Changing Global Realities (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Oct 15, 2007)
SOME sections of our political class have expressed the fear that the Indo-US nuclear deal and enhanced cooperation with the United States will compromise India's sovereignty and result in India becoming a junior partner in the imperial order of the US.
- Qaeda Is Working On Soft Targets, Says Israeli Scholar (Indian Express, ANUBHUTI VISHNOI, Oct 15, 2007)
leading researcher on radical Islamic movements and former adviser to Israeli Prime Ministers Shimon Peres and Ariel Sharon has said that given the current scenario, India is quite likely to become a target for al-Qaeda-type radical movements.
- Us Army Pays Hefty Sum To Retain Soldiers (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
The US Army is spending big money on bonuses designed to attract new recruits and retain its best soldiers in a bid to overcome a reluctance to re-enlist fuelled by the Iraq war and the temptations of the private sector.
- Musharraf’S Victory Is His Defeat (Asian Age, Irfan Husain, Oct 15, 2007)
That sound you can’t hear as you read this is the sound of one hand clapping. And that hand belongs to those parties who supported Musharraf’s re-election, and those benefiting financially from his presidency.
- Pakistan Pm Defends Election,sees Court Ruling Soon (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Sunday defended his country's Oct. 6 elections and said he expected the Supreme Court to uphold President Pervez Musharraf's re-election.
- Bridge Over Troubled Waters (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
In Palangal (Bridges), well-known Tamil writer Sivasankari observes three generations of women from traditional ‘Tam Bram’ families — unconnected to one another — as they steer their lives through changing times and mores.
- Ncp Chief Backs N-Deal (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
NCP chief and Union agriculture minister, Sharad Pawar on Friday strongly came in support of the Indo-US nuclear deal, saying the 123 agreement posed no threat to India’s security.
- Germany Extends Afghan Mission (Deccan Herald, CP Bhambhri, Oct 13, 2007)
Germany’s lower house of parliament on Friday overwhelmingly approved extending the deployment of 3,000 troops and six reconnaissance jets in Afghanistan for another year, despite mounting public scepticism about the mission.
- Future Of Dates (Indian Express, Mini Kapoor, Oct 13, 2007)
Benazir rejects call to delay return,” reported Friday’s Dawn from London. Benazir Bhutto’s statement at a press conference, that she would stick by her schedule to land at Karachi on October 18, was in response to President Pervez Musharraf’s . . . .
- Turkey Is Ready For Iraq Assault (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
If such an option is chosen, whatever its price, it will be paid," Erdogan told reporters in response to a question about the international repercussions if it decides to stage a cross-border offensive into Iraq against Kurdish rebels.
- Opium For The People (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 13, 2007)
Surely there is a statesman somewhere - Gordon Brown? President Sarkozy? - with enough of Washington's ear to urge the better course of action, able to do the sums to show that buying poppies to help stop a war has to be a far cheaper option than . . . .
- Pak Civilian Leadership Key To Ending Terror, Says Us Analyst (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
The chief military spokesman has reacted angrily to a BBC report in which three army officers held hostage by the Taliban in south Waziristan were interviewed.
- The Global Challenge Of Cyberwar (Tribune, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 13, 2007)
Estonia claimed to be under attack last spring, but not by guns or bombs. This assault came in the form of data requests from more than a million computers.
- Terrorism In J&k (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 13, 2007)
The mysterious blast inside an Army camp in north Kashmir on Thursday, for which Hizbul Mujahideen has claimed credit, indicates that the situation in Jammu & Kashmir with regard to terrorism remains unchanged.
- Getting Bloodier And Messier (Dawn, S. Mudassir Ali Shah, Oct 13, 2007)
SENSELESS suicide attacks, relentless bombings and ubiquitous insurgency-related violence across Afghanistan — claiming thousands of lives during the last nine months — have made 2007 the most deadly year for a war-weary nation since the ouster of . . . .
- Obstacles In Anti-Polio Drive (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 13, 2007)
THE fact that the frontier between Afghanistan and Pakistan constitutes a major reservoir for the polio virus makes it all the more necessary for vaccination drives and awareness campaigns to be joint efforts.
- Time For Us To Lie Low (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 13, 2007)
THERE seems to be no dearth of soul-searching going on in American politics regarding US policy vis-ŕ-vis Pakistan in the war on terror.
- The Tough Battle For Waziristan (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Oct 13, 2007)
The tough battle for Waziristan
- India Needs Burma (Times of India, Swapan Dasgupta, Oct 13, 2007)
At the best of times, unless it emanates from the Anglosphere or Pakistan, foreign news interests only a minusculity; at the worst of times, it is ignored altogether. As such, it was hardly surprising that TV images of Buddhist monks marching . . .
- Killing Fields (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 12, 2007)
More poppies than ever have bloomed in Afghanistan during the past year. So says the latest report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the World Bank.
- Un Flays Hired Muscles (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
The United Nations urged US authorities on Thursday to hold private security firms accountable for unjustified killings of Iraqi civilians and warned against increasing reliance on the heavily armed guards.
- Reflections On Burma (Pioneer, Vinayshil Gautam, Oct 12, 2007)
There is something happening in our foreign policy which marks a departure from how it has been conventionally handled. This needs to be understood and assessed.
- Elders Negotiating N Waziristan Truce (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
A small jirga of tribal elders is negotiating a ceasefire with government officials in North Waziristan after fierce clashes between security forces and militants in which 250 people have been killed.
- The Resistance In Iraq And Western Claims (Hindu, Seumas Milne, Oct 12, 2007)
In spite of the impact of the surge and U.S.-armed Sunni groups, resistance is bound to continue until the occupiers leave.
- In The Month Of Ramzan (Indian Express, NEHA SINHA, Oct 12, 2007)
It is the holy month of Ramzan and we are in Afghanistan. But look for the expected, the much depicted figures of men in beards and women in burkhas, coupled with a staunch religious-seriousness of purpose, and you will be re-educated.
- Waiting For Benazir Bhutto (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Oct 12, 2007)
An application form for aspirants to the post of Prime Minister of Pakistan is the latest joke doing the rounds on the Internet.
- Us Lawmakers, Experts Urge Continued Backing Of Pak-India Dialogue (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
The United States should continue to push Pakistan-India peace process as relations between the two neighbours are “fundamental to overall stability” in South Asia and also because Washington’s relationship with both countries are . . . ..
- Threat Of Radicalisation (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 12, 2007)
The setting up of a ‘law and order’ force is the latest from Maulana Fazlullah, the self-proclaimed, virtual ruler of Swat.
- Pak Army Accused Of Slaying Innocents (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
A prominent tribal elder accused Pakistan’s army of killing dozens of civilians in recent fierce fighting near the Afghan border while the military blamed Islamic militants for sheltering and opening fire from villagers’ homes.
- 6 Taliban Freed In Exchange For German (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
A German engineer and four Afghans taken hostage in central Afghanistan in July were freed on Wednesday in exchange for six Taliban fighters, an Afghan official said.
- How Isi Agents Play Double Role In Pak (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
The stocky, bearded man they call the Subidar is an encyclopedia of the jagged mountains and insular tribes here along Pakistan’s northwestern border.
- As India-Iran Gas Pipe Sputters, Turkmenistan Plan Surges Ahead (Indian Express, Amitav Ranjan, Oct 11, 2007)
The proposal on a gas pipeline from Turkmenistan is making quiet advances over the one planned from Iran with project sponsor Asian Development Bank piloting comprehensive agreements for signing next month.
- Hounding Teheran (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Oct 11, 2007)
THE last week of September witnessed frenetic diplomatic activity involving Iran and its friends and enemies. Most of the action was centred in New York where Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was attending the annual summit at the United Nations.
- The Uncovered War (OutLook, B. Raman , Oct 11, 2007)
About 200 members of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU), the Islamic Jihad Group, another Uzbek jihadi group allied to Al Qaeda, and the Pashtun tribal group led by Baitullah Mehsud and about a hundred members of the Pakistani Security. . .
- The Price Of Change (Dawn, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 11, 2007)
A CHANGE is as good as a holiday somebody once remarked, giving the idea a positive image.
- Second Round Of Peace Jirga (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 11, 2007)
PRESIDENT Hamid Karzai, insisting that the ongoing wave of suicide bombings in his country is inconsistent with Islamic injunctions and Afghan traditions, has alleged this fratricidal war is the handiwork of outsiders.
- India Decides To Join Tap Pipeline Project (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Oct 11, 2007)
India, reportedly under pressure from the US to scrap the Iran gas pipeline project, has decided to join the US-backed Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (TAP) gas pipeline project next month.
- Nwfp: ‘Liberation’ After Mma? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Oct 11, 2007)
A terrorist strike on Tuesday in Peshawar’s CD Market in Nishtarabad damaged 20 shops and wounded 25 innocent people, five of them seriously.
- Open-Ended Dialogue (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 11, 2007)
UNITY is a divine command that has repeatedly been cited in the Holy Quran, in which Allah Almighty exhorts the Ummah that its glory, success and salvation lie in harmony.
- Depleted Uk Forces (Pioneer, Abhijit Bhattacharyya , Oct 11, 2007)
British forces are running low on personnel and equipment. This could impact the global war on terror
- Pak Safe Haven For Qaeda: Us (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
Al Qaeda has regenerated a "safe haven" in Pakistan’s tribal areas, a latest US policy document has said, with a top American official blaming the failure of a peace agreement in the Afghan border area for the terror network regaining its. . .
- Tribal Belt No Qaida Hideout, Pak Tells Usa (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
Dismissing a US government report that its tribal belt bordering Afghanistan has become a “safe haven” for Al Qaida, Pakistan today said the action taken by it against “militant elements” showed its commitment to the fight against terrorism.
- Pro-Taliban Positions Shelled (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
Artillery strikes on hideouts in North Waziristan
- Pak To Hold Polls In January (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
Pakistan will hold parliamentary elections in early January, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said today.
- 250 Dead As Pak Army, Ultras Clash (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
Four days of fierce fighting between Islamic militants and security forces near the Afghan border has killed as many as 250 people in some of the deadliest clashes on Pakistani soil since it threw its support behind the US-led war on terrorism . . . .
- 200 Dead In Pak, Civilians Flee (Asian Age, Shafqat Ali, Oct 10, 2007)
Civilians have started to flee the Mir Ali area of North Waziristan Agency (NWA) as the death toll in clashes between security forces and militants touched the 200 mark in three days.
- 50 More Taliban Men Killed In Waziristan (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Oct 10, 2007)
Fighting continued to rage in North Waziristan on Tuesday with fighter jets of the Pakistan Air Force bombing targets near Mir Ali on the third day of clashes between the military and pro-Taliban militants.
- The Dilemma In Fata (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 10, 2007)
One of the major issues in the war in Fata today is the question of collateral damage.
- A Welcome Change Of Heart (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 10, 2007)
IN its recent 47-nation survey of public opinion on a variety of issues, the Washington-based Pew Research Centre has revealed some uplifting information vis-ŕ-vis Pakistan.
- The Face Of Rebellion Everywhere (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Oct 10, 2007)
In a small Bolivian town called Vallegrande, somewhat to the discomfiture of the resident priest, local Catholics commonly offer prayers not only to the Lord but also to a certain Saint Ernesto.
- Reconciliation: What Next? (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Oct 10, 2007)
General Musharraf has been re-elected president. The electoral college was depleted, but not significantly, despite the best efforts of the All Parties Democratic Movement.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 10, 2007)
Given their notorious lack of success, there would be little of a non-technical nature in the US/NATO operations in Iraq and Afghanistan worthy of emulation by Indian security forces.
- 250 Killed In Pakistan Clashes With Militants (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
Around 250 pro-Taliban militants and government troops have died in three days of heavy fighting in Pakistan's tribal belt bordering Afghanistan, the military said on Tuesday amid media reports of scores of civilian casualties.
- Desire For Democracy (Hindustan Times, Hari Jaisingh, Oct 10, 2007)
The sage of the Renaissance Age, Erasmus, distinguishes between the "quiet" and "turbulent" periods of history. The turbulent periods may be short but they provide sharp contrasts to historical happenings.
- Pak Planes Pound Militant Positions (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
Pakistani warplanes today pounded militant positions in North Waziristan, as fighting raged for a fourth day in a tribal region known as an al Qaida and Taliban stronghold, an army spokesman said.
- Bin Laden May Be In City, Not Cave: Ex-Isi Chief (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
Osama bin Laden could hide more easily in a city than a remote tribal region, a former Pakistani intelligence chief said on Tuesday, challenging the notion that the al-Qaeda leader is probably holed up in a mountain cave.
- 50 Militants Killed In Fresh Air Strikes In Pak (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
At least 50 militants were killed today when Pakistani fighter jets pounded their hideouts in the country’s restive tribal region near Afghan border, taking to nearly 250 the total number of ultras who lost their lives in the latest crackdown by . . . .
- Pak Jets Target Militant Base (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
Pakistani aircraft bombed a village bazaar near the Afghan border on Tuesday, killing more than 50 suspected militants and civilians and wounding scores of others during the most deadly fighting since Pakistan threw its support behind the . . . .
- India, Afghan And The Nam (Deccan Herald, Deepali Gaur Singh, Oct 10, 2007)
With the British government more or less towing the American line on Iran albeit indirectly and the American pressure on India to clear its stand on the “errant” Iranian President, it looks like from SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional . . . .
- Us Says Al-Qaeda Trying To Get Wmds (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaeda network is still trying to acquire weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear and biological arms, a new White House report on homeland security said on Tuesday.
- Iaf Plans Three-Fighter Arsenal (Deccan Herald, KALYAN RAY, Oct 09, 2007)
As per the IAF plans, the existing MiGs MiG 21, MiG 23, MiG 25, MiG 27 and MiG 29 along with Jaguars and Mirage will be phased out.
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