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Articles 8821 through 8920 of 13380:
- Pakistan And India Work Towards Reconciling The Loc Crossing In Kashmir (India Daily, Sudhir Chadda, Oct 24, 2005)
Indian Foreign Ministry spokesman Navtej Sarna indicated late Saturday that New Delhi was willing to work with Pakistan's proposal,
- Now, Army Plans Floating Bridge On Loc River, Awaits Pak Nod (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2005)
As the Centre waits for Pakistan’s official acceptance to set up rehabilitation and relief camps at three points along the Line of Control (LoC), the Army is planning to construct a floating bridge on river Neelam that divides the LoC in Teetwal sector.
- A Media, More User Friendly (Indian Express, Amrita Shah, Oct 24, 2005)
It is a chicken and egg situation. Without the relentless coverage by the media, many of the world’s disasters would have passed by us unnoticed.
- Pakistan's Friends, Foes Urge More Quake Aid (Reuters, David Brunnstrom, Oct 24, 2005)
Efforts to reach stranded villagers in Pakistan's northern mountains gathered pace on Monday after the country's friends and foes both urged help for up to 3 million survivors of the Oct. 8 earthquake.
- Opening Loc For Relief Work Is A Good Move (Daily Times, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 24, 2005)
Opening LoC for relief work is a good move
- Parties Sans Democracy (Tribune, G.S. Bhargava, Oct 24, 2005)
Perhaps, it was Khushwant Singh who recently raised in his popular column two pertinent points:
- Indian Army To Use Mules, Copters To Set Up Relief Camps (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2005)
The Indian army in Kashmir will use mules and helicopters to ensure planned relief camps for earthquake survivors from the Pakistan zone of the divided region are operational by Tuesday, an army spokesman said.
- A Recent Small Earthquake In Eastern Afghanistan Signals . . . (India Daily, Kiran Chaube, Oct 24, 2005)
An earthquake destroyed homes and killed five people near Afghanistan's eastern border with Pakistan on Sunday, an Afghan Defense Ministry spokesman said.
- India Opens Aid Camps On Indian Side Of Loc. . . (India Daily, Mohammed Akhtar, Oct 24, 2005)
It was a great gestured by India. It will save a lot of life in Kashmir.
- A Grim Quake Scenario Is Emerging (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 24, 2005)
UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Pakistan Jan Vandemoortele has said there is a potent threat that tens of thousands of survivors of October 8 earthquake in Azad Kashmir and Hazara Division may perish due to the lack of tents and helicopters.
- Shock Recovery (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2005)
Government must come forward and do everything possible so that the damage can be adequately compensated, comments Iram Mushtaq
- Su Yee, Because Truth Prevails (Greater Kashmir, JAVED MIR, Oct 24, 2005)
But will they really come in whose wait their loved ones have lost everything they had, laments
- Grasp The Moment In Kashmir (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Oct 24, 2005)
The Indian political class and civil society have failed the Kashmiris in their hour of need. Their response to the calamity that has hit the people of Kashmir has either been slow in coming or inexplicably non-existent.
- Nato Assistance (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 24, 2005)
Pakistan has conveyed in principle its acceptance of the NATO offer of deployment of its 1000 personnel of reinforced engineering battalion for reconstruction of the destroyed infrastructure such as shelter, hospitals, roads, bridges, schools . . .
- Lessons From The Earthquake (Daily Excelsior, Dr. Jitendra Singh, Oct 23, 2005)
Jammu and Kashmir is in news once again. For reasons not welcome by any means and yet not to be ignored by any means.
- Practical Approach To Rehabilitation (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Oct 23, 2005)
THERE are practical lessons to be drawn from the tragedy of the earthquake. The reactions of the people who must learn the lessons, however, range from fatalism to pipe dreams.
- Orderly Management (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 23, 2005)
A FORTNIGHT after the earthquake of Oct 8 unleashed devastation in Azad Kashmir and parts of the NWFP, the adequacy of the relief operations and the smoothness in the implementation of these efforts are still a cause for concern.
- Slow Foxtrot With India (Dawn, M.P. Bhandara, Oct 23, 2005)
GIVEN our roller-coaster relationship with India, most people are curious if the current ‘Slow Fox Trot detente’ will lead to a settlement on Kashmir.
- Open Up Loc At 5 Points, Urges Pak (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Oct 23, 2005)
Pakistan today finally came up with a formal proposal for the opening up of the LoC for facilitating relief and rehabilitation work in earthquake-affected areas and suggested five crossing points at the LoC, two more than what India suggested almost simul
- Distressed Displaced Persons (Daily Excelsior, Daya Sagar, Oct 23, 2005)
The displaced persons from area of Jammu and Kashmir as occupied by Pakistan have been the victims of neglect and technicalities.
- Nuclear Issue: "India Is A Unique Case" (Hindu, Kesava Menon & Nirupama Subramanian, Oct 23, 2005)
The United States Ambassador to India, David C. Mulford, is a finance expert who has also served as an official in the Treasury Department.
- India, Pakistan Joint Statement After Natwar Singh, Khurshid Kasuri Meeting (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Oct 23, 2005)
This is the text of the Joint Statement issued at the conclusion of the meeting of Foreign Ministers of Pakistan and India.
- Islamabad, Delhi To Reopen Loc (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Oct 23, 2005)
India and Pakistan agreed on Saturday to open at least three sectors along the Line of Control (LoC) for aid to reach the victims of the October 8 earthquake in divided Jammu and Kashmir, it was officially announced.
- Unsafe School Buildings (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 23, 2005)
THAT the massive earthquake of Oct 8 severely damaged school buildings well beyond the main affected areas of AJK and Hazara is now widely known.
- Montage Of Melancholy (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Oct 23, 2005)
Kashmir is in the news again, and once again it is death that makes headlines.
- India, Pakistan Inch Towards Quake Aid Cooperation (Reuters, David Brunnstrom, Oct 23, 2005)
International efforts to help survivors of Pakistan's devastating earthquake gathered momentum on Sunday as aid officials warned time was running out for untold numbers of survivors.
- Opposition Misses Another Opportunity (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 23, 2005)
OPPOSITION in the National Assembly protested against the holding of National Assembly session only for three days in a week. The Government, however, defended the decision saying that it’s in keeping with the constitutional provisions.
- Northeast India Vulnerable To Earthquake, Says Geologist (Hindu, R. Vimal Kumar, Oct 22, 2005)
"Owing to high amount of stress exerted along `arch-shaped' Himalayan ranges"
- Quakes, Quirks And Kashmir! …… (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Oct 22, 2005)
I am afraid I will have to return to my last week's theme of how or why all Congressmen, even those who have remained out of power for the past decade or so, continue to believe in the their divine right to rule.
- Water Scarcity May Lead To Wars (Daily Excelsior, M M Munshi, Oct 22, 2005)
It is almost impossible to imagine that the total area of water on earth's surface is about 114 crore Square Kilometers but this immense quantity is of little use as 96.5% of it is brakish.
- Quake Rocks Everything Minus Cong Culture (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Oct 22, 2005)
I am afraid I will have to return to my last week's theme of how or why all Congressmen, even those who have remained out of power for the past decade or so, continue to believe in the their divine right to rule. It has nothing to do with Sonia Gandhi's
- Hasten But With Utmost Care (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2005)
If one goes by a credible newspaper report, one would find that Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has not been exactly forthright while suggesting opening of the Line of Control in this State to allow people to assist in the reconstruction of the ravage
- Let's Make Loc Irrelevant, Says Musharraf (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 22, 2005)
"October 8 earthquake is a lifetime opportunity to resolve Kashmir dispute"
"I believe moving forward is in political terms"
Will India accept our helicopters with military personnel?
Concerned about rehabilitation phase
- Time Running Out’ To Open Loc, Says Pakistan (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2005)
Warning that "time is running out" to act on President Pervez Musharraf's proposal to open LoC for divided Kashmiri families to take part in quake relief work, Pakistan's relief commissioner said on Friday that the window may close if there are long . . .
- Loc Crossing May Help Resolve Kashmir Issue: Musharraf (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2005)
The proposal to allow people from both sides of the Line of Control (LoC) to take part in reconstruction work in the quake-hit areas of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK)
- Finding Advani A Worthy Successor (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Oct 22, 2005)
I was expecting radical changes in the cast of principal actors and in the revolutionary roles the BJP would play in speeding up the country’s march to prosperity. I was sorely disappointed:
- Lack Of Cohesion (Greater Kashmir, BASHIR ASSAD, Oct 22, 2005)
Disjointed system of relief won’t do. Agencies will have to cooperate and coordinate to ensure that nothing unfair happens while helping the quake hit people,
- India, Pakistan To Launch Second Train Link By Jan (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2005)
India and Pakistan will reopen a second cross-border rail link by January, more than 40 years after it was severed following a war between the south Asian rivals, a senior Indian official said on Friday.
- Two Weeks On, Some Quake Survivors Still Cut Off (Reuters, David Brunnstrom, Oct 22, 2005)
Pakistani soldiers and international aid workers were trying on Saturday to reach earthquake survivors in remote mountain hamlets still stranded two weeks after the quake killed more than 50,000.
- India Says No Formal Proposal From Pakistan On Opening Line Of Control (India Daily, Tara Harishankar, Oct 22, 2005)
India said it has not received any proposal from Pakistan on President Pervez Musharaf's offer of free movement across the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, and any action can be initiated only when it receives a formal proposal.
- ‘J&k Change Of Guard As Scheduled’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2005)
Union Minister for Urban Development and Law and Parliamentary Affairs Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday said there was no change in the decision regarding the change of guard in the state.
- Cross-Border Communications (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Oct 22, 2005)
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh had promised during his visit to quake hit areas of Uri that the tele-communication link from Kashmir to Pakistan and Pakistan side of Kashmir barred for the last 15 years or so would be got restored immediately . . .
- The Cost Of Reconstruction (Dawn, Kaiser Bengali, Oct 22, 2005)
The October 8 earthquake will be long remembered as a cataclysmic event in Pakistan’s history for a very long time to come.
- Earthquake Lessons From China (Dawn, Maqbool Ahmad Bhatty, Oct 22, 2005)
Having experienced the worst earthquake of one’s life, and then learnt of the tragic details of widespread destruction, and the loss of precious lives in areas close to the epicentre, one cannot but feel deep sympathy for the close to three million....
- On Record (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 22, 2005)
We will allow the relief goods. Yes I will allow Kashmiris. But we have to formalise the methodology. I mean, it cannot be free for all. But we would like to encourage it. — President Pervez Musharraf, a day after Pakistan offered to open the LoC . . .
- No Offer From Pak On Loc (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2005)
India so far has not received any formal proposal from Pakistan on the opening up of the Line of Control for free movement to help in the rehabilitation of earthquake victims...
- Day Of The Prisoners (Greater Kashmir, ZAHIR-U-DIN, Oct 21, 2005)
Seventeenth Ramadhan is an important date in the history of humankind as it changed the course of world history. On this day a handful of Muslims (313) defeated an army of infidels. The day is remembered for a variety of reasons.
- Absorbing Shocks (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Oct 21, 2005)
Though tragedy of this kind is unavoidable in its nature, but caution can be taken nevertheless. Stronger structures mean less damage in case of the disasters, writes Irfan Fazili
- India Offers To Help Pakistan In Restoring Telecom Network Destroyed By Earthquake (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 21, 2005)
India on Thursday offered to help Pakistan restore telecommunication networks in quake-devastated areas,
- Alarm Bells Ring For Pakistan Quake Survivors (Reuters, David Brunnstrom, Oct 21, 2005)
Alarm mounted across the world on Friday for an estimated 2 million survivors of the Pakistan earthquake still awaiting help two weeks after their world collapsed, with a freezing winter looming.
- Editorials (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 21, 2005)
An ‘open’ LoC
Emotion or mischief?
- Earthquake Puts State, Central Governments On Test (Daily Excelsior, Fazal Mehmood, Oct 21, 2005)
A simile can be drawn between the falls of the Berlin Wall and the divided Kashmir, which has been united by the recent earthquake. The difference being that the collapse of the Berlin Wall united the East and West Germany and didn't entail loss of ...
- Pakistan Says India Turned Down Its Idea Of Opening Kashmir Boundary For Quake Relief (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 21, 2005)
Pakistan on Thursday said India had turned down its suggestion to allow civilians to cross the boundary of divided Kashmir to help each other in quake reconstruction efforts.
- Beyond This Moment Of Self-Discovery (Dawn, Murtaza Razvi, Oct 21, 2005)
Humanity, after all, is not dead. The way ordinary citizens have volunteered their time and resources to support the country’s largest-ever relief operation in parts of the quake-stricken Frontier and Azad Kashmir leaves one with courage and confidence.
- Nature’S Fury, Man’S Villainy (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Oct 21, 2005)
IN the midst of the grave tragedy of the South Asian earthquake it is once again becoming clear that human contribution to aggravating a natural calamity can be shocking beyond words.
- Widening Trade Gap (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 21, 2005)
According to the figures released by the Federal Bureau of Statistics, the country’s trade deficit rose by 188 per cent to $2.4 billion during the first quarter of the current fiscal year compared to $826 million the same period last year.
- Indian Railways To Invest $5.5 Billion In Infrastructure (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 21, 2005)
Indian Railways, the world's largest rail network, plans to spend Rs 240 billion ($5.5 billion) over the next five years to upgrade infrastructure and build special freight corridors, Minister of State for Railways R Velu said here Thursday.
- Children Come First (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 21, 2005)
UNICEF’s warning that 10,000 more children could die in the earthquake affected regions of northern Pakistan should alert the relief authorities to step up efforts and focus more closely on the young survivors.
- Why Didn’T The Quake Move Us? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Oct 21, 2005)
A standout feature of the recent earthquake in Kashmir has been the deafeningly mute response from Indian civil society to the plight of the affected. Ten months ago, when the tsunami struck the east coast, business houses, media outfits and NGOs were....
- Blocking Relief Measures (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Oct 21, 2005)
The best CBM would be to launch joint earthquake relief efforts between India and Pakistan
- Why Wait For Others, Do It Yourself (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 21, 2005)
Why wait for others, do it yourself
- Impact On The Economy (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 21, 2005)
Various agencies and experts have made a number of assessments of the impact of the earthquake on Pakistan’s economy.
- India Turns Down Proposal For Mobile Phone Links Across Line Of Control (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 21, 2005)
India Wednesday [19 October] night turned down a Pakistani proposal for establishing cross-LoC mobile telephone linkages in Jammu and Kashmir in North India but said a direct telecom connection could be set up at Attari (in North India's Punjab state)-...
- Quake Death Toll Rises Further (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 21, 2005)
THE Federal Relief Commissioner, Maj Gen Farooq Ahmed has said that death toll in October 8 earthquake has risen to 47,723 with access to more devastated areas. At his Press briefing on Wednesday, he feared that the casualty figure may rise further in the
- India Yet To Receive Pakistan Proposal (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Oct 21, 2005)
India has not yet received a formal proposal from Pakistan on Kashmiris crossing the Line of Control (LoC)
- General Gimmick (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 21, 2005)
An open LoC is a good idea in theory
- Indian, Chinese Teams Meet (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 21, 2005)
In continuation of the confidence building measures between India and China, an Indian military delegation met a Chinese team at Chushul in eastern Ladakh on Thursday. Border personnel meetings are held four times a year to build trust between troops at t
- The Hard Climb For Relief (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 21, 2005)
Almost two weeks after the South Asian earthquake, a combination of logistical and other factors has hindered relief efforts, particularly in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, which bore the brunt of the devastation.
- A Fountainhead Of Inspiration For Police (Hindu, A. Subramani , Oct 21, 2005)
Thousands undertake pilgrimage to the khaki memorial in the Himalayas
- No Sense Of Shame (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 21, 2005)
At Least about the weather, everyone talks about it though no one does anything about it. About corruption, which bids fair to become a shameless way of life, nobody finds any need even to talk about it, let alone do something about it.
- Journey Of Jihad (Indian Express, Ananya Vajpeyi, Oct 21, 2005)
Who fights a so-called holy war in the midst of a natural disaster? What place does ideological warfare — presumably the impetus for Tuesday’s assassination of a J&K minister
- Grave Incidents (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 21, 2005)
Although overshadowed by the killing of Minister of State for Education Ghulam Nabi Lone the two incidents that have marked the beginning of this week can't be brushed aside.
- Maharaja Gulab Singh-Character Profile (Daily Excelsior, Major (retd) Dr Brahma Singh, Oct 21, 2005)
History has, evidently, been unfair to Maharaja Gulab Singh. He has generally been projected as an ''over-grown'' feudatory of the Lahore kingdom, who, taking a rather mean advantage of the confusion that followed the death of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, was a
- The Difference Between India And Pakistan (Rediff on the Net, VIJAY DANDAPANI, Oct 20, 2005)
If India builds the bomb, we will eat grass or leaves, even go hungry.
- India's Iaea Vote Helped Gain Support For Nuclear Deal, Says Us Official (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2005)
On the eve of his visit to New Delhi, US Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns has said that with India voting in favour of the IAEA [International Atomic Energy Agency] resolution on Iran's nuclear programme,
- Pakistan's Intransigent Response To India's Offer (Daily Excelsior, O P Modi, Oct 20, 2005)
In this hour of the grave tragedy that has struck PoK and other parts of Jammu & Kashmir Pakistan's refusal to accept Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's humanitarian offer of joint efforts to provide relief to the suffering people of the state, . . .
- Earthquake Fall-Out: (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 20, 2005)
A silver lining in the thick dust caused by unprecedented earthquake in our vicinity is that it has once again drawn the global attention towards safe housing for everybody.
- Some Realism (Tribune, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 20, 2005)
AT last, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has realised that saving human lives is more important than bothering about the man-made LoC when people on both sides of earthquake-ravaged Kashmir are desperately seeking relief from wherever they can get.
- Murder Of A Minister (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2005)
The killing of Jammu and Kashmir Minister Ghulam Nabi Lone and the attempt on the life of CPM MLA Mohammed Yousuf Tarigami prove beyond a shadow of doubt that no human considerations weigh with the terrorists.
- Where Reason And Religion Clash (Dawn, Muhammad Ali Siddiqi, Oct 20, 2005)
An American raised an interesting question in Dawn’s letters column (Oct 11). Hurt by remarks from “Muslims worldwide” who saw a relationship between the Katrina disaster and America’s war on Iraq, Steve Elisha, from Colorado Springs, Co., asked whether
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