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Articles 3221 through 3320 of 27135:
- France To Probe Osama Death Report Leak (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2006)
France’s Defence Ministry said on Saturday it could not confirm a newspaper report quoting French secret services saying al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden had died but would launch an inquiry into the leak of secret papers.
- Pak Puts Off Signing F-16s Deal With Us (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2006)
Pakistan has put off signing the letter of acceptance (LOA) for purchase of 36 F-16 fighters from the US after complaints from its airforce that the planes were “bereft” of vital electronic warfare systems.
- Proof Of A Q Khan Network Left Musharraf Embarrassed (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf has revealed that his “most embarrassing moment” was when a US official placed in front of him concrete evidence of Pakistan’s top scientist A Q Khan leaking nuclear secrets to Iran and North Korea.
- First Principles (Indian Express, Ravi Sharma , Sep 24, 2006)
A news report said that rescue operations to pull out a grounded merchant ship had been suspended because the tug engaged in the rescue bid itself ran aground! I have had plenty of similar experiences and had begun to wonder if I was some kind of a Jonah.
- Pm Differs With His Ministers On Infiltration (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Sep 24, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, fresh from his meeting with Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf at Havana, is speaking in a voice totally different from his own Cabinet colleagues and chief ministers in the Congress Party.
- The Next Palestinian Struggle (News International, RAMZY BAROUD, Sep 24, 2006)
An expert in international law and an old friend of the Palestinian people wrote me with utter distress a few days after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Ismael Haniyeh were reported to have reached an agreement on . . .
- Red And Mad (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 24, 2006)
There seems to be a virulent bug in the air which selectively hones in on practitioners of Marxist mumbo-jumbo and triggers momentary lapse of reason.
- Anti-Blair Protest In Manchester On Eve Of Labour Party Meet (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Sep 24, 2006)
Blair's policies leading the country to disaster: Galloway
- Musharraf For Direct Talks With Singh (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf has called for a direct dialogue with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to settle Kashmir and other bilateral issues.
- Papal Call For A New Crusade (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 24, 2006)
Pope Benedict XVI has given fresh impetus to post-9/11 Islamophobia by recalling a vision of Islam which was relevant in the 14th century
- Musharraf Puts Us On Defensive (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 24, 2006)
President Bush, White House spokesman and former US Deputy
- Ramazan Rung In With A Bomb (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2006)
A bomb today killed 34 people in Baghdad’s Sadr City Shia slum as Iraq’s minority Sunnis began the fasting month of Ramazan, which US commanders said might see a rise in sectarian bloodshed.
- India Knew Of Suicide Attack On Musharraf’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2006)
Former defence minister George Fernandes said on Saturday that India was aware of an assassination attempt on Pakistani President Gen Pervez Musharraf two years ago, and had warned Islamabad two days before the attack in December 2003.
- Democratic Federalism (The Economic Times, C P Bhambhri, Sep 24, 2006)
The military regime in Pakistan has not learnt any lesson from its own history and has followed the same policy of ruthless suppression of sub-nationalist movement in Balochistan. It has forgotten that the birth of Bangladesh as a separate country . . .
- Manmohan Chastises Police For Alienating Muslims (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2006)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urged regional leaders on Saturday to recruit more Muslims into the police and intelligence agencies to help counter a growing sense of insecurity in the minority community.
- President Musharraf And The Taliban (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Sep 24, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf said at the joint White House press conference with President George W Bush on Friday that his deal with a grand jirga in North Waziristan had been misrepresented in the press.
- Indians And Pakistanis Negative About Each Other (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2006)
Notwithstanding recent confidence building measures and the peace process between India and Pakistan, people from both countries continue to view each other “unfavourably”, said an international survey report.
- Kargil Boosted Kashmir Cause: Opposing Us Would Be Disastrous, Says Musharraf In Book (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Sep 24, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf’s yet-to-be-released book — In the Line of Fire — has painted a bleak picture for Pakistan had it not joined the United States in the war on terrorism and says that the 1999 Kargil standoff with India boosted the cause . . .
- Astro Logic: Thaksin Ouster 'Follows Planet Pluto's' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2006)
Thailand is as bad as India when it comes to astrology.
- Us Denies Threatening Pak (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2006)
The Bush administration has denied giving any instruction to former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage to threaten Pakistan of US bombings after the September 11 attacks.
- Anchoring A Sinking Ship Don't Shoot The Mes (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 24, 2006)
Fantasy author Terry Pratchett unintentionally summarised the dilemma of the semi-educated, quasi-religious middle of the road Pakistani when he said 'the trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and . . .
- The Charades Of Power Politics (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 24, 2006)
Given that Pakistan came into being as a separate state in the name of the Muslims of the subcontinent, it is not surprising that Islam has played a defining role in the shaping of the polity.
- U.S. Detained Venezuela’S Foreign Minister: Chavez (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2006)
Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez said his foreign minister was detained by U.S. authorities at a New York airport Saturday for more than hour as he tried to return to the South American country.
- Pakistan Denies Bin Laden’S Death Reports (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2006)
Pakistan has received no information from any foreign government that would corroborate a French newspaper report on Saturday that al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden died of typhoid in Pakistan, government official said.
- The Havana Puzzle (Business Standard, T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan, Sep 24, 2006)
Even if the general delivers, can we hope for any sort of continuity in the post-Musharraf era?
- Crying Wolfowitz (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 24, 2006)
When President Bush appointed former Deputy Defence Secretary Paul D. Wolfowitz as head of the World Bank 18 months ago, it was as if John Ashcroft had been tapped to run the American Civil Liberties Union.
- Military Rule: Then And Now (Dawn, Zafar Iqbal, Sep 24, 2006)
There is a great deal of clamour that General Musharraf should remove his uniform.
- Press Freedom Under Threat (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 24, 2006)
Attacks on the press and media seem to have increased in recent months and this is a most disturbing and troubling development. The first incident that comes to mind -- and probably the most tragic -- is the death of FATA-based journalist . . .
- A General Intent On Staying On, Come What May (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
Among other things, this self-congratulatory book stands l'affaire Kargil on its head and presents an over-the-top reading of what propels India-Pakistan relations.
- Us Won't Intervene In Kashmir, Says Bush (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Sep 23, 2006)
President Bush on Friday told Pakistan "it's very important that the issue of Kashmir move forward and be resolved peacefully,"but declined to intervene in the matter besides offering help to move the process forward.
- Patil Ready With Report On Security (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
Union home minister Shivraj Patil, facing criticism from various sections within his Congress party and outside, is coming prepared to the two-day chief ministers’ conference beginning Saturday, to read out a comprehensive document, prepared . . .
- Facelift For Temple (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
Goddess presented with golden sari, bangles and ornaments worth Rs. 35 lakhs .
- The Great American Disconnect (Hindu, Hamid Ansari, Sep 23, 2006)
U.S. President George W. Bush's speech to the U.N. General Assembly highlights the gap between his perceptions and the ground realities.
- Us Threatened To Bomb Pak, Says Musharraf (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Sep 23, 2006)
The Bush administration threatened to bomb Pakistan “back to the Stone Age” if it didn’t help in the US-led war on terror, Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf revealed in an interview this week.
- It’S Confirmed: Dawood Plotted 1993 Blasts (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
The fact that underworld don Dawood Ibrahim masterminded the 1993 serial bombings with the help of Tiger Memon was no secret, but for the first time since that gruesome event, his direct involvement in the terror attacks has been judicially . . .
- Kashmir Issue Has To Be Resolved Between India And Pakistan: Bush (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
Making it clear that the issue of Kashmir has to be resolved between India and Pakistan, President George W Bush on Friday said US can only help create conditions for peace and cannot "force" nations to reach agreements.
- Usa Had Threatened To Bomb Pak: Pervez (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
The United States of America had threatened to bomb Pakistan “back to the stone age” if it did not cooperate in the war against terror after the 11 September attacks on America, President Pervez Musharraf has said in a startling disclosure.
- How Islam Differs With Christianity (Pioneer, Priyadarsi Dutta, Sep 23, 2006)
There is more at stake in the clash of civilisations between the West and Islam than just religion. It is about the survival of a free world, based on unfettered spirit of inquiry, and triumph of reason. These concepts have emerged from Christian Europe,
- Papal Call For A New Crusade (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 23, 2006)
Pope Benedict XVI has given fresh impetus to post-9/11 Islamophobia by recalling a vision of Islam which was relevant in the 14th century
- Stay The Course (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 23, 2006)
Even before India and Pakistan have had a chance to give concrete shape to the joint "anti-terrorism institutional mechanism" announced by the two sides in Havana, a torrent of criticism has come from the Bharatiya Janata Party and a host of . . .
- Red And Mad (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 23, 2006)
There seems to be a virulent bug in the air which selectively hones in on practitioners of Marxist mumbo-jumbo and triggers momentary lapse of reason.
- Where The Heart Rules The Head (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 23, 2006)
Sridhar K Chari visits the Indira Gandhi Hospital at Shimla and finds that lack of integrated planning and lop-sided development mar a place that can otherwise boast of good doctors and advanced equipment
- Booze Brigade (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 23, 2006)
That the army has not been immune to a general culture of corruption and a take-what-you-can, when-you-can attitude has been known. Army vehicles openly tour civilian areas, unloading bottles of Canteen Stores Department (CSD) liquor to willing . . .
- Pakistan’S Dilemma (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Sep 23, 2006)
Despite knowing that Al Queda and Taliban are dangerous, Pakistan cannot wage a war against them.
- Pakistan Puts Off Signing F-16 Deal With America (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
Pakistan has put off signing the Letter of Acceptance (LoA) for purchase of 36 F-16 fighters from the US after complaints from its Air force that the planes were ‘bereft’ of vital electronic warfare systems.
- Mush Blasts Us, Bush Praises Mush, Mush Thanks Bush (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
Within 24 hours of Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf claiming that the US had threatened to "bomb" his country "back to the Stone Age" unless he joined the war against terror, President George W Bush, describing him as "a strong defender . . .
- Bush Offers Pak Help On J&k (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
US President George W. Bush, with Pakistan President Gen. Pervez Musharraf standing at his side, said on Friday his country is prepared to help India and Pakistan in any way to resolve their long-standing dispute over Kashmir.
- Karunanidhi Writes To Manmohan On Katchathivu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
"Work out perpetual lease with Sri Lanka to benefit fishermen"
Restore traditional fishing rights
Sri Lankan Navy attacking fishermen, preventing fishing.
- Baloch Leaders For Pre-1947 Status (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Sep 23, 2006)
A grand jirga of 95 Baloch tribal chiefs and 300 other prominent Baloch leaders has said it will move the International Court of Justice against what it termed the violation of its "territorial integrity, exploitation of Balochistan's natural . . .
- Q&a: 'Muslims At The Receiving End Of Lanka War' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 23, 2006)
Rauf Hakeem, leader of Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC), the main Muslim political party in the country was in New Delhi recently to discuss issues concerning internally displaced people in Sri Lanka. Hakeem, who represents Sri Lanka's 7 per cent . . .
- No Further Extension Of Ceasefire In Assam: Centre (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
The Centre yesterday conveyed to ULFA-nominated Peoples Consultative Group that it would not be possible for it to further extend the suspension of security forces' operations against the insurgent group in Assam unless it receives a written . . .
- The Rise And Fall (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 23, 2006)
Sonthi Boonyaratglin, Chairman of the Democratic Reform Council in Thailand: On 19 September 2006, General Sonthi and others launched a military coup and overthrew the elected but divisive prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra.
- Pakistan Defers F-16 Deal: Paper (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Sep 23, 2006)
Pakistan delayed signing the Letter of Acceptance (LoA) for the F-16 deal with the United States on the issue of the aircraft being stripped down for this sale and on conditionalities of usage, a newspaper said on Friday.
- Pranab, Condoleezza Rice Discuss Nuclear Deal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee met the U.S. Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, on Thursday night and held discussions with her on the civilian nuclear deal.
- Mulford Hopeful Of Senate Nod For Bill (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
The United States Ambassador, David C.Mulford, on Friday termed the civilian nuclear agreement between his country and India the most important diplomatic initiative in the past 50 years.
- Quiet Restfulness (Telegraph, Malavika Karlekar, Sep 23, 2006)
In the summer of 1857, Debendranath Tagore found himself almost trapped in Simla. There were rumours of Gurkhas on the rampage...and Meerut suddenly seemed quite near.
- ‘Us Had Threatened To Bomb Pak’ (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Sep 23, 2006)
The US threatened to bomb Pakistan "back to the Stone Age" if it did not co-operate in the fight against militants in Afghanistan, General Perez Musharraf has claimed on the eve of an all important summit with President George Bush at the White House.
- Musharraf Has ‘Total Confidence’ In Bush (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Friday rejected international calls to disarm his Lebanese guerrillas and told a huge “victory” rally they still had more than 20,000 rockets after a month of war with Israel.
- A Sensational Week (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 23, 2006)
So many amazing things have happened in the week gone by that it is difficult to pinpoint which was the most significant event. I find it more feasible to discuss these events and leave it to the readers to determine their relevant importance.
- Bush Presses Gen On Taliban, Fixes 3-Way Talks With Karzai (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Sep 23, 2006)
Public praise and private pressure. The tough love that has marked US President George W. Bush’s engagement with Pakistan’s General Pervez Musharraf since 9/11 appears unchanged after five years.
- Kashmir To Be Resolved By India, Pakistan: Bush (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
Making it clear that the issue of Kashmir has to be resolved between India and Pakistan, President George W Bush today said US can only help create conditions for peace and cannot "force" nations to reach agreements.
- Assertive Japan? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 23, 2006)
Shinzo Abe’s election as leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) paves the way for his election as Japan’s new prime minister. Mr Abe comes from a political family but comes to the job with little political experience.
- Tougher Than They Thought (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 23, 2006)
According to an apocryphal account, a Taliban preacher told his Friday congregation soon after the American invasion of Afghanistan:
- Maharaj Hari Singh -A Visionary (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Sep 23, 2006)
On 23rd September 1895, Raja Amar Singh Ji was blessed with a son. Little was known at that point in time, that, this child would, one day, rule the State of Jammu & Kashmir and emerge as the leader of all the Princely States of India.
- Talking Again (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Sep 23, 2006)
Another breakthrough! The topsy-turvy path of India-Pakistan dialogue has become so predictable that any talk of a 'breakthrough' after a 'deadlock' can evoke only a yawn.
- We’Ll Hunt Taliban, Qaeda: Musharraf To Bush (Daily Times, Rana Qaisar, Sep 23, 2006)
US president says Musharraf committed to fighting terrorism
Musharraf committed to holding free and fair polls in 2007
US and Pakistan want long-term broad-based strategic relationship
US willing to help resolve Kashmir
- Some Things Are So Scary (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 23, 2006)
The mysteries of American foreign policy elude me but surely we need to be more careful before we start talking about bilateral cooperation with a country that we know harbours some of the most evil terrorists in the world.
- First Principles (Indian Express, Ravi Sharma , Sep 23, 2006)
A news report said that rescue operations to pull out a grounded merchant ship had been suspended because the tug engaged in the rescue bid itself ran aground! I have had plenty of similar experiences and had begun to wonder if I was some kind of a Jonah.
- Sometimes, A Hawk Must Wear Kid Gloves (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , Sep 23, 2006)
Those of us who are supporters of the U.S. war against “Islamic Fascism” (an expression coined by President Bush) need to thank a feisty American senator.
- September 11: Before And After (Dawn, Shameem Akhtar, Sep 23, 2006)
IF a catastrophe of the magnitude of September 11 were to occur in the horrific manner in which it did in New York, any nation would go mad, and if the victims of this brutal act were to see the hidden hand of militants of whatever persuasion . . .
- Iran Warns Of ‘Lightning’ Response To Attack (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
Iran warned Western powers on Friday that the armed forces would hit back “like lightning” against any attack as it crowed over its military prowess and showed off firepower at a major army parade.
- First Woman To Win Sword Of Honour (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
Aviation cadet Saira Amin on Friday became the first woman cadet in the history of the country’s defence forces to win the Sword of Honour at a passing-out parade at the Pakistan Air Force Academy in Risalpur.
- Cyclone Warning For Thatta, Badin (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 23, 2006)
A tropical depression over north Arabian Sea off Gujarat coast intensified into a cyclone on Friday. It may cause heavy windstorms and rain over the coastal area of Sindh, particularly in Thatta and Badin districts, besides pulling in high sea . . .
- Iran Warns ‘Lightening’ Response To Attack (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
Iran warned Western powers on Friday that the armed forces would hit back “like lightning” against any attack as it crowed over its military prowess and showed off firepower at a major army parade.
- 2 Us Soldiers Killed In Iraq (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
Insurgents killed two US soldiers in Iraq in separate attacks, the military announced on Friday. A soldier was killed on Thursday when his vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in east Baghdad, while another died in “enemy action” in western . . .
- 25 Taliban, 19 Workers Killed In Afghanistan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
Afghan police said they had killed 25 Taliban in a fierce battle in southern Afghanistan on Friday and lost one of their own men while the Interior Ministry said that 19 Afghan road workers were killed when a bomb blast struck their vehicle and . . .
- Woman Aviation Cadet Makes Paf History (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
The coveted Sword of Honour for best all-round performance was claimed by Aviation Cadet Saira Amin, who made history by being the first woman pilot to have won the Sword of Honour in any defence academy of Pakistan.
- The Havana Puzzle (Business Standard, T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan, Sep 23, 2006)
Even if the general delivers, can we hope for any sort of continuity in the post-Musharraf era?
- Lessons Of The Baloch Jirga (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Sep 23, 2006)
In a development that reflects the widespread alienation of the Baloch following the killing of Akbar Bugti, a grand jirga was convened on Thursday by the Khan of Kalat, Mir Suleman Daud Ahmedzai in which they announced that a case would be . . .
- 2nd J&k Shooting: Same Colonel Is Probed (Asian Age, Yusuf Jameel, Sep 23, 2006)
The Jammu and Kashmir government has appointed a district and sessions judge to probe another shooting incident involving the same officer, Col. R.S. Guleria, who was relieved of command of a Rashtriya Rifles battalion in Kupwara district for . . .
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