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Articles 4921 through 5020 of 27135:
- 2 Let Men Arrested In J&k (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
The anti-Terrorists squad has arrested two alleged Lashkar-e-Taiba operatives from the Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, who may be involved in the 7/11 Mumbai blasts.
- Venezuela’S Chinese Connection (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 28, 2006)
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s world tour has landed him in China for the fourth time during his presidency. One of his main objectives there is to try to draw China into his global so-called “guerrilla war” against the United States.
- Riots Spark After Akbar Bugti’S Killing (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
Curfew has been imposed was imposed in Quetta for indefinite period of time on Sunday due to unprecedented violence, which erupted after killing of Jamhori Watan Party (JWP) Chief Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti and his men.
- Iran Determined To Produce N-Fuel (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
Iran underscored on Sunday its determination to produce nuclear fuel just four days before a UN Security Council deadline to freeze the sensitive work or face the risk of sanctions.
- Sri Lanka: Expatriates Evacuated (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
The first foreign nationals and aid workers to be evacuated from Sri Lanka’s besieged north sailed into this eastern port on Sunday, only to be met by volleys of rockets and artillery amid fresh fighting.
- Peacekeeping In Lebanon (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 28, 2006)
Peacekeeping in Lebanon is not going to be a pleasant job.
- Understanding & Fighting Terrorism (Dawn, Talat Masood, Aug 28, 2006)
The news of the terror plot in Britain in which some British citizens of Pakistani origin and a few Pakistanis were allegedly involved came soon after the regrettable Mumbai train explosion that had the Indian leaders and media pointing fingers . . .
- Us Perspective On Lebanon (Dawn, Maqbool Ahmad Bhatty, Aug 28, 2006)
As the tenuous ceasefire in Lebanon holds, there is constant evaluation going on in the US about the brutal war in Lebanon that was allowed to go on for five weeks to enable Israel to achieve its strategic goals.
- Shaping The Minds Of Intelligence Agencies (Pakistan Observer, Dr Jassim Taqui, Aug 28, 2006)
There seems to be an epidemic among the Western intelligence agencies that is spreading to others as well. Both print and electronic media have recently highlighted . . .
- Paying A Tribute To Castro (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Aug 28, 2006)
Every once in a while a writer gets the urge to fly off the handle and have a crack at his critics, especially when he believes they have been unfair and unnecessarily provocative.
- Iran Test Fires Sub-To-Surface Missile (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
Iran insisted it remained determined to produce its own nuclear fuel, just four days before a UN Security Council deadline to freeze the sensitive work or face the risk of sanctions.
- Far Away, So Close (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
At one point in 2002, with the tension between Israel and Palestine at a peak, Palestinian émigré writer Samir El-youssef called up Israeli writer Etgar Keret to talk.
- The Good Neighbour (New Indian Express, Swapan Dasgupta, Aug 28, 2006)
It would perhaps not be outrageous to suggest that had the authorities in Pakistan been as forthcoming with information to India, as they were to the British Intelligence, the July 11 carnage in Mumbai may have been averted.
- Lanka Evacuates Trapped Foreigners (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
The first foreign nationals and aid workers to be evacuated from Sri Lanka’s besieged north sailed into this eastern port today, only to be met by volleys of rockets and artillery amid fresh fighting.
- Stormy Na Sitting Likely Today (Dawn, Ahmed Hassan, Aug 28, 2006)
The government is expecting a stormy National Assembly sitting on Monday on account of the killing of former Balochistan chief minister and chief of Bugti tribe Nawab Muhammad Akbar Khan Bugti in a military operation in Kohlu.
- Tragedy With A Price (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 28, 2006)
It is distressing to find the president congratulating the country’s security forces for their “successful operation” that killed Nawab Akbar Bugti and several of his companions in the Bhambore Hills of Balochistan on Saturday.
- 3 Killed As Riots Rock Balochistan, Karachi (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
Scores of buildings and vehicles on fire
Curfew imposed, lifted in Quetta
Punjabis attacked
Nationalists announce 15-day mourning and strike today
- At Least 93 Dead In Floods In India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
At least 93 people were killed and dozens more are missing in massive floods caused by monsoon rains that have swamped the normally drought-prone desert state of Rajasthan, reports said Sunday.
- War With Lebanon: Israel Prepares For Next Round (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
Olmert mulls state commission to examine conduct of war
- Israeli Fire Kills Two Hamas Men In Gaza (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
Two Palestinian militants from the ruling Hamas movement were killed by Israeli fire in the Gaza Strip early on Sunday, hospital and security officials said.
- Balochistan In Flames After Pak Army Kills Top Leader (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
Prominent tribal leader Nawab Akbar Bugti was killed in a Pakistani Army missile attack in the restive Balochistan province that also left 38 armed rebels and 21 security personnel dead, triggering massive rioting during which a protester was shot dead.
- Atal: We Made India N-Power To Reckon With (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Aug 28, 2006)
Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Leader of Opposition LK Advani on Sunday said the six-year rule by the BJP-led NDA Government had not only successfully heralded the era of coalition politics in India but also made India a nuclear power.
- Incensed Baluchis Rise In Revolt (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
The killing of a top tribal chief by Pakistani troops sparked widespread violence and rioting on Sunday and raised fears that a decades-old conflict in the country's volatile southwest could widen.
- Time To Rethink Policies (News International, Jyoti Malhotra, Aug 28, 2006)
The dramatic return last week of the Northwest Airlines flight from the German airspace to Amsterdam’s Schipol airport, because a multiple ‘terrorist threat’ on board targeting 12 Indian nationals — all of them Muslim — has given a new dimension to . . .
- Plebiscite Out Of Question (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 28, 2006)
In this present scenario plebiscite is not possible in the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
- Violence In Iraq (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 28, 2006)
VIOLENCE and killings continues unabated in Iraq despite increase in the US forces.
- Global Experience Has Lessons To Offer (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 28, 2006)
A section of telecom operators have reportedly offered to pay compensation to defence services for vacation of spectrum.
- Caring Within, As Manifested Without (The Economic Times, K VIJAYARAGHAVAN, Aug 28, 2006)
The Biblical concept of “faith and works” (James: 2, 20) also involves true pity, which, indeed is empathy — that supreme virtue of feeling from deep within, as if in unison with the actual sufferer.
- Bangladesh Promises To Plug Terror (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
India and Bangladesh have decided to set up a mechanism to combat terrorism and organised crime during the home-secretary level talks that ended in Dhaka.
- N Korea Calls China, Russia Unreliable (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
North Korean leader Mr Kim Jong Il has criticised close allies China and Russia as unreliable, a news report said, while South Korea mapped out counter-measures in preparation for a possible nuclear test by Pyongyang.
- Who Is Right About Nuclear Deal (Daily Excelsior, Allabaksh, Aug 28, 2006)
Impressive though his performance was it cannot be said that in his reply to the Indo-US nuclear deal, after the debates in Parliament, Prime Minister had really said anything substantive that he had not before in response to the spate of criticism . . .
- Pm Allays Scientists' Fears On U.S. Nuke Deal (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh assured the nation's top nuclear scientists on Saturday India would not accept any significant changes to a landmark civil nuclear agreement with the United States.
- Pakistan Struggles To Identify Taliban (Christian Science Monitor, David Montero, Aug 28, 2006)
Imadad Ullah isn't afraid to talk about being a Taliban student, even after two of his friends walked away when the topic came up. They might have good reason: Mr. Ullah says that Taliban members are arrested every day in this region.
- Rajasthan Flood Toll Rises To 130, More Bodies Found (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
The death toll in Rajasthan's flash floods today rose to 130 with rescue workers finding more bodies in the worst-hit Barmer district as authorities stepped up relief operations in villages where dozens of people were still missing.
- Hizbollah Hints At Talks On Prisoner Exchange (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
The leader of Hizbollah said on Sunday that "contacts" had been made which might bring talks on an exchange of prisoners held by the Lebanese guerrilla group and Israel.
- Akbar Bugti Killed In Army Operation (Daily Times, Rana Qaisar, Aug 27, 2006)
21 security personnel and 37 rebels killed
Balach Marri and two of Bugti’s grandsons among dead
Operation against terrorists will continue: ISPR
- Curfew Imposed In Quetta After Unprecedented Violence (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 27, 2006)
Curfew has been imposed here in Balochistan capital for indefinite period of time due to unprecedented violence, which erupted after killing of Jamhori Watan Party (JWP) chief Nawab Akber Khan Bugti and his men.
- Two French Troops, 22 Taliban Killed In Afghan Fighting (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 27, 2006)
Two French soldiers have been killed in an ambush in Afghanistan, the French Defence Ministry said on Saturday, the latest casualties in the bloodiest stretch of violence since the Taliban were overthrown five years ago.
- Pakistan Not Colluding With Taliban: Abizaid (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 27, 2006)
The Pakistan government is not colluding with the Taliban, although some militants come from across the border to fight in Afghanistan, the US commander for the region said on Saturday.
- Cases Against Jayalalithaa, Sasikala Adjourned To September 22 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Economic Offences-I, J.V. Raj, on Friday adjourned to September 22 cases against former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa and her associate Sasikala, for their alleged failure to file income tax returns.
- "Bush Dedicated To Moving Forward On Nuclear Deal" (Hindu, T.S. Subramanian, Aug 26, 2006)
Agreement not [merely] between two leaders but a lasting agreement between two countries
"Beauty of democracy is that we have debate"
Hydrogen economy: U.S. committed to providing $7 billion
- Russia Rules Out Sanctions Against Iran (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Russia rejected on Friday any talk for now of sanctions against Iran and France warned against conflict with Tehran, raising doubts whether it will face swift penalties for not halting nuclear work by an Aug 31 deadline.
- More French Troops For Lebanon (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Aug 26, 2006)
Chirac, Merkel criticise Assad's remarks on deployment of peace force on border . . .
- Pakistan’S Nuclear Arsenal Comparable To India’S: Report (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Pakistan has between 24 and 48 nuclear weapons made from enriched uranium and perhaps three to five more powerful plutonium-based weapons, estimates the Federation of American Scientists (FAS).
- Opposition ‘United’ Against Dictatorship (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
MMA deputy secretary-general and Jamaat-i-Islami naib amir Liaquat Baloch said on Friday that despite differences on amendments to the Hudood Ordinance, the opposition was united against military dictatorship and on no-confidence move against the governme
- Military Commanders In War (Daily Times, Shaukat Qadir, Aug 26, 2006)
Let us first take up the question of why peacetime leadership does not necessarily succeed in war.
- Up Against Sardari System (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
THE sardari system is a medieval abomination whose continuation in the 21st century has done incalculable harm to Balochistan. Its Bugti-specific abolition on Thursday by the Bugti Qaumi Jirga should focus attention on this anachronism.
- Shifting Winds In The Us (Dawn, Tariq Fatemi, Aug 26, 2006)
The month of August is usually languid and lazy in Washington. Virtually everyone is in their country houses or on the beaches, far removed from the cares of their daily chores.
- A Disappointing Judgment (Dawn, Tariq Fatemi, Aug 26, 2006)
The month of August is usually languid and lazy in Washington. Virtually everyone is in their country houses or on the beaches, far removed from the cares of their daily chores.
- The Options Narrow (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 26, 2006)
While our eyes have been fixed on Lebanon, the situation in Iraq has been deteriorating.
- Quoting Shlokas, Pranab Defines Hinduism, Hindutva For Bjp (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
As the Leader of the Lok Sabha and the most reliable “No. 2” to both Sonia Gandhi and Manmohan Singh in all matters relating to politics and government, Union Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee wears many hats.
- Sebi Slaps Rs 25 Cr Fine On Holcim (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Friday issued an order, slapping a hefty Rs 25-crore penalty on Holcim (India) Pvt Ltd— an arm of global cement giant Holcim of Switzerland—for violation of its takeover regulations.
- The Culprit Wants Proof (Pioneer, Sunita Vakil, Aug 26, 2006)
Even though relations between New Delhi and Islamabad have hit a new low after the Mumbai blasts, both are back to talking.
- Cong Scuttles Pathak Debate, Muzzles Natwar Again (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Despite strong pressure from the BJP as well as the Left, the Government on Friday managed to get a discussion on the Pathak Authority Report scuttled in the Rajya Sabha by using every trick in the book.
- Secure Skies (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Amidst the highest concerns ~ paranoia perhaps, with some distasteful fall-out ~ over the safety of commercial aviation a whole range of new technology and procedural overhaul is evident.
- Learning Lessons (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Calls for some courage
There would be little to commend for emulation about the recent Israeli military operations which were not only disproportionate, but of questionable success.
- Letters To The Editor (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Sir, ~ I had an opportunity to meet West Bengal’s health minister, Surya Kanta Mishra, when he was in Toronto from 12 to 19 August to attend the world AIDS conference.
- Gunter Grass's (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Aug 26, 2006)
This might read like a confession which it may well be in part : my secret admiration for the Jewish people.
- Man Gets 15 Years Prison Term For Aiding Let (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
A 29 year old Maryland man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for providing support to Pakistan-based terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba.
- No Chance Of Nukes Falling In Terrorists Hands: Durrani (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
There is a "zero chance" of Pakistani nuclear arsenal ending up in the hands of extremists in the event of an assassination attempt against President Pervez Musharraf succeeding, the country's envoy to the US said today.
- S Korea Warns Against Provoking The North (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
South Korea on Friday warned that efforts to persuade North Korea to halt its nuclear programme should not be overly aggressive, even as a new media report suggested that Pyongyang may be moving towards testing an atomic weapon.
- 4 Top Let, Huji Ultras Killed In Doda, Poonch (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Security forces and police today gunned down four top Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Harkat-ul-Jehad Islami (HUJI) militants in four separate encounters in Doda and Poonch districts while police recovered four wireless sets and a large quantity of . . .
- Cross Border Terrorism : (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
There seem to be no finite limits to Indian's threshold of tolerance for terrorism emanating from Pakistan. The July 11 serial blasts in Mumbai were the latest in a series of these terrorist attacks.
- A Non-Existent State (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
This is apropos of In a world of its own (August 19).
- My Loss Of Honour» (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 26, 2006)
It all began in the middle of the night with the phone ringing incessantly.
- S Korea Certain North Has Nuclear Bombs: Minister (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
South Korea is certain North Korea has nuclear weapons and Seoul's best estimate is Pyongyang has produced one or two bombs, its defense minister said on Friday, amid reports that the North may be preparing a nuclear test.
- Storm In A Cola Bottle» (Hindustan Times, BARUN MITRA, Aug 26, 2006)
It is said that when history repeats itself, it usually ends in a farce. Tragically, the farce is behind the façade in the present rerun of the debate over pesticide in your soft drink bottle.
- The Truth Behind Natwar's Bluster (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Am I the only person in India to feel at all bad for Natwar Singh? I’m beginning to feel that this may be the case. The Congress has deserted one of its most senior members. The doors of 10 Janpath have been shut in his face.
- Why The War On Terror Was Lost (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Aug 26, 2006)
When historians look back at the long hot months of July and August 2006, my guess is that they will remember them as the Summer of Terror.
- Have No Fears (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 26, 2006)
With reference to Termites and telescopes (August 23), the PM has already stated that any curb on India’s military options in the nuclear field will not be accepted.
- ... Israel Seeks Its Own In N-Subs (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
With the purchase of two more German-made Dolphin submarines capable of carrying nuclear warheads, military experts say Israel is sending a clear message to Iran that it can strike back if attacked by nuclear weapons.
- Mea Gets It Right (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 26, 2006)
The Foreign Office has got it just right in its intervention to bring home the hapless Indian passengers on the flight from Amsterdam to Mumbai. It has been criticised for not doing enough for those who carry the nation’s passport and get into trouble abr
- The Doctor And The Scientists (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 26, 2006)
On Saturday, the the prime minister will honour his commitment to meet the scientists who had submitted a memorandum expressing concern about the Indo-US nuclear agreement.
- Suiting The Soldier (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 26, 2006)
Would you, as a personnel manager, hire someone past his 40s on the strength of a six-month certificate course in business administration? Offhand, our guess is the answer would be, perhaps not, unless there are other strong pluses.
- Indo-Pak Talks On Sir Creek Doubtful (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
The Indo-Pak technical-level talks to resolve the dispute over Sir Creek, scheduled to be held here for two days from August 23, may not take place.
- Referendum Favoured On Nepal Monarchy (Hindu, Ameet Dhakal, Aug 26, 2006)
The Interim Constitution Drafting Committee on Friday submitted the draft of the statute to the Government and Maoist negotiations teams.
- Taliban Deny Nato Peace Talks (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
The Taliban on Friday denied secretly talking with the Afghan government and NATO to lay down their arms in the volatile south, rejecting such reports as propaganda by weakened foreign forces.
- Pakistan's Awkward Balancing Act On Islamic Militant Groups (Washington Post, Pamela Constable, Aug 26, 2006)
For the past five years, Pakistan has pursued a risky, two-sided policy toward Islamic militancy, positioning itself as a major ally in the Western-led war against global terrorism while reportedly allowing homegrown Muslim insurgent groups to meddle . .
- ‘Indian Forces Shot Across Loc, Injured Woman’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
The Pakistan Army claimed on Friday that Indian forces had fired across the heavily fortified Line of Control (LoC) into Azad Kashmir, injuring a woman on Friday.
- Waziristan Militants Extend Ceasefire (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Militants in the North Waziristan have extended the ceasefire by another 15 days as Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Maulana Fazlur Rehman has joined efforts to help clear some obstacles to an agreement for restoring peace in the . . .
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