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Articles 821 through 920 of 12768:
- Quit Or Face No-Trust Move, Ard Tells Pervez (Tribune, Ashraf Mumtaz, Jul 04, 2006)
The Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD) on Sunday demanded resignation of Gen Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz by July 31, “failing which a vote of no-confidence shall be moved against the Musharraf regime”.
- Manmohan To Visit Pakistan (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jul 04, 2006)
No dates finalised
Manmohan has accepted Pakistan's invitation
Foreign Secretaries to meet to review progress on dialogue
- Good Omen (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 04, 2006)
Better late than never, and better this than nothing. Such could be the small consolation from the long-delayed birth of the South Asian Free Trade Agreement.
- A Clash Of Civilizations (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Jul 04, 2006)
The Pew Research Center, a Washington think-tank, is about six years old.
- Pak Fighters Leave Sour Taste (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
Two issues have brought a sense of uneasiness into India-Pakistan relations.
- Beijing Is Not Far From Delhi (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 04, 2006)
There’s nothing like Sri Lanka to concentrate the mind when it comes to a discussion on terrorism. Last week, even as the German NGO, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, was hosting a conference on the state . . .
- `India Is Exciting, But Not Without Hassles' (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jul 04, 2006)
A growth rate of 7-8 per cent is sustainable for India and very good in Asian terms. But investing in India is also very challenging.
- Palestinian Crisis And Pakistan (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 04, 2006)
A duck once walked into a bar and asked: "Got any bread?" The barman said: "No." The duck asked: "Got any bread?" The barman said: "No." The duck again asked: "Got any bread?" The barman responded: "No, we have no bread." When the duck again asked . . .
- Unethical Demand Of Ard, Ji (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 04, 2006)
ARD’s constituent party leaders, meeting in London on Sunday, have demanded resignation of President Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz by July 31 next or face a no confidence vote.
- Pm For World Efforts To End Poverty (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
Underscoring the pivotal role of the United Nations in advancing global development agenda, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Monday said the world today has a rare “collective capacity” to end hunger and poverty and realize the promise of universal . . .
- A Level Playing Field (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 04, 2006)
Be it 2007 or 2012, there is no denying the fact that General Pervez Musharraf, like his predecessors, will have to leave and it is meaningless whether his exit is on Ayub's model or in Zia's style.
- Bill Gates, Ngos And The Role Of The State (News International, Ethan Casey, Jul 04, 2006)
In mid-June, Bill Gates announced that over the next two years he will be handing over many of his duties at Microsoft Corporation to two other executives and moving into a part-time role with the company, in order to devote most of his attention . . .
- The Eu: The Power Of Weakness (Business Standard, Ajai Shukla, Jul 04, 2006)
Among the elegant architectural delights of Brussels, the glass and steel headquarters of the European Parliament jars the senses.
- Rescuing The Doha Round (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Jul 04, 2006)
In the last week’s column, I suggested that time may be running out for the Doha round of trade discussions to be concluded with an agreement that would satisfy the developing world.
- Govt Cuts Duties On Safta Imports (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
380 tariff lines covered under trade liberalisation programme
Level of duty ranges from five per cent to 117.5 per cent
Move expected to give boost to intra-SAARC trade
Many items remain in sensitive list to protect domestic industry/farmers
- Ban On The Book Is Deplorable (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 04, 2006)
The fear of the word has a hoary history. Plato, the father of philosophy, while discussing the perfect curriculum for the citizens of his republic, argued in favour of banning almost all Greek literature on the pretext that it would have a negative . . .
- Karachi Needs More Relief (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 03, 2006)
Wapda has agreed to provide additional 100 megawatt electricity to KESC to tide over power shortage in Karachi. WAPDA’s decision that will raise its share of power supply from 600MW to 700MW to KESC was announced by the Federal Water and . . .
- Indo-Us Nuclear Deal & Its Dark Shadows (Pakistan Observer, Rizwan Ghani, Jul 03, 2006)
Within 24 hours of US Foreign Relations Committee’s backing for the deal which now awaits voting from full Senate and House of Representatives, reportedly Indian PM had to dash to Maharashtra to have firsthand view of debt crisis that has resulted . . .
- Future Of Relations With Iran (Dawn, Javid Husain, Jul 03, 2006)
Pakistan’s relations with Iran enjoy a unique strategic significance which is too obvious to need elaboration.
- Of A Boss And Her Able Aide (OutLook, Khushwant Singh, Jul 03, 2006)
A tale of two Gujarati women who made it their mission to rescue women abducted during Partition.
- Climate Change Can Wait, Health Can't (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 03, 2006)
With $50bn, we could make the planet a better place but money spent on global warming would be wasted.....
- Hizbul Orders Hurriyat Factions To Merge (Times of India, Pradeep Thakur, Jul 03, 2006)
A harsh warning to leader of the "moderate" Hurriyat grouping Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, purportedly from the Hizbul Mujahideen, to merge his outfit with the hardline pro-Pakistan Syed Ali Shah Geelani faction, has sent the Mirwaiz group into a tizzy.
- Na Committee Meets On 7th For Kse Crash Probe (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) Tariq Hassan will appear before the National Assembly’s standing committee on finance and revenue on July 7 to clarify his position as when it will meet to discuss a . . .
- Team To Visit Kabul Soon, Says Sherpao: Detainees In Afghan Jails (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Federal Interior Minister and president of Pakistan People’s Party (Sherpao group) Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao has said that an official delegation will soon visit Kabul to secure the release of Pakistanis still languishing in Afghan jails.
- Ard Asks Aziz, Musharraf To Quit By July 31: No-Trust Motion Planned; Benazir, Nawaz To Return Before Polls (Dawn, Ashraf Mumtaz, Jul 03, 2006)
The Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD) on Sunday demanded resignation of Gen Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz by July 31, “failing which a vote of no-confidence shall be moved against the Musharraf regime”.
- Musharraf Wants Hudood Laws Amended (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jul 03, 2006)
Hundreds of women languishing in prisons
- Growing Intolerance (Deccan Herald, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Jul 03, 2006)
Such actions as the Forest Gate incident, will drive a wedge between Britain and its Asian immigrants...
- Will India-China Border Talks Ever End? (Japan Times, Brahma Chellaney , Jul 03, 2006)
For 25 years, India has been seeking to settle by negotiation with China the disputed Indo-Tibetan frontier.
- Pak-Us Talks On Rozs Next Month (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
The US and Pakistan will negotiate next month the technical aspects of setting up reconstruction opportunity zones (ROZs) on the Pak-Afghan border and in the Federally-Administered Tribal Areas (Fata).
- Why Javed Was Denied Visa ? (Daily Excelsior, Allabaksh, Jul 03, 2006)
Pakistan establishment seems to take a sadistic pleasure in humiliating or harassing Indians associated with Mumbai films (Bollywood) or the world of arts and culture when they apply for visas to visit the land of the ‘pure’.
- Caring For Kashmir's Dead Is Soul-Destroying (Reuters, Palash Kumar, Jul 03, 2006)
They are the men who care for Kashmir's dead, but the work is slowly killing them.
- F-16s For Pakistan (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 03, 2006)
Whatever the US explanation, the sale of F-16 fighter planes to Pakistan makes one believe that the Americans say something and do something else, at least in the India-Pakistan context.
- Law, Justice And J&k~ii (Statesman, SUBROTO ROY, Jul 03, 2006)
The invaders failed to take Srinagar solely because they lost their military purpose while indulging in the Rape of Baramula.
- Iran Plans To Cut Gas Imports, Subsidies (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Iran, which relies on imports for almost half its refined petroleum products, plans to halt those imports and introduce gasoline rationing later this year, the government announced.
- Javed Akhtar: Poetry Runs In His Veins (Times of India, Harihar Swarup , Jul 02, 2006)
Why an unseemly controversy was whipped up over the grant of visa to noted lyricist Javed Akhtar to visit Pakistan for the grand premiere of the 1960 classic Mughal-e-Azam?
- Window On The World (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
Hameeda shows rare insight in recounting events as they were.
- Pilgrimage To The Past (Hindu, Anita Joshua, Jul 02, 2006)
FOR a Lahoria — whether an Indian or a Pakistani — the essential identity is hailing from Lahore. What is it about the city — "feted as the Paris of the East" — that sets it apart from other pre-Partition bustling centres on both sides of the border? . .
- Law, Justice And J&k~i (Statesman, SUBROTO ROY, Jul 02, 2006)
For a solution to J&K to be universally acceptable it must be seen by all as being lawful and just. Political opinion in Pakistan and India as well as all people and parties . . .
- A Bomb That Didn’T Go Off (Deccan Herald, M BHAKTAVATSALA, Jul 02, 2006)
The book reads more like a filmography than a biography.
- Sco Pledges To Fight Terrorism (Daily Excelsior, Subhashis Mittra, Jul 02, 2006)
Signalling the dawn of a new era, the Sixth Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in China pledged to jointly fight terrorism and reached an agreement among its six-member states on cutting off infiltration channels of terrorists . . .
- What Rule Of Law? (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 02, 2006)
In theory, the modern liberal-constitutional state has three autonomous arms, all of which ideally reinforce its inherently democratic character.
- Missing: Foreign Policy (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 02, 2006)
The longer the PM avoids appointing a foreign minister, the greater will be the damage to our interests
- To Be Indiacentric (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 02, 2006)
Colombo at this time could hardly be seen as an inspirational venue to talk about "a new peace process" between Pakistan and India.
- Understanding The Past (Hindu, HARINI NARAYANAN, Jul 02, 2006)
Akbar has a genius for placing ordinary occurrences in a broader historical matrix.
- Death For Three In Akshardham Case (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
Jail for three others; POTA Court ruling has to be confirmed by the High Court
26 others have been declared absconders
- Infiltration Offensive On Loc Causing Concern (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jul 02, 2006)
Despite Army successes, terrorists replenishing cadre and weapons for ongoing campaign
- Opening Of Srinagar-Muzaffarabad Route A Landmark: Azad (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Jul 02, 2006)
Says it will strengthen the economy of both Indian and Pakistan
- Afghan Minister Hails Pakistan's Decision (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
Islamabad to send 10,000 more troops to border with Afghanistan
"Pakistan itself is a victim of Talibanisation"
Kabul-New Delhi ties should rise to a "higher and strategic level"
- New Pak Envoys To Six World Capitals (News International, Muhammad Saleh Zaafir, Jul 02, 2006)
Pakistan will nominate its new envoys to six important capitals of the world by the end of this month and is shortlisting names for this purpose.
- Pak Clearance Awaited For Visit Of J&k Businessmen To Pok: Azad (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
list of 70 businessmen from Jammu and Kashmir, who want to start trade across the border, has been forwarded to Pakistani authorities for having interaction with their counter-parts putting up in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). The list awaits . . .
- Joy Of Sport (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jul 02, 2006)
Let's celebrate the first Sunday of July in the spirit of sport. There has been a lot of cricket.
- Pakistan Clarifies On Sending Troops (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jul 02, 2006)
Pakistan's decision to send 10,000 additional troops to its border with Afghanistan was made well before the June 27 visit of United States Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice, the Foreign Ministry has said.
- The Urban Nightmare (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 02, 2006)
The world is entering a historic urban transition; in 2007, for the first time in history, the world's urban population will exceed the rural population.
- Coping With Calamities (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 02, 2006)
Preident Pervez Musharraf’s call for an international early warning system for natural disasters comes nearly nine months after the devastating earthquake that struck Pakistan and Azad Kashmir and killed nearly 100,000 people, besides rendering . . .
- New Visa Policy (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 02, 2006)
The new visa policy unveiled by the government on Friday seems an overly ambitious move to promote Pakistan as a tourist destination.
- 2,000 Under-Trial Women May Be Freed (News International, Shakil Shaikh, Jul 02, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz have decided to convene sessions of both the Senate and the National Assembly this month to debate the government-prepared draft bill for reviewing or amending the Hudood laws.
- The Budgetary Charade In Parliament (Dawn, Sherry Rehman, Jul 02, 2006)
Budget 2006-7 came and went, passed by parliament in a record 17 days, with a great deal of sound and fury, most of it having brought little relief to the inflation-hit incomes of the Pakistani consumer.
- Smarting Over India N-Deal, Pak Gets F-16 Offer From Us (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Jul 02, 2006)
The Bush Administration’s decision to seek Congressional approval last night of the sale of 16 F-16 fighter aircraft for Pakistan is, only in part, a compensation for the American refusal to offer a nuclear deal similar to the one signed with India . . .
- Karzai Losing Out To Taliban (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 02, 2006)
The rising graph of violence in Afghanistan has underscored the problems of security, governance and stability of a nation that has not seen peace since April 1978.
- Peace As Mere Jargon (Pioneer, Khwaja Ekram, Jul 02, 2006)
Kashmir burns, the Hurriyat and Pakistan play the fiddle. India, meanwhile, protests ---- The recent months have witnessed a sharp increase in terror attacks and mindless killings of innocents in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Fear Returns (Pioneer, Khursheed Wani, Jul 02, 2006)
After a brief lull, cross-border terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir is returning to its old level.
- Honeymoon That Never Was (Pioneer, Kanchan Lakshman, Jul 02, 2006)
The so-called "peace process" in Jammu and Kashmir is only a tactical ploy by Jihad Inc. to buy time. The intensity of extremism has not reduced, though there has been some diminution of terrorist capacities
- Iran Fm Visit, Us N-Debate Coincide (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Jul 02, 2006)
Iranian foreign minister Manouchehr Mottaki is likely to visit India for two days from July 19. It is not clear as yet whether he will meet with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is holding charge of the ministry of external affairs, particularly . . .
- Pak Not To Give Mfn Status To India (Tribune, K.J.M. Varma, Jul 01, 2006)
With the South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) agreement set to become operational from tomorrow, Pakistan has apparently decided not to accord the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to India as well as tariff concessions due under the SAFTA.
- Every Third Poor Person On The Planet Lives Here (Business Line, D. Murali , Jul 01, 2006)
If the poverty of the poorest is not addressed immediately, it may become intractable and costly, says a collection of essays on chronic poverty. Another compilation of articles sees a growing confidence among the poor, while a third book notes that . . .
- Pakistan Announces Visa Relaxations (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jul 01, 2006)
Part of improving bilateral, confidence-building measures
Meant to promote Pakistan as a destination for tourism and trade
Indian group tourists to get 30-day visas, pilgrims to get 15-day visas
New rules do not signify "shift" in Islamabad's . . .
- Safta In Place But Not For Indo-Pak. Trade (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jul 01, 2006)
Talks on trade to continue
- Come, Let’S Trade (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 01, 2006)
The first tariff reduction under the Trade Liberalisation Programme (TLP) of the South Asian Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) will be effected on 1 July 2006 by all South Asia Association of Regional Cooperation member-states save Nepal which will . . .
- Undp's New Hdr For Asia-Pacific — For An Inclusive Development Strategy (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Jul 01, 2006)
Strategic, rather than indiscriminate, integration into the global economy remains the key to successfully managing globalisation.
- Pak Journalists Terrorised (Daily Excelsior, Samuel Baid, Jul 01, 2006)
On June 23 the Dawn of Karachi said in an editorial "…journalism is becoming an increasingly hazardous profession in Pakistan."
- Guns And Bombs From China (Daily Excelsior, Tukoji R Pandit, Jul 01, 2006)
It is hardly surprising that the London-based Amnesty International has reported that China has become the ‘most secretive and irresponsible’ exporter of arms which help fuel conflicts in many parts of the world.
- Hope Belied? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jul 01, 2006)
Any hope that a serious effort is on in Pakistan for the restoration of democracy seems to be rather misplaced. One of the first public assertions by the neighbouring country's new Chief Election Commissioner Justice Javed Iqbal has already created . . .
- The Valley Sulkers (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Jul 01, 2006)
Ten days spent in the valley, after an eight-month gap, brought me up against a new phenomenon which I would call the "great sulk" of urban Kashmiri Muslims.
- Charter: Diplomats’ View (Dawn, Tariq Fatemi, Jul 01, 2006)
While much has been written on the ‘Charter of Democracy’ signed by former prime ministers Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif, little has been written on how this document is being viewed by local representatives of foreign powers, especially those . . .
- 'Musharraf To Hold Pak Reign For 10 More Years' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 01, 2006)
Pervez Musharraf is likely to rule Pakistan for another 10 years amid signs that the country could become more and more Islamic, according to an Indian strategic expert.
- Snags In The Privatisation Process (Dawn, Dr Akhtar Hasan Khan, Jul 01, 2006)
The progress of every nation depends on the strength of its institutions. Institutions are collective organizations run on fair rules and principles for promotion of national interest.
- Will Standards Improve? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 01, 2006)
The new scheme of studies for classes I to XII notified by the federal education ministry on Thursday indicates that our policymakers have at last begun to focus attention on the school education sector.
- Advice On Democracy (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 01, 2006)
It seems that US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's 'advice' to Pakistan to hold free and fair elections, as contained in remarks to journalists during her visit to Islamabad early this week, have rubbed a lot of people the wrong way.
- Welcome Scheme Of Studies (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 01, 2006)
Federal Education Ministry has notified a new scheme of studies for classes I to XII, extending the number of annual academic days from 170 to 210 and making Islamiyat compulsory from class-III instead of class IV from next year. Computer education . . .
- President Sets Foreign Policy Goals (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 01, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf, on Thursday, asked Pakistani envoys to proactively pursue economic diplomacy, highlight Pakistan’s geo-political location in the region and project positive developments of the country.
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