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Articles 2321 through 2420 of 12768:
- President Should Know Answer As Well (News International, Editorial, The News International, Apr 30, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf, in an interview, has expressed concern over the so-called ‘Talibanisation’ of Tribal Areas. According to him, people are going for Mullah Omer and the Taliban have influence in Waziristan and it is spilling over into our . . .
- It's Pakistan's War (News International, Editorial, The News International, Apr 30, 2006)
When Ayman Al Zawahiri said in a video message released yesterday that the Pakistani people and army should rise up against their government, it's as if the Al Qaeda No 2 were corroborating President Musharraf's published statement the previous day . . .
- Challenge Of Coexistence With India (Dawn, Maqbool Ahmad Bhatty, Apr 30, 2006)
Having been created in the teeth of India’s opposition, whose Hindu majority considered the division of “Bharat Mata” (Mother India) a sacrilege, Pakistan has had to contend with India’s hostility from its very birth.
- Pakistan Counts Dead In Fighting Al Qaeda, Taliban (Reuters, ZEESHAN HAIDER , Apr 30, 2006)
The Pakistani military said on Saturday it had killed 324 pro-Taliban militants and al Qaeda in North Waziristan, while losing 56 soldiers in the tribal region since the middle of last year.
- Us Interested In Final Settlement To Kashmir (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
The US has an "interest" in seeing if a "final settlement" of the Kashmir issue can be reached and was trying to help build on the progress made by India and Pakistan on the Composite Dialogue.
- Islamabad, Teheran Begin Talks On Landmark Gas Pipeline Project (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Apr 29, 2006)
No truth in speculation on `withdrawal' of India, says Pakistan
Three-day talks to focus on technical issues
Iran for early implementation of the project
- Iran: Nuclear Row (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Apr 29, 2006)
The Iranian government shows no signs of winding up its nuclear programme despite escalating threats from Washington.
- I’M Not Bush’S Poodle: Musharraf (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
General Pervez Musharraf, facing a surge of anti-American sentiment, on Thursday warned that covert US air strikes against al-Qaeda inside Pakistan were an infringement of national sovereignty.
- Bending Over Backwards (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 29, 2006)
THE third round of talks between Pakistan and India on conventional confidence building measures ended on Thursday with little success, as New Delhi rejected Islamabad's proposal for demilitarisation of Occupied Kashmir while also turning down its . . .
- Pakistan's Fault Line (Pioneer, BHARAT VERMA, Apr 29, 2006)
The so-called land of the pure, Pakistan, on its creation in 1947 had approximately 13 per cent minorities residing within an Islamic population of 76 million. In its unholy fervour to achieve physical instead of the spiritual purity, the minorities . . .
- Bangladesh Was An Aberration (Pioneer, Irfan Husain, Apr 29, 2006)
Among serious observers of Pakistan, predicting its disintegration has become a bit of a cottage industry.
- Jayati Ghosh: Protecting Foreign Investors (Frontline, Jayati Ghosh, Apr 29, 2006)
Bilateral investment treaties have become potential weapons of multinational companies against developing country governments and societies.
- Faster, Higher, Out Of Reach (Tribune, Vijay Mohan, Apr 29, 2006)
For 25 years it was India’s elusive eye in the sky, keeping a constant watch over the enemy deep inside his own territory and yet remaining beyond his reach.
- Cricket In The New World (Times of India, BORIA MAJUMDAR, Apr 29, 2006)
Fantasies too have their boundaries. Trying to imagine that the first hot dog seller you meet at a Boston railway station will turn out to be an avid cricket player is one such fantasy. But some fantasies, as they say, come true.
- With A Plot From Bangladesh (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Apr 29, 2006)
Investigation into the Varanasi bombings leads to the fact of Bangladesh's emergence as a base for Islamist terrorism.
- The Indus Opportunity (Deccan Herald, B G Verghese, Apr 29, 2006)
By co-operating with India on water projects on the basis of the 1960 Indus Treaty, Pakistan stands to gain much
- I'm Not Bush's Poodle: Musharraf (Hindu, Declan Walsh, Apr 29, 2006)
Pakistan's General Pervez Musharraf, facing a surge of anti-American sentiment, on Thursday warned that covert U.S. air strikes against Al-Qaeda inside Pakistan were an infringement of national sovereignty.
- Do We Need More Laws And Courts? (Dawn, Khalid Jawed Khan, Apr 29, 2006)
The federal government has yet again embarked on a reforming spree. As usual, the target is the judiciary.
- Us Asks Cong To Clear Sale Of F-16 Jets To Pakistan (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Apr 29, 2006)
THE Bush administration will formally ask the U.S. Congress to approve the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan, Undersecretary of State R. Nicholas Burns said on Thursday.
- ‘My Popularity Has Gone Down’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
Talibanism spilling over into settled areas: Musharraf
Says US covert strikes are infringing on Pakistan’s sovereignty
* I’m nobody’s poodle
* I have a lot of teeth to bite back with
* Baloch rebels are mercenaries, pgymies, merely pinpricks
- Change In Nepal (Tribune, Pran Chopra , Apr 29, 2006)
Within a matter of days, if not hours, Nepal has emerged out of an unprecedented crisis to knock at the doors of a kind of opportunity it has never had before. It is not certain yet that it will be able to sustain the chance till its fruition.
- Musharraf:'i'm Nobody's Poodle.' (Christian Science Monitor, Tom Regan, Apr 29, 2006)
Facing a rising tide of anti-American sentiment in his country, Pakistan leader General Pervez Musharraf says that covert US airstrikes against Al Qaeda targets in Pakistan are "an infringement of national sovereignty." In an interview with the British
- Puppet Masters (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Apr 29, 2006)
Investigation into the Varanasi bombings leads to the fact of Bangladesh's emergence as a base for Islamist terrorism.
- Loud Thinking About 9th Wonder (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 29, 2006)
PRESIDENT Pervez Musharraf has emphasized the need for exploiting potential for joint ventures and investment between Pakistan and China in the energy sector, pledging to turn the country into a trade, industry and energy corridor for the benefit of . . .
- India, Pakistan Agree To Work To Finalise "Border Ground Rules" (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Apr 28, 2006)
Part of conventional CBMs between the two countries
Agree on modalities for holding quarterly flag meetings in agreed sectors
Existing posts, defence works not to be fortified
Persons inadvertently crossing LoC to be returned fast
- Another Inconclusive Round (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 28, 2006)
Pakistan and India concluded on Wednesday the fourth round of expert group talks on nuclear confidence building measures, aimed at reducing the risk of nuclear accidents but the desired progress does not seem to have been made since differences . . .
- Bhasha Dam (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 28, 2006)
The delayed groundbreaking ceremony of Pakistan's biggest water reservoir Bhasha dam was finally held on Wednesday.
- Misgivings About Kalabagh (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 28, 2006)
While performing the groundbreaking ceremony of the Diamer-Bhasha dam on Wednesday, President Pervez Musharraf very categorically said that all the dams identified under the government’s ‘2016 Water Vision’ policy, including Kalabagh, will be built.
- Pakistan Must Qualify For Hrc Membership (Dawn, I. A. Rehman, Apr 28, 2006)
The report that Pakistan is a candidate for election to the new UN Human Rights Council (HRC) has aroused considerable interest among human rights activists in the country.
- Primitive Practices (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 28, 2006)
It is shocking how obscurantist tribal customs continue to flourish in our society despite the fact that modern concepts of human rights have transformed social norms in large parts of the world.
- ‘Us-India Deal Will Not Trigger Arms Race With Pakistan’ (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Apr 28, 2006)
Noted South Asia expert and author Stephen P Cohen told the Senate here on Wednesday that the Indo-US nuclear deal need not trigger an arms race with Pakistan, and it is certainly not a green light to India to build a thousand or more nuclear weapons.
- Business As A Bridge Between Neighbours (Business Standard, T Thomas, Apr 28, 2006)
By developing trade with Pakistan, we can gain more because we have a much bigger and much more competitive manufacturing base.
- How Near Is India To Its Taxable Capacity? (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam , Apr 28, 2006)
While direct tax collections are on the rise, the contribution of indirect taxes as a percentage of GDP has stagnated the past four years.
- Time To Consolidate Democracy In Valley (Pioneer, Ghazanfar Butt, Apr 28, 2006)
Musharraf should concede self-rule to the people of POK before questioning India on the rights of Kashmiris, says Ghazanfur Butt
- Courtiers Hailed As Democrats (Pioneer, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Apr 28, 2006)
Today's historic meeting of Nepal's Pratinidhi Sabha presents a challenge not just to the kingdom's three main contenders for power - King Gyanendra, the constitutional parties led by Prime Minister designate Girija Prasad Koirala, and Comrade . . .
- Free At Last (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 28, 2006)
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has done a great service to the cause of human rights by ordering the release of Pakistani citizens languishing in various jails of Punjab even after they have completed their terms.
- China Irked As Nepal Trumps King Card (Statesman, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Apr 28, 2006)
Alarmed at the fall of King Gyanendra’s regime, China has rushed a delegation to Kathmandu to gloss over its unstinted support to the monarch and appease the new government.
- Npt And Indo-Us Civil Nuclear Deal (Daily Excelsior, Brig. (Retd.) S.N. Sachadeva, Apr 28, 2006)
The Indo-US nuclear deal may get derailed if the non-proliferation lobby in the US Congress insists on India signing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). India has always held the view that the NPT is discriminatory and it holds little . . .
- True To Form (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Apr 28, 2006)
The verdict in the four Assembly by-elections is out.
- India Rejects Pak Proposal To Dimilitarise J&k (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
India today rejected Pakistan’s proposal to demilitarise Jammu and Kashmir by pulling out heavy artillery, guns, rockets and mortars, saying it was its soverign right to keep troop formations in the State.
- Cm Breaks Records In His Maiden Victory To Assembly (Daily Excelsior, Sanjeev Pargal, Apr 28, 2006)
Chief Minister and Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad today broke all records of margin to win first ever Assembly election from his home State in his 30 years political career defeating BJP’s novice Dhanantar Singh alias Koushal Kotwal by a . . .
- Saying No To Nukes (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
The Raabta Foundation from Pakistan showcases the futility of nuclear weapons with a performance of Naquab at Ranga Shankara this weekend.
- Musharraf Says He's No U.S. "Poodle" (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf has rejected accusations he is a Western "poodle", saying his fight against Islamic militants is for his country's benefit, not for the United States or Britain.
- Admission Of Defeat? (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Apr 28, 2006)
The Pakistani Army and other law-enforcing forces avoid direct clashes with Taliban and other Islamic extremists
- Sweeping Myths (Times of India, AMIT CHAUDHURI, Apr 28, 2006)
Returning from a literary festival in Delhi, I was thinking to myself, on the plane, about what these festivals achieved.
- Nasa Chief To Discuss ‘Moon Mission’ (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Apr 28, 2006)
The quality of India-US engagement is undergoing a never-before qualitative upgradation, which is quite clear from an upcoming chain of high-profile visits from American officials to India.
- India's Protest Ignored, Musharraf Lays Foundation For Dam (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Apr 27, 2006)
It will inundate large parts of land in northern part of Jammu and Kashmir: New Delhi
The dam is part of our water policy: Pakistan
The $6.5-billion project is part of Gen. Musharraf's `2016 water vision'
- Hc To Punjab: Free 42 Pak Prisoners Who Have Served Term (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
A division Bench of acting Chief Justice H S Bedi and Justice R S Randhawa of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today ordered the repatriation of 42 Pakistani prisoners who are languishing in various jails of Punjab despite having served their sentence.
- Durand Line: Turning The Great Game On Its Head (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Apr 27, 2006)
As British and other Western troops pour into Afghanistan to assist the Hamid Karzai government defend itself against a resurgent Taliban and the al Qaida along the Durand Line, the Great Game is being turned on its head.
- India-Pak Agree To Finalise Draft On Reducing Nuke Risks (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
India and Pakistan have agreed to work for finalising the draft text of an agreement for reducing risks of nuclear accidents and reaffirmed their desire for further elaboration and implementation of nuclear Confidence-Building Measures (CBMs) within . . .
- Seeds Of Unrest (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 27, 2006)
India has been a target of terrorism, proxy war, insurgency and violence of all kinds since independence.
- Indo-Us Nuclear Deal Helps Non-Proliferation (Tribune, Selig S. Harrison, Apr 27, 2006)
Why should India, with a spotless non-proliferation record, be denied access to U.S. civilian nuclear technology for electricity, while China — which helped Pakistan and Iran in their efforts to acquire nuclear weapons — can have it?
- India, Pak Agree To Finalise Draft On Reducing Nuclear Risks (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
India and Pakistan have agreed to work on finalising the draft text of an agreement to reduce risks of nuclear accidents and reaffirmed their desire for further elaboration and implementation of nuclear confidence-building measures (CBMs) within the . . .
- Pakhtuns Again Ignored In Cabinet Expansion (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 27, 2006)
THE expansion of the Federal Cabinet has been received with a sense of dismay in Balochistan as none of the newly inducted ministers or ministers of state represent Pakhtuns of the province. About half of the population in the province thus stands . . .
- Musharraf Opens Work On Diamer-Basha Dam (Daily Times, Ibrahim Shahid, Apr 27, 2006)
President says new dams crucial to producing cheap power
Royalties from Diamer-Basha to be divided between NAs, NWFP
Displaced to be resettled in nine ‘model villages’
- Pakistan, India Work Towards Pact To Avert N-Accident Risk (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Discuss draft text of agreement, to be finalised at next meeting
* Talks on nuclear CBMs conclude, talks on conventional CBMs today
- No First Strike, India Assures Pak (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
India on Wednesday assured Pakistan it would not be the first to use nuclear weapons in case of a conflict between the two neighbours - and that it was not engaged in an arms race.
- Lanka Burning... Again? (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Apr 27, 2006)
Is Sri Lanka heading back to war?
- Troubled Neighbourhood (Deccan Herald, G Parthasarathy, Apr 27, 2006)
A volatile neighbourhood will have serious implications for India’s quest for stability and economic progress
- Pakistan Plumps For Bollywood's Taj Mahal (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Apr 27, 2006)
The Akbar Khan-directed movie, Taj Mahal, became the second Indian film to be released in Pakistan in 41 years when it premiered in Lahore on Wednesday. Hundreds of jubilant fans thronged the theatre.
- Nuclear Cbms: India, Pakistan Move Forward On Draft Pact (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Apr 27, 2006)
Text of the draft agreement likely to be finalised during next round of dialogue
Aim of pact is to reduce risk from accidents relating to nuclear weapons
To notify each other immediately in the event of accidental, unauthorised or unexplained incident
- Abdullah Haroon: A Leader And Philanthropist (Dawn, Prof Sharif al Mujahid, Apr 27, 2006)
Among the All India Muslim League’s second cadre leadership, Abdullah Haroon, though actively associated with the AIML for only five years (1937-42), stands high in its echelons.
- Ballot Beats Bullet (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 27, 2006)
There is a very interesting story doing the rounds in political circles these days. A representative of a section of the Pakistan media got in touch with a secessionist leader wanting to know his reaction about the polling in four Assembly . . .
- Nuclear Deal On Fission Course (Daily Excelsior, Atul Aneja , Apr 27, 2006)
It would appear that efforts made by the foreign secretary, Shyam Saran, at selling the civilian nuclear cooperation deal between India and the US during his recent visit to Washington have not been very successful in winning over the critics, both . . .
- India Has Sold Its Nuclear Soul To The Us (Rediff on the Net, Brahma Chellaney , Apr 27, 2006)
The US waiver bill to give effect to the nuclear deal with India shows just how wide the gap is between what America promises and what it sets out to do.
- Bonded Labour (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 27, 2006)
IAF will attract more pilots if they are given job flexibility
- Indus Water Woes (Tribune, B.G. Verghese, Apr 27, 2006)
Pakistan’s water worries should concern India. Both sides share the Indus and it is only if they join hands that its potential can be optimised with sustainability to combat the common peril of climate change.
- Hc Orders Release Of 46 Pak Prisoners (Tribune, Maneesh Chhibber, Apr 27, 2006)
In a major decision, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today ordered the immediate release of 46 prisoners hailing from Pakistan, including three minor children. Out of 46 prisoners , 42 are those who are languishing in various jails of Punjab despite . .
- Historical Links, Civilisational Affinities (Hindu, N. Ram , Apr 27, 2006)
Uzbekistan and India share a tradition of secularism and accommodating the interests and aspirations of diverse ethnic groups.
- Leader Article: Forgotten Minority (Times of India, YOGINDER SIKAND, Apr 27, 2006)
Of the roughly three million officially classified Hindu population of Pakistan, some 80 per cent are Dalits.
- Pakistan’S Mfn Blindspot (Indian Express, Amiti Sen, Apr 26, 2006)
The political games played by India and Pakistan have now spilled into the economic court.
- Dangerous Neighbourhood (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Apr 26, 2006)
That India lives in a rough and turbulent neighbourhood is not news. Even as we celebrate the triumph of people power in Nepal we are shocked by the latest manifestation of terrorism in Sri Lanka.
- On Nepal, Natwar Is Wrong (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 26, 2006)
Natwar Singh’s statement on India’s Nepal policy is reflective of a simplistic and naive view of politics in that country.
- Bush May Resort To Legislative Ploy (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Apr 26, 2006)
Speculation is rife in Washington DC that the Bush administration may have to resort to a legislative ploy to win Congressional approval for the nuclear deal with India.
- Terror On The Rise In Manipur (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 26, 2006)
With the arrival of Pakistan's ISI in the Northeast, insurgent groups have turned into terrorist outfits, more so in 'the land of jewels', says Anil Bhat
- Who Is Afraid Of Peace With Pakistan? (Hindu, Harish Khare , Apr 26, 2006)
There is no dishonour in exploring the flexibility and leeway provided in the Constitution to satisfy the demand for self-governance in Kashmir.
- New Thrust In Indo-Pak Relations (Daily Excelsior, MAHENDRA VED, Apr 26, 2006)
There were reports that Omar Sharif, is a standup a Pakistani comedian will be directing a Bollywood film. Next month, breaking barriers- political, commercial and psychological-Pakistani cinemas will show three Indian films, including the 1960 . . .
- Will The Nawaz-Bb ‘London Plan’ Fly? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Apr 26, 2006)
After a two-hour meeting in London, Pakistan’s two exiled former prime ministers, Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif, issued a statement calling for the ouster of President General Pervez . . .
- Factored Economics In Our Nepal Strategy? (The Financial Express, S NARAYAN, Apr 26, 2006)
As Indo-Nepal trade is growing fastest within Saarc, the crisis there has special . . .
- A Caretaker Set-Up (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 26, 2006)
AN acting government to oversee the general election due next year is good news in a country where the sanctity of the ballot paper is no part of the political culture.
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