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Articles 4021 through 4120 of 12768:
- Azad Hopeful Of Finding Permanent Solution (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Feb 15, 2006)
`It will be acceptable to all regions of J&K'
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Tuesday said the Kashmir issue would soon be resolved in accordance with the wishes of people of all the three regions of the State. He said this time the solution . . .
- "India Must Speak Up On Human Rights And Rule Of Law" (Hindu, Irene Khan, Feb 15, 2006)
The Secretary General of Amnesty International criticises the Bush administration's "war on terror" and urges New Delhi to be a fearless, principled international player.
- Pm Invites J-K Parties, Separatists For Talks (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Aiming to widen the dialogue process in Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has convened a round table conference in New Delhi on February 24 which is likely to be attended by separatist groups as well as the state’s mainstream . . .
- Indian Consulate Car Damaged In Pak (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Protests against the publication of Prophet Mohammad’s caricatures in European newspapers flared up in Pakistan on Tuesday with thousands of angry demonstrators storming the diplomatic enclave in Islamabad, where an Indian diplomatic car was damaged, . .
- Anti-Iran Vote In India’S Interests: Bjp (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Toeing the RSS line, the main Opposition BJP on Tuesday virtually endorsed the Government’s vote against Iran at the IAEA meeting saying it was not in India’s interest to have another nuclear neighbour in its vicinity.
- Army Gives Data But Does Not Want It Passed On To Panel (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Feb 15, 2006)
Sachar Committee says its efforts to seek information have been misconstrued
Navy, Air Force had submitted reports
Statistics sought from more than 500 institutions: committee
- Ladakh: The Writing Was On The Wall (Indian Express, Balraj Puri, Feb 15, 2006)
The recent flare-up between the Buddhists and Muslims is a conclusion of the continuing polarisation , brought about by neglect in governance issues
- Next 3 Years Devoted To Development: Azad (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Next three years will be devoted to development and progress in the State, Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said today.
- India Marches Together (Indian Express, V. R. Raghavan , Feb 15, 2006)
This country’s army does not need to reflect its social composition
The fascinating public debate consequent to the questions by the Sachar Committee on the number of Muslims in the defence forces is cause for reflection.
- Self-Governance Proposal (Tribune, Sushant Sareen, Feb 15, 2006)
India’s Kashmir policy — if at all there is such a thing — is bizarre. To the rest of the world India never fails to point to the existence of an elected government, but this same government is ignored when it comes to making critical decisions . . .
- Hudood Laws Must Go (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Feb 15, 2006)
Last Tuesday was women’s day in the National Assembly. Four bills directly relating to them were introduced in the house.
- Cartoon Anger Turns To Violence (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
* Thousands protest nationwide
* Punjab Assembly, private businesses burnt in Lahore, fires could not be put out till late at night
* Telenor shops and hoardings attacked
* Two shot by security guards
* Students storm Diplomatic Enclave
- ‘Conflict Resolution A Must For Progress’ (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday said South Asia must overcome political conflicts in order to pave the way for progress of the region.
- Death From The Sky (The Nation, Roedad Khan, Feb 15, 2006)
Friday, January 13, will go down in our history as a black day, a day of infamy, a day when every self-respecting Pakistani, who loves this country, must hang his head in shame. On that day, "America's war on terror" reached Damadola village . . .
- Pakistan's Costly 'Other War' (Washington Post, Selig S. Harrison, Feb 15, 2006)
The usual explanation for Pakistan's failure to go all-out against al Qaeda and Taliban forces along the Afghan frontier is that Gen. Pervez Musharraf's armed forces and intelligence services are riddled with Islamic . . .
- Pm Convenes Round-Table Conference On Kashmir (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has embarked on an ambitious proposal to discuss the Kashmir issue with both mainstream parties and separatist outfits at a specially convened round-table conference on February 24.
- Army Gives Count, But Under Cover (Telegraph, SUJAN DUTTA, Feb 15, 2006)
The army has given the ministry of defence details on the community-wise composition of its ranks following queries by a committee constituted by the Prime Minister’s Office but has requested that the information should not be made public or debated.
- Pakistani Spy Arrested After 10-Year Hunt (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
A suspected Pakistani spy who had been on the run for 10 years was arrested at the international airport here while trying to flee to Pakistan, officials said on Tuesday.
- Manmohan Gets Bjp Vote On Iran (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
At a time when it is having to fend off surrender charges from its allies — significantly the Left — Manmohan Singh government’s decision to vote against Iran for nuclear proliferation has been endorsed by the BJP.
- Bjp Backs Govt On Iran (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Succumbing to the RSS pressure, the Opposition BJP today virtually endorsed the government’s vote against Iran at the IAEA meeting, saying it was not in India’s interest to have another nuclear neighbour in its vicinity.
- A New Theme At Davos (Dawn, Sartaj Aziz, Feb 15, 2006)
The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum at the beautiful Swiss ski resort of Davos, in the last week of January each year, has become a unique international event.
- The On-Again, Off-Again Nuclear Deal (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Feb 15, 2006)
As the Budget session of Parliament gets underway and Assembly elections approach in West Bengal and Kerala, the political atmosphere is hotting up.
- Will Musharraf Be Kashmir’S Messiah? (Daily Times, Ijaz Hussain, Feb 15, 2006)
India wants a settlement on its own terms. It does not want to acknowledge that a solution to the Kashmir problem can be reached through Islamabad. It appears to be quite confident that it can settle terms with local Kashmiri leaders by offering . . .
- Cartoon Protests Flare Up In Pak (Tribune, K.J.M. Varma, Feb 15, 2006)
Protests against the publication of Prophet Mohammad’s caricatures in European newspapers flared up in Pakistan today with thousands of angry demonstrators storming the diplomatic enclave in Islamabad where an Indian diplomatic car was dam aged and . . .
- Pakistan-Bangladesh Ties (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 15, 2006)
BEGUM Khaleda Zia’s visit to Pakistan has been described as “historic” by her host, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz. Diplomatic parlance tends to use superlatives but it cannot be denied that Bangladesh and Pakistan are important for each other . . .
- Child Labour On The Rise (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 15, 2006)
The HRCP’s latest figures for child labour in the country are truly alarming. According to a report by the Human Rights Commission, there are currently 10 million child workers in the country, a statistic that is three times the official figure . . .
- Karzai Will Call For Crackdown On Taliban (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is due in Pakistan today (Wednesday) for a three-day visit during which he will call on President Musharraf.
- Tree Cutting In Nara (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 14, 2006)
IF the Sindh wildlife authorities don’t look out, pretty soon the province will be losing another chunk of its natural surroundings.
- In A State Of Self-Imposed Siege (Dawn, M. ZIAUDDIN, Feb 14, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf has argued once again that if the US Predator had violated Pakistan’s sovereignty on January 13, the Al-Qaeda elements and their supporters operating in Pakistan were as much guilty of the same crime.
- Kalabagh & The Water Crisis (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Feb 14, 2006)
"Water is precious, use it wisely” says a notice placed in the bathroom of a five-star hotel in Karachi.
- Brave Indians, Also Muslim (Indian Express, Anil Bhat, Feb 14, 2006)
The story of Indian Muslims in India’s armed forces is far too nuanced to be understood by the bureaucratic inquisitiveness of the Rajinder Sachar committee.
- Hamas Causes Terror In Us (Dawn, Eric S. Margolis, Feb 14, 2006)
How, one wonders, can the Bush administration, with its huge intelligence apparatus and large diplomatic corps, keep getting everything wrong about the Muslim world?
- The Military Mindset (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Feb 14, 2006)
Islamabad has no option but to listen to the regional nationalists and it is unwilling to do so
- War Mongering (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 14, 2006)
Iraq precedent must make the US desist from attacking Iran
- ‘Al-Qaeda Sympathiser’ Dr Khawaja Gunned Down (News International, Sajjad Shafiq Butt, Feb 14, 2006)
Renowned gastroenterologist and a philanthropist, Dr Ahmad Javed Khawaja, whom personnel of the US and the Pakistani intelligence agencies had grilled for his alleged sympathies with al-Qaeda and Taliban fighters some four years ago, was gunned down . . .
- Pakistan To Raise Cross-Border Firing With Afghan President (Indian Express, ROD MCGUIRK, Feb 14, 2006)
Pakistani civilian casualties from rockets and artillery originating from Afghanistan are likely to be on the agenda when the Afghan president visits Islamabad this week, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
- Dialogue With Ulfa (Daily Excelsior, M V Naina, Feb 14, 2006)
Political expediency in time for the assembly polls in Assam in May 2006 appears to have guided the second round of talks between the Central Government and the 11-member Peoples Consultative Group (PCG), hand-picked by the outlawed . . .
- Logic Of It (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Feb 14, 2006)
Since the hate campaign goes on we wish to reiterate that it is entirely illogical to blame a country or a government for the views of a newspaper.
- J&k:jklf Convenes Meeting To Discuss Pm's Invitation For Talks (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
JKLF Chairman Yaseen Malik today said he has convened a meeting of his outfit's Working Committee and Advisory Council here on February 15 to discuss and decide the invitation extended by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for talks.
- Indo-Pak Peace Bid Closer To Nowhere (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
“Peace, “Friendship” and “Confidence Building Measures”
Today, these are the only substantial movements on the much touted peace process between India and Pakistan - Words.
- India Angle In Baluch Talks (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
Two days before Afghan President Ha-mid Karzai lands, Pakistani officials are readying to take up prickly issues such as cross-border firing by Afghan troops and the alleged Indian role in the turmoil in Balu-chistan.
- India Must Modernise Its Armed Forces (Tribune, Maj-Gen Rajendra Nath, Feb 14, 2006)
India is doing well economically. However, few realise that India is passing through a difficult period from the security point of view. China is giving weapon systems to Myanmar, Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan.
- Mr Blunderbuss (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
The report that American Vice-President (simply 'Vice' to his boss and the inner circle of the administration) Dick
- Pakistan To Raise U.S. Incursions With Karzai (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Feb 14, 2006)
Death of women in firing will figure in talks
- Be A Facilitator, Musharraf Tells U.S. (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Feb 14, 2006)
`As the superpower it has a responsibility in the resolution of all conflicts including Kashmir'
- Us Can Help Solve Kashmir Issue, Says Musharraf (News International, KAMAL SIDDIQI, Feb 14, 2006)
Terror suspects violated our sovereignty; Balochistan to be largely converted into ‘A’ areas; Pakistan to go ahead with Iran pipeline
- Good Governance (The Nation, FIROZUDDIN AHMED FARIDI, Feb 14, 2006)
The events in Hangu (NWFP) Balochistan, Waziristan and, indeed in Pakistan where electricity lines, water-pipelines, gas-pipelines, railway tracks and passenger buses are under daily attack underscores the paramount importance of good governance.
- A Budding Relationship Between U.S. And India (US News & World Report, Thomas Omestad, Feb 14, 2006)
Through a period of foreign policy upheaval dominated by the Bush administration's war on terrorism, a major shift in U.S. policy with enduring consequences has received far less public attention in America: Washington's embrace of New Delhi and . . .
- Pakistan Powerless To Stop Us Attack On Iran: Musharraf (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
* Pakistan going ahead with Iran pipeline
* Cartoons issue uniting moderate and radical Muslims
* Uniform no threat to democracy
- Dilemmas Of Us-India Nuclear Deal (Daily Times, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Feb 14, 2006)
As President George Bush prepares to visit India and Pakistan in March, negotiations between India and the United States over last July’s nuclear deal have entered a very sensitive stage.
- Kashmir Ripe For Resolution: President (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf Monday emphasized that Pakistan and India must seize the opportunity for addressing the longstanding Kashmir dispute, which he said was “absolutely ripe for a resolution.”
- Indian Sc Seeks Information On French Ship (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
India’s Supreme Court on Monday ordered that a new panel of experts determine the exact contents of an asbestos-laden French warship before ruling whether it can be broken up in India.
- Geelani Rejects Self-Rule, Sticks To U.N. Resolutions (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Feb 13, 2006)
Self-rule or autonomy not a solution to the Kashmir issue
- Khaleda May Put Past Behind (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Feb 13, 2006)
Bangladesh Prime Minister to hold talks with Aziz on a whole range of ties
- Demilitarisation Is No Solution (Tribune, P.C. Dogra, Feb 13, 2006)
Pakistan is making one strategic move after the other with US backing to bring the Kashmir issue in sharp international focus and put India on the defensive.
- Media’S Subversive Role (Deccan Herald, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Feb 13, 2006)
Prophet Mohammed cartoons show how the media takes sides
- U.N. To Help Quake-Hit Pakistan Despite Cartoon Row (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 13, 2006)
The United Nations said on Sunday it would continue to help survivors of October's deadly earthquake in Pakistan despite security concerns triggered by anti-Western protests over cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad.
- Balochistan Issue To Be Resolved Through Talks: Pm (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 13, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Sunday expressed his government’s resolve to solve all issues of Balochistan through dialogue but warned no one would be allowed to challenge the writ of the government.
- Musharraf 95 Pct Sure U.S. Airstrike Killed Five Al Qaeda (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 13, 2006)
Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf said on Saturday he was almost certain a U.S. airstrike which killed 18 Pakistani villagers near the Afghan border last month also killed five al Qaeda militants.
- The Business Of Expelling Excellencies (Tribune, T.P. Sreenivasan, Feb 12, 2006)
We are not unfamiliar with stories of punishment being meted out to the messenger for the message that he has brought.
- Zawahri’S Relative Died In Bajaur... (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday condemned the US air strike in Bajaur and termed it interference in the internal affairs of a sovereign country. At the same time he said those illegally staying in the country by exploiting religion were also wrong.
- The Secret Route (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Feb 12, 2006)
The growing involvement of U.S.-based emissaries with no real base in the Kashmir Valley in closed-door meetings with the Indian establishment raises concern.
- Nepal Hits Back At Global Criticism Of Polls (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
Nepal's royalist government hit back on Saturday at global condemnation of local elections it held this week, saying the polls were a victory against a Maoist revolt that has disrupted democracy in the country.
- Musharraf 95 Pct Sure U.S. Airstrike Killed Five Al Qaeda (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf said on Saturday he was almost certain a U.S. airstrike which killed 18 Pakistani villagers near the Afghan border last month also killed five al Qaeda militants.
- For Alternative Policies (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
Interview with K. Varadharajan, general secretary, AIKS.
- Unrest In Sukkur Jail (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 12, 2006)
Sukkur Central Jail was once again the scene of prisoner violence last Tuesday when five jail officials were taken hostage by 2,000 inmates for several hours.
- Stranded For Long And Still Waiting (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Feb 12, 2006)
Earleir this week, newspapers here and abroad published a photograph showing the police beating a protesting “Pakistani refugee” in Dhaka. The person getting the beating is a refugee not because he left his country but, as someone poignantly put it, . . .
- A General On The Edge (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Feb 12, 2006)
The multiple crises facing Pakistan have a disturbing precedent: the last time around, they ended with the execution of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and the rise of the Islamist military dictatorship of Zia-ul-Haq.
- Sc: One Step Forward, Two Steps Backward (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 12, 2006)
A full bench of the Supreme Court (SC), headed by the Chief Justice of Pakistan, Mr Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary, has allowed kite manufacturing and kite flying from February 25 to March 10 and directed the District Nazims to fix one-day . . .
- Coveted Telecom Award (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 12, 2006)
World GSM Association has selected Pakistan for the prestigious ‘Leadership Award 2006’ in telecom sector after evaluating the country’s performance and steady growth in that direction.
- Bomb That Ticks On N-Deal (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Feb 12, 2006)
The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and the country’s nuclear establishment are shadow-boxing over the separation of civilian and military nuclear facilities as part of the deal with the US.
- Mending Our India Policy (Dawn, Javid Husain, Feb 12, 2006)
IT is not an exaggeration to say that Pakistan’s relations with India since its inception have been the central or rather the determining factor of its foreign policy.
- On Record (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Feb 11, 2006)
I do not wish to minimise the difficulties (involved in India’s ties with Islamabad), but I believe the destiny and history of our two countries oblige us to stay engaged.
- Higher Prices, Lower Wages (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Feb 11, 2006)
Sugar prices in Pakistan are very high now because of high world prices, says Jehangir Tareen, minister for industries, production and special initiatives.
- Silver Lining In Dhaka Clouds (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Feb 11, 2006)
It was a sea of humanity. Tens of thousands of Bangladeshis converged on Dhaka early this week after trudging along for four days from different parts of the country.
- Bush Looking Forward To Visit India (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
The White House has said that President George W Bush is looking forward to his visit to India with a view to building on an improving relationship over the years
- Taking God Seriously (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Feb 11, 2006)
I see a perverse saving grace in an Iranian newspaper’s tit-for-tat promise of a contest of Holocaust cartoons.
- Bridge Chasm Between The West And Muslim World: Badawi (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Feb 11, 2006)
Protests continue across Asian countries over blasphemous cartoons
- Thar Express Maiden Run: Pak Arrangements Not Complete (News International, Azfar-ul-Ashfaque, Feb 11, 2006)
With only seven days remaining when the first Thar Express plies on the Khokhrapar-Munabao route, Pakistan is still in the process of completing arrangements at the Zero Point railway station.
- Alleged Al-Badr Militants Held In Delhi; Arms Seized (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
Arms consignments frequently received from J&K
One of the militants toured the country to expand network
Handsome payment made for carrying out explosions
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