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Articles 4121 through 4220 of 12768:
- Four Die As Sects Clash After Pakistan Attack (Reuters, Abdul Sami Paracha, Feb 11, 2006)
Small-arms and rocket fire between Muslim sects killed four people in and around a Pakistani town after 36 people, mostly minority Shi'ites, died in a suicide bombing and other violence, officials said on Friday.
- India Accused Of Cold-Shoulder Response Over Cbms (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
Pakistan’s Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) for better relations promotion of relations are not being responded to the same warmth to with the same warmth by India and neither of the countries are benefiting from opportunities for trade,
- The Battle Over A Warship Continues (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Feb 11, 2006)
Opposition is growing in France to the Government's efforts to get theClemenceaudismantled in India.
- Valley Erupts Over Blasphemous Cartoon (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, Feb 11, 2006)
In reminiscent of the 1989 demonstrations against Salman Rushdi’s Satanic Verses, the Valley today erupted over a cartoon published in a Danish magazine which has hurt the religious sentiments of Muslims in several countries.
- Pakistan, 2005 (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Feb 11, 2006)
Day in, day out Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, his Prime Minister and other ministers talk of "demilitarisation" and "self-rule" in Jammu and Kashmir. What is the scenario like under their very noses?
- 23 Die In Pakistan Sectarian Violence (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 10, 2006)
Blasts trigger violent protests
At least 23 persons were killed and scores others injured on Thursday following a suspected suicide bombing on a Muharram gathering in Hangu town in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) of Pakistan.
- Surprise Move To Repeal Anti-Women Law (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Feb 10, 2006)
Musharraf Government backs private member's bill in the National Assembly The laws have been criticised by civil rights activists as heavily loaded against women and there have been demands for their repeal.
- Threshold Stumble (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Feb 10, 2006)
Newly appointed minister of state for commerce, Jairam Ramesh, got a rebuff last week. Without waiting for a room to be formally allotted to him, he parked himself in one occupied by erstwhile MoS EVKS Elangovan, who retained the status but . . .
- Bush Looking Forward To India Visit: White House (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 10, 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.
- Jaswant And Jinnah (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Feb 10, 2006)
The former External Affairs Minister's decision not to visit Qaid-e-Azam's mausoleum may not have gone down well with his hosts in Pakistan.
- Bush To Visit India By Month-End (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Feb 10, 2006)
US President George W Bush’s visit to India is to go ahead as scheduled – and that’s official
- Bush Visit To India — For A New Strategic Partnership (Business Line, G. Parthasarathy, Feb 10, 2006)
Working towards stability in West Asia and the possibilities for greater cooperation in hi-tech transfers and Defence equipment are important issues for India and the US to discuss during the forthcoming visit to India of the US President, Mr George Bush.
- Preparing To Buy Combat Aircraft (Tribune, Abhijit Bhattacharyya , Feb 10, 2006)
One is not on technical specifications or the superiority thereof in the choice of 126 combat aircraft (i.e. multirole fighter) of the Indian Air Force. One only needs to explore the depth as to who has what plan up his sleeves for choosing from . . .
- Jaswant In Advani’S Footsteps (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Feb 10, 2006)
Only a few newspapers in this country have taken note of BJP leader Jaswant Singh’s overland pilgrimage to various shrines in Sindh and Balochistan provinces of Pakistan, and that too to record the host country’s surprise at his decision to . . .
- Pak Not Comfortable With Independent Kashmir: Mirwaiz (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 10, 2006)
Hurriyat Conference chief Mirwaiz Umer Farooq has said Pakistan is not comfortable with the idea of an independent Jammu and Kashmir and appreciated the stand of Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad that aspirations of people of all the regions . . .
- Musharraf Likely To Brief Chinese Leaders About Indo-Pak Ties (Press Trust of India, Anil K Joseph, Feb 10, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf is expected to brief the Chinese leadership on the latest developments in his country's relations with India during his February 19-23 visit to the Communist nation
- Dogmatic Certitude (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Feb 10, 2006)
What began as an act of not-so-innocent bravado in Denmark last September has ceased to be a laughing matter.
- Rajnath For All-Party Meet On Iran (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 10, 2006)
"There should be a debate on the Iran issue in Parliament... "
Accusing the United Progressive Alliance Government of lacking a clear-cut view on policy matters, including Iran, BJP president Rajnath Singh on Thursday . . .
- Counter-Terrorism Forces In Kashmir Not Reduced (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Feb 10, 2006)
Rashtriya Rifles replaces troops sent to northeast
Brigade completed relocation a month ago
Rashtriya Rifles holds out no offensive threat
Announcement a foreign policy imperative
- Suicide Attack, Shooting, Kill 35 In Pakistan (Reuters, Ali Imam, Feb 10, 2006)
At least 35 people were killed and dozens wounded in Pakistan on Thursday in a suicide bombing on a Shi'ite Muslim procession and subsequent violence on the holiest day of the year for the religious minority.
- Bangladesh Pm To Discuss Terrorism In Pakistan (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 10, 2006)
Bangladesh Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia will discuss cooperation on tackling terrorism with her counterpart during a two-day visit to Pakistan next week, a senior foreign ministry official said on Thursday.
- Kalam Plans Undersea Sortie (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
He will be the first President to do so when he sails on a submarine
The sortie was added to the Presidential Fleet Review at Mr. Kalam's insistence
A mobile review and firepower visible from the shore are also included
- India Explained: In Sharp Lines And Sudden Curves (Indian Express, E.P. UNNY, Feb 09, 2006)
While cartoons on Prophet Mohammed are provoking violence against some European nations, a fortnight back in a French town cartoons provoked what they ought to — a debate.
- Leading Light For The Ummah (Dawn, Mahdi Masud, Feb 09, 2006)
Alama Iqbal saw the history of Islam as marked by two definitive sacrifices, that of Ismail in the beginning and of Imam Hussain (A.S.), as defining moments. According to Iqbal, the role of Imam Hussain in Islamic history is as central as . . .
- India, Russia Sign $500 Mn Rocket Systems Deal (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
After nearly five years of negotiations, India has finally signed a $500 million deal with Russia for Smerch-M 300mm BM 9A52-2 long-range surface-to-surface multiple rocket systems (MRSs) to equip two of India's artillery regiments.
- France Ready To Take Back Waste Of "Toxic" Ship (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
France would be ready to take back toxic waste removed from a decommissioned carrier if India's top court allowed the ship to be scrapped in an Indian shipyard, the French envoy said on Wednesday.
- The Relevance Of Karbala (Dawn, Mahdi Masud, Feb 09, 2006)
Allama Iqbal saw the history of Islam as marked by two definitive sacrifices, that of Ismail in the beginning and of Imam Hussain (A.S.), as defining moments. According to Iqbal, the role of Imam Hussain in Islamic history is as central as the position ac
- Playing Ducks And Drakes With The Water Issue (Dawn, Ameer Bhutto, Feb 09, 2006)
The opponents of Kalabagh dam have been accused of turning a “technical” matter into an emotional political debate.
- New Delhi Committed To Pipeline: Minister (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 09, 2006)
The new Indian oil minister reiterated New Delhi’s commitment to a multi-billion-dollar natural gas pipeline from Iran and said talks with Pakistan on the project would resume next week.
- ‘Ramay Sahib’: Punjabi With An Intellect (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Feb 09, 2006)
Bhutto could have preferred him but his feudal instinct took him away from Ramay who was innocent of all feudal values. His calligraphy was far above what Bhutto could ever dream of; on the other hand, Hanif Ramay was quite capable of running the country
- India Almost Invaded Pakistan In 2002 (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Feb 09, 2006)
India was all but ready to invade Pakistan in 2002 but was only held back because some of its leaders felt that the war might spin out of control and because the United States, afraid that it would become nuclear, exerted its influence on both . . .
- Missiles Test Notification Deal An Indo-Pak ‘Accomplishment’ (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Feb 09, 2006)
The October 2005 agreement between India and Pakistan to pre-notify and follow agreed guidelines when flight-testing ballistic missiles has been described as an “accomplishment” and an “example of responsible nuclear stewardship”.
- Red Carpet For Bush (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, Feb 09, 2006)
India has a tradition of welcoming foreign guests. Yet our communist parties believe that after irresponsibly disrupting air services throughout the country, they should hold demonstrations to disrupt the welcome to be accorded to President George W. Bush
- Verdict On Golf Park (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 09, 2006)
The decision by the Supreme Court on Tuesday to cancel a lease that the Capital Development Authority (CDA) had awarded to a businessman to construct a mini-golf course in a park in Islamabad is reassuring.
- China - India: Uneasy Tango (Daily Excelsior, Atul Cowshish, Feb 09, 2006)
Relations between In-dia and China are be-ing reshaped with the help of an ongoing dialogue process that is supposed to bring the two Asian countries, which together account for more than a third of world population, closer to each other.
- Points We Need To Consider (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Feb 09, 2006)
The widespread anger and anguish expressed by the majority community in the State in protest against the publication of caricatures of Prophet Mohammad in European newspapers is perfectly justified. Normally the matter would have ended after .
- Musharraf's Brain-Waves (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Feb 08, 2006)
Pakistan’s military president has a very fertile mind and churns out ideas to resolve the Kashmir situation at an extremely....
- Indian Panel On Toxic Waste Divided Over French Ship (Reuters, Kamil Zaheer, Feb 08, 2006)
An Indian environmental panel is divided on whether to allow a decommissioned French warship to be scrapped in India, and has not made a firm recommendation to the the nation's Supreme Court, a member said on Tuesday.
- Troop Pullout To Boost Normality In Kashmir (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 08, 2006)
The fresh withdrawal of troops from Jammu and Kashmir, nearly 5,000 following an improvement in security situation in the state, is expected to strengthen the process of normalisation.
- Run Up To Iran War? (Daily Times, Manzur Ejaz, Feb 08, 2006)
President Bush briefly touched upon domestic issues in his State of the Union demagoguery. His speechwriters could not find any bright spots of his performance last year.
- India-Afghan ‘Action’ In Balochistan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 08, 2006)
Balochistan Governor Owais Ghani has accused Afghan warlords and drug barons of arming the tribal militants in Balochistan, and India of financing them.
- Tackling Maritime Terrorism (Tribune, R.B. Suri (retd), Feb 08, 2006)
INDIA'S is inherently linked with the oceans. For instance, 90 per cent of India’s trade by volume and 77 per cent by value is sea-borne. India’s crude oil imports are almost completely transported by sea.
- Munabao Rail Link Meaningless (News International, Ammara Durrani, Feb 07, 2006)
It’s a classic case of putting the cart before the horse. Would-be passengers of the Thar Express would have to temper their enthusiasm for the opening of the Khokhrapar-Munabao border next week, because the historic moment is likely to come without . . .
- Water: The Coming Crisis (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Feb 07, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf was unable to sell the Kalabagh dam project to Pakistan’s smaller provinces.
- India Pulls 5,000 Troops Out Of Held Kashmir (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
Defence minister says it’s not withdrawal; hints at more cuts
India has moved out 5,000 troops from held Kashmir following an ebb in militancy, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Monday, insisting, however, it was not a withdrawal.
- 'Afghans, India Fuelling Unrest In Balochistan’ (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
Balochistan Governor Owais Ghani has accused Afghan warlords and drug barons of arming tribal militants in the province and India of financing them.
- Afghans, India Accused Of Fuelling Pakistan Unrest (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
The governor of Pakistan's western Baluchistan province on Monday accused Afghan warlords and drug barons of arming tribal militants and India of financing them, a day after 21 people were killed in the latest round of violence.
- Jaswant Skips Jinnah Mausoleum (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Feb 07, 2006)
The former External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh on Monday left Karachi without paying a customary visit to the Jinnah Mausoleum despite his staying in the city for over six days.
- India Withdraws 5,000 Troops From Kashmir (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Feb 07, 2006)
India has claimed to have withdrawn nearly 5,000 troops from Jammu and Kashmir following an improvement in the security situation in the state.
- Afghans, India, Fuelling Balochistan Insurgency, Says Owais Ghani (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
Balochistan Governor Owais Ghani accused Afghan warlords and drug barons of arming tribal militants and India of financing them on Monday, a day after 21 people were killed in the latest round of violence.
- Kashmir Battling Low Literacy And High Corruption As Conflict Continues (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Feb 07, 2006)
The Indian-administered part of Jammu and Kashmir is one of the least literate in India, its rate of 54 percent being well below the national level of 65 percent. Ironically, it is the only Indian state where education at all levels is free.
- Total Switch Over To Cng (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
Federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Amanullah Khan Jadoon has said that a project is underway to introduce CNG-run buses in the country, which would cut down oil import bill by about 700 million dollars a year.
- 5000 Troops Pulled Out From J&k (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
More withdrawals soon: Pranab
In an apparent gesture to Pakistan to further come forward with confidence-building measures (CBMs), the government has allowed the Army to move a brigade (about 5,000) troops from Jammu and Kashmir following ...
- Pm Keeping Foreign Ministry Port Folio (Daily Excelsior, Sita, Feb 07, 2006)
It should come as no surprise that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has chosen to be his own external affairs minister. Not having inducted a successor to Kunwar Natwar Singh in the last Sunday's cabinet changes, he also said that he is ''not overburdened''.
- A French Ship Kicks Up Dust (Deccan Herald, Aravind Sitaraman, Feb 07, 2006)
Le Clemenceau raises many questions that encompass critical issues like business, economy, environment, health, and labour safety.
- India’S Vote At Iaea (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Feb 07, 2006)
THE International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) decided by 27 votes in favour to three against with five abstentions to refer the case of Iranian noncompliance with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards to the Security Council.
- Kashmir Solidarity Day In Bangladesh (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 07, 2006)
Apart from Pakistan and Azad Kashmir, the Kashmir Solidarity Day was also observed in Bangladesh on Sunday to reiterate their support to the Kashmiris’ right to emancipation from the Indian yoke.
- Onus On India To Suggest "New Ideas" To Resolve Kashmir (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
Giving a warning of sorts, President Pervez Musharraf has asked India to suggest "new ideas" to resolve Kashmir issue if it rejects his proposals of self-governance and demilitarisation, failing which Pakistan would ask the international community . . .
- War On Terror And Rights Violation (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 07, 2006)
A Negative linkage between human rights and the war on terror is something against which rights groups in the West, especially the US, have been agitating for quite some time.
- Israel Too Threatens Iran (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 07, 2006)
Israel’s Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has said tht Iran will be made to pay a high price if it doesn’t halt its uranium enrichment plans for development of nuclear weapons.
- Pakistan To Welcome Substantial Troop Cut (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
Pakistan on Monday said it would welcome the proposed withdrawal of Indian troops from occupied Kashmir if it was part of a significant reduction from the disputed territory.
- Musharraf To Brief Chinese Leaders On Indo-Pak Peace Moves (Press Trust of India, Anil K Joseph, Feb 07, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf is expected to visit China next week to boost their "all weather" strategic partnership and brief the Chinese leadership on his peace initiatives with India, diplomatic sources said here today.
- India Reduces Kashmir Troop Levels Slightly (Reuters, Kamil Zaheer, Feb 07, 2006)
India has withdrawn at least 3,000 troops from Jammu and Kashmir state as the level of violence in the insurgency racked region has fallen, the country's defence minister and army chief said on Monday.
- India, Israel Tie Up On Next-Gen Barak Missiles (Indian Express, Shiv Aroor, Feb 07, 2006)
In an indisputable sign that Indo-Israeli defence ties have matured, the governments of both countries have signed their first-ever joint weapons development contract to design and produce the Barak-II next-generation air defence missiles for warships.
- 5,000 Troops In J & K Redeployed (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Feb 07, 2006)
Nothing to do with Bush visit: Pranab Mukherjee
They have been sent back to West Bengal, says Minister
More troops can be moved out: Army chief
Pakistan welcomes withdrawal
- India To Gain In Changed Weltanschauung Of Us (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Feb 07, 2006)
India is being projected as the principal beneficiary of the US State Department’s imminent re-organisation of its South Asia bureau.
- Nato-Isaf To Attend Rawalpindi Meeting (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, Feb 06, 2006)
The Tripartite Commission comprising senior military and diplomatic representatives from Pakistan, Afghanistan and the United States will hold its 17th meeting in Rawalpindi on June 5-6, it is learnt.
- Where Campaigns Fall By The Wayside (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Feb 06, 2006)
The old English saying ‘Well begun is half done’ apparently doesn’t apply to the people who handle administrative matters in Karachi. That, at least, is the impression one gets after reading the final chapter of the sordid tinted glass saga enacted . . .
- On To A Broader Horizon (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Feb 06, 2006)
My previous article tried to sketch a framework of geo-strategic and geo-economic concerns that determine the new bearings of the Saudi foreign policy.
- Al Qaeda Fighters Saints In Afterlife (Daily Times, Ghafar Ali, Feb 06, 2006)
The Arwali graveyard is located on the road to Parachinar, the headquarters of Kurram tribal agency
- Terror? We Are Better Off (The Week, Sachidananda Murthy, Feb 06, 2006)
Shivraj Patil has been a key member of the Congress think tank ever since Sonia Gandhi became Congress president. His long experience as Speaker, Deputy Speaker and deputy leader of the opposition has made him a leading light of the Manmohan Singh . . .
- Improved Relations To Help Resolve Kashmir: Pm (Pakistan Observer, Zubair Qureshi, Feb 06, 2006)
Efforts for early solution to the Kashmir dispute would gain momentum in an environment of improved relations with India. Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz expressed this belief while addressing a seminar organized by Azad Jammu and Kashmir Council . . .
- Musharraf Weakening Kashmir Stance (Daily Times, Ghafar Ali, Feb 06, 2006)
General Pervez Musharraf has weakened Pakistan’s principled stand on Kashmir by initiating ‘confidence-building-measures’ (CBM) with India which has shown no flexibility on its stance, said Qazi Hussain Ahmed, the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) president.
- Jaswant Taken Ill In Karachi (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
Former external affairs minister Mr Jaswant Singh, currently on a visit to Pakistan, has taken ill and has put off his onward journey in the country by a day.
- Visits Muzaffarabad, Bagh On Kashmir Solidarity Day (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
Calling upon Indian leadership to reciprocate Pakistan’s offers for resolution of Kashmir dispute, President General Pervez Musharraf has said that New Delhi will have to show more flexibility.
- Lot Needs To Be Done To Remove Misunderstanding, Says Mirwaiz (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
Exuding confidence that relations among various ethnic groups of State will be improved, chairman of the All Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq today admitted that lot needed to be done to remove the mis-understanding among . . .
- Losing Peripheral Vision (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Feb 06, 2006)
The current dispensation in New Delhi does not seem serious about settling the periphery of India — whether it be Kashmir or Nagaland. As long as Metropolitan India is safe, it feels secure. The bushfires in the periphery can continue for all it cares.
- Old Friends (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 06, 2006)
The decision by the board of governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency to report Iran to the United Nations security council, for its non-compliance on the nuclear issue, was inevitable.
- No Compromise On National Sovereignty (Daily Excelsior, Sanchet Barua, Feb 06, 2006)
The Naga ceasefire that was to expire on February 1 has been extended for another six months by the government and the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isaac-Muivah). The decision was taken after four-day long discussions between . . .
- Pak Allows Sugar Import From Wagah (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
Pakistan Government has formally allowed the import of 50,000 tonnes of sugar from India by road through Wagah border for the first time, hoping it would bring down the spiralling prices in domestic market.
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