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Articles 4321 through 4420 of 12768:
- Resolving Iran Issue Diplomatically (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 02, 2006)
The permanent members of the UN Security Council have agreed that the IAEA should report to the world body this week on what Iran must do to cooperate with the agency.
- Us-India Stand-Off Over Iran Vote (Pakistan Observer, Rizwan Ghani, Feb 02, 2006)
Indian Prime Minister is in tough spot as America has openly asked for Indian vote for Iran’s referral to UNSC. Ms. Rice statement, “Asking India to make tough choice” in the matter is part of the diplomatic offensive amidst Bush’s resolve to . . .
- Indian Punjab Interested In ‘Business Gate’ At Wagah (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
The process of booking of ‘Thar Express,’ which will ply between Pakistan and India, began at the Karachi Cantonment Station, on Wednesday evening.
- Ebad Performs Opening Of Booking For ‘Thar Express’ (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
The process of booking of ‘Thar Express,’ which will ply between Pakistan and India, began at the Karachi Cantonment Station, on Wednesday evening.
- Abdullah Hopes For Indo-Pak Peace (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Seeks just settlement of disputes between Islamabad, Delhi; Musharraf says terrorism poses danger to all faiths
- No Military Threat From India, Says Ispr: ‘Kashmiris Fighting For Freedom’ (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Maj-Gen Shaukat Sultan, director-general of ISPR, revealed on Wednesday that the people who carried out suicide attacks on President Gen Pervez Musharraf’s motorcade in Rawalpindi in 2003 had used “the platform of the freedom struggle in Kashmir . . .
- India Desires ‘Pragmatic, Practical’ Solutions: Singh (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Feb 02, 2006)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Wednesday that he wants to resolve all problems with Pakistan, including the Kashmir issue, with pragmatic and practical solutions but he had no mandate to seek transfer of territories if it came to that.
- Controlling Aids (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 02, 2006)
Considering that the majority of the people shy away from an open debate on AIDS, it was good to see our legislators participating actively at a seminar on the disease.
- Balance Between Inflation And Growth (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Feb 02, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has asked the State Bank of Pakistan, with its new governor in Dr.Shamshad Akhtar, to strike a balance between promoting economic growth and inflation. A lax physical policy can create difficulties, he says.
- Thar Express Bookings Begin (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Bookings for Thar Express, which will ply between Pakistan and India, began at the Karachi Cantonment Station on Wednesday evening. Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ebad Khan performed the opening of the booking process at a special counter.
- Iran Issue: India's Stand Is Crucial (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Feb 01, 2006)
Now that it is clear that the Iran nuclear issue will be referred to the UN Security Council, India's stance at the IAEA Board meeting on Thursday assumes importance. If, as seems likely, India toes the US line and sticks to the anti-Iran stand . . .
- Self-Rule Is Starting Point For Any Dialogue: Pok President (Hindu, Luv Puri , Feb 01, 2006)
`Pakistan has shown flexibility, let India do the same'
Ball in India's court
Ceasefire along LoC can be extended
- Jaswant Visits Hinglaj Temple (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Feb 01, 2006)
The shrine is held in veneration by both Hindus and Muslims
Leading an 86-member delegation, the former Foreign Minister and senior BJP leader Jaswant Singh visited the ancient temple of Hinglaj in Balochistan on Tuesday.
- Sharif Says Pakistan Is A Failed Democracy (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2006)
Describing Pakistan under President Pervez Musharraf as a “failed democracy”, ousted Prime Minister Mr Nawaz Sharif has accused him of degrading the country’s name in the world.
- Munabao Rail Service From Feb 18 (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2006)
India and Pakistan today decided to resume rail link that will connect Khokharapar with Munabao, from February 18.
- Musharraf To Continue As President (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2006)
Pervez Musharraf will continue to be Pakistan’s President and retain his post as the Army Chief even after the next general elections due in 2007 despite opposition from mainstream political parties and reservations expressed by Commonwealth.
- Kasuri Links Peace In South Asia To Kashmir Resolution (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2006)
Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmud Kasuri said on Monday there could be no peace and stability in South Asia unless the Kashmir dispute is resolved in line with wishes of the Kashmiri people.
- Bhasha Royalty On The Basis Of Maps: Shaukat (The Nation, DILSHAD AZEEM, Feb 01, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Tuesday asked Northern Areas administration and NWFP that Bhasha Dam’s royalty dispute would be settled in accordance with their respective jurisdictions to be determined under maps of Survey of Pakistan and . . .
- Diplomatic Wisdom (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Feb 01, 2006)
Indian diplomacy has, almost accidentally, shown some wisdom. The King of Saudi Arabia should have been long ago invited to be Chief Guest on Republic Day.
- Protecting The Shores (Tribune, Premvir Das, Feb 01, 2006)
In the nearly six decades that India has been an independent country, the focus of its security concerns has centred on safeguarding the sanctity of its land frontiers from external threats as well as from terrorist movements, aided and abetted . . .
- King Abdullah Arrives Today: Envoy Says Ties With India Not At Pakistan’S Expense (Daily Times, Rana Qaisar, Feb 01, 2006)
Saudi ambassador says Pakistan, Saudi Arabia to sign 5 agreements
- The Uniform Issue (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 01, 2006)
By any standards it is a shocking statement. Speaking at the foundation laying ceremony of a girls’ college in Rawalpindi on Monday,
- Kashmir Situation - A New Phase (Daily Excelsior, K.N. Pandita, Feb 01, 2006)
Undoubtedly, Kashmir situation has entered a new phase -- the phase of dialogues no matter productive or non productive. However, that does not mean the end of externally sponsored and locally abetted militancy.
- Before The Dream Sours (Telegraph, Raoji Bandodkar, Feb 01, 2006)
India would do better to attend to the more press- ing domestic problems than try to join the UN high table uninvited, argues Raoji Bandodkar
- How To Make Sense Of Nuclear Cloud (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2006)
Following are key issues in the Iran debate as the UN nuclear watchdog agency, the IAEA, prepares to hold a crisis session on Thursday.
- Welcome Khadim-E-Harmain Sharifain (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 01, 2006)
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia is arriving in Islamabad today on a two-day State visit to Pakistan at the invitation of President Gen Pervez Musharraf. He will hold wide-ranging talks with Pakistani leaders on the security environment, . . .
- Shaukat Too Should Reshuffle His Cabinet (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 01, 2006)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has reshuffled his Cabinet and quite a few ministers have been laid off apparently in a bid to avoid growing public criticism on account of their misconduct and corruption.
- Let Us Speak For Itself (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 01, 2006)
Foreign Office spokesperson Ms Tasneem Aslam has said that the US has held out formal assurance that Bajaur-like incidents will not be repeated in future. At the weekly news briefing, she said that the assurance has come from the ‘highest US authorities’.
- India’S Freedom Of Action Not For Sale (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Jan 31, 2006)
Intended or otherwise, US Ambassador David Mulford’s public warning over India’s vote on the Iran issue has reawakened the ghosts of the past, bringing into focus the one issue that was responsible for the unhappy state of relations between . . .
- N-Proliferation Can’T Be Ignored (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Jan 31, 2006)
India is in a difficult position in respect of the possible resolution that may come up before the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna on February 2.
- Diplomatic Wisdom (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 31, 2006)
Indian diplomacy has, almost accidentally, shown some wisdom. The King of Saudi Arabia should have been long ago invited to be Chief Guest on Republic Day.
- Iran To India: Lng Price We Signed On Is No Longer Valid (Indian Express, Amitav Ranjan, Jan 31, 2006)
Last October, Tehran linked its energy dialogue to India’s nuclear diplomacy asking New Delhi to “compensate (its) past default (voting against Iran) by supporting Iran in the next meeting of the IAEA board of governors in November.
- Carrot And Stick (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 31, 2006)
The govt should continue negotiations with ULFA
Assam Governor Ajai Singh has opposed peace talks with the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) in contrast to New Delhi’s approach to the raging insurgency in the northeastern state.
- Shackling India’S Nuclear Dreams (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, Jan 31, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is convinced that the July 18, 2005 Indo-US civil nuclear agreement, when implemented, will go a long way in addressing the country’s growing energy needs; But the scientific community is divided on the pact.
- Goodbye Paris, Hello Chad (Dawn, Walter Russell Mead, Jan 31, 2006)
About 100 seasoned US state department officials recently got perhaps the nastiest shock of their professional lives.
- Detach Politics And Economics (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Jan 31, 2006)
If Pakistan allows the Kashmir issue to stymie its trade with India, it could get isolated in the region
- Qaeda's Zawahri Says Survives U.S. Strike (Reuters, Inal Ersan, Jan 31, 2006)
Al Qaeda's deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri blasted U.S. President George W. Bush as a "butcher" in a video tape aired on Monday, saying a recent U.S. air strike targeting him had killed only innocent people.
- Help Sought For Peaceful Nuclear Technology: Govt Committed To Gas Pipeline Project: Kasuri (Dawn, Arshad Sharif, Jan 31, 2006)
Foreign minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri on Monday asked the international community not to adopt a discriminatory approach toward Pakistan but to help it acquire nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.
- N-Ties Not Linked With Democracy, Says Fo (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, Jan 31, 2006)
Pakistan on Monday made it clear that while it was cooperating with the international community in the war against terrorism the effective measures it had taken to fight this scourge were primarily prompted by its own national interest.
- I Survived Bajaur Strike: Zawahri (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
Al-Qaeda’s deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri said he had survived a US air strike targeting him in the Bajaur tribal agency of Pakistan earlier this month, in a video tape aired by Al-Jazeera television on Monday.
- Balochistan Issue Echoes In Senate (Dawn, Ahmed Hassan, Jan 31, 2006)
The issue of military operation in Balochistan echoed in the Senate on Monday when Sen Sanaullah Baloch pointed out that the US Congress had recommended to President Bush to discuss it during his upcoming visit to Islamabad.
- India Asked To Give Matching Response To Pak Proposals (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
AJK Prime Minister Sardar Sikander Hayat Khan on Sunday urged India to give matching response to President Gen Pervez Musharraf’s proposal of demilitarisation and self-governance in Kashmir to pave the way for an early resolution of the issue.
- Pak Trained Bomb Maker Arrested (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
Two persons, including a Pakistan trained bomb-maker, were arrested by the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of Mumbai police today with a cache of arms and some high-grade explosive, police said today.
- ``Priority For Fuel To The Poor'' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
It is too premature to discuss pipeline project: Murli Deora
As world oil prices climbed to over $ 68 a barrel, the new Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Murli Deora said making subsidised cooking fuels available to the poor and restoring . . .
- Lacking Energy (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 31, 2006)
India's desire to become a major manufacturing base and in turn provide jobs to the unemployed millions will require a team of very competent people in the major economic Ministries, particularly in the infrastructure sectors of power, . . .
- Too Much Of Hip-Hopping (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Jan 31, 2006)
Anybody who has been a habitue of the newspaper habit would have noticed a number of important people have done a fair amount of calling during the last week.
- Pakistan Is Losing Ground (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Jan 31, 2006)
During his recent visit to Washington, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz spoke repeatedly about the openness of the economy he and his economic team manage.
- Musharraf Will Stay In Uniform After 2007: Cm (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
* Elahi confident Musharraf will get second term as president
* Says Punjab fully behind president
- Observer Status At The Oic (Dawn, Ghayoor Ahmed, Jan 31, 2006)
Prior to his departure for India to attend its Republic Day parade on January 26 as chief guest, Saudi King Abdullah gave an interview to a private Indian TV channel.
- Pakistan And A World In Disorder (Dawn, Javid Husain, Jan 30, 2006)
THE end of the Cold War generated hopes of a new world order based on justice and fair play, and guided by the principles of the UN Charter. Later events belied these hopes.
- Saudi Arabia Looks East (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Jan 30, 2006)
SOME seven years ago, Pakistan, in a gesture of solidarity, celebrated the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Saudi kingdom by the house of Saud.
- Whose War On Terror? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 30, 2006)
ONE would not dispute President Pervez Musharraf’s claim that Pakistan has played a critical role in the fight against terrorism and has preempted many attacks in other countries
- Musharraf Wants West To See Beyond Terrorism (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 30, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf has said that the US and its allies do not understand the threat of extremism and confuse terrorism with extremism.
- Energy & Water Security (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 30, 2006)
PRIME Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that the Government is pursuing multi-directional policy with vigour to ensure energy and water security for the country.
- Musharraf Says India Not Moving Forward (Press Trust of India, PTI, Jan 30, 2006)
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has said she is planning to return to her country from self-imposed exile prior to the 2007 elections with a view to restoring democracy.
- Focus On Gender Statistics (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Jan 30, 2006)
INDIA FIGURES among the 10 largest countries where civil registration of births is incomplete — there is a shortfall of about 10 per cent.
- Waters Of Contention (Tribune, Gurinder Randhawa, Jan 30, 2006)
Sharing of river waters by Pakistan and Afghanistan is developing into a major row between the two neighbours.
- Rule Over Self (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 30, 2006)
Today our minds are clouded by delusion. In our ignorance, we quarrel with one another and indulge in rowdyism against our own brethren.
- Irritating Thorn Of Democracy (Dawn, F.S. Aijazuddin, Jan 30, 2006)
PAKISTAN has one leg shorter than the other; it leans on imports to keep itself upright.
- Soz For Resolving Water Disputes With Pak Amicably (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 30, 2006)
Newly-appointed Union Water Resources Minister Prof Saif-ud-Din Soz today expressed the hope that all water disputes with Pakistan will be resolved amicably.
- The Devil And The Deep (Deccan Herald, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Jan 30, 2006)
India’s decisions at the IAEA meet will be difficult as all its options are going to have serious repercussions
- The Oic And India: Signals Of A Re-Think (Hindu, Hamid Ansari, Jan 30, 2006)
Neither an ostrich-like posture of ignoring the OIC nor an avid embrace would serve India's purpose. Incremental interaction, and a quiet insistence on the restoration of the original membership, would be a better alternative.
- Energised Ties (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 30, 2006)
Several agreements signed during the visit of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah to India signal a new chapter in bilateral ties.
- An Unedifying Exercise (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 30, 2006)
A key to understanding a government's overall direction and policy thrust is the composition of its Council of Ministers.
- Industry Sees Advantages In Chinese Model (Hindu, M. Soundariya Preetha, Jan 30, 2006)
Most of the textile units are in industrial zones that are almost a township..
- Ten Reasons To Doubt Nuclear Deterrence (Daily Times, Ahmad Faruqui, Jan 29, 2006)
It is often said that poor countries have a right to nuclear weapons since the rich countries have them; not letting the former have them is reprehensible and reeks of double standards, a kind of nuclear apartheid.
- The Controversial Marathon Race (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 29, 2006)
Police clashed with MMA workers and activists demonstrating against the proposed mixed marathon in Lahore on Friday and arrested about 400 of them after resorting to lathi charge and lobbing tear gas canisters.
- Crucial Pak Role In Combating Terror (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 29, 2006)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has underlined Pakistan’s critical role in anti-terror war and said that sharing of vital intelligence by her helped avert terrorist attacks in a number of countries. Addressing a select gathering of intellectuals, . . .
- Baloch And Their Sardars (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Jan 29, 2006)
General Musharraf would have us believe that the current insurrection in Balochistan is primarily the work of a few self-serving tribal sardars. They hold their tribesmen in utter subjection, exploit them, and force upon them a life of ignorance and ...
- Economic Weaknesses To Worry About (Dawn, Shahid Kardar, Jan 29, 2006)
Although our economy has been growing at over six per cent per annum since 2003, much of this has been possible because of the consumer binge that came from a decline in savings and the funding available from banks to finance consumption.
- Ties With Moscow (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 29, 2006)
In spite of a past full of bitterness stemming from their role in the Cold War, relations between Pakistan and Russia seem to be improving, though it goes without saying that they have a long way to go.
- Opting For Continuity (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 29, 2006)
The Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) issued on Thursday by the State Bank indicates continuity rather than change.
- More Powers For The Provinces (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Jan 29, 2006)
The majority of the people and political parties in Pakistan favour a parliamentary form of government with full autonomy for the provinces. The sentiment for autonomy is particularly strong in Balochistan, Sindh and the NWFP, perhaps in that order, . . .
- Balochistan Military Operation Is A World Issue: Kachkol (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 29, 2006)
The United Nations (UN), European Union (EU) and G-8 countries should take action against the Pakistani government which started an undeclared army operation in Balochistan, said Kachkol Ali Baloch on Saturday.
- Indo-Us Focus Bonus At Davos (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 29, 2006)
The relationship between the USA and India is blossoming, but a proposed pipeline with Iran, nuclear proliferation and bureaucracy are just a few of the hurdles that could stall its progress, leaders have said at the World Economic Forum.
- Mehbooba Toughens Stand On Self Rule Issue (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 29, 2006)
Toughening her stand on the controversial ‘Self-Rule’ proposal of Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf, president of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) Mehbooba Mufti today asked the Union Government to empower people of Jammu and Kashmir . . .
- Mirwaiz To Visit Pakistan Again Next Month’ (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jan 29, 2006)
All Parties Hurriyat Conference chief Mirwaiz Umar Farooq will travel to Pakistan again next month to consult leaders there for a fresh strategy, sources told Daily Times on Saturday.
- Engaging In Power (Hindustan Times, K. Shankar Bajpai , Jan 29, 2006)
For nations, as for human beings, different stages of life, or circumstances, demand different levels of maturity
- Musharraf Rakes Up Siachen At Davos (Press Trust of India, Raj Kumar Ray, Jan 29, 2006)
A day after raising Kashmir at the World Economic Forum here, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf today raked up the Siachen issue and said his country cannot talk of trade and economic cooperation with India "when people are killing each other" . . .
- External Forces Not Allowed To Operate Here: Musharraf: Bajaur Raid: An Issue Of Sovereignty (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 29, 2006)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that Pakistan has condemned the Jan 13 US missile attack on a village in Bajaur Agency as “an issue of sovereignty” and cannot allow any external force to operate within its territory.
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