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Articles 4521 through 4620 of 12768:
- A Positive Move (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 25, 2006)
There is a section of the print media in Pakistan that plays a remarkably independent role contrary to the military-tainted image of the country
- Energy Key In The New Asian Architecture (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Jan 25, 2006)
Pipelines bring mutual dependencies and hasten regional integration. India must not let the strings attached to the U.S. offer of nuclear cooperation — or its usual insecurities — choke off this process.
- Kalabagh On The Backburner (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Jan 25, 2006)
Last week, just when the opposition’s protest had begun to reach an uncomfortably high pitch, President Pervez Musharraf decided to take the wind out of the anti-Kalabagh lobby’s sail by announcing a change in the order of dam building.
- Iaea Stance On Iran (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Jan 25, 2006)
As the momentum builds for the International Atomic Energy Agency board meeting on Feb 2, Mr ElBaradei, its director-general, has given the western campaign something of a setback by making it quite clear that he would not advance the date . . .
- Opposition Denied Its Due Role (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 25, 2006)
Opposition leaders were on Monday barred from visiting the Damadola village in Bajaur Agency, the scene of the January 13 US missile attack. Their convoy was stopped at Ekkaghund levy post of Mohmand Agency to restrain them from entering the Tribal Areas.
- Manmohan Receives King Abdullah (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 25, 2006)
First visit by a Saudi King to India in 51 years; to be the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations
- Balochistan: The India Factor (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 25, 2006)
The Indian Foreign Ministry official’s statement that India is “concerned about the events in Balochistan” and B Raman’s article appearing on the RAW motivated website South Asia Analysis Group (SAAG) need to be read in context.
- Pak-Iran Gas Deal Option Stays Even Without India (News International, Khalid Mustafa, Jan 25, 2006)
Pakistan has informed Iran that it would not abandon the option of bilateral gas pipeline project and go ahead with it whether or not India joined it, said Adviser to the Prime Minister on Energy Mukhtar Ahmad here on Tuesday.
- Thar Express May Be Deferred (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 25, 2006)
The much awaited Thar Express train service between Munnabao in Rajasthan and Khokhrapar in Pakistan slated to commence on February one is likely to be deferred by at least a week as the two countries are yet to finalise modalities of the operations.
- Pak Considering Other Options To Meet Energy Needs (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 25, 2006)
Facing opposition from the US on the proposed tri-nation IPI gas pipeline due to the nuclear stand-off with Iran, Pakistan has hoped the project will be speeded up after its latest talks with Tehran but maintained that it was weighing the other . . .
- India,pak Have Unique Opportunity To Resolve Kashmir Issue:aziz (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Jan 25, 2006)
Observing that improved Indo-Pak relations and the congenial international environment provide a "unique opportunity" for the two nations to work for a solution of the Kashmir issue, Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said all sides . . .
- Abdullah’S India Visit Heralds New Ties (News International, Jagpreet Luthra, Jan 25, 2006)
King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia will be a guest of honour when he attends India’s Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi, but many are asking why it has taken a Saudi monarch 51 years to visit the country.
- Pak Pm Says People Of His Country Not "Weird" (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Jan 25, 2006)
Dismissing a former US diplomat's remarks that Pakistanis were "weird" people, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said his countrymen were "promising and vibrant" while pointing out that no society was immune from having different sorts of people.
- Afghanistan Cautions On Chirac’S Nuclear Threat (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Afghan Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah on Sunday cautioned against the use of nuclear arms against terrorism, after French President Jacques Chirac’s threat of a nuclear response to terror strikes.
- Guarded Fo Response To Saudi Proposal: Oic Observer Status For India (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, Jan 24, 2006)
The Foreign Office on Monday gave a guarded response to Saudi King Abdullah’s suggestion that Pakistan sponsor India’s bid for observer status in the 57-member Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC).
- India Shares Future Destiny With Pak: Singh (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
India is pursuing a composite dialogue process with Pakistan to resolve bilateral issues with the understanding that the two countries “shared a destiny,” Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Monday.
- India’S Entry Into Oic (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
According to an Indian television channel, Khadam-e-Harmain Sharifain King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has expressed the hope that Pakistan would sponsor India’s membership as an observer of the OIC. He has also been quoted as saying that India can play . .
- Minimum Credible Deterrence (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that Pakistan is a peaceful country, but we will not be bullied by any other nation. Addressing Pakistanis in New York on Friday, he said that Pakistan’s defence strategy is based on credible nuclear deterrent.
- India As Mfn (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
The most visible effect of the ongoing composite dialogue between India and Pakistan is that even taboo subjects are now at least being discussed.
- Deadlock Ends As French ‘Asbestos’ Ship Heads To India (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
A decommissioned French aircraft carrier has entered the Suez canal after a 10-day controversy over fears its asbestos insulation posed an environmental hazard, the canal authority said on Monday.
- India, China And The Asian Axis Of Oil (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Jan 24, 2006)
The new Sino-Indian partnership could serve as the foundation for an Asian Energy Union and much more.
- Pak Disapproves Saudi King's Comments On India's Oic Entry (Press Trust of India, K J M Varma, Jan 24, 2006)
Disagreeing with Saudi King Abdullah's comments on India's entry into the OIC, Pakistan today pointed out to the rule of the grouping of Islamic countries that new aspirants should not have disputes with member states, an apparent reference to the Kashmir
- Pakistan Denies Lifting Of Ban On Indian Films (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jan 24, 2006)
The only exception was Moghul-e-Azam
- Us-India Nuke Pact A Reality: Pak Official (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
PTI reports from Kolkata say that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is closely monitoring the Indian healthcare model to pick up vital clues for a successful implementation of its global Programme of Action for Cancer Therapy (PACT).
- Pipeline To Be Built In Segments (Dawn, Khaleeq Kiani, Jan 24, 2006)
Pakistan, Iran and India are likely to adopt a segmented approach on the construction of over $7 billion trans-Pakistan gas pipeline to ward off effects of possible US sanctions against Iran over nuclear issue, sources say.
- Saudi King's Visit Raises Expectations (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jan 24, 2006)
GCC countries intelligentsia see it as a path-breaking event
India and China are political superpowers in the making
Visit could anchor the "Look East" concept advocated since the nineties
- Pak Sounds Interpol For Benazir Arrest (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
The Pakistani government has approached Interpol to get self-exiled former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and her spouse Asif Ali Zardari arrested, as at least 10 cases of alleged corruption against them were pending before the courts, . . .
- Threat To Quit Safta (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Jan 24, 2006)
There are some troubling indications that Islamabad may be contemplating pulling out of the South Asia Free Trade Area (Safta). That would be very unfortunate from Pakistan’s perspective. It would do little damage to India, but it would be a
- No Alternative To Dialogue (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
The guns reportedly fell silent in Balochistan on Sunday. Given the fact that no truce has been agreed upon formally by the two sides, one cannot be sure that the fighting will not start again.
- Saudi King Arrives Today (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Indian companies, in turn, are eyeing participation in Riyadh’s plans to expand its downstream petrochemicals industry.
- Congress Renews Pledge To Help Poor (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Jan 24, 2006)
The ruling Congress party on Monday renewed a vow to bring prosperity to millions of desperately poor in the world's largest democracy but did not reveal how it would fund its ambitious pledge.
- Indo-Pak Dialogue May Figure In Bush-Aziz Talks (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
The US-Pak bilateral ties and the ongoing Indo-Pak dialogue process are expected to figure during talks visiting Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz would have with President George W Bush tomorrow.
- Pak Authorities Prevent Islamists From Visiting Tribal Region (Press Trust of India, K J M Varma, Jan 24, 2006)
Pakistani authorities today prevented hundreds of Islamic activists from heading towards the site of a deadly US missile attack in the tribal Bajur region as opposition leaders demanded the expulsion of the American ambassador to the country.
- Pak House Wants Us Envoy Out (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
A provincial Assembly in Pakistan today passed an unanimous resolution demanding the expulsion of the US ambassador in the country, in a sign of mounting anti-US sentiment, a week after the deadly American air strike in the country’s tribal . . .
- Desi Surgery For A Western Beauty Ideal (Tribune, Arifa Akbar, Jan 24, 2006)
They are a growing breed of well-educated, British-born Asian women in their 20s who visit family in Pakistan every year. They are increasingly combining their annual trip back home for weddings and family reunions with some low priced cosmetic surgery.
- Shaukat Raises Bajaur Issue With Rumsfeld (News International, Salim Bokhari, Jan 24, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld held detailed discussion at the Pentagon. The meeting scheduled for 30 minutes continued for nearly an hour.
- Geelani, Sharif Disappointed By Musharraf’S ‘Kashmir Deviation’ (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jan 24, 2006)
Deposed Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif hosted a reception for hardline Kashmiri leader Syed Ali Geelani in Mecca a few days ago. The Indian government had allowed Geelani to perform Haj this year after 10 years.
- Pak Ministry For Mfn Status To India (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Notwithstanding the Pakistan Commerce Ministry’s objections to signing SAFTA which would entail free trade with India, the Ministry of Industries has recommended granting of MFN status to New Delhi, saying liberalisation of trade would benefit Islamabad.
- First Indian Bus Arrives From Amritsar Today (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
The first Indian bus operating on the new Lahore-Amritsar route will arrive here today, carrying 40 passengers including the speaker of the Indian Punjab Assembly, four other parliamentarians and a nine-member trade delegation from Amritsar.
- Gendercide? India’S Population Distortion (Daily Times, Ishtiaq Ahmed, Jan 24, 2006)
Whereas in agrarian societies male children are preferred, until the late 20th century people could not actively choose the gender of their children. But now with the help of technology such as ultrasound they can translate that preference into a choice b
- We Have Brought Peace To Kashmir: Pm (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 24, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the UPA Government had brought peace and security to the North-Eastern region, Jammu and Kashmir and other troubled regions, adding that he would try to go into the root causes of Naxalism in many parts of the....
- Don’T Allow Gains Of Peace Process To Go Waste: Mufti (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Hailing the bold initiatives taken by both India and Pakistan to work out a peaceful solution of the Kashmir issue, former Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammed Sayeed today said that keeping in view the sensitivity of the situation, extra caution needs . . .
- Lahore Bus To Be Flagged Off Today (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
After the ‘Dosti’ bus from Pakistan last Friday, the ‘Panj Aab’ bus will be flagged off for Lahore by Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Ms Rajinder Kaur Bhattal from this holy town tomorrow.
- Longest Surviving Hizbul Ultra Surrenders In Doda (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
One of the longest surviving militant of Hizbul Mujahideen today surrendered before Doda police and Army while another ultra of the same outfit was gunned down in inter-gang rivalry by the LeT activists.
- Cong Asks Pak To Dismantle Terrorist Infrastructure (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jan 23, 2006)
The Congress today asked Islamabad to dismantle the terrorist infrastructure completely to fulfil the solemn commitment given by Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf to then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in January 2004 that he would not allow his...
- Sog Men Worked For Harkat, Bank Officials For Lashkar (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, Jan 23, 2006)
Days after Police unearthed the "coalition of terror" involving two councilors of the PDP and Congress parties in Srinagar, a deadlier Police-militant nexus has surfaced in Shopian area of south Kashmir.
- Elite J-K Cop Unit Nabs Its Own For Militant Links (Indian Express, MAJID JAHANGIR, Jan 23, 2006)
Sending a wake-up call to security forces in the Valley, the Special Operations Group (SOG), the elite counter insurgency unit of the J&K Police, have arrested two of their own members for links with Pakistani militants.
- On Pm-Saudi King Agenda: Terrorism, Defence, Energy (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Jan 23, 2006)
All the pomp surrounding the first visit by a Saudi King to India in half a century—planeloads of royalty accompanying the monarch and the pageantry of the Republic’s birthda...
- Writ Of The State Must Be Established (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
MISCREANTS reportedly fired as many as 38 rockets during Balochistan Governor Owais Ghani’s visit to Kohlu on Saturday. Meanwhile, 9 out of 15 Farari camps have been destroyed with about 55 miscreants’ casualties. FC Commandant Lt Col Naeem told newsmen..
- Saudi King To Push Ties With Energy-Hungry India (Reuters, Kamil Zaheer, Jan 23, 2006)
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah visits New Delhi this week to build on improving ties between the world's top oil exporter and India, eager to meet the future energy needs of its booming economy.
- ‘Terror On The Wane’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
The Congress party visualizes a resurgent Asia and a world without want but has resolved to fight global terrorism which continues to haunt and threaten global peace. However, it believes that finally the tide has begun to turn against terrorism.
- Pakistan's Pm Defends Role In Remote Regions (Reuters, John Poirier, Jan 23, 2006)
Pakistan's prime minister defended his country's efforts to control tribal areas bordering Afghanistan and said on Sunday that resistance against security forces and local authority had softened.
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz
- Oic: Saudi King Hopes Pakistan Will Sponsor India (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has expressed the hope that Pakistan would sponsor India’s membership as an observer of the OIC even as he called on the two countries to resolve their differences.
- Musharraf Holds Talks With Ruler Of Dubai (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
Pakistan and Dubai have reaffirmed their desire to expand and enhance ties in various fields and expressed a firm resolve to step up efforts to that end.
- Nawaz To Leave For London On 29th: Shahbaz (Dawn, Ashraf Mumtaz, Jan 23, 2006)
PML-N president Mian Shahbaz Sharif has said that exiled former prime minister Mian Nawaz Sharif is scheduled to leave Jeddah for London on Jan 29.
- We Want Peaceful Relations With India But Kashmir Issue Impacted The Atmosphere (Pakistan Observer, Aroosa Alam, Jan 23, 2006)
Declaring that Pakistan will always maintain minimum nuclear deterrence, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that Pakistan is an anchor of peace and stability in South Asian region, has no aggressive designs but it won’t be bullied by anyone.
- Anti-Globalisation Protestors Gather In Mali (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
A total of 150 journalists were killed last year in wars, assassinations, natural disasters and accidents while on duty, the International Federation of Journalists
- R-Day Parade: Out Of Step? (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Jan 22, 2006)
I don't know if you have noticed but over the last four years or so, the run-up to the Republic Day parade is always marked by a certain amount of disgruntled muttering. This year has been no exception.
- We Must Move Towards Resolving Kashmir: Aziz (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jan 22, 2006)
Says the "core" issue must be resolved to allow both nations to progress on other fronts
Says any solution of the issue must reflect the wishes and aspirations of Kashmiris
Stresses need for opening all five points along LoC every day
- Iranian Gas Critical For Tackling Poverty (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
Rapid progress being made with Iran
Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar has said that access to Iranian gas is a critical component for eradication of poverty and hopes that the U.S. will be "sensitive to our . . .
- Let Us Go Beyond Cbms: Aziz (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jan 22, 2006)
Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said India and Pakistan must move beyond simple confidence-building measures to "substantive dispute resolution" of the Kashmir issue to achieve "sustainable peace" in South Asia.
- The Potential Of Rajasthan (Indian Express, N K Singh, Jan 22, 2006)
I have just returned from Jodhpur after speaking to a group of NASDAQ and New York Stock Exchange Advisory Board members.
- On George Bush’S New Delhi Agenda: Plan For Inter-Faith Meet In Akshardham (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Jan 22, 2006)
Top on the list of cultural places for US President George W Bush to visit during his stay in Delhi is the Akshardham Temple where an inter-faith congregation is on the cards once White House gives its final nod.
- Pak Shuts Up Mukhtar Mai In Un (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
Apparently afraid that she might steal the thunder from Prime Minister Mr Shaukat Aziz, Pakistan forced the United Nations to block Ms Mukhtar Mai from speaking at the world body headquarters around the time Mr Aziz held a press conference. Ms
- Rubble Rises (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
E P Menon travels to parts of Bhuj devasted by the Jan. 26, 2001, Gujarat earthquake, to catch glimpses of life sprouting back from the rubble, and is quick to note it down in his diary.
- ‘Heroes Are Not Allowed To Die’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
Anita Pfaff, daughter of Subhas Chandra Bose, is in India after a gap of four years. She took part in the 95th birth anniversary of her Austria-born mother Emilie Schenkl at Netaji Bhavan in Kolkata on December 26, 2005, and before wrapping up . . .
- Imperative For India, Pak To Move Towards Conflict Resolution: Mushrraf (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
The confidence building measures (CBMs) are important to further the Indo-Pak peace process but it is "imperative" to move forward towards conflict resolution, President Pervez Musharraf told visiting US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs ...
- Pak Peace Offensive Forced India On The Defensive: Durrani (News International, Asim Yasin, Jan 22, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf has taken a number of bold initiatives through diplomatic channels and this peace offensive has forced India to go on the defensive, said Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Senator Mohammad Ali Durrani.
- Safta Has No Article Giving Mfn Status To India (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
South Asia Free Trade Agreement (Safta) has no article to give the Most Favourite Nation (MFN) status to India and Pakistan and is not going to grant any preferential tariffs to the former.
- Pakistanis May See Indian ‘Sohni Mahiwal’ On Big Screen (Daily Times, Shoaib Ahmed, Jan 22, 2006)
Federal Film Censor Board passes film despite a recent govt statement ruling out screening of Indian films in Pakistan until settlement of all political issues with India
- Burns Says Us To Continue To Provide All Possible Help (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
US Under-secretary of State for Political Affairs, R. Nicholas Burns, called on President General Pervez Musharraf here Saturday at the Army House and exchanged views on regional issues, bilateral relations and American assistance to Pakistan in relief ..
- Bihar Put On Alert (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
An alert has been sounded across Bihar against terrorist attack in the run up to the Republic Day celebrations.
- Declining Law Education (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 22, 2006)
Attorney General Makhdoom Ali Khan has called for steps to arrest the declining state of legal education in the country and raising the requirements for entry into legal profession. Speaking at a full court reference he lamented that we do not have a sing
- Pakistan Won’T Endorse N-Iran: Pm (News International, Salim Bokhari, Jan 22, 2006)
Vows to raise Bajaur bombing in tripartite commission meeting;
calls for moving beyond CBMs to settle Kashmir issue
- Cost Of Political Expediencies (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Jan 22, 2006)
Be it the provision of relief for the victims of the earthquake or punishing defiant Baloch tribes, the only institution the president can call upon to help is the army. That amounts to terming a new political and administrative system, . . .
- Attracting Foreign Investment (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
One of the aims of Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz’s current visit to the US is to seek American investment in Pakistan.
- Munnabao Train From Feb 4 (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
The train from Khokrapar in Pakistan’s Sindh province to Munnabao in Rajasthan will start on February 4, three days after the ‘Thar Express’ is launched from the Indian side.
- Make Sikhs A Party To Parleys (Daily Excelsior, Mohan Singh Kala, Jan 22, 2006)
Kashmir issue is a human problem and should be viewed as such people of J&K ( on either side of LoC) have suffered during the past 58 years as a result of communal clashes in 1947, three wars between India and Pakistan over Kashmir and during . . .
- Hard Road To Reconciliation (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Jan 22, 2006)
In the domain of public policy several of the major avenues are in disrepair and appear to be closed. More disconcerting is the probability that the policy makers do not know what it will take to fix them. We will focus today on an aspect of national . .
- Indian Congress To Set Party Agenda At Upcoming Meet (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
The Congress party-led coalition which has ruled India now for nearly two years should be named DNA for Do Nothing Alliance, one recent newspaper cartoon suggested.
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