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Articles 5621 through 5720 of 12768:
- Rockets Fired As Musharraf Visits Pakistani Town (Reuters, Reuters, Dec 15, 2005)
Suspected separatist militants in Pakistan fired eight rockets at a paramilitary base in a troubled southwestern province on Wednesday as President Pervez Musharraf was visiting a nearby town, police said.
- Risky Business Of Politics (Pioneer, Claude Arpi, Dec 14, 2005)
If the health of a nation is to be measured by what its media presents, then India is ill, says Claude Arpi
- Gen Ahsan In Kabul For Meeting (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2005)
Vice Chief of Army Staff General Ahsan Saleem Hayat will leave for Kabul today (Wednesday) on a two-day official visit to attend the fourteenth meeting of the Pakistan-Afghanistan-US Tripartite Commission on Border Security. During his stay in Kabul, the
- The King Of Hard Times (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Dec 14, 2005)
King Gyanendra returned to Kathmandu on December 2 from a three-week African safari immediately after the Dhaka SAARC summit where he "granted an audience" to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh but nothing came out of even the second meeting between . . .
- Nato Not Chasing Al Qaeda In Pakistan: Official (Dawn, Iftikhar A. Khan, Dec 14, 2005)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization forces are not in Pakistan to chase Al Qaeda, a Nato commander said on Tuesday. “Chasing Al Qaeda is neither our agenda nor our mandate,” Commander of the Nato Forces in Pakistan Air Commodore Andrew George Walton ...
- Foreign Secy May Meet Iaea Officials (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, Dec 14, 2005)
Foreign Secretary Riaz Mohammad Khan, who is in Vienna for bilateral consultations, is likely to touch base with some key officials at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
- Scourge Of Bonded Labour (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Dec 14, 2005)
MOST of us erroneously believe that slavery has never existed in Pakistan and bonded labour ended 13 years ago when the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1992 was adopted by the National Assembly. But the fact is that this law abolished bonded labour
- Ray Of Hope In Afghanistan? (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Dec 14, 2005)
EARLY on Tuesday morning an earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale hit north-eastern Afghanistan.
- Losing The War Against Errors (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Dec 14, 2005)
This is how “extraordinary rendition” appears to operate. A suspect is pounced upon by US agents or local proxies, and interrogated.
- Pak Bus Completes Dry Run (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2005)
A Pakistani bus, which arrived here Tuesday, completed the second and final phase of the trial run of the Amritsar-Lahore bus service which is expected to be operational by the end of this month.
- Quake Located Deep Under Earth's Surface (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 14, 2005)
No reports of damages or casualties
- Woman Rescued Two Months After Quake (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 14, 2005)
A 45-year-old woman was brought to a charity field hospital in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), on Monday after she was rescued from rubble on Sunday, 63 days after the devastating October 8 earthquake.
- Export Of Democracy (Daily Excelsior, N. B. Menon, Dec 14, 2005)
A group of senators in the US Congress have moved a resolution named "Advancing democratic values world over". Specifically, this draft contains a proposal to establish a special "Democratic movements department" within the State Department, . . .
- Uma Blasts ‘Cong’S Double’ (Statesman, PTI, Dec 14, 2005)
Stepping up her attack against the leadership, expelled BJP leader Uma Bharti has claimed that the BJP has now become a replica of the Congress by undermining principles and ideology.
- Regaining Lost Glory Of Karachi (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 14, 2005)
PRESIDENT Pervez Musharraf has called for hard work and dedication to implement major projects of Karachi for providing a strong infrastructure to resolve the problems faced by the people. Inaugurating the Beach Park, he said extra resilience is required
- Crocker’S Ill-Conceived Advice (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 14, 2005)
US Ambassador Ryan C Crocker has expressed concern over the open involvement of groups under the US watch list like Jamaatud Daawa in the earthquake relief work in Azad Kashmir.
- Al Qaeda-Linked Suspects: Shc Seeks Grounds (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2005)
The Sindh High Court directed standing counsel for Pakistan Mehmood Alam on Tuesday to ascertain from the federal government where and under what laws it had detained various people, whose next of kin had invoked the jurisdiction of the courts.
- Saarc Students Only Allowed At Madrassas (Daily Times, HASAN MANSOOR, Dec 14, 2005)
The government has plans to impose a complete ban on the admission of foreign students, barring those hailing from member nations of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), sources told Daily Times on Tuesday.
- India, Asean Agree To Fight Collectively Scourge Of Terror (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2005)
With terrorism posing a major threat to the collective security of the region, India and ASEAN today agreed to fight together the menace and strengthen maritime security in the piracy-infested Malacca Straits.
- Top Let Ultra Held With 3 Ak Rifles In Doda (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Dec 14, 2005)
With terrorism posing a major threat to the collective security of the region, India and ASEAN today agreed to fight together the menace and strengthen maritime security in the piracy-infested Malacca Straits.
- Us Asks Pakistan To Bar Jihadi Outfits From Relief Work (Indian Express, PTI, Dec 14, 2005)
Taking serious note of extremist outfits carrying out quake relief operations, the US today asked Pakistani government to seek the help of NGOs for speeding up the activities in the affected areas.
- Third Round Of Indo-Pak Dialogue Likely Next Month (News International, Mariana Baabar, Dec 14, 2005)
Pakistan and India hope to start third round of the composite dialogue at the foreign secretary level in the third week of next month in New Delhi.
- Settle Siachen Before Addressing Kashmir: Wisner (Daily Times, Umer Farooq, Dec 14, 2005)
The Former US Ambassador to New Delhi, Frank G Wisner, has said that Pakistan and India should first focus on negotiating a settlement of issues like Siachen and Sir Creek to give confidence to the negotiators before taking up bigger issues such as Kashmi
- India’S Middle East Shuffle (Indian Express, P.R. KUMARASWAMY, Dec 14, 2005)
On September 12, the official spokesperson of the ministry of external affairs issued a statement which, inter alia, observed: “India welcomes the withdrawal of Israeli settlements from Gaza and northern West Bank, ....
- Little Boy Lost (Indian Express, Mini Kapoor, Dec 14, 2005)
On Saturday, December 10, precisely at 16:44:19 by one cricket writer’s watch, Sachin Tendulkar played off Chaminda Vaas to become holder of another cricket record. Thereupon, with two more balls still to be sent down in that over, the umpires . . .
- Pak Bus Conducts Dry Run (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2005)
The dry run from Lahore to Amritsar was conducted by Pakistan today with a bus carrying eight officials crossing into India through the Atari-Wagah Joint Check Post.
- Manmohan: We'll Be Flexible On Fta (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Dec 14, 2005)
ASEAN leaders seek a political commitment
Badawi says it would be timely to proceed with implementing some form of concrete cooperation
"New Delhi committed to non-discriminatory disarmament"
- Consensus May Elude Wto (Hindu, N. Ravi Kumar, Dec 14, 2005)
Members should look beyond their immediate needs, says Pascal Lamy
Look beyond your immediate needs, Lamy tells members
G-20 finalises ministerial declaration
Removing anti-development measures is core objective of Doha round: G-20
- Asian Interests And The Myth Of `Balance' (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Dec 13, 2005)
The East Asian Summit process, the proposed Asian energy grid, and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation are three pillars of the emerging strategic architecture in Asia. There is no need for the region to turn to outside powers in the name . . .
- Taliban Exploits Drug Trade To Step Up Afghan Attacks (Hindu, Declan Walsh, Dec 13, 2005)
It appears that the Taliban, which had condemned opium as "un-Islamic," has turned to the billion-dollar drugs trade to earn money and undermine the authority of the Hamid Karzai Government.
- New Challenges In Kashmir (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 13, 2005)
The great earthquake that devastated large parts of undivided Kashmir in October has had seismic consequences not just for its victims but also for political processes on both sides of the Line of Control. Jihadist groups like the Lashkar-e-Taiba . . .
- India All Set To Acquire Crystal Maze Missiles From Israel (Indian Express, Shishir Gupta, Dec 13, 2005)
India is on the verge of acquiring a long-range weapon with Israel scheduled to deliver the 100-km range air to surface stand-off Crystal Maze missile next month.
- 3rd Oic Summit Approved 10-Year Plan Of Action: Fo (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
The third extraordinary OIC summit held in Makkah remained successful as it adopted comprehensive document of 10-Year Programme of Action which deals with the political, development, socio-economic and scientific issues relating to Muslim Ummah.
- Interpol's Redcorner Notices Ineffective (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Dec 13, 2005)
There used to be a time when a "red corner notice" issued by the International Police (Interpol) meant that there is no place on planet earth that a criminal could hide with impunity. Not any more. Hence the felt need for a "special notice" to try . . .
- Convert J&k Into A Federation (Daily Excelsior, M Y TARIGAMI, Dec 13, 2005)
Natural calamities do not recognize the artificial lines drawn upon the earth. Yet the human sufferings, wherever caused, are identical and the feelings of pain similar.
- India Won't Accept Any Trade Deal That Displaces Farmers: Nath (Press Trust of India, Deepshikha Sikarwar, Dec 13, 2005)
On the eve of the WTO Ministerial Conference here, India today asserted it will not be rushed into a global trade deal that displaces millions of its poor farmers.
- Us Asks Pakistan To Not Allow Jihadi Outfits In Relief Work (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
Taking serious note of extremist outfits carrying out quake relief operations, the US today asked Pakistani government to seek the help of NGOs for speeding up the activities in the affected areas.
- New Policy For India? (Deccan Herald, Maj Gen (R) Dipankar Banerjee, Dec 13, 2005)
India’s direct role in stabilising Nepal is limited and it should support intervention of the UN instead
- Geelani Criticises Oic (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Dec 13, 2005)
In a scathing attack on the Organisation of Islamic Conference , hard-line separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Monday said it had failed to represent the wishes and aspirations of Kashmiris and instead "strengthening Indian claim over Kashmir."
- A Fashionable City Catches Up With A Nationwide Trend (Hindu, A. Jayaram, Dec 13, 2005)
'Bengaluru' will come into vogue on November 1 next year
It is the second major decision with regard to change in name
In November 1973, the name of the State was changed from Mysore to Karnataka
- Kbd: Consensus Already Exists (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 13, 2005)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that both the Parliamentary and Technical Committees have recommended construction of major reservoirs including Kalabagh Dam to meet the growing water and power needs of the nation.
- India, Pakistan Should Convert Loc Into Soft Border: Kuldeep (News International, Rasheed Khalid, Dec 13, 2005)
Shri Kuldeep Nayyar, former Indian MP and journalist, has said that India and Pakistan should retain only defence, foreign affairs and communication of their respective administered Kashmirs and give rest of all powers to the two governments . . .
- Hong Kong Rising Against Wto (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 13, 2005)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that both the Parliamentary and Technical Committees have recommended construction of major reservoirs including Kalabagh Dam to meet the growing water and power needs of the nation.
- Flexibility Needed On Kashmir, Says Fo (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, Dec 13, 2005)
Pakistan on Monday said the resolution of the Kashmir issue was being discussed and underlined that it required flexibility which it was willing to show.
- India Revives Talks With Israel (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Dec 13, 2005)
A mere handshake recently between the foreign ministers of Pakistan and Israel in Istanbul has prompted India to revive its faltering dialogue with the Jewish state, the Indian Express reported on Monday.
- Mulberry Bush Of Kashmir (Dawn, F.S. Aijazuddin, Dec 13, 2005)
It was the sheer audacity of the suggestion that challenged them: Undo the knot that has vexed their elders for over 50 years. Find a solution to the Jammu & Kashmir problem.
- Will Oic Summit Make A Difference? (Dawn, Tariq Fatemi, Dec 13, 2005)
The extraordinary summit of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) concluded its two-day deliberations in Makkah last week.
- Osama May Not Be In Command: Envoy (Dawn, M. ZIAUDDIN, Dec 13, 2005)
US Ambassador Mr Ryan C. Crocker suspects that Osama bin Laden and his second–in-command Ayman Al-Zawahiri are no more in operational command of Al Qaeda.
- Pakistan’S ‘No-Borders-Plus’ Kashmir Solution (News International, Nasim Zehra, Dec 13, 2005)
It has been a gradual coming out of the closet. For Pakistan’s ‘no-borders-plus’ solution for Kashmir, it is exposÈ time.
- Rights Abuses In Kashmir (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 13, 2005)
That rights abuses in held Kashmir have continued despite the ongoing peace process was highlighted the way Kashmiris in the occupied territory observed International Human Rights Day on Saturday.
- Taliban Exploit Drug Trade To Step Up Afghan Attacks (Dawn, Declan Walsh, Dec 13, 2005)
Resurgent Taliban forces have forged an alliance with drug smugglers in the lawless Afghan province of Helmand, underscoring a worrying slide in security just months before thousands of British troops are due to take control in the spring.
- Dollar Deluge (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 13, 2005)
It is pouring good news about the Indian economy. After an 8 per cent GDP growth for the second quarter, just behind China's, comes the news that this country has had the biggest inflow of capital from its overseas workers.
- At Odds With The Cross (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Dec 13, 2005)
Two indigenous groups with a lived history of centuries of civilisational amity are supposedly engaged in fratricidal conflict in Assam's Karbi Anglong district. To the bewilderment of the majority of Karbis and Dimasas, gangs of armed and hooded . . .
- India Should Be Flexibile: Fo (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
* No proposal to open visa offices in Lahore and Amritsar
* India and Pakistan will open consulates from January
* Pakistan agrees to buy goods from India
- ‘Made In India’ Label On Relief Goods Irks Pakistan (News International, Mariana Baabar, Dec 13, 2005)
Pakistan has expressed "political sensitivity" towards certain relief items coming from India with the label of "Made in India" for use in the earthquake devastated areas.
- Kalabagh Consensus (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 13, 2005)
There are two aspects of the Kalabagh dam issue — the technical and the political. The technical issues have been discussed, and continue to be discussed in the press and in other forums, by experts.
- Bus From Amritsar Reaches Lahore (Dawn, Amjad Mahmood, Dec 12, 2005)
A bus from the Indian city of Amritsar crossed Wagah on Sunday on a trial run between Amritsar and Lahore. It is the third such service launched between the two South Asian neighbours as part of their peace process. The earlier two are Lahore-Delhi and...
- Peace With Pakistan (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Dec 12, 2005)
I am veering round to the viewpoint that Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee might have pushed the India-Pakistan dialogue faster and farther than Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has done.
- Lahore-Amritsar Bus Trial Successful (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
An Indian bus from Amritsar arrived in Lahore on Sunday in a successful trial run of the second bus link between Pakistan and India.
- Pak Overtures Bring Israel Blip Back On India Radar (Indian Express, Shishir Gupta, Dec 12, 2005)
Caught on the backfoot by Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf’s tactical overtures towards Tel Aviv, New Delhi has hurriedly brought back Israel on its radar with the Joint Working Group (JWG)
- Possible Options On Kashmir: Pakistan More Flexible Than India (Daily Times, Ali Waqar, Dec 12, 2005)
Kuldeep Nayar; a leading journalist, peace activist and former member of the Rajya Sabha proposed maximum autonomy for the Indian and Pakistani sides of Kashmir except for foreign, defence and communication affairs.
- Reinventing The Oic (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Dec 12, 2005)
In the year-long run-up to its extraordinary summit in Makkah on December 7-8, the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC), which had emerged in 1969 as a collective response to an arson attack on Masjid-i-Aqsa, has had a bad press.
- An Instrument Of Oppression (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Dec 12, 2005)
Last Tuesday all progressive and enlightened elements in this country, even those who preach enlightened moderation, should have flown their flags at half mast, after the National Assembly demonstrated once again that when it comes to repression and . . .
- Amritsar-Lahore Trial Bus Arrives (News International, Ghulam Haider, Dec 12, 2005)
The Amritsar-Lahore trial bus carrying nine officials and technical experts of the relevant departments of India’s Punjab arrived here on Sunday.
- Some Glaring Contrasts (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Dec 12, 2005)
The Pakistan High Commission is out to dampen the spirit of people-to-people ties by denying visas
- With Covert Support From Pakistan, Taliban Fighters Adopting Hit And Run Tactics Against The Afghan Government (India Daily, Preeti Singhani, Dec 12, 2005)
Taliban cannot survive without shadow Pakistani ISI support. With Pakistani covert support, the Talibans are attacking the Afghan Government infrastructure and officials to create the effect of terror.
- Kashmir: The Question Of Self-Governance (News International, Ershad Mahmud, Dec 12, 2005)
The idea of self-governance for all regions of the formerly united state of Jammu and Kashmir has stirred enthusiasm as well as heated debate. Interestingly, the entire Kashmiri discourse has focused on its dynamics, raising hopes that it may play . . .
- Amritsar-Lahore Bus Crosses Over To Pak (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
The first Amritsar-Lahore bus, on a trial run, crossed over to Pakistan through the land route at the Indo-Pak Wagah border here today.
- 'Ji Rejects United Kashmir' (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
The JI has rejected the idea of United Kashmir or its division into five zones however supported demilitarisation in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
- Bilateralism And Beyond (Pioneer, APS Chauhan, Dec 12, 2005)
A fair and logical inference from the July 18 Indo-US nuclear agreement would be that India, having preferred it over a multilaterally negotiated pact on civilian nuclear commerce, should also break rank with other members of G-4 - Germany, . . .
- Art Lovers Would Love To Be Here. Are You One? - Ii (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 12, 2005)
Javaid Iqbal Bhat sums up his experience at the Indian National Archives Complex, where are housed some rare pieces of art and literature
- India Rejects Suggested Options Of Self-Governance For Jammu And Kashmir Emanating From Pakistan And Endorsed By Washington And The All Parties Hurriyat Conference (India Daily, Sonia Chopra, Dec 12, 2005)
India took the right approach. It has taken the strong stand on Kashmir and asked those proposing self rule in Kashmir to take a back seat and just forget about it.
- Proxy Rule Of Us-Pak In Afghanistan (Daily Excelsior, Brig. (Retd.) S.N. Sachadeva, Dec 12, 2005)
The US state department and some West European countries are unhappy with the outcome of September 18 parliamentary elections in Afghanistan as it have preponderance of MPs from the Northern Alliance.
- India And Pakistan Test New Bus Link (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
India and Pakistan on Sunday conducted a successful trial run of a bus service linking Amritsar to Lahore as part of their cautious peace process.
- Pm Seeks To Boost ‘Look East’ Policy (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
In a major effort to strengthen India’s “Look East” policy, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh will take forward his initiative for an Asian Economic Union at the first-ever East Asian Summit on 14 December.
- Uncertain Nepal : India's Options (Daily Excelsior, Arun Deep Singh, Dec 11, 2005)
The developments of the past few weeks in Kathmandu are creating new uncertainties all around, especially in Nepal and India. First was the sudden announcement of Chinese arms supplies to Nepal in mid-November.
- Sufi Saints Of India (Daily Excelsior, K K Khullar, Dec 11, 2005)
Asked what was his view of the highest form of devotion of God, Shaikh Moinuddin Chisthti, popularly known as 'Garib Nawaz' replied: "Redressing the misery of the miserable, fulfilling the needs of the needy, feeding the hungry, . . .
- Onyx - The Marvel From Pakistan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
The wonder stone is a major draw atThe Hindu-EenaduLifestyle show
Onyx can be used for a wide range of articles
Indians believe that the stone brings luck
Thailand's handicrafts equally attractive
- Skipping Borders (Deccan Herald, M K Chandra Bose, Dec 11, 2005)
The author feels that global media corporations are not driven by nationalistic cultural agendas but by market imperatives which transcend borders.
- The System That Failed (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Dec 11, 2005)
Every so often I find someone arguing that the present disarray in our government and politics will not go away unless we adopt a presidential system. But no one has spelled out the relevant specifics and told us what kind of a presidential system . . .
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