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Articles 6521 through 6620 of 12768:
- Scourge Of Loans’ Remission (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 13, 2005)
In a written answer to a question, Minister of State for Finance Omar Ayub Khan informed the Senate on Friday that Rs 2.2 billion, outstanding against some influential politicians and industrialists, were written off by the National Bank of Pakistan . . .
- Monica Or Sana Or Fauzia Or... (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2005)
Monica Bedi returned this evening to Hyderabad, the city where she got a new identity — Sana Malik Kamal — in August 2001.
- Govt And Donors Release Quake Assessment Report: Reconstruction To Cost $5.2 Billion (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2005)
Rebuilding will take five years
* Overall impact calculated at .5pc of GDP
* WB, ADB, UN, other donors agree with report
- The Kanwar Mess (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Nov 12, 2005)
One thing that has always struck me most noticeably about Kanwar Natwar Singh is his supreme insolence.
- Aziz, Singh To Focus On Loc (Daily Times, Ali Waqar, Nov 12, 2005)
The Indian and Pakistani prime ministers will discuss opening the Line of Control (LoC),
- Stage Set For Opening Of Saarc Summit (Press Trust of India, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 12, 2005)
The stage is set for tomorrow's opening of the twice-deferred SAARC Summit which is expected to outline a "new vision" for addressing major issues like terrorism, poverty alleviation and regional cooperation and chart out a roadmap for economic integratio
- Singh Rings ‘Failed States’ Alert (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Nov 12, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s statement that a number of “failed states” were emerging in India’s neighbourhood may cast a pall of gloom on the 13th Saarc (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) Summit beginning here tomorrow.
- Cbi Interrogates Abu Salem, Monica Bedi (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2005)
The CBI today interrogated Mumbai underworld don Abu Salem and his girlfriend bollywood starlet Monica Bedi, who were extradited from Portugal this morning, at its headquarters at Mumbai.
- Saarc Ministers Discuss Economic Union Plan (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2005)
Seven South Asian foreign ministers met on Friday ahead of a weekend summit in the Bangladesh capital to push a free trade agreement and a possible “economic union”, officials said.
- Rebuilding The Health Sector (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 12, 2005)
Not surprisingly, Pakistan’s traditional neglect of the health sector has come home to roost in the wake of the October 8 earthquake. Lacking an adequate and efficient health-care infrastructure, the country is finding it difficult to cope with the large
- Inconsequential Exchange Of Goods (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 12, 2005)
Pakistan and India are proceeding ahead with the opening of crossing points on the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Pakistan To Welcome China’S Entry Into Saarc (Pakistan Observer, Zahid Malik, Nov 12, 2005)
Dhaka—Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has underlined the growing need to “restructure and re-organise’ South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) for the good of the seven impoverished member nations.
- Remembering Yasser Arafat (Dawn, Tayyab Siddiqui, Nov 12, 2005)
A year ago, Yasser Arafat breathed his last. With his death departed the last of the political dinosaurs and icons of a revolutionary era. Arafat epitomized unflinching resolve and remained steadfast to his cause despite several military and political....
- Quake And The Blasts (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 12, 2005)
I was in Parliament House when the terrorists struck last time at Delhi, some four years ago. Not familiar with the building, they could not find the entrance. Still they killed three security guards till they were shot dead.
- Quake Relief Imperatives (Dawn, Shahid M. Amin, Nov 12, 2005)
The earthquake of October 8 has been the worst ever natural calamity to hit Pakistan.
- India Distributes 1,850 Loc Forms (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2005)
Jammu and Kashmir authorities distributed 1,850 application forms among local residents to visit Pakistan. Hundreds of people want to visit their divided families across the Line of Control (LoC).
- India, Pakistan Make No Headway On Kishanganga (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Nov 12, 2005)
India and Pakistan on Friday failed to make any headway to resolve differences over the controversial Kishanganga hydropower project being constructed in Baramulla.
- Terror & The City (Hindustan Times, Khushwant Singh, Nov 12, 2005)
There are three national symbols in Delhi which represent our past and the present: the Red Fort, Parliament and our markets.
- Shrewd Indian Diplomacy By Manmohan Government May Have Made America Tilt ... (India Daily, Sudhir Chadda, Nov 11, 2005)
Shrewd Indian diplomacy by Manmohan Government may have made America tilt on Indian side on the issue of Kashmir
- Jordan Bombs A Terrorist Master-Stroke (Asia Times, Ehsan Ahrari, Nov 11, 2005)
In the deadly game of transnational terrorism, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has proved himself to be a formidable opponent.
- Introspection Time For Tony Blair (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Nov 11, 2005)
He refused to see the writing on the wall and paid the price. British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Wednesday suffered his first defeat in Parliament when his party refused to back him on the issue of detaining terror suspects up to 90 days without charge.
- Manmohan Weakest Pm Ever: Advani (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2005)
BJP president Mr LK Advani today dubbed Dr Manmohan Singh as “the weakest Prime Minister” the country ever had and dismissed his allegation that the erstwhile NDA government had done very little for Bihar.
- Feature - Stay Or Go; Pakistani Quake Villagers' Wintry Dilemma (Reuters, Simon Cameron, Nov 11, 2005)
Will they stay in the mountains or will they go down to Muzaffarabad, where water and sanitation problems are causing misery for many earthquake survivors?
- Opening Of Loc Will Have Positive Impact On Relief: Un (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2005)
The Indo-Pak decision to open five points along the LoC could play a key role in helping overcome the "logistical nightmare" being faced by relief agencies for distribution of aid in quake-hit areas of Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir, a top UN relief official h
- Kashmir Needs Help, Not Politics (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 11, 2005)
I was in Parliament House when the terrorists struck last time in Delhi, some four years ago. Not familiar with the building, they could not find the entrance. Still they killed three security guards before they were shot dead.
- Increasing Tax Revenue (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Nov 11, 2005)
Pakistan needs far more financial resources than it can readily mobilize in these difficult times.
- The Unfortunate Incident In New Delhi (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Nov 11, 2005)
On November 8, Roshan Ali, the 19-year-old son of a Pakistan High Commission official in New Delhi, was abducted and harassed by unknown people . . .
- A Revised Building Code (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 11, 2005)
The decision to revise the building code was long overdue. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz asked the ministry of housing and works to draft a revised code within a month.
- Opening Of Third Point On Loc Delayed (Dawn, Raja Asghar, Nov 11, 2005)
The Indian High Commission in Islamabad on Thursday announced to defer opening of the Tithwal-Nauseri crossing point on LoC – the third in the series of five—till Saturday on the grounds of “non-completion of a foot-bridge on the Neelum river”.
- Pak Rakes Up Kashmir Issue At Un (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2005)
Notwithstanding the ongoing Indo-Pak talks to resolve all outstanding issues, including Kashmir, Pakistan has once again spoken about the right of self-determination for the people of Jammu and Kashmir under UN supervision.
- Pak To Support Kabul’S Saarc Bid (Tribune, Shamim-ur-Rahman, Nov 11, 2005)
Pakistan strongly supports Afghanistan’s bid for membership of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and would propose its inclusion in the ministerial meeting to be held before the 13th SAARC summit in Dhaka.
- India, Pak Jointly “Can Restore” Stability In Nepal (Tribune, Vijay Mohan, Nov 11, 2005)
With the subcontinent witnessing improvement in Indo-Pak bilateral relations on one hand and worsening situation in Nepal and Bangladesh on the other, former Foreign Secretary, Mr Jagat S. Mehta today suggested that India and Pakistan should join hands to
- American Occupation And The Rise Of Al-Qaeda (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Nov 11, 2005)
Two-and-a half years of U.S. rule has converted Iraq into an Al-Qaeda hub, which has now begun to radiate violence and extremism in the region.
- Making Friends (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 11, 2005)
The 13th summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, which begins at Dhaka, is faced with the challenge of still proving that the organization is capable of becoming a dynamic institution of regional integration.
- Al-Qaeda's Battle For Hearts And Minds (Asia Times, Ehsan Ahrari, Nov 10, 2005)
No one can claim that al-Qaeda is not watching the twists and turns of the debates related to global terrorism that are currently being waged in the United States and the Muslim world.
- A Revised Building Code (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 10, 2005)
The decision to revise the building code was long overdue. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz asked the ministry of housing and works to draft a revised code within a month.
- Increasing Tax Revenue (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Nov 10, 2005)
Pakistan needs far more financial resources than it can readily mobilize in these difficult times. Much more funds are required than what the donors are willing to offer for relief and rehabilitation of the survivors of the earthquake of October 8.
- Terrorists Wear A Human Mask In Pok (Daily Excelsior, Samuel Baid, Nov 10, 2005)
One cannot say for sure how many survivors of the October 8 temblor in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) will survive the impending onslaught of the freezing winter to get, if at all, rehabilitated in the near future.
- Kashmir Needs Help, Not Politics (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 10, 2005)
I was in Parliament House when the terrorists struck last time in Delhi, some four years ago. Not familiar with the building, they could not find the entrance. Still they killed three security guards before they were shot dead.
- They Can Have F-16s (Hindustan Times, PN Khera, Nov 10, 2005)
At the end of October, a meeting convened in Geneva to discuss earthquake relief for Pakistan succeeded in getting only 12 per cent of the target of $ 580 million
- Loc Crumbles At Another Point (Daily Excelsior, Sarwar Kashani, Nov 10, 2005)
Notwithstanding the political and geographical boundaries, authorities from across the Line of Control (LoC) today exchanged relief material for the quake affected victims at Kaman post in Uri.
- Continuing Menace (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Nov 10, 2005)
The figures given by Maj-Gen V.K. Singh, Chief of Staff of the Srinagar-based 15 Corps, about the continuing infiltration of militants from across the Line of Control even after the October 8 earthquake tell their own tale.
- Rehabilitation First, Then Arms Deal (Daily Excelsior, Tanveer Jafri, Nov 10, 2005)
The death toll of killer quake that hit Muzaffarabad area of PoK has reached, through non-government sources, about one lac. Pakistan government itself has confirmed that about seventy three thousand persons have lost their lives in this earth tremor.
- Terrorists Can't Be Freedom Fighters: Manmohan (Daily Excelsior, Sarwar Kashani, Nov 10, 2005)
Notwithstanding the political and geographical boundaries, authorities from across the Line of Control (LoC) today exchanged relief material for the quake affected victims at Kaman post in Uri. This is the second point on the ceasefire line between India
- South Asia Summit Again Seems Mired In Politics (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Nov 10, 2005)
Leaders of South Asia, home to nearly one-fifth of humanity, gather in Bangladesh this weekend for a twice-postponed summit to push long-standing goals to reduce poverty, boost trade and fight terrorism.
- This November (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Nov 10, 2005)
November 6 has come and gone and November 25 is around the corner. These two days are written in blood in the 1947 history of our State.
- Indian Journos Cross Loc (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2005)
India and Pakistan did not allow any civilian to cross the Line of Control (LoC) at Aman Setu (Peace Bridge) on Wednesday with relief, but mediapersons, mostly cameramen, breached it to take pictures and exchange pleasantries with their brethren from PoK.
- Pakistani Abduction Story Fabricated, Says Delhi (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Nov 10, 2005)
"Unfortunate attempt to sensationalise without proper investigation"
- Lalu At Wits End (Daily Excelsior, Ashok Thakur, Nov 10, 2005)
The wit that conquered Pakistan seems dead; the oneliners that lit up his interviews and poll campaigns seem to have taken French leave.
- India To Release 26 Pakistan Prisoners (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2005)
India will release 26 more Pakistani civil prisoners on November 18.
- Kashmir Dialogue Process Has To Be Broad-Based, Says Azad (Hindu, Luv Puri , Nov 10, 2005)
The new Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister,Ghulam Nabi Azad, is aware of the challenges facing the State. In an interview, he calls for including all sections in the dialogue to resolve the Kashmir dispute. He also speaks in favour of administrative....
- Indo-Pak Diplomatic Row Erupts (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Nov 10, 2005)
A teenaged son of a non-diplomatic staffer of Pakistan High Commission here was allegedly kidnapped by unidentified persons last evening — an incident which triggered diplomatic reverberations today.
- India, Pak Exchange Relief Material At Aman Setu (Tribune, Ehsan Fazili, Nov 10, 2005)
Indian and Pakistani officials from both sides of the LoC today supervised the exchange of relief material for the quake-affected population. The Aman Setu (peace) bridge over the KDK nullah, which links the two sides of Kashmir, was a witness to . . .
- Decline In Bush’S Popularity (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Nov 09, 2005)
Since my last article on this subject the results of two other opinion polls carried out by the Washington Post and ABC have appeared.
- India, Pak Agree On Opening Bank Branches (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2005)
The central banks of India and Pakistan have reached an agreement to allow setting up of two commercial bank branches in each other's country.
- Clearance Sale! Politicians Going Cheap (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Nov 09, 2005)
The Mitrokhin Archives dealt with the Soviet period. The UN’s Independent Inquiry Committee Report investigating corruption in Iraq’s oil-for-food programme during President Saddam’s regime deals with recent events.
- Natwar’S Suspension (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 09, 2005)
Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has suspended Natwar Singh as India’s Foreign Minister on Monday over allegations of his involvement in Iraq’s oil-for-food scandal. An independent report has identified Natwar Singh as amongst prominent . . .
- Rain, Snow To Grip Survivors (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 09, 2005)
The Met Office has said that widespread rain and snow will hit the earthquake affected areas in Azad Kashmir and Hazara Division for five days due to a strong westerly wave that is likely to grip Pakistan from Wednesday evening.
- Our Attitude Towards Women (Dawn, Hafizur Rahman, Nov 09, 2005)
“Haae be-chaaron ke aasaab pe aurat hai sawaar” was said long ago for the poets and writers of the subcontinent, though the name of the author escapes me at the moment.
- An Uncalled For Controversy (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Nov 09, 2005)
A language controversy has been brewing in Sindh for the last five weeks. It would have assumed the shape of a full-blown crisis had the earthquake of October 8 and its aftermath not diverted public attention.
- Softening Of The Border (Tribune, Sushant Sareen, Nov 09, 2005)
UNLIKE individuals, nations can seldom afford mushy sentimentalism.
- Loc Incident And ‘Official Positions’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2005)
As India allowed the first of the five openings on the Line of Control in Kashmir, earthquake victims from the Pakistani side tried to rush across the heavily mined Line of Control (LoC) and had to be kept back by Pakistani police with teargas shells.
- Three Accords To Be Signed At Saarc Summit (Indian Express, PTI, Nov 09, 2005)
Three new trade facilitation agreements are expected to be signed at the 13th SAARC summit in Dhaka on November 12-13, which will be attended by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
- Locked Approach (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 09, 2005)
The symbolic opening at the Line of Control yesterday at Chakan da Bagh in the Poonch Sector, as part of Indo-Pak quake diplomacy, ended in security forces on the Pakistani side (Titrinote) firing tear gas shells on the large number of people who were ...
- Saarc Leaders Set To Sign Three Pacts (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Nov 09, 2005)
E. Ahamed to attend Council of Ministers meeting
Manmohan Singh expected to meet Khaleda Zia
Meeting scheduled with Shaukat Aziz on the sidelines
Ahamed to meet his SAARC counterparts ahead of the main summit
- Pakistan And India: Pioneers In Global Disaster Response? (Christian Science Monitor, Mansoor Ijaz, Nov 08, 2005)
The terrorist bombs that rocked New Delhi recently must not be allowed to wreck a painstakingly crafted peace process between India and Pakistan.
- Loc Opened As India Sends Relief To Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (Hindu, Luv Puri , Nov 08, 2005)
Teargas shells fired to disperse crowds wanting to cross over the divide
- Quake Relief Point Opened (Deccan Herald, PTI, Nov 08, 2005)
Pulling down the wall of animosity, India and Pakistan on Monday opened the first frontier post on the LoC for quake relief in Kashmir.......
- Us Allows Pak To Delay F-16 Deal (Deccan Herald, Ed Vulliamy, Nov 08, 2005)
Pakistan and the United States have reached an understanding which allows Islamabad to temporarily delay a deal to purchase F-16 fighter jets.
- What The Delhi Blasts Portend (Deccan Herald, Sushant Sareen, Nov 08, 2005)
India needs to re-evaluate the peace process and insist on hard evidence that Pakistan is serious about dealing with terrorist organisations based within its territorry.
- A Wing-Wing Strategy (Indian Express, Jasjit Singh, Nov 08, 2005)
The decision of the Left parties to publicly demonstrate and try to disrupt the India-USA air exercises being held in West Bengal raises many doubts,
- Pakistan Acquiring F-16s Will Impact India: Tyagi (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2005)
Pakistan's plans to acquire F-16 fighter aircraft from the US will have an impact on India but India is equipped to face any challenge, Air Chief Marshal S P Tyagi said on Monday.
- F-16s For Pak To Impact India: Tyagi (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2005)
Pakistan’s plans to acquire F-16 fighter aircraft from the US will have an impact on India but it is equipped to face any challenge, Air Chief Marshal S P Tyagi said on Monday.
- The Moment Has Arrived (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Nov 08, 2005)
THERE are moments in a nation’s history when its leaders must look at their performance and also around themselves, take stock of the situation they and their country face, and, if need be, adopt a new course.
- Insurgency In Nepal -By Jr Mukherjee (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 08, 2005)
According to Prachanda, general secretary Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), the Nepalese Maoists see their armed struggle, based on Marxism-Leninism-Maoism, from three perspectives — international, Nepalese and Indian.
- China’S War On Terrorism (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Nov 08, 2005)
Tragedy does at times bring adversaries closer together, even those with vastly different ideologies.
- Death In Awful Majesty (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 08, 2005)
Aid alone can save Kashmiris in the winter after the quake
- Kashmiris Protest As Loc ‘Opens’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2005)
Police fire tear gas to disperse villagers, men arrested for trying to cross LoC
* Protestors say they don’t need aid, just want to visit families on other side
* Army officer says crossing points ‘could be permanent’
- Hero And Villain (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Nov 08, 2005)
Any comparison between Mahatma Gandhi and Osama bin Laden is odious. But for one reason or the other their names have come up around the globe of late . . .
- India Opens Border, Pok Shouts For Freedom, Pakistan Cops Shoot (Express India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2005)
Pakistani police fired tear gas and shots to disperse hundreds of villagers trying to approach a border crossing with India alongside Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir after it was opened to facilitate earthquake relief efforts.
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