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Articles 7021 through 7120 of 12768:
- Pakistan Ready To Open Loc For Quake Relief (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 19, 2005)
Musharraf makes dramatic announcement
- Dogmatic Versions Of Faith (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Oct 19, 2005)
A few days ago, a letter to the editor in this newspaper, from a correspondent in Colorado Springs, wanted to know whether all those Muslims who had suggested that hurricanes Katrina and Rita were a manifestation of divine wrath against the United States,
- Will It Affect The Dialogue? (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Oct 19, 2005)
When the natural elements strike they show no respect for man-made borders.
- Before The Donors Meet In Geneva (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2005)
The United Nations has convened a meeting of the donor countries and agencies on October 24 next to assess the magnitude of losses in Azad Kashmir and Hazara Division in the recent killer earthquake and the assistance that Pakistan needs
- Pakistan’S Image Problem (Dawn, Shamshad Ahmad Khan, Oct 19, 2005)
Another year has gone by in our country’s chequered history as an independent state.
- Setting Priorities Right (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 19, 2005)
With the relief operation in full swing in the earthquake-hit areas of Azad Kashmir and the NWFP, a semblance of order seems to be emerging from the medley of activities that was witnessed in the days immediately after the calamity struck.
- Baglihar: The Points At Issue (Hindu, Ramaswamy R. Iyer, Oct 19, 2005)
The specific points of difference relate to the design of the Project, the extent of pondage, and the placement of the spillway gates and the water intake.
- Beyond Repair? (Dawn, Hafizur Rahman, Oct 19, 2005)
Even the most recalcitrant group in Pakistan — be it political, social, economic or administrative — is willing to listen to wise counsel of some kind in some circumstances. But I always wonder why government leaders waste their time by giving advice ....
- Distant Neighbours (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 19, 2005)
Sufferings efface identities. I thought something like that would happen when the earthquake struck Islamabad and both sides of Kashmir, causing more death and destruction in the areas under Pakistan’s control than in India.
- Ajk Employees Should Return To Duty (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 18, 2005)
Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan has warned all employees of the State to return to their work and play their role in relief and rehabilitation activities.
- Kashmir: On The Hot Seat Of Earthquakes (Greater Kashmir, Saadut Hussain, Oct 18, 2005)
So what can we do, if God forbid, it hits us once again, Saadut Hussain cautions
- Education Of Sufferers (Statesman, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Oct 18, 2005)
October 8 earthquake caused massive devastation in the Valley and in Pakistan administered Kashmir (PAK). The quake also claimed many a precious life. People lost their kith and kin, home and hearth.
- Uae To Airlift Serious Patients (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2005)
The UAE Ambassador Dr Ali Mohammad Al Shamshi has said that UAE will start a mega airlift operation of serious patients from earthquake-hit areas of Pakistan and Azad Kashmir for treatment in various hospitals of the country. He said that the UAE Presiden
- The Economics Of Disasters (Dawn, SHAHID JAVED BURKI, Oct 18, 2005)
The northern areas of Pakistan and the adjoining areas of Kashmir under Indian control were ravaged by an earthquake on the morning of October 8.
- Some Misjudgments (Dawn, Mahdi Masud, Oct 18, 2005)
In one of his most radical pronouncements on the Iraq war, President Bush declared at the National Endowment for Democracy in Washington on October 5 that Muslim militants were battling to “establish a radical Islamic empire extending from Spain to Indone
- A Dreadful Tragedy (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 18, 2005)
The horrifying earthquake in Pakistan and northern India has already claimed more than 30,000 lives — with many more injured — and the toll is still rising.
- Forsyth Partners Says It’S Very Bullish On Indian Bourses (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2005)
India’s share market still looks attractive despite a stellar run that pushed the market to a record high earlier this month, Forsyth Partners said on Monday reports Reuters from Hong Kong.
- When Death Took The Roll Call (Dawn, F. S. Aijazuddin, Oct 18, 2005)
Can there be anything more heartbreaking in the life of a young nation than that it should have to bury its young?
- Us Official To Be India To Talk Nuclear Deal, Iran (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2005)
India and the US are likely to finalise finer details of implementing the civil nuclear energy deal during the visit of US Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns later this week.
- India And Pak Must Pursue Peace (Daily Excelsior, Samuel Baid, Oct 18, 2005)
The results of two days talks in Islamabad during October 3-4 was summed up by India's Foreign Minister Natwar Singh thus : ''On some issues there can be no hurry.
- Few Women, Children Left In Balakot (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Oct 18, 2005)
There aren’t many women and children left alive in Balakot. The adult male residents of this small Pakistani town were out at work on the morning the deadly earthquake struck; their womenfolk and children were indoors — at home or in school.
- Acknowledging Muslim Contribution - Ii (Greater Kashmir, DR. MINHAJ QIDWAI, Oct 18, 2005)
Recipient of Nobel Peace Prize Mohamed ElBaradei an Egyptian Muslim can be a role Model for all those who want to contribute towards peace and prosperity in the modern world
- Myth Of Historical Right (Dawn, Ghayoor Ahmed, Oct 18, 2005)
Following the meeting between Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri and his Israeli counterpart, Silvan Shalom, in Istanbul on September 1, and President Pervez Musharraf’s speech to the American Jewish Congress in New York on September 17,
- Terrorism On The Rise (Tribune, Jagmohan , Oct 18, 2005)
In connection with the Kashmir imbroglio, the most serious issue which deserves to be attended to on top priority is not the withdrawal of Indian troops from two districts of the valley
- Indian Teams In Dhaka To Assess Security (Hindu, HAROON HABIB, Oct 18, 2005)
Security teams from India arrived here on Monday to assess the security arrangements for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ahead of his visit to the Bangladeshi capital to attend the 13th SAARC summit in the second week of November.
- Contemporary Islamic Law (Hindu, N.R. MADHAVA MENON, Oct 18, 2005)
Fyzee's contribution by way of consolidation and restatement of the law through cases is a major step forward in an otherwise dicey situation of orthodoxy, prejudice, inequality and fear
- Islam In Turkish Politics (Dawn, Najma Sadeque, Oct 17, 2005)
All too often, it takes a tragedy of overwhelming proportions to expose how well a state has served its people, especially the least-privileged, by the way they have been informed and equipped to cope with a disaster.
- U.S. Moving Forward On Nuclear Deal With India (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Oct 17, 2005)
The Bush administration this week is expected to begin laying out in more detail its plans to change U.S. and international rules so India can acquire restricted nuclear materials under a controversial deal some say undermines non-proliferation standards.
- 4 India, Pak Banks To Open Cross-Border Branches (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2005)
Four Indian and Pakistani banks are set to open their branches in each other's country.
- Analysis - India, Pakistan Miss Chance To Turn Hurt To Hope (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Oct 17, 2005)
The mountains of Kashmir may have buckled, but India and Pakistan do not seem to have budged.
- India’S Cynical Condition (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 17, 2005)
India has agreed to allow Pakistani helicopters to fly in the one kilometre ‘no-fly zone’ along the Line of Control in Kashmir’ provided permission is taken on case-to-case basis’ an Indian spokesman said in New Delhi on Saturday.
- Let Apc Be Wide Ranging (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2005)
AN All Parties Conference is being convened to formulate the national strategy to the earthquake disaster. Both the ruling PML and Opposition are formulating their plans to meet the challenge. A meeting of the PML’s Central Executive Committee was held...
- The Safety Factor (Dawn, Najma Sadeque, Oct 17, 2005)
All too often, it takes a tragedy of overwhelming proportions to expose how well a state has served its people, especially the least-privileged, by the way they have been informed and equipped to cope with a disaster.
- Women’S Inheritance: Next Steps (Indian Express, BINA AGARWAL, Oct 17, 2005)
The livelihood and empowerment prospects of millions of women who depend on agriculture for survival are affected by their legal rights in land.
- Relief Helicopter Crashes In Pok, Six On Board Killed (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 17, 2005)
Torrential rain, early snowfall disrupt relief operations
Bad weather, technical fault could have caused crash
Death toll likely to rise further: Musharraf
- `Blanket' Permission By New Delhi (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 17, 2005)
India has given a `blanket' permission to Pakistan to fly its helicopters to fly in the no fly zone — one kilometre along the Line of Control (LoC).
- Six Years Of Musharraf's Rule (Daily Excelsior, Samuel Baid, Oct 17, 2005)
The October 8 killer earthquake in parts of Pakistan and Kashmir under its control could not have come at a more inopportune time for General Pervez Musharraf than the eve of the sixth anniversary of his Military coup.
- Nobel For Elbaradei (Tribune, T.P. Sreenivasan, Oct 17, 2005)
Nobel Prizes, particularly the Peace Prize, have not been free of controversies.
- Future Of Relations With China (Dawn, Javid Husain, Oct 17, 2005)
'China-Pakistan relationship is coming to an end?’ was the provocative title of the paper presented by a Chinese scholar at a seminar on Pakistan-China relations, recently organized by the Area Study Centre, . . .
- The Alliance Still Holds Its Ground (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Oct 17, 2005)
The most remarkable thing about the six component parties of the MMA is that in spite of the usual rumblings and bickering, they have still managed to stick together — even though there were occasions when it looked as if the adhesive was beginning . . .
- Earthquake Shows Possibilities (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Oct 17, 2005)
Since Musharraf continues to have a grip on the state, the earthquake is unlikely to precipitate political changes
- Tent City For 500,000 Quake Victims (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 17, 2005)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that a tent city is being put into place near Muzaffarabad with the UN help to provide shelter to 500,000 people rendered homeless due to last week’s devastating earthquake.
- Coordination In Delivery Of Relief (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 16, 2005)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has called for enhanced coordination between the Government, private organizations and foreign agencies to give further impetus to rescue and relief efforts in quake stricken areas of Azad Kashmir and NWFP.
- Violence In Gilgit (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 16, 2005)
The death toll in Thursday’s violent clashes in Gilgit has risen to 12 after six more bodies were found in different areas of the city on Friday. Curfew imposed following the incident remains in force.
- Another Inflationary Move (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 16, 2005)
The Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet (ECC) at its meeting on Friday took a decision that is surely going to make life of the common man harder.
- The Super Test (Telegraph, MUKUL KESAVAN, Oct 16, 2005)
“Whoops!” I thought as Sehwag flicked Warne straight into Katich’s stomach at short-leg. Bad luck,
- How Growers Can Earn More (Tribune, P.S. Rangi, Oct 16, 2005)
The farm technology introduced in Punjab in the mid-1960s has resulted in a manifold increase in agricultural production, particularly in the case of wheat and rice.
- Pakistan Trying To Access Certain Parts Of Pak Occupied Kashmir Through India – India Unhappy Over Pakistan’S Rescue And Relief Efforts For Kashmiris (India Daily, Kiran Chaube, Oct 16, 2005)
According to media reports from Pakistan,
- Death Toll Rises To 38,000 In Pakistan (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 16, 2005)
Musharraf says he will regularly visit PoK to assess damage
Constructive comments welcome
Many countries assured Musharraf of their support and solidarity
5th SAARC Commerce Ministers meeting postponed
- Kgb Damp Squib (Daily Excelsior, Allabaksh, Oct 16, 2005)
For a party that has been dreaming ever since its humiliation at the hustings over a year ago of acquiring a politician’s . . .
- India Welcome To Join War Games With Shanghai Group, Says Russia (Hindu, VLADIMIR RADYUHIN, Oct 16, 2005)
Russia cooperating in development of high-precision weapons: Ivanov
New defence deals to be discussed next month
U.S. missile shield plan a "chimera"
Consequences will be grave if Iran issue is taken to Security Council
- Pok Pm Says Toll In Worst-Hit Region Over 40,000 (Press Trust of India, K J M Varma, Oct 16, 2005)
Over 40,000 people have died in Pakistan occupied Kashmir alone in last week's devastating earthquake and the toll in the region could go upto 80,000, PoK Prime Minister Sikander Hayat Khan was today quoted as saying.
- A Generous Response (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 16, 2005)
The news from earthquake-stricken Pakistan gets steadily worse. Initially the death toll was estimated at 20,000, making the disaster 20 times more lethal than Hurricane Katrina.
- Management Of A Disaster (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Oct 16, 2005)
The Pakistan army has come to occupy the centre-stage in the country’s politics and administration. The politicians and the civil servants may accept or resent this situation, as they varyingly do, but are compelled to take a role subordinate to the. . .
- Israeli-Turkish Relations (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Oct 16, 2005)
Turkey recognized Israel in 1949. It may be recalled that Ismet Inonu was the president of Turkey at this time.
- Taking The Peace Process Forward (Dawn, Talat Masood, Oct 16, 2005)
As India and Pakistan prepare to enter the third phase of the composite dialogue, it is important to asses how far the two countries have moved forward since the initiation of the peace process, and what impact this has had on the security and strategic.
- Hope In Hell (Indian Express, Mansoor Ijaz, Oct 15, 2005)
This weekend’s devastating earthquake in northern Pakistan reminds us once again of Mother Nature’s overpowering capacity to humble mankind.
- Rescue Operation Called Off In Pok (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 15, 2005)
Biggest problem is to reach people in outlying areas
The focus should now shift to emergency relief to people in the remote and unreached areas.
The UN humanitarian coordinator also issued an urgent appeal for more helicopters
- Who Shakes World Conscience (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 15, 2005)
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the earthquake which struck northern Pakistan and Azad Kashmir on Saturday last, was a bigger catastrophe than last year’s tsunami in terms of the number of people made homeless and the extent of destructi
- Two More Indians Stranded In Pok Are Safe (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 15, 2005)
Two more Indians, a mother and daughter from Jammu and Kashmir who were stranded in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in the aftermath of the earthquake last weekend managed to reach Rawalpindi from Muzaffarabad by road.
- Key Air Base Turned Into Relief Camp (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 15, 2005)
Till the fateful Saturday, October 8, it was a super high security zone. Housing one of the important bases of Pakistan Air Force, Chakalala was out of bounds except for a handful.
- A Moment For A Statesman (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Oct 15, 2005)
There were teasing kneejerk offers of Indian help as soon as the unspeakable human tragedy unfolded in Muzaffarabad and its environs.
- Tentage Cities (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 15, 2005)
The Federal Cabinet, in its meeting on Thursday, decided to establish tentage cities and villages in the quake affected areas of the NWFP and Azad Kashmir.
- Help Fails To Reach Those Who Need It (Deccan Herald, Tavleen Singh, Oct 15, 2005)
So would you say that this tragedy will bring our two countries closer together, the eager TV anchor asked the high official.
- Second Rung Ringtone (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 15, 2005)
He has taken the debate another step back
- The Debris Of Lost Chances (Indian Express, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 15, 2005)
Frankly speaking, I am disappointed with India’s response to the earthquake victims in Pakistan.
- In Search Of A Settlement In Afghanistan (Hindu, M.K. Bhadrakumar, Oct 15, 2005)
The central objective of the Bonn accord was to stabilise the security situation but this did not happen. What are the American intentions in Afghanistan?
- Inequality In India (Daily Excelsior, Ramesh Kanitkar, Oct 15, 2005)
It will take India another hundred years to become part of the developed world.
- Thoughts On A Quake (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Oct 15, 2005)
The Recent terrestrial shock in the north-western part of the subcontinent is said to have taken 40,000-50,000 lives, a toll which is by no means final and could rise even higher if the view of eyewitnesses is taken into account.
- Craving For Power (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Oct 15, 2005)
There was this former President of India, a very distinguished man indeed he was.
- Interview - India, Pakistan Put Politics Before Relief - Farooq (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Oct 15, 2005)
India and Pakistan are playing politics with earthquake relief, and have missed a great opportunity to build closer ties in a time of tragedy, Kashmir's main moderate separatist leader said on Friday.
- A Baseless Bias (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 15, 2005)
It is estimated that there are 150,000 NGOs operating — some on paper only — in Pakistan.
- Where Are They At This Hour Of Need? (Dawn, Murtaza Razvi, Oct 15, 2005)
Not too long ago we used to see money boxes placed at shops and on street corners for collection of funds to facilitate ‘jihad’ against the ‘infidels’ who were oppressing Muslims in Palestine, Chechnya, occupied Kashmir and in the Taliban’s Afghanistan.
- Mere Rhetoric Will Not Do (Dawn, Afzaal Mahmood, Oct 15, 2005)
Despite the positive role on which the recent talks between the foreign ministers of Pakistan and India ended, and notwithstanding the claim that the second round of the composite dialogue was more successful than the first one, the fact remains . . .
- Let Leaders Unite And Solve The Dispute Together - Ii (Greater Kashmir, NISAR A PATIGAROO, Oct 15, 2005)
We need to rise above our petty political interests and find out a solution that lasts, comments Nisar A Patigaroo
- Silence Of Oic (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 15, 2005)
Pakistan — an important member of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) — is passing through a most critical phase of its existence.
- Blood Is Thicker Than Water (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 15, 2005)
Sufferings efface identities. I thought something like that would happen when the earthquake struck Islamabad and both sides of Kashmir, more Pakistan’s than India’s.
- Power Play In Central Asia (Dawn, Tayyab Siddiqui, Oct 14, 2005)
The central Asian states that emerged independent after the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 have since remained in a state of ferment and turmoil.
- Let Leaders Unite And Solve The Dispute Together - I (Greater Kashmir, NISAR A PATIGAROO, Oct 14, 2005)
We need to rise above our petty political interests and find out a solution that lasts, comments
NISAR A PATIGAROO
- Let Leaders Unite And Solve The Dispute Together - I (Greater Kashmir, NISAR A PATIGAROO, Oct 14, 2005)
We need to rise above our petty political interests and find out a solution that lasts, comments
NISAR A PATIGAROO
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