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Articles 121 through 220 of 500:
- 500 Held In Pak Crackdown (Tribune, Rezaul H. Laskar, Nov 05, 2007)
In a major crackdown, Pakistani security agencies today rounded up opposition leaders, lawyers and human rights activists and put under house arrest sacked Chief Justice Iftikhar M. Chaudhry amid speculation that President Pervez Musharraf may . . . .
- Benazir May Head Interim Govt (Tribune, Afzal Khan, Nov 05, 2007)
Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto currently holding intense negotiations with Pervez Musharraf to lead a caretaker government of national consensus, according to reliable sources.
- Us May Review Aid To Pakistan: Rice (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 05, 2007)
Police wielding assault rifles rounded up hundreds of opposition leaders and rights activists on Sunday after Pakistan’s military ruler, Gen Pervez Musharraf, suspended the constitution, ousted the chief justice and deployed troops . . . . . .
- Pakistanis At The Crossroads (Dawn, Touqir Hussain, Nov 05, 2007)
Pakistan may have been at the crossroads for much of its history but now Pakistanis themselves stand at the crossroads.
- Give Reason A Chance (Dawn, A.B. Shahid, Nov 05, 2007)
Recentlu, William Dalrymple wrote a critique of Bernard Lewis’s book From Babel to Dragomans: Interpreting the Middle East, a collection of 51 essays that he wrote over the years. Many were criticised for their historical inaccuracies.
- New Pak Cj Over-Rules Chaudhry (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 05, 2007)
Pakistan’s new Chief Justice Mr Abdul Hameed Dogar has over-ruled his predecessor Mr Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry’s order annulling Emergency and cancelled all cases that were being heard by the Supreme Court, including legal challenge . . . . . .
- Pakistan Under Siege (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 05, 2007)
Terrorist attacks are not new in Pakistan, but after the military operation at Lal Masjid, there has been an ominous upsurge in militant mayhem in the country. What has given a dangerous dimension to extremist violence is the escalation in . . . .
- Winter Session Of A.P. Assembly To Be Stormy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 05, 2007)
A united opposition is all set to bring out the knives against the Government on a host of contentious issues with the winter session of the Assembly commencing on Monday.
- Some Strategic Errors (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 05, 2007)
FOR those who believed that Ms Bhutto’s return would promote national reconciliation and calm the political temperature, there has been a rude awakening.
- Clueless Congress (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Nov 05, 2007)
No soon do elections come around that the political parties start looking for the voters they had discarded for the previous five years.
- Elections May Be Delayed, Says Aziz (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 05, 2007)
* PM says Constitution allows one-year extension in assemblies’ tenure
* No deadline for lifting emergency
* Presidential elections issue is sub judice
* 500 ‘preventive arrests’ made
- Wages Of Confrontation (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 05, 2007)
The Chief of the Army Staff, General Pervez Musharraf, has declared, according to Sheikh Rashid, the railways minister, a state of “Emergency Plus” because his order carries with it a Provisional Constitutional order (PCO) associated . . . . . .
- Why Not A Deal With The Militants? (Dawn, Sardar Mumtaz Ali Bhutto, Nov 05, 2007)
IF at the end of six years of open war against the so-called militants and loss of thousands of lives of citizens and soldiers, Gen Musharraf can make no better showing than yet another bomb blast close to his residence on Oct 30 and . . . . .
- Condi’S Dream Turned Sour (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 05, 2007)
As Condoleezza Rice jets around the world, she must sometimes wonder where she’s going.
- India Closely Watching Developments In Pak: Antony (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 05, 2007)
India has taken all precautionary measures to ensure its security and is closely monitoring the situation in Pakistan in the wake of President General Pervez Musharraf imposing Emergency there on Saturday.
- 4,000 Held In Pak Crackdown (Asian Age, Shafqat Ali, Nov 05, 2007)
Uncert-ainty prevailed in Pakistan on Sunday as the government used force to silence opponents of the "severe" emergency rule imposed on Saturday even-ing that in all but name amounts to full-fledged martial law.
- Jd(s) For Unconditional Support To Bjp (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 05, 2007)
A large number of politicians, lawyers and rights activists have been arrested in overnight raids in different parts of Pakistan following the imposition of an emergency.
- It’S Time To Save Nation: Pervez (Asian Age, Shafqat Ali, Nov 05, 2007)
Pakistan President Gen. Pervez Musharraf said late on Saturday night that it was time for action to save Pakistan from extremists, terrorists and anti-Pakistan elements.
- India, In Print (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 05, 2007)
In many ways Indian journalism is at crossroads. Media houses are facing ever-increasing competition. Market forces and globalisation have brought about changes, which were unthinkable even 10 years ago.
- Us "Deeply Disturbed" By Musharraf's Emergency Rule (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 05, 2007)
The United States says it's "deeply disturbed" by its key ally Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's declaration of emergency rule in apparent defiance of Washington and asked him to hold elections by January 15 as promised.
- Imran Escape Buzz, Hint Of Poll Delay (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 05, 2007)
Police wielding assault rifles rounded up hundreds of Opposition leaders, lawyers and rights activists in Pakistan today but Imran Khan was said to have escaped from his home hours after being put under house arrest.
- Good To Be Free (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 05, 2007)
An independent judiciary is an institution that politicians like the least. It can show them for what they truly are.
- Jnu Shame For Sfi, Blame On Nandigram (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 05, 2007)
Nandigram has handed the CPM-backed Students Federation of India its worst rout in campus polls at Jawahalal Nehru University in at least a decade.
- Zero-Tolerance For Those Defying Orders (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 05, 2007)
The authorities are going to follow an “uncompromising” policy on the enforcement of law and order after the imposition of emergency in the country, the police chief of this biggest city of Pakistan said today.
- When Buddhists Are A Minority (Tribune, Maj Gen (retd) Himmat Singh Gill, Nov 05, 2007)
MANY years ago, when on assignment with the International Control Commission in Vietnam, one of the first sights that one witnessed in down town Saigon was that of a Buddhist monk protesting the State’s religious discrimination practiced . . . . . .
- Musharraf’S Move May Affect Us Aid To Pak (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 05, 2007)
President Pervez Musharraf’s move to impose emergency in Pakistan, ignoring warning by a top US military commander, has put Washington’s aid to Islamabad amounting to millions of dollars at risk.
- Bhutto Spits Fire But Bridge Still Not Burnt (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 05, 2007)
A proposed power-sharing deal with Pervez Musharraf almost in tatters, Benazir Bhutto joined Opposition leaders in lambasting the emergency but left her options open.
- Anger & Apathy At ‘Donkey’ Decision (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 05, 2007)
Pakistanis met General Pervez Musharraf’s decision to seize emergency powers with a mixture of anger and apathy.
- Crackdown On Opp Leaders, Activists (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 05, 2007)
Police wielding assault rifles rounded up Opposition leaders and rights activists on Sunday after Pakistan's military ruler suspended the Constitution, ousted the top judge and deployed troops to fight what he called rising Islamic extremism.
- Us 'Disappointed' But To Continue Military Ties (Pioneer, S Rajagopalan, Nov 05, 2007)
A "deeply disturbed" United States has termed Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's imposition of Emergency "very disappointing" and urged him to speedily restore civilian rule by delivering on his promise of holding free and fair elections by January.
- Musharraf Maelstrom And India (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Nov 05, 2007)
India had reasons to mince its words on General Pervez Musharraf’s second coup that suspended Pakistan’s constitution, emasculated the higher judiciary that was beginning to show signs of independence, and pulled the plug on the vibrant . . . . . .
- Defiance May Make Him Ineffective, Force Military To Rethink Its Options (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Nov 05, 2007)
General Pervez Musharraf may not call it so but his proclamation to suspend Pakistan’s constitution in his capacity as Chief of Army Staff on Saturday amounted to a declaration of martial law. Pakistanis are used to their army taking over . .. . . . .
- Judicial Activism And Extremism Prompted To Declare Emergency: Musharaff (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 05, 2007)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said increasing judicial activism and a spurt in terrorism and extremism had paralysed and demoralised the government prompting him to take the "difficult" decision to save the nation from a "dangerous" juncture.
- Purge In Pak, Hundreds Held (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 05, 2007)
A day after President Pervez Musharraf declared an emergency in Pakistan, hundreds of political and rights activists were arrested across the country on Sunday even as 75 Pakistani judges refused allegiance to the military leader.
- Emergency Will Encourage Extremists, Says Bhutto (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 05, 2007)
Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has slammed as ‘undemocratic’ President Pervez Musharraf’s imposition of a state of emergency in Pakistan, saying the move would only encourage Islamic extremists.
- Pak’S General Chaos (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 05, 2007)
Pakistan is accustomed to periodic impositions of martial law, or emergency. But General Pervez Musharraf’s “second coup” comes at an especially fraught juncture, and its repercussions could be far more destabilising than his patrons in . . . . .
- General Cracks Down, Hundreds Held (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 05, 2007)
Protesters shouted “shame on you!” as baton-wielding police empowered by Pakistan’s state of emergency violently broke up a rally today and rounded up hundreds of opposition activists nationwide.
- 'Mush Trampled Upon Constitution' (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 05, 2007)
President of Pakistan Muslim League (N) Shahbaz Sharif termed the imposition of Emergency in Pakistan on Saturday as the 'black day' for the country. He said, "Musharraf has trampled upon the Constitution just to remain in power.
- Mush Clamps Down (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 05, 2007)
Pakistan People's Party leader Benazir Bhutto was indulging in hyperbole when she described the imposition of Emergency by Gen Pervez Musharraf as the "darkest day" in that country's history.
- Rahman Case, Buddha’S Truth (Indian Express, SUBRATA NAGCHOUDHURY, Nov 05, 2007)
West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee never appeared so fidgety, not even after the Singur fiasco and the Nandigram killings, when he faced the media recently — twice in quick succession.
- Emergency Set To Backfire (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 05, 2007)
Pakistani President Pervez Musharrafs bid to cling to power is set to backfire badly, destabilising a key US ally, spawning new militant attacks and straining relations with the army, analysts said.
- Wages Of Zombie Rule (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 05, 2007)
At the risk of sounding facile, I would hazard the suggestion that while the political class has discounted the India-US nuclear non-agreement, the middle classes have become bored silly by the prevarication and brinkmanship surrounding it.
- Intelligence And Accountability (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Nov 05, 2007)
A retired middle-level officer in the country's intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing, has published a book quite critical of the R&AW's functioning.
- Martial Law Not Acceptable: Us (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Nov 03, 2007)
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Friday that the United States opposed any move by President General Pervez Musharraf to impose martial law and Pakistan must proceed with elections next year.
- Calamity Of Iraq Has Not Even Brought Cheap Oil (Hindu, Geoffrey Wheatcroft, Nov 03, 2007)
We knew the war was built on lies — but to have increased petrol prices as well as terror will surely seal history’s verdict.
- Ninety Years After Balfour (Dawn, Muhammad Ali Siddiqi, Nov 03, 2007)
NINETY years ago this month, a British diplomat wrote a letter that has since then been the single biggest cause of political instability, massacres and wars in the Middle East.
- Australia Planned To Jail Indian Doctor After Bail (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
The Australian government had a secret plan to keep a Muslim doctor who was linked to failed terror bombings in Britain in jail even if he was released on bail, a report said Friday.
- India Punishes 85 Soldiers For Kashmir Rights Abuses (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Eight-five Indian soldiers have been found guilty of human rights violations in occupied Kashmir in the 18 years since a full-blown campaign against New Delhi’s rule erupted there in 1989, the army said on Friday.
- ‘India Trying To Resolve Issues With Pakistan And China’ (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Nov 03, 2007)
Indian Defence Minister A.K. Antony said on Friday that New Delhi was trying to find amicable solutions to its problems with Pakistan and China and that confrontation in any case was not the answer.
- Union Cabinet Rejects Proposal To Raise Air Fare For Haj Pilgrims (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
“In keeping with UPA Government’s commitment to Muslim welfare”
Overall Haj subsidy provided by the Government to go up now from Rs. 343 crore to 368 crore
Varanasi will be included as a new embarkation point for Haj pilgrims from now on
- “Women’S Movement In Bangladesh Facing Hurdles” (Hindu, SUHRID SANKAR CHATTOPADHYAY, Nov 03, 2007)
The eighth National Conference of the All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) in Kolkata has brought Saleha Sultana, the joint convener of the Bangladeshi Nari Mukti Sangshad (Women’s Liberation Organisation) to the city.
- Bazaar Parody Of Mussolini (Pioneer, Premen Addy , Nov 03, 2007)
The sight of Ms Benazir Bhutto offering namaz before the tomb of Mohammed Ali Jinnah was one to treasure.
- Strike By Pia Engg Cripple Pak Air Traffic (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Hundreds of people were stranded at airports across the country on Friday as state-run Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) cancelled almost all domestic and international flights following a strike by engineers seeking a salary hike.
- Ring For The Butler (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Nov 03, 2007)
George Orwell describes somewhere the bustling arrival at a dak bungalow in Burma of a Burmese official of modest rank.
- Militants Draw New Front Line Inside Pakistan (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
For much of the last century, the mountainous region of Swat was ruled as a princely kingdom where a benign autocrat, the wali, bestowed schools for girls, health care for everyone and the chance to get a degree abroad for the talented.
- The Pattern In Pakistan’S Violence (Indian Express, C. Uday Bhaskar, Nov 03, 2007)
A motorcycle-borne suicide bomber, who rammed into a bus on Thursday in Sargodha, which houses Pakistan’s largest air force base, killed eight PAF personnel and injured 40 others.
- Don't Overstep (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Nov 03, 2007)
The sessions judge who tried the Coimbatore blasts case has come up with a novel reason for not awarding capital punishment to the accused who were charged with conspiracy and murder.
- Global Positioning (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Nov 03, 2007)
A recent issue of a news magazine proclaimed that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s volte face on the nuclear deal had destroyed his credibility.
- Why Muslims Lag Behind (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
At the recent Book Fair in Delhi there was a stall selling Islamic literature. Friends who went round the stalls told me that among the hottest sellers was Answer to Non-Muslim Common Questions About Islam by Dr Zakir Naik (Madhur Sandesh Sangam).
- Circle Of Unreason (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 03, 2007)
CPM boss Prakash Karat’s latest exposition on Indo-US relations has at least one merit.
- The Unendurable Truth (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 03, 2007)
IN 2005, just after the identity of London’s 7/7 bombers had been ascertained there was a phrase missing from almost all the media coverage.
- The Fall Of Dhaka (Dawn, Murtaza Razvi, Nov 03, 2007)
Autumn, or fall, as the Americans call it, is one of the best times to be in Dhaka. Not this fall though. Visiting the resilient Bangladesh capital, with its teeming, upwardly mobile middle class in late October, twice, in a span of two . . . .
- Musharraf More Dangerous For Country Than India, Says Qazi (Frontier Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met with members of Hamas on Friday for the first time since the fighter group ousted his forces and took over the Gaza Strip in June.
- A Criminal Force? (Tribune, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Nov 03, 2007)
THE ghost of an outspoken judge is haunting the Indian establishment. A pronouncement by Justice Anand Narain Mulla of the Allahabad High Court nearly half a century ago is often quoted even today.
- Cherie Blair Questions Muslim Veil (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Cherie Blair has criticised Muslim religious dress for women where it fails to acknowledge 'the woman's right to be a person.'
- Pak Sc Gives Jail Sentence To Officials For Manhandling Cj (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday awarded jail terms to eight police and civil officials for manhandling Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry in March after he was suspended by President Pervez Musharraf.
- Maya Versus Mafia (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
In introducing a Bill to check organised crime in her state -- when passed, it will be called the Uttar Pradesh Control of Organised Crime Act (UPCOCA) -- Chief Minister Mayawati has taken a step towards fulfilling a key election promise.
- Of Music Mores And More (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Santoor maestro Bhajan Sopori, just conferred the highest civilian award of Jammu and Kashmir, talks about carrying forward the musical legacy of Sufiana gharana.
- Russia, China Have Blocked Tough Iran Sanctions: Us (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
A senior US official said on Thursday Russia and China had been blocking tough UN sanctions against Iran for months but there would be a push to impose them if Tehran had not suspended nuclear activity within two weeks.
- Mayhem At Midnight On Jnu Campus (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
The most-awaited event of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union elections here -- the presidential debate – ended abruptly in the wee hours of Thursday after Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad activists ransacked the Jhelum . . . .. . .
- Congress, Left Playing Vote Bank Politics: Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Bharatiya Janata Party national vice-president M. Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday accused the Congress and the Left parties of pampering Muslim minorities to garner votes and said secularism would be secure only so long as Hindus remained a majority . . . .
- Pak Elections Might Be Deferred: Jamali (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Former Pakistani prime minister Mir Zafrullah Khan Jamali has said the parliamentary elections are likely to be put off for some time because of the existing security situation in the country.
- Nhrc Views Tehelka Tapes (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has viewed the Tehelka exposé on Gujarat riots, aired on a private news channel recently, and is likely to take a decision on the future course of action on Thursday.
- Cautionary Tale (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Nov 02, 2007)
In April 1972, while walking aimlessly down Free School Street, a friend and I chanced upon a hawker selling forms that would enable travel between the newly-liberated Bangladesh and India.
- Charity Begins At Party Office (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Nov 02, 2007)
In Communist-ruled West Bengal, people have risen in revolt against the continuing scandal of fair price shops and food riots have broken out.
- Militants’ Camps In Pok Intact: Army (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Internal turmoil in Pakistan and its President Pervez Musharraf's refrain against Islamist militants operating from its soil had not changed much on the ground as far as insurgence in Kashmir was concerned, the Army said today.
- Global Positioning (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
A recent issue of a news magazine proclaimed that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s volte face on the nuclear deal had destroyed his credibility.
- Beyond Lip Service (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Nov 02, 2007)
Based on the recommendations of the Justice Rajinder Sachar Committee on improving the socio-economic conditions of minorities in India, the UPA government has decided to establish an Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC).
- Gather Round That Totem Pole (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
The last two times I had made an educated guess about elections — first,when I expected the Mamata Banerjee-led coalition to gloriously dislodge West Bengal’s Left Front government in 2001; second, when I thought that the NDA would return to . . . .
- To Sting Or Not To Sting Is The Question (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
So the big daddy of sting operations is back. In 2001, we saw grainy black-and-white shots of Bangaru Laxman stuffing wads of notes into a drawer; and now, in 2007, we’re seeing grainy pictures of men from the VHP and Bajrang . . . . . .
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