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Articles 5621 through 5720 of 19042:
- Palestinian Officials To Be Prosecuted: Peres (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Israel’s Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres said on Sunday that his country would prosecute Palestinian government officials captured in connection with the kidnapping of an Israeli soldier.
- Team To Visit Kabul Soon, Says Sherpao: Detainees In Afghan Jails (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Federal Interior Minister and president of Pakistan People’s Party (Sherpao group) Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao has said that an official delegation will soon visit Kabul to secure the release of Pakistanis still languishing in Afghan jails.
- Assemblies To Re-Elect Musharraf: Pervaiz (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi reiterated on Sunday that sitting assemblies would elect President Gen Pervez Musharraf as ‘president-in-uniform’ for the next term.
- Resentment Prevails Over Sanganer Weddings (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Police launch probe; no case registered, statements of couples recorded
- Musharraf Wants Hudood Laws Amended (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jul 03, 2006)
Hundreds of women languishing in prisons
- Musharraf Must Go, Says Jamaat-E-Islami (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jul 03, 2006)
The Jamaat-e-Islami, a consitituent of the six-party Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal, on Sunday increased its anti-Musharraf rhetoric, saying the President deserved to go for siding with the U.S in the war on terror and for sending the Army into the frontier . .
- Qazi Wants Musharraf To Quit Both Offices (Dawn, Ahmed Hassan, Jul 03, 2006)
Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) president Qazi Hussain Ahmed on Sunday asked President Gen Pervez Musharraf to step down and hand over power to an interim government of national consensus to hold fresh elections.
- Bin Laden Can Offer Only War, Says Us (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
The White House shot back on Saturday at Osama bin Laden’s warning of retaliation against Shi’ites in Iraq by condemning the al-Qaeda leader as a man of dark vision who offers only chaos, war and misery.
- Growing Intolerance (Deccan Herald, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Jul 03, 2006)
Such actions as the Forest Gate incident, will drive a wedge between Britain and its Asian immigrants...
- Scheme Of Studies (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 03, 2006)
The decision of the federal education ministry to notify a new scheme of studies for classes one to twelve comes as a mixed blessing.
- Learning From The Left Parties (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Jul 03, 2006)
Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has said that the BJP should learn from the Left Parties how to secure people's mandate repeatedly.
- Jamaat Vs Jamaat (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jul 03, 2006)
June 30 has come and gone. But one can't say with any degree of confidence that the tension between the pro and anti Syed Ali Shah Geelani camps within the Jamaat-e-Islami (Jammu and Kashmir) is over.
- Why Javed Was Denied Visa ? (Daily Excelsior, Allabaksh, Jul 03, 2006)
Pakistan establishment seems to take a sadistic pleasure in humiliating or harassing Indians associated with Mumbai films (Bollywood) or the world of arts and culture when they apply for visas to visit the land of the ‘pure’.
- Caring For Kashmir's Dead Is Soul-Destroying (Reuters, Palash Kumar, Jul 03, 2006)
They are the men who care for Kashmir's dead, but the work is slowly killing them.
- Just A Bit Of Security (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jul 03, 2006)
Every Government has a midlife crisis as well as a sell-by date. The trick is to ensure that the latter does not precede the former.
- F-16s For Pakistan (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 03, 2006)
Whatever the US explanation, the sale of F-16 fighter planes to Pakistan makes one believe that the Americans say something and do something else, at least in the India-Pakistan context.
- Law, Justice And J&k~ii (Statesman, SUBROTO ROY, Jul 03, 2006)
The invaders failed to take Srinagar solely because they lost their military purpose while indulging in the Rape of Baramula.
- Bhutto, Sharif Hold Talks With Pak Leaders Of Opposition (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Former Paksitan Prime Ministers Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif today held talks with leaders of the 16-party Oppostion grouping here to ratify the Charter of Democracy (COD).
- Brown Promises To Be Tougher On Terror (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 03, 2006)
His pledge on raising the detention limit on suspects enrages Labour Left-wingers.
- V.P. Singh For Referendum On Quota (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI and SUNNY SEBASTIAN , Jul 03, 2006)
Withdraw concessions to private sector if it does not implement policy: Raja
Media criticised for "hyping" agitation by students
Government should withdraw concessions to private sector: Raja
Government urged to declare 2006 as `Year of Social . . .
- 'Indian Fishermen To Be Set Free After Completing Sentences' (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
A day after New Delhi suggested that Islamabad had not kept its word on prisoner exchange, Pakistan today gave a new twist to the issue, saying the 240 Indian fishermen due to be released yesterday, would be set free only after they complete their . . .
- Javed Akhtar: Poetry Runs In His Veins (Times of India, Harihar Swarup , Jul 02, 2006)
Why an unseemly controversy was whipped up over the grant of visa to noted lyricist Javed Akhtar to visit Pakistan for the grand premiere of the 1960 classic Mughal-e-Azam?
- Haryana Must Rein In Khap Panchayats (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 02, 2006)
The Supreme Court has come down heavily against fatwas issued by Muslim clerics. In a landmark ruling, it directed the Orissa government to give full protection to Nizama Bibi who was forced to live separately from her husband following a fatwa . . .
- Militants Holding Israeli Soldier Want More (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
Palestinian militants holding an Israeli soldier issued a new set of demands today, calling for the release of 1,000 prisoners and a halt to Israel’s military offensive in Gaza, in a sign that diplomatic efforts to resolve the standoff were . . .
- Tipu's Heir Apparent (Hindu, Anita Joshua, Jul 02, 2006)
The Life of Noor Inayat Khan, Shrabani Basu, Roli, Rs. 395. AS stereotypes go, Noor Inayat Khan was an unlikely candidate for the shadowy world of the Special Operatives Executive (SOE) — an organisation set up in 1940 by Britain's Prime Minister . . .
- Law, Justice And J&k~i (Statesman, SUBROTO ROY, Jul 02, 2006)
For a solution to J&K to be universally acceptable it must be seen by all as being lawful and just. Political opinion in Pakistan and India as well as all people and parties . . .
- Sco Pledges To Fight Terrorism (Daily Excelsior, Subhashis Mittra, Jul 02, 2006)
Signalling the dawn of a new era, the Sixth Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in China pledged to jointly fight terrorism and reached an agreement among its six-member states on cutting off infiltration channels of terrorists . . .
- Over The Top (News International, Masood Hasan, Jul 02, 2006)
The statements of three gentlemen who are associated with Pakistan cricket regarding our chances on the tour of England, which has just begun, have a ringing sound of a large death rattle.
- Writing From The Jaws Of The Tiger (Deccan Herald, Sudha Ramachandran, Jul 02, 2006)
This book is invaluable for the insights that the author provides, despite the repeated threats that he has had to face on account of his writings.
- Bias Against Bhubaneswar (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 02, 2006)
A government run by the likes of Dr Manmohan Singh and P. Chidambaram had raised high expectations in me.
- Dial 'N' For Entente (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 02, 2006)
Broad support for the deal is comforting ---- The smooth passage of the India-United States nuclear deal proposal through the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
- The Legacy That Ziegenbalg Left (Hindu, S. MUTHIAH , Jul 02, 2006)
A weeklong celebration begins tomorrow to mark the arrival of a pioneer who laid the foundations for the printing industry in India.
- Understanding The Past (Hindu, HARINI NARAYANAN, Jul 02, 2006)
Akbar has a genius for placing ordinary occurrences in a broader historical matrix.
- Roots Of An Ancient Conflict (Hindu, SHALINI UMACHANDRAN, Jul 02, 2006)
Tariq Ali's series of historical novels delve into the historical contact between the Christian and Islamic worlds.
- 66 Killed In Shia Suburb Blast (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jul 02, 2006)
Sunni woman parliamentarian kidnapped; Maliki tours Gulf nations for support
- A Guide To Banaras (Hindu, ZERIN ANKLESARIA , Jul 02, 2006)
A boon for students and visitors alike.
- One Character In Search Of An Agenda (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 02, 2006)
What do Vishwanath Pratap Singh and Amitabh Bachchan have in common -- apart from the Allahabad and poetry connections, that is?
- Afghan Minister Hails Pakistan's Decision (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
Islamabad to send 10,000 more troops to border with Afghanistan
"Pakistan itself is a victim of Talibanisation"
Kabul-New Delhi ties should rise to a "higher and strategic level"
- Three Sentenced To Death For Akshardham Temple Raid (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
A court on Saturday sentenced three men to death for masterminding a militant attack on the Akshardham temple that killed 35 people in 2002, including the attackers.
- The Importance Of Being Charitable (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 02, 2006)
Conventional wisdom in India has it that the West is all about conspicuous consumption and having a good time. Perhaps it is, but it is also about giving.
- New Pak Envoys To Six World Capitals (News International, Muhammad Saleh Zaafir, Jul 02, 2006)
Pakistan will nominate its new envoys to six important capitals of the world by the end of this month and is shortlisting names for this purpose.
- The Cracking Mould (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, Jul 02, 2006)
As the voting percentages of the first two parties Congress 28.4 and BJP 23.7 - in the 2004 parliamentary elections show, neither can be called truly representative of popular opinion.
- Iraq After Zarqawi (Daily Excelsior, Atul Cowshish, Jul 02, 2006)
The end of the so-called head of Al Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, was indeed a blow to the ‘foreign’ insurgents operating in Iraq.
- Capital Suggestion (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 02, 2006)
The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan should be amended at least one more time. The new amendment ought to say out loud that it overrides everything and anything said anywhere in the constitution and that, from now on, the occupant of . . .
- Us Supreme Court’S Verdict (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 02, 2006)
Now that the US supreme court has ruled that the military tribunals at Guantanamo are illegal under both American law and the Geneva Conventions, it makes sense to close down the notorious detention centre for suspected Islamic militants, and . . .
- The Urban Nightmare (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 02, 2006)
The world is entering a historic urban transition; in 2007, for the first time in history, the world's urban population will exceed the rural population.
- 2,000 Under-Trial Women May Be Freed (News International, Shakil Shaikh, Jul 02, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz have decided to convene sessions of both the Senate and the National Assembly this month to debate the government-prepared draft bill for reviewing or amending the Hudood laws.
- Smarting Over India N-Deal, Pak Gets F-16 Offer From Us (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Jul 02, 2006)
The Bush Administration’s decision to seek Congressional approval last night of the sale of 16 F-16 fighter aircraft for Pakistan is, only in part, a compensation for the American refusal to offer a nuclear deal similar to the one signed with India . . .
- Osama Praises Zarqawi, Wants His Body Released (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
Osama bin Laden called on US President George W Bush in an audiotape released on Friday to release the body of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and said Jordan should allow the slain terrorist to be buried in his homeland.
- Weepy Sings A New Tune (Pioneer, ASHOK MALIK, Jul 02, 2006)
Some politicians aspire to be development icons - Vikas Purush, in case you remember the expression -others to be demagogues and still others to be dictators.
- Karzai Losing Out To Taliban (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 02, 2006)
The rising graph of violence in Afghanistan has underscored the problems of security, governance and stability of a nation that has not seen peace since April 1978.
- Peace As Mere Jargon (Pioneer, Khwaja Ekram, Jul 02, 2006)
Kashmir burns, the Hurriyat and Pakistan play the fiddle. India, meanwhile, protests ---- The recent months have witnessed a sharp increase in terror attacks and mindless killings of innocents in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Honeymoon That Never Was (Pioneer, Kanchan Lakshman, Jul 02, 2006)
The so-called "peace process" in Jammu and Kashmir is only a tactical ploy by Jihad Inc. to buy time. The intensity of extremism has not reduced, though there has been some diminution of terrorist capacities
- Iran Fm Visit, Us N-Debate Coincide (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Jul 02, 2006)
Iranian foreign minister Manouchehr Mottaki is likely to visit India for two days from July 19. It is not clear as yet whether he will meet with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is holding charge of the ministry of external affairs, particularly . . .
- Israel Hits Interior Ministry, Hamas Offers Soldier (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
Israeli warplanes struck the Palestinian Interior Ministry early Friday, setting it ablaze as Arab leaders tried to forge a deal that would halt the Israeli offensive and free a 19-year-old soldier held by gunmen allied with the ruling Islamic Hamas.
- Israeli Planes Strike Gaza (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 01, 2006)
Israeli warplanes pounded Gaza on Friday, setting ablaze the Interior Ministry offices of the Hamas-led Palestinian government in a widening military effort to secure the release of a captured soldier.
- The Importance Of Being Charitable (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 01, 2006)
Conventional wisdom in India has it that the West is all about conspicuous consumption and having a good time.
- Pak Not To Give Mfn Status To India (Tribune, K.J.M. Varma, Jul 01, 2006)
With the South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) agreement set to become operational from tomorrow, Pakistan has apparently decided not to accord the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to India as well as tariff concessions due under the SAFTA.
- Israel Hits Interior Ministry, Hamas Offers Soldier (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 01, 2006)
Israeli warplanes struck the Palestinian Interior Ministry early Friday, setting it ablaze as Arab leaders tried to forge a deal that would halt the Israeli offensive and free a 19-year-old soldier held by gunmen allied with the ruling Islamic Hamas.
- A Deal With India (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 01, 2006)
The support of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for the Indo-US nuclear deal, coming as it does after the International Committee of the House of Representatives voted for it, is more than just an indication that the deal will get the nod of . . .
- One Character In Search Of An Agenda (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 01, 2006)
What do Vishwanath Pratap Singh and Amitabh Bachchan have in common -- apart from the Allahabad and poetry connections, that is? Like the Angry Young Man who, after some years in the wilderness,
- Pak Journalists Terrorised (Daily Excelsior, Samuel Baid, Jul 01, 2006)
On June 23 the Dawn of Karachi said in an editorial "…journalism is becoming an increasingly hazardous profession in Pakistan."
- Guns And Bombs From China (Daily Excelsior, Tukoji R Pandit, Jul 01, 2006)
It is hardly surprising that the London-based Amnesty International has reported that China has become the ‘most secretive and irresponsible’ exporter of arms which help fuel conflicts in many parts of the world.
- The Valley Sulkers (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Jul 01, 2006)
Ten days spent in the valley, after an eight-month gap, brought me up against a new phenomenon which I would call the "great sulk" of urban Kashmiri Muslims.
- Charter: Diplomats’ View (Dawn, Tariq Fatemi, Jul 01, 2006)
While much has been written on the ‘Charter of Democracy’ signed by former prime ministers Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif, little has been written on how this document is being viewed by local representatives of foreign powers, especially those . . .
- 'Musharraf To Hold Pak Reign For 10 More Years' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 01, 2006)
Pervez Musharraf is likely to rule Pakistan for another 10 years amid signs that the country could become more and more Islamic, according to an Indian strategic expert.
- Smuggling Of Antiquities (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 01, 2006)
Recent moves by Islamabad and Washington to develop a protocol aimed at stemming the illegal flow of antiquities out of Pakistan are a positive first step in checking the plunder of the country’s precious cultural heritage.
- Will Standards Improve? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 01, 2006)
The new scheme of studies for classes I to XII notified by the federal education ministry on Thursday indicates that our policymakers have at last begun to focus attention on the school education sector.
- Israeli Jets Blitz Gaza (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 01, 2006)
Hamas vowed on Friday it would not be destroyed by Israel after fighter jets blitzed Gaza, striking the interior ministry and militant targets in the latest assault aimed at securing the release of a captured soldier.
- Advice On Democracy (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 01, 2006)
It seems that US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's 'advice' to Pakistan to hold free and fair elections, as contained in remarks to journalists during her visit to Islamabad early this week, have rubbed a lot of people the wrong way.
- Welcome Scheme Of Studies (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 01, 2006)
Federal Education Ministry has notified a new scheme of studies for classes I to XII, extending the number of annual academic days from 170 to 210 and making Islamiyat compulsory from class-III instead of class IV from next year. Computer education . . .
- Celibacy And Chastity (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Jul 01, 2006)
A middle-aged man and his wife both of whom I have known over 30 years dropped in to see me.
- Pakistan, India Swap Prisoners (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 01, 2006)
Pakistan and India exchanged more than 50 civilian prisoners on Friday amid warming ties between the nuclear-armed South Asian rivals, officials said.
- Taliban Stage Public Execution In Mir Ali (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 01, 2006)
A Taliban council of Ulema in the Mir Ali sub-division of North Waziristan tribal agency on Friday executed an alleged murderer in public to send message to others that Islamic Sharia was the supreme law of the restive region.
- 'Musharraf To Rule Pak For A Decade More' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 01, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf is likely to be ruling Pakistan for another 10 years amid signs that the country could become more and more Islamic, according to an Indian strategic expert.
- 210-Day Academic Year From ’07 (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
The federal education ministry on Thursday notified a new scheme of studies for classes I to XII, extending the number of annual academic days from 170 to 210 and making Islamiyat compulsory from class III-instead of class IV from next year.
- Israelis Arrest Palestinian Ministers, Mps (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Israel arrested dozens of Hamas cabinet ministers and lawmakers on Thursday in a move the ruling group said aimed to topple its government, as the army pressed on with a Gaza offensive to free an Israeli soldier captured by Palestinians.
- Bin Laden Defends Zarwai In Tape (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Osama bin Laden defended attacks by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi against civilians in Iraq, purportedly saying in a taped Web message Friday that the slain Al Qaeda leader in Iraq was acting under orders to kill anyone who backed American forces.
- Tackling The ‘Parallel Judiciary’ (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 30, 2006)
BY directing the police to arrest those found to be involved in organising a now infamous jirga in district Jacobabad, the Supreme Court has sent a clear message to the feudal and tribal power brokers who are encouraging the growth of a parallel . . .
- Friday Feature: God’S Gift For Mankind (Dawn, Jafar Wafa, Jun 30, 2006)
According to the Holy Quran, righteous persons’ supplication to God is: “Our Lord! give us in the world that which is good and (also) in the Hereafter that which is good and save us from the torment of Fire” (2:201).
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