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Articles 6221 through 6320 of 19042:
- How One Jihadi Group Operates In Pakistan (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Jun 18, 2006)
The Pakistani branch of Islamic group al-Muhajiroun has evolved into one of many support networks connecting Western Muslim youths, mostly from Europe, to jihad in southwest Asia.
- Pakistan Hints At Challenging Tharoor (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
Even before the Pakistan Government could officially react to India's announcement of Shashi Tharoor's candidature for the post of United Nations Secretary General, a potential Pakistani candidate for the same post decided to let out his bile on India.
- Palestinian Freedom Under Israeli Guns (News International, IMTIAZ GUL, Jun 17, 2006)
Once again Palestine finds itself in extremely hot water. President Mahmoud Abbas has announced a public referendum on the Prisoners' Document to be held on July 26.
- Nuke Incentive Offer A ‘Step Forward’: Iran (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
Iran’s President Mahmud Ahmadinejad today said the international incentive offer aimed at getting his country to halt uranium enrichment was a “step forward” and that Teheran would “carefully” consider it.
- Fishing In Troubled Up Waters (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Jun 17, 2006)
Vishwanath Pratap Singh, a former Prime Minister and father of Mandalisation of upcountry politics, is back at it.
- Prove Holocaust: Iran Prez (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
Iran's president on Friday questioned evidence of the Nazi Holocaust, calling it an unproven fact that needed to be verified.
- Muslim Forum Opposes Ban On Women At Ajmer Dargah (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
Taking exception to the ban on Muslim women offering prayers at the "dargah" of Sufi Saint Kwaja Moinuddin Chisti in Ajmer Rajasthan, the Bharatiya Muslim Ekta Manch today sought strict action against those who issued the edict.
- Ominous Signs For Upa Government (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, Jun 17, 2006)
The Congress-led UPA government is in trouble as its allies are pulling in different directions.
- Militants Cut Off Villagers’ Noses And Tongues In Held Kashmir (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
Suspected Islamist militants killed a villager in Indian-held Kashmir by slitting his throat and cut off the tongues and noses of four others, accusing them of being police informers, authorities said on Friday.
- Bereft Of Sincerity (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 17, 2006)
If ever an award is instituted for making announcements without conviction it ought to go to the leadership of "Azad" Kashmir as the occupied territory is locally known.
- Bmic: Bjp Stand Will Strain Ties, Says Gowda (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, Jun 17, 2006)
These are very early days for Indian campaign for Shashi Tharoor’s elevation to the UN Secretary-General’s job.
- A Legacy Of Brutality (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Jun 17, 2006)
DR Louay Bahry, an adjunct scholar at the Middle East Institute in Washington, served as the chair of the Department of Public Administration at the University of Qatar and has taught at several universities, including the University of . . .
- Militants Hack Off Noses, Tongues In Kashmir (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
Suspected Islamist militants killed a villager in Kashmir by slitting his throat and cut off the tongues
- 70pc Pakistanis Back Nuclear Iran (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
As many as 70 per cent Pakistanis want Iran to have nuclear weapons, said a survey report released this week.
- Indo-Pak Sufi Fest Enthralls Valley (Times of India, Nikhat Kazmi, Jun 17, 2006)
The litmus test seems to be over for Kashmir. It's time to bring back music, song and dance to the violence-scarred Valley.
- A Hopeful Move (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 17, 2006)
A FLICKER of light seems at last visible at the end of the tunnel.
- Need For Reconciliation In Waziristan (Dawn, Amir Usman, Jun 17, 2006)
Two meetings on the situation in the tribal areas, with particular reference to the conflict in Waziristan, were recently held in Islamabad and Peshawar, and attended by senior government officials.
- Realpolitik In Region (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jun 17, 2006)
Iran and Syria have signed a military cooperation pact against the “common threats” presented by Israel and the United States.
- Central Asia Rediscovers Islamic Roots (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 17, 2006)
Turkestan, Kazakhstan: In Soviet days, people walked past the Khoja Ahmed Yasawi mausoleum, a holy Muslim site in the steppe of southern Kazakhstan, and pretended it wasn’t there.
- No Progress On The Ground (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Jun 17, 2006)
New Delhi and Islamabad have to change their mindsets towards each other for promotion of peaceful relations
- Al-Qaeda Insurgency In Iraq Waning, Says Report (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
A document purportedly captured in an Al-Qaeda hideout portrays the insurgency in Iraq as being in ‘‘bleak’’ shape, saying it is losing strength and proposing ways to stir up trouble between the US and Iran to divert American attention.
- From 'India Shining' To 'India Snorting' (News International, Praful Bidwai, Jun 17, 2006)
The writer, a former newspaper editor, is a researcher and peace and human-rights activist based in Delhi
- Game In Shanghai (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 17, 2006)
In criticising Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for not attending the fifth summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), the Indian Left has yet again made evident its craven surrender to blind anti-Americanism.
- No Concrete Solution In Sight (Pioneer, Kanchan Lakshman, Jun 17, 2006)
Prime Minister's wavering over an Islamabad visit is intended to send a message to Pakistan that its policy of simultaneously pursuing the 'peace process' and promoting cross-border terror is unacceptable to New Delhi ----
- Back To No Talks (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Jun 17, 2006)
National Security Adviser MK Narayanan is right in suggesting to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh the futility of going to Pakistan, which has no intention of ending terror as an additionality to its diplomacy.
- Now, Call A Spade A Spade (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 17, 2006)
Manmohan Singh would do well to reconsider his fetish for peace with Pakistan -----
- Sham Of Secularism (Pioneer, Sunita Vakil, Jun 17, 2006)
With India smarting under the rapid-fire of terrorism, the UPA Government appears busy indulging in minorityism to draw political capital. The standard Government accountability starts and ends with repeating hollow promises of punishing the terrorists.
- Debate And Debasement (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 17, 2006)
Geo TV has done a great public service by openly debating and discussing the Zina Ordinance, the most controversial part of the Hudood Ordinances, 1979.
- Hamas Militia Disowns Govt’S Ceasefire Offer To Israel (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
Hamas militants distanced themselves on Friday from a ceasefire offer that the Palestinian government led by the Islamist group made to Israel.
- From Anuradhapura To Anuradhapura (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 17, 2006)
On May 14, 1985, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam carried out a massacre in Anuradhapura, gunning down 146 civilians as they prayed at a Buddhist shrine.
- Pak May Challenge Tharoor’S Nomination (Tribune, DHARAM SHOURIE, Jun 17, 2006)
Pakistan has indicated that it is likely to challenge the Indian nominee for the UN Secretary-General post Shashi Tharoor and said it believes that his candidature showed New Delhi giving up its bid for a permanent seat in the Security Council, a . . .
- Indian Army Sees First Suicide Of Lady Officer (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
The Indian army saw the first suicide of a female officer, who shot herself at her camp in the troubled region of Kashmir, police and army officers said on Friday.
- U.S. Declines Comment On Tharoor's Nomination (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
Disagrees Asia has sole right to field candidate for top U.N. job
- ‘Missing’ Journalist’S Body Found (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
A tribal journalist missing for about seven months has been killed. His body was found lying outside a village in Mirali in the restive North Waziristan tribal region on Friday afternoon.
- Militants Claim Downing Us Helicopter (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
Taliban claimed on Friday that their fighters shot down a US helicopter and destroyed two military vehicles in two days’ fighting with the coalition forces in the Paktika province of Afghanistan.
- China And Iran: A Perfect Match (Taipei Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
Those who argue that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is a dangerous zealot have plenty of resources to back this opinion, not the least being his call for the destruction of Israel. Such is the extreme nature of his language that potential . . .
- Taliban Commander Surrenders (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
A mid-level Taliban commander said to lead more than 100 men in southern Afghanistan surrendered to a government reconciliation drive on Friday as authorities arrested 12 other militants.
- Cross-Dressing Pakistani Hails Media Freedom (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
Every Saturday night Pakistani actor Ali Saleem puts on a bright saree and chunky jewellery and transforms himself into glamorous widow Begum Nawazish Ali, who teases guests with flirty questions on a television chat show.
- Drama In Real Life (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Jun 16, 2006)
How genuine was the terrorist attack on the RSS Head Quarters in Nagpur?
- Alchemy Of Intolerance (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 16, 2006)
The image of Gujarat in the rest of India and the self-image of Gujaratis are diametrically opposite.
- A Look Into The Anatomy Of Faith And Its Dictates (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 16, 2006)
Kiran Nagarkar’s God’s Little Soldier reflects the author’s bewilderment at cataclysmic episodes of violence and their frequent origins in religious bigotry.
- A Silver Lining? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 16, 2006)
It is a commentary on our times that the mere act of members of the Muslim majority organising and attending the funeral of a Kashmiri Pandit is enough to make news.
- Martyrdom Of Guru Arjan Dev (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 16, 2006)
The Sikh religion has unique history and tradition of martyrdom right from its inception.
- Blow To Harmony (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 16, 2006)
That a Hindu temple has been demolished in Lahore in Pakistan does not give a cause of comfort.
- Musharraf's Re-Election Plans "Immoral": Benazir (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
The Opposition Pakistan Peoples Party today denounced as a "monumental political fraud" President Pervez Musharraf's plan to seek another term in the office.
- Uniform: A Way Out (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 16, 2006)
Ruling pml President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has said that the Supreme Court may interpret the constitution on issues like President’s uniform, his re-election by the present Assemblies and holding of next elections.
- Waiting For Change (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
As expected, as the media hype around the earthquake victims settled down, the post-quake relief and the reconstruction work went on the back-burner.
- Social Security In Islam (Dawn, Sidrah Unis, Jun 16, 2006)
An efficient system of social security is one of the main features of a welfare state.
- Crackdown On Ginger Traders (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 16, 2006)
THE tendency among elements in the business community to maximise profits at the cost of public health has been brought to the fore by the recent crackdown on ginger-processing plants in the federal capital.
- Iran, Uzbek Leaders Hit Out At Interference By Foreign Powers (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
Uzbek president under criticism from the US for his anti-democratic leanings
A strengthened SCO would be a new force against the West
- Sindh Budget Proposes Salary, Pension Raise (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
Provincial Senior Minister Syed Sardar Ahmad presented in the Sindh Assembly on Thursday Rs193.1 billion budget for the year 2006-07 that shows a small surplus of Rs302.24 million.
- Pakistan, India To Slug It Out For Top Un Slot? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jun 16, 2006)
The current UN secretary-general, Kofi Annan, is scheduled to step down at the close of this year when his second five-year term ends.
- Tarbela Calling: Eight Days Of Water Left! (News International, Khalid Mustafa, Jun 16, 2006)
Pakistan is staring at another setback with massive cut in water supplies. Only eight days supply of water is left in the Tarbela dam, The News learnt on Thursday.
- Congress To Field Candidate For Rajya Sabha Election (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
Kerala Congress(M) to keep off voting and UDF meetings
Congress prepares a list of seven names for the seat
Party high command to announce candidate today
Congress nominee could win with the support of 34 MLAs
- 46 Bombs Rattle Thailand, 2 Killed (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
Suspected Muslim insurgents exploded at least 46 bombs in attacks on government offices and other targets across Thailand's restive south, killing at least two people, as the deputy prime minister visited the region, officials said on Thursday.
- Bomber Cleric Walks Free (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 16, 2006)
Out of prison, Bashir is back at his madarsa famous for producing Islamist radicals. This could mean bad news. Robin McDowell in Solo, Indonesia, explains why.
- Jihadi-Islamist Compact (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Jun 16, 2006)
Former world chess champion and then Fidé president Max Euwe had reportedly exclaimed, after being defeated by a Nepalese competitor in the late 1970s, "Alekhine lives in Nepal!"
- Hydra May Have More Heads (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Jun 16, 2006)
The death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi on June 8 did not halt or reduce the violence afflicting Iraq...
- Historic Martyrdom (Indian Express, Harcharan Singh, Jun 16, 2006)
Exactly 400 years ago, the fifth Sikh guru, Arjan Dev (1563-1606), sacrificed his life. What Sikhs the world over are celebrating today is his unique contribution.
- Terrorists Are Holy Warriors: Cleric (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
Why use bombs in a non-conflict zone, preaching is enough”, the 68-year-old cleric said...
- A Government And A Party In Combat Mode (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Jun 16, 2006)
Two years after Sonia Gandhi famously declined the crown, the man to whom she handed power remains the outsider in a party congenitally attached to the first family and unable and unwilling to accept the work division between a non-Gandhi Prime . . .
- Wrath Of The Pro-Israel Lobby (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
Palestinian Prime Minster Ismail Haniyeh has tried to move the conscience of the West through an article in the British press.
- Germany Will Not Join Afghan Offensive (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
German troops stationed in Afghanistan will not take part in a US led offensive against the Taliban in their southern heartland for now, Germany’s defence minister said on Thursday.
- Late News: Differing Perceptions Stymie India-Pakistan Talks (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Jun 16, 2006)
There is an asymmetry of perceptions and expectations between India and Pakistan, which could become the stumbling block in their bilateral dialogue, according to a new report.
- Mahajan's Killing, Rahul Case Linked: Pravin (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Giving a new twist to the murder of BJP leader Pramod Mahajan and his son Rahul's alleged involvement in a drug abuse case, the late leader's brother Pravin Mahajan, accused of killing him, on Wednesday claimed the two incidents were inter-related.
- Bjp Condemns Demolition Of Hindu Temple In Lahore (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday strongly condemned the demolition of a Hindu temple in Lahore to make way for a commercial building in its place.
- Support For Rahul, Scorn For Father (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Praveen Mahajan today claimed the shooting of his brother Pramod — to which he had reportedly confessed to police — and the drug controversy involving Rahul Mahajan were linked but provided no explanation.
- Indonesia Sets Free Islamic Cleric (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Jun 15, 2006)
An imprisoned Islamic cleric, Abu Bakar Baasyir, was set free by the Indonesian authorities in Jakarta on Wednesday. Mr. Baasyir, who was convicted for his role in "a sinister conspiracy to cause a fire or explosion resulting in deaths," was . . .
- Us Troops In Iraq Greater Threat To World Peace: Poll (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
The presence of US troops in Iraq is considered a greater threat to Middle East stability than the current Government in Iran, according to a poll of European and Muslim countries.
- Secularists On A Sabbatical (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 15, 2006)
Why doesn't Government speak out against the ongoing minority bashing in Pakistan and Bangladesh, asks Anuradha Dutt.
- Why Don't We Protest? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 15, 2006)
If there is anyone who is to be squarely blamed for the demolition of temples in India and its neighbourhood, it is Hindu leaders, says Prafull Goradia.
- Musharraf Wants Ipi Gas Line Extended To China (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Says Sino-Pak agreement on free trade will be finalised this year
- Indonesia Cleric To Be Freed After Terror Jail Term (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Hardline Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir will walk out of a Jakarta jail today after serving time for involvement in the 2002 Bali bombings, returning to an Islamic school once dubbed the ''Ivy League'' of militants.
- Advani Flays Temple Demolition In Lahore (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and senior BJP leader L K Advani today condemned the demolition of Krishna Mandir to make the way for a commercial building at Lahore.
- Plan For Human Development (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Jun 15, 2006)
It is time the concept of public-private partnership is tried at primary and secondary education levels, with social empowerment and equality as the guiding principles.
- Palestinians Storm Parliament, Attack Hamas Lawmakers (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Dozens of Palestinian civil servants stormed the parliament on Wednesday to demand long-overdue salaries, pelting Hamas lawmakers with water bottles and forcing the speaker to flee the building.
- Hu Firm On Anti-Terror Efforts (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
China to promote cooperation with Uzbekistan in economy, trade and energy
- Iran Nuclear Jousting Overshadows Asian Meeting (Reuters, Chris Buckley, Jun 15, 2006)
A Central Asian summit on regional cooperation opened in China on Thursday, but the presence of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his nuclear ambitions threatened to overshadow the meeting.
- Balochistan Hit Hard By Declining Gas Revenue: Reservations On Gds (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
The government of Balochistan is facing serious financial difficulties because of sharp declines in its gas revenue, particularly the Gas Development Surcharge (GDS), over the years.
- Pml-N For Provincial Autonomy (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
The Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) on Wednesday said a strong centre without giving autonomous status to all the federating units does not guarantee a strong Pakistan.
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