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Articles 7321 through 7420 of 19042:
- Pak Woman ‘Funniest Mom’ In America (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
The plump Pakistani-origin mom, who lives in Denver, Colorado, with her husband and two daughters aged three and six, says in her routine that she “fits in just fine,” except that “every time my daughter leaves her Barbie Jeep in someone else's . . .
- For Lasting Peace (Frontline, Kanak Mani Dixit, May 11, 2006)
The people and the political players pull Nepal back from the brink, with some help from India; now it is time to let the U.N. to play its part.
- The Freelance Jihadis (OutLook, B. Raman , May 11, 2006)
They are not members of any identified jihadi terrorist organisation. They are not brainwashed into resorting to suicide terrorism by any organisation or madrasa or religious cleric or state-sponsor of terrorism. They are just angry. Very angry.
- Fears Of A Drought (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, May 11, 2006)
Pakistan faces a treat of a drought hitting hard the kharif crops, cotton and rice in particular, warns the meteorological department.
- Pml-N To List Govt Employees Aiding Poll Rigging (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has said it will prepare lists of all those government employees, including military personnel, who, they believed, will become tools for rigging in the next general elections while performing duties.
- 'Shut Down Projects, Leave Afghanistan' (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
The new Taliban spokesmen peddle their version, claim that K. Suryanarayana confessed during interrogation that he was an American spy.
- Taliban's Target (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, May 11, 2006)
The kidnapping and killing of the Indian telecom engineer is another warning from the Taliban against the Indian presence in Afghanistan.
- Tv Channels Off Air In Kashmir After Rebel Threat (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
Four leading English-language television channels have been taken off the air in Indian-held Kashmir after a little-known militant group accused cable stations of spreading obscenity, sources said.
- Musharraf Convenes Pml Punjab Meets Next Week Full Story (The Nation, NAVEED SIDDIQUI, May 11, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf has convened two separate meetings of ruling Pakistan Muslim League (PML), Punjab chapter, early next week, sources told The Nation on Wednesday.
- Avert Grave Danger (Pioneer, Daniel Pipes, May 11, 2006)
Sustained diplomatic pressure is needed to stop Tehran from developing weapons of mass destruction, says Daniel Pipes
- Taliban Surviving On Continued Pak Support, (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
Pakistan’s tacit support and unhindered movement of traffic through its boundaries has provided the much-needed life-support system to the Taliban regime, a Washington based scholar Marvin Weinbaum said on Tuesday.
- This Day, That Year (Pioneer, C UDAY BHASKAR, May 11, 2006)
May is very hot in the plains of India and, by a combination of complex causal factors that include design and coincidence it is deeply associated with India's nuclear narrative.
- Sino-Pak Cooperation Provoking Us, India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
Analyst says Balochs afraid of being displaced from Gwadar
- Options In Fata (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 11, 2006)
Pakistan’s tribal areas have been hitting world headlines now for several years because of the security operations against Al Qaeda.
- Mr Mukherjee’S Second Thoughts (News International, Editorial, The News International, May 11, 2006)
Indian Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee must have made Tuesday a field day for those who remain sceptical about the possibility of rapprochement between his country and Pakistan.
- Aziz For Tech-Transfer To Developing Nations (Daily Times, Sajid Chaudhry, May 11, 2006)
Sees GDP growth of 6-8% this year
IDB president says reforms should deliver
WB says cost of doing business in Pakistan too high
- Indian Street Kids Offer Glimpse Into Their Lives (Daily Times, Parul Gupta, May 11, 2006)
In India most children, who run away from home to escape poverty or sexual abuse and sometimes to experience the dazzle of big city life, make the station their home.The busy station provides them ingenious ways to survive the mean streets
- Don’T Tolerate Intolerance (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, May 11, 2006)
When is one considered to be misusing the right to freedom of expression guaranteed to us in the Constitution?
- Taliban Surviving On Continued Pak Support, Says Us Expert (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
Pakistan’s tacit support and unhindered movement of traffic through its boundaries has provided the much-needed life-support system to the Taliban regime, a Washington based scholar Marvin Weinbaum said on Tuesday.
- India Elected To New Un Rights Body (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
India has been elected to the newly constituted UN Human Rights Council, securing the highest votes in the Asian category, in the largest ever election conducted in the UN history.
- In Iran, Apocalypse Vs. Reform (Washington Post, Jackson Diehl, May 11, 2006)
In a dusty brown village outside this Shiite holy city, a once-humble yellow-brick mosque is undergoing a furious expansion.
- Varanasi Blasts' Accused Shot Dead In Kashmir (Pioneer, Khursheed Wani, May 10, 2006)
After receiving a tip-off from the Uttar Pradesh Police about his presence in the northern part of the Valley, the Jammu and Kashmir Police shot dead Muhammed Zubair, key accused in the March 7 Varanasi blasts case in an encounter in Kupwara district....
- Pm Takes To Bjp Road (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Within days of the BJP winding up its Bharat Suraksha Yatra, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asked young men and women to hold nationwide yatras to mark the 150th anniversary next year of the 1857 uprising, an event he cited as an example of . . .
- Pakistan's Jihadi Problems (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 10, 2006)
While Pakistan claims to have lost more than 600 of the 80,000 troops it has committed to the campaign against the Taliban and Al-Qaeda, Afghanistan and the United States remain unimpressed.
- Taxing Fiscal Brains (Business Standard, M J Antony, May 10, 2006)
Three recent judgements of the Supreme Court have abridged the taxing powers of states.
- No Troop Cuts In Kashmir Till Militancy Halts, Says India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Pakistan rejects Mukherjee’s allegations
- Emerging Coalition Of Jihad (Pioneer, Wilson John, May 10, 2006)
With Al Qaeda far from being vanquished, and Pakistan and Bangladesh inevitably turning into jihadi outposts in the emerging pan-Islamist network in Asia, India is more than likely to be caught in the vicious tail-wind of the next wave of terrorism,
- Who Needs America? (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, May 10, 2006)
Last fortnight an Indian engineer in Afghanistan was beheaded by the Taliban. This followed a demand that India quit Afghanistan. The Indian government firmly stated that it would not withdraw from Afghanistan.
- Varanasi Blast ‘Brain’ Shot In J&k Was Up Madarsa Teacher (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
At a sprawling madarsa in Tanda, in western UP’s Baghpat, the students were waiting for their teacher, Mohammad Zubair, gone missing since April 4.
- Another War Will Be Mad (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, May 10, 2006)
The “generals' revolt” may have sent a warning to America's military establishment to beware of reckless political leadership.”
- Troops Kill Suspect In Varanasi Bombings (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Indian soldiers in Kashmir on Tuesday shot dead a suspected Muslim militant, who police said was behind bomb blasts in the Hindu holy city of Varanasi in March that killed 15 people and wounded dozens.
- Pakistan Charity Says U.S. Terror Label An Indian Plot (Reuters, ZEESHAN HAIDER , May 10, 2006)
The founder of one of the most feared militant groups fighting in Kashmir accused the United States on Tuesday of pandering to India and being anti-Islam by branding the charity he now runs as a terrorist organisation.
- Why Rae Bareli Matters (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
There have been no exit polls for the Rae Bareli by-election since no one has any doubt about the outcome. Even if the Gandhis are largely absentee landlords, they continue to enjoy an almost god-like status in this territory.
- Another Deadly Violation (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 10, 2006)
AT least three different versions of the US helicopter gunship bombardment on the Pak-Afghan border that left three miners dead, three others injured and eight missing on Monday have appeared in the press.
- Musharraf Denies Snap Poll Reports (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Gen Musharraf, who has been meeting a number of ruling party politicians in recent weeks as part of his efforts to revitalise the alliance led by ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q), told a group of legislators on Monday that the assemblies would . .
- ‘Pakistan Prioritises Peace And Stability In Afghanistan’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Pakistan on Tuesday told the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) that peace and stability in Afghanistan was Islamabad’s top priority and assured the former of its full support.
- Power From Central Asia (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 10, 2006)
Getting electricity from Central Asia could improve the power supply situation in Pakistan if the idea were to materialise.
- Us Terror Label An Indian Plot: Saeed (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
* No direct quarrel or confrontation with US
* Dawa not involved in terrorism
- Zero-Tolerance Should Come From Top (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 10, 2006)
In his address to the National Highways and Motorway Police, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has once again emphasized the need for showing zero-tolerance towards violations of law by anyone and urged the traffic police officials not to compromise on rules...
- Gravity, Nature Of Offence Key While Granting Bail: Sc (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Observing that the “gravity and nature of offence” is one of the main considerations while deciding the bail plea of the accused in non-bailable cases, the Supreme Court has cancelled the bail of an Allahabad-based advocate who is facing murder charges.
- Key Suspect In Varanasi Blast Shot In Kashmir (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
A top militant of the Harkat-ul-Jehadi Islamia and one of the main brains behind the twin blasts that rocked Varanasi recently was shot dead in a gunbattle in the Handwara area today.
- Ahmadinejad Writes To Bush (News International, Editorial, The News International, May 10, 2006)
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad knows why the world is how it is today. But in his historic letter to American President George W Bush he goes beyond that and suggests ways and means to turn international polity into what it should be.
- Loss Of Muslim Vote In Assam May Hurt Cong Minority Tag (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
The success of the Muslim-centric Assam United Democratic Front (AUDF) in the Assam elections may contain a sombre lesson for Congress.
- The Fast-Lane Present (Telegraph, Shahid Amin, May 10, 2006)
The 150th anniversary next year of the 1857 Uprising and the staging of the Commonwealth Games in Delhi have begun a rethink on what we — living in a fast-lane present — have done to our built heritage.
- Towards A Foreign Policy Of Realistic Idealism (Tribune, Madeleine K. Albright, May 10, 2006)
Recent events in Iraq and the Middle East have revived the hoariest of academic debates – between the so-called realists in foreign policy and the idealists.
- Arrested Militants Had Planned To Target Kandla (Hindu, Devesh K. Pandey , May 10, 2006)
Huge cache of explosives seized; the militants had planned to attack Mumbai film awards ceremonies
- Varanasi Blasts Suspect Shot Dead In J&k (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 10, 2006)
Police-Army operation ends in elimination of Bhagpat-based cleric Mohammad Zubair
He had overall command of Varanasi bombings, believe investigators
Was trained in bomb-making, urban terrorism in Pakistan
- Don't Celebrate The Mutiny (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 10, 2006)
Hindus were better placed during the British regime, when they shared with Muslims a level playing field, says Prafull Goradia .
- ‘Enlightened Citizens Can Help Deal With Terrorist Situations’ (Indian Express, APJ ABDUL KALAM, May 10, 2006)
I would like to share with you the cruel incident which took place in Afghanistan and has resulted in the loss of a precious engineer, Suryanarayana, resulting in the loss of smiles on the faces of his family including his three small children.
- Critical Mass With Iran (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Top diplomats of the world's major powers met in New York on Monday to see if they could agree on whether the UN Security Council should demand that Iran suspend its uranium enrichment and stop building a heavy-water nuclear reactor. They couldn't.
- Bulgaria’S Entry Raises Concerns (Dawn, Shadaba Islam, May 09, 2006)
The Banya Bashi mosque stands in downtown Sofia, a vivid reminder of Bulgaria’s often-forgotten Muslim heritage.
- Indian Police Kill Muslim Militant In New Delhi (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
Indian policemen killed an Islamist militant on Monday after a gun-battle in the heart of New Delhi, police said.
- Nosedive In Blair’S Popularity (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 09, 2006)
The outcome of Local Bodies’ elections in the United Kingdom clearly shows that the incumbent Prime Minister, Mr Tony Blair is facing the wrath of the public opinion.
- Dmk Front Headed For A Big Win In Tamil Nadu (Hindu, Sanjay Kumar, May 09, 2006)
The HinduCNN-IBN Exit Poll finds 10 % point lead, predicts 157-167 seats for DPA; coalition government likely
- Serious Implications Of Indo-Us N Deal (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 09, 2006)
During the just concluded meeting of the US-Pakistan defence consultative group, Islamabad once again expressed its reservations over American nuclear deal with its arch rival India, telling Washington that it has the potential to upset the existing . . .
- Is The Us 'Doing Enough'? (News International, Editorial, The News International, May 09, 2006)
The statement in March by Abdullah Abdullah, then foreign minister of Afghanistan, that Osama bin Laden, Mullah Mohammad Omar and Al Qaeda No 2 Ayman al-Zawahiri were all hiding in Pakistan was obviously baseless.
- Presidential Election (News International, Editorial, The News International, May 09, 2006)
It is not usual to begin an editorial with a fresh quote but this one is too apt to go unreported. "Now who is electing whom? They electing him -- isn't it vice versa?" responds a young journalist spontaneously as she hears of the ruling Pakistan . . .
- Unfair Criticism (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 09, 2006)
Two more statements — one by a US official and the other by the Afghan foreign minister — have accused Islamabad of not doing enough in the war on terror.
- Iran Is Sponsoring Terror (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 09, 2006)
Kofi Annan writes to the Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations, Javad Zarif.
- Secularism Of Convenience (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 09, 2006)
A 'dargah' where 'puja' is held can be termed Islamic only in Gujarat because it's convenient, says Tarun Vijay
- Who Is Stoking Communal Fire? (Pioneer, A Surya Prakash, May 09, 2006)
A week ago two Indian States - Muslim majority Jammu and Kashmir and Hindu majority Gujarat - were in the news for all the wrong reasons.
- Dominant Discourse In Politics (Hindu, K. N. Panikkar, May 09, 2006)
Paints a broad canvas of the several strands of contemporary politics impinging on secular nationalism
- Iran Letter To Bush Talks Of ‘New Solutions’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
N-standoff: First letter in 27 years from an Iranian president to US president ‘could lead to new openings’
- Iran President Sends Letter To Bush (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has written to President George W. Bush in an unprecedented attempt to ease mounting tensions between Tehran and the West, an Iranian official said today.
- The Plight Of Women In Iraq (Hindu, Natasha Walter, May 09, 2006)
Women in Iraq are living a nightmare that is hidden from the West. Now one of them has turned film-maker to give us a window on to what they endure. She reveals what she saw.
- Afghan Terms For Energy Corridor (Dawn, Khaleeq Kiani, May 09, 2006)
Afghanistan on Monday agreed to allow export of electricity from Tajikistan and Kyrgyzystan to Pakistan on the condition that it was paid a transit fee and the transmission line went through Kabul and not through the Wakhan corridor.
- Rift Between Hizb And Jamait-Ul-Mujahideen Deepens (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
The rift between the Hizbul Mujahideen and Jamait-ul-Mujahideen has further deepened with the former accusing the latter of violating the code of conduct set by the Muzaffarabad-based United Jehad Council.
- : We Are Opening Skies, Fly In, Pick Up Too (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, May 09, 2006)
Pushing ahead with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s offer for an open skies in the SAARC region, India has sent out detailed letters outlining the offer to all SAARC members except Pakistan and has even extended fifth freedom rights for flights . . .
- Science Without Borders (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 09, 2006)
I am just back from a regional meeting of scientists, held in Islamabad, on the topic of mathematical physics. The 'region' in this case means the Middle East, Central Asia and South Asia.
- Scuffle In Afghan Parliament As Woman Mp Flays Ex-Warlords (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
Former warlords in Afghanistan’s parliament hurled water bottles and rushed at a woman MP on Sunday after she accused them of being involved in the deaths of thousands of people.
- Oic Links Ties With India To Kashmir Settlement (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, May 08, 2006)
The Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) has linked development of positive relations with India to a just settlement of the Kashmir dispute.
- Iran — Burning The Bridges (Jordan Times, GWYNNE DYER, May 08, 2006)
The draft resolution on Iran’s nuclear activities that the United States, Britain and France presented to the United Nations Security Council is designed to fail. By making it a Chapter 7 resolution (one that is mandatory under international law and . . .
- Bangladesh Crisis (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 08, 2006)
It is hardly surprising that the 14-party Opposition alliance in Bangladesh has rejected the draft voters . . .
- Terror Tactic Of The Times (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, May 08, 2006)
Suicide terrorism is the flavour of season, whether in India, Sri Lanka, West Asia or Pakistan. Suicide terror attack is invariably politically motivated. It is aggressive, brutal and generally executed by an individual or a group of individuals.
- New Breed Of Terror (Pioneer, Samuel Baid, May 08, 2006)
The Taliban are bent upon creating security problems for Indians who are engaged in reconstruction work in Afghanistan.
- Monday Blues (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 08, 2006)
After days of non-news and tragic news, the political media must look forward to the week that starts today with unusual excitement. India is poised for one of its most newsy seven days in a long, long time.
- Burdensome Tds Information (Hindu, S. RAJARATHNAM, May 08, 2006)
Many educational institutions, banks and companies have received notices under Sec. 133 (6) to comply with the request to furnish a copy of their accounts for the financial year 2004-05 and for the three quarters ended December 31, 2005.
- Blind Eye To Terror (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 08, 2006)
World Council of Churches has castigated Israeli teenagers for throwing stones but not condemned a Palestinian suicide bomber, says Mark D Tooley
- Under An Unkind Sun (Deccan Herald, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, May 08, 2006)
India should care for its citizens working abroad in difficult conditions
- Why Did Taliban Kill Him? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 08, 2006)
Jihadis beheaded Suryanarayana in order to stop India from developing close relationship with Afghanistan, says Sajid Ubaid
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