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Articles 7421 through 7520 of 19042:
- U.S. Official's Remarks Irresponsible: Pakistan (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, May 08, 2006)
Counter-terrorism official charges Pakistan with not doing enough to fight the menace
Taliban, Al-Qaeda have found safe haven in Pakistan's tribal belt: Henry Crumpton
Crumpton did not make such charges during his visit: Pakistan
- Enough Is Enough! (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 08, 2006)
If, for all the sacrifices Pakistan has made and the adverse public opinion its military action in the tribal belt has created within the country, including strong resentment among the tribesmen, the US still believes we are not doing enough to . . .
- U.P. Assembly Polls Likely In February: Mulayam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
Criticises Centre for its ``pro-US'' foreign policy
- Left Combine To Have State-Level Understanding With Congress In A.P. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
Even APCC chief and YSR had responded positively to the pact, says CPI member
- Best Governed Muslim State’ Award For President Of Azerbaijan (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
The Best Governed Muslim State Award will be conferred today on Mr. Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Baku.
- Bush Says Wants Guantanamo Closed (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
The last American survivor of the Titanic wreck has died in the state of Massachusetts aged 99.
- On With Police Reforms (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 08, 2006)
The Punjab government has finally taken the initiative to implement a police reforms programme as envisaged under the amended Police Order of 2002, which replaced the outdated Police Act of 1861.
- Another Verbal Skirmish With Kabul (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, May 08, 2006)
The US State Department Coordinator for Counter-Terrorism, Henry Crumpton, has launched another verbal skirmish with Islamabad over the presence or otherwise of Taliban and Al Qaeda leaders in Pakistan. He admitted Pakistan was fighting . . .
- King’S Party Woes (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 08, 2006)
The PML Central Executive Committee, which met in Islamabad on Saturday to discuss intra-party elections, shifted its focus to General Musharraf’s re-election as President, but there was a divided opinion on whether he should retain the office of . . .
- Time For National Reconciliation (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, May 08, 2006)
The second millennium has been one of shame for India even though the Twentieth century was, in ways more than one, kind to the nation.
- Sufi Insight (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 08, 2006)
Not Christian, Jew or Muslim, not Hindu, Buddhist, Sufi or Zen. Not any religion, or cultural system. I am not from the East or the West, nor out of the ocean or up from the ground, not natural or ethereal, not composed of elements at all.
- Tragic Departure Of A Dynamic Leader (Deccan Herald, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , May 08, 2006)
Pramod Mahajan was an embodiment of energy and self-confidence. He also had an amazing capacity to learn about new issues and new things.
- Cable Operators Threatened In Kashmir (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
Students of a madrassa staged a march here today to protest against the police’s alleged failure to act against those involved in a sex racket while a little-known militant group warned cable TV operators not to air programmes in the Kashmir Valley.
- Iran Threatens To Pull Out Of Npt (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
The Iranian Parliament has in a letter to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan on Sunday threatened to force the government to withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) if the United States continued pressuring Tehran to suspend uranium . . .
- Message From Osama’ Circulating In N Waziristan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 07, 2006)
A message from Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden was distributed in Miranshah and Mir Ali bazaars on Saturday, calling on Pakistani Muslims to help “the oppressed people of Waziristan”.
- Militants Kill 2, Lob Grenade In House (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 07, 2006)
In two separate incidents, militants in Jammu and Kashmir shot dead a person and hurled a grenade inside a house in Baramulla district injuring a woman, official sources said here today.
- Aphc To Re-Open Delhi Office (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, May 07, 2006)
The All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) is scheduled to re-open its New Delhi office next month to maintain regular contact with the Indian government, sources have confirmed.
- Pakistan Not Doing Enough To Root Out Terror: Us Official (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, May 07, 2006)
Pakistan is not doing enough to help root out Taliban and al-Qaeda leaders who have found safe haven in its lawless tribal region along the Afghan border, a senior US security official said on Saturday.
- New Breed Of Taliban (Daily Excelsior, Samuel Baid, May 07, 2006)
New Delhi’s reaction to the murder of Indian engineer K.Suryanarayana by Taliban in Afghanistan’s province of Zabeel on April 30 was on expected lines.
- Hurriyat Wants Militants To Join Talks (Reuters, Palash Kumar, May 07, 2006)
Kashmir's main separatist political alliance said on Friday it wanted to invite Islamist militants fighting in the disputed region to join new peace talks with New Delhi.
- Who Represents Whom In Kashmir ? (Daily Excelsior, Dr. Jitendra Singh, May 07, 2006)
The most interesting feature of the Valley's current scenario is that the socalled separatists are divided over separatism while the socalled non-separatists are divided over non-separatism...
- Quest For Innocence (Hindu, Uma Mahadevan-Dasgupta, May 07, 2006)
God's Little Soldier is an ambitious but imperfect novel.
- Beyond Barriers (Hindu, Uma Maheswari, May 07, 2006)
G. Gopalakrishnan, a self-made architect, has renovated and designed more than 70 mosques in Kerala.
- First Glimpse Of A New Dawn In Nepal (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, May 07, 2006)
The oldest nation-state in South Asia will soon have the subcontinent's newest constitution. Whether peace and prosperity follow depends on how inclusive it is.
- An Opportunity On Oil (Dawn, Anwar Syed, May 07, 2006)
The ruling elites in Iran and Turkey have for several centuries perceived and treated the Kurdish element in their populations as an irritant.
- Talk To Iran! But... (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, May 07, 2006)
Diplomacy, it seems, has so far failed to get Iran to back down from its nuclear stance and prove to the world that it isn’t doing anything against the various clauses and protocols of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
- For Greater Common Good (Pioneer, Mohd Asim, May 07, 2006)
The inspired riots in Vadodara against the demolition of a dargah intruding on a road has once again brought to the fore the ugly face of fanaticism and hooliganism that defies logic and sense.
- Up & Down In Down South (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 07, 2006)
The answer to the question why most politicians in India do not get re-elected, is a no-brainer. It’s because of the strong anti-incumbency sentiment in the Indian voter’s mind.
- Back From The Brink (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 07, 2006)
As the nation watched Vadodara burn, there was very real trepidation that Gujarat would slip back to the atavistic 2002 moment.
- This Semi-Final Was A Goalless Draw (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, May 07, 2006)
The Hurriyat moderates’ meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi this week was the delayed second round of a dialogue process that began with much fanfare last September — and the prelude to Singh’s visit to Srinagar...
- Making Peace Last (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, May 07, 2006)
The Supreme Court’s stay of the Gujarat High Court’s order, directing the local authorities to take immediate steps to remove all religious structures encroaching on public space without discrimination, is a welcome move.
- Training Women To Become Leaders (Tribune, Kiran Bedi, May 07, 2006)
This fortnight was full of creative happenings for me from which I drew greater learning and inspiration.
- The Pml Troubles And Musharraf —Dr Hasan-Askari Rizvi (Daily Times, Dr Hasan-Askari Rizvi, May 07, 2006)
The civil and military establishment may find it difficult to manage the elections because the international community intends to carefully monitor the elections and the opposition political forces are more determined to take on the Musharraf...
- Deft Demagoguery In Iran (Washington Post, Jackson Diehl, May 07, 2006)
The world may be focused on Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's declamations on the Holocaust and Iran's nuclear "rights," but as spring and its heat spread through this traffic-clogged city, the popular buzz is about the president's unlikely pronouncements on the . .
- Pakistan A Haven For Militants, U.S. Says (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, May 07, 2006)
A top U.S. counterterrorism official said Saturday that parts of Pakistan were a "safe haven" for militants and that Osama bin Laden was more likely to be hiding there than in Afghanistan.
- Where Force Is Not A Solution (Dawn, Tariq Fatemi, May 06, 2006)
With its huge territory, sparse population and proven reserves of oil, gas and minerals, managing Balochistan would require great skill and acumen, even in the best of times.
- For Greater Common Good (Pioneer, Mohd Asim, May 06, 2006)
The inspired riots in Vadodara against the demolition of a dargah intruding on a road has once again brought to the fore the ugly face of fanaticism and hooliganism that defies logic and sense.
- Hunger Strike As A Blackmail Tactic (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, May 06, 2006)
Medha Patkar went on an indefinite hunger strike for one side; Narendra Modi, Chief Minister of Gujarat, on a token fast for the other. Patkar was concerned with the fate of thousands of villagers, whose lands were being submerged because of the . . .
- Iran For Sober Discussion (Hindu, Atul Aneja , May 06, 2006)
U.N. draft resolution provocative: Teheran
Draft says Iran is threat to peace, security
- Religious Strife (Statesman, Marianna Belenkaya, May 06, 2006)
The conflict between the Iraqi Sunnis and Shias is gradually spreading to the broader Middle East, putting to test the system of national states created there in the past century.
- Naushad Passes Away In Mumbai; From Barabanki, Qawwal Mourning (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
At the dargah of Haji Waris Alis Shah in Barabanki’s Dewa Sharief, the qawwals are mourning the death of a musical legend who started his journey here.
- Be Tough With Taliban (Daily Excelsior, Tanveer Jafri, May 06, 2006)
The Indians had to face again, great & sorrowful news last days when media telecast news that an Indian Engineer, Surya Narayan was killed by the Talibani militants.
- Bush Warns Hamas Again To Shun Terror, Recognise Israel (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, May 06, 2006)
President George W Bush has slammed Palestinian Islamic group Hamas, which is in power there, saying that unless it disarms, stops terrorism and recognises Israel's right to exist, the US will not work with it.
- Hurriyat Wants Militants To Join Talks (Reuters, Palash Kumar, May 06, 2006)
Kashmir's main separatist political alliance said on Friday it wanted to invite Islamist militants fighting in the disputed region to join new peace talks with New Delhi.
- Marginalised Pandits (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, May 06, 2006)
The other day I was thumbing through the 260-odd page ‘‘Report on the impact of migration on the socio-economic conditions of Kashmiri displaced people’’ prepared by the Jammu-based Centre for Minority Studies, a well-researched effort which, needless to,
- Wasted Yatras (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 06, 2006)
The BJP’s decision to cancel the remaining part of the Bharat Suraksha Yatras of former Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani and party chief Rajnath Singh is the most sensible it has taken in recent months.
- The Sweat On Their Brow (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, May 06, 2006)
India’s difficult task with its unskilled labourers abroad
- Up & Down In Down South (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, May 06, 2006)
Amma’s got a lot done so why’s she worried? Is there a gleam behind those famous Karunanidhi goggles? What’s Kalam doing atop a building? Looking for answers from a limo
- This Semi-Final Was A Goalless Draw (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, May 06, 2006)
Centre’s talks with Hurriyat were run-up to Srinagar roundtable on May 25 but yielded little to work with
- Back From The Brink (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 06, 2006)
Vadodara presents a textbook case of how to prevent a bad riot situation from turning worse
- A Fiat Gujarat Could Have Done Without (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 06, 2006)
Judicial activism, admirable on such occasions as when it comes to the rescue of ill-treated undertrials or bonded labour or child workers, at times turns problematical.
- Ji Opposes Fencing Of Border With Afghanistan (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
The NWFP Senior Minister and Provincial Amir of Jamaat-i-Islami, Mr Sirajul Haq, has opposed the proposed fencing of the Pakistan-Afghan border, saying the MMA government will use every resource to foil what he called a mischievous plan.
- More Carnage In Iraq (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 05, 2006)
AS the Iraqi Parliament was convened for the first working session since elections in December, about 69 people were killed across the country in bombings and execution-style sectarian shootings. In the deadliest attack, a suicide bomber killed 15 . . .
- Sympathy For The Devil (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 05, 2006)
Moussaoui, who jeered America as he was spared death for the 9/11 bombings, is no deranged lunatic but an Islamist, says Robert Spencer
- Turmoil In Balochistan (Dawn, Ghayoor Ahmed, May 05, 2006)
THE Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah wanted Pakistan to be a federation, with autonomous units in which fundamental human rights, equality of status and opportunity, social, economic and political justice would be guaranteed.
- Inundation Of Imported Cars (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 05, 2006)
The import data for the first nine months of the current financial year shows that the country imported new and used cars worth about 13 billion rupees during the period as compared to only 4 billion rupees in the same period last year.
- Journey Of A Lifetime (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, May 05, 2006)
The immediate fallout of Pramod Mahajan's untimely and tragic death was the cancellation of the two Bharat Suraksha yatras by Mr LK Advani and Mr Rajnath Singh.
- Stoking Communal Flames (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 05, 2006)
The extended communal violence in Vadodara in Gujarat cannot be explained by its immediate provocation: the demolition of a dargah in Fatehpura area by the municipal authorities as part of a road-widening project.
- The Widening Net Of Quota (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, May 05, 2006)
Will the supporters and detractors of quota for students fight pitched battles, or will the movement subside? Will we see another Mandal-like agitation, as was witnessed in 1990, with self-immolations over the Government's decision to introduce . . .
- Back Shujaat, Musharraf Tells Disgruntled Leaders (Daily Times, Shahzad Raza, May 05, 2006)
Asks PML leaders to be prepared for general elections
Not conspiring against anyone: Chattha, Wattoo
Musharraf meets PML Sindh today
- Silver Lining (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 05, 2006)
There is a silver lining in the blood-splattered atmosphere prevailing today. It is to be welcomed that both New Delhi and Islamabad have reiterated their resolve to go ahead with the peace process.
- Fiction As Fact (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 05, 2006)
The Supreme Court's stay order on Thursday, putting on hold further demolition of illegal structures described as "places of worship", may have fetched a temporary reprieve for fanatics in Vadodara who have nothing but contempt for authority.
- Globalisation Of Saarc (Daily Excelsior, Pallab Bhattacharya, May 05, 2006)
When India hosts the 14th SAARC Summit next year, it will see not only the entry of Afghanistan as a full member but also the participation of East Asian neighbours China and Japan, as observers.
- Pakistan, Iran, Saudi Violate Religious Freedom: Us Report ........ (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has urged Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to designate 11 nations, including Pakistan, Burma and Iran, as ''countries of particular concern'' for violations of religious freedom.
- Another Futile Cbm (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 05, 2006)
Pakistan and India have agreed on another Confidence Building Measure (CBM). This time it relates to launching of a truck service between Azad and Occupied Kashmir to promote trade between the two parts.
- Designs In Demolition (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 05, 2006)
BJP is playing the communal game
- Running Riot (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 05, 2006)
The current spate of rioting in Vadodara is further evidence of the deep fissures that divide Gujarat and the perverse approach of the Narendra Modi administration towards issues of governance.
- Riots Are So 2002 (Indian Express, Darshan Desai, May 05, 2006)
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi tending to a Muslim riot victim. Narendra Modi seeking an army flag march in the beleaguered town of Vadodara.
- ‘No Reliable Data On Number Of Seminaries In Pakistan’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
Top bosses of the Religious Affairs Ministry confessed before a National Assembly standing committee here on Tuesday that Pakistan was the only Muslim country where “no reliable data about exact numbers of deeni madaris (religious seminaries) is . . .
- View From The Right (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 05, 2006)
Given the massive popular uprising against King Gyanendra, the Organiser desists from coming out in his support but two reports in the weekly focus on the threat posed by the Maoists.
- Trampling On Rights (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 05, 2006)
Anjanaben of Gujarat underwent surgery for an abdominal cyst in February1996 but died due to medical negligence. Her kidney had been removed by mistake, and although her father donated his kidney for transplant, her life could not be saved.
- Indian Security Presence In Afghanistan (Hindu, M.K. Bhadrakumar, May 05, 2006)
The U.S. and Britain have hitherto been averse to any role for India — in deference to Pakistani sensitivities. Why, now, a change of heart?
- Curfew Relaxed In Vadodara (Hindu, MANAS DASGUPTA, May 05, 2006)
Clash in Navapura before Army moved in
Army stages flag march in affected areas
"Handling of situation by police raises a lot of questions"
- Washington Still Needs Islamabad (Hindu, Simon Tisdall, May 05, 2006)
When america's world changed after 9/11, President Pervez Musharraf adapted faster than most. He severed Pakistan's official links with the Taliban, backed the U.S. war on terror, and set about taming lawless tribal areas abutting the Afghan border. Gen.
- Hekmatyar Vows Allegiance To Bin Laden (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
A wanted Afghan warlord said he was ready to fight under the banner of the Al Qaeda terror network headed by Osama bin Laden, according to a video broadcast on Qatar-based Al Jazeera yesterday.
- ‘No Reliable Data On Number Of Seminaries In Pakistan’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
Top bosses of the Religious Affairs Ministry confessed before a National Assembly standing committee here on Tuesday that Pakistan was the only Muslim country where “no reliable data about exact numbers of deeni madaris . . .
- Bnp Briefs Eu Lawmakers On Balochistan Situation (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
Balochistan National Party secretary-general Sanaullah Baloch on Wednesday briefed European Union lawmakers on Pakistan army operations in his province, saying Islamabad must be told to immediately stop the “violation of human rights of the Baloch people.
- Us Body Seeks ‘Aggressive Action’ Against S. Arabia: Pakistan Cited Among ‘Religious Freedom Violators’ (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
A US Congress-mandated commission urged the government to take ‘aggressive action’ against Saudi Arabia for alleged religious freedom violations and warned that religious rights were under threat in Iraq and Afghanistan.
- New Frontline In The War On Terror (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
As hideouts go, the Shawal Valley in northern Pakistan is a militant's dream.
- Pak-Afghan Meeting Held On Enhancing Border Patrol (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
Pakistani and Afghan military officials met for two weeks in March for a US-sponsored seminar in Germany to discuss better ways to patrol Pak-Afghan complex border, a rugged tribal area that harbours terrorist fighters, said a statement by US . . .
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