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Articles 221 through 320 of 500:
- Oppression In Pakistan (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 10, 2007)
THE stately building of the Supreme Court stands on the Constitution Avenue in Islamabad.
- Indian Envoy Met Suu Kyi, Delhi Backs Talks With Junta (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
While underlining that it was against imposing sanctions on Myanmar even as efforts were underway in the United Nations, India is looking to step up engagement with Aung San Suu Kyi with the Indian Ambassador in Myanmar having met her a couple of . . . .
- Democracy, Pakistani Style (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 09, 2007)
The feudalistic nature of Pakistan's polity makes it difficult to evaluate events in that country using normally acceptable standards of democratic functioning.
- Pak Elections Likely In Dec. (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
For the people of Pakistan, December 27 or 28 may well be the D-Day (D for democracy). General elections are being planned for these dates.
- The General Now Lacks Credibility (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
Mr Six years ago last month, the United States launched a new relationship with Pakistan - or more precisely with its president, Gen Pervez Musharraf.
- 'Us, Uk Brokered Mush-Bhutto Deal' (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
Britain and the US are involved in the deal to ensure PPP leader Benazir Bhutto's safe return to the country, a scenario that evaded another Premier Nawaz Sharif's return earlier.
- Dirty Deal (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 08, 2007)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf appears to have outfoxed his political foes at least for now. He has managed to get himself re-elected as President for another term.
- Pakistan Inches Closer To Civilian Rule (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2007)
Pakistan's Pervez Musharraf is to swear in the nation's former top spy to succeed him as army chief, a move that would bring civilian rule a step closer after his sweeping presidential election win.
- Congratulations, General? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 08, 2007)
President Pervez Musharraf can take little comfort from winning a contentious election that was challenged at every step, whose result cannot be notified until the Supreme Court decides if his candidacy was legal, and that has polarised Pakistan’s polity.
- Fresh Term For Mush (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2007)
It's celebration time for Gen Pervez Musharraf's fans in Pakistan - most of them are loyalist officers in the Army and fellow muhajirs in Karachi - and friends abroad, notably in the Bush Administration who continue to labour . . . . . .
- Pak In Limbo, Wait For Court Verdict (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2007)
Pakistan today entered political limbo, caught between General Pervez Musharraf’s presidential election win and a future court ruling on whether he was even eligible to run.
- Judiciary Should Understand Media’S Dilemma (Asian Age, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 08, 2007)
By now former Chief Justice of India Y.K. Sabharwal should have himself requested the government for a CBI inquiry into the two allegations against him:
- Dangers Ahead: Musharraf's Re-Election And After (Deccan Herald, Rajinder Puri, Oct 06, 2007)
Barring a miracle, Pervez Musharraf on Saturday will successfully bulldoze his way to another term as president of Pakistan through a vote by an assembly, largely depleted by angry legislators who resigned in protest against his constitutional violations.
- The Burmese Junta: India's Responsibility (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2007)
Humanitarian aid should pour into crisis-ridden Myanmar to relieve the suffering population.
- Poll Allowed, Uncertainty Still For Musharraf (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Oct 06, 2007)
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday allowed Saturday’s presidential election to go ahead as scheduled but kept President Pervez Musharraf in uncertainty, ruling that the results could not be announced until after the petitions . . . . ..
- Musharraf Poised To Win Simple Majority (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Oct 06, 2007)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf was set for another term in Saturday’s presidential election but anti-government lawyers said the battle was not yet over, and saw hope in the Supreme Court’s ruling that he could not be notified a winner until . . . .
- India Monitoring Pakistani Politics (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2007)
India is closely monitoring the situation in Pakistan as President General Pervez Musharraf looks set to win five more years in office, a senior official said on Friday.
- Life Without A Uniform (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 06, 2007)
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the Turkish Republic and its first president once said: "It was when I entered the military preparatory school and put on its uniform, that a feeling of strength came to me, as if I had become master of my . . . .
- Two Women (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2007)
There is a tide in the affairs of women in south Asia. But one doubts if all of it, taken at the flood, will lead on to fortune.
- Benazir’S Faustian Bargain (Tribune, Sushant Sareen, Oct 06, 2007)
Under tremendous pressure to coopt Benazir Bhutto’s Pakistan People’s Party in his political game-plan, Gen Pervez Musharraf has conceded to a major demand of Benazir by offering a National Reconciliation Ordinance which will provide indemnity . . . .
- Conduct Of Judges (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 06, 2007)
THE Indian judiciary was till recently at war with Parliament on who was supreme. The confrontation is far from over.
- Mockery Of An Election (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Oct 06, 2007)
Musharraf is about to clear the last hurdle to complete legitimacy - a 'proper' election. But in the perception of the ordinary Pakistani, he would remain as tarnished as before
- Pakistan's Lost It (Pioneer, Wilson John, Oct 06, 2007)
Pervez Musharraf is set to achieve the fruition of a design he had launched in 2001 to finish off Pakistan's democratic institutions.
- Deal That Would Strangulate Democracy (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 06, 2007)
The much-expected 'deal' between Pervez Musharraf and Benazir Bhutto has been an on-now, off-again process.
- Pakistan: America’S Choice (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 06, 2007)
America faces a stark choice in Pakistan this fall: do we support democracy and the rule of law or do we support a failing military dictator? President Bush seems to have made his call and chosen to back the dictator, Pervez Musharraf.
- Indemnity Order Insult To Nation, Says Sharif (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2007)
Former deposed Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has rejected the proposed 'national reconciliation ordinance' to withdraw cases against leaders of political parties, terming it an "insult to the whole nation".
- Family First, Nation Later (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Oct 05, 2007)
More by coincidence than design, the Congress, by making Mr Rahul Gandhi the general secretary of the party, has tried to capitalise on the increasingly recognised global success of India's youth power. But no one with a sense of history has . . . .
- Benazir Does A Volte Face, Seeks Deal (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2007)
Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, in a dramatic volte-face, pulled back from a threatened mass walkout from parliament and voiced hope today of a breakthrough deal with President Pervez Musharraf.
- Day Later, Bhutto Hopes Deal With General Will Work (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2007)
Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, in a dramatic volte-face, pulled back from a threatened mass walkout from parliament and voiced hope on Thursday of a breakthrough deal with President Pervez Musharraf.
- Us Obsession With Iran (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Oct 05, 2007)
Until the incredibly rude and crude treatment meted out to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, during his three-day stay in New York, primarily to address the UN General Assembly, one didn’t have an adequate idea of the depth of America’s. . .
- Bhutto: Deal Close (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2007)
Former Pakistani Prime Minister and Pakistan People’s Party leader Benazir Bhutto said here on Thursday that she was "optimistic" about a power-sharing deal with Gen. Pervez Musharraf, and hinted that her party would not obstruct his bid to . . . .
- Benazir Expects Smooth Return To Pakistan (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Oct 05, 2007)
Pakistan People’s Party chairperson Benazir Bhutto said in London on Thursday that after the announcement of the National Reconciliation Ordinance by the government, she expected a “smooth” return to Pakistan, scheduled for October 18.
- People Do Not Have A Choice: Cpi(m) (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2007)
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has said that no one “can” expect it to support the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, “which in violation of the National Common Minimum Programme (NCMP), is pursuing to continue the direction. . .
- All Oppressors Are The Same (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 05, 2007)
THE stately building of the Supreme Court stands on Constitution Avenue in Islamabad.
- General’S Re-Election Not The Real Issue (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Oct 05, 2007)
Barring a miracle President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday will successfully bulldoze his way to another term as President through a vote by an assembly largely depleted by angry legislators who resigned in protest against his constitutional violations.
- Musharraf: Ppp May Form Next Government (Asian Age, Shafqat Ali, Oct 05, 2007)
Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has said that former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) may form the government after the national elections
- Talks With Musharraf Stalled, Says Bhutto (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2007)
Pakistan's former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto said power-sharing talks with President Pervez Musharraf were "totally stalled" as her party met on Wednesday to consider resigning from Parliament.
- Army In Pakistan (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 04, 2007)
By appointing Lt Gen Ashfaq Pervez Kiyani as deputy chief of the Army, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has sent out multiple messages - both for Pakistanis as well as his patrons in the West. Lt Gen Kiyani is expected to take over as Army chief . . .
- Musharraf To Drop Cases Against Sharif (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2007)
Less than a month after deporting former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to Jeddah, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf today said he would drop cases pending against the Opposition leader.
- What I Hope To Achieve... (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2007)
India at 60 is like an iceberg. It reveals a little but hides a lot.
- ‘No One Country Or One Leader Defines Or Runs Europe’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 04, 2007)
It was a busy week for David Miliband, Great Britain’s youthful new foreign secretary. He addressed the Labour Party conference, acknowledging the successes and “scars” from 10 years of Labour government and saying that Britain must strengthen its . . . .
- Against The Tide (Dawn, M.P. Bhandara, Oct 04, 2007)
GENERAL Musharraf’s legal and so-called democratic credentials may be poor but his probity for good governance is superior to that of his political opponents.
- ‘Musharraf Dithering On Reforms’ (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2007)
Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf is refusing to say when he will implement key reforms, complicating power-sharing talks, former Prime Minister Ms Benazir Bhutto said today.
- Morality Matters (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Oct 04, 2007)
An argument one frequently hears in defence of the Government's failure to condemn the savage violence Burma's ruling junta has unleashed on the country's completely peaceful movement for democracy, is that concern for morality must yield to . . . .
- Moral Ambiguity Of “Deal” Making (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Oct 04, 2007)
According to Sheikh Rashid, the railways minister, President General Pervez Musharraf’s government has decided to withdraw the corruption and misuse of power cases against “all those in public life” who have neither been tried nor convicted by the courts.
- Raise The Pitch (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2007)
Following the military junta's forceful crackdown on the monks marching for democracy in Myanmar, there is little news about the current situation there.
- Protection For Women? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 04, 2007)
Pakistani women have taken giant leaps forward on the path to progress — of that, there is no doubt.
- The Plot Thickens (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 04, 2007)
THE plot as scripted by General Headquarters and Washington is making rapid strides towards the denouement desired by the presidency.
- Pak To Grant Amnesty To Bhutto Ahead Of Vote (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2007)
Corruption cases against former premier Benazir Bhutto will be dropped by the Pakistan government paving the way for her return from self-imposed exile for a possible power-sharing deal with President Pervez Musharraf.
- Al Qaeda In The Ascendant (Dawn, Irshad Abdul Kadir, Oct 03, 2007)
POLITICAL analysts have been given, over, time to anticipating disruptive trends in the Pakistani political scenario with some measure of accuracy.
- Unshaken It Stands (Dawn, Irshad Abdul Kadir, Oct 03, 2007)
POLITICAL analysts have been given, over, time to anticipating disruptive trends in the Pakistani political scenario with some measure of accuracy.
- Nudge Burma's Junta To Reform (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Oct 03, 2007)
India has to do more for democracy and human rights in Burma, so says everybody.
- Return Gift (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 03, 2007)
Matters in Pakistan are as democratic as they can be. The supreme court has given a patient hearing to petitions against the candidature of Pervez Musharraf in the forthcoming presidential polls, and thrown them out.
- Jihad Reaches Maldives (Pioneer, B Raman, Oct 03, 2007)
The Maldives is slowly, but surely, turning into a sanctuary for Islamist terrorists, thanks to the easy access to arms from Pakistan and money from Saudi Arabia. Last Saturday's bombing shows the fire. . .
- 85 Pakistan Parliamentarians Quit In Protest (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Oct 03, 2007)
Opposition members of Parliament and three Provincial Assemblies affiliated to the All-Parties Democracy Movement resigned en masse on Tuesday in protest against the October 6 Presidential election, in which President Pervez Musharraf will seek . . . .
- The Superpower's Burden (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 03, 2007)
In order to be a great power it is very necessary to have some client states. Indeed, a mark of having arrived on the global scene is that a country is expected to control the levers of power in a few states.
- Cpm To Upa: Explain Delay (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2007)
The CPI(M) has said that the UPA government should explain why there is a delay in the negotiations on the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline.
- Gen's Opponents Resign En Masse (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2007)
Pakistani opposition MPs staged a mass resignation on Tuesday in a bid to wreck the credibility of president Pervez Musharraf's expected re-election for another five-year term.
- Trade With India And Its Problems (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Oct 03, 2007)
Pakistan and India have abandoned the pantomime of propagating hate while opening up trading facilities via the land route on the Wagah border post in Lahore.
- Pakistan Army And The Nation (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Oct 01, 2007)
The politics in Islamabad today is posited by the opposition as a battle for civilian rule and the confinement of the Pakistan army to its constitutional role.
- One Step Forward (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 01, 2007)
With the Pakistan Supreme Court and Election Commission clearing the decks for Gen Pervez Musharraf to contest the presidential election without giving up his Army uniform, the outcome of the October 6 poll is now a foregone conclusion.
- ‘I Am The President. Vajpayee, Advani Are Leaders Of The Party. They Are Above Me’ (Indian Express, Varghese K George, Oct 01, 2007)
BJP President Rajnath Singh is doing a tightrope walk, trying to consolidate his authority even as the party is pulled in different directions by factionalism.
- The Real Security Threat (Dawn, Aqil Shah, Oct 01, 2007)
Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s recent statement that she will allow the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to question Dr A.Q. Khan has created a ruckus.
- 60 Years Of Accession (Tribune, B.G. Verghese, Oct 01, 2007)
October 26 will mark the 60th anniversary of Jammu and Kashmir’s accession to India following the self-confessed invasion of the state by Pakistan and later its annexation of the Northern Areas. This is part of the UN record.
- South Asia's New Czars (Times of India, SWAGATO GANGULY, Oct 01, 2007)
In trademark commando style, General Musharraf stated he would give up his army post only after, and not before, he is re-elected president.
- Media Observes “Black Day” (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Oct 01, 2007)
Pakistan’s media community observed a “black day” on Sunday in protest against Saturday’s police action that left several journalists injured.
- India Needs A Stable Burma (Pioneer, Swapan Dasgupta, Oct 01, 2007)
It's an awkward time to be presiding over neighbourhood relations. Writing in Saturday's Guardian, Aung Zaw, a Burmese exile and Editor of the Thailand-based Irrawady magazine, proffered a view that is certain to make Indians squirm.
- Democracy Without Depth (Asian Age, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 01, 2007)
Even the best of democracies decay when rulers lose touch with the people. The media and the intelligence agencies provide information, not contact.
- Special Article (Statesman, MADAN BHATIA, Sep 29, 2007)
The nuclear deal, which India has concluded with the USA, is as historic as the Indo-Soviet Friendship Treaty which Indira Gandhi had concluded with the Soviet Union in 1971.
- Sc: Musharraf Can Contest In Uniform (Tribune, Afzal Khan, Sep 29, 2007)
A nine-judge Bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday by 6-3 majority dismissed on technical grounds various petitions challenging the eligibility of President Gen Pervez Musharraf to contest election for another term.
- Till October 6 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2007)
General Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan People’s Party leader Makhdoom Amin Fahim and Justice Wajeehuddin Ahmad (nominee of the lawyers) finally filed their nomination papers on September 27 (Dawn, September 28).
- Musharraf Can Seek Re-Election As President In Uniform:sc (OutLook, K J M Varma, Sep 29, 2007)
In a major legal victory for embattled military ruler Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan Supreme Court today cleared obstacles for the General to seek re-election as President in uniform dealing a big blow to the Opposition.
- National Security (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 29, 2007)
The nuclear deal, which India has concluded with the USA, is as historic as the Indo-Soviet Friendship Treaty which Indira Gandhi had concluded with the Soviet Union in 1971.
- Us Wants Return Of Democracy In Pak (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2007)
The US on Saturday said it wanted a "smooth and successful transition" to democratic civilian government in Pakistan even as it termed the Supreme Court ruling allowing President Pervez Musharraf to contest in uniform as an "internal matter" . . . . .
- Bhutto Admits Secret Meeting With Mush (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2007)
Acknowledging that she has met secretly with President Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan's former prime minister Benazir Bhutto has said that the power sharing deal with the General is not possible unless he takes concrete steps towards democracy.
- Power Sharing: Bhutto Says She Secretly Met Musharraf (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2007)
Acknowledging that she has secretly met President Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan’s ex-prime minister Benazir Bhutto said the power sharing deal with the General is not possible unless he takes concrete steps towards democracy.
- Pak Sc Clears Decks For Musharraf Re-Election (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2007)
The apex court, in a split 6-3 verdict, threw out a series of petitions, challenging General Musharraf holding two offices and his plans to get re-elected while continuing as army chief.
- Pak Court: Pervez Can Contest In Uniform (Asian Age, Shafqat Ali, Sep 29, 2007)
The Pakistan Supreme Court ruled on Friday that President Gen. Pervez Musharraf can remain Army Chief and still contest the October 6 presidential election.
- Mush-Bush Ambushed? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 29, 2007)
For America, Musharraf, despite his deception, remains a lovable rogue. After the John Negroponte visit, it is clear that Washington would continue using different languages for different levels of the bilateral track
- Round Two To Musharraf! (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2007)
The 9-member bench of the Supreme Court has announced, by a “six-three” majority, that the constitutional petitions by Qazi Hussain Ahmad, Imran Khan and others challenging President General Pervez Musharraf’s bid to be re-elected . . . . .
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