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Articles 10721 through 10820 of 21892:
- Kashmir Ultras Linked To Al-Qaida: Pervez (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has said in an interview to US television channel ABC that terrorists operating in Kashmir have nexus with the Al-Qaida, Taliban and Pakistani extremists and that is a “very dangerous” combination
- Terrorists In Kashmir Have Nexus With Qaeda, Taliban: Pak Prez (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has admitted that terrorists operating in Kashmir have nexus with al-Qaeda, Taliban and Pakistani extremists which is a "very dangerous" combination.
- Good Nukes, Bad Nukes (Washington Post, David Ignatius, Mar 01, 2006)
Juxtaposed this week are the two poles of the emerging world: India and Iran. They are alpha and omega, the dream and the nightmare.
- Bush To Visit Afghanistan Despite Taliban Attacks (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
The US president, George Bush, is planning a visit to Afghanistan this weekend, his first to the country since the US-led invasion in 2001.
- Pm's Roundtable: Jklf Criticises Kashmiri Leaders (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
The London-based Jammu-Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) has questioned the wisdom of some Kashmiri leaders in not responding to talks convened by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
- Govt Gets Opposition Pat, Ally Fire On Iran Vote At Iaea (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
Taking predictable positions, BJP offered qualified support to Congress in Parliament over Iran vote today while supporting parties — CPI(M), CPI and SP — warned the Government against an adverse fallout if it took an anti-Iran stand at IAEA meeting on Ma
- Terror Scene (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Feb 28, 2006)
How is the terror scene in the country especially in the State? If seen in terms of structure and statistics one will find that the monster of terrorism continues to raise its ugly heads in different manners.
- Rajnath: Don't Compromise On Deterrence (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Feb 28, 2006)
"Keep in mind country's energy needs"
With the possibility of an Indo-U.S. deal being inked during the visit of President George W. Bush, the Bharatiya Janata Party has said that while the Government must keep in mind the energy security . . .
- Let "Militants" Held (Hindu, Devesh K. Pandey , Feb 28, 2006)
Two suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba operatives, who had allegedly supplied explosives for terror attacks in Hyderabad and onboard Shramjivi Express last year, were arrested at the Delhi railway station on Sunday.
- Hole To Pole, Potential Threats All (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
The US Secret Service is leaving nothing to chance as it goes about its job of protecting the President: it has given its tips to the Indian home ministry but will anyway keep watch from eyes in the sky.
- Pak's Focus Not Just On Osama: Musharraf (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said on Monday his country was doing all it could in the US-led war against terrorism.
- 'Civilian Nuclear Deal Possible During Bush Visit' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
The United States has said it is quite possible that the civilian nuclear energy agreement with India could be worked out during President George W Bush's visit beginning on Wednesday.
- Campaign Against Bush Visit Gains Momentum (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
Committee says "he is not welcome in India;" marches to be organised in Delhi on March 2 and in Hyderabad the next day
"Bush is topmost official of U.S. imperialism, leading enemy of the sovereignty of nations and the peoples of the world today"
- Our Reaction To The Cartoons (Dawn, Dr. Syed Amir, Feb 28, 2006)
For the past one month, the Muslim world has been rocked by protest demonstrations, some peaceful and some violent, against the publication of cartoons, satirizing the Prophet (PBUH) in a humiliating manner, originally in a little known Danish newspaper.
- Getting Out Of The Crevice (Dawn, Irshad Abdul Kadir, Feb 28, 2006)
The proverb: “Whom the gods wish to destroy, they first drive mad”, may seem at first to approximate the vandalism visited on Lahore and Peshawar consecutively on February 14 and 15, by radical mobsters protesting against the publication . . .
- N-Ties, Kashmir On Bush’S Pak Agenda (The Nation, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
Civilian nuclear technology cooperation will be on the agenda of President George W Bush when he meets President General Pervez Musharraf in Islamabad this week.
- Indian Firm Awarded Sugar Tender (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) has awarded a contract to M/s Indian Sugar Exim Corporation Ltd, New Delhi, as the lowest bidder for supplying 50,000 metric tons of refined sugar at a rate of $478 per tonne.
- Pak-Us Talks To Focus On Kashmir, Terrorism: Fo (News International, Mariana Baabar, Feb 28, 2006)
President George W Bush will be paying a two-day official visit to Pakistan later this week, the dates and timings for which are not being announced for security reasons. Both sides will focus on a wide range of issues besides Kashmir, terrorism and ...
- Pakistan To Discuss Civil Nuke Cooperation With Bush (Press Trust of India, K J M Varma, Feb 28, 2006)
Pakistan will seek cooperation in the civilian nuclear field in line with India during talks President Pervez Musharraf would have with US President George W Bush here next week.
- Guantanamo: The Us Gulag (Dawn, Thomas Wilner, Feb 28, 2006)
The American prison camp at Guantanamo Bay is on the southeast corner of Cuba, a sliver of land the United States has occupied since 1903. Long ago, it was irrigated from lakes on the other side of the island, but Cuban President Fidel Castro . . .
- Self-Governance Being Discussed With India (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
The Foreign Office said on Monday that Pakistan and India were discussing at various levels the proposal of self-governance in Kashmir.
- India Calls Out Riot Troops To Guard Bush (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Feb 28, 2006)
India on Monday began a major security drill for this week’s visit of US President George W Bush, calling out commandos and riot police for the world’s most powerful man
- ‘India Meddling In Pak Affairs’ (News International, Mariana Baabar, Feb 28, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf made a strong case of Indian interference into the internal affairs of Pakistan from inside Afghanistan in his meeting with President Hamid Karzai earlier this month.
- One Day To Go, President Bush Visit Still Hush-Hush (Hindustan Times, Nilova Roy Chaudhury, Feb 28, 2006)
The Indian Tricolour and the American Stars and Stripes are aflutter around Vijay Chowk, the Central Vista and freshly painted roundabouts at the heart of India’s capital.
- Civilian Nuke Deal Possible During Bush Visit: White House (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
The United States has said it is quite possible that the civilian nuclear energy agreement with India could be worked out during President George W Bush's visit begining tomorrow.
- Kashmiri American Council Appreciates Us Stance On Kashmir (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
The Kashmiri American Council has "appreciated" the official stand of the United States towards Kashmir as clarified by the President George W Bush.
- Pakistan Welcomes Bush Push For Kashmir Peace (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
* Musharraf, Bush to discuss civilian N-tech
* FO says missiles named after common heroes
- ‘All’S Well In J&k’ (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
Alluding to a decision by India and Pakistan to allow merchandise-laden lorries on Jhelum Valley Road, the Governor, Lt-Gen. (retired) SK Sinha, today said it would boost Jammu and Kashmir’s economy significantly.
- Bush Visit To India An Unproductive Exercise? (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Feb 28, 2006)
With his words carrying little weight in his own country, being enmeshed in such controversies as illegal wire-tapping, detainees at Guantanamo Bay and Abu Ghraib, his poor handling of domestic issues after the Katrina disaster, and . . .
- Thousands To Protect Bush On First India Visit (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
About 5,000 personnel including snipers, commandos and U.S. marines using helicopters, bomb detectors and electronic jammers will protect President George W. Bush during his visit to India this week, officials said on Monday.
- Critical Elements Missing In Kashmir Dialogue (Daily Excelsior, O P Modi, Feb 28, 2006)
There is much ballyhoo these days about the future of Jammu & Kashmir.
- Bush Told To Avoid Nuclear Compromises With India (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Feb 28, 2006)
A leading US newspaper on Monday asked US President George Bush to avoid compromises that would let Indian continue to mix its military and civilian nuclear programmes.
- Afghanistan And Pakistan At Odds Over Taliban List (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
An Afghan security official said on Monday Kabul had provided solid evidence to Islamabad about militant training camps in Pakistan and the presence there of Taliban leader Mullah Omar, but Pakistan’s Foreign Office said the information was outdated.
- Bias Takes A Nasty Turn (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Feb 28, 2006)
There can be no doubt about this. Growing prejudice in the United States against the Muslim world took a nasty turn as a result of the stance taken by a number of prominent politicians to challenge President Bush over his administration’s . . .
- Why Talk Self-Rule At All, Asks Bjp (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
A b vajpayee and other senior BJP leaders on Sunday took a serious view of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s roundtable on Kashmir, opposing talk of selfrule and autonomy for the state.
- Finding A Passage To India This Time (Christian Science Monitor, editorial, Christian Science Monitor, Feb 27, 2006)
The US has tried to cozy up to India ever since the end of the cold war, and President Bush's trip there this week has the potential to cement an alliance with the world's largest democracy. But Mr. Bush may not have all his diplomatic ducks in order.
- In Chittisinghpora, Guns & Closed Doors (Express India, RIYAZ WANI, Feb 27, 2006)
The name of the US President fills this picturesque Sikh village in the shadow of Pahalgam with a sense of deja vu and dread.
- From "China Fear" To "China Fever" (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Feb 27, 2006)
China's deft diplomacy is drawing other nations to it: as a model for development, a source and destination for investment, and a trading partner.
- German Vessel Brought To Kochi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
The Indian Coast Guard and police escorted SAF Marine Pakistan, a German merchant vessel, to Kochi on Sunday.
- President Bush Says He’Ll Urge For Kashmir Solution (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
US President George W Bush has told Pakistan TV that he would use his upcoming visit to India and Pakistan to urge both sides to find a lasting solution to their dispute over Kashmir.
- A Passage To India (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 27, 2006)
New Delhi, Feb 26 (PTI) A multi-layered security ring comprising US security officials, paramilitary commandoes and Delhi Police personnel will protect US President George W. Bush when he visits the national capital from Wednesday.
A team of US Secret
- India-Us Nuclear Deal: What’S The Echo In Washington (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
India-US Nuclear Deal: What’s the echo in Washington
- India, U.S. To Seal Many Deals (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Feb 27, 2006)
Ministry of External Affairs silent over visit of American President
India and the United States will sign more than a dozen agreements during the March 1-4 State visit of U.S. President George W. Bush to New Delhi, senior officials handling . . .
- Pak Police Arrests Opp Lawmakers (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
Over 25,000 people took to the streets to protest against Prophet Mohammad’s cartoons in Karachi as Opposition leaders,
- Seven Jawans Hurt In J&k Blast (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
Seven jawans and a civilian were injured when militants exploded a car bomb as the Army convoy was passing through central Srinagar this morning, a police spokesman said.
- Dudipora Disaster (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Feb 27, 2006)
Hurriyat leaders must be kicking themselves for being so quick to spurn the Prime Minister’s invitation to a round-table.
- Car Bomb Explosion Wounds Four In Srinagar (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
Suspected Muslim militants set off a car bomb on Sunday wounding three soldiers and a civilian in Kashmir's biggest city where police have tightened security ahead of U.S. President George W. Bush's visit to India.
- Cartoon Row: Imran, Others Held (Deccan Herald, Arif Jamal, Feb 27, 2006)
The Pakistan government on Sunday foiled an attempt by the Opposition to take out a large procession in the heart of the city of Lahore against the blasphemous cartoons published in Denmark.....
- Thousands Rally, Others Barred In Pakistan Protest (Reuters, Mohsin Raza, Feb 27, 2006)
Thousands of Islamists rallied in southern Pakistan on Sunday against cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammad, but police quickly snuffed out a protest in Lahore, where two people died in earlier unrest.
- Naga Truce To Help Fructify Negotiations (Daily Excelsior, Subhashis Mittra, Feb 27, 2006)
The six-month extension of the ceasefire agreement with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah), in force since 1997, merits welcome albeit with a rider. It merits welcome because in most circumstances it is better . . .
- Pak To Import 50,000 Tonnes Sugar (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
Pakistan Government has requested India to supply 50,000 tonnes of sugar to that country every two months, Union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar said here today.
- Mirwaiz, Mehbooba, Omar To Take Part In Kashmir Meet (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
Kashmiri leaders including PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti, National Conference president Omar Abdullah and head of moderate Hurriyat Mirwaiz Umer Farooq are expected to take part in a two-day meet to be held here next month to discuss ideas to resolve Kashmir
- Culling Nearly Over In Surat (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
Care being taken for the proper disposal of the dead birds and the waste
- Us Worry Over Night In Pak (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Feb 27, 2006)
After all the talk about General Pervez Musharraf’s fight against terrorism and Pakistan’s role as America’s trusted ally, US President George W. Bush may not spend the night in Islamabad when he visits the city on March 4.
- Pakistan Supporting Jokers In Kashmir, Says Jkchr (Daily Times, Mohammad Imran, Feb 27, 2006)
The representative of a Kashmiri non-governmental organisation (NGO) has said that Pakistan and India have “privatised” the Kashmir issue, and has accused the Pakistan government of supporting “a group of jokers” claiming to represent the Kashmiris.
- After A Kashmir Winter, Some Thaw (Indian Express, ANAND K. SAHAY, Feb 27, 2006)
The roundtable conference on Kashmir, held at the prime minister’s behest last Saturday, is a breath of fresh air.
- Pakistan Alliance Firm On Strike (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Feb 27, 2006)
Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA), alliance of religious parties in Pakistan, on Sunday announced that it would go ahead with the nationwide strike on March 3 in protest against publication of offensive cartoons against Prophet Muhammed though . . .
- N-Deal With India A Complicated Issue: Us (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Feb 27, 2006)
The proposed nuclear deal between the United States and India is a “complicated issue”, the American head of Indo-US Science and Technology Forum Norman P Neureiter was quoted on Sunday as saying.
- Railway In The Red (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 27, 2006)
India's Railway Minister Laloo Prasad Yadav told the Lok Sabha on Friday that Indian Railways, on the brink of bankruptcy just five years ago, had achieved a miraculous turnaround earning a record profit of 2.47 billion dollars.
- World Social Forum (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 27, 2006)
A Victim of neglect and political violence, Karachi will regain some of its lost eminence when it plays host to the World Social Forum next month — a six-day event that is expected to attract several thousand delegates and activists from around the world.
- Europe Divided Over Caricatures (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
As angry protests over publication of the caricatures of Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) continue in Pakistan and many other Muslim countries, public opinion in Europe remains divided on just how far governments and media organizations should . . .
- Afghan War: The Way Out (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Feb 27, 2006)
In a crisp editorial published on February 23, the New York Times expressed the view that “the Pakistani army has been losing the war against Al Qaeda and Taliban fighters in the northwestern frontier” because “Pakistan’s military ruler, . . .
- A Spring Of Discontent (Dawn, Syeda Abida Hussain, Feb 27, 2006)
Ashura 2006 will stand out in memory as the Ashura when ‘nazar’ and ‘niaz’ shifted from ‘halwas’ and ‘kheers’ to ‘channa pulao’. With the price of sugar crossing Rs 45 for a kilo this was perhaps inevitable.
- Holocaust And The Free Speech (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Feb 27, 2006)
Many were appalled to know that David Irving, a far-right British historian and researcher of the Second World War, had been jailed in Austria for three years for denying the existence of the Holocaust.
- Pakistan Makes ‘New’ Map Of Kashmir (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Feb 27, 2006)
Some of Pakistan’s embassies abroad are distributing a booklet which contains a map of the Jammu and Kashmir at variance with Pakistan’s long-held position on the dispute.
- Indo-Pak Economic Talks From March 27 (News International, Mariana Baabar, Feb 27, 2006)
The commerce secretaries of Pakistan and India are expected to meet in Islamabad from March 27-29 to discuss economic and commercial cooperation within the framework of the third round of the composite dialogue process.
- Bush’S Visit To India (News International, Mariana Baabar, Feb 27, 2006)
With escalation in killing of civilians by Indian troops in occupied Kashmir, fears are growing that the Chattisinghpura incident might be repeated ahead of President George W Bush’s arrival in India.
- Bush’S Welcome Interest In Kashmir Issue (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 27, 2006)
President Bush has said that lasting solution to the Kashmir issue is achievable. In an interview with PTV ahead of his visit to Pakistan and India next week, he said that he has already started playing a role and will continue to do so . . .
- Import Of Cars, Used & New (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 27, 2006)
Pakistan's import bill is likely to shoot up to 28 billion dollars during the current fiscal year due to increased import of oil and other items including used and new cars. According to official statistics, . . .
- New India-Pakistan Rail Link Sparks Reunion Hopes (The Nation, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
Mohammad Sauleh fled his birthplace in India 41 years ago amid the crash of artillery shells, but he dreams of returning to the sound of train wheels going 'clickety-clack'.
- ‘This Nuclear Deal Really Removes The Last Barrier Between India And The Us’ (Indian Express, Mini Kapoor, Feb 27, 2006)
As a South Asia specialist in the US state department, Dennis Kux’s acquaintance with India and Pakistan goes back to the 1950s.
- Bush And India’S Insecurity (Deccan Herald, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Feb 27, 2006)
The permanent threat from Pakistan is unlikely to feature in the “detailed and substantive” talks with Bush
- Game For Pak Roundtable (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 26, 2006)
Jammu: The Kashmiri separatists who for one reason or the other stayed away from the PM's roundtable on Saturday are now packing their bags for a similar conference on Kashmir in Islamabad next month.
- Let Us Build A New J&k: Pm (Tribune, Prashant Sood, Feb 26, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said there was a need to evolve a common understanding on autonomy and self-rule for the state of Jammu and Kashmir and an arrangement can be found within the vast flexibilities provided by the Constitution which . . .
- Bush Hopes His Visit Will Set The Stage For A Groundbreaking Nuclear Pact (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Alternative sources of energy are going to be important for the development of a clean world
New Delhi should "lift investment caps," says Bush
Supports lifting visa curbs for educated people
Reiterates stand on Iran
- Pm's Roundtable On Kashmir Tomorrow Without Most Separatists (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Unfazed by the boycott by Hurriyat Conference and other major separatist groups, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will chair a round-table conference on Kashmir tomorrow to discuss ways and means to find a solution to the vexed issue.
- Pak Anti-Terror Court Sentences 11 To Death For Attack On Gen (Press Trust of India, K J M Varma, Feb 25, 2006)
An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan today handed down death sentence to 11 members of an al-Qaeda-linked militant group for attacking a top military general in 2004 in which 11 people were killed.
- Good Soldiers (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Feb 25, 2006)
Rise above the rot
It may make news, it should not surprise. That providing air cover to Pakistani troops will be among the tasks allotted to an IAF helicopter detachment in the Congo establishes a bit more than the customary blending of uniforms . . .
- Making Pakistan Economic Hub (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 25, 2006)
On the last day of his China’s visit, President Pervez Musharraf highlighted Pakistan’s potential as an emerging economic hub and an attractive destination for foreign investment. He urged Chinese entrepreneurs to benefit from the country’s . . .
- More Human Blood Samples To Be Tested (Statesman, SANJAY SINGH, Feb 25, 2006)
Even as the government claims that there are no human cases of bird flu, many human blood samples were collected in Navapur today. Health ministry officials here said this was being done to ensure that the virus does not spread to other areas.
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