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Articles 11121 through 11220 of 21892:
- Unending Sugar Crisis (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 17, 2006)
According to a report, sugar prices are expected to increase further next month owing to an overall shortfall in domestic supplies and rising international prices. What should be all the more worrisome is that the Government is reported to . . .
- 26 Die In Taliban Suicide Attacks (Dawn, Ahmed Hassan, Feb 17, 2006)
The issue of blasphemous cartoons dominated the National Assembly proceedings on Thursday with the opposition lawmakers asking the government to take ‘firm steps’ to force those responsible to tender an apology and assure that religious . . .
- Pakistan-India Accord On N-Alert Likely (Dawn, Saleem Shahid, Feb 17, 2006)
The Pir Koh and Loti gas plants stopped functioning on Thursday following explosion in the main pipeline. In another incident, the main Quetta-Sibi railway track was blown up near Mach late on Thursday evening.
- Troops Kill Delhi Bombings Suspect (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Turkmenistan will provide sovereign guarantees to Pakistan to supply 3.2 billion cubic feet of gas per day (BCFD) for 30 years.
- India Rejects Bush Factor In Kashmir Talks (News International, KAMAL SIDDIQI, Feb 17, 2006)
India on Thursday brushed aside calls for US President George W Bush to use his influence in facilitating a more focused dialogue on Kashmir between Delhi and Islamabad during his visit to the region next month.
- India To Hold Talks With Kashmiris (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Feb 17, 2006)
Petroleum Minister Amanullah Khan Jadoon arrived here on Thursday for talks with his new Indian counterpart Murli Deora that would include discussions on a possible trilateral meeting with Iran to push for the three-nation gas pipeline project.
- Karzai Satisfied Over Growing Economic Ties With Pakistan (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Feb 17, 2006)
Kabul not to allow hostile activities against neighbour Visit of Mr. Karzai assumes importance in view of the forthcoming visit of U.S. President to the sub-continent
- Warrant Against Zardari (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Feb 17, 2006)
Asif Ali Zardari, husband of the former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has been declared a proclaimed offender by a court here for non-appearance in a case of amassment of wealth beyond the known sources.
- Full Trade Ties Hinge On Kashmir (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Feb 17, 2006)
Cabinet ratifies SAFTA, still import curbs will remain
No SAARC member can impose conditionalities
Pakistan will be hard put to defend itself if India raises dispute
- Pakistan Will Have To Close Down Terrorist Camps: Us (Hindustan Times, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Feb 17, 2006)
Camps and operations of Kashmiri terrorist outfits working out of Pakistan "will have to be closed down," Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia designate Richard Boucher said.
- Indian Railways On A Fast Track (Indian Express, SUMANT CHAK, Feb 17, 2006)
The speeding up of the Delhi-Bhopal Shatabdi to 150 kph between Delhi and Agra, is an important step for the Indian Railways (IR) in its progress towards high-speed trains.
- U.S.-India Deal Uncertain Ahead Of Bush Visit (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Feb 17, 2006)
The top U.S. negotiator on a troubled nuclear deal with India would hold new talks in New Delhi next week only if there is a chance the visit could resolve differences clouding President George W. Bush's planned South Asia trip, U.S. officials . . .
- India, Pak Lodge Protests On Air, Sea Violations (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Trading Charges New Delhi says Pakistan killed Indian fisherman, Pak claims airspace intrusion
- Prosecutor Says Al-Qaeda Wanted Australian Sleeper .......... (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
An Australian man received training at an Al-Qaeda camp in Afghanistan and had been chosen by Osama bin Laden to act as a "sleeper" in Australia, prosecutors told a court today.
- China Urges Pakistan To Catch Killers Of Workers ......... (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Chinese President Hu Jintao has urged Pakistan to track down the gunmen who killed three Chinese engineers in a drive-by shooting, Xinhua news agency said today.
- Indian Workers Plan Protests Over French Warship (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Indian workers plan days of protests and hunger strikes over France’s recall of the asbestos-lined warship Clemenceau amid claims the decision will devastate the country’s shipbreaking industry.
- India Committed To Composite Dialogue: Kalam (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam on Thursday said the government was committed to a composite dialogue process with Pakistan.
- Killing Of Chinese Engineers (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 17, 2006)
In yet another incident of terrorism, this time in the Balochistan town of Hub, three Chinese engineers were shot dead by assailants while driving home after work.
- History In Quran’S Light (Dawn, Prof Mohammed Rafi, Feb 17, 2006)
History is a record of the rise and fall of nations. Through it we realize facts about nations that flourished, the goals they pursued and above all the values around which their culture and society was organized. It can help us assess values and . . .
- Pakistan Protests Airspace Violation By India (News International, Mariana Baabar, Feb 17, 2006)
An uncalled-for provocation by India has prompted the government of Pakistan to lodge a protest with New Delhi through the Indian High Commission in Islamabad for violation of its airspace and Exclusive Economic Zone by an Indian maritime aircraft and ...
- Avoiding A Second Disaster (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 17, 2006)
AS if things weren’t bad enough for survivors of October’s devastating earthquake, Wednesday’s news that flash floods from a giant lake could break through a dam and wreak havoc in Muzaffarabad is cause for serious concern.
- Pakistan Signs Mou For Turkmenistan Gas (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Feb 17, 2006)
As per a new deal Turkmenistan would supply 3.2 billion cubic feet gas per day to Pakistan for a period of 30 years.
- 15-Point Scheme For Minorities: Kalam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
President's Address offers dialogue to parties
- Thousands March In Pak Over Cartoons (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Thousands of Muslims wielding sticks and waving green flags rallied in Karachi against cartoons of Prophet Mohammad on Thursday, the latest in a wave of protests in which five people have died.
- Benefits Of Free Trade (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 17, 2006)
Thefederal cabinet ratified the South Asia Free Trade Area (Safta) agreement, drafted by the Islamabad Saarc Summit 2004, on Wednesday and decided that bilateral trade with India would continue under the positive list of 773 items.
- China To Discuss Counter-Terrorism With Musharraf (Press Trust of India, Anil K Joseph, Feb 17, 2006)
China will explore possiblities of enhancing bilateral cooperation with Pakistan in the fight against terrorism when President Pervez Musharraf visits the communist country later this week.
- China Not To Withdraw Its Workers From Pak (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
China has alerted its nationals in Pakistan to be on guard but has no plans to evacuate them following the killing of three Chinese engineers in Balochistan even as Islamabad stepped up security for the workers from the Communist nation.
- Pak Accuses Indian Maritime Aircraft Of Violating Its Airspace (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Pakistan today alleged that an Indain maritime aircraft violated its airspace and two naval vessels from the neighbouring country sailed in its territorial waters in the Arabian sea.
- Govt Stands Up For Ties With Us (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
The government today defended India’s growing ties with the US as it brushed aside criticism from its Left allies to assert that enlightened national interest guided its foreign policy.
- Getting India Right (Policy Review, Parag Khanna, Feb 17, 2006)
Parag Khanna is a fellow at the New America Foundation and author of The Second World, forthcoming from Random House. C. Raja Mohan is strategic affairs editor of the Indian Express in New Delhi.
- Two Tv Boosters For Afghanistan (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Pakistan would provide two television transmitters to Afghanistan in March this year, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said here on Thursday.
- Afghan Soil Will Not Be Used Against Pakistan: Karzai (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday promised not to allow any country to interfere in Afghanistan’s relations with Pakistan, saying he knew the consequences for his country in such a case.
- Us Will Continue To Encourage Indo-Pak Peace Efforts: Boucher (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Ambassador Richard Boucher on Thursday said the United States would "continue to encourage" peace efforts between Pakistan and India, including a resolution of the question of Kashmir.
- 55 Held For Chinese’S Murders (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
As many as 55 suspects were taken into custody on Thursday after police raids in Hub and Sakran areas in connection with the killing of three Chinese engineers along with their Pakistani driver on Wednesday. Khuzdar Police Chief Pervez Zahoor, . . .
- Thar Express To Leave For Monabao Today (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
* The train will return on Sunday
The Khokhropar-Monabao train will leave for Monabao from Karachi Cantt Station at around 11 pm today (Friday).
- Thousands Rally Against Cartoons, Shun Violence (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Tens of thousands of Pakistani Islamists wielding sticks and waving green flags rallied in Karachi against cartoons of Prophet Mohammad today, the latest in a wave of protests in which five people have died.
- 'Pak To Continue Trade With India On Positive List Of Items' (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
The Kashmir issue cast its shadow on free trade with India with Pakistan Commerce Minister saying that bilateral trade would continue on an approved "positive list" of items rather than being opened up under SAFTA even after the Cabinet . . .
- Karzai Opposes 'Fencing' Off Pak-Afghan Border (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Thursday he opposed fencing off his country's border with Pakistan, a proposal Islamabad had floated sometime back to check illegal cross-border movements.
- Terror To Be Firmly Dealt With: Kalam (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Declaring a "relentless war against terrorism", President A P J Abdul Kalam today asked Pakistan to rein in jehadi elements and made it clear that the UPA government would continue to pursue economic reforms, including the controversial . . .
- Hurriyat Divided On Joining Round-Table Meet (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, Feb 17, 2006)
The Kashmir separatist camp’s response to the UPA Government’s proposed round-table conference of all mainstream and secessionist parties in New Delhi later this month appears to be lukewarm at this stage as a number of constituents in both . . .
- Kalam Airs Concern Over Infiltration (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
The President, Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, today expressed the UPA government's commitment to the ongoing composite dialogue with Pakistan but underlined India's concerns over infiltration and cross-border terrorism.
- India Lodges Protest (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Pakistan’s Deputy High Commissioner Munawwar Bhatti was called in to the Ministry of External Affairs today and conveyed India’s strong protest over the killing of an Indian fisherman by Pakistani forces in the Indian waters off the Gujarat . . .
- Jklf Accepts Pm’S Invitation For Talks (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
Separatist party JKLF on Wednesday accepted Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh’s invitation for talks in New Delhi on February 17.
- 100 Hurt As Bangla Strike Turns Violent (Deccan Herald, Hassan Shahriar, Feb 16, 2006)
Bangladesh’s mainstream Opposition parties enforced a day-long nationwide strike on Wednesday, with police using batons to disperse pickets.
- Fastest Train Flagged Off (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
Indian subcontinent’s fastest train went on tracks on Wednesday as Union Railway Minister Laloo Prasad Yadav flagged off the Delhi-Bhopal Shatabdi Express. ....
- Jklf Accepts Invite For Talks (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Feb 16, 2006)
Two-member team to leave for Delhi today
Talks not merely photo session, but move towards resolving issue: Malik
To present 15 lakh signatures of Kashmiris
- Jklf Accepts Invite (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Feb 16, 2006)
Two-member team to leave for Delhi today
Talks not merely photo session, but move towards resolving issue: Malik
To present 15 lakh signatures of Kashmiris
- We Are Keen On Averting Oil Price Hike: Murli Deora (Hindu, Sushma Ramchandran, Feb 16, 2006)
Package includes bonds, tapping funds in oil pool accounts
Consultation on with Finance Ministry
Minister calls for introduction of fuel subsidy
Profitability of oil firms to be maintained
- More Die In Pakistan Protest (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Feb 16, 2006)
NWFP Chief Minister Durrani blames riots on "troublemakers"
Three more persons were killed in protests, for the second consecutive day, against cartoons of the Prophet Muhammed in different parts of Pakistan on Wednesday.
- India, Pakistan To Discuss Pipeline Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
Other bilateral issues such as diesel export will also figure in the discussions
- World Of Difference (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 16, 2006)
India has changed. Its foreign policy has changed. But catch politicians saying that
- Style Is Success (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Feb 16, 2006)
During a television appearance recently former Pakistan cricket captain and fast bowler Imran Khan made a very pertinent point.
- Balochistan: A Writing On The Wall (Daily Excelsior, D R Ahuja, Feb 16, 2006)
In Balochistan, another Tiananmen Square is about to happen, on much larger scale. From the raging military-civilian conflict in Balochistan, it is clear that it is a fight-to-finish as far as President Pervez Musharraf is concerned.
- To Push Peace, Pm Ropes In All J-K Leaders (Indian Express, Shishir Gupta, Feb 16, 2006)
With the UPA government all set to invite even hardline separatist Syed Ali Shah Geelani for a dialogue with the Prime Minister next week, the stage is set for the Kashmiri political leadership to spell out the political parameters of their . . .
- Moving Education’S Goal Posts (Indian Express, P. V. Indiresan , Feb 16, 2006)
In announcing Professor S. Thorat’s appointment as chairman of the University Grants Commission, every newspaper made it a point to announce that he was a dalit. In contrast, nobody inquired what the caste of the earlier chairman was when he was appointed
- India’S Iran Stand Neither Here Nor There (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Feb 16, 2006)
Whatever the outcome of talks on the India-America nuclear deal, New Delhi should at least take up Iran’s case with the US
- Three Dead, Dozens Injured In Cartoon Protests In Pakistan (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
Three persons were killed and dozens injured in Pakistan today, officials said, bringing the country’s death toll from protests against cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed to five.
- ‘N-Deal Will Only Serve Proliferation’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
A landmark new US-India nuclear agreement would enable New Delhi to expand atomic weapons production and encourage Pakistan and China to do likewise, according to critics of the controversial deal......
- Sgpc To Organise Major Centennials (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
Events include 400th anniversary of martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev
Nagar Kirtan to reach Lahore on June 12
Seminars to be organised in US, Canada, England
- Chinese Engineers Killed In Balochistan (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Feb 16, 2006)
Three Chinese engineers and their Pakistani driver were gunned down by unidentified persons in Balochistan on Wednesday.
- India Extends Visa Offer To 250 Pakistani Journalists (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Feb 16, 2006)
Train service being revived after a gap of 41 years
Journalists to be given visas at zero point
- Self Governance Doesn't Mean Absolute Power In Few Hands: Mani Shanker Aiyar (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
In an apparent reference to the much hyped slogans of ‘self rule’ and ‘greater autonomy’ in Jammu and Kashmir, Union Minister for Panchayati Raj, Youth Affairs and Sports, Mani Shanker Aiyar today said that self governance does not mean handing . . .
- Losing Perspective (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 16, 2006)
Was Tuesday’s mayhem in Lahore preventable? From all accounts, the Punjab authorities failed to anticipate the trouble that could take place and were caught unprepared when it broke out.
- Criteria For Oic Membership (Dawn, Athar Osama, Feb 16, 2006)
SAUDI King Abdullah’s reported remarks pertaining to observer status for India at the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) appear to have stunned Pakistan’s foreign policy establishment.
- The Racist Cartoons (Dawn, Eric S. Margolis, Feb 16, 2006)
The disgraceful racist cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed originally published by a sensation-seeking Danish newspaper have produced an international firestorm of hysteria and racism.
- Indianoil, Gail Eye Stake In Pakistan (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
State-owned Indian Oil Corporation (IndianOil) and GAIL (India) Ltd have expressed interest in acquiring stake in Pakistan's energy infrastructure major Sui Southern Gas Company Ltd.
- People Of India Lifting Their Nation: Us (Hindustan Times, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Feb 16, 2006)
The US is transforming its relationship with India as part of forming partnerships to face global threats like terrorism and nuclear proliferation,
- The Plot Thickens Around The Palace (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Feb 16, 2006)
The options before King Gyanendra are getting limited, but the constitutional political forces are yet to earn the faith of the people. Will the Maoists emerge as the only alternative? asks Sumanta Sen
- 562 Afghan Prisoners Freed (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
Pakistan released on Wednesday 562 Afghan nationals, including children, who had been kept in jail for up to a year after violating immigration laws, officials said.
- Musharraf, Karzai To Boost Efforts Against Terror (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf and his Afghan counterpart, Hamid Karzai, on Wednesday reaffirmed the resolve to strengthen bilateral economic ties and intensify counter-terrorism efforts.
- Pakistanis Held In Afghanistan For Suicide Attacks (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
Security forces have arrested "a large number" of Pakistanis and others linked to a recent spate of suicide attacks, a government spokesman said on Wednesday.
- Bush Visit An Opportunity To Focus On Kashmir Issue: Karamat (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
Ambassador Jehangir Karamat on Wednesday said the forthcoming visit of President George W Bush to the region "provides a unique opportunity" to focus on the resolution of the Kashmir issue "to allow Kashmiris to exercise their right to choose . . .
- 3 Chinese Engineers Killed In Ambush (Dawn, Saleem Shahid, Feb 16, 2006)
Three Chinese engineers working for a cement plant and their Pakistani driver were killed in an ambush in Hub on Wednesday.
- Pak Clashes Worsen, 3 Dead (Telegraph, IMTIAZ GUL, Feb 16, 2006)
Three people, including a young boy, were killed in renewed violence against the publication of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad.
- Oil Prices Hurting Growth (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Feb 16, 2006)
While meeting in freezing Moscow last week the G-8 finance ministers said the soaring oil prices posed a threat to the prospects of higher economic growth in 2006.
- Pak-Bd Understanding (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 16, 2006)
As a result of intensive interaction between leadership of Pakistan and Bangladesh during the just concluded visit of Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, the two countries have arrived at an understanding to fortify the existing excellent ties.
- Baglihar Row: India Seeks More Time (News International, Muhammad Saleh Zaafir, Feb 16, 2006)
India has sought another two months from the World Bank to submit its final report regarding construction of the disputed Baglihar dam.
- 3 Killed In Violent Peshawar Protests (Pakistan Observer, Tariq Saeed, Feb 16, 2006)
At least 3 people were killed and more than sixty injured most of them seriously when more than 70,000 of infuriated people taking to streets to resent the publication of sacrilegious sketches of the Holy Prophet (SAW), clashed with the law . . .
- Political Conflicts In South Asia (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 16, 2006)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that South Asia must overcome its political conflicts to attain progress and prosperity.
- Pakistan Cabinet Ratifies Safta Agreement (Press Trust of India, K J M Varma, Feb 16, 2006)
Pakistan cabinet today ratified the South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) agreement, a month-and-a-half after it was due to be implemented by all seven members of SAARC to begin the process of converting the South Asian region into a free trade area.
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