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Articles 12321 through 12420 of 21892:
- Two Let Men, 5 Others Convicted (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Two Pakistani Lashkar-e-Toiba militants were among seven men convicted by a Delhi Court today in connection with bomb blasts which rocked various north Indian cities in 1997 killing 17 persons and injuring nearly 300 others.
- Al-Qaeda Threat To Un Offices (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
threatening phone call that forced the United Nations to temporarily close offices in southwestern Pakistan said Al-Qaeda would attack the world body’s offices there, the top UN official in Pakistan said today.
- India-Russia-China Trilateral Mechanism "Very Useful": Moscow (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Noting that "qualitative shifts" had taken place in its relations with the "leading" Asian nations in 2005, Moscow today described the India-Russia-China trilateral mechanism as "very useful."
- Pakistan Defers Safta Ratification (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Pakistan Cabinet today deferred ratification of South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) agreement reportedly on the advise of the Commerce Ministry which reccomended to the government not to endorse it until visible progress was made on the Kashmir issue.
- 2 Pakistanis Convicted For ’97 Blasts (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
A Delhi court today convicted seven persons, including two Pakistanis, in connection with a string of blasts across north India in 1997 in which 17 persons were killed and nearly 300 injured.
- Musharraf’S Demilitarisation Balloon (Tribune, Gen V.P. Malik (retd), Jan 18, 2006)
Disappointed at the lack of progress in resolving the Kashmir issue through the Indo-Pak composite dialogue, Gen Pervez Musharraf is reported to have said, “Let me give another bombshell, I propose, one way of moving forward.... Take three towns, . . .
- India, Pak Offer New Military Cbms (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Jan 18, 2006)
Pak says Balochistan refrain can wreck peace process
Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary Riaz Mohammed Khan today confronted his Indian counterpart Shyam Saran on New Delhi’s reaction on developments in Balochistan and categorically . . .
- India For Freeze On Setting Up Of Defence Posts Along Loc (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Seeking to further consolidate the confidence-building measures (CBMs), India today proposed a freeze on setting up of new defence posts and defence works along the Line of Control (LoC) and announced its intention to extend the Munnabao-Khokrapar. . .
- Us Strike Damages Musharraf’S Image (Tribune, James Rupert, Jan 18, 2006)
Friday’s U.S. airstrike on a Pakistani village has disrupted America’s efforts to improve its image in this country, one of its most important Muslim allies, and has turned glaring publicity on a part of the “global war on terror” that the . . .
- India, Pakistan Hold Talks To Push Peace Process (Reuters, Kamil Zaheer, Jan 18, 2006)
India and Pakistan talked on Tuesday to try to breathe new life into a two-year-old peace process bedevilled by mistrust and guerrilla violence in Kashmir.
- Un Closes Units In Pak (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
A threatening phone call that forced the United Nations to temporarily close offices in southwestern Pakistan, said al-Qaida would attack the world body’s offices there, the top UN official in Pakistan said today.
- Neutral Expert Likely To Call Indo-Pak Meeting In March (News International, Khalid Mustafa, Jan 18, 2006)
Neutral expert Prof Raymond Lafitte appointed by the World Bank is likely to convene a meeting of Pakistan and India by mid-March that will help determine whether or not the Indus Waters Treaty has been violated due to the construction by India . . .
- ‘Pakistan Lost 2,600 Armymen In Quake’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
The earthquake on October 8 last year in J-K was not only a huge tragedy for the civilians of Pakistan and PoK, but also for that country’s army. Although the Pakistan Army has not so far come out with any official toll, Indian military . . .
- The West Has Picked A Fight With Iran That It Cannot Win (Guardian (UK), Simon Jenkins, Jan 18, 2006)
Never pick a fight you know you cannot win. Or so I was told. Pick an argument if you must, but not a fight. Nothing I have read or heard in recent weeks suggests that fighting Iran over its nuclear enrichment programme makes any sense at all.
- The Wheels Of History (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 17, 2006)
The wheels of history are turning in Jammu and Kashmir, excruciatingly slowly perhaps, but revolving nonetheless.
- Little Hope Ahead Of India-Pakistan Peace Talks (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Jan 17, 2006)
India and Pakistan begin a new round of peace talks this week but the nuclear-armed rivals are unlikely to end a stalemate that has tarnished the process, analysts say.
- In The Hush After The Bombing (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 17, 2006)
The US must face up to it: in Pakistan the quarry escaped and innocents died, again
- Architect Of Delhi Serial Blasts Killed (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jan 17, 2006)
Abu Huzaifa, the Lashkar-e-Taiba commander who ordered the October 2005 serial bombings in New Delhi, was shot dead on Monday morning in an encounter near the frontier town of Baramulla.
- Nepal Blues (Daily Excelsior, Tushar Charan, Jan 17, 2006)
All too soon it is back to square one in the Himalayan kingdom of Nepal. The Maoist rebels have announced the end of the (extended) ceasefire unilaterally announced by them four months ago, leading to fears of eruption of violence that has already . . .
- J&k: Let Militant Involved In Delhi Blasts Shot Dead (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Four militants, including a self-styled commander of Pakistan-based Lashker-e-Toiba outfit and mastermind in last year's Delhi blasts, were killed in Jammu and Kashmir, police said today.
- Indo-Pak Fs Level Talks Begin Today (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
The third round of Indo-Pak Composite Dialogue begins here tomorrow with the Foreign Secretary-level talks here during which the two countries will discuss "new ideas" on taking the peace process forward.
- `India Should Stay Ahead To Tackle Kashmir Problem' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
There is no point in arriving at dishonourable agreements: former Governor
Krishna Rao's statements
The proxy war is likely to go on
There is no point in arriving at dishonourable agreements
- Indo-Pak Talks Begin Today (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan are scheduled to launch the third round of structured talks to address all contentious issues in the capital on Tuesday.
- Let Saboteur Sings On Terror Designs (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Police have arrested another key activist of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) at Almatti in Bagalkot district and seized explosives and incriminating documents from him....
- Delhi Blasts Suspect Gunned Down (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
A senior ‘commander’ of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Abu Huzaifa, allegedly involved in the recent serial Delhi blasts, was killed at Khour-Sherabad in Pattan tehsil in north Kashmir.
- Pakistan Foreign Secretary In Delhi For Next Round Of Talks (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Will discuss key issues of peace and security, including CBMs, and Jammu and Kashmir
- Mastermind Behind Delhi Blasts Killed (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Said to be one of the brains behind the 2005 serial blasts in Delhi, Abu Huzefa alias Abdullah Wahi was shot dead in an encounter with a joint team of Rashtriya Rifles, J&K Police and Delhi Police in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday morning.
- N-Plant Plot Busted (Telegraph, ANIL BUDUR LULLA, Jan 17, 2006)
Bangalore police have arrested another Lashkar-e-Toiba militant in connection with last month’s terror attack on the Indian Institute of Science campus and seized explosives from him.
- Police: Lashkar Targeted Vital Installations (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Kaiga nuclear power plant on hit-list
No evidence yet to link Abdul Rehman, Ibrahim with IISc attack
Lakshar's role confirmed in the attack
- Pak To Table Musharraf’S Proposals (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Jan 17, 2006)
Pakistan is expected to formally put on the table President Pervez Musharraf’s Kashmir-centric proposals during the Foreign Secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan beginning here tomorrow.
- Indo-Pak Talks From Today (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Pakistan will put forward some “proposals” and “ideas” on the Kashmir issue as also on peace and security during the foreign secretary level talks with India in New Delhi beginning tomorrow as part of the Composite Dialogue process.
- 'Al Qaeda In Pakistan Can't Be Dealt With Lightly' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
With protests growing in Pakistan against an alleged US attack on a Pakistani village, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice acknowledged it was a "difficult" time for the Pakistani government.
- Camaraderie Before Indo-Pak Talks (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
The third round of Indo-Pak composite dialogue begins on Tuesday with the meeting of two foreign secretaries here.
- Al-Qaeda Leaders Killed: Us (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Rallies around Pakistan continued on Sunday to protest the United States airstrike on a Pakistani village that was intended to kill Ayman al-Zawahiri, the No 2 leader of al-Qaeda, but instead killed at least 18 civilians, The New York Times reports.
- Demise Of A Caring Brother (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 17, 2006)
Kuwaiti Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah died and was later laid to rest on Sunday marking the end of his quarter of a century of rule over the oil rich Kuwait State. Crown Prince Sheikh Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah has succeeded him.
- Countrywide Anti-Us Protest Rallies (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Protest rallies were held in almost all major cities and towns of the country against the US missile attack in Bajaur Agency that left 18 innocent civilians dead. Speakers at the rallies condemned the US act of missile strike and termed it as . . .
- Token Protests (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 17, 2006)
The price of duplicity
There would be several factors underlying Pakistan’s muted protest over a clear violation of national sovereignty by the CIA-directed aerial strike against a suspected meeting of Al Qaeda leaders in the tribal-dominated border ...
- General Will "Hit Balochis Hard" (Daily Excelsior, K.N. Pandita, Jan 17, 2006)
"I will hit them so hard they won't know what hit them", thundered the General in Islamabad.
- Pakistan-India Accord On N-Alert Likely (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Jan 17, 2006)
India and Pakistan will start a fresh round of their composite dialogue on Tuesday with a breakthrough expected on a mechanism to reduce their nuclear alert followed by an exchange of new ideas on ways to resolve the Kashmir dispute.
- Who Is 'Containing' Whom? (OutLook, Seema Sirohi, Jan 17, 2006)
All this neo-con talk of containing China by promoting India has only served to alert the dragon. Perhaps the most unfortunate formulation for India might have been the American offer to help it to become "a world power."
- Curriculum Change Controversy (Dawn, Omar R. Quraishi, Jan 17, 2006)
Curriculam revision seems to have become a very controversial issue in the country with not a month going by without some political or religious party objecting to a reported change in some textbooks or syllabus.
- Fencing Masters (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 17, 2006)
Borders and boundaries are matters of a state’s security, but the people living on them may view things very differently.
- The Balochistan Crisis (Dawn, Ghayoor Ahmed, Jan 17, 2006)
The long simmering ethnic passion that resurfaced in Balochistan in 2004 and has recently resumed with greater intensity is a source of great anxiety to the people of Pakistan. The security forces are currently engaged in quelling the insurgency-like ...
- Balochistan War (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 17, 2006)
As the iron curtain around Pakistan is falling apart one comes face to face with a blood-stained war in the neighbouring country. It is being fought in its Balochistan (with another popular spelling of Baluchistan) province.
- Iraq’S Uncertain Future (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Jan 17, 2006)
There are several reasons why what happened in Iraq over the last three years should matter for Pakistan. The reason — or reasons — why the administration of President George W. Bush decided to invade Iraq is a matter of concern for countries . . .
- Team Leaves For Delhi Today (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, Jan 16, 2006)
A Pakistani delegation headed by Foreign Secretary Riaz Mohammad Khan is leaving for New Delhi on Monday for talks with India. The two-day talks that begin on Tuesday will discuss the key issue of Jammu and Kashmir and other aspects of peace and security.
- Seeking Trade, Not Aid (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 16, 2006)
The success of the forthcoming official visit of Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz to the US will be measured more in terms of its achievements on the economic front than on anything else.
- A Strange Demand (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 16, 2006)
LESS than a month after the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy asked “western democratic forces” to restrain the federal government on the Balochistan issue, Sardar Akhtar Mengal has called for “international mediation” to resolve the crisis.
- Urgency Of Kalabagh Dam Project (Dawn, Ahmad Fraz Khan, Jan 16, 2006)
As the debate on the Kalabagh dam, essentially a technical issue, starts assuming emotional, political and subjective character far out of proportion to its core technicalities, one wonders where all this will lead us.
- Self- Rule For Jammu And Kashmir....? (Daily Excelsior, J N Raina, Jan 16, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's proposal of 'self-governance' and 'demilitarization', to resolve the Kashmir issue, is ill-conceived, unintelligible and intended at balkanization of not only India, but Pakistan as well.
- Defining Demilitarization (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Jan 16, 2006)
In an effort to comprehend ‘demilitarization and self-governance’ that has during the last two years, become Pakistan’s substitute for the Kashmiri right of self-determination, my last article (Dawn, January 9) was largely devoted to the process . . .
- Neither Enlightened, Nor Moderate (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Jan 16, 2006)
One doesn’t hear the phrase ‘enlightened moderation’ as much as one did a couple of years ago except, of course, in a negative sense.
- Third Round Of Indo-Pak Talks Tomorrow (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2006)
Amid hopes of putting further steam to the slow paced Indo-Pak peace process, foreign secretaries of the two countries will kick start the third round of Composite Dialogue here on Tuesday (Jan 17).
- Assertive Indian Writers (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 16, 2006)
Indian novelist Arundhati Roy has turned down a national award from India’s Academy of Letters because of her opposition to the government policies. The novelist sent the institution a one page fax expressing her inability to accept the award . . .
- Nuclear Energy: A National Imperative (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 16, 2006)
Pakistan has reportedly decided to seek civil nuclear cooperation from the United States for installation of three to four nuclear power plants, each with 1000 MW capacity to meet its impending energy crisis in the coming years.
- Us Must Express Regret (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 16, 2006)
Pakistan has lodged a strong protest with the United States over the rocket attack in Bajaur Agency killing eighteen innocent civilians including women and children last Friday. US envoy in Islamabad was summoned to the Foreign Office and was handed over
- Pm Wishes Musharraf Well, But Says “I Cannot Change Borders” (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Jan 16, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has always been effusive and warm whenever I have discussed with him India-Pakistan relations. I have found him this time a bit distressed and disappointed. He is not as optimistic as before because he says he does not . . .
- Moving Forward (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jan 16, 2006)
The first meeting held by the Centre with the Kashmir leaders outside the pale of the moderate Hurriyat Conference last week-end has gone off smoothly. It has not yielded any miracles for the simple reason that none was expected.
- Geelani Opposes Self-Rule (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2006)
Pro-Pakistan harliner Syed Ali Shah Geelani, who is now in Saudi Arabia after performing Haj there, has opposed "self-rule" proposed by Pakistan President Prevez Musharraf.
- Geelani Opposes Musharraf's Self-Rule (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2006)
Pro-Pakistan harliner Syed Ali Shah Geelani, who is now in Saudi Arabia after performing Haj, has opposed "self-rule" propoosed by Pakistan President Prevez Musharraf.
- Tap Gas Line: Islamabad, Kabul To Discuss Pipeline Today (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2006)
Pakistan and Afghanistan will hold minister-level talks in Islamabad today (Monday) on the multibillion dollar Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (TAP) gas pipeline project.
- The Slippery Slope Of Stings (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Jan 16, 2006)
After the success of the Aaj Tak–Cobrapost sting, nearly everybody in the media has got used to the concept of the sting operation-for-hire.
- Musharraf Calling (Hindustan Times, Karan Thapar, Jan 16, 2006)
General Musharraf knew how his ideas would be received in India.
- Kerry Signals Change Needed For Pakistan Nuclear Deal (Reuters, David Brunnstrom, Jan 16, 2006)
U.S. Senator and leading Democrat John Kerry said on Saturday that Pakistan ought eventually to have the same access as rival India to civilian nuclear technology, but indicated changes were needed first.
- Geelani Opposes Musharraf's Self-Rule, Snubs Salahuddin (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2006)
Pro-Pakistan harliner Syed Ali Shah Geelani, who is now in Saudi Arabia after performing Haj there, has opposed "self-rule" propoosed by Pakistan President Prevez Musharraf.
- Pakistan Protests U.S. Missile Attack (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jan 16, 2006)
In a rare display of anger Pakistan Foreign Ministry on Saturday summoned the U.S. Ambassador to the country, Ryan C. Crocker and lodged a "strong protest" against the reported missile attack by American spy planes in a village in the . . .
- Pakistan Should Move Towards Democracy, Says John Kerry (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jan 16, 2006)
To have a United States-India like civilian nuclear cooperation deal
Pakistan and U.S. should explore common ground for cooperation
Supports deal between India and U.S.
- Crisis Management (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Jan 16, 2006)
Once again Kashmir is facing the wrath of Nature. Snow has completely disrupted all the public utility services. The National Highway as usual got blocked this year too.
- Us Diplomat To Visit South Asia (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 15, 2006)
A senior US diplomat travels to South Asia next week for talks aimed at firming a civilian nuclear deal with India, setting Pakistan on the road to democracy, and halting rising violence in Sri Lanka.
- Indian Reluctance Made Me Go Public With Kashmir Ideas: Musharraf (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 15, 2006)
President says all proposals made to Indian leadership first via secret channels
Indian establishment hampering peace process
- If Jinnah Were To Return (Daily Times, Ahmad Faruqui, Jan 15, 2006)
Jinnah might conclude that Pakistan had failed not because the leaders who followed him were weak, but because there were weaknesses in the original design.
- Kerry For Equality Between India, Pakistan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 15, 2006)
Former US presidential candidate Senator John Kerry advocated that the US accord equal treatment to Pakistan and India in providing nuclear technology for civilian use, if Pakistan fulfils certain requirements.
- Us-India Nuclear Deal Still Has Long Way To Go (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Jan 15, 2006)
The US-India nuclear cooperation agreement in July 2005 had been signed in a hurry without working out the details and was unlikely to be finalised any time soon, a noted defence and strategy expert told a meeting on Friday.
- China’S Word Of Advice To India (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 15, 2006)
China has urged India to resolve its disputes with Pakistan for the sake of peace and stability in South Asia. Commenting on the talks between the visiting Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran and the Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawet, . . .
- Un Resolutions On Kashmir Not Viable: Militant Groups (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 15, 2006)
Ahead of commencement of third round of Composite Dialogue between India and Pakistan, a conglomerate of Pakistan-based militant groups has reportedly decided to give up its demand for implementation of UN resolutions for settling the Kashmir issue, ....
- Bloodshed In Baluchistan, Revolt Against Dam (Daily Excelsior, Samuel Baid, Jan 15, 2006)
The tribal and feudal mindset that approves of honour killings also pervades political profession in Pakistan.
- Violation Of Pak Sovereignty (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 15, 2006)
A US air strike inside Pakistan territory early Friday morning left at least 18 people martyred. According to reports carried by the American media, US predator drones fired about ten missiles at village Damadola in Bajaur Agency at the instance . . .
- Al-Qaeda No 2 Was Target In Us Strike (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 15, 2006)
A US air strike in Pakistan targeted al-Qaeda’s second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahri, but it was unclear if he had been killed, US sources knowledgeable about the strike said in Washington.
- Tackling The Cold Wave (Tribune, Dr J.S. Sharma, Jan 15, 2006)
In north India, when the minimum temperature drops three to four degree centigrade below the long term (normal) average, cold wave conditions set in. Excessive drop in the temperature, frost and snowfall has significant effects on crops, vegetables, ....
- Kerry Backs Pak Quest For Civil N-Tech (News International, Asim Yasin, Jan 15, 2006)
Former US presidential candidate Senator John Kerry has said his country and Pakistan could explore common grounds for cooperation in civil nuclear technology on the pattern of US-India agreement.
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