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Articles 13321 through 13420 of 21892:
- Pakistani Prisoners Return Home With Xmas Gifts (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
Laden with Christmas gifts, eight Pakistani civil prisoners including 15-year old Farah Masih and 17-year old Altaf Shah returned to their motherland through this Joint Border Check Post (JBC) on Monday.
- Pak Team To Discuss New Train Service (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
Ahead of the scheduled third round foreign secretary-level talks being held under the framework of the Indo-Pak composite dialogue on January 17-18 in the capital, a official delegation from Islamabad will arrive here early next month....
- Us India Relation To Reach New Heights As America Eyes India As A Hedge Against China (India Daily, Balaji Reddy, Dec 27, 2005)
It started with a nuke deal and is moving towards a major arms deal. India and America is moving towards a new level of bilateral relations as Bush prepares for a visit to new Delhi in early 2006.
- India May Sell Pakistan 50,000 Tonnes Sugar (Reuters, Biman Mukherji, Dec 27, 2005)
India is likely to export about 50,000 tonnes of sugar to Pakistan by the end of January, a top trade official said on Monday.
- India, Iran To Discuss Gas Pipeline On Dec 28-29 (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
India and Iran will hold bilateral talks this week in New Delhi to discuss the progress of a proposed $7 billion Iran-Pakistan-India pipeline and a separate liquefied natural gas deal between the two nations
- New India-Pakistan Train Set To Unite Broken Bonds (Reuters, Reuters, Dec 27, 2005)
India and Pakistan are putting the finishing touches to a new rail link between the two countries, 40 years after Pakistani fighter jets bombed the tracks as a train darted across a desert border crossing.
- Chinese Invasion (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Dec 27, 2005)
Even an occasional consumer in any market will notice as if every item on display has been brought from China.
- 3rd Round Of Indo-Pak Composite Dialogue From Jan 17 (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
India and Pakistan will hold the third round of composite dialogue on January 17 when the Foreign Secretaries meet to discuss Jammu and Kashmir as also peace and security, including confidence building measures.
- Self-Government And Kashmir (Daily Times, Editorial, The Times of India, Dec 27, 2005)
India has finally disclosed that it has received Pakistan’s proposals for self-governance in Kashmir.
- North By North-West (Telegraph, Jyoti Malhotra, Dec 27, 2005)
Shyam Saran’s ‘frank’ talk with the Nepal’s King Gyanendra may constitute a turning point in Indo-Nepal relations, writes Jyoti Malhotra
- Eight Pakistanis Repatriated Through Wagah (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
Eight Pakistanis, including two teenagers, were today sent back home via the Wagah-Attari joint check post here.
They were handed over to Pakistani authorities after being released from jails and remand homes here.
- Dilemma Of Dealing With A Recalcitrant Monarch (Daily Excelsior, Brigadier (Retd.) S. N. Sachadeva, Dec 27, 2005)
The chief of the Indian Army has invited the chief of the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) to visit India, a move that conveys Delhi's willingness to Kathmandu to pick up the threads of a military relationship despite the diplomatic frostiness after . . .
- Air Defence Penetrated (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Dec 27, 2005)
The theft of magnetrons from an Army air defence regiment depot in Bhuj, Gujarat, coming in the wake of, ad nauseum, thefts/losses of computers/laptops, war-room secrets and everything else foreign powers would be interested in, underscore . . .
- Advani: Bjp Has Made History (Hindu, ARUNKUMAR BHATT, Dec 27, 2005)
Party made India's polity bipolar
Single party dominance smashed and bipolar polity brought about
Economy underwent metamorphosis
A fully developed India brought within realm of possibility
- 8 Pak Prisoners Return Home (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
Laden with Christmas gifts eight Pakistanis civil prisoners including the 15-year old Farah Masih and 17-year old Altaf Shah returned to their motherland through this Joint Border Check Post (JBC) today.
- India, Pakistan Composite Dialogue To Be Held On January 17, 18 (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 27, 2005)
Foreign Secretaries will discuss the Kashmir issue and confidence-building measures
Pakistan likely to focus on Kashmir self-governance, demilitarisation
Talks on Khokhrapar-Munnabao rail link on January 5, 6
- U.S. Troops To Leave Pakistan In March (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 27, 2005)
American troops assisting in the relief and rehabilitation operations in Pak occupied Kashmir (PoK) and parts of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) would leave Pakistan in March 2006.
- Two Nato Peacekeepers Hurt In Afghan Blast (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
Two soldiers from the NATO-led peacekeeping force in Afghanistan and two Afghan civilians were wounded on Monday in an explosion in the north of the country, officials said.
- Bugti, Marri Tribesmen Protest Military Operation (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
A large number of Bugti and Marri tribesmen living in Sindh staged a protest demonstration here on Monday against the "ongoing military operation" in Balochistan, especially in Kohlu and Dera Bugti areas.
- Tribe Sets Deadline For Journalist’S Release (News International, Iqbal Khattak, Dec 27, 2005)
A jirga in Hurmuz tribe has set a 48-hour deadline for the safe recovery of Hayatullah Khan, a journalist, who was kidnapped on December 5 from Mir Ali in North Waziristan.
- ‘Us Reducing Military Presence In Afghanistan Soon’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
The US military on Monday gave details of its planned troop reduction in Afghanistan, saying the total number would shrink by some 2,500 from the current 19,000 under a routine troop rotation due very soon.
- Tourism Infrastructure To Be Rebuilt: Azad (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Dec 26, 2005)
In a major operation, Police and security forces today eliminated Al-Badar Mujahideen’s top-wanted "district commander", Waseem alias Jatoi, in Bemina outskirts of this Capital city.
- Maoists Kill Four Policemen In India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 26, 2005)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that the government is committed to translate the vision of father of the Nation Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah into reality with a view to realizing the objectives of the creation of Pakistan.
- Vajpayee Turns 81 (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 26, 2005)
In a major operation, Police and security forces today eliminated Al-Badar Mujahideen’s top-wanted "district commander", Waseem alias Jatoi, in Bemina outskirts of this Capital city. With this, Srinagar Police have killed as many as 14 Pakistani militant
- Top Al-Badr Leader Shot Dead In Srinagar (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Dec 26, 2005)
He was responsible for the brutal executions of many civilians in the Harwan mountains
- The New Face Of Kashmiri Militancy (Daily Excelsior, A N Sudarsan Rao , Dec 26, 2005)
After the October 29 blasts in Delhi it has now become clear that an increasing number of Indian nationals, especially from Kashmir, are participating in most of the terrorist attacks and terrorists’ suicide missions in the country.
- Where We Stand One Year After The Tsunami (Deccan Herald, William Jefferson Clinton, Dec 26, 2005)
Bill Clinton, UN Special Envoy for Tsunami Recovery feels that the effort of rehabilitation will take years and the world must see it through
- Paradoxes Survive Tsunami Of Relief (Deccan Herald, Somini Sengupta , Dec 26, 2005)
Charity came pouring in from far and wide for this island nation devastated by the tsunami a year ago. But on its fragile northern peninsula, Udayarani Sebastian Pillai today lives on the cliff-edge of uncertainty.
- Indo-Pak Foreign Secretaries To Discuss Kashmir (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Dec 26, 2005)
The Foreign Secretaries of India and Pakistan will meet here on January 17-18 to launch the third round of the Composite Dialogue Process between the two countries, official sources said here today
- Disputed Durand Line (Tribune, Gurinder Randhawa, Dec 26, 2005)
The British during their long rule over the subcontinent drew three lines on the map — the McMahon Line between India and China, the Radcliff Line between India and Pakistan and the Durand Line between India and Afghanistan. All three became . . .
- Not With A Bang But A Whimper (Hindustan Times, Pankaj Vohra, Dec 26, 2005)
If any evidence were needed of the poor state of affairs in the BJP and how its president, L.K. Advani, has been made a lame duck before his imminent exit...
- India, Pakistan Discussing Kashmir Self-Rule: Official (Hindustan Times, Muhammad Najeeb, Dec 26, 2005)
Pakistan and India are discussing a proposal to demilitarise Kashmir and introduce self-governance in the region, an official said in Islamabad on Monday.
- Indian Security Officials Arrive In Pakistan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 26, 2005)
A five-member Indian delegation arrived here Sunday to assess security at cricket grounds before their team's tour of Pakistan next month.
- Notes From The Washington Merry-Go-Round (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 26, 2005)
Jack Anderson’s journalism comforted the afflicted and afflicted the comfortable. Inderjit Badhwar remembers his days with a scam-busting colleague
- Trivially Tragic To Tragically Comic: Thank Goodness,2005 Is Almost Past (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Dec 26, 2005)
Another year and something always on. Too much on air, too much happening as though the world is in constant motion. Of course it is.
- Some Relief For Poor Nations (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Dec 26, 2005)
The US was the fiercest opponent to concessions for the poor nations
- Peace, South Asia And The Kashmir Dispute (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 26, 2005)
No, is the instant answer. Some historic facts, some political complicacies, some national interests and more.
- India Unlikely To Share Seismic Data (Deccan Herald, KALYAN RAY, Dec 26, 2005)
The advanced tsunami warning system that India is setting up at a cost of Rs 125 crore is likely to be of limited help to the country’s South Asian neighbours.....
- Pakistan Bans Most Indian Tv Channels (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 26, 2005)
Cable operators and television viewers in Pakistan are upset with the decision of Pakistan Electronic Media Regulator Authority (PEMRA) to bar 35 television channels, most of them Indian.
- Pemra’S Positive Action (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 25, 2005)
The cable operators of the Federal Capital have planned to shut down their service against PEMRA’s action of blocking some channels. In fact, already several cable operators have stopped their services.
- Lessons Of India’S Corruption Scandal (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Dec 25, 2005)
In a highly commendable move last Friday, the Indian parliament sacked 11 of its members (MPs), ten from the lower house and one from the upper house, because they were caught on camera taking money to raise questions in the house.
- India Says Proposal Under Discussion : Self-Governance In Kashmir (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Dec 25, 2005)
Indian and Pakistani diplomats are discussing the idea of self-governance for divided Kashmir as proposed by President Gen Pervez Musharraf, a top Indian official disclosed on Saturday.
- Fair Treatment Sought On N-Technology Access (Dawn, Ihtasham ul Haque, Dec 25, 2005)
Pakistan has sought the support of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in its quest for being treated on a par with India by the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) which controls developing countries’ access to nuclear technology.
- Pakistani, Indian Peace Caravans March To Border (Daily Times, Hashim Shar, Dec 25, 2005)
Hundreds of people, including women, representatives of NGOs, journalists, doctors, advocates, retired judges and notables, from different parts of the country took a peace caravan to the Pakistan-India Khokhrapar-Monabao border on Friday evening.
- Judiciary And Fair Elections (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Dec 25, 2005)
The judiciary and the legal fraternity of the country have come into focus once again for a variety of unrelated reasons like the new-found judicial activism and bar elections.
- Creeping Fanaticism (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 25, 2005)
GREATER notice needs to be taken in the region of the creeping inroads being made by fanaticism in Bangladesh.
- Seeking Alien Interference (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 25, 2005)
IT is a cliché to say that Pakistanis do not learn from history. But on Friday the Alliance for the Restoration Democracy decided to appeal to “western democratic forces” to “stop” the Pakistan government from using force in Balochistan.
- Reflections On Two Military Presidents (Dawn, M.P. Bhandara, Dec 25, 2005)
I count Ayub Khan among the tragic heroes of Pakistan. Much good and some bad happened in his time.
- Thinking Of The Quaid (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Dec 25, 2005)
"You are free, you are free to go to your temples. You are free to go to your mosques or to any other place of worship in this state of Pakistan.” This is the assurance the founder of our country, Mohammad Ali Jinnah, our Quaid-i-Azam, gave all of us ...
- Musharraf Pins Hope In Youth (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 25, 2005)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf focused the importance of major water reservoirs to the Sindh’s future and sought Sindhi youth’s support to avert the impending disaster.
- White House Plans To Prevent Tsunami (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
Hoping to protect US shores from being hammered by a tsunami, the White House has directed federal agencies to increase earthquake and volcano monitoring systems, deep ocean buoys and other high-tech means of alerting oceanside communities.
- Quake: Pak Touched By Indians’ Help (Deccan Herald, S T BEURIA, Dec 25, 2005)
Pakistan was overwhelmed by the concern and gesture of the Indian government and the common Indians after the recent earthquake across the border, its High Commissioner in New Delhi Aziz Ahmed Khan said here on Friday.
- Balochistan: ‘Talk To The Baloch If You Can Talk To India And Israel’ (Daily Times, Zakir Hassnain, Dec 25, 2005)
The NWFP Assembly passed a joint resolution on Saturday demanding the federal government halt military operation in Balochistan and begin a dialogue with Baloch leaders.
- A Healing Touch (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 25, 2005)
Two senior monks of the Ramakrishna Order hung a portrait of Mother Sarada in the West Bengal Assembly recently in the presence of legislators from all parties. It was noticed by only a few. But was it a minor event in a House that has seen political....
- Unravelling The ‘City Beloved’ (Deccan Herald, Rashmi Vasudeva, Dec 25, 2005)
This anthology brings together writings of people who have had a close relationship with Lahore, the cultural soul of Pakistan.
- Narayanan: India Hopeful Of Resolving Nuclear Issues (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
Pakistan's suggestion for self-governance in J&K not clear
India on Saturday said it was hopeful of resolving many of the contentious issues on the nuclear deal with the United States before President George W. Bush's visit in March next. However,
- We, They And The Idea Of India (Tribune, Santosh Kr. Singh, Dec 25, 2005)
Nobel Laureate Professor Amartya Sen, in his book The Argumentative Indian, has underlined the significance of India’s heterodox past and pluralist present and the critical role played by our rich and long tradition of dialogue and discussion . . .
- Peace, South Asia And The Kashmir Dispute (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 25, 2005)
No, is the instant answer. Some historic facts, some political complicacies, some national interests and more. Everything is to be given a fair share if we are really serious in putting an end to the agony the whole sub-continent is in, comments Justice S
- Kasuri Hopeful Of Third Round Of Indo-Pak Talks (Tribune, Ahmed Hassan, Dec 24, 2005)
Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmud Kasuri on Thursday expressed the hope that the third round of Pakistan-India dialogue, to be held in New Delhi in January 2006, would take the process of normalisation forward and bring about a breakthrough on the . . .
- Water Of Contention (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 24, 2005)
The poet is delighted water water everywhere, but craves not a drop to drink. Abundance of it means life in full bloom, absence turns the whole world into a big wasteland.
- Breaking Barriers (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 24, 2005)
India and Pakistan discover cinematic bonds
Indo-Pakistani exchanges in the field of cinema have gone well beyond peripheral contacts.
- Saran Happy With Talks Ahead Of Bush Visit (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
US President George W Bush along with the First Lady Mrs Laura Bush are looking forward to their India visit in early 2006 as relations between the two countries are “poised for a very significant advance in the coming months.”
- Blast Outside High-Security Airport Area (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted in a vehicle exploded prematurely outside the high-security technical area of the airport here today.
- Hurriyat Delegation To Visit Quake Affected Areas Of Pak (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
delegation of moderate Hurriyat Conference led by its Chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq will visit the earthquake affected areas of Pakistan and its occupied Kashmir in the first week of January
- Better Awareness (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Dec 24, 2005)
One will appreciate quite a few voices that have emanated from a meeting on "Resolving the Kashmir dispute: Options for Pakistan" organised recently in Islamabad, the Capital city of the neighbouring country.
- King Abdullah Of Saudi Arabia To Visit Pakistan, India And China (Pakistan Observer, Dr. Jassim Taqui , Dec 24, 2005)
King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud is to visit Pakistan , India and China, said the Saudi envoy Ali Asseri in a press conference he held here. Asseri was clarifying reports in the media to the effect that King Abdullah would visit India.
- New Engineering Universities (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 24, 2005)
The Higher Education Commission has launched another highly laudable initiative. It has announced establishment of quality engineering universities in different parts of the country with foreign collaboration.
- Saudi King Due Next Month (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia will visit Pakistan in the last week of January as part of a four-nation tour which will also take him to India, China and Malaysia.
- The Chinese Fireworks (Hindustan Times, Khushwant Singh, Dec 24, 2005)
Western observers are of the opinion that as far as the pace of economic development is concerned, the Chinese dragon is moving faster than the Indian elephant.
- India’S Bravehearts (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
The celebration of Vijay Diwas last week to commemorate India’s historic victory over Pakistan in 1971, which resulted in the formation of Bangladesh, was both a tribute to our brave soldiers and to the vision and leadership of the late Indira Gandhi,
- No Mfn Status For India Until Kashmir Resolution: Pak (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
Pakistan would not grant the Most Favoured Nation status to India till the resolution of the Kashmir issue, Foreign Minister Khurshid M Kasuri has said.
- Bomb In Jeep Explodes Near Srinagar Airport In Kashmir (Reuters, Reuters, Dec 24, 2005)
Suspected separatist militants exploded a bomb in a jeep near Srinagar airport in Kashmir on Friday, police said, amid scattered violence in the disputed Himalayan region.
- Cross-Border Terrorism Figures In Indo-Us Talks (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
The issue of cross-border terrorism figured in the talks Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran had with senior Bush administration officials who assured him that it was a "matter very high" on the agenda of US-Pak parleys.
- Shyam Saran Upbeat On U.S. Nuclear Pact, Bush Visit (Reuters, Reuters, Dec 24, 2005)
India's Foreign Secretary said on Thursday he was confident India and the United States would be able to implement a new civilian nuclear cooperation deal that critics say could harm efforts to curb the spread of nuclear weapons.
- A Visit That Bridges A Gulf (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Dec 24, 2005)
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah as the chief guest on India’s Republic Day, introduces a new dynamic in the regional picture.
- On Israel, Still In Denial (Indian Express, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , Dec 24, 2005)
The OIC has to come to terms with the Jewish state, says Sudheendra Kulkarni
Eloquent silence over democracy and secularism
- Taliban Still Operating In Pakistan: U.S. Report (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 24, 2005)
The 9/11 Commission of the United States has said that Taliban forces still operate freely in the Pakistani tribal areas and terrorists from Pakistan carry out operations in Kashmir. It has urged the Bush Administration to pressure Islamabad to shut down.
- 2005 — The Year That Was (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Dec 24, 2005)
As it is often said when it rains it pours. The adage proved tragically true with the onset of the monsoon in July.
- Dam: Questions To Answer (Dawn, Mahmood Hasan Khan, Dec 24, 2005)
How is it that the representatives of almost all parties and groups in Sindh-nationalists, urban, rural, and what have you — and many in the NWFP are not persuaded that building the proposed reservoir on the Indus at Kalabagh would be good . . .
- Indo-Us Defence Cooperation (Tribune, Air Marshal R.S. Bedi (retd), Dec 24, 2005)
Left's proclivity for opposing the UPA government on devious issues came to the fore when it decided yet again to hold demonstrations against the government decision to conduct a joint exercise between the US and the Indian Air Force.
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