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Articles 13421 through 13520 of 21892:
- Musharraf’S Futuristic Approach (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 24, 2005)
Opponents of the Kalabagh Dam took out a rally in Karachi on Thursday terming the project as detrimental to the ‘integrity’ of the country.
- Us Opposition To The Gas Pipeline (Dawn, Afzaal Mahmood, Dec 24, 2005)
Despite considerable progress at the recent New Delhi meeting between the petroleum secretaries of Pakistan and India, the Iranian gas project continues to be plagued by uncertainty. The reason for scepticism is that Washington continues . . .
- Pemra’S Absurd Ban (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 24, 2005)
Cable operators in the country again seem to be suffering because of PEMRA’s strange policies.
- Abbasi Report On Kbd (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 24, 2005)
New developments on the Kalabagh dam issue seem to offer new opportunities for seeking a consensus on what has now become the nation’s biggest political controversy.
- No Let-Up In Feudal Attitude (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Dec 24, 2005)
A Fringe of liberals is emerging in Pakistan. They need to be supported by India through unilateral steps in the way of liberalizing visas and reducing tariffs on products from across the border.
- Relying On Remittances (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 24, 2005)
A recent World Bank report has once again placed India at the top of a list of countries that receive remittances from their citizens working abroad. Indian workers sent back home as much as $22 billion last year.
- Negotiations On Between India And Pakistan For Gas Pipeline (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
For the on-going negotiations between India and Pakistan on the proposed gas pipeline from Iran to India through Pakistan, Islamabad has offered two formulae to New Delhi for determining the annual transit fee for the 7.2 billion dollar project, . . .
- Indian Envoy Upbeat On U.S. Nuclear Pact, Bush Visit (Reuters, Reuters, Dec 23, 2005)
A senior Indian envoy 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.
- Two Bus Routes And A Few Questions (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 23, 2005)
To make the new bus services meaningful and truly people-oriented, India and Pakistan should liberalise the visa regime.
- Pak To Take Final Decision On F-16 Jets Next Year (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
Pakistan will make a final decision on the purchase of F-16 fighter jets from the US next year, Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri said on Tuesday.
- Sir Creek Setback (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 23, 2005)
Pakistan appears unsure of what it wants
The failure to move forward on the Sir Creek issue and the Munnabao-Khokrapar rail link between India and Pakistan is a setback to the ongoing dialogue process.
- Navy To Boost Maritime Ties With Dhaka (Indian Express, Shiv Aroor, Dec 23, 2005)
Naval Headquarters is preparing a detailed report for the Foreign Ministry on Navy chief Admiral Arun Prakash’s visit to Dhaka earlier this week. In it the core recommendation will be to formalise military maritime channels in the Bay of Bengal . . .
- India Putting In Place Indigenous Tsunami Warning System (Indian Express, PALLAVA BAGLA, Dec 23, 2005)
A year after the devastating tsu-nami of December 26, 2004, India is moving to put in place its very own tsunami-warning system, for which the government insists it will not use overseas help and which will be ready with no time and cost overruns . . .
- Yechury Leaves For Pak Today (Indian Express, ANANDA MAJUMDAR, Dec 23, 2005)
CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury will be in Pakistan tomorrow for the birth centenary of Communist leader Sajjad Zaheer. Yechury—on his first visit to the neighbouring country—said he would meet leaders of Nawaz Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League and . . .
- Seven Killed In Waziristan Gunfight (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
Seven people were killed in a gunfight in North Waziristan Agency, as seminary students, calling themselves the Taliban, raided homes searching for rivals, residents and a representative of the students said on Thursday.
- Croatian General To Take Unmogip Command On 29th (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
Croatian General Dragutin Repinc is to head United Nations military observers in Kashmir from December 29, officials said on Wednesday.
- Kasuri Pins Hope On Third Round: Pakistan-India Dialogue (Dawn, Ahmed Hassan, Dec 23, 2005)
Foreign Minister Mian Khurshid Mehmud Kasuri on Thursday expressed the hope that the third round of Pakistan-India dialogue, starting from January 2006 in New Delhi, would take the process of normalisation forward and bring about a breakthrough . . .
- Pakistan To Build Big Dams (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 23, 2005)
Musharraf promises to safeguard the interests of all concerned
- Sir Creek Isn’T All That Easy (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, Dec 23, 2005)
Among the set of problems that India and Pakistan are seemingly grappling with for many years now to find a negotiated settlement is the Sir Creek dispute. Often, this dispute is referred to as the easiest one to sort out.
- There Is A Mixed Message From Mecca (Indian Express, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , Dec 23, 2005)
Sudheendra Kulkarni analyses the refreshing as well as the disturbingly routine news from the OIC summit, the Muslim countries’ ‘mini-UN’
- India’S Turn To Be Flexible: Kasuri (Daily Times, Irfan Ghauri, Dec 23, 2005)
Foreign minister says no US official asked about AQ Khan
Optimistic about third round of composite dialogue starting next month
- Kbd: The Way Out (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 23, 2005)
President Musharraf has regretted the resistance against construction of the Kalabagh Dam in Sindh and attributed it to committing suicide. He, however, said that he will not let Sindh commit suicide.
- Make Jammu And Kashmir A Federation (Daily Times, M Y TARIGAMI, Dec 23, 2005)
We believe that proposals for political autonomy for both parts of Kashmir, self-governance and joint India-Pakistan control over the state should be discussed seriously. However we also believe that whatever solution is evolved should respect . . .
- India To Free Eight Pakistani Prisoners (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
India decided on Thursday to set free eight Pakistani prisoners as part on ongoing peace process between the South Asian rivals.
- Al Qaeda Is More Than Just Osama Bin Laden... (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
Donald Rumsfeld, the US secretary of defence, who flew into Islamabad unannounced last Wednesday to visit the quake-hit areas, said that US intelligence had not picked any signal from Osama Bin Laden in nearly a year and it was possible that he was no ...
- Chauvinism And Justice (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Dec 23, 2005)
The Calcutta crowd was in an incensed mood. Sourav Ganguly, the erstwhile captain, had been removed from India’s ODI eleven on the ground of consistent lack of form.
- 3rd Round Of Talks On Jan 17 (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
Foreign Secretaries of India and and Pakistan will meet in New Delhi on January 17-18 to initiate the third round of the composite dialogue between the two countries, a media report said here today.
- Saudi-India Ties Looking Up (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Dec 23, 2005)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced on Thursday he would visit Saudi Arabia in January and Saudi King Abdullah will be the chief guest on the Indian Republic Day Parade on January 26.
- No Mfn Status For India Until Kashmir Solution: Kasuri (News International, Asim Yasin, Dec 23, 2005)
Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri on Thursday said Pakistan would not grant ‘Most-Favoured Nation’ status to India till the resolution of Kashmir issue.
- Water Of Contention (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 23, 2005)
The poet is delighted water water everywhere, but craves not a drop to drink.
- Indo-Pak Dialogue To Resume On January 17 (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
India and Pakistan will start the third round of composite dialogue process on January 17 with foreign secretary-level talks on peace and security as well as the Kashmir issue, media reports today said.
- Pakistan Offers India Two Transit Fee Formulae (News International, Khalid Mustafa, Dec 23, 2005)
Islamabad has offered two formulae to New Delhi for determining the annual transit fee to be collected by Pakistan from India for gas pipeline that would pass through its territory under the proposed $7.2 billion Iran-India-Pakistan (IPI) gas pipeline.
- Pak, Us Alarmed At Indo-Russian Aircraft Production (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
Both Pakistan and USA are alarmed by reports of India and Russia jointly developing a state-of-the-art fighter for which talks are at the final stages.
- Punjab Fog Disrupts Rail, Air Traffic (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
Thick fog blanketed plains of Punjab, including Lahore, on Thursday, increasing the intensity of cold and disrupting rail and air traffic.
- India And Pakistan Must Find New Solution To Kashmir’ (Daily Times, Umer Farooq, Dec 22, 2005)
Speakers at a seminar on the possible solutions to the Kashmir conflict on Wednesday said that militancy was no longer an option in the ongoing freedom movement.
- Next Indo-Pak Talks On Jan 17 (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Pakistan and India will hold the next round of their composite dialogue on January 17, 2006 in New Delhi, Foreign Office sources said on Wednesday.
- Literati Too Need Patronage (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 22, 2005)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz held a reception in Islamabad on Tuesday to felicitate the Pakistan cricket team on its triumph over touring England team in Test and ODI series. He also announced cash awards of Rs 1 lac for each player in appreciation .. .
- Debate On Oil Prices (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Dec 22, 2005)
The National Assembly is to hold a debate the oil pricing policy of the government and related energy issues. That will follow the sustained high price of oil, which has not come down following a fall in international oil prices.
- India Not To Compromise On N-Facilities (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Dec 22, 2005)
Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran on Wednesday indicated he had come with “certain ideas” on the separation of India’s civil and military facilities, a prerequisite for civilian nuclear cooperation with the United States.
- Two More Bus Route Agreements Formalised (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 22, 2005)
Inked during the third round of the technical-level talks
Trial run for Amritsar-Nankana Sahib service on January 27 and from Nankana Sahib on January 29
Boon to thousands of Sikh pilgrims who visit the Nankana Sahib shrine round the year
- Why Is Pakistan Getting Ready For A War? (India Daily, Balaji Reddy, Dec 22, 2005)
There are some disturbing signs that Pakistan is getting ready for a war with India. Pakistani Army is building secret bunkers all around the border with India.
- Third Peace Bus Soon To Start Running (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, Dec 22, 2005)
The India-Pakistan bus diplomacy launched almost seven months ago with the rolling out of the Delhi-Lahore ‘Sada-e-Sarhad’ bus will acquire a new dimension when a third bus service, connecting Amritsar and Lahore, becomes operational on January 20.
- No Headway On Sir Creek (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
India and Pakistan appeared to have made little progress on addressing the Sir Creek boundary dispute along the Kutchch-Sindh area as officials from the two sides haggled over the formulation of the terms of reference for the joint survey of the Sir Creek
- Hurriyat To Visit Quake-Hit In Pok (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
A delegation of the moderate faction of Hurriyat Conference led by its chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq will leave for Pakistan on Saturday to express solidarity with the quake.....
- Jj Tries To Pick Up Nepal Threads (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
The chief of the Indian Army has invited the chief of the Royal Nepal Army 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 King Gyanendra’s ....
- Bid To Open Nepal Door (Telegraph, SUJAN DUTTA, Dec 22, 2005)
The chief of the Indian Army has invited the chief of the Royal Nepal Army to visit India, a move that conveys to Kathmandu Delhi’s willingness to pick up the threads of a military relationship despite the diplomatic frostiness after King Gyanendra’s ...
- Amritsar-Lahore Bus Starts Jan 20 (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
The Amritsar-Lahore bus service will begin operation from January 20 while the trial run of the bus service between Amritsar and Nankana Sahib will be held on January 27, it was officially announced here today.
- Sir Creek Talks: Pakistan Puts A Roadblock (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Dec 22, 2005)
India-Pakistan relations were yet again marked by two-steps-forward-two-steps-backward syndrome today as Islamabad took hard positions on Sir Creek and Munabao-Khokhrapar rail service which are at variance with New Delhi’s stand.
- Amritsar-Lahore Bus From Jan 20 (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Taking yet another step to enhance people-to-people contact, India and Pakistan today decided to launch the long-awaited Amritsar-Lahore bus service from January 20 and Amritsar-Nankana Sahib bus link by February 27.
- Insecure Minorities (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 22, 2005)
A Sikh becoming officer is no big deal
- Pakistan, India Okay Amritsar-Nankana Bus (News International, Ghulam Haider, Dec 22, 2005)
Pakistan and India signed an agreement on Wednesday to operationalise the Amritsar-Nankana Sahib bus service after two-day secretary-level talks concluded here.
- Pakistani Earthquake And Indian Media (Pakistan Observer, Sobia Nisar, Dec 22, 2005)
It is hard to believe that even at the critical time of earthquake tragedy that struck Pakistan and took the lives of 1 lakh people, the Indian media has not spared the incidence in gaining political mileage out of it.
- Pakistan, India Sign Agreement On Bus Services (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Pakistan and India have signed an agreement on Wednesday for the opening of two special bus services across the border after holding two days of technical negotiations.
- Primacy Of A Democratic Framework (Dawn, Taliban, Dec 22, 2005)
For over six years General Musharraf, first as Chief Executive and then as president, while retaining his position as COAS, has been the sole arbiter of the destiny of Pakistan.
- Judicial Probe Of Sangla Arson (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 22, 2005)
Nearly 40 days after the horrendous Sangla Hills carnage we are still nowhere near ascertaining the truth.
- Unjust Oil Pricing System (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 22, 2005)
The controversy over the oil pricing mechanism created by the opposition is embarrassing for the government.
- Oic At The Crossroads (Dawn, Tayyab Siddiqui, Dec 22, 2005)
The two-day extraordinary summit of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) concluded on December 9 in Makkah with a declaration and a 10-year plan of action to revitalize the organization and meet the aspirations of the Ummah.
- Bangladesh The New Gateway For Fake Notes (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Fake Indian currency seems to have found a new way to enter the country.
- Pak Army Building Bunkers (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
The Pakistan army is building bunkers, observation towers and new posts in close proximity to the International Border, including Barmer, Jaisalmer and Bikaner, the Rajya Sabha was informed today.
- Composite Dialogue To Resume On Jan 17 (News International, Mariana Baabar, Dec 22, 2005)
The foreign secretaries of Pakistan and India will meet in New Delhi on January 17-18 to initiate the third round of the composite dialogue between the two countries.
- No Water Or Polluted Water (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 22, 2005)
At a time when water reservoirs’ issue has engulfed the entire nation, yet another water related worrisome problem has come to the fore. According to a survey conducted by a consumer protection organization, 58.6% people are consuming polluted drinking...
- Mafia Rules, Ok? (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Let us demolish one thing in Delhi — the belief it has a modern, efficient chief minister
- To Silence Bjp, Arjun Refers To Advani’S Jinnah Remark (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Dec 22, 2005)
BJP benches plunged into an embarrassed silence and their leader was left red-faced when Union HRD Minister Arjun Singh, in one pithy rejoinder, revisited L K Advani’s ‘‘Jinnah is secular’’ thesis in the Lok Sabha this evening.
- Road Travel Nod Delayed, Hurriyat Team To Fly To Pak (Indian Express, RIYAZ WANI, Dec 22, 2005)
Tired of waiting for the permit to take the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad road to visit the earthquake-hit, Hurriyat team led by chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq will leave Srinagar for New Delhi on December 25, from where they will fly to Islamabad.
- Lok Sabha Passes Quota Bill (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Reservation in private unaided educational institutions
Of 381 members present, 379 vote in favour
BJP amendment rejected
- Infiltration From Pakistan Down: Centre (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Cross-border infiltration from Pakistan and militant activities in J-K in the last eight months have come down considerably, Rajya Sabha was informed.
- Ties Of Time (Indian Express, Humra Quraishi, Dec 22, 2005)
For most people, Aligarh conjures us images of the university. For me, it is a city of endless surprises. For instance, I met in Aligarh at least two well-to-do Muslims who talked very nostalgically about their Rajput forefathers.
- Court Admits Channel Plea (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Government's guidelines on telecasting the India-Pakistan matches challenged
Ten Sports' agreement with PCB finalised before guidelines
It cannot have a retrospective effect, says Ten Sports counsel
- Rumsfeld Doubts Osama Still Controls Al-Qaeda (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
S Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld today said he doubted that Al Qaeda founder Osama Bin Laden was now capable of supervising the global operations of the militant organisation.
- `Foreign Policy To Depend On Balance Of Power' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
China to be the biggest trade partner of India in two years, says strategic affairs expert
He says India has to stand for some value
`Foreign policy is no longer the monopoly of Delhi'
`Interesting foreign policy aspects in Kerala villages'
- Talks On Sir Creek Survey Stuck (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
India and Pakistan could not make much headway in talks for joint survey of the Sir Creek today with both sides differing on the extent of area to be surveyed.
- European Gulags To Fight Terror (Daily Excelsior, Allabaksh, Dec 22, 2005)
Many European countries are said to be fuming with anger over the disclosures that a large number of CIA flights had used their airports to ferry terrorists to ‘unknown’ destinations and the charge that certain European countries had provided ‘facilities’
- India, Pak Yet To Decide Modalities Regarding Second Rail Link (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Even as January one, the day the Munabao-Khokhrapar rail link between Indian and Pakistan is to be resumed, is fast approaching, the two sides are yet to decide modalities with regard to the train's operations and visa and custom formalities.
- J&k Already Enjoying Self-Governance: Baig (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Amid demands for "self-rule" in his State, Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Muzaffar Hussain Baig today asserted that the State already enjoyed "self-governance" and that its quantum was a matter of discussion.
- Amritsar-Lahore Bus From Jan 20 (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Taking yet another step to enhance people-to-people contact, India and Pakistan today decided to launch the long-awaited Amritsar-Lahore bus service from January 20 and Amritsar-Nankana Sahib bus link by February 27.
- Pakistan Won’T Recognise Israel, Says Musharraf (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Pakistan has no plans to recognise Israel and will continue its support to Palestinians till the establishment of an independent Palestinian state.
- Pakistan, India Agree On New Bus Links (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Pakistan and India agreed on two new bus links on Wednesday, the latest progress in a hesitant peace process between the nuclear-armed rivals.
- Lahore-Amritsar Bus To Start Within Fortnight (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Pakistan and India are expected to ink on Wednesday an agreement on the bus service between Lahore and Amritsar, which could start "within the next ten to twelve days," officials said on Tuesday.
- Sir Creek Talks End In Stalemate (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Dec 22, 2005)
India and Pakistan on Wednesday failed to decide the terms of reference for a joint survey of the disputed 96-kilometre-long Sir Creek along the Gujarat (India) and Sindh (Pakistan) borders.
- Formal Pact On Lahore-Amritsar Bus Service Today (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 21, 2005)
The third bus service to be launched as part of the peace process
Pakistan and India are expected to formalise on Wednesday an agreement for operationalisation of the Lahore-Amritsar bus service as officials of both sides commenced talks in Lahore . . .
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