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Articles 13921 through 14020 of 21892:
- Protests, Clashes Mark Rights Day In Jk (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Protest demonstrations and hunger strike by pro-independence leaders marked the International Human Rights Day here on Saturday.
- Pm Seeks To Boost ‘Look East’ Policy (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
In a major effort to strengthen India’s “Look East” policy, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh will take forward his initiative for an Asian Economic Union at the first-ever East Asian Summit on 14 December.
- Uncertain Nepal : India's Options (Daily Excelsior, Arun Deep Singh, Dec 11, 2005)
The developments of the past few weeks in Kathmandu are creating new uncertainties all around, especially in Nepal and India. First was the sudden announcement of Chinese arms supplies to Nepal in mid-November.
- Contested Terrain (Deccan Herald, Sakuntala Narasimhan, Dec 11, 2005)
While one book is neither insightful nor brilliant, the other is interesting and provides food for thought on the matter of alternate sexuality .
- Sufi Saints Of India (Daily Excelsior, K K Khullar, Dec 11, 2005)
Asked what was his view of the highest form of devotion of God, Shaikh Moinuddin Chisthti, popularly known as 'Garib Nawaz' replied: "Redressing the misery of the miserable, fulfilling the needs of the needy, feeding the hungry, . . .
- Onyx - The Marvel From Pakistan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
The wonder stone is a major draw atThe Hindu-EenaduLifestyle show
Onyx can be used for a wide range of articles
Indians believe that the stone brings luck
Thailand's handicrafts equally attractive
- Skipping Borders (Deccan Herald, M K Chandra Bose, Dec 11, 2005)
The author feels that global media corporations are not driven by nationalistic cultural agendas but by market imperatives which transcend borders.
- The Slapping Incident (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 11, 2005)
The slapping incident reverberated in the National Assembly chambers on Friday again. Speaker Chaudhry Amir Hussain’s effort to promote reconciliation between MMA MNA Qari Gul Rehman and PML(N) MNA Kishen Bheel, however, failed.
- The System That Failed (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Dec 11, 2005)
Every so often I find someone arguing that the present disarray in our government and politics will not go away unless we adopt a presidential system. But no one has spelled out the relevant specifics and told us what kind of a presidential system . . .
- Pakistan, India Allow Third Country Ships To Lift Goods (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Pakistan and India agreed on Saturday to allow third-country ships to transport goods between ports in either nation.
- Pak, India Agree On Revised Protocol On Shipping (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Pakistan and India agreed on a revised Protocol on Shipping to meet the present and future demands of international maritime transport, after a two-day of extensive deliberations that ended on Saturday in Karachi.
- 40 Indian Fishermen Held (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Pakistan Maritime Security Agency arrested 40 Indian fishermen for violating the Pakistani territorial waters on Saturday.
- Kashmiris Protest Hr Violations (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Separatists in occupied-Kashmir accused India’s army of violating human rights and appealed for UN intervention as they staged protest marches on Saturday to mark International Human Rights Day. Police broke up a small march by activists of the . . .
- Economy Alone Won’T Do (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Dec 11, 2005)
A brief comment on Gen Musharraf’s six years in power with which most people would tend to agree is: economically a success, administratively a failure and politically an unmitigated disaster.
- Forward Bloc Politics (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 11, 2005)
Dissidence within political parties is not a phenomenon peculiar to Pakistan. It is more common here and based more on personal grievances than principles because of the unrepresentative and undemocratic way in which the country has been governed . . .
- B'desh- Beware Of 1971 Traitors (Daily Excelsior, Samuel Baid, Dec 11, 2005)
A few days after Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia appealed to Opposition Awami League’s (AL’s) leader Sheikh Hasina to join hands to fight the rising jehadi terror in the country,
- India Signs Un Anti-Corruption Treaty (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Seeking to project its objective of zero tolerance against corruption globally, India has signed the United Nations anti-corruption treaty which among other things, envisages return of ill-gotten assets to countries of origin.
- Sonia Pledges Her Support To Rehabilitation Of Kashmir Quake Victims (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Dec 11, 2005)
Becomes first high-ranking leader to visit Teetwal close to PoK "I have come to share your pain and grief. You have faced the worst days but with great courage"
- A New Era Of Cell Progress (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 11, 2005)
Leading mobile phone companies Ufone, Telenor and Warid Telcom have signed an interconnection agreement that will enable the subscribers of the three cellular companies to exchange HMS or multimedia messages with zero interconnection charges.
- What's Cooking On J&k? (Pioneer, Kanchan Gupta, Dec 11, 2005)
APPARENTLY, A US TRANSLATION OF AZAADI------ Is something cooking on Jammu & Kashmir of which little is known in India right now? It would seem so from reports emanating from Pakistan and Mecca where the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) . . .
- See India As An Opportunity, Says Saran (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
"If we want to see South Asia becoming a power house, which we all want, there needs to be inter-connectivity''
- Pak Army Team Due In Kabul On 14th (News International, Mariana Baabar, Dec 11, 2005)
Pakistan’s first high level military delegation will leave for Kabul on December 14 to attend the Tripartite Commission meeting.
- Protests, Hunger Strikes Mark Human Rights Day In Kashmir (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Dec 11, 2005)
Rallies to submit memoranda at the United Nations office in Srinagar
- Forgetting Sheikh Abdullah At 100 ! (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Dec 10, 2005)
''It happens only in India'' That's the refrain of a song picturised some years ago on the late Amrish Puri.
- The Man In The Middle (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Dec 10, 2005)
Nehru was an intelligent man who led an interesting life in most interesting times. And he could write.
- Onyx - The Marvel From Pakistan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
The wonder stone is a major draw atThe Hindu-EenaduLifestyle show
Onyx can be used for a wide range of articles
Indians believe that the stone brings luck
Thailand's handicrafts equally attractive
- Terror Suspect Draws Government Pay (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Dec 10, 2005)
Jan's case, among others, being scrutinised by Chief Minister's staff "Whoever is responsible for this is mocking the martyrdom of men in uniform," says widow of Army Major
- Indians Working Abroad Sent A Whopping Us$21.7 Billion To Their Kins In 2004, Making The Country The Highest Recipient Of Remittances Worldwide (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
Indians working abroad sent a whopping US$21.7 billion to their kins in 2004, making the country the highest recipient of remittances worldwide, according to a World Bank report.
- Natwar Visits Amarinder In Patiala (Indian Express, MANISH SIRHINDI, Dec 10, 2005)
Former External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh is at the new Moti Bagh residence of his brother-in-law and Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh. Natwar, whose visit is under wraps, arrived in a personal vehicle here yesterday evening.
- World Bank Expects India To Grow Faster Than Its South Asian Neighbours And Clock 7 Per Cent Gdp Growth In 2005 (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
Amid an adverse impact of high oil prices on developing nations, World Bank expects India to grow faster than its South Asian neighbours and clock 7 per cent GDP growth in 2005.
- United States Of Kashmir’ Only Part Of The Picture: Qayyum (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
Former president and prime minister of Azad Kashmir, Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan, said on Friday that a proposal to create a state called the United States of Kashmir was not the ultimate solution to the longstanding dispute between the nuclear-armed. . . .
- Chevrolet Car Launched (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 10, 2005)
Nexus Automative (Pvt) Ltd, has launched its Pakistani assembled 1000cc Chevrolet ‘Joy’ car at a function in Karachi on Thursday.
- Qaeda-Iraq Link Us Cited Is Tied To Coercion Claim (Indian Express, Douglas Jehl and David Johnston, Dec 10, 2005)
The Bush administration based a crucial prewar assertion about ties between Iraq and al Qaeda on detailed statements made by a prisoner while in Egyptian custody who later said he had fabricated them to escape harsh treatment, according to current and....
- India Detains Suspect For Triple Bombing In Delhi (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
Indian police have detained a Kashmiri militant who allegedly planted an explosive on a bus during the triple bombings that killed 60 people in New Delhi two months ago, a newspaper reported Friday.
- The Year That Was... (Hindustan Times, Khushwant Singh, Dec 10, 2005)
It was the coldest winter I can recall: late winter monsoon added dampness to the chill to usher in morning mists.
- Controlling Population Growth (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 10, 2005)
One of the participants at a workshop in Peshawar held to increase awareness about family planning estimated that at its current growth rate the country’s population could touch 1.04 billion by 2060.
- A Forgotten Kashmiri Leader (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Dec 10, 2005)
Sheikh Abdullah, whose birth centenary is being celebrated this month, has not been given his due in India, much less in Kashmir from where he hailed.
- Resolving Iran’S N-Issue (Dawn, Afzaal Mahmood, Dec 10, 2005)
Some new steps in dealing with the stand-off over Iran’s nuclear issue offer a flicker of hope that the harsh realities may induce some flexibility in Washington and Tehran, leading to a peaceful resolution of the current crisis.
- Implications Of Indo-Us Alliance (Dawn, M. Tayyab Siddiqui, Dec 10, 2005)
The July visit of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to the US was hailed by both sides as a “historical watershed”. The true import of this visit, however, has not been sufficiently grasped by Pakistan, in particular the long-term adverse impact . . .
- Waziristan Under Siege (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 10, 2005)
Violence has once again erupted in Waziristan. The agency has been in turmoil since the war against terror was launched.
- ‘Al Qaeda-Iraq Link Testimony Coerced’ (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
top Al Qaeda suspect whose testimony was used in part to justify the invasion of Iraq, has said his statements linking Baghdad to Al Qaeda were false and made under coercion in Egypt, The New York Times said on Friday quoting current and former US....
- Musharraf Backs New Initiatives, Claims Mirwaiz (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Dec 10, 2005)
All Parties’ Hurriyat Conference leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said on Friday that President Gen Pervez Mushrraf had assured him of Islamabad’s support for the idea of ‘united states of Kashmir’ as part of efforts to resolve the dispute with India.
- Oic: Road-Map For Ummah (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 10, 2005)
The OIC Extraordinary Summit has adopted Makkah Declaration and Ten-Year Programme of Action envisaging road-map for Ummah to face the challenges of 21st century.
- Pakistan To Export Electricity To Afghanistan (News International, Khalid Mustafa, Dec 10, 2005)
Pakistan will export electricity of 40 megawatt of electricity to war-ridden country Afghanistan.
- Oic Backs Pak’S Stance On Kashmir (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
Toeing Pakistan’s line, the 57-member Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC) has “extended” its support to the “inalienable right” of the people of Jammu and Kashmir for “self-determination” in accordance with the UN resolutions.
- Myths And Prejudices (Pioneer, N Jamal Ansari, Dec 10, 2005)
Mr KR Phanda thrives on controversies and his recent article, "Root cause of riots" (November 14) is no exception. Unfortunately, some of his remarks concerning the two-nation theory and riots demand further debate.
- Inside Al-Qaeda (Mid East Web, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
Al-Qaeda (or Al Qaida) means "the base." It has been described as many different things, and it includes a "federation" of different Islamic groups, all dedicated to mayhem against the West, Christians, Jews and Muslim regimes that do not conform . . .
- Killer Earthquake (Tribune, Balraj Puri, Dec 10, 2005)
Lessons of the earthquake in Kashmir, worst in over a century, are both positive and negative. The shock of that intensity was perhaps needed to make Kashmiri speaking people of the state really conscious of the existence and plight of socially and . . .
- Pakistan And India Agree To Open Ports (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
Shipping experts from Pakistan and India have agreed to allow shipping companies under flags of these two countries to transport cargo to any third country using each other’s port facilities
- The Other Face Of The Evil That Is Lashkar (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Dec 09, 2005)
Ejaz Butt's extraordinary story illuminates the lives of the foot soldiers of the organisation'sjihadin Jammu and Kashmir.
- A Case Of Peace Talks Through The Press? (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 09, 2005)
Pakistan has time and again gone public with new proposals for a resolution of the dispute over Kashmir even as negotiations were going on with India.
- Governance Of Stock Exchanges (Dawn, Dr Tariq Hassan, Dec 09, 2005)
On November 29, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) issued directives to the Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad stock exchanges directing them to amend their constituting and governing documents to ensure that the chairperson . . .
- India Briefs (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 09, 2005)
An Indian freight train carrying a consignment of 1,320 tons of relief supplies for PoK’s earthquake victims, has been stranded in Lahore since 23 November, over payment of customs duties, a report said here today.
- More Than A Gesture (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
A picture published in Dawn showing Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg playing with child survivors of the Oct 8 earthquake should warm any heart.
- Protection For Osama - 15 Top Pakistani Leaders Have Links With Osama (India Daily, Balaji Reddy, Dec 09, 2005)
Is Osama Bin Laden in charge of Pakistan after all? It may be. According to media reports, at least 15 members in the senate, national and state assemblies of Pakistan have not only met Osama bin Laden, but had a close relationship with him.
- India Turns Down Iranian Envoy's Request To Tour Kashmir (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
Iran ambassador to India S. Zargar-Ya''gubi's request to visit Jammu and Kashmir was turned down by the ministry of external affairs, which said that he could go only if he agreed to meet leaders of the government's choice.
- Bird Flu Wary Asia On Guard Against Migratory Birds (Reuters, Kamil Zaheer, Dec 09, 2005)
Forest guard Bhola Abrar Khan peers through binoculars scanning the skies for migratory birds that descend on one of India's biggest bird sanctuaries each winter.
- Indian Consulate In Karachi By January (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
Indian High Commissioner Shiv Shanker Menon has said that the renovation of Indian consulate building in Karachi will be complete by January 1, 2006.
- Nato Denies It Is Acquiring Land In Kashmir (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) has denied reports that it is acquiring land in Kashmir.
- Bangladesh Bleeds Again, 7 Dead (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
At least six persons, including a suspected suicide attacker, were killed and dozens others injured as two bomb explosions rocked the northern Bangladeshi town of Netrokona today, police and witnesses said.
- 12 Killed In Pakistan Explosion (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
Twelve persons were killed and more than 40 wounded on Thursday when a powerful blast ripped through a bazaar in Pakistan's tribal belt bordering Afghanistan, local officials said.
- Mirwaiz Meets Musharraf In Mecca (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
Moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq today met Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on the sidelines of an extraordinary two-day summit of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) at the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, . . .
- 12 Killed In Pak Bomb Blast (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
At least 12 people were killed and dozens wounded when a bomb exploded today in a market in Pakistan’s troubled tribal region near the Afghan border, officials said.
- India Tests Trishul Missile (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
India successfully tested its Trishul missile on Thursday in the eastern state of Orissa, defence officials said.
- Other Sums (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 09, 2005)
Nostalgia is a good way to inject fresh life into a relationship. The emphasis of the Indian prime minister, Mr Manmohan Singh, on the long and warm relationship of India and Russia, formerly the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics,
- Wahhabi Islam: A M I Snomer (Greater Kashmir, Dr. Sheikh Muhammad Iqbal, Dec 09, 2005)
A rebel with acause, amission and amessage - V
Dr. Sheikh Muhammad Iqbal writes about the contribution of Sheikh Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab who rose in revolt against the socio-religious corruption prevalent during his times everywhere in Ottoman provinc
- Saarc: No Reservations About China, Japan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
Obligations, rights to be settled at ministerial meet: Manmohan
No proposal to admit Myanmar Afghanistan going through a rough patch
- 9-Member Lhc Team Leaves For India Today (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
A delegation of nine Lahore High Court (LHC) judges led by Justice Khawaja Mohammad Sharif will leave for India today (Friday) to attend golden jubilee celebrations of Punjab and Haryana high courts from December 10.
- India Doesn’T Object To China, Japan As Saarc Observers: Singh (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Dec 09, 2005)
Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh said on Thursday that India had no reservations about China and Japan joining the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) as observers. He said this issue would be settled at the next . . .
- Oic Can Help Resolve Kashmir, Palestine Issues: Musharraf (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
Calls Mecca Summit a ‘historic moment’
Indian response to de-militarisation proposal ‘not positive so far
- Clash In North Waziristan (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 09, 2005)
At least 17 persons were reported dead in clashes between seminary students and highway bandits near Miranshah in the volatile North Waziristan Agency on Wednesday. The clash followed students’ refusal to pay ‘tax’ at a ‘checkpost’ established . . .
- Amritsar-Lahore Bus Trials On 11th And 13th (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Dec 09, 2005)
India and Pakistan will conduct trial runs of the Amritsar-Lahore bus service on December 11 and December 13 respectively, said Navtej Sarna, the External Affairs Ministry spokesman on Thursday.
- India Stalls Iran Envoy’S Visit To Kashmir : Shift In Me Policy Seen (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
India has taken an unusually tough stance with Iran by insisting that its ambassador to New Delhi, S.Z. Yaghoubi, who wants to visit Jammu and Kashmir could do so only if he agreed to meet people selected by the pro-India government in Srinagar,
- Al Qaeda Still Capable Of Attacks: Saudi Envoy (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
Prince Turki al-Faisal claims Bin Lade
Saudi Arabia’s new ambassador to Washington said on Wednesday the failure to capture Osama bin Laden only enhanced a sense of Al Qaeda’s invincibility and said that the group remained capable of launching attacks.
- Nato Denies Acquiring Land In Kashmir (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
The NATO has denied allegations by certain quarters that it had been acquiring land somewhere in the Azad Kashmir territory to set up bases.
- Us May Offer India Top Radar In Fighter-Jet Bid (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
The United States may offer India advanced Raytheon Co radar as part of a bid for a multibillion-dollar fighter-jet contract, the head of the Pentagon agency handling the matter said on Wednesday.
- Cabinet Approves Signing Of Un Convention Against Corruption (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
Projecting its objective of zero tolerance against the menace, the Union Cabinet tonight approved the signing of a United Nations Convention against Corruption as also initiating the process of enacting an enabling legislation by concerned Ministries.
- U.S. May Offer India Top Radar In Fighter-Jet Bid (Reuters, Jim Wolf, Dec 09, 2005)
The United States may offer India advanced Raytheon Co. radar as part of a bid for a multibillion-dollar fighter-jet contract, the head of the Pentagon agency handling the matter said Wednesday.
- 'United States Of Kashmir’ (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
Washington has reportedly urged India and Pakistan to find solution to the core issue of Kashmir within the parameters of APHC chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq’s proposal for ‘the United States of Kashmir’.
- Amristar Bus Trial Next Week (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
The trial run of the Amritsar-Lahore bus service will take place on Sunday by the Indian operator and on Tuesday by the Pakistani operator. The trial run had earlier been scheduled for last October but was postponed due to the earthquake,
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