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Articles 14721 through 14820 of 21892:
- Ultras Tighten Grip On Pok (Deccan Herald, G Parthasarathy, Nov 22, 2005)
It was not the Pakistani army but the jihadis who rushed to the aid of the quake-hit first.
- Stand Firm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
Diplomacy should be used to release the hostages taken by the Taliban.
- Indian Government Succumbs To Pressure From The Communists – India Now Does Not Favor Referring Iran To Un Security Council On Nuke Issue (India Daily, Kiran Chaube, Nov 22, 2005)
Why make a political stand if you do not have the popular backing in the country? Why make India look like joker in a circus?
- Reading It Right (Telegraph, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Nov 22, 2005)
The author is president, Centre for Policy Research The views expressed are personal
- Left Agrees With Govt's Stand On Iran (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
Any dispute about Iran's nuke capability should be kept within IAEA: Karat
- India’S Response Awaited: Fo: Kashmir Demilitarization, Self-Governance (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, Nov 22, 2005)
Pakistan on Monday declared that India had taken note of its proposal on demilitarization and self-governance in Kashmir, indicating that there could be a forward movement on both proposals if New Delhi responded positively.
- Shaukat Snubs Eu & Rightly (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 22, 2005)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has expressed his reservations over a recent statement of European Union that the Pakistani Parliament should approve the earthquake-related aid. The EU representative had made the statement at Saturday’s donors’ conference....
- Pot Calls Kettle Black (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 22, 2005)
About one-fourth of the 5.8 billion dollars worth of pledges made at the Donors’ Conference for rehabilitation and reconstruction of the earthquake-hit areas reportedly came from the Muslim countries. The pledges are in the form of soft loans and . . .
- ‘Look East Policy’ Has Paid Off (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 22, 2005)
About one-fourth of the 5.8 billion dollars worth of pledges made at the Donors’ Conference for rehabilitation and reconstruction of the earthquake-hit areas reportedly came from the Muslim countries. The pledges are in the form of soft loans and grants i
- Aziz To Attend Chogm Meet (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Nov 22, 2005)
Pakistan would take part in the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) scheduled at Malta from November 25 to 27 after a gap of six years following its re-admission to the Commonwealth in 2004. Pakistan was suspended from the.....
- Pakistan Ready For Talks On Self-Governance (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Nov 22, 2005)
"India had not responded to the idea so far; Islamabad was ready to engage New Delhi on the subject''
- Pak Proposes ‘Out-Of-Box’ Solution Of Kashmir (Pakistan Observer, Aroosa Alam, Nov 22, 2005)
Pakistan on Monday admitted that country has tabled an “out of box” solution of Kashmir issue before the Indian leadership and awaits response from New Delhi. The proposal revolves around demilitarisation of Kashmir region along with self governance....
- U.N. Body Says Record 4.9 Mln New Hiv Cases In 2005 (Reuters, Kamil Zaheer, Nov 22, 2005)
Almost 5 million people were infected by HIV globally in 2005, the highest jump since the first reported case in 1981 and taking the number living with the virus to a record 40.3 million, the United Nations said on Monday.
- Sikandar Supports Kashmir Proposal (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
AJK Prime Minister Sardar Sikandar Hayat on Monday welcomed Pakistan’s proposal of demilitarization of Kashmir and self-governance in its divided parts.
- While Gilgit Burns.... (News International, Gulmina Bilal, Nov 22, 2005)
While the newspapers have been filled with reports of the tragic earthquake and the fumbling relief efforts, the Federally Administered Northern Areas of Pakistan were confronted with a political earthquake of their own.
- 9 Cross Loc At Chakan-Da-Bagh (Greater Kashmir, SK AJNABI, Nov 22, 2005)
Nine persons including five of a family and two from Pakistan Administered Kashmir crossed over to the other side of Line of Control from Chakan-Da-Bagh of Poonch district to meet their earthquake affected relatives in continuation of the ongoing joint ..
- Pak Proposes Self-Governance For Kashmir (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
Pakistan on Monday said it has forwarded a proposal to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for granting “self governance” to Kashmir on both sides of the Line of Control.
- World Apathy And Marketing (Greater Kashmir, MINHAJ QIDWAI, Nov 22, 2005)
The earthquake that struck Pakistan on Oct. 08, is a tragedy that brought mayhem for Pakistan. With about 90,000 dead and more than 2 million left homeless,
- Second Group Crosses Loc (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
A group of nine people, including two Pakistanis, today became the second batch to cross the Line of Control into Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir at a relief point near here.
- Us Denies Contacting Taliban, Al Qaeda (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
The US State Department on Monday rejected media reports that Washington is holding indirect talks with Taliban and Al Qaeda leaders as “total fabrication.”
- New Delhi Hopes To Avoid Vote On Iran (Hindustan Times, Nilova Roy Chaudhury, Nov 21, 2005)
Diplomatic efforts are on in Vienna and Tehran to ensure that there is no need for a vote when the International Atomic Energy Agency’s Board of Governors meets on Thursday.
- Iran And Our Foreign Policy (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
The latest International Atomic Energy Agency report on Iran has brought out clearly why it was necessary to threaten Iran with a referral to the UN Security Council on the subject of its nuclear cheating.
- India Expresses Concern Over Cross Border Terrorism To Pak (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
India today offered to undertake specific projects in education and health sectors in quake-hit areas of Pakistan even as it expressed concern over incidents of cross border terrorism in the aftermath of the recent serial blasts in New Delhi.
- Ahamed-Aziz Discuss Bilateral Issues (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Nov 21, 2005)
Five points on Line of Control can be opened on a daily basis, says Shaukat Aziz
- Saarc Politics Stunt Development (The Economic Times, C UDAY BHASKAR, Nov 21, 2005)
The 13th Saarc summit concluded in Dhaka on Sunday last (Nov 13) with a declaration, which notwithstanding its rhetorical flourish and ambitious objectives, reflected the structural constraints that have hobbled the organisation for two decades and . . .
- Kashmiris Credit Quake With Bridging Border Divide (Reuters, Sheikh Mushtaq, Nov 21, 2005)
Last month's earthquake killed tens of thousands in Kashmir but, for divided families in the disputed region, it also opened up new routes to reunite with long-lost relatives across the frontier.
- Mirwaiz’S Ideas (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 21, 2005)
Those seeking a solution of the Kashmir issue need to take note of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq’s speech in New Delhi on Wednesday.
- 9 To Cross Loc From Poonch Today (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
With permits being issued today after Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) clearance, a batch of nine persons including two from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) are ready to take the Poonch-Rawalakote road to PoK via Chakan-Da-Bagh crossing point in Poonch
- Punjab Police Foil Terror Plan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
The Punjab Police on Sunday claimed to have foiled a major plan by Pakistan-trained terrorists of the Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) to strike in crowded localities in the State and national capitals.
- Afghan Polls And Re-Emergence Of Taliban —Eschmall Sardar (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
There is no denying that for Afghanistan elections are definitely a thing to rejoice, yet it needs to be noted that unless accompanied by important factors like keeping tried and tested hawks at bay, they are likely to amount to little more than old wine.
- World Responds To Pakistan (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 21, 2005)
The outcome of the International Donors’ Conference held in Islamabad is quite encouraging with world community making pledges more than the amount indicated by the host and the multilateral institutions in their consensus assessment report of the . . .
- Seeking Happiness From Ruins (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 21, 2005)
President Pervez Musharraf sprang surprise during International Donors’ Conference in the capital when he diverted from the topic of the day and talked about Pakistan-India relations and especially the need for resolution of the long-standing issue of ...
- Loc Should Be Demilitarized: Strategic Assets Not Damaged: Aziz (Dawn, Iftikhar A. Khan, Nov 21, 2005)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Sunday called for demilitarization of the Line of Control (LoC) and reiterated that settlement of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute was essential for durable peace in the region.
- Peace Offering’ To India Made In Earnestness: Fm (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, Nov 21, 2005)
After President Pervez Musharraf’s impassioned ‘peace offering’ to India at the International Donors’ Conference here on Saturday that caught the Indian delegation off-guard foreign minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri explained to his Indian counterpart ....
- Pak’S Nuke Facilities Damaged (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
Pakistani nuclear facilities and storage sites in the Northern Areas have suffered "15 to 20 percent damage" in the recent mega quake and the local populace faces the risk of contamination, a report said.
- Of Us And Roman Empire (Daily Excelsior, Allabaksh, Nov 21, 2005)
Natwar Singh has not only been hit hard-fairly or otherwise is a different matter—by Paul Volcker, former head of the US Federal Reserve (bank), but also humbled in the most imperial way by this ‘distinguished’ American.
- Oppression By Bigger Powers Makes Peace An Impossibility (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 21, 2005)
Bloodshed is abhorable. But those who want to rule by force are responsible for it. Everywhere in the world, Muslims are being persecuted.
- Singh’S Concern Over Cross-Border Terrorism Conveyed To Aziz (Daily Times, Shahzad Raza, Nov 21, 2005)
Indian Minister of State for External Affairs E Ahamed said on Sunday that he had conveyed Indian Premier Manmohan Singh’s concerns regarding “cross-border terrorism” to Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz.
- Pak ‘Mistreats’ Hindu Pilgrims (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
A Hindu jatha, which had gone to Katasaraj in Pakistan’s Punjab province for a pilgrimage, has expressed displeasure at the treatment meted out to them by the authorities there. The pilgrims, who were initially stopped from entering Pakistan,
- Twenty Years Of Saarc Failure (Greater Kashmir, Samuel Baid, Nov 21, 2005)
Compared to the 12th summit meeting of the Heads of State and Government of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
- Chill In The Himalayan Air (Indian Express, Bharat Dogra, Nov 21, 2005)
To help quake-affected people to face the Himalayan winter, winter tents equipped to insulate people in extremely cold weather conditions have been emphasised a lot in the discourse on relief effort.
- Sea Of Trouble (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
Only the LTTE will be happy with Sri Lanka’s new president. Bad news for Colombo and Delhi
- Prospects Of Peace (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
Peace process between India and Pakistan and their resolve to settle the Kashmir issue through dialogue has some how sustained many up hills during the past two years.
- China’S Super Moves (Deccan Herald, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Nov 21, 2005)
The strategic silence of China and the US on key issues shows that they are working towards a rapprochement
- Corruption In J And K (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 21, 2005)
Besides Pakistan-sponsored terrorism, Jammu and Kashmir has been suffering from widespread corruption at various levels of the government.
- India Not Averse To Pakistani Observers At War Games (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
India is not averse to inviting Pakistan to witness its military exercises, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Sunday.
- Debris In Quake Zone Is A Serious Health Risk: Un (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
* Pakistan must reforest earthquake-hit areas: environment minister
- Which Option To Choose: Saarc Or Eco? (Dawn, Javid Husain, Nov 21, 2005)
The evolution of the European Union into a dynamic association of European states cooperating for common economic, political and security goals is enviable.
- Do Not Back U.S. Stand On Iran: Karat (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
Tremendous U.S. pressure on India
- First Crossing Over By Indians To Pok From Poonch Today (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
Nine persons from this side of the Line of Control — two of them Pakistanis — will cross over to Pak occupied Kashmir at Chakkan-da-Bagh crossing point in Poonch to meet their quake-affected relatives on Monday.
- Compassion Fatigue (Dawn, James Harkin, Nov 21, 2005)
The latest buzzword in the aid industry — compassion fatigue — refers to the psychological exhaustion said to be induced by endless appeals for money and sympathy. If charity begins at home, then compassion fatigue begins when it comes to places far away.
- Helping Victims Of Violence (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Nov 21, 2005)
In the days when Ayub Khan ruled the roost, and the 22 families set up their baronetcies, draconian press laws were introduced to keep at bay journalists who had not yet recovered from the long hangover of the Tamizuddin Khan years.
- Loc Bridge Unites, Also Divides Families (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Nov 21, 2005)
Her wrinkled face is glum though she has waited for over half a century for this moment. As Begum Jan waits to take her first step across the rope bridge, the 85-year-old says the journey ‘‘is an answer to my pleas to God for 58 long years.’’
- Iran Votes To Block Nuclear Inspections (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
The Irani parliament approved a bill on Sunday requiring the government to block international inspections of its atomic facilities if the UN nuclear monitoring agency refers Iran to the Security Council for possible sanctions.
- New Bearings Of Sco (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Nov 21, 2005)
BEFORE turning to Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) as promised last week, I need to clarify a point. Mr Zia Rizvi, a consulting engineer in far-off Toronto read the online version of my article Politics of pipelines (Dawn, November 14) and ....
- Pm Calls For Self-Govt In Both Parts Of Kashmir (News International, Muhammad Saleh Zaafir, Nov 21, 2005)
Appreciating India’s response to Pakistan’s proposal for opening five crossing points on the Line of Control (LoC), Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Sunday suggested that the points should remain open every day of the week instead of only one day.
- Indian Minister Says Talks Should Continue (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 20, 2005)
Indian State Minister for Foreign Affairs E. Ahmed has said that Pakistan-India talk process must continue for the solution of Kashmir issue.
- The Aid Pledge (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 20, 2005)
PAKISTAN has received an encouraging pledge of $5.8 billion in assistance for the relief and rehabilitation of the survivors of the Oct 8 earthquake.
- India Warns Iran On Iaea Vote (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Nov 20, 2005)
India issued a couched warning to Iran on Saturday that Tehran must comply with the latest demands by the IAEA director-general to avoid getting New Delhi to vote against it on November 24.
- Pakistan, India Agree To Improve Joint Patrolling On Border (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 20, 2005)
Pakistan and India have agreed to improve joint patrolling at border areas.
- Kashmir Solution Could Be India’S Quake Donation, Says Musharraf (Daily Times, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 20, 2005)
President General Pervez Musharraf said on Saturday the resolution of the long-standing Kashmir dispute could be India’s “donation” to Pakistan’s efforts to recover from the devastating October 8 earthquake.
- Resolve J&k Issue Once For All, Musharraf Tells Pm (Deccan Herald, PTI, Nov 20, 2005)
As India joined international donors in pledging 5.4 billion dollars for relief and reconstruction efforts for earthquake victims, President Pervez Musharraf
- Wall Comes Tumbling As 24 Cross Over To Pok (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Nov 20, 2005)
When the Line of Control (LoC) was today opened for the divided families of quake-hit villages, 24 villagers — 16 men and 8 women — walked across the rope bridge built recently on Neelam river to connect the two parts of Kashmir. But there was no one to c
- Kashmir: President Urges India To Grasp Fleeting Moment (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 20, 2005)
President General Pervez Musharraf made an emphatic appeal to India to settle long-standing Jammu and Kashmir dispute in the wake of last month’s earthquake and subsequent goodwill existing between Kashmiris on both sides as well as between the people of
- If America Can Pardon Pakistan Over Selling Nukes Know How To Iran, Why Should India Take Any Side On This Issue? (India Daily, Preetam Sohani, Nov 20, 2005)
You do not have to be rocket scientists to figure out where Iran got its nuke know how.
- Anxious Kashmiris Walk Across India-Pakistan Border (Reuters, Sheikh Mushtaq, Nov 20, 2005)
Pakistan and India allowed Kashmiris to walk across their heavily militarised frontier for the first time in nearly 60 years on Saturday to learn the fate of relatives after last month's quake and mourn the dead.
- Annan For Unprecedented Response To Quake (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 20, 2005)
United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan asked the international community on Saturday to mount an “unprecedented response” to provide relief to the quake-affected people.
- Kofi Announces 3-Pronged Approach (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 20, 2005)
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan announced a three-point programme for the rehabilitation of quake affected people. Addressing the donors’ conference here at Convention Centre Annan said the foremost priority was rehabilitation of victims, construction of
- J&k: Two Let Ultras, Army Personnel Killed In Encounter In Doda (Press Trust of India, PTI, Nov 20, 2005)
Two militants of Pakistan-based Lashker-e-Toiba outfit and an army man were killed in an encounter in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir today, a police spokesman said
- 24 Indian Civilians Cross Loc At Teetwal (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Nov 20, 2005)
India and Pakistan on Saturday opened the first of five points along the Line of Control for civilian movement. This is the first time civilians crossed the LoC after the launch of the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus service on April 7 this year.
- Kashmir Can Be Resolved In Terror Free Atmosphere: India (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Nov 20, 2005)
Shortly after Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf remarked that the earthquake offered a lifetime opportunity to settle the Kashmir issue, India today said it was willing to resolve all bilateral issues through dialogue in an "atmosphere free from terrori
- India Ready To Resolve All Issues: Ahamed (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Nov 20, 2005)
Hours after Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf said that a resolution of the Kashmir issue could be India's `donation to Kashmir' in the context of the earthquake, Minister of State for External Affairs E. Ahamed said here on Saturday that India was read
- First Batch Of Civilians From Ihk Crosses Loc (News International, Editorial, The News International, Nov 20, 2005)
India and Pakistan on Saturday opened their Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir, allowing people to cross over on foot for the first time in 58 years to meet separated relatives.
- Accountability In Relief And Rehabilitation (Dawn, Maqbool Ahmad Bhatty, Nov 20, 2005)
ADVERSITY, it is said, is a great teacher. The devastating earthquake of October 8, is the biggest natural disaster to strike Pakistan.
- Bsf, Pak Rangers To Conduct Joint Border Patrols (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 20, 2005)
Pushing forward the confidence building measures, India and Pakistan have agreed on a series of measures to stop trans-border crimes including narcotics trafficking by conducting joint patrolling and sharing intelligence.
- Loc Windows May Be Opened Permanently (The Economic Times, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 20, 2005)
All five LoC windows opened between the divided Kashmir for humanitarian exchanges are likely to be permanent openings.
- Cause And Consequence (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Nov 20, 2005)
When armed people capture a town, storm a jail and bail out the inmates, as they did in Jehanabad in Bihar on Sunday night, several questions will be asked.
- India Welcomes Efforts By Iran To Address Nuclear Issues (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 20, 2005)
IAEA appreciates access to sites of interest
- Misuse Of Religion And Laws (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Nov 20, 2005)
MOST laws enacted after independence to prevent crime have, ironically, given rise to bigger crimes.
- 28 Taliban, Other Militants Surrender To Afghan Govt (News International, Editorial, The News International, Nov 20, 2005)
Twenty-eight Taliban and militants surrendered to authorities in insurgency-hit Afghanistan on Saturday and renounced any anti-government activities, an intelligence official said
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