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Articles 14921 through 15020 of 21892:
- Annan Appeals For More Funds (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Nov 18, 2005)
In Pakistan to attend donors meet
More resources needed for recovery and reconstruction
$5.2 billion required for rehabilitation
Actual cash flows less than pledges
- Suicide Bomber In Yesterday's Blast Was From Let: Police (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
The suicide bomber, who blew up an explosive-laden car outside the corporate headquarters of Jammu and Kashmir Bank here, was a Pakistani national affiliated with Lashker-e-Toiba (LET) outfit, a senior police official said today.
- Quake-Stranded Group Crosses Loc (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
India sets dates with Pakistan for quake survivors to cross Kashmir border
- Civilian Killings Down In J&k (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
Terrorists picking "soft targets" to make their presence felt: official
Killings down by 22 per cent compared to last year
100 infiltrations last year till October; 30 for the corresponding period this year
- Talks Begin On Bjp Leadership Change (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Nov 18, 2005)
Sudarshan meets Vajpayee at his residence Although the timing of Mr. Advani's demitting office would be kept, the announcement or selection of a new party president could be delayed
- A Rough Passage For Saarc (Daily Times, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Nov 18, 2005)
SAARC’s future would be uncertain if India embraces big power bilateralism in its economic policy, as recommended by K Subrahmanyam, at the expense of regionalism.
- It’S Not Shaukat’S Cup Of Tea (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 18, 2005)
Rumours suggesting replacement of Chaudhry Shujaat by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz as ruling PML chief are in circulation in the federal capital.
- India To Expedite Clearance Process: Fo (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
Foreign Office Spokesperson Tasneem Aslam said on Thursday that Indian authorities would expedite the clearance process for the Kashmiris who want to cross the Line of Control to see their kin on the other side.
- Kashmir Easing Formula Mirwaiz Suggests 11 Points (Pakistan Observer, Hameed Shaheen, Nov 18, 2005)
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, chairman All Parties Hurriyet Conference, has suggested an 11-point formula to Pakistan and India towards gradual settlement of the Kashmir dispute with the full involvement of Kashmiris.
- Inzi’S Squad Is One Up (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
Pakistan has registered a 22-run victory over England in the first Test at Multan on Wednesday. Leg spinner Danish Kaneria, fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar and medium pacer Mohammad Sami wrecked the visitors with four, three and two wickets respectively in ....
- India To Release 26 Pakistani Prisoners Today (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
India will release 26 Pakistani civilian prisoners today
- Peace In Pieces? (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
If Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf’s gall in talking about a ‘final solution’ to the Kashmir question amidst escalating terrorist violence in India is breathtaking, Delhi’s passive response is stupefying.
- Un Secretary General Arrives (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
The UN Secretary General Kofi Annan arrived in Islamabad Thursday on a three-day visit to Pakistan to attend the international donors conference for the earthquake affectees.
- Nuclear Power: China Races Ahead Of India (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 18, 2005)
Everyone’s talking about China. Well, not quite everyone. India, which should perhaps be obssessing about its northern neighbour, is not an avid China watcher.
- "Petroleum Regulatory Structure By 2006" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
The Petroleum Ministry is likely to place the much-awaited Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Bill before the Cabinet next week for its approval so as to be able to table it in Parliament during the winter session.
- Urban Rail: A Pipedream? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 18, 2005)
On Tuesday the Punjab chief minister reiterated his government’s resolve to build a modern light rail transit system in Lahore. The plan has been on the drawing board since 1997.
- 24 From Held Kashmir Return Via Loc Crossing (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
Around two-dozen travellers from held Kashmir who were trapped in AJK by last month’s earthquake made an emotional return home on Thursday.
- Nuclear Power: China Races Ahead Of India (Express India, C. Raja Mohan, Nov 18, 2005)
Everyone’s talking about China. Well, not quite everyone. India, which should perhaps be obsessing about its northern neighbour, is not an avid China watcher. This fortnightly feature in our op-ed page is an attempt to partly fill that gap. Indian Express
- Cruising Credai (The Financial Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 18, 2005)
When the real estate industry markets its developments, the thrust is on how firm the ground beneath is and how well their structures can withstand the shocks if the earth moves.
- Sbi Plans To Re-Enter Pakistan (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
State Bank of India (SBI) is planning to re-enter Pakistan, where it had a presence before 1965. The bank is also looking at joint ventures to enter into other financial services such as mutual fund and insurance in other south Asian countries.
- Relief Work Still Patchy: Unocha (News International, Naveed Ahmad, Nov 18, 2005)
The latest situation report by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) Thursday pointed to some important gaps in disaster relief activities owing to extreme weather, lack of funding and shortage of expertise . . .
- ‘J-K Suicide Bomber Is Let Man’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
The suicide bomber who blew up an explosive-laden car outside the corporate headquarters of Jammu and Kashmir Bank here was a Pakistani national affiliated with Lashker-e-Toiba, police said today.
- Annan Attempts To Shake World Conscience Again (News International, Mariana Baabar, Nov 18, 2005)
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Thursday made a passionate wake-up call to world donors to take notice of the colossal loss that Pakistan had suffered and the consequences if international help fails to arrive in time.
- Beyond The Dhaka Summit (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Nov 18, 2005)
AS Prime Minister Manmohan Singh candidly admitted in the Bangladeshi capital, 20 years after its birth the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) has very little to show for itself. That should explain the note of optimism . . .
- Sentinel Sam (Indian Express, Rajnish Wattas, Nov 18, 2005)
With the sprightly nonagenarian Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw’s recent brush with ill health, legendary tales of his valour, grit and fighting spirit come to mind.
- Cadaver Donation Law (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 18, 2005)
Sounding upbeat about an international conference on organ donation scheduled to be held later this month in Karachi, doctors at a recent press conference said they were hopeful that a cadaver transplant bill lying in the Senate since 1992 would be . . .
- Stranded Kashmiris Cross Loc (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
Some 24 stranded residents of Indian-held Kashmir crossed the Line of Control from the Chakothi-Uri crossing on Thursday to reunite with their families.
- India To Release 26 Pakistanis Today (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
India will release another 26 Pakistani civilian prisoners on Friday as part of the continuing confidence building measures between the two countries. The Pakistan High Commission has verified the nationalities of these prisoners who have all . . .
- Let Us Not Make It Any Worse (Dawn, Iqbal Haider, Nov 18, 2005)
The aftermath of the apocalypse on October 8 continues to reveal statistics, staggering even to the most fertile imagination.
- Donors’ Conference (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 18, 2005)
While it would be an exaggeration to say that the fate of the earthquake survivors’ depends on what the donors come up with, there is no doubt that the conference opening in Islamabad tomorrow will determine to a large extent the speed and scope of the...
- Pm-Ulfa Talks (Daily Excelsior, Subhashis Mittra, Nov 17, 2005)
The positive beginning to the landmark peace talks between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and representatives of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has kindled a ray of hope for bringing the curtain down on a dragging three-decade . . .
- Kashmiri Separatists Still Groping In The Dark (Daily Excelsior, O P Modi, Nov 17, 2005)
Even the devastating earthquake has not taught any lesson to either the terrorists or the separatists in Kashmir valley.
- Kalam’S Call To Children: Show Courage (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
In a moving, emotional gesture, the President, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, paid tribute to the memory of a young 1971 Indo-Pak war hero by asking schoolchildren to take a pledge to display courage, spurn temptation and work for nation-building.
- Blast After Blast (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 17, 2005)
The fresh eruption of terrorist violence in Jammu and Kashmir is thoroughly upsetting.
- India Offers More Relief (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
India on Wednesday said it would send more aid material to Pakistan for millions of homeless survivors of last month’s earthquake that devastated the divided Himalayan region of Azad Kashmir.
- 83 From Held Kashmir To Cross Loc Today (News International, Mariana Baabar, Nov 17, 2005)
For the first time, nearly 83 Kashmiris from held Kashmir will cross the Line of Control (LoC) on foot from the Hajipir-Uri crossing today (Thursday), but nobody will be able to cross over from Azad Kashmir.
- Just A Reminder (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 17, 2005)
You hear the constant refrain, from the prime minister down, that the Oct 8 earthquake won’t hurt Pakistan’s growth, that it will not affect GDP growth, that it will only marginally affect the economy.
- Gujarat Police Probe Dawood Aide’S Links With Salem (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Days after Abu Salem was extradited from Portugal, the Valsad police have started investigating links Ijju Sheikh, main accused in the 1993 Mumbai blasts, might have had with the arrested don in connection with an RDX-landing case in Gujarat.
- Delayed Response & Mismanagement (Dawn, S Akbar Zaidi, Nov 17, 2005)
In the heady democratic days of the 1990s, Pakistan was considered to be a failed state.
- Culprit Involved In Karachi Bombing Arrested: President (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
President General Pervez Musharraf Wednesday disclosed that a man, involved in bombing in Karachi on Tuesday, has been arrested.
- Fifth Point Along Loc Opened (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Kashmiris from Indian side will be allowed to cross the Line of Control (LoC) with Azad Kashmir on Thursday to check on family living in the earthquake-ruined region, according to a Pakistani official.
- Loc, Tent Issues Stir Walkout In Senate (Dawn, Ahmed Hassan, Nov 17, 2005)
The combined opposition in the Senate on Wednesday protested against what it called government’s lukewarm response to allegations of supply of substandard tents to earthquake....
- Voa Telecast On Geo Tv To Boost Pak-Us Ties: Crocker (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
The telecast of the Voice of America (VoA) transmissions on GEO TV will strengthen the friendly relations between Pakistan and the Unites States, US Ambassador to Pakistan Ryan C Crocker said on Wednesday.
- Cuba To Open Embassy In Pakistan (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Cuba has decided to open embassy in Pakistan, Foreign Minister Mr. Flip Perez Roque said in a press conference after a meeting with Pakistani Foreign Minister
- Court Notices To I&b Secy, Maharashtra In Salem Case (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
A special court today issued notice to Union information and broadcasting ministry secretary and the state of Maharashtra,
- Shoddy Performance (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 17, 2005)
Considering the performance of the National Assembly one wonders what kind of democracy is Pakistan.
- Arbitration Centre (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 17, 2005)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, known for instantly grasping things in their true perspective, took a prompt and appropriate decision during his address to the concluding session of the conference on ‘Privatization of Justice’ and announced establishment of
- Mirwaiz Proposes ‘United States Of Kashmir’ (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Nov 17, 2005)
The head of held Kashmir’s All Parties Hurriyat Conference broke new ground here on Wednesday by proposing a ‘United States of Kashmir’ as he shared for the first time a platform with pro-Indian rivals from his homeland.
- Kashmir Solution Possible: Musharraf (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf today said the solution to the long-standing Jammu and Kashmir issue looks "more possible" in the post-earthquake scenario.
- J&k: Pak Based Lashkar Suicide Sqaud Arrested (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
A member of the suicide squad of Pakistan based Lashkar-e-Toiba, involved in yesterday's attack in busy Lal Chaowk area, was arrested today from outside a hotel here when he was trying to escape.
Aijaz Ahmad Bhat alias Abu Sumna, who posed as a . . .
- Final Relief Point Opened (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
India and Pakistan today opened the fifth and final relief point along the Line of Control (LoC) here to facilitate movement of quake-relief material for the affected families in both parts of Kashmir.
- Relief Train For Pakistan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Reliance Industries today broke its silence on the Volcker report to say that the Iraqi crude oil it had purchased under the oil-for-food programme was for use in the Jamnagar Refinery and that the company had not traded any of it.
- The ‘Sleeper Cells’ Of Isi (Tribune, G Parthasarathy, Nov 17, 2005)
Addressing the SAARC summit in Dhaka, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asserted that “there should be zero tolerance for cross-border terrorism and for the harbouring of hostile insurgent groups and criminal elements”.
- Quake Opportunity To Forge Closer Ties, Resolve Kashmir: Pak (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Observing that last month's earthquake has provided an opportunity for closer Indo-Pak ties, President Pervez Musharraf today said the "energy being generated" on both sides of the LoC for mutual interaction and assistance should be utilised to resolve th
- J&k: Lal Chowk Attacker Says He Got Training In Pok (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Pakistani militant Aijaz Ahmad Bhat, involved in the suicide attack on the business hub in Lal Chowk here, today said he and five other ultras belonging to Lakshar-e-Toiba had crossed over to Kashmir in the last week of October to carry out subversive...
- One Person Arrested For Hand In Kfc Blast: Musharraf (Press Trust of India, K J M Varma, Nov 17, 2005)
Making a major breakthrough, Pakistan police has arrested one person in connection with yesterday's car blast outside an American fastfood outlet in Karachi.
- India Sending More Relief Supplies (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
India will send by rail another 600 tonnes of relief material, comprising snow tents, snow sleeping bags, blankets, essential medicines and medical equipment, to the quake-affected in Pakistan.
- Regional Terrorism Our Biggest Threat, Says Afghan Nsa (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
For a country like Afghanistan trying hard to consolidate its fragile democracy, there can be no news worse than terrorism. And that too, when terrorist elements trace their origins from across the border.
- ``Solution To Kashmir More Possible Now'' (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Nov 17, 2005)
But India must see opportunity: Musharraf
Says his country could not be expected to clap with one hand
Liberal help sought to raise US $ 5 billion for the reconstruction phase
F-16 aircraft deals not under consideration at the moment
- High Court Dismisses Plea Of Pakistani Woman (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Ms. Bano said her husband was a diabetic and that her children were young. She said apart from her sisters, she had no other family members in Pakistan
- Mounting Frustration In Kashmir (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Inside of 48 hours, Jammu and Kashmir has seen four dramatic terrorist attacks: a bomb attack that almost claimed the life of senior People's Democratic Party leader Ghulam Hassan Mir; another, which injured former Minister Usman Majid;
- "India Welcome To Make Financial Contributions" (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Nov 17, 2005)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said that India was welcome to make financial contributions for reconstruction projects in the quake-hit Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and North West Frontier Province (NWFP).
- Hollow Claims (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 17, 2005)
Pakistan has tackled terrorism in a selective way
- Quake-Hit Pak To Get More Aid From India (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
India will send another consignment of relief, including snow tents and snow sleeping bags, on Thursday to Pakistan for quake victims of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
- China Backed His Feb 1 Takeover, So King Rooted For Beijing In Dhaka (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Nov 17, 2005)
King Gyanendra’s crucial role in securing observer status for China in the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) may have been inspired by Nepal’s northern neighbour’s unflagging support to the royal takeover of February 1.
- Kashmir Sliding (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Three attacks in three days. Clearly, the terrorists are sending a message in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Rebel Without A Cause (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Nov 17, 2005)
It is time sub-continental Muslims are taught to check out the validity of a rumour before taking action
- Pakistan Bombing: One Held (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
In a major breakthrough, the Pakistan police have arrested one person in connection with Tuesday’s car blast outside an outlet of the American fast-food company, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), in Karachi.
- Fifth Relief Point Opened In Uri (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Nov 17, 2005)
The Silikot-Haji Peer point was a major challenge for authorities
- Quake Came As A Boon For Lashkar Leadership (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Nov 17, 2005)
Confessions of captured fidayeen cast light on Kashmir terror wave
Lashkar strategists believe high-profile terror strikes will allow them to harvest the goodwill generated by their quake relief efforts
- Navy For Posting Officer At U.S. Central Command (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Nov 17, 2005)
With the joint naval exercises getting bigger, it will ensure faster coordination
Command oversees the area west of India
U.S. had offered to post an observer at the Pacific Command three years ago
- U.N., Britain Launch Big Pakistan Quake Airlift (Reuters, Robert Birsel, Nov 17, 2005)
The United Nations and British military launched an airlift on Wednesday to move hundreds of tonnes of food and shelter to earthquake survivors high in Pakistan's mountains to ensure they survive the winter.
- Rss Holds Parleys With Bjp Leaders (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
With the BJP president, Mr LK Advani, firm on relinquishing his post next month, senior BJP leaders have started discussions with the RSS leadership on the future party president.
- India, Pakistan To Let Quake-Hit Kashmiris Cross Border (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Indian Kashmiris will be allowed to cross the de facto border with Pakistani Kashmir on Thursday to check on family living in the earthquake-ruined region, according to a Pakistani official.
- ‘India Should Stop Producing Fissile Material’ (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Nov 17, 2005)
Congressman Gary Ackerman has suggested that India should be required to declare a moratorium on further production of fissile material in exchange for Washington’s support for a permanent seat for New Delhi on the UN Security Council.
- Four Dead In Srinagar Car Blast (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Four people were killed and 45 wounded when a powerful car bomb triggered by Islamic militants ripped through a busy intersection in Srinagar on Wednesday, police said.
- Kashmiris Cross The Divide Today (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Pakistan and India agreed on Wednesday to allow members of divided Kashmiri families to cross the Line of Control (LoC) from today (Thursday).
- Dangers Of Speculating About The Karachi Car Bomb (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Nov 17, 2005)
Dangers of speculating about the Karachi car bomb
- Car Bomb Kills Four Outside Bank In Srinagar (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Suspected Muslim militants set off a car bomb near a major bank in Srinagar on Wednesday, killing four people and wounding at least 60, police said.
- Hope And Despair At Loc (Hindustan Times, Tejinder Singh Sodhi, Nov 17, 2005)
Eighty-three-year-old Mattu Jind had trekked 10 km downhill from Chrunda to meet his sibling Manhi across the Line of Control.
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