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Articles 321 through 420 of 500:
- Six Years After 9-11 Shook Americans (Pioneer, B Raman, Sep 11, 2007)
On September 11, 2007, the international community completes six years of the so-called war on global terrorism being waged separately and jointly by the countries of the world affected by the scourge of terrorism.
- Not Safe Enough (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 11, 2007)
Two years ago, we and our colleagues issued a report card assessing the US government’s progress on the bipartisan recommendations in the 9/11 commission report. We concluded that the nation was not safe enough.
- Fasten Seatbelts (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 11, 2007)
Nawaz Sharif returns to Pakistan, gets to spend four hours there before he is deported to Jeddah. That's where he was shunted in the first place soon after he was deposed in a military coup in 1999. It's been said that he was corrupt.
- We Have Thwarted Many Attacks: Nsa (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2007)
There are only a few countries which are tackling terrorism in a democratic way and India is one of them.
- See No Evil (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2007)
The bomb blasts at Hyderabad were another reminder that the Indian State, indeed India’s future, is becoming steadily more endangered.
- Sharif Deportation Reignites Feud With Musharraf (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2007)
Nawaz Sharif's brief return to Pakistan on Monday re-ignited a bitter feud with its Army ruler, spoiling the former Prime Minister's plans for a spectacular political comeback, but polishing his credentials as a champion of democracy.
- Sharif Chose To Leave, To Avoid Prosecution: Pakistan (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2007)
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif chose to go back into exile to avoid being detained and standing trial, Pakistan's deputy information minister said in an interview with the media.
- Economic Cost Of Turmoil (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Sep 11, 2007)
POLITICAL turbulence affects economic performance. Economic players don’t like uncertainty; it makes it difficult for them to reach informed judgments about the future.
- Homecoming — And Exit (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 11, 2007)
THE action-packed drama surrounding Nawaz Sharif’s return to Pakistan ended on Monday afternoon after the former prime minister was forced to go on his second exile to Saudi Arabia in a manner that was questionable.
- ‘Even If A Democratic Government Makes Mistakes, That Does Not Mean The Army Should Overthrow It’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 11, 2007)
On the eve of his departure to Pakistan, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif spoke to Newsweek’s Ron Moreau on telephone. Excerpts from the interview:
- ‘Muslim Terrorists Choose Europe’ (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 11, 2007)
TERRORISM has changed in the last 30 years and, contrary to back then, it now very much poses a threat to the state.
- Muslim Group Behind ‘Mega-Mosque’ Seeks To Convert All Britain (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 10, 2007)
A Muslim group that wants to open a giant £100 million mosque in London has set its sights on “winning the whole of Britain to Islam”.
- Pakistan In A Flux (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 10, 2007)
It is ironical that Pakistan's President and Army chief, Gen Pervez Musharraf, should find himself fighting a rearguard battle for his political survival in the face of an unexpected assault by Mr Nawaz Sharif, the man whom he dethroned in . . . .
- It’S Time To Take Sides (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Sep 10, 2007)
Only a country that has been Third World and second rate for as long as India has could be frightened by a naval exercise. So frightened that the communist parties took to the streets waving placards that evoked memories of their Cold War angst.
- Revived Al-Qaeda Proves An Elusive Foe (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 10, 2007)
When Osama bin Laden resurfaced on Friday in a 26-minute videotaped speech, his most important message was one left unsaid: We have survived.
- Nuclear Standoff: Blame China (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 10, 2007)
In the recent debate over the 123 Agreement, two major underlying issues have been totally overlooked. One, the 123 Agreement is not an isolated and stand-alone development.
- A Response From The Pakistan People’S Party (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 10, 2007)
This is regarding the editorial ‘Undermining democracy’ (September 5, 2007). The editorial sheds light on the political crisis in Pakistan and Ms. Benazir Bhutto’s ongoing negotiations with the government in the backdrop of the crisis.
- Never Ending Trauma Of Terror (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Sep 10, 2007)
Whenever terrorists strike in India, one gets to hear some readymade names of the perpetrators, or their organisations, or the country/ countries that are giving them sanctuary.
- The Back Rub (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Sep 10, 2007)
The greatest American friend of India "ever" according to our own envoy in Washington, US President George W. Bush is no longer being seen by his own people as a leader capable of meeting their national interests.
- India, Pak Can Be Friends (Asian Age, Kuldip Nayar, Sep 10, 2007)
I have been struck by the overwhelming desire of Pakistanis to bury the hatchet with India, to let bygones be bygones and open a new chapter in friendly relations.
- Terrorism: Lessons From Germany (Dawn, GWYNNE DYER, Sep 10, 2007)
German police raided a house near the village of Oberschledorn, about an hour’s drive east of Dusseldorf, and arrested three suspected Islamist terrorists.
- Slow And Steady (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Sep 10, 2007)
German police raided a house near the village of Oberschledorn, near Dusseldorf, and arrested three suspected Islamist terrorists.
- Terrorists Changing Tactics, But Are We? (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 10, 2007)
A small island of shopkeepers dominated the largest part of the world for the longest period with Genghis Khan, the brute, being a distant runner-up.
- Suspect Sent Back To Uk (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2007)
An Al Qaeda linked jihadi (holy warrior), British national Rangzieb Ahmed, was recently released and sent back to his country from Pakistan, the group Human Rights Watch said on Friday.
- Sharif Graft Cases Reopened (Asian Age, Shafqat Ali, Sep 08, 2007)
The government has reopened corruption cases against former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who was toppled by President Gen. Pervez Musharraf in a 1999 coup and then sent into exile in Saudi Arabia.
- Bhutto Warns Musharraf Of Uprising If No Deal Comes Through (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2007)
With her much-touted power sharing deal with President Pervez Musharraf yet to materialise, former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has warned the General that failure to reach an agreement with her could prompt a "people's uprising" in the country.
- Bhutto Warns Pervez Of Uprising (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2007)
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has said that failure of talks between her and Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf may prompt a people’s uprising in the country akin to the Orange Revolution in Ukraine in 2004.
- Cases Against Sharif Reopened (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2007)
The Government has reopened corruption cases against former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, and a court on Friday ordered the arrest of his brother, three days before their return to Pakistan to challenge its military leader, lawyers said.
- Shahbaz’S Arrest Ordered (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Sep 08, 2007)
An anti-terrorism court in Lahore on Friday ordered the arrest of Shahbaz Sharif, brother of Pakistan Muslim League leader Nawaz Sharif, for his alleged role in the killings of five persons while he was Chief Minister of Punjab.
- 3 Days Before His Return, Pak Govt Re-Opens Corruption Cases Against Sharif (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2007)
The government has re-opened corruption cases against former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, and a court on Friday ordered the arrest of his brother, three days before their scheduled return to Pakistan to challenge President Pervez Musharraf.
- Bin Laden Urges Americans To Convert (Indian Express, LEE KEATH, Sep 08, 2007)
Osama bin Laden appeared for the first time in three years in a video Friday released ahead of the sixth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, telling Americans they should convert to Islam if they want the war in Iraq to end.
- India And Pakistan Differ On Dates For Anti-Terror Meeting (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Sep 08, 2007)
The Indian and Pakistani governments are squabbling over the dates for a second meeting of their joint anti-terror mechanism (ATM), with each unable to agree on exactly when to meet after recent bombings in each other’s territories.
- Sabzazar Shootout Case: Anti-Terror Court Issues Warrants For Shahbaz (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2007)
An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Friday issued arrest warrants for former Punjab chief minister Shahbaz Sharif when he returns to Pakistan as he had been declared a court absconder in the Sabzazar shootout case.
- Army Spooks In The Fo (Dawn, Tariq Fatemi, Sep 08, 2007)
PAKISTAN has been in the midst of a serious political crisis since early this year.
- Japan's Floundering Abe Fights For Floating Gas Station (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2007)
For the election-battered, scandal-plagued and competence-challenged government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, it has come down to this: If he cannot keep a floating gas station open in the Indian Ocean, Abe may be finished as the leader of Japan.
- A Nation Still At Crossroads (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Sep 08, 2007)
GIVE me a new cliché to describe the situation in Pakistan. The old one that “the country is at the crossroads” has worn out. But strange as it may sound, this phrase is the closest to the reality.
- Arrest Shahbaz Sharif: Court (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2007)
A Pakistan court on Friday issued an arrest warrant against the brother of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in connection with a murder case.
- 'Us Would Invade Pakistan To Eradicate Terror Cells' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2007)
Criticising the Bush administration for its counter-terrorism policies, Democratic Presidential candidate John Edwards said he would invade Pakistan to eradicate terror cells if there were actionable intelligence and the US-ally refuses to act.
- The Homegrown Cleric Who Loathes The British (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2007)
The voice, gentle but clear, has a mesmeric quality to it and as he recites verses of the Koran in Arabic they gain a hypnotic, captivating beauty.
- A Movement Fostered By The Fear Of ‘Imperial’ Rule (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2007)
The conviction that British values pose a deadly threat to Islam has been nurtured by Deobandis since the movement’s birth in 19th century India.
- An Inheritance Of Hatred And Unrest (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Sep 07, 2007)
In Hyderabad, communalism and Islamist terrorism are locked in a deadly embrace.
- ‘Pak May Use U.S. Arms Against India’ (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Sep 07, 2007)
India is apprehensive that U.S. weapons being supplied to Pakistan could be used against it in the event of a war.
- Pakistan May Use U.S. Arms Against India, Says Pranab (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Sep 07, 2007)
“Aid is often justified as playing a role in the war on terrorism”
“We are against an arms race in the region”
Steps will be taken to safeguard India’s security
- Unending Terror (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Sep 07, 2007)
AFTER the recent reprehensible twin-blasts in Hyderabad there has been a far more comprehensive and candid discussion than before on the apparently endless scourge of terrorism targeting this country.
- India Should Secure Its Interests In Central Asia (Tribune, Air Marshal (retd) R.S. Bedi, Sep 07, 2007)
There was a passing reference in the media recently to India quietly deploying an IAF, Mi-17 helicopter unit in Tajikistan.
- Islam Against Terrorism (Dawn, Sidrah Unis, Sep 07, 2007)
AT this point in time, Islam is facing a threat far more formidable than at any other time in the past: a threat from within.
- Terror Act Pre-Empted (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 07, 2007)
ANOTHER Bali has been averted, for the purported targets of the three terrorists arrested in Germany on Wednesday were discotheques and pubs, besides airports.
- Pakistan On The Edge (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 07, 2007)
THAT Pakistan’s two latest bomb blasts took place in the vicinity of the military headquarter in Rawalpindi must have sent a chill down General Musharraf’s spine — perhaps hinting that not only political turmoil, but also physical threats, are drawing nea
- General Resentment (OutLook, B. Raman , Sep 07, 2007)
Musharraf's position, already weakened by his confrontation with the judiciary, is likely to be further weakened by the tribal anger against him and create misgivings in the Army that he is becoming a liability to the Army as an institution.
- The Dark Side Of Hyderabad's Success (Asia Times, Sudha Ramachandran, Sep 07, 2007)
The twin blasts that tore through an amusement park and an eatery in Hyderabad on August 25 marked the second time in three months that the city had been targeted by terrorists.
- Terrorism Feeds On Upa Policies (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Sep 07, 2007)
The Congress is playing a numbers game to justify sops to a particular community.
- Hyderabad Blasts: Police Conduct More Raids (Indian Express, JOHNSON T A, Sep 07, 2007)
In the overlapping investigations into the Hyderabad blasts of August 25 and May 18, the police are exploring every link emerging from the interrogation of people known to be associated with terrorism related activity in the city.
- Muslim Converts Target Germany (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2007)
White Muslim converts have brought the Islamic holy war into the heart of Europe with a narrowly thwarted plot to blow up hundreds of people in German airports, discotheques and restaurants.
- Arrest In Dhaka (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Sep 06, 2007)
India has plenty to worry about Bangladesh. It should adopt a pro-active policy to stop the march of Islamists in that country
- Slipping Hold (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2007)
Pakistani extremists have sent out a powerful signal yet again that they are within striking distance of the country’s seat of power.
- Terror Meet: Delhi For Sept Date With Pak (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Sep 06, 2007)
With India and Pakistan hit by terror strikes in the past two weeks, New Delhi has proposed two sets of dates in September to hold a meeting of the Indo-Pak joint anti-terror mechanism here.
- Igniting A Controversy (Dawn, S. Mudassir Ali Shah, Sep 06, 2007)
IDEALLY speaking, any decision on the controversial British-era border, the Durand Line, should be at the discretion of the people living on both sides of the troubled frontier.
- Anti-Terror Mechanism Meeting Soon (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2007)
The second meeting of the Indo-Pak Joint Anti-Terror Mechanism, now long overdue, is expected to take place here soon.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 06, 2007)
It would be less than accurate, even presumputuous, for the government to package its response to the Sachar Committee recommendations as an “action taken report”.
- Should The Economy Be In The ‘Driving Seat’? (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2007)
The prime minister’s adviser on finance, Dr Salman Shah, said at a seminar in Karachi that the national economy should be “in the driving seat” instead of politics.
- Fidayeen Attacks Rising In Pak, Low In India (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2007)
Tuesday's twin suicide blasts in Pakistan are part of what seems to be a growing menace of such attacks in that country.
- Waiting For The Farce (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Sep 05, 2007)
When the politically pestilential Indo-US nuclear deal is not invading his thoughts, the prime minister, Manmohan Singh, must be reflecting on a foreign-policy hara-kiri he very narrowly avoided.
- Pak Blasts Kill 29 (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2007)
At least 29 persons were killed and over 60 injured in two bomb blasts near the general headquarters of the garrison town of Rawalpindi this morning.
- N-Weapons For Peace: Pak (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2007)
Pakistan has said that its "safe and secure" nuclear weapons are aimed at ensuring peace, security and stability in the region.
- Not The Right Choice (Pioneer, B Raman, Sep 05, 2007)
The US's attempt to paradrop Benazir Bhutto into Pakistan in the hope of saving that country from Islamist organisations is myopic
- Twin Blasts Hit Rawalpindi, 25 Die (Asian Age, Shafqat Ali, Sep 05, 2007)
Two bomb blasts on Tuesday killed at least 25 people and injured over 70 in the city of Rawalpindi. "The bombs exploded during the morning rush hour. We are investigating whether they were suicide attacks or remote controlled bombs . . . .
- Undermining Democracy (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 05, 2007)
As two deadly bomb explosions in the garrison town of Rawalpindi on September 4, signalled the intensifying spread of deadly terrorism in Pakistan, President Pervez Musharraf’s claim to be serious about tackling the extremist challenge appears . . . .
- Naval Exercises With Us Spur Protests In India (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Sep 05, 2007)
Nearly 36 years after it dispatched theSeventh Fleet to the Bay of Bengal with an implied warning of a nuclear assault on India, a US armada began naval exercises on Tuesday with India and three Pacific allies, and the threat this time is being . . . .
- Hyderabad Blasts: Police Sifting Through Phone Calls To Bangladesh, Pak (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2007)
The Andhra Pradesh Police probing the twin blasts here detained a man who had been to Saudi Arabia twice and is collecting information about the phone calls made to Pakistan and Bangladesh a day before and after the bombings on August 25.
- Questions & Answers (OutLook, B. Raman , Sep 05, 2007)
If half a dozen well-known politicians lose their election because of their perceived softness or ambivalence on counter-terrorism, the political community will sit up and mend its ways.
- The Third Mess (OutLook, B. Raman , Sep 05, 2007)
The much talked about US plans for a political paradrop of a neo Benazir Bhutto into Pakistan in the hope of providing badly-needed oxygen to President General Pervez Musharraf and saving the country from Al Qaeda, the Neo Taliban and an assortment . . .
- 'Bush Winked At Pak Nuke Proliferation' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2007)
Successive US administrations winked at Pakistan's clandestine nuclearisation and its rampant proliferation activities, and Washington continues the charade of normalcy although proliferation activities continue to this day, an explosive new book . . .
- New Epicentre (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 05, 2007)
Investigations into the twin blasts in Hyderabad have revealed that the attacks were masterminded by the Bangladesh-based terror outfit, the Harkat-ul jihad al-Islami (HUJI). Several of those arrested so far have close links with HUJI; many had . . . .
- Al Qaeda Attacks Converge On The Army (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Sep 05, 2007)
Precisely targeted suicide attacks in Rawalpindi’s cantonment area yesterday yielded 24 dead to the account of the Al Qaeda-Taliban combine.
- Peace Seems Possible (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Sep 05, 2007)
At least 156 Pakistani soldiers surrendering to the Taliban, Gen Pervez Musharraf desperately trying to save his skin, Ms Benazir Bhutto and Mr Nawaz Sharif eagerly waiting to return and the suicide bombers' eastward movement to the heart of . . . .
- Why Mumbai Is A Bomber's Favourite (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2007)
Time and again, the country's financial capital has been targeted by terrorists.
- N-Deal And Regional Security (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2007)
The civil nuclear cooperation agreement shows that United States is doing what it has long sought to do: Developing its relationship with India and Pakistan based on the different needs and circumstances of each country
- Hamza's 'Arrest' In Bangladesh Could Lead To Terror Plotters (Pioneer, Omer Farooq, Sep 04, 2007)
If the news of the arrest of Abu Hamza alias Asif alias Abdul Bari, a key HuJI militant from Hyderabad, by the Bangladesh police turns out to be correct, it would be a watershed in the history of the fight against terrorism.
- Walking The Peace Track (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 03, 2007)
Once again peace-seekers, former diplomats, ex-generals, sundry editors and frequent Track II travellers from India and Pakistan were in a huddle in Singapore last week to find ways to abolish war from the subcontinent.
- Pak Govt Still Interested In Talks With Bhutto (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 03, 2007)
The government of President Gen Pervez Musharraf still hopes to reach a power-sharing deal with ex-premier Benazir Bhutto but with negotiations stalled because of fierce opposition from the ruling party, hopes are fading and Musharraf could . . . . .
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