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Articles 721 through 820 of 18611:
- Trial By Fire (Tribune, Gen V.P. Malik (retd), Sep 27, 2006)
I have confronted death and defied it several times in the past because destiny and fate have always smiled on me.” “… unlike most leaders, I am also a soldier, Chief of the Army Staff and Supreme Commander of my . . .
- The General And His Book Will Come In The Line Of Fire (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Sep 27, 2006)
In his memoir, In the Line of Fire, General-President Pervez Musharraf has said things that may be credible, even remarkable, in terms of barrack-room achievement; but his spin on some events of the recent past can be challenged easily.
- India Accuses Pakistan Of Being ‘Nursery Of Global Terrorism’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2006)
Accusing Pakistan of being a “nursery of global terrorism”, India has asked Pakistan once again to stop all cross-border terrorism as promised and dismantle the infrastructure of terrorism still intact on its soil.
- No Taliban Hq In Quetta: Musharraf (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf asking Afghan president Hamid Karzai to put his own house in order first has said that there is no Taliban headquarter in Quetta and such assertions are unfounded and baseless and he is ready to challenge all such false claims.
- Lighting Up The Hills (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 27, 2006)
It is a dream come true for residents of at least 420 remote and mountainous villages in the border areas of Jammu and Kashmir, where the traditional watermills (gharats) have started generating electricity to light bulbs in the households.
- Script For A Ptv Docudrama (Pioneer, Wilson John, Sep 27, 2006)
There are several missing chapters in Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's memoir, In the Line of Fire. Although it will not be possible to list out the missing portions in toto, it is reasonable to believe that Gen Musharraf has revealed far . . .
- In The West's Own Interest (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 27, 2006)
Pakistan is unarguably the west's most important ally. This Anglophone country, with its deep institutional and social connections to Britain and to the US is naturally placed to be these countries' key interlocutor and partner in countering . . .
- Karzai Best Man For Kabul But Doesn’T Understand Afghan Environment. . . . (Daily Times, Rana Qaisar, Sep 27, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday rejected NATO security assessments that Taliban’s headquarters was in Quetta.
- Defence In Offence (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 27, 2006)
The schizophrenic nature of the UPA Government's national security policy was evident yet again when, addressing a gathering at Harvard University, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee denounced Pakistan as the regional fount of jihad. Speaking of how . . .
- Dismantle Terror Structure First: Rajnath (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
``Manmohan misleading the country''
- Musharraf: Vajpayee & I Insulted By Higher Power (Asian Age, K.J.M. Varma, Sep 26, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf is of the view that both he and the then Indian Prime Minister, Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee, had been "humiliated" at the Agra summit in 2001 "by someone above" the two of them.
- Kargil Lies (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 26, 2006)
General Pervez Musharraf has at last admitted, though indirectly, that the “mujahideen theory” floated by Pakistan during the 1999 Kargil conflict between India and Pakistan was not true.
- Woman Cop Among 7 Killed (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
Seven persons including a woman police constable, were killed and an equal number injured in various incidents in Jammu and Kashmir since yesterday.
- A Year After, Survivors Struggle On (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Sep 26, 2006)
The signature of the October 2005 earthquake is still evident in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir — in the way mountains have caved in, in the rubble of destroyed homes piled up on the mountain sides, and in the sorrow underneath the stoicism of the survivors.
- Singh Sincere In Addressing Kashmir Issue: Musharraf (Daily Times, Rana Qaisar, Sep 26, 2006)
President says Havana meeting sowed seed for resolution of Indo-Pak disputes
Says he introduced sustainable democracy in Pakistan
No problems in Balochistan
‘Army likes me and follows me’
- Deccan Aviation: Turbulent Weather (Business Standard, Niraj Bhatt, Sep 26, 2006)
The Street was expecting Deccan Aviation to turn in a loss of around Rs 150 crore for the 15 months ended June 2006. But the amount has been more than twice the estimate at Rs 340 crore.
- 'Manmohan Singh's Sincerity Withering Away' (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf says that he is still waiting for the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's "outside the box" solution on Jammu and Kashmir.
- Atal Exposed Pak Role In Encouraging Terror: Bjp (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
The BJP on Monday trashed Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf claim that Kargil conflict had compelled India to take initiative on resolving the Kashmir dispute.
- Us 'Onslaught' Fear Forced Mush To Join Terror War (Pioneer, PAUL GARWOOD, Sep 26, 2006)
Pakistani President Gen Pervez Musharraf said in his memoir released on Monday he had no choice but to switch support from the Taliban to the US-led war on terror or face an American "onslaught" and a possible Washington-backed Indian incursion into . . .
- Vikram Chandra (Business Standard, Nilanjana S Roy, Sep 26, 2006)
Everyone has a story to tell and hearing these is how Sacred Games metamorphosed into the huge tome it is.
- Dead Or Alive? (OutLook, B. Raman , Sep 26, 2006)
Osama bin Laden will have to be presumed alive until proved to be dead. That proof is yet to come. If the report about his death is incorrect, one can shortly expect another audio message from him to prove to his followers that he is alive.
- Preposterous & Absurd (OutLook, G. Parthasarathy, Sep 26, 2006)
By equating India and Pakistan as "victims of terrorism" in Havana, India has seriously undermined what has been its consistent stand that Pakistan should end terrorist violence unconditionally.
- Musharraf Airs Doubt Over Singh In Memoir (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
In a book released just over week after agreeing with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to resume a stalled peace process, Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf described his fears that the Indian leader had fallen under the influence of New Delhi's old guard
- Self-Rule’ Proposal Gaining Support In Kashmir: Pdp (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Sep 26, 2006)
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP), an ally of the ruling Congress in Jammu and Kashmir, has claimed that the party’s “self-rule” proposal is gaining support in all regions of the state.
- Linguistic Division Of Provinces (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 26, 2006)
ABOUT a fortnight ago, the Federal Parliamentary Affairs Minister Sher Afgan had indicated that Punjab could be sub-divided into three smaller provinces for several reasons. Soon after, a high functionary of the state denied the possibility saying . . .
- Missing? Misled? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Sep 26, 2006)
Since the Herald magazine of the Dawn group of newspapers in Pakistan means well by its country and has a reputation for objectivity one must take all that it publishes seriously.
- Pak Remains A Nursery Of Global Terrorism: Pranab (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
Stating that Pakistan "remains a nursery" of global terrorism, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee today asserted that Islamabad has done "precious little" to dismantle the infrastructure of terrorism on its eastern borders with India and many . . .
- Cool It (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 26, 2006)
New signs of strain have surfaced in the Washington-Islamabad relationship. General Musharraf has revealed that the US threatened to bomb Pakistan into the Stone Age soon after 9/11, while President Bush declared at a press conference that Washington . .
- If Pak Did Not Join Usa, India Would, Says Musharraf (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Sep 26, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, determined to see a “final resolution” of the Kashmir issue, has suggested an “out-of-the-box” solution to the bilateral dispute.
- Peace First (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Sep 26, 2006)
Who will disagree with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh when he sees immense potential for development in every field in Jammu and Kashmir?
- ‘Initial Signs Of Flexibility’ Sensed In Manmohan ‘Withering Away’ (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Sep 26, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, determined to see a “final resolution” of the Kashmir issue, has suggested an “out-of-the-box” solution to the bilateral dispute.
- Kargil War Was Pak Army’S Finest Hour: Musharraf (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
If Pervez Musharraf is to be believed, Kargil was not a debacle or setback for Pakistan. And if it seemed so to the world, he says, it was all because of the then Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's political mishandling of . . .
- No Al-Qaeda Or Taliban Leader In Pakistan: F (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam at a weekly briefing on Monday dismissed reports about the presence of Taliban leadership in Pakistan.
- General Admits: Pak Army Fought Kargil, Aq Khan Helped Iran (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Sep 26, 2006)
There may still be differences over the extent to which Pakistani regulars were involved in the Kargil conflict but for the first time in seven years Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has admitted — in an effusive tone — that the Pakistan Army . . .
- Musharraf Book Says Manmohan Singh’S Sincerity Ebbing Away (Indian Express, LALIT K JHA, Sep 26, 2006)
In unusually frank words used by a serving head of state for an incumbent head of government, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said that the initial sign of sincerity and flexibility that he sensed in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh seems to . . .
- Musharraf And The Truth About Kargil (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Sep 25, 2006)
General Musharraf's account of the Kargil war is a feisty defence of Pakistan's military — but sits ill with well-established facts.
- Kargil: Pervez’S Pen Blames India, Scorns Army (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Sep 25, 2006)
Pervez Musharraf has poured scorn on India’s military prowess by boasting how five Pakistani army battalions held down four divisions of the Indian Army during the 1999 Kargil war.
- Heart Of Terror (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Sep 25, 2006)
The Afghan President Hamid Karzai, in his address to the UN General Assembly on September 20, made it abundantly clear that US and NATO troops in Afghanistan would not be able to end attacks by Taliban militants unless steps were also taken to . . .
- Security Forces Kill Four Ultras In J&k (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2006)
Security forces foiled an infiltration bid in Uri sector in Kashmir and killed four Pakistani militants.
- Singh Is Not That Powerful, Mr President (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 25, 2006)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that the official level talks on Kashmir issue have run their course and, therefore, called for direct talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ‘to reach decisions and solutions’.
- Us-Pakistan Partnership (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 25, 2006)
Reaffirming their firm commitment to a US-Pakistan strategic partnership, President George Bush and President Musharraf discussed on Friday issues relating to bilateral investment and trade arrangements — so far unresolved because of the differing . . .
- General's Grand Theory Of `Enlightened Moderation' (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 25, 2006)
In his book, In the Line of Fire: A Memoir, Pakistan's military ruler locates his "out of the box" Kashmir solution within the larger context of having to respond to 9/11 and a vastly more violent and volatile post-9/11 world.
- Connecting With The Baloch (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 25, 2006)
“The Baloch insurgency will soon peter out as did the Sikh insurgency in Indian Punjab after the elimination of Bhindranwale,” wrote a hardened soul recently in a national daily. This hasty judgment announced on history would even amuse the most . . .
- Centre Ready To Discuss All Issues With J&k People: Pm (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2006)
Noting that there had been a "trust deficit" between India and Pakistan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the two countries have to find ways and means to tackle their problems including terrorism.
- Over 1,000 Kashmiri Militants In Hizb Camps In Pak (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Sep 25, 2006)
Over 1,000 trained Kashmiri terrorists are "currently stranded" in three camps of the Hizbul Mujahideen in the Hazara region of Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province (NWFP), according to a media report.
- Pok Marks On Islamabad (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 25, 2006)
There has always been an element of chutzpah in Islamabad’s relationship to ‘Azad’ Kashmir aka Pakistan Occupied Kashmir.
- Musharraf Unveils His Kashmir Solution (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2006)
His book, "In the Line of Fire," presents four elements of his "out of the box" idea .
- Pm: Joint Mechanism Won’T Mean Softening Of Stand On Terrorism (Indian Express, Varghese K George, Sep 25, 2006)
Defending his decision to initiate a joint mechanism on terrorism with Pakistan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said this will not lead to any softening of the Indian stand on terror.
- Sonia Rules Out Deputy Pm (Asian Age, Venkatesh Kesari , Sep 25, 2006)
Congress president and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi made it crystal clear here on Sunday that there would be no deputy prime minister in the UPA government.
- Pm Warns Of Terror Strikes, Asks Cms To Tone Up Intelligence (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2006)
A grim warning about "further intensification" of terrorist attacks involving greater use of fidayeen elements to target religious, economic and other "sensitive objects" was the centrepoint of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's address to the . . .
- Kashmir Issue Has To Be Resolved Between India And Pakistan: Bush (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2006)
Making it clear that the issue of Kashmir has to be resolved between India and Pakistan, President George W Bush on Friday said US can only help create conditions for peace and cannot "force" nations to reach agreements.
- Violence Level Down In J&k, Infiltration Diminishes: Pm (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said infiltration across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir had diminished and his Government was sincerely pursuing dialogue with Pakistan and the people of the State in its endeavour to give them a . . .
- Sonia Voices Concern Over Terror Strikes In J&k (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2006)
Recalling the Congress’ support to the previous NDA Government, Congress president Sonia Gandhi today said as a political party Congress has always advocated dialogue with Pakistan even while being in opposition.
- The Havana Betrayal (Pioneer, Swapan Dasgupta, Sep 24, 2006)
If Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was in the race for canonisation, his spectacular act of forgiveness in Havana would have ensured instant deification by any council of the exalted.
- Kargil Planned Before Atal Visit: Musharraf (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2006)
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has confirmed in his book that Pakistani military had begun preparations for the 1999 Kargil incursion months before the conflict in May but claimed it was in response to activities on the Indian side.
- Baluchistan Uprising (New Indian Express, Swapan Dasgupta, Sep 24, 2006)
The extent to which the so-called ‘‘second War of Independence’’ in Baluchistan has been galvanised in the aftermath of the octogenarian Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti’s ‘‘martyrdom’’ on August 26 can be gleaned from three developments.
- Oil’S Well Between Manmohan And Left (Indian Express, ANANDA MAJUMDAR, Sep 24, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has taken note of a positive offer from Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez of supplying oil to India at a stable price during a meeting the two leaders had in Havana, and suggested to Left leaders that relations with . . .
- Pm, Azad Differ On Infiltration (Times of India, BHASKAR ROY, Sep 24, 2006)
PM Manmohan Singh's take on cross-border infiltration — that its levels were decreasing — has set him squarely at odds with the official figures last released, which shows a 225% jump in cross-over while comparing the first six months of 2005 with . . .
- ``No Paper Given To Musharraf'' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2006)
Authoritative sources in the Manmohan Singh establishment have denied reports that Prime Minister handed over any "non-paper" on Jammu and Kashmir to Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf during their recent meeting in Havana.
- Salve On Minorities, Rap On West (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2006)
The Prime Minister today criticised the West for making an “erroneous linkage” between terrorism and Muslims and urged police not to make the minorities an automatic target of suspicion while probing terror.
- Cultural Diplomacy Needs A Big Thrust, Says Karan Singh (Tribune, Satish Misra, Sep 24, 2006)
Culture is the third instrument of foreign policy and it must be effectively used as a tool for projecting India’s image globally, says Indian Council for Cultural Relations President Dr Karan Singh. India is rich in arts, culture, music and dance.
- No Freedom In Pok: Human Rights Watch (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Sep 24, 2006)
"Militant infiltration into India continues"
- Pm Warns Of Terror Strikes (Deccan Herald, Utpal Borpujari, Sep 24, 2006)
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Saturday warned that there could be more “externally-sponsored” terrorist attacks targeting a wide a range of religious, economic and sensitive places...
- Pm Differs With His Ministers On Infiltration (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Sep 24, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, fresh from his meeting with Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf at Havana, is speaking in a voice totally different from his own Cabinet colleagues and chief ministers in the Congress Party.
- Musharraf For Direct Talks With Singh (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf has called for a direct dialogue with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to settle Kashmir and other bilateral issues.
- India Knew Of Suicide Attack On Musharraf’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2006)
Former defence minister George Fernandes said on Saturday that India was aware of an assassination attempt on Pakistani President Gen Pervez Musharraf two years ago, and had warned Islamabad two days before the attack in December 2003.
- Democratic Federalism (The Economic Times, C P Bhambhri, Sep 24, 2006)
The military regime in Pakistan has not learnt any lesson from its own history and has followed the same policy of ruthless suppression of sub-nationalist movement in Balochistan. It has forgotten that the birth of Bangladesh as a separate country . . .
- President Musharraf And The Taliban (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Sep 24, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf said at the joint White House press conference with President George W Bush on Friday that his deal with a grand jirga in North Waziristan had been misrepresented in the press.
- Kargil Boosted Kashmir Cause: Opposing Us Would Be Disastrous, Says Musharraf In Book (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Sep 24, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf’s yet-to-be-released book — In the Line of Fire — has painted a bleak picture for Pakistan had it not joined the United States in the war on terrorism and says that the 1999 Kargil standoff with India boosted the cause . . .
- The Charm Offensive (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 24, 2006)
The rancour and bitterness of the previous day seemed to have vanished into thin air as US President George W Bush and his Pakistani counterpart Pervez Musharraf faced the press in Washington on Friday.
- A General Intent On Staying On, Come What May (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
Among other things, this self-congratulatory book stands l'affaire Kargil on its head and presents an over-the-top reading of what propels India-Pakistan relations.
- Us Won't Intervene In Kashmir, Says Bush (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Sep 23, 2006)
President Bush on Friday told Pakistan "it's very important that the issue of Kashmir move forward and be resolved peacefully,"but declined to intervene in the matter besides offering help to move the process forward.
- Kashmir Bilateral Issue: Bush (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Sep 23, 2006)
President George W. Bush on Friday said it was very important that the issue of Kashmir move forward and be resolved peacefully.
- India, Pak Can Solve Kashmir Issue: Bush (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
US President George W Bush has said the US is prepared to help India and Pakistan resolve their dispute over Jammu & Kashmir, but insisted America cannot "force" nations to reach agreements.
- Kashmir Issue Has To Be Resolved Between India And Pakistan: Bush (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
Making it clear that the issue of Kashmir has to be resolved between India and Pakistan, President George W Bush on Friday said US can only help create conditions for peace and cannot "force" nations to reach agreements.
- Bush Offers Pak Help On J&k (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
US President George W. Bush, with Pakistan President Gen. Pervez Musharraf standing at his side, said on Friday his country is prepared to help India and Pakistan in any way to resolve their long-standing dispute over Kashmir.
- Resolve Kashmir Issue Bilaterally, Says Bush (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
The United States President, George W. Bush, on Friday said India and Pakistan should resolve the Kashmir issue bilaterally and Washington would extend all support.
- A Sensational Week (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 23, 2006)
So many amazing things have happened in the week gone by that it is difficult to pinpoint which was the most significant event. I find it more feasible to discuss these events and leave it to the readers to determine their relevant importance.
- Bush Presses Gen On Taliban, Fixes 3-Way Talks With Karzai (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Sep 23, 2006)
Public praise and private pressure. The tough love that has marked US President George W. Bush’s engagement with Pakistan’s General Pervez Musharraf since 9/11 appears unchanged after five years.
- India, Pak Should Resolve Kashmir Bilaterally: Bush (Hindustan Times, S Rajagopalan, Sep 23, 2006)
US President George W Bush on Friday tacitly but emphatically ruled out a US-led initiative to resolve the Kashmir dispute.
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