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Articles 3421 through 3520 of 21681:
- Pakistan Army Finds Bugti’S Body From Cave (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
Pakistani soldiers searching a cave in Kohlu in southwest Balochistan province have found the body of slain tribal leader Nawab Akhtar Bugti but expected to retrieve it in a day or two as it was pinned under a boulder.
- Shyam Saran Named As Special Envoy For U.S. Nuclear Deal (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
India named its outgoing foreign secretary on Thursday as special envoy for negotiations with the United States over a controversial civilian nuclear cooperation deal that is yet to be approved by the U.S. Congress.
- Keep Bad Guys Out (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Sep 01, 2006)
Something is happening at a regular frequency these days that should bother us. More police parties from other states have started visiting our State in recent times than ever before.
- Bugti’S Body ‘Found’ In Cave (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 01, 2006)
Pakistani soldiers searching a cave in Kohlu in south-west Balochistan province have found the body of slain tribal leader Nawab Akhtar Bugti but expected to retrieve it in a day or two as it was pinned under a boulder.
- Pm May Meet Musharraf In Havana (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is likely to meet Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf during the NAM summit in Havana in mid-September and convey India's strong concerns over cross-border terrorism and discuss ways to move the stalled peace process.
- Unctad Trade And Development Report, 2006 (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Sep 01, 2006)
The Report highlights the scope for making the global trading and financial milieu more development-friendly.
- Shiv Shankar Menon Named Foreign Secy (Pioneer, Shobori Ganguli, Sep 01, 2006)
Shyam Saran special envoy on Indo-US N-deal
- Musharraf: Saudi Investment To Grow (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia enjoy time-tested friendship and the economic activities will help strengthen the brotherly relations between the two states, said President General Pervez Musharraf while laying the foundation stone . . .
- Pakistan, Indian Border Security Officials Meet (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
Pakistan Rangers and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) officials held their joint quarterly meeting “in very cordial and friendly atmosphere”, said a statement released by the Pakistan Rangers on Thursday.
- What’S The Truth Behind The Heathrow Plot? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Sep 01, 2006)
A report in The New York Times says that the “Heathrow plot” may have been overblown because there is no evidence that the suspects taken into custody on August 10 in the UK were preparing to strike aircraft over the Atlantic en route to America.
- Apc Calls For Total Strike: Sc Urged To Take Notice Of Killing (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
An all parties conference on Thursday appealed to the nation to observe a complete strike on Friday and mark it as a ‘Black Day’ to express solidarity with the people of Balochistan.
- Need For Water Management (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 01, 2006)
Stressing the need for integrated water management, participants at a recent IUCN workshop in Karachi noted that debate on an issue as critical as water is currently dominated by emotion rather than reason and ground realities.
- Bugti: Role Of Elderly Politicians (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 01, 2006)
After the Kohlu incident of August 26, situation in some parts of Balochistan and Sindh has assumed serious dimension. Some elements are trying to disrupt the normal life by forcing shutter downs, wheel-jams, torching of public and private property . . .
- Pak Militants In Uk Are Biggest Threat’ (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Sep 01, 2006)
UK-based Pakistani extremists pose a bigger threat to America than their counterparts in Iraq, Iraq or Afghanistan, according to US-based experts on Islamic extremism.
- Pak Army Finds Bugti’S Body In Cave (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
Pakistani soldiers searching a cave in Kohlu in southwest Baluchistan province have found the body of slain tribal leader Nawab Akhtar Bugti.
- Pm And Pervez May Meet In Havana (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is likely to meet Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf during the NAM summit in Havana in mid-September and convey India’s strong concerns over cross-border terrorism and discuss ways to move the stalled peace process.
- Urdu & Secularism (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Sep 01, 2006)
A clutch of new books focus on the progressive nationalist tradition of Urdu poetry.
- Stalemate In West Asia (Pioneer, Rai Singh, Sep 01, 2006)
The 33-day armed conflict in Lebanon that has been described as a "war" is now over.
- Fire In Balochistan (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Sep 01, 2006)
The escalation of violence in Pakistan following the death of Nawab Bugti could become a source of worry for India as well
- Crying Wolf Over 'Terror' (Frontline, Editorial, Frontline, Sep 01, 2006)
Drastic security curbs around Independence Day and the claim of Al Qaeda's arrival in India put a question mark over the country's `anti-terrorism' strategy.
- A Reverse For Terrorism? (Frontline, R.K. Raghavan, Sep 01, 2006)
This battle of wits can never end. But there is no reason why the fight should be given up, for that will strengthen the perpetrators of evil.
- Saran To Be Pm’S Envoy On Nuke Deal (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
The Union government on Thursday appointed Mr Shiv Shankar Menon as the new foreign secretary. The 57-year-old officer of the 1972 batch of the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) is currently India’s high commissioner to Islamabad.
- I'm British, But... (Frontline, Vijay Prashad, Sep 01, 2006)
The book shows what attracts Muslims particularly those who live in Western societies, to a radical Islamic world-view.
- Baloch Martyr (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 31, 2006)
The troubled Pakistan province of Balochistan adjoining Afghanistan has suddenly got a martyr. In a brazen show of brute force Gen Pervez Musharraf's army has killed Nawab Akbar Bugti, one of the veteran leaders of the . . .
- London Given A Kashmir Label (Telegraph, Amit Roy, Aug 31, 2006)
London, which is already called “Londonistan” in some circles, could also be disparagingly nicknamed “Kashmir on the Thames”, it was suggested by a writer who was given airtime on BBC Radio 4’s flagship Today programme.
- Nc For Early Resolution Of Kashmir (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
Favouring early resolution of Kashmir issue, opposition National Conference today appealed to the Centre and Pakistan to address the long-standing problem without delay to "relieve" the people of Jammu and Kashmir from "sufferings".
- Clouds Over Iranian Pipeline (Daily Excelsior, Chandra Mohan, Aug 31, 2006)
Once again reports are floating that the 2600-km Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline is very much on, recreating the dream of energy Nirvana in India. Paeans are being sung about it in Islamabad.
- Pakistani Soldiers Work To Clear Rebel's Cave (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
Scores of Pakistani soldiers worked on Wednesday to begin clearing rubble from a cave in Baluchistan province where a nationalist rebel chief was killed in fighting at the weekend.
- China, Pak To Launch 3 Earth Resources Satellites (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
China will work with Pakistan in the development of space technology and launching of three earth resources prospecting satellites in the next five years, APP learnt from official sources here Wednesday.
- Security Forces On Alert As Maoists Eye Valley (Pioneer, Pramod Kumar Singh, Aug 31, 2006)
Maoist menace is threatening to engulf the entire nation. Having succeeded in expanding their tentacles in 13 Indian states, the Maoists are now eyeing Jammu and Kashmir.
- A Moment In History (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 31, 2006)
What he could not do in life, Nawab Akbar Bugti has achieved through his death. From his cave in the Bhambore hills, where he had been hiding since he was forced out of Dera Bugti some weeks ago, Bugti has won the battle he had waged for many months . . .
- Al Qaeda's Presence (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 31, 2006)
It seems just a coincidence that two important persons in different corners of the country have discussed on the same day Al Qaeda's possible links with Jammu and Kashmir.
- Democracy Versus Diplomacy (Pioneer, ASHOK MALIK, Aug 31, 2006)
Why could the nuclear deal mean a lame duck foreign policy? The question must pose a sobering thought for Manmohan Singh
- Muslims And Modernity (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 31, 2006)
To enjoy social dignity as rest of India, Muslims will have to switch over to modern education, says Ather Farouqui.
- Kohlu Killings Spark Na Fury: Adjournment Motion Debate Today (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
The government on Wednesday accepted an opposition’s demand to hold a debate in the National Assembly on Thursday on the killing of Jamhoori Watan Party chief Nawab Akbar Bugti and his associates in a military operation in Kohlu on Aug 26.
- Un To Be Made More Effective: Shaukat (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Wednesday expressed the confidence that the historic efforts being undertaken by the high level panel of Untied Nations on system wide coherence would . . .
- Thrall Of Terror (Business Line, Raghu Dayal , Aug 31, 2006)
A diabolical plot to blow up the trans-Atlantic airliners thwarted just in time by M-15 in the UK earlier this month caused much fear and despair.
- Highways Blocked; Quetta Calm But Tense (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
Activists of the four-party Baloch Alliance blocked highways in the province to protest against the killing of Nawab Akbar Bugti while Quetta remained calm but tense on Wednesday.
- ‘Disappearances Rise With War On Terror’ (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
Several hundred people in Pakistan have disappeared, apparently taken into detention in connection with the war on terrorism, the human rights group Amnesty International said on Wednesday.
- After No-Confidence Vote (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 31, 2006)
That the opposition’s no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz should have failed is no surprise.
- Freedom Of Speech — And Action (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 31, 2006)
Speakers at a Karachi University seminar on promoting the “culture of discussion” were of the opinion that freedom of speech is a basic requisite of a democratic society.
- Containing Rural Migration (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 31, 2006)
Providing valuable insight into how migration from rural areas puts enormous stress on the urban infrastructure, speakers at a recent seminar in Karachi said that the deteriorating socio-economic conditions in Pakistani cities could be attributed . . .
- Reviving Economic Boycott (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 31, 2006)
TO counter the onslaught of a giant gone berserk, the prospect of a revival of the Arab Boycott, however logical, is unrealistic, but equally so is reliance on an extraordinary but still very small guerilla group.
- Balochistan Cut Off From Rest Of Country (News International, Muhammad Ejaz Khan, Aug 31, 2006)
The Baloch-dominated areas of Balochistan remained tense on Wednesday in protest against the killing of Nawab Akbar Bugti as hundreds of protesters blocked the main highways with boulders, crudely built barriers and trucks, literally disconnecting . . .
- Handling Balochistan (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 31, 2006)
No death in the world is a cause for celebration. Given the present geo-political and domestic circumstances, Nawab Akbar Bugti's reported demise is a moment of extreme concern for the nation.
- Need For A Healing Touch (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
The JUI component of the MMA has been soft pedalling the opposition compared with the Jamaat-e-Islami and the ARD that have now come out in the open to launch a country wide movement against the president and his military-led government.
- Transforming Pakistan (News International, Mosharraf Zaidi, Aug 31, 2006)
A better life for citizens -- this is the fundamental purpose of the state. In different ways, each of the three pillars of state -- government, private sector and civil society --must contribute to improving the quality of citizens' lives.
- Mr Clean Emerges Cleaner (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 31, 2006)
Opposition's no-trust motion against Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz fell through on the floor of the National Assembly after intense day long debate on Tuesday.
- Let: New Masters Of Al-Qaeda ? (Daily Excelsior, SREEDHAR, Aug 31, 2006)
The developments in the last 15 months, from London bomb blasts of July, 2005 to the last week's ‘Operation Overt’, the plan to blow up ten Trans Atlantic flights from Heathrow Airport, have two common factors. First, all the people involved in . . .
- India Should Tread Cautiously (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 31, 2006)
The Pakistani army operation, which killed Baluch leader Akbar Khan Bugti, is a grievous political blunder on Islamabad’s part. The scale of violence in Baluchistan, and political protests in the rest of Pakistan, clearly indicate that.
- Bugti Was Not Taller Than Pakistan (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 31, 2006)
Ispr DG Maj Gen Shaukat Sultan has said that it may take four to five days to retrieve the body of Akbar Bugti from the cave in Kohlu area.
- Darrell Hair And South Asian Solidarity (Hindu, Harish Khare , Aug 31, 2006)
The bottom line of the South Asian approach is that the law is to be obeyed according to our convenience. This fashionable disdain can only beget disorder and lawlessness.
- Azad Ready For Talks With Hizb, Not Lashkar (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Aug 31, 2006)
Chief MinisterGhulam Nabi Azadsays it will take a lot of time to rescue Jammu and Kashmir from the vested interests that have become entrenched. Excerpts from an interview:
- ‘Cluster Bombs’ Killed Bugti (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
Nawabzada Hyrbair Marri has alleged that cluster bombs were used to kill Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti and other tribesmen in last Saturday’s military operation in the Kohlu Hills.
- Pakistan Likely To Extradite Rauf To Britain (Asian Age, Shafqat Ali, Aug 31, 2006)
British national Rashid Rauf, a major key suspect in the London terror plot, who also holds Pakistani passport, is most likely to face extradition to United Kingdom as soon the interrogation process is completed.
- Musharraf Isolated (Tribune, James Rupert, Aug 31, 2006)
Gen. Pervez Musharraf, the man Washington is leaning on to uproot Islamic extremism here in one of its main strongholds, is looking more politically isolated in the three days since his army killed a charismatic, 79-year-old rebel leader.
- Pakistan Burns Over Bugti Killing (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
Angry protesters blocked key highways in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province on the fourth day of the unrest sparked by the killing of tribal leader Nawab Akbar Bugti in an Army operation as the number of those detained in connection with . . .
- Iran: Standing Up To The West (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Aug 31, 2006)
The Iranian leadership and people are united in their defence of the country's uranium enrichment programme.
- Norms Formed To Wipe Out Defence Scams (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
Bofors gun scam, coffingate and now Scorpene submarine deal. Defence procurement in India has always been shrouded in controversies. It immediately conjures up images of the shadowy world of middlemen, kickbacks.
- Let's Face The Nasty Truth (Pioneer, Kanchan Gupta, Aug 30, 2006)
British Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly has initiated a lively debate on whether excessive emphasis on multi-culturalism has contributed to Muslim separatism in the UK.
- Beginning Of The End (Pioneer, Wilson John, Aug 30, 2006)
Musharraf may have erred gravely in using brute force against Balochis who were not asking for freedom, but just a share from their resources
- Bugti Fallout: Pervez Vs Politicians (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Aug 30, 2006)
Pakistan President Gen. Pervez Musharraf has not expressed a single word of regret for the death of Balochistan leader Nawab Akbar Bugti.
- Bugti Killing: Serious Repercussions Feared (Pioneer, Pramod Kumar Singh, Aug 30, 2006)
Balochistan is still numb after the killing of its most towering leader Nawab Akbar Bugti. According to an intelligence assessment, the strife-torn province of Pakistan was ready to ignite as its people were seething with anger, the manner in which . . .
- Lethal Traffic (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 30, 2006)
The seizure of more than 4,000 kg of the so-called 'love drug' Methaqualone from a warehouse in Badarpur area of the Delhi-Haryana border should serve as a wake-up call for the Government. It comes close on the heels of another big seizure early . . .
- The Media Again (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 30, 2006)
In the matter of the 12 men arrested aboard the Northwest flight in Amsterdam, the Indian media has shown once again that it has no independence of thought and individuality, as it totally embraced the Government's point of view.
- 3 Lashkar Terrorists Nabbed In J&k (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Troops on Tuesday apprehended three Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists in north Kashmir's Baramulla district, a defence spokesman said.
- Trouble In The Neighbourhood (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Aug 30, 2006)
Sandwiched between conflict zones in Sri Lanka and Pakistan, India has to achieve the right balance in neighbourly priorities — deciding how far to go in dealing with the Tamil Tigers while . . .
- Unfolding Tragedy (Frontline, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Aug 30, 2006)
War rages in north and east of the island, and the number of civilians displaced by war has risen to 1.7 lakhs.
- Balochis See Off Bugti (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Gunfire and rioting continued for the fourth straight day on Tuesday after an emotionally charged funeral service for Baloch tribal chief Nawab Akbar Bugti, who was killed by Pakistani forces on Saturday.
- Musharraf Warns Of Strict Action (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Faced with widespread violence following the killing of Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Bugti, Pakistan President Gen. Pervez Musharraf has warned that strict action would be taken against anyone who harmed the country.
- 6 More Killed In Balochistan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Bomb blast in Hub kills five
150 detained g Govt bans carrying of arms for 2 months
- Uzbekistan's Tryst With Human Rights (Daily Excelsior, M Rama Rao, Aug 30, 2006)
Uzbekistan is replacing death sentence with penalties like life imprisonment and long-term imprisonment for various crimes.
- N-Plants: Chinese Help Sought (Dawn, Ihtasham ul Haque, Aug 30, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf has sought increased Chinese military and economic support, especially to meet Pakistan’s growing nuclear energy needs. Talking to a 17-member delegation of the Communist Party of China which met him on . . .
- Funding For Madressahs (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 30, 2006)
Given the sharp differences between the federal government and madressah associations, one should not be surprised by the report in Tuesday’s Dawn that a sum of no less than Rs65 million meant for madressah reforms in Sindh has lapsed.
- No-Confidence Against Pm Fails (Pakistan Observer, Mahmood Hussain, Aug 30, 2006)
The No-Confidence Motion moved by the Combined Opposition against Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz in the National Assembly has fizzled out.
- India Violates All Norms (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 30, 2006)
Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam has deplored Indian Government’s statement on Akbar Bugti’s demise and said that it’s not only against the well-established norms of interstate relations but also a blatant interference in the internal . . .
- India Rules Out Talks Until Support For Mili (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
The peace process between India and Pakistan will not go forward until Islamabad ends its support for terrorist groups, said Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in remarks broadcast on Tuesday.
- High Risk Of Disease In Indian Flood’S Wake (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Medical teams fanned out across parts of India’s desert state of Rajasthan to check the spread of disease after floods claimed at least 150 lives in the past week, officials said on Monday.
- Flood Levels Recede In Rajasthan (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Relief workers in the flood-affected state of Rajasthan stepped up efforts to rescue thousands of stranded villagers on Tuesday, as water levels began to recede, officials said.
- Not The Right Way (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 30, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf told a public meeting in Murree on Monday that he had "great love for the people of Balochistan" and that he wanted to see it become a developed province.
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