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Articles 3821 through 3920 of 21681:
- Pakistan And India Will Face Huge Water Shortages (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
Because of rapid glacial melt in the Himalayas, there is an increase in the water flowing into Pakistan, India, Nepal and China, but it may mean much less water in future years, a UN report said.
- Lessons From The Lebanese War (News International, M B NAQVI, Aug 23, 2006)
While the ongoing Palestinians-versus-Israelis struggle cannot be ignored or downgraded, the Lebanese situation stands by itself. Hizbollah successfully challenged the much vaunted Israeli defence forces.
- Governance And Local Government (News International, IMTIAZ GUL, Aug 23, 2006)
August 13 was another rainy day in Karachi, another experience of submerged roads and streets. And yet more power outages forcing the people of Qayyumabad and several other areas near Defence out onto the streets in protest.
- Gender Bias In Schools (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 23, 2006)
In the research on gender bias in schools of Pakistan, I found limited, but relevant information about Pakistan. A point to note here is that I could not find as much literature on Pakistan, as I had envisioned.
- Three Inches Of Incompetence (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 23, 2006)
The rains Karachi received on Thursday last week measured a total of 91 mm at the highest point which roughly translates into 3.5 inches.
- Bismillah Khan (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 23, 2006)
Bismillah Khan's death robs the subcontinent of a true maestro. This year already saw one giant of a musician -- Naushad Ali -- pass away and now one is thoroughly saddened to hear of Bismillah Khan's death.
- Not Doing Enough? (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 23, 2006)
In one of the fiercest clashes since the end of 2001, US, NATO and Afghan forces battled the Taliban, killing 71 of them.
- Battling The Hiv Scourge (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Aug 23, 2006)
A recent World Bank study estimates that about 60 per cent of the 5.5-6 million people in South Asia infected with HIV/AIDS live in India. With its concerns on the potential huge economic cost in terms of economic growth, the review provides a basis . . .
- Opposition Sadly Lowers Its Esteem (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 23, 2006)
MMA parliamentarians staged chaotic scenes in the National Assembly on Monday following introduction of a Bill to protect women from misuse of Hudood laws.
- A Desperate Act (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 23, 2006)
The incident of a father abandoning his four daughters — aged 11 years to nine months — at Data Darbar in Lahore is a grim reminder of the economic helplessness afflicting so many people in the country.
- Tackling The Power Crisis (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 23, 2006)
The government has only itself to blame. On Monday, while outlining plans to install new thermal power plants in Punjab, the Wapda chairman failed to mention one simple home truth: the current energy crisis could have been averted had the . . .
- Why Is The Mma Hurting Over Human Rights? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Aug 23, 2006)
The clerical alliance called the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) put on its most aggressive — almost violent — show of strength in the National Assembly when the human rights bill, defensively called the Protection of Women Bill, to amend . . .
- Parliament Allows One-Dish Wedding Meals (News International, Asim Yasin, Aug 23, 2006)
In a rare show of unity in the parliamentary history of the country, the opposition and the government joined hands on Tuesday in both the Houses of parliament separately to give approval to a bill that allows one-dish wedding meal.
- Public Service Law (Pioneer, Shailaja Chandra, Aug 23, 2006)
The much berated civil services could do with greater support from the legislature and judiciary in order to be more effective
- Pak Man Shot Dead In Mumbai Encounter (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
A suspected terrorist was arrested by the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of the Maharashtra police at Wadala TT while his associate was killed in an exchange of fire at Antop Hill in Mumbai early on Tuesday morning.
- Musharraf Offers Cooperation Against ‘Freelance Terrorists’ (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 23, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has offered India exchange of information and cooperation amongst their intelligence agencies to ward off terrorist attacks, and to join hands in investigations and in moving against “freelance terrorists”.
- Pak May Pull Out Of Odi Series: Inzamam (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has warned that his team could pull out of the one-day series against England if he is not cleared of ball tampering allegations. “It would be difficult for the players to play on if we are labelled cheats,” Inzamam . . .
- A Burden Long Shed (Telegraph, Stephen Hugh-Jones, Aug 23, 2006)
What do the names Macaulay and Kipling mean to you? It’s an odd question to raise, you may think, as India enters its 60th year of independence. Yet it wasn’t I but an Indian who raised it.
- The Telgi Saga (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 23, 2006)
Currently CNN-IBN is telecasting taped conversations between Abdul Karim Telgi and compatriots. Mr Telgi is the public face of the hidden mafia behind the nationwide fake stamp papers scam.
- Top Pakistani Militant Arrested In Kashmir (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
The Army today claimed to have achieved a major breakthrough in the Mumbai serial blast case by arresting a top Pakistani militant from South Kashmir early this morning.
- Asian Killings Stun Britain (Telegraph, Amit Roy, Aug 23, 2006)
These are not good times for Pakistan and Pakistanis. Today, 10 men and one woman, several of them British Muslims of Pakistani origin, appeared in court in London charged with a plot to blow up trans-Atlantic aircraft.
- Breakthrough In Waziristan (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
The government and militants in the restive North Waziristan agency are close to signing a peace agreement on Friday, according to credible sources. “August 25 will be like a red-letter day; both sides are keen to sign the peace agreement on . . .
- 15 Die In Afghanistan (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
A suicide bomber drove his explosives-laden car into a Canadian military patrol in southern Afghanistan, wounding four soldiers as British troops killed nine suspected insurgents in the latest bout of violence to hit southern Afghanistan.
- Indo-Pak Expulsion Diplomacy Diplomacy (Daily Excelsior, Ajay Kaul, Aug 22, 2006)
Pakistan's action to expel a senior Indian diplomat does not augur well for the relations between the two countries, particularly at a time when the ties are already under strain.
- Bereft Of Novelty (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Aug 22, 2006)
There are no prizes for deciphering all that Hizbul Mujahideen supremo Syed Salahuddin has said in his latest interview.
- Malaysia Pushes To Speed Up Asean Single Market (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Southeast Asia nations should speed up plans to create a single market by 2015 -- five years ahead of target -- or risk losing its appeal to foreign investors, Malaysia's prime minister said on Tuesday.
- Us N-Deal Equates India With Pakistan (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Despite the Bush administration claiming the nuclear deal symbolises a special relationship with New Delhi, a last-minute amendment inserted in the recently passed bill by the US House of Representatives equates India with Pakistan and directs . . .
- Do Not Bury Nehruvian Ideology (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, Aug 22, 2006)
I write this piece in anguish as the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, during his long speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort, did not utter a single word about the contribution made by the first Prime Minister of India in building up a vibrant . . .
- Little Chance Of Nuclear Compromise (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Aug 22, 2006)
Tehran will respond to the pending European package but is unlikely to suspend enrichment under pressure. What the world must realise is sanctions will take us further from and not closer to a peaceful solution.
- Australia Warns Of Terror Attacks Against Pakistan Hotels (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Terrorists may be planning an attack on hotels in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, the Australian Foreign Affairs Department warned on Monday. But Pakistani officials and several hotels said they had no information on such a plot.
- Musharraf's Remark Brings Up Awkward Question (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Aug 22, 2006)
"Our Intelligence agencies obviously have been operating against each other"
- 11 Charged For `Plot' Under Britain's Terror Laws (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Aug 22, 2006)
Scale of investigations `immense' and it will take months to sift through material, says Metropolitan Police official
- 59 Years: A Sense Of Insecurity (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 22, 2006)
If you look at the list of people arrested after the train bombings in Mumbai you will see the names of doctors, teachers and software engineers. What further proof do we need of radicalisation of our own Muslims?
- Indian Boy Charged In Plot (Telegraph, Amit Roy, Aug 22, 2006)
The 17-year-old youth, said to be the son of Muslim parents from India, was among 11 people charged today over the plot to blow up trans-Atlantic aircraft.
- India Should Not Help Sri Lanka, Says Vaiko (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
"Tamil Eelam is the only solution to the Sri Lankan ethnic issue and no force on earth can prevent it," said Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam general secretary Vaiko here on Monday.
- Costlier Foodgrains (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 22, 2006)
While people are already having a tough time because of the unending rise in the petroleum and cooking gas prices, reports say that wheat, soya, pulses and palm oil are becoming dearer with every passing day.
- Us Destroying Two Nations For Twin Towers (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 22, 2006)
About 90 people including 70 suspected rebels and four US soldiers were killed in clashes between coalition troops and Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan.
- Flesh Trade Of Ihk Women (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 22, 2006)
A top Swedish Migration Board official says that people belonging to Indian held Kashmir top the list of humans smuggled into Sweden and eventually the EU.
- Pakistanis Find Us An Easier Fit Than Britain (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
The stretch of Devon Avenue in North Chicago also named for Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, seems as if it has been transplanted directly from that country. The shops are packed with traditional wedding finery, and the spice mix in . . .
- Congressional Rebuke (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 22, 2006)
The latest congressional report should provide food for thought for those who are running America’s war on terror.
- 2 Al Qaeda Suspects Arrested (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
The car used in the attack on the US consulate on March 2 had come fitted with explosives from Waziristan. This was disclosed by the Sindh police chief, Jahangir Mirza, at a press conference on Monday.
- India’S ‘Coldness’ Could Court Insurgency In Kashmir: Issi (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Participants at a seminar on Monday called for revival of the dialogue process between India and Pakistan for resolution of all disputes including the “core issue” of Kashmir, pressing India to do more in this regard.
- Missing Textbooks (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 22, 2006)
Even though the new academic year has commenced in Sindh many textbooks are still not available in the market.
- The Worsening Law & Order Situation (Dawn, Sajjad Ali Shah, Aug 22, 2006)
ON August 11, 1947, Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the first president of the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan, in his address to the members informed them that their assembly had dual functions of writing a constitution and making laws to . . .
- Their Man In Islamabad (OutLook, B. Raman , Aug 22, 2006)
It is difficult not to be reminded of the MI-6's Man in Havana as one watches with amazement the encomiums being showered on Gen Musharraf as a stalwart ally in the war against terrorism by Bush and Blair.
- Bringing Back Gitmo Prisoners (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 22, 2006)
Hundred of hapless souls have been languishing at the notorious American prison camp Guantanamo Bay. These unfortunate people included a number of Pakistanis as well.
- Take It From The Super Cop (OutLook, B. Raman , Aug 22, 2006)
KPS Gill was in Chennai recently, interacting with a group of serving and retired police officers on counter-terrorism management. Some of the salient points made by him.
- Unnecessary Law On Fdi (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 22, 2006)
The government is considering a new law to ban undesirable FDI on national security considerations, according to commerce minister Kamal Nath.
- Aphc For Discussion On Musharraf’S Idea Of Self-Governance (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
The All Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC) leadership is in favour of initiating a discussion on Pakistan President Gen Pervez Musharraf's idea of self-governance, demilitarisation and joint management.
- Indian Airspace Still Not Impregnable (Times of India, RAJAT PANDIT, Aug 21, 2006)
The surveillance of Indian airspace is still far from becoming airtight, with tardy progress in induction of more high, medium and low-level radars as well as in implementation of projects like the satellite-based surveillance (SBS) programme.
- Very Political Science (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 21, 2006)
Nuclear scientists must be firmly told: this isn’t Pakistan, there is a strict lab-govt separation plan
- The Jaish Connection (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 21, 2006)
The revelation about the link between Rashid Rauf, a key suspect in the conspiracy to blow up passenger planes taking . . .
- Unity In Diversity (Times of India, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Aug 21, 2006)
The Bush administration has been more effective in uniting India than a cricket match against Pakistan. The American stance on subsidies to its farmers has been unanimously opposed by just about every Indian, straddling the ideological spectrum.
- “Unprecedented” Security Plan For Pakistan F-16s (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Pakistan has said negotiations on an “unprecedented” security plan that the US wanted from it before the sale of F-16 jets would start only after Washington forwards a letter of offer.
- 59 Years: A Sense Of Insecurity (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 21, 2006)
If you look at the list of people arrested after the train bombings in Mumbai you will see the names of doctors, teachers and software engineers. What further proof do we need of radicalisation of our own Muslims?
- Doha Talks Collapse: A Chance For India? (Business Line, Alok Ray, Aug 21, 2006)
As the Doha Round talks collapsed, basically, due to the US/EU squabbling over agricultural subsidies, India has reaped an indirect gain. It can now continue with its protectionist agricultural policies.
- Pakistan Given ‘Dossiers’ On Terrorist Camps: India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
New Delhi has given Islamabad “full dossiers” on terrorist camps and organisations operating in Pakistani territory, but Pakistan is in denial about their presence, India’s Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma has said.
- Govt To Table Hudood Amendment Bill Today (Daily Times, Shahzad Raza, Aug 21, 2006)
Treasury MNAs ordered to ensure presence at session
MNAs complain to PM, say law minister did not brief them properly on bill.
- Providing Ulfa Some Tailwind (Pioneer, Anil Bhat, Aug 21, 2006)
Government may think talks with ULFA will lead to a fruitful outcome, but the outfit, given its history, is buying time to regroup, says Anil Bhat
- Terror Agents Plot Mayhem In Punjab (Pioneer, Pramod Kumar Singh, Aug 21, 2006)
In June, at a secret rendezvous in Chandigarh, key operatives of Pakistan sponsored terrorist groups mulled reviving the ugly spectre of terrorism in poll-bound Punjab. Lending their weight were some militants from Northeast States as well as the Maoists.
- Technology Breaks Indo-Pak Barriers (Hindu, Bindu Shajan Perappadan, Aug 21, 2006)
Telemedicine enables medical students to `exchange notes' across the border
- Purchasing Power Or Bubble Economy? (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 21, 2006)
President Musharraf said on July 26 that people have enough money in their hands, and that has led to a rise in the price level.
- ‘I Am With Terrorism’ (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 21, 2006)
The legendary Arab poet, Nizar Qabbani, like many Arab radicals spent his exile years in Beirut. One day, his beloved wife, Balqis al-Rawi, was killed by a bomb planted at the Iraqi embassy in Beirut. Balqis was an Iraqi and the bomb was planted by . . .
- 90 Killed In Afghan Bloody Clashes (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Around 90 people died in a series of weekend clashes between troops and Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan, including more than 70 rebels killed in a battle in the south and four US soldiers.
- The Dispensation Of Justice (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 21, 2006)
The four-day International Judicial Conference, held in Islamabad recently to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court, issued the Islamabad Declaration at its conclusion.
- Sabotage In Na? (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 21, 2006)
It is somewhat understandable why so few members of the opposition failed to attend Friday's session of the National Assembly - especially those belonging to the MMA - since the top item for discussion was . . .
- Pakistan, China Develop Mechanism To Combat (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Pakistan and China have established a strong working mechanism of bilateral cooperation to combat drug trafficking and other cross-border crimes.
- Fiduciary Duties In Privatisation (Dawn, Syed Mohibullah Shah, Aug 21, 2006)
The widespread support for the Supreme Court decision on privatisation of the Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) reflects the deep anxiety, even among supporters of privatisation, about the manner in which state-owned assets were being sold.
- Singh Has Some Plus Points Too (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 21, 2006)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was perceived as an articulate economist and politician and was expected to steer the South Asian region out of its quagmire of tension, confrontation and conflict due to the outstanding issues . . .
- Namira’S Space Venture (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 21, 2006)
Paf will provide all assistance to the first would-be Muslim astronaut Ms Namira Salim in the pursuit of her space adventure. This was stated by PAF Chief Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed, when Ms Namira called on him in Islamabad on Saturday.
- Fears Of Disease After Rains (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 21, 2006)
Doctors in Karachi are warning of a possible outbreak of waterborne diseases after the recent rains in the city.
- An Unholy Nexus (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 21, 2006)
A recent report by the Network for Consumer Protection confirms the worst fears regarding the age-old and mutually beneficial relationship between physicians and multinational pharmaceutical companies.
- Trivialising The War On Terror (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 21, 2006)
THE results of the alleged plot to bomb transatlantic airlines have varied from the serious to the ludicrous: while Britain and America have thanked Pakistan for unearthing the plot, flights have been delayed because a woman . . .
- Indian Lawyer Launches Crusade Against Abuses In Kashmir (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
My longer term goal is to have some of the army out (of Kashmir) – and definitely out of the civilian areas’
- Government’S Cultivated Ambivalence On Madrassa Reform . . . (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Aug 21, 2006)
Pakistani officials say they have arrested “a top Al Qaeda commander”, Mati ur Rehman, who allegedly masterminded the London plot to down America-bound airliners earlier this month.
- Great Illusion (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 21, 2006)
About two years ago outgoing "Azad" Kashmir (the occupied territory across the Line of Control) "President" Sardar Mohammad Anwar Khan had put up quite a show in front of a group of journalists from this part of the State.
- Terrorism - Unfolding Genesis (Daily Excelsior, Samuel Baid, Aug 21, 2006)
Since the United States-led war against the Soviet entry into Afghanistan in the 1980s, terrorism in the name of Islam has grown into something like an industry.
- Pakistan Risk Test In Ball-Tampering Row (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
The fourth Test between England and Pakistan descended into total farce on Sunday as first Pakistan, and then the umpires, refused to return to the field after tea on the fourth day following a ball-tampering storm. Play was called off for the day.
- Let And Al Qaeda (OutLook, B. Raman , Aug 21, 2006)
Now even the National Security Advisor is openly talking about the links between these two and how the LET has become as great a threat to regional and international peace and security as Al Qaeda...
- Kashmir War Saved Indian Army: Book (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
The Kashmir war saved the Indian Army from being scrapped, seems strange? Well a biography of Major-General AA “Jick” Rudra of the Indian Army by Major-General DK “Monty” Palit claims so.
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