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Articles 7621 through 7720 of 21681:
- Bhatt Masala (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 03, 2006)
For someone who first tasted success directing two future MPs - Vinod Khanna to the right and Shabana Azmi to the left - in Lahu ke Do Rang, Mahesh Bhatt has, appropriately, established himself as a deft exponent of the "rent a cause" game.
- Ppp, Mma Strike Seat Deal For Ajk Election (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
The People’s Party Parliamentarians and Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal have reached a seat adjustment agreement for the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council elections to be held on July 11.
- Indo-Pak Talks On Friendly Exchanges Begin (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
India and Pakistan on Thursday started parleys at secretary-level meeting on promotion of friendly exchange under the third round of Composite Dialogue.
- World Bank Comes Up With Lending Prog For Pakistan (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
The World Bank has come up with a flexible three-year USD 6.5 billion lending programme for Pakistan beginning 2006 with a view to helping the country achieve its development goals.
- Manmohan, Patil Condemn Terrorist Bid (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
Soft policies of the government encouraging militancy, say BJP leaders Advani and Rajnath Singh
Remain united, Manmohan tells nation
Government will defeat terrorist designs: Patil
- Us Slaps Sanctions On Dawood Ibrahim (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
Nearly three years after designating him as a global terrorist, the Bush administration today imposed sanctions on India's most wanted criminal Dawood Ibrahim and his organisation, denying him access to the US financial system.
- A Little Over-Optimistic (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 02, 2006)
BALOCHISTAN Governor Owais Ahmad Ghani seemed a little over-optimistic when he told a NIPA delegation on Wednesday that the province’s tribal society was “fast transforming” itself into a progressive one because of the ‘mega’ development projects . . .
- Opting Out Of The System? (Dawn, Tahir Mirza, Jun 02, 2006)
When you retire after almost 50 years in active journalism, are you also in some way perhaps opting out of the whole system in which you have been involved, have written about and reported on?
- Gujarat Communalised (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Jun 02, 2006)
The BJP attempted to make Gujarat chauvinism synonymous with Hindutva for better poll prospects
- Strike Out (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 02, 2006)
The foiled terrorist strike on the RSS headquarters at Nagpur early on Thursday was not unexpected, even though it is to the credit of the security forces that they acted according to drill and gunned down the three attackers.
- Cops Foil Terror Bid On Rss Hq (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
A major attempt to attack the RSS headquarters in Nagpur was foiled when three heavily-armed militants were shot dead in an encounter with the police while trying to enter the heavily-guarded sprawling premises in the wee hours on Thursday.
- Bush Adds Dawood To List Of Drug Traffickers (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
President George W. Bush added three people and two foreign entities to a list of major drug traffickers, a step that prevents them from using the U.S. financial system or carrying out transactions with U.S. firms.
- Terror At Nagpur (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
A major attempt to attack the RSS headquarters here was foiled when three heavily-armed militants were shot dead in an encounter with the police while trying to enter the heavily-guarded sprawling premises in the wee hours today.
- National Assembly, Senate Begin Stormy Budget Sessions Today (Dawn, Raja Asghar, Jun 02, 2006)
Both houses of parliament will meet on Friday to begin what are likely to be tense budget sessions that will be keenly watched for government-promised relief in the face of one of the severest price hikes prevailing in the country.
- Who Killed Munir Sangi? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 02, 2006)
International media watchdog organisations are correct in asking the Pakistan government to investigate the death of a TV cameraman, Munir Sangi, who was shot dead on Monday while covering clashes in Larkana.
- Ib Harassment Of Newspapermen (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jun 02, 2006)
Pakistan and India have been engaged in a peace process since January 2004; top officials on the two sides meet regularly and promise to enhance people-to-people contact; they are talking about trade and other exchanges and so on.
- Jihadis Hit Again (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 02, 2006)
There is no denying the fact that had the terrorists who set out on Thursday morning to blow up the RSS headquarters in Nagpur succeeded in their mission, jihadis both in India and abroad would have celebrated while the Government and its security . . .
- Opening Doors To Islamists (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Jun 02, 2006)
After sealing the fate of Indian academics with 27 per cent reservation, Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh is off on a nine-day trip to the Gulf to explore possibilities of cooperation in academics between the two countries.
- Sudan Is The Most Failed (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Jun 02, 2006)
The recently released annual global “failed states index” covered 146 states from all continents. Each country was scored from one to ten according to a dozen criteria and was ranked according to its score. Those scoring highest were rated the most . . .
- Terror At Sangh Sanctorum Gate (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
Militants disguised as policemen tried to storm the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s headquarters in Nagpur shortly before dawn today but were gunned down in their car outside the gates.
- Why Pakistan Should Look At Nigeria, Nepal (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Jun 02, 2006)
Recent developments in Nepal and Nigeria offer an example for Pakistan on how to overcome entrenched authoritarian structures through popular mobilisation and thoughtful political action.
- Terror Alert (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 02, 2006)
While India and Pakistan were reiterating “their commitment to fight terrorism in all its forms and manifestations” in Islamabad on Wednesday, terrorists were busy executing their plans on this side of the divide.
- Salahuddin Rejects Singh’S ‘Come Home’ Call (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
The Pakistan-based commander of Kashmir’s biggest militant group rejected on Wednesday an appeal by India’s prime minister for militants to return to their homes, saying New Delhi must first leave the territory.
- New Delhi Submits List Of 35 Wanted Fugitives To Islamabad (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jun 01, 2006)
Home Secretary-level talks represented a sincere commitment to resolve all issues"
Islamabad has agreed to go through the wanted list with all its seriousness
Pakistan handed over a list of 58 fugitives it wants traced by India
- Pakistan Blocks Full Nam Support For Afghan Moves To Curb Taliban (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
An objection from Pakistan has prevented the Non-aligned Movement (NAM) from throwing its full support behind Afghanistan’s efforts to prevent former Taliban from taking refuge in neighbouring countries.
- The Stock Market Slump (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 01, 2006)
A report carried in Wednesday’s Dawn says that a hefty amount of Rs600 billion has been wiped out by plummeting share prices and falling KSE-100 index between April 17 and May 30.
- Pakistan And India To Trade 500 Prisoners (Daily Times, Shahzad Raza, Jun 01, 2006)
Pakistan and India agreed on Wednesday to exchange 500 civilian prisoners and fishermen by June 30, 2006 during the third round of Pak-India secretary-level talks on terrorism, drug trafficking and civilian prisoners.
- A Gruesome Act (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 01, 2006)
The disfigurement of Ayesha Baloch of Multan, whose husband slit her upper lip and part of her nose for bringing the family's name allegedly into disrepute, is a most gruesome act and a stark reminder of the warped sense of 'honour' that permeates . . .
- Reversing The Drop-Out Trend (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 01, 2006)
Just how elusive the goal of achieving universal primary education by 2015 proved to be for Pakistan was underscored by Education Minister Javed Ashraf Qazi the other day when he admitted that 45 per cent of students drop out of school at some stage.
- India Hands Over List Of Criminals To Pakistan (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
Shah, while feigning ignorance about the presence in Pakistan of Dawood Ibrahim, main accused in the 1993 serial bomb blasts in Mumbai, handed over a list of 58 criminals wanted by Islamabad and were allegedly hiding in India.
- An Unrealistic Deadline For Indus Dams (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 01, 2006)
The ground-breaking of the Diamer-Basha dam performed by President General Pervez Musharraf on April 26 caused my memory to recall the ground-breaking for the construction of the Tarbela Dam performed nearly 38 years ago on November 4, 1968 by the . . .
- Karachi Power Crisis (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 01, 2006)
The protests seen in Karachi on Tuesday against prolonged power breakdowns are ominous and unless the KESC gets its act together there may well be more to follow.
- Credit It To ‘‘Condi’’ Law Makers (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 01, 2006)
After all that was said and done by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and US President George Bush last month, the real person who is pushing the nuclear deal is Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice.
- Stop Them (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 01, 2006)
In the first four months this year 141 persons including a number of security personnel have been killed in the State in 466 incidents of terrorist violence.
- Pak Assures Complete Elimination Of Terrorism (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
Pakistan today assured India of working towards "complete elimination" of terrorism and fighting the menace in all its forms and manifestations.
- J&k Terrorist Groups Finding New Recruits (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jun 01, 2006)
Maharashtra, Gujarat residents training with Hizb-ul-Mujahideen
Resident of Maharashtra village killed in encounter in J&K
Was most likely being trained on behalf of Lashkar-e-Taiba
Hizb may be seeking to enhance its own pan-India capabilities
- India-Us Economic Relations On A High (Business Line, S. Majumder , Jun 01, 2006)
Given the instances of bounce-back of the US interests in India, it would not be over-optimistic to foresee a paradigm shift in the relations between the two countries. With China figuring as the hot topic of debate in board rooms of several . . .
- Kashmir Rebel Chief Rejects Indian "Come Home" Call (Reuters, Kamran Haider, Jun 01, 2006)
The Pakistan-based commander of Kashmir's biggest guerrilla group rejected on Wednesday an appeal by India's prime minister for militants to return to their homes, saying New Delhi must first leave the territory.
- Cops Foil Terror Bid On Rss Headquarters; Three Killed (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
A major attempt to attack the RSS headquarters in Nagpur was foiled when three heavily-armed militants were shot dead in an encounter with the police while trying to enter the heavily-guarded sprawling premises in the wee hours on Thursday.
- Five Years After (OutLook, B. Raman , Jun 01, 2006)
Large sections of the people of Kabul, who had welcomed the entry of the Northern Alliance and US troops into Kabul in 2001 with flowers, song and dance, shouted the most abusive slogans against the US and Mr Karzai on May 29, 2006. What gives?
- 1980s Redux? (OutLook, B. Raman , Jun 01, 2006)
Afghanistan since 2005 is not Iraq since 2003, it's more a a re-run of the anti-Soviet jihad of the 1980s--this time targeted not against the Soviet communists and their Afghan supporters, but against the "Western infidels led by the US and the UK" . . .
- Valley Of Rising Expectations (Pioneer, Ghazanfar Butt, Jun 01, 2006)
The Roundtable Conference has provided the Kashmiris with an opportunity to suggest sustainable self-rule, says Ghazanfur Butt
- Pranab, Wen Review Boundary Issue (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
Efforts to find a political settlement to the vexed Sino-Indian boundary dispute by their Special Representatives were reviewed during a meeting between Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and visiting Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee, official sources . . .
- Respect Law As Indians Do, Say Pak Lawmakers (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
Applauding India’s flourishing democracy and its “law abiding” citizens, Pakistani lawmakers have said they wanted their countrymen to learn “good lessons” from the democratic standards set by the neighbouring State.
- Decision On Baglihar Dam In November (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
The Swiss water expert appointed by the World Bank to arbitrate the Baglihar dam dispute between India and Pakistan will deliver his verdict in November in Washington.
- It Is Now Ladakh Singhey Khabab Spring Festival (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
Sindhu Darshan renamed to ensure greater local participation
- Fears Of Senator Prof Khurshid (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 01, 2006)
Senator Khurshid Ahmed has said that Dr A Q Khan has been further isolated and even his daughter is not being allowed to meet him.
- Pak-Uae Ties Scaling New Heights (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 01, 2006)
Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, who came to Pakistan for the first time in his present capacity, stayed here for a few hours but his visit has brought the two countries still closer in different sectors.
- Power Riots In Karachi (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 01, 2006)
Police fired tear-gas and baton charged a protest rally in Gulbahar and Rizvia Society in Karachi on Tuesday agitating against regular and prolonged power breakdowns.
- Is The Indo-Pak Nuke Deal In Trouble? (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Jun 01, 2006)
Delhi wants watertight assurances from Washington that the nuclear fuel it agrees to supply for India's civil reactors will never be suspended for political reasons
- Corrections And Clarifications (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 01, 2006)
In "Kalam sends back Office of Profit Bill" (May 31, 2006, page 1), the sub-heading was "Says focus should be on evolving a just, fair criteria", while the sentence in the text was "Mr. Kalam said the focus of the Bill should be on evolving a . . .
- Round Table Politics: Jihad And Kebabs (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jun 01, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's round-table process calls for a transfiguration of political attitudes in New Delhi and Srinagar.
- Soldiers Who Went To Build Bridges Fight For Their Lives (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
The Taleban is back – and its bloody return has left British mission in almost daily gun battles
- China Nuclear Sets Upunit For Overseasprojects:paper (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
China National Nuclear Corp (CNNC), the country's largest nuclear reactor builder, has formed an engineering arm to handle overseas orders, the official China Daily reported today.
- Trouble In Afghanistan Is Not Just Talibanism (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, May 31, 2006)
Last Monday’s rioting in Kabul portends ill for the government of President Hamid Karzai as well as the United States project of bringing normalcy to Afghanistan. Consider.
- Speed Up (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 31, 2006)
The well-intentioned recommendation of the second roundtable in Srinagar about the constitution of five working groups should be implemented soon.
- Indo-Pak Talks On Friendly Exchanges On June 1 (Tribune, K.J.M. Varma, May 31, 2006)
The official-level talks between India and Pakistan under the third round of the composite dialogue process are poised to come to an end with the parleys on the promotion of friendly exchanges which will take place in New Delhi on June 1.
- Rioting In Kabul (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 31, 2006)
The riot and the curfew in Kabul on Monday prove one thing beyond doubt — things are not under the control of the Karzai government even in Kabul. Conspiracy theory is irrelevant here.
- Continuing Shame (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 31, 2006)
Repetition does not reduce the revulsion at certain actions.
- Indian Pm Acknowledges Sporting Ties Boost With Pakistan (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has praised the role of cricket in boosting sporting relations with Pakistan, a senior official of the Pakistan Cricket Board said on Tuesday.
- All For A Good Yarn (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 31, 2006)
Do you actually care — I’d write give a damn, except that in these contexts one must choose one’s words with caution
- Veil Of Peace (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 31, 2006)
The second round-table on Jammu and Kashmir, held recently in Srinagar, seems to have turned out better than expected.
- Saving The Package (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , May 31, 2006)
Dear Prime Minister,
I am a supporter of the nuclear deal, which you have concluded with the American president, George W. Bush — as an Indian citizen and as a columnist who has had a ringside view of the progress of this accord from its womb . . .
- Un Sweepstakes (Tribune, T.P. Sreenivasan, May 31, 2006)
THE election of the Secretary-General of the United Nations is like sweepstakes. Anyone can enter the race as no qualification is prescribed.
- Trend-Setting Fund (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 31, 2006)
Abraaj Capital has announced the launch of first-ever offshore fund for Pakistan by its portfolio firm BMA capital. The 300 million dollar fund is aimed at investors who are interested in taking advantage of the growth opportunities Pakistan presents . .
- Border Bonhomie (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 31, 2006)
India and China should stabilise their common borders
- Paf, Pn To Get Boost (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 31, 2006)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that PAF will be equipped with high-tech aircraft and state-of-the-art weapon systems to make it strong and effective to defend the country’s aerial borders.
- Big Trouble In A Small Country (Dawn, Mahir Ali, May 31, 2006)
East Timor was supposed to be a United Nations success story. Yet in recent weeks, a mere four years into its journey as an independent nation, it has exploded into violence, exhibiting many of the symptoms of state failure.
- Another Karo-Kari Murder (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 31, 2006)
Yet another karo-kari case has been reported from Sindh, but it is unlikely to move the government to take any kind of action, let alone undertake any introspection as to why such crimes are rising at an alarming rate.
- Arms Control In A Unipolar World (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, May 31, 2006)
After unsigning the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, sabotaging the verification protocol of the Biological Weapons Convention, and taking the arms race into Outer Space, the United States has finally settled on a multilateral arms control measure it . . .
- Ship Crashes Into Rock Off Karwar, (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
The ship, originally from Panama, arrived at Karwar on May 24 from Karachi and was berthed on an island near the lighthouse.
- India Blames Terrorist Attacks In J&k On Infiltration (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , May 31, 2006)
Home Secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan making progress
India supporting nationalist movement in Balochistan: Pakistan
Officials hold talks on mutual legal assistance treaty
Extradition treaty is also on the anvil
- Duggal, Shah Discuss Terrorism (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
The two-day talks between Indian and Pakistani Home Secretaries began today with the main focus on ways to combat terrorism, drug smuggling and finalising a mechanism for quick release of civilian prisoners of both the countries.
- Fighting India's Low Intensity Civil War (Daily Excelsior, Brig. (Retd.) S.N. Sachadeva, May 31, 2006)
India has been involved, for sometime now, in what may appropriately be termed as a low intensity civil war. When we survey the scene from eastern India to north western India,
- Cpm's Hero Runs A Police State (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 31, 2006)
Hugo Chavez has not only turned Venezuela into an authoritarian state, but also made it a land of mass destitution and inequality, says Lowell Ponte
- Terrorism Threat To Both Countries, Says Duggal (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
Ahead of the crucial Indo-Pak Home Secretary-level talks beginning here tomorrow to discuss contentious issues like terrorism, New Delhi has said it wants both countries to carry out a joint fight against the scourge.
- “There Have To Be Final Talks For Solution” (Deccan Herald, Bala Chauhan, May 30, 2006)
He is distant, cold and speaks briefly.
- Pakistan Politics Up For Rapid Changes (Daily Excelsior, V M Gokuldas, May 30, 2006)
Pakistan's political scene is in for rapid changes and India has per force to take a close look at the fast-moving developments to see what impact they could make on its domestic scene and on its overall security.
- China, India Pledge To Deepen Military Exchanges (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
China and India pledged on Monday to deepen military exchanges during a visit by Indian Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee, the latest sign of warming relations between the neighbours and one-time foes.
- Pakistan, India Fishermen Face Less Jail Risk (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
Anguished Pakistani fishing families were on Monday awaiting the return of their menfolk from jail in India but such scenes could soon become much more rare.
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