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Articles 8421 through 8520 of 21681:
- Presidential Election (News International, Editorial, The News International, May 09, 2006)
It is not usual to begin an editorial with a fresh quote but this one is too apt to go unreported. "Now who is electing whom? They electing him -- isn't it vice versa?" responds a young journalist spontaneously as she hears of the ruling Pakistan . . .
- Unfair Criticism (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 09, 2006)
Two more statements — one by a US official and the other by the Afghan foreign minister — have accused Islamabad of not doing enough in the war on terror.
- Feed Behind Bird Flu (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 09, 2006)
The recent action taken by the authorities, seizing 50 containers of poultry feed and getting its samples tested has dug up a pertinent reason for the spread of Bird flu all over and in Pakistan according to a private TV channel.
- Secularism Of Convenience (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 09, 2006)
A 'dargah' where 'puja' is held can be termed Islamic only in Gujarat because it's convenient, says Tarun Vijay
- No Cup Of Cheer~ii (Statesman, Aditi Roy Ghatak , May 09, 2006)
The Tea Board seems to have confirmation that adulteration takes place at the manufacturers’, the bought-leaf factory and the traders’ levels and believes that such acts cannot be checked without the cooperation of the PFA authorities.
Producing . . .
- Us Agrees To Give Pak Latest Conventional Weapons Systems (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
The United States has agreed to provide Pakistan's military with latest conventional weapons systems besides the already promised F-16s to fight terrorism.
- Usa Pledges Cutting-Edge Arms To Pak (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
USA has agreed to provide Pakistan’s military with the latest conventional weapons systems besides the already promised F-16s to fight terrorism.
- 54 Cross Loc In Chakan-Da-Bagh (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
Fifty four persons today crossed Line of Control (LoC) from this point, which was opened at 2.30 pm for crossing by the civilians of the two sides after a fortnight.
- Every Drop Counts (Times of India, Murad Ali Baig, May 09, 2006)
Few people realise that unless there are miraculous heavy unseasonal rains in the next few weeks north India is going to face a summer of acute discontent.
- The Law Of A Letter (Indian Express, Bibek Debroy, May 09, 2006)
There’s a right reason, and a wrong one, for Sonia Gandhi’s worry about FTAs
- Afghan Terms For Energy Corridor (Dawn, Khaleeq Kiani, May 09, 2006)
Afghanistan on Monday agreed to allow export of electricity from Tajikistan and Kyrgyzystan to Pakistan on the condition that it was paid a transit fee and the transmission line went through Kabul and not through the Wakhan corridor.
- Rift Between Hizb And Jamait-Ul-Mujahideen Deepens (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
The rift between the Hizbul Mujahideen and Jamait-ul-Mujahideen has further deepened with the former accusing the latter of violating the code of conduct set by the Muzaffarabad-based United Jehad Council.
- : We Are Opening Skies, Fly In, Pick Up Too (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, May 09, 2006)
Pushing ahead with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s offer for an open skies in the SAARC region, India has sent out detailed letters outlining the offer to all SAARC members except Pakistan and has even extended fifth freedom rights for flights . . .
- Science Without Borders (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 09, 2006)
I am just back from a regional meeting of scientists, held in Islamabad, on the topic of mathematical physics. The 'region' in this case means the Middle East, Central Asia and South Asia.
- Lashkar Militant Killed In Delhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
A Pakistani national allegedly belonging to the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was gunned down in an encounter with the police outside Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Monday night. The encounter followed the arrest of two other LeT militants at Hazrat . . .
- The Danger Of Aids (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 09, 2006)
A TASK force on AIDS has come out with some alarming figures for HIV-infected people in Larkana and has confirmed the presence of the deadly virus in 118 persons.
- India To Contest For U.N. Human Rights Council Seat (Hindu, Siddharth Narrain , May 09, 2006)
Among 18 Asian candidates for 13 seats
- Oic Links Ties With India To Kashmir Settlement (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, May 08, 2006)
The Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) has linked development of positive relations with India to a just settlement of the Kashmir dispute.
- Iran — Burning The Bridges (Jordan Times, GWYNNE DYER, May 08, 2006)
The draft resolution on Iran’s nuclear activities that the United States, Britain and France presented to the United Nations Security Council is designed to fail. By making it a Chapter 7 resolution (one that is mandatory under international law and . . .
- Terror Tactic Of The Times (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, May 08, 2006)
Suicide terrorism is the flavour of season, whether in India, Sri Lanka, West Asia or Pakistan. Suicide terror attack is invariably politically motivated. It is aggressive, brutal and generally executed by an individual or a group of individuals.
- New Breed Of Terror (Pioneer, Samuel Baid, May 08, 2006)
The Taliban are bent upon creating security problems for Indians who are engaged in reconstruction work in Afghanistan.
- Monday Blues (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 08, 2006)
After days of non-news and tragic news, the political media must look forward to the week that starts today with unusual excitement. India is poised for one of its most newsy seven days in a long, long time.
- Nepal Recalls 12 Ambassadors (Hindu, Ameet Dhakal, May 08, 2006)
Pro-democracy movement toll 21; Maoists want interim constitution
- Under An Unkind Sun (Deccan Herald, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, May 08, 2006)
India should care for its citizens working abroad in difficult conditions
- 'Bin Laden Could Be Hiding In Pakistan' (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
The US ambassador in charge of counter-terrorism has said that parts of Pakistan are a "safe haven" for militants and that Osama Bin Laden was more likely to be hiding there than in Afghanistan.
- Why Did Taliban Kill Him? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 08, 2006)
Jihadis beheaded Suryanarayana in order to stop India from developing close relationship with Afghanistan, says Sajid Ubaid
- U.S. Official's Remarks Irresponsible: Pakistan (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, May 08, 2006)
Counter-terrorism official charges Pakistan with not doing enough to fight the menace
Taliban, Al-Qaeda have found safe haven in Pakistan's tribal belt: Henry Crumpton
Crumpton did not make such charges during his visit: Pakistan
- Enough Is Enough! (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 08, 2006)
If, for all the sacrifices Pakistan has made and the adverse public opinion its military action in the tribal belt has created within the country, including strong resentment among the tribesmen, the US still believes we are not doing enough to . . .
- Toxic Waste Death (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 08, 2006)
Given the low priority attached to environmental safety, it is unlikely that the FIR registered by the Sindh Environmental Protection Agency against unidentified polluters in Karachi’s SITE area will yield positive results.
- Serious Crisis (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 08, 2006)
India should tackle malnourishment immediately
- Music Legend (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 08, 2006)
Lessons Naushad has left behind
If the Indian film industry was overwhelmed by the passing away of Naushad, it was because the music director represented not just a generation but a class of music that has passed into history.
- Promise Of Transborder Gas Pipelines (Hindu, Vinish Kathuria, May 08, 2006)
Political factors stand in the way of three crucial regional deals
Apart from wheeling charges and issues relating to inter-dependence, India will have to consider the menace of insurgency in transit countries.
- Best Governed Muslim State’ Award For President Of Azerbaijan (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
The Best Governed Muslim State Award will be conferred today on Mr. Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Baku.
- Access To N-Technology: Right Vs Reality (Dawn, Shaukat Umer, May 08, 2006)
I write this analysis with some reluctance since much has been written in these columns on Iran’s nuclear programme.
- A Case Of Violent Ejectment (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 08, 2006)
IN the Karachi city government’s latest anti-encroachment drive operation — this time in Sohrab Goth on Friday — violence broke out between the encroachers and the police in which one person died and 20 others were injured.
- Another Verbal Skirmish With Kabul (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, May 08, 2006)
The US State Department Coordinator for Counter-Terrorism, Henry Crumpton, has launched another verbal skirmish with Islamabad over the presence or otherwise of Taliban and Al Qaeda leaders in Pakistan. He admitted Pakistan was fighting . . .
- King’S Party Woes (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 08, 2006)
The PML Central Executive Committee, which met in Islamabad on Saturday to discuss intra-party elections, shifted its focus to General Musharraf’s re-election as President, but there was a divided opinion on whether he should retain the office of . . .
- Musharraf In The List (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 08, 2006)
Surprise! Surprise! Musharraf has made Time magazine’s 2006 list of the 100 most influential people on Planet Earth in the section devoted to leaders and revolutionaries.
- No Longer A `Functioning Chaos' (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , May 08, 2006)
Thanks mainly to the economic reforms, which have unleashed the productive powers of the nation and its people, India does not figure in the list of `failed states'. Indeed it has come a long way from being so described, in the 1970s, and a . . .
- Indo-Pak Grey Market Trade Worth $965 M In 2005-06: Study (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
The grey market trade between India and Pakistan was higher by 37.85 per cent than the official trade between the two countries at the end of 2005-06, according to a study conducted by Assocham.
- Time For National Reconciliation (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, May 08, 2006)
The second millennium has been one of shame for India even though the Twentieth century was, in ways more than one, kind to the nation.
- On Insecurity Scale, East Shivers More (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
Half the people in the eastern region of the country feel insecure about the society in which they live and more than half are economically insecure. In the rest of the country, most people feel secure about their communities and social environs but . . .
- Hizbul Mujahideen Activist Killed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
A Hizbul Mujahideen explosives expert and mastermind of most car bomb attacks in Jammu and Kashmir since 2004 was on Sunday killed in an ambush by security forces in Pulwama district.
- Tragic Departure Of A Dynamic Leader (Deccan Herald, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , May 08, 2006)
Pramod Mahajan was an embodiment of energy and self-confidence. He also had an amazing capacity to learn about new issues and new things.
- Upswing In Minority Killings In J&k (Tribune, Girja Shankar Kaura, May 08, 2006)
The killing of 32 Hindus in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir by terrorists belonging to the Lashkar-e-Toiba on May 1 has had the security experts sit up and question the response of human rights watchdogs, especially so as there has been . . .
- Message From Osama’ Circulating In N Waziristan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 07, 2006)
A message from Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden was distributed in Miranshah and Mir Ali bazaars on Saturday, calling on Pakistani Muslims to help “the oppressed people of Waziristan”.
- Militants Kill 2, Lob Grenade In House (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 07, 2006)
In two separate incidents, militants in Jammu and Kashmir shot dead a person and hurled a grenade inside a house in Baramulla district injuring a woman, official sources said here today.
- Aphc To Re-Open Delhi Office (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, May 07, 2006)
The All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) is scheduled to re-open its New Delhi office next month to maintain regular contact with the Indian government, sources have confirmed.
- Pakistan Not Doing Enough To Root Out Terror: Us Official (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, May 07, 2006)
Pakistan is not doing enough to help root out Taliban and al-Qaeda leaders who have found safe haven in its lawless tribal region along the Afghan border, a senior US security official said on Saturday.
- N-Deal: Overlapping Areas (Deccan Herald, N J Nanporia , May 07, 2006)
Although his motives can be questioned Natwar Singh has made some points that can’t be brushed aside. As he sees it and, no doubt New Delhi also, India’s position on the nuclear agreement with America is that it is more about energy and considerably less
- New Breed Of Taliban (Daily Excelsior, Samuel Baid, May 07, 2006)
New Delhi’s reaction to the murder of Indian engineer K.Suryanarayana by Taliban in Afghanistan’s province of Zabeel on April 30 was on expected lines.
- Intelligence Failed In Kargil Run-Up: Malik (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 07, 2006)
"The briefing of NDA MPs on Kargil by Army officials was an aberration" Gen Malik
- Hurriyat Wants Militants To Join Talks (Reuters, Palash Kumar, May 07, 2006)
Kashmir's main separatist political alliance said on Friday it wanted to invite Islamist militants fighting in the disputed region to join new peace talks with New Delhi.
- Who Represents Whom In Kashmir ? (Daily Excelsior, Dr. Jitendra Singh, May 07, 2006)
The most interesting feature of the Valley's current scenario is that the socalled separatists are divided over separatism while the socalled non-separatists are divided over non-separatism...
- Towards Effective Rural Healthcare (Hindu, Kavery Nambisan, May 07, 2006)
Will the National Rural Health Mission succeed?
It is now up to the Government to make use of the creative faculties available in people and in groups.
- India Watches As Sri Lanka Bleeds (Pioneer, B Raman, May 07, 2006)
Sri Lanka has been bleeding continuously ever since Mr Mahinda Rajapakse took over as the President last November and immediately thereafter wriggled out of the commitment made to the Sri Lankan Tamils by his predecessors to find a solution to their polit
- Talk To Iran! But... (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, May 07, 2006)
Diplomacy, it seems, has so far failed to get Iran to back down from its nuclear stance and prove to the world that it isn’t doing anything against the various clauses and protocols of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
- Child And Mother (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 07, 2006)
UNICEF's report card for India on child nutritional levels has, once again, highlighted the gulf that separates India's reality and aspiration.
- Focus On Navy's Influence On Land Operations (Hindu, ARUNKUMAR BHATT, May 07, 2006)
Future naval wars will be of high intensity: Admiral Arun Prakash
- This Semi-Final Was A Goalless Draw (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, May 07, 2006)
The Hurriyat moderates’ meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi this week was the delayed second round of a dialogue process that began with much fanfare last September — and the prelude to Singh’s visit to Srinagar...
- Action Against Iran Inconceivable, Says British Envoy (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, May 07, 2006)
When Sir Michael Arthur took over as the British High Commissioner to India in late 2003, he would not have dreamt of the fast developments in the region — the most important being the Indo-Pak detente.
- The Pml Troubles And Musharraf —Dr Hasan-Askari Rizvi (Daily Times, Dr Hasan-Askari Rizvi, May 07, 2006)
The civil and military establishment may find it difficult to manage the elections because the international community intends to carefully monitor the elections and the opposition political forces are more determined to take on the Musharraf...
- Pakistan A Haven For Militants, U.S. Says (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, May 07, 2006)
A top U.S. counterterrorism official said Saturday that parts of Pakistan were a "safe haven" for militants and that Osama bin Laden was more likely to be hiding there than in Afghanistan.
- Afghan Forces Unable To Stem Attacks: General (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
Afghan forces are unable to control the rising number of suicide bombers infiltrating the border to attack Canadians and other western troops, according to a report in a Canadian newspaper.
- India Watches As Sri Lanka Bleeds (Pioneer, B Raman, May 06, 2006)
Sri Lanka has been bleeding continuously ever since Mr Mahinda Rajapakse took over as the President last November and immediately thereafter wriggled out of the commitment made to the Sri Lankan Tamils by his predecessors to find a solution to their . . .
- Evidence Of Lashkar Role In Massacres (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 06, 2006)
Survivors identify member of terror group that carried out the Doda and Udhampur killings
Survivors provide critical information to police on Lalon Galla massacre
Terrorists sighted in high-altitude forest near Basantgarh
Phone used by "Abu Talha" r
- Where Force Is Not A Solution (Dawn, Tariq Fatemi, May 06, 2006)
With its huge territory, sparse population and proven reserves of oil, gas and minerals, managing Balochistan would require great skill and acumen, even in the best of times.
- Preserving Public Space (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 06, 2006)
THE Sindh governor’s remark that one of Karachi’s busiest traffic arteries will have no billboards at all from June 30 onwards is puzzling. The intention of the governor may be good, given the astronomical and unchecked proliferation of billboards . . .
- Mother, Daughter Gangraped In Pakistan (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
In another gruesome case of revenge in Pakistan, a mother-daughter duo was gangraped in Bhawalpur district of Punjab province on the night intervening Wednesday and Thursday.
- Humpty-Dumpty Sat On A Wall... (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, May 06, 2006)
General Pervez Musharraf has again thrown his weight behind the PML president, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, telling the ruling League’s vice presidents that they should not oppose Mr Hussain but rather work with him to strengthen the party.
- Rs. 800-Crore Dam Over Ravi Cleared (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
The project includes power houses that would generate 168 MW of electricity
- Child And Mother (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 06, 2006)
Unicef's report card for India on child nutritional levels has, once again, highlighted the gulf that separates India's reality and aspiration.
- Riding The Wrong Horse (Deccan Herald, PARSA VENKATESHWAR RAO JR, May 06, 2006)
India has lost all leverage in Afghanistan by alienating the majority Pashtuns
- Resolving The Kargil Conundrum (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 06, 2006)
Some coherent answers are clearly needed to the question of why troops were thinned at a time when India should have been enhancing its defences.
- Recognise Reality (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 06, 2006)
The positives that may have emerged from the Prime Minister’s meeting with the moderate Hurriyat leadership and the forward movement on CBMs with Pakistan must not, and must not be permitted to, negate the horror of the violence just perpetrated in . . .
- Iran Firm On Nuke Way, Russia Wakes Up To Iaea (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
Iran will press ahead with its nuclear programme until it has achieved “industrial scale” production of atomic fuel, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said today, according to the text of his speech at a regional summit in Azerbaijan.
- Usa, Pak Firm Up Army Ties (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
Pakistan and the USA have agreed to strengthen military ties and enhance intelligence-sharing for combating terrorist activities, especially those of the Al-Qaida and Taliban in the Afghan-Pak border.
- Be Tough With Taliban (Daily Excelsior, Tanveer Jafri, May 06, 2006)
The Indians had to face again, great & sorrowful news last days when media telecast news that an Indian Engineer, Surya Narayan was killed by the Talibani militants.
- Hurriyat Wants Militants To Join Talks (Reuters, Palash Kumar, May 06, 2006)
Kashmir's main separatist political alliance said on Friday it wanted to invite Islamist militants fighting in the disputed region to join new peace talks with New Delhi.
- Marginalised Pandits (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, May 06, 2006)
The other day I was thumbing through the 260-odd page ‘‘Report on the impact of migration on the socio-economic conditions of Kashmiri displaced people’’ prepared by the Jammu-based Centre for Minority Studies, a well-researched effort which, needless to,
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