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Articles 8721 through 8820 of 21681:
- Army Backs Mush Over Al-Qaeda Statement (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
The entire Pakistani army is behind President Pervez Musharraf, a senior military spokesman said on Saturday in reaction to a call by Al Qaeda's second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahiri for Musharraf's overthrow.
- From The Pages Of History (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 30, 2006)
Dr Syed Mahmud, Minister of External Affairs, who arrived here by air today after a four-week tour of West Asia (Middle East) declared that the “explosive situation” and tension in that part of the world were created and encouraged by outsiders.
- Us Giving Impetus To Indian N-Plan, Says Angry Qaida (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
Al-Qaida number two Ayman al-Zawahiri has lashed out at US President George W. Bush, accusing him of giving a “strong impetus” to India’s nuclear programme while “doling out orders” to Pakistan.
- Pakistan Matinee (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Apr 30, 2006)
An enforced 40-yr-drought has finally ended in Pakistan. Its people have been allowed to enjoy Indian films in theaters.
- U.S. Came Close To Declaring Pakistan A "Terrorist" State In 1992 (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Apr 30, 2006)
Letter blamed Islamabad for supporting militants in India
Letter talked of the complicity of ISI and Army in training terrorists
Pakistan warned that it would be listed among State sponsors of terrorism
A meeting in 1992 resolved to further . . .
- Coming Home To One's World (Hindu, Gowri Ramnarayan, Apr 30, 2006)
Gulammohammed Sheikh on sorting out his India through art and the intrusion of politics into a once-insular field.
- India And Pakistan Once Came Close To Resolving Divisive Issues (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Apr 30, 2006)
Former Indian foreign secretary Salman Haider has said that in the 1980s and 1990s, it appeared as if an agreement between India and Pakistan on “one or more of the divisive subjects might be within reach”.
- No More Appeasement (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 30, 2006)
Whatever the genesis of the current rampant extremism in Pakistan, and whether or not Pakistani and American interests coincide in resisting this phenomenon, President Musharraf is right in saying that the fight against terrorism has to be fought for . .
- Pakistan's Fault Line (Pioneer, BHARAT VERMA, Apr 30, 2006)
The so-called land of the pure, Pakistan, on its creation in 1947 had approximately 13 per cent minorities residing within an Islamic population of 76 million.
- Pakistan Takes Principled Position In Us (News International, Editorial, The News International, Apr 30, 2006)
WITH Iranian nuclear issue taking serious dimensions, Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri, while speaking in London, categorically stated that nuclear strike against Iran should never be considered and the issue should be resolved peacefully.
- Beyond Pragmatism (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 30, 2006)
Defendin himself against critics who accuse him of having sold out to the US, General Musharraf has defended his role in the ongoing War on Terror, saying he is fighting it not on Washington’s behest but because this suits the country’s interests.
- Musharraf:'i'm Nobody's Poodle.' (Christian Science Monitor, Tom Regan, Apr 30, 2006)
Musharraf:'I'm nobody's poodle.'
Pakistan leader says US airstrikes infringe Pakistan's sovereignty.
- Ensuring Press Freedom (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 30, 2006)
IN an interview with this newspaper and in his address to other forums during his first visit to Lahore after assuming the office of Federal Information Minister, Senator Muhammad Ali Durrani talked about wide range of issues, including domestic . . .
- Pak-Us Strategic Dialogue (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 30, 2006)
AT a joint news briefing with US Under Secretary Nicholas Burns on the conclusion of the Pak-US strategic dialogue on Friday, Foreign Secretary Riaz Mohammad Khan talked of Pakistan not being oblivious of its security and the requirements of minimum . . .
- Indian Items On Positive List (News International, Editorial, The News International, Apr 30, 2006)
According to reports, Pakistan has cleared another 240 items that can be imported from India. The positive list, which shows importable items from India, is increasing steadily under consistent demand and pressure of New Delhi.
- President Should Know Answer As Well (News International, Editorial, The News International, Apr 30, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf, in an interview, has expressed concern over the so-called ‘Talibanisation’ of Tribal Areas. According to him, people are going for Mullah Omer and the Taliban have influence in Waziristan and it is spilling over into our . . .
- It's Pakistan's War (News International, Editorial, The News International, Apr 30, 2006)
When Ayman Al Zawahiri said in a video message released yesterday that the Pakistani people and army should rise up against their government, it's as if the Al Qaeda No 2 were corroborating President Musharraf's published statement the previous day . . .
- Challenge Of Coexistence With India (Dawn, Maqbool Ahmad Bhatty, Apr 30, 2006)
Having been created in the teeth of India’s opposition, whose Hindu majority considered the division of “Bharat Mata” (Mother India) a sacrilege, Pakistan has had to contend with India’s hostility from its very birth.
- Pakistan Counts Dead In Fighting Al Qaeda, Taliban (Reuters, ZEESHAN HAIDER , Apr 30, 2006)
The Pakistani military said on Saturday it had killed 324 pro-Taliban militants and al Qaeda in North Waziristan, while losing 56 soldiers in the tribal region since the middle of last year.
- A Dangerous Deal With India (Washington Post, Jimmy Carter, Apr 29, 2006)
During the past five years the United States has abandoned many of the nuclear arms control agreements negotiated since the administration of Dwight Eisenhower.
- Us Interested In Final Settlement To Kashmir (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
The US has an "interest" in seeing if a "final settlement" of the Kashmir issue can be reached and was trying to help build on the progress made by India and Pakistan on the Composite Dialogue.
- India, Pakistan Plan Hotline On Maritime Security (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
The Indian Coast Guard and the Maritime Security Agency of Pakistan will set up a hotline soon as part of increasing cooperation for surveillance at sea between the two neighbours.
- Iran: Nuclear Row (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Apr 29, 2006)
The Iranian government shows no signs of winding up its nuclear programme despite escalating threats from Washington.
- I’M Not Bush’S Poodle: Musharraf (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
General Pervez Musharraf, facing a surge of anti-American sentiment, on Thursday warned that covert US air strikes against al-Qaeda inside Pakistan were an infringement of national sovereignty.
- Bending Over Backwards (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 29, 2006)
THE third round of talks between Pakistan and India on conventional confidence building measures ended on Thursday with little success, as New Delhi rejected Islamabad's proposal for demilitarisation of Occupied Kashmir while also turning down its . . .
- Pakistan's Fault Line (Pioneer, BHARAT VERMA, Apr 29, 2006)
The so-called land of the pure, Pakistan, on its creation in 1947 had approximately 13 per cent minorities residing within an Islamic population of 76 million. In its unholy fervour to achieve physical instead of the spiritual purity, the minorities . . .
- The Siege Within (Pioneer, Sushant Sareen, Apr 29, 2006)
The armed insurrection by Pashtun tribes in Pakistan's north-western tribal belt and Baloch tribes in the south-western province of Balochistan is not a new phenomenon.
- The French Connection (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 29, 2006)
THE launch in Paris of the Pak-France Committee at a meeting between Industries, Production and Special Initiatives Minister Jehangir Tareen and MEDEF, an association of 700,000 French-based . . .
- Bangladesh Was An Aberration (Pioneer, Irfan Husain, Apr 29, 2006)
Among serious observers of Pakistan, predicting its disintegration has become a bit of a cottage industry.
- Jayati Ghosh: Protecting Foreign Investors (Frontline, Jayati Ghosh, Apr 29, 2006)
Bilateral investment treaties have become potential weapons of multinational companies against developing country governments and societies.
- Country First (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Apr 29, 2006)
Bollywood has always taken great pride in swearing by secularism. But when Feroze Khan, one of its well known faces, sought to wear it on his sleeve in Pakistan earlier this week, it created a controversy of sorts.
- Energy-Cum-Trade Corridor (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 29, 2006)
ON Thursday Pakistan and China signed a Memorandum of Understanding to provide umbrellas for agreements furthering bilateral energy, industrial and trade cooperation. Earlier addressing a group of China's private and public sector leaders . . .
- Faster, Higher, Out Of Reach (Tribune, Vijay Mohan, Apr 29, 2006)
For 25 years it was India’s elusive eye in the sky, keeping a constant watch over the enemy deep inside his own territory and yet remaining beyond his reach.
- Cricket In The New World (Times of India, BORIA MAJUMDAR, Apr 29, 2006)
Fantasies too have their boundaries. Trying to imagine that the first hot dog seller you meet at a Boston railway station will turn out to be an avid cricket player is one such fantasy. But some fantasies, as they say, come true.
- With A Plot From Bangladesh (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Apr 29, 2006)
Investigation into the Varanasi bombings leads to the fact of Bangladesh's emergence as a base for Islamist terrorism.
- Human Trafficking Racket (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 29, 2006)
FEDERAL Investigation Agency (FIA) has approached Interpol for the arrest of Maj (Rtd) Ajmal, former Swiss Visa Assistant and an important name in human trafficking racket, unveiled by Asher Frances, main culprit in Swiss Visa Scandal. Meanwhile,
- The Indus Opportunity (Deccan Herald, B G Verghese, Apr 29, 2006)
By co-operating with India on water projects on the basis of the 1960 Indus Treaty, Pakistan stands to gain much
- I'm Not Bush's Poodle: Musharraf (Hindu, Declan Walsh, Apr 29, 2006)
Pakistan's General Pervez Musharraf, facing a surge of anti-American sentiment, on Thursday warned that covert U.S. air strikes against Al-Qaeda inside Pakistan were an infringement of national sovereignty.
- Pakistan Matinee (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Apr 29, 2006)
An enforced 40-yr-drought has finally ended in Pakistan. Its people have been allowed to enjoy Indian films in theaters. I was in Lahore recently to witness the release of Akbar Khan’s Taj Mahal. The law banning other Indian films still holds, but . . .
- Accord On New Cbms (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 29, 2006)
Even though basically of a technical nature, the four confidence-building measures, including the finalisation of “ground rules” along the international border, agreed to by Pakistan and India on Thursday, constitute a step forward in the on-going . . .
- Do We Need More Laws And Courts? (Dawn, Khalid Jawed Khan, Apr 29, 2006)
The federal government has yet again embarked on a reforming spree. As usual, the target is the judiciary.
- Us Asks Cong To Clear Sale Of F-16 Jets To Pakistan (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Apr 29, 2006)
THE Bush administration will formally ask the U.S. Congress to approve the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan, Undersecretary of State R. Nicholas Burns said on Thursday.
- ‘My Popularity Has Gone Down’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
Talibanism spilling over into settled areas: Musharraf
Says US covert strikes are infringing on Pakistan’s sovereignty
* I’m nobody’s poodle
* I have a lot of teeth to bite back with
* Baloch rebels are mercenaries, pgymies, merely pinpricks
- Reviving Local Cinema (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 29, 2006)
With the screening of the classic Indian film Mughal-i-Azam in Lahore earlier this week and the premiere of Taj Mahal in Lahore and Karachi, is there a possibility that the dying Pakistani cinema will feel a strong impulse for revival or will it . . .
- Indian Worker, Driver Kidnapped In Afghan South (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
Afghanistan (Reuters) - Gunmen kidnapped an Indian telecommunications worker and his Afghan driver in southern Afghanistan on Friday and Taliban insurgents claimed responsibility.
- Change In Nepal (Tribune, Pran Chopra , Apr 29, 2006)
Within a matter of days, if not hours, Nepal has emerged out of an unprecedented crisis to knock at the doors of a kind of opportunity it has never had before. It is not certain yet that it will be able to sustain the chance till its fruition.
- Musharraf:'i'm Nobody's Poodle.' (Christian Science Monitor, Tom Regan, Apr 29, 2006)
Facing a rising tide of anti-American sentiment in his country, Pakistan leader General Pervez Musharraf says that covert US airstrikes against Al Qaeda targets in Pakistan are "an infringement of national sovereignty." In an interview with the British
- I'm Not Bush's Poodle : Mush (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
Insisting that he was 'not a poodle' of US President George Bush, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said that covert US air strikes against al-Qaeda terror network inside his country were an infringement of national sovereignty.
- Triumph Of Politics (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 29, 2006)
The first thing that strikes one about Monday's by-elections in four Assembly constituencies in Jammu & Kashmir, the results of which were announced on Thursday, was the high percentage of polling.While the average was 61 per cent, the turnout at . . .
- America Slams Indian Laws On Fight Against Terrorism (Hindustan Times, S Rajagopalan, Apr 29, 2006)
India’s fight against terrorism is “hampered by its outdated and overburdened law enforcement and legal systems”, says the US State Department's annual country reports on terrorism. But the report also praises India for improving its “tactics . . .
- Cbms-Conflict Resolution In Tandem (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 29, 2006)
The third round of Pakistan-India dialogue on conventional CBMs has concluded with experts agreeing on some important measures, including finalisation of ‘ground rules’ for implementation along the international border. They also agreed not to develop . .
- Puppet Masters (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Apr 29, 2006)
Investigation into the Varanasi bombings leads to the fact of Bangladesh's emergence as a base for Islamist terrorism.
- Loud Thinking About 9th Wonder (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 29, 2006)
PRESIDENT Pervez Musharraf has emphasized the need for exploiting potential for joint ventures and investment between Pakistan and China in the energy sector, pledging to turn the country into a trade, industry and energy corridor for the benefit of . . .
- India, Pakistan Agree To Work To Finalise "Border Ground Rules" (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Apr 28, 2006)
Part of conventional CBMs between the two countries
Agree on modalities for holding quarterly flag meetings in agreed sectors
Existing posts, defence works not to be fortified
Persons inadvertently crossing LoC to be returned fast
- Another Inconclusive Round (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 28, 2006)
Pakistan and India concluded on Wednesday the fourth round of expert group talks on nuclear confidence building measures, aimed at reducing the risk of nuclear accidents but the desired progress does not seem to have been made since differences . . .
- Bhasha Dam (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 28, 2006)
The delayed groundbreaking ceremony of Pakistan's biggest water reservoir Bhasha dam was finally held on Wednesday.
- China Confirms New Human H5n1 Bird Flu Case (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
General Pervez Musharraf pledged to hold free and fair elections next year.
- Misgivings About Kalabagh (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 28, 2006)
While performing the groundbreaking ceremony of the Diamer-Bhasha dam on Wednesday, President Pervez Musharraf very categorically said that all the dams identified under the government’s ‘2016 Water Vision’ policy, including Kalabagh, will be built.
- Pakistan Must Qualify For Hrc Membership (Dawn, I. A. Rehman, Apr 28, 2006)
The report that Pakistan is a candidate for election to the new UN Human Rights Council (HRC) has aroused considerable interest among human rights activists in the country.
- Primitive Practices (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 28, 2006)
It is shocking how obscurantist tribal customs continue to flourish in our society despite the fact that modern concepts of human rights have transformed social norms in large parts of the world.
- ‘Us-India Deal Will Not Trigger Arms Race With Pakistan’ (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Apr 28, 2006)
Noted South Asia expert and author Stephen P Cohen told the Senate here on Wednesday that the Indo-US nuclear deal need not trigger an arms race with Pakistan, and it is certainly not a green light to India to build a thousand or more nuclear weapons.
- India, Pakistan Must Get Serious About Nuclear Issues (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Apr 28, 2006)
The fourth round of expert-level talks on nuclear CBMs between Pakistan and India has been wrapped up with a joint statement on Wednesday.
- Business As A Bridge Between Neighbours (Business Standard, T Thomas, Apr 28, 2006)
By developing trade with Pakistan, we can gain more because we have a much bigger and much more competitive manufacturing base.
- How Near Is India To Its Taxable Capacity? (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam , Apr 28, 2006)
While direct tax collections are on the rise, the contribution of indirect taxes as a percentage of GDP has stagnated the past four years.
- Time To Consolidate Democracy In Valley (Pioneer, Ghazanfar Butt, Apr 28, 2006)
Musharraf should concede self-rule to the people of POK before questioning India on the rights of Kashmiris, says Ghazanfur Butt
- Courtiers Hailed As Democrats (Pioneer, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Apr 28, 2006)
Today's historic meeting of Nepal's Pratinidhi Sabha presents a challenge not just to the kingdom's three main contenders for power - King Gyanendra, the constitutional parties led by Prime Minister designate Girija Prasad Koirala, and Comrade . . .
- Pak Cries 'Foul' On Cbm Talks (Pioneer, K J M Varma, Apr 28, 2006)
Pakistan proposed but India disposed. And that's what Islamabad says is the cause of contention.
- Free At Last (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 28, 2006)
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has done a great service to the cause of human rights by ordering the release of Pakistani citizens languishing in various jails of Punjab even after they have completed their terms.
- China Irked As Nepal Trumps King Card (Statesman, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Apr 28, 2006)
Alarmed at the fall of King Gyanendra’s regime, China has rushed a delegation to Kathmandu to gloss over its unstinted support to the monarch and appease the new government.
- Npt And Indo-Us Civil Nuclear Deal (Daily Excelsior, Brig. (Retd.) S.N. Sachadeva, Apr 28, 2006)
The Indo-US nuclear deal may get derailed if the non-proliferation lobby in the US Congress insists on India signing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). India has always held the view that the NPT is discriminatory and it holds little . . .
- No Demilitarisation Of J&k, Says India (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
India today rejected Pakistan’s proposal to demilitarise Jammu and Kashmir by pulling out heavy artillery, guns, rockets and mortars, saying it was its sovereign right to keep troop formations in the state.
- True To Form (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Apr 28, 2006)
The verdict in the four Assembly by-elections is out.
- India Rejects Pak Proposal To Dimilitarise J&k (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
India today rejected Pakistan’s proposal to demilitarise Jammu and Kashmir by pulling out heavy artillery, guns, rockets and mortars, saying it was its soverign right to keep troop formations in the State.
- Cm Breaks Records In His Maiden Victory To Assembly (Daily Excelsior, Sanjeev Pargal, Apr 28, 2006)
Chief Minister and Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad today broke all records of margin to win first ever Assembly election from his home State in his 30 years political career defeating BJP’s novice Dhanantar Singh alias Koushal Kotwal by a . . .
- India, Pak Agree On Several Military Cbms (Press Trust of India, K J M Varma, Apr 28, 2006)
India and Pakistan today made a steady progress in their efforts to initiate confidence building measures between the two armies by agreeing to finalise border ground rules, arrange frequent meetings between sector commanders and avoid construction . . .
- Saying No To Nukes (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
The Raabta Foundation from Pakistan showcases the futility of nuclear weapons with a performance of Naquab at Ranga Shankara this weekend.
- Musharraf Says He's No U.S. "Poodle" (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf has rejected accusations he is a Western "poodle", saying his fight against Islamic militants is for his country's benefit, not for the United States or Britain.
- Different Strokes (Hindu, M. SURYA PRASAD, Apr 28, 2006)
Sudheendra and his team explored new possibilities with laya
- Admission Of Defeat? (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Apr 28, 2006)
The Pakistani Army and other law-enforcing forces avoid direct clashes with Taliban and other Islamic extremists
- Caught In A Trap Of Its Own Making (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Apr 28, 2006)
Facing bitter electoral competition in three Assembly by-elections in the Kashmir Valley, the PDP flew Islamist colours, borrowing from tactics used by Sheikh Abdullah in 1977. This time around, the trick hasn't worked.
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