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Articles 12821 through 12920 of 21681:
- N Waziristan Reactivates (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 09, 2006)
ABOUT 20 people including eight security men were killed in two separate incidents in North Waziristan Agency. Unknown assailants attacked a check post near Mir Ali and gunned down eight security personnel. Some others are reportedly missing.
- Revisiting J&k’S Autonomy (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Jan 09, 2006)
NO less momentous than the dramatic change in Pakistan’s policy on Afghanistan is the progressive scaling down of the commitment to the Kashmiri right of self-determination to whatever is embodied in the code-phrase ‘demilitarization and self-government’
- Deterrent To Foreign Investment (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 09, 2006)
PRIME Minister Shaukat Aziz has sought investment in power generation sector from private entrepreneurs as development of alternate energty sources is among the highest priorities of the Government.
- India Rejects Pakistan's Proposal For Demilitarized Kashmir (India Daily, Anil Rane, Jan 09, 2006)
India has asserted that the issue of withdrawal of security forces from Jammu and Kashmir or the deployment of forces there is sovereign decision of New Delhi and cannot be decided by a foreign government.
- Water Wars Everywhere - Ii (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Jan 09, 2006)
Land disputes have ended paving way for battles over water resources, Zahid Samoon (Abraham) responds to Saadut Hussain’s article Water Wars
- Musharraf Now Says Pak Willing To Join Fight Against Terror In J&k – Too Late Too Little? (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 09, 2006)
Lamenting slow progress in the peace process, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has expressed Islamabad's readiness to fight terror with India in Jammu and Kashmir
- China, India Hold Strategic Talks In Beijing (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 09, 2006)
The second round of talks between India and China, aimed at ironing out difficulties over their disputed border and strengthening their strategic partnership, began on Monday morning, an Indian official said.
- Indian Shares Rise To New High, Colombo Slides (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 09, 2006)
Indian shares rose to a new peak on Monday, boosted by firm Asian markets and expectations for strong quarterly earnings in sectors such as software services.
- Behind Bangalore: The Origins Of The Long Jihad (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jan 09, 2006)
The first part of an investigation into how the Lashkar-e-Taiba's terror campaign against India was born, and the forces that drive it today.
- India Aiding Baluchistan Rebels: Musharraf (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 09, 2006)
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf accused India of arming and financing rebels in the Pakistani province of Baluchistan, charges that could push back a peace process between the two neighbours
- Musharraf’S Kashmir Plan (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Jan 09, 2006)
Claiming complete support of the army to his peace initiatives with India, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has offered to join the fight against terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Terrorism, Corruption Major Challenges: Baig (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 09, 2006)
Deputy Chief Minister, Muzaffar Hussain Baig has said the major challenges facing the governance today are terrorism and corruption which could be tackled only through coalition of right-thinking forces.
- 12 Militants Travelled In Samjhauta On Passport (Daily Excelsior, A N Sudarsan Rao , Jan 09, 2006)
A day after India and Pakistan inked an agreement to run a second train between the two countries on Khokhrapar-Munabao route...
- Hurriyat Delegation Returns From Pak (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 09, 2006)
The Hurriyat Conference has urged the Centre to "show flexibility" in resolving the vexed Kashmir issue and called for "immediate demilitarisation " in the State, saying peace can not be restored in a heavily militarised environment.
- Hurriyat To Delhi: Show Flexibility On Kashmir (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 09, 2006)
The Hurriyat Conference has urged the Centre to show flexibility in resolving the vexed Kashmir issue and called for immediate demilitarisation in the state, saying peace cannot be restored in a “heavily militarised environment.”
- Pakistan Warns India Peace Process At Risk Over Baluchistan Issue – What About Continued Pakistan Sponsored Terror In India? (India Daily, Anil Rane, Jan 09, 2006)
Pakistan may be trapped in its own game. There is no proof that India is helping Baluchistan rebels.
- On The First Anniversary Of The End Of Mfa (The Financial Express, Saumitra Chaudhuri, Jan 09, 2006)
The end of the Multi Fibre Arrangement (MFA) and associated quotas is a year past and it is time to take stock
- Empty "Bombshell" (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 09, 2006)
If one has to take notice of Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's recent utterances about Jammu and Kashmir it is because of sheer hilarity.
- Normalisation With India (News International, Nasim Zehra, Jan 09, 2006)
Things has never looked more normal between the two nuclear neighbours in a long, long time.
- Musharraf’S ‘Three-City’ Formula A Predictable Non-Starter (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jan 09, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf proposed to India on Saturday a new formula for peace in Kashmir.
- Compare And Contrast (News International, A N Sudarsan Rao , Jan 09, 2006)
The Jamea mosque is just around the corner from my house in UK. Five times a day people come to worship there, many of whom I know by sight or name.
- The Status Quo Returns (News International, Jyoti Malhotra, Jan 09, 2006)
The dewy optimism of that January two years ago when India and Pakistan seemed poised for a breakthrough in mutual prejudice has given way to a steady hum in which both establishments seem to have abandoned the vision thing in favour of controlled movemen
- Malik Returns From Abroad (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 09, 2006)
Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Muhammad Yasin Malik held talks with various European and American leaders about the prospects of resolving Kashmir dispute during his foreign visit.
- Most Pakistanis Want To Befriend India But... (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Jan 09, 2006)
Khurshid Kasuri has said that compared to peace overtures President General Pervez Musharraf had made India’s response was ‘halting.’ and ‘not flexible.’
- Bhasha Dam, The Northern Areas And Pakistan (News International, A N Sudarsan Rao , Jan 09, 2006)
Storage of river water in a large reservoir is vital for the survival of Pakistan.
- The New Face Of Kashmiri Militancy (Daily Excelsior, A N Sudarsan Rao , Jan 09, 2006)
After the October 29 blasts in Delhi it has now become clear that an increasing number of Indian nationals, especially from Kashmir, are participating in most of the terrorist attacks and terrorists' suicide missions in the country.
- Relief Workers Complain Of Harassment By Militants (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 09, 2006)
The outbreak of an epidemic is feared in the relief camps of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, which was rattled by a killer quake in October last year, with a reported 25 per cent increase in lung and liver diseases, says a prominent Karachi-based news magazine
- No Compromise On Party Ideology, Says Rajnath ..... (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 09, 2006)
While preferring to steer clear of the ongoing debate on the relationship between the RSS and his party, BJP President Rajnath Singh appears to be in a tearing hurry to cleanse the 25-year-old organisation of all the ills afflicting it.
- Between Two Stools (Telegraph, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Jan 09, 2006)
If you want to play the chess of power politics on a global scale, the first rule is this: you have to consider the position and the moves of every single piece on the chessboard.
- India Stiffens Stance On Kashmir Autonomy (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2006)
India on Saturday appeared to harden its known position on Kashmir’s quest for autonomy and also seemed to snub Pakistan’s suggestion to demilitarize the disputed region.
- Lives Of The Powerful (Greater Kashmir, Dr Syed Amir, Jan 08, 2006)
They record their events for us to read them, writes Dr Syed Amir
More than 150 years ago, the Scottish historian and essayist, Thomas Carlyle, in his book On Heroes and Hero Worship noted that “the history of the world is but the biography . . .
- Water Wars Everywhere - I (Greater Kashmir, Zahid Samoon, Jan 08, 2006)
Land disputes have ended paving way for battles over water resources, Zahid Samoon (Abraham) responds to Saadut Hussain’s article Water Wars
- Aphc May Broaden Its Platform In Ajk, Ihk (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2006)
Chairman All Parties Hurriyet Conference (APHC) Mirwaiz Umar Farooque after a week-long visit to Pakistan/Azad Kashmir flew back to New Delhi on Saturday afternoon from Lahore. Bilal Ghani Lone, a member of his delegation accompanied him while Prof Abdul
- ‘Pak Making Efforts For K-Solution’ (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2006)
Pakistan is making all out efforts for the peaceful resolution of Kashmir issue, said Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sheikh Rashid Ahmad.
- War Of Words On Demilitarization Issus (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2006)
India on Saturday rejected Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf’s suggestion for demilitarization of three places in Jammu and Kashmir and asserted that it was a “sovereign” decision to be taken by New Delhi based on security situation and could . . .
- Musharraf: Withdraw Troops From Three Places In Kashmir For Militancy To End (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jan 08, 2006)
"Withdrawal of troops from three places would end militancy"
Reiterates "formula" to divide Jammu and Kashmir into seven regions
Disagrees that some Army commanders do not back peace process
- Kashmir Hurriyat Leader Backs Pakistan-India Composite Kashmir Hurriyat Leader Backs Pakistan-India Composite Dialogue Processdialogue Process (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2006)
India and China will hold two-day high-level strategic talks in Beijing from Monday [9 January] aimed at exploring ways to promote cooperation and sorting out differences on boundary question.
- Advani’S Swan Song (The Week, Debashish Mukerji, Jan 08, 2006)
RSS wants to know who would succeed Venkaiah Naidu
The list of contenders remained broadly the same. But their rankings kept changing every week. However, one front-runner has emerged in the race for the next BJP president once Lal Krishna Advani . . .
- Violence In Pakistan's Tribal Belt Kills 16 (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2006)
Sixteen people, including eight paramilitary soldiers, were killed in Pakistan on Saturday in separate incidents in its restive tribal belt on the Afghan border, officials and witnesses said.
- Musharraf Pushes Kashmir Plan Before Talks (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf told Kashmiri independence leaders that he hoped India would respond positively to Pakistan's proposal to demilitarise the disputed Himalayan region and grant it self-governance.
- U.N. Halts Flights To Pakistan Quake Area (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2006)
The United Nations has suspended emergency earthquake relief flights to an area of Pakistani Kashmir after crowds of people rushed two helicopters demanding to be evacuated, a U.N. spokesman said on Saturday.
- Pakistan Says Disappointed With India Peace Moves (Reuters, Kamil Zaheer, Jan 08, 2006)
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said he was disappointed with a two-year peace process with India and accused New Delhi of not responding to his proposals to end nearly 60 years of enmity between the nuclear-armed nations.
- Pm Says Expats In Gulf Will Vote (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2006)
India plans to allow millions of its nationals working in West Asia to vote for elections back home as they have a vital stake in the governance of the country, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Saturday.
- President Says India Should Pull Out Troops (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2006)
Ready to invite Manmohan to cricket match in Pakistan
- From J&k: I’Ll Fight Terrorists, Says Musharraf (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2006)
Ready to invite Manmohan to cricket match in Pakistan
President Pervez Musharraf has offered to join India’s “fight against terrorism” in Jammu and Kashmir if New Delhi agrees to pull out troops from Srinagar, Kupwara and Baramulla, . . .
- Science In The Muslim World (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 08, 2006)
Speakers at a conference in Karachi have called on the OIC to establish institutes for scientific research.
- Deciphering The Mirwaiz’S Statements (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jan 08, 2006)
Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, chairman of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) who is visiting Pakistan, has said that the proposal for self-rule or self-governance should not be confused with “autonomy”.
- Resumption Of Rail Link (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 08, 2006)
The agreement between India and Pakistan on a date to reopen the rail link between Sindh and Rajasthan after a gap of 40 years deserves to be welcomed, not least because it will allow thousands of Pakistanis living in the country’s south a cheaper and....
- Passing Of Roshan Khan (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 08, 2006)
When on March 12, 1951, little known Hashim Khan won the British professional squash title, nobody thought that the modest Pathan was laying the foundations of a dynasty which would rule the sport for two generations and more.
- This Rumpus Over The Dam (Dawn, M.P. Bhandara, Jan 08, 2006)
I happen to be in the ranks of the ordinary citizenry that is baffled by the passionate rhetoric on the passions aroused by the current debate on new large water reservoirs. Needless to say, when tongues lash one another, the flickering candle of . . .
- Judicial Activism In America (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Jan 08, 2006)
It is a well-established function of judges to say what the law is, or what it means. Many of them will follow precedents and give due attention to the original lawmaker’s intent in performing this function.
- Is The Federation At Risk? (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Jan 08, 2006)
Can the building of the Kalabagh dam and the bombing of Baloch insurgents (or call them miscreants) lead to the break-up of the federation?
- Army Supports Peace Initiative: Musharraf: Delhi’S Response Termed Disappointing (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Jan 08, 2006)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has told an Indian TV channel that his army completely supports the peace initiative with India but he also said he was disappointed by the tardy pace of responses to his proposals from New Delhi.
- Tap For Excellence (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 08, 2006)
Right now we are in the midst of a controversy triggered by the tapping of telephone of a politician active in the country's most populous State of Uttar Pradesh.
- India Rejects Suggestion For Demilitarisation (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2006)
Categorically rejecting Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf’s suggestion for demilitarisation of three places in Jammu and Kashmir, India tonight asserted that it was a "sovereign" decision to be taken by New Delhi based on security situation and could n
- India's Comments On Baloch; Musharraf Says He Is Disappointed (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2006)
Accusing India of providing financial support to rebels in Balochistan, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said he was "disappointed" and "annoyed" over the concerns expressed by India over military operations in the province but the "irritant" . . .
- India Shoots Down Pak’S Peace Floater (Hindustan Times, Nilova Roy Chaudhury, Jan 08, 2006)
The government reacted frostily on Saturday to suggestions by Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf that India demilitarize several cities in J&K, saying any such decision “cannot be dictated by any foreign government”.
- Rashid Tells India Not To Meddle In Pak (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2006)
Federal Information and Broadcasting Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has warned that if India continues to poke its nose in the internal affairs of Pakistan, the whole peace process will be an exercise in futility.
- India Sends Over $15m Relief Items For Pak Quake Victims (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2006)
Relief supplies so far dispatched by India for the victims of October 8 earthquake in NWFP and Azad Kashmir through official and private channels are worth Rs 690 million ($ 15.5 million).
- Musharraf Floats New Proposal For Kashmir Peace (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2006)
Says Pakistan to ensure end to violence if India
withdraws troops from three cities; Delhi rejects
President Pervez Musharraf has said that he was disappointed with a two-year peace process with India and accused New Delhi of not responding . . .
- Daniel Pearl And The Body Of Evidence (Hindustan Times, B Raman, Jan 08, 2006)
Every year, as we enter a New Year, my mind goes back to Daniel Pearl, the Mumbai-based American correspondent of Wall Street Journal, who met with a brutal end to his young life during a visit to Karachi in January 2002 to enquire, inter alia, . . .
- New Delhi Rejects Musharraf Proposal (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Jan 08, 2006)
Pakistan's commitment to end cross-border terrorism unconditional: spokesman
Deployment of security forces a sovereign decision
Joint control or management of Jammu & Kashmir ruled out
Allegations of Indian hand in Balochistan rejected
- Aphc Rejects The Indian Constitution (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 08, 2006)
APHC chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has said that no solution to Kashmir issue on the basis of the Indian Constitution is unacceptable. At a Press conference in Islamabad on Friday, he said that the UN resolutions provided the legal basis to resolve . . .
- Women In Novels (Deccan Herald, Sakuntala Narasimhan, Jan 08, 2006)
Although the subject matter merits study, poor language and errors mar the book.
- Blaming India To Avert Internal Rebellion? Pakistan's Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao Has ‘Held India Responsible’ For The Continuing Unrest In Balochistan Province (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2006)
India can be blamed but the fact is Balochistan province of Pakistan wants independence from the country.
- India To Quietly Raise Terror With Chief Guest Saudi King (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2006)
Against the backdrop of hardline Tehreek-e-Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani’s scheduled meeting with United Jehad Council chief Syed Salahuddin on the sidelines of the Haj in Mecca this week, New Delhi has decided to seek help from visiting . . .
- India Rejects Musharraf Rider To Peace (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2006)
India today reminded Pakistan that its commitment to not let its territory be used for cross border terrorism against India was ‘‘unconditional’’ and could not be linked with any proposal for demilitarisation in parts of Jammu and Kashmir.
- Mirwaiz: Make Saarc Guarantor (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2006)
Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq today said “self-governance and demilitarisation will provide Kashmiris a sense of being masters of their own destiny”. He added that J-K’s internal security ought to be handed over to the state police.
- It Is Time To Say Vande Mataram -Pakistan’S Shadow Isi Supported Lashkar-E-Taiba - It's Not Just Kashmir, They Eye India (India Daily, Sonia Chopra, Jan 08, 2006)
India must strike them at the source. Their source is financiers in Middle East and Pakistan.
- Musharraf Offers To Join Anti-Terror Fight (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2006)
In a candid interview to Karan Thapar for CNN/IBN, Musharraf also said he was disappointed at the lack of progress in the peace process and complained that there was “not much” response from India to the ideas thrown by him for resolution of the . . .
- Violence In Pak Claims 16 Lives (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2006)
In a separate incident, eight people were reportedly killed in an overnight bombing by US planes and gunship helicopters in the restive region, where the Pakistani security forces had launched a series of military operations last year to track . . .
- Self-Rule, Demilitarization Only Cbms : Mirwaiz (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2006)
‘Anything under Indian constitution not acceptable’
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Wednesday drew a clear line between autonomy within Indian constitution and the idea of self-rule. On his arrival in New Delhi from about a weeklong visit to Pakistan and . . .
- End-Game In Kashmir Uncertain (Tribune, Sushant Sareen, Jan 07, 2006)
WITH Pakistan coming up with “bold” and provocative proposals like “self-governance” and “demilitarisation” in the entire state of Jammu and Kashmir, the main focus of negotiations during the third round of the composite dialogue between India and . . .
- No Solution Under Indian Constitution, Says Aphc (News International, Asim Yasin, Jan 07, 2006)
Describing Pakistan’s proposal of self-governance and demilitarisation in Kashmir as a first step towards resolution of this issue, visiting leaders of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference announced that the Kashmiris would not accept any option . . .
- Full Independence Of Kashmir Not Possible: Mirwaiz (Daily Times, Umer Farooq, Jan 07, 2006)
Leader advocates co-existence
* Says self-governance and demilitarisation of Kashmir can be interim arrangement
- Women Lead Fight Against ‘Honour Killings’ (Tribune, Paul Valley, Jan 07, 2006)
These are some of the things that can get a woman killed: wearing make-up; going to the cinema; chewing gum; drinking water in the street; chatting to a male neighbour; talking on the phone;
- 'Nuke Deal With India High On Us Priorities' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 07, 2006)
US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice has strongly supported the civil nuclear deal with India and said strengthening Washington's relations with New Delhi would be among the priorities in her agenda for 2006.
- 'Some Describe Cultural Diplomacy As Invasion' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jan 07, 2006)
You started writing in the 60s, at a time when very few women ventured into poetry. What has changed since then?
- Conversation With Manmohan Singh (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Jan 07, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been always effusive and warm whenever I have discussed India-Pakistan relations with him. This time I found him a bit distressed and disappointed. He is not as optimistic as before because he says he does not know . . .
- Lacklustre Indo-Pak Trade: Slow Progress On Kashmir And High Prices Main Factors (Daily Times, Mohammed Rizwan, Jan 07, 2006)
Slow progress on Kashmir and the high price demanded by Indian exporters are the main factors behind lacklustre India-Pakistan trade since the Wagah road link opened to allow Indian sugar and vegetables into Pakistan.
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