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Articles 13121 through 13220 of 21681:
- India’S Statements May Sabotage Cbms: Rashid (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad has said that if India did not stop issuing "irresponsible" statements, it would sabotage all the confidence building measures (CBMs) so far taken for easing tension between the two countries.
- Foreign Secretaries To Discuss Kashmir Options (Dawn, Ihtasham ul Haque, Jan 03, 2006)
India is unwilling to consider proposals coming through the media and argues it would prefer back-channel contacts, both official and unofficial, to resolve the decades-old Kashmir problem.
- Aphc Not Part Of Track-Ii On Kashmir: Mirwaiz (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
Chairman All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), Mirwaiz Umar Farooque has categorically stated that the APHC was not a part of Track-II diplomacy on Kashmir. Despite opening of five intra-Kashmir contact points along the Line of Control there was no ....
- Launch Dialogue Also (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 03, 2006)
Fighting between security forces and tribesmen on Dera Bugti-Sui Road and a bomb blast in Mashkal area of Kharan district killing four persons have been reported in Balochistan.
- Menace Of Quackery (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 03, 2006)
One gets a distinct sense of déjà vu when one hears of crackdowns on illegal medical practitioners for they are announced from time to time with great fanfare with little to show for these.
- India, Pakistan Miss Deadlines (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
Consulates reopening and rail link restoration delayed
India and Pakistan have missed deadlines for reopening the Karachi and Mumbai consulates by the end of 2005 and restoring the Munabao-Khokhrapar rail link between Rajasthan and Sindh . . .
- Terrorist Outfit Funds Mujeeb (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
Mujeeb Ahmed, who was arrested recently by Hyderabad police on charge of planning terrorist attacks, had received Rs. 3 lakhs from the terrorist outfit Hizbul Mujahideen he was working, the police said. This amount was meant to be spent . . .
- Jaish Plot To Hit Hyd’Bad Busted (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
Police busted a plan by a terror group backed by Pakistan based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) to trigger New Delhi-like serial blasts in the city and in Karnataka by arresting three suspects and recovering explosives from them.
- The National Resolve (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Jan 03, 2006)
Hinduism must realise that the caste system is sounding its death knell by brewing intolerance and division
- ‘Dialogue With Khan Needed To Solve Pak N-Issue’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
Regarding the Iran nuclear issue, he said that Iran has to assure the international community that its nuclear programme is not aimed at developing weapons.
- Once Again, Across The Bridge Of Many Returns (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Jan 03, 2006)
The Kashmir quake shattered the Kaman bridge that brought so much hope for the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus. It’s still not too late to take up peace initiatives to revive the enthusiasm of a year ago, says Muzamil Jaleel.
- No More Nuclear Fundamentalists (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Jan 03, 2006)
The arrival of Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso today will launch 2006’s diplomatic season in the capital as well as help develop a more productive nuclear conversation between the two countries.
- Centre To Wait For Details, No Dates For Ulfa Dialogue Yet (Indian Express, SUDHI RANJAN SEN, Jan 03, 2006)
Even as the Congress-led Assam government declared a partial amnesty for ULFA militants for the forthcoming Bihu festival and for the peace talks, the Centre seems to be in no hurry to engage the banned organisation.
- Hurriyat Team Leaves For Pakistan (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
A three-member Hurriyat conference delegation today left for Lahore on their way to Islamabad for a week-long visit, during which they are to meet Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf, with whom they will discuss de-militarisation and self-rule for the re
- Pak Says ‘Bully’ India Must Keep Out Of Balochistan (Indian Express, K J M Varma, Jan 03, 2006)
Reacting strongly to India’s remarks on the spiralling violence in Balochistan, Pakistan today said it ‘‘betrayed the psyche of a bully’’ and tended to vitiate the atmosphere created by the two sides for sustaining the composite dialogue process.
- King Unbending, Nepal Maoists End Ceasefire (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Jan 03, 2006)
A four-month spell of peace in Nepal came to an end today as the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoists (CPN-M) announced it would not extend the ceasefire that began in September, and vowed to resume its activities against the Royal Nepal Army (RNA).
- India's Trade With Saarc May Touch Us$22 Bln By 2015: Assocham (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
With the Indian government giving its nod to the South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA),
- Heavy Fighting Between Pakistan Military And Balochistan Rebels (India Daily, Sudhir Chadda, Jan 03, 2006)
Balochistan wants freedom from Pakistani oppression. Pakistan is sending new reinforcements to keep Balochistan rebels at bay.
- Fo Asks India Not To Vitiate Atmosphere (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
Pakistan on Monday asked India not to vitiate atmosphere for the ongoing peace process between the two countries by issuing statements on Islamabad’s internal affairs.
- Terror Plot Busted Ahead Of Pm's Visit (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
Hours before the Prime Minister's visit to the city, Police foiled the plot of Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed to trigger bomb blasts, including suicide bombings, in Andhra Pradesh and neighbouring Karnataka.
- Mind Your Own Business: Islamabad (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jan 03, 2006)
Balochistan isuue our internal affair
Criticising India for expressing concern on the Balochistan situation, Pakistan on Monday said such statements from New Delhi "betrayed the psyche of a bully."
- Pak In Talks To Buy Chinese Nuclear Reactors (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
Pakistan is in talks to buy up to eight nuclear power reactors from China for between $7 billion and $10 billion, Britain's Financial Times reported on Tuesday.
- 3,000 Jobless Indian Doctors In Britain (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jan 03, 2006)
British International Doctors' Association says situation is becoming "unacceptable"
- The Fall Of Mr Advani (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Jan 03, 2006)
There is a Shakespearean dimension to Mr L.K. Advani’s fall from grace in the Bharatiya Janata Party.
- Snow, Rain Bring Misery To Pakistan Survivors (Reuters, Robert Birsel, Jan 03, 2006)
Heavy snow and rain brought more misery to Pakistan's earthquake survivors on Monday, halting relief work, bringing landslides down on roads and flooding tents across the cold, wet mountains.
- Funds Sought For Gilgit Development (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jan 03, 2006)
Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said Islamabad has approached the World Bank and other foreign donors to prepare a comprehensive plan for socio-economic development of Northern Areas covering Gilgit and Baltistan.
- Understanding On Nukes (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 03, 2006)
But what about fighting terrorism
India and Pakistan have shown admirable understanding on their nuclear installations and facilities ever since they signed an agreement to this effect on December 31, 1988.
- Turning The Tables (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jan 03, 2006)
General Musharraf is said to be intrigued at New Delhi expressing concern over the situation in Baluchistan, and he has reason to be.
- Science Meet Security Beefed Up (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
Alerted by the recent terror strike on scientists at Indian Institute on Science (IISc), Bangalore, security has been tightened for the 93rd Indian Science Congress (ISC), to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh here tomorrow.
- Gory Face (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 03, 2006)
Should one express surprise over the targetted killing of scientists, academicians and intellectuals by the terrorists? The answer can only be no. By its very definition the terror machine is synonymous with murder and mayhem.
- India In 2006: Forging Ahead To The Forefront (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jan 03, 2006)
A stable political environment, law and order, and a reasonable governance all point to an India heading with confidence into a New Year.
- Terror In Bangalore (Tribune, P.C. Dogra, Jan 03, 2006)
On December 28, 2005, terrorists barged into the auditorium of the Indian Institute of Science at Bangalore, where an international conference of eminent scientists was going on, opened indiscriminate firing, killing renowned mathematician and . . .
- Sc Notice To Centre, Cbi And Cvc Over Reliance Infocomm (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
Pakistan today denied reports that it has delayed the ratification of SAFTA due to fears that the agreement would pave way for free trade with India, which it resisted all along.
- Safta Is On (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 03, 2006)
The successful launch of the South Asian Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) on New Year's Day is a feather of sorts in the cap of the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation, especially as the schedule
- Delay In Safta Ratification Not Due To India: Pak (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
Pakistan today denied reports that it has delayed the ratification of SAFTA due to fears that the agreement would pave way for free trade with India, which it resisted all along.
- That Man From Up (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Jan 03, 2006)
Rajnath Singh has taken over as the president of the BJP, not because he was the most acceptable of the candidates within the party, but because he was the least unacceptable.
- A Vital Step (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 03, 2006)
The government finally has had the good sense to revive the Council of Common Interests.
- Loc As Border Unacceptable: Mirwaiz (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
All Parties Hurriyet Conference (APHC) chief Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has stated that proposals of acknowledging the Line of Control (LoC) as permanent border or maintaining status quo are unacceptable, however the APHC leadership is ready to become . . .
- Indo-Us Nuclear Cooperation Deal A Dangerous Gamble (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Jan 02, 2006)
The chief architect of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) has described President Bush’s recent proposal to provide nuclear energy assistance to India as a “dangerous gamble”.
- Pakistan, India Exchange Information On Nuclear Facilities (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Pakistan and India exchanged lists of their nuclear facilities on Sunday, a requirement every January 1 under an accord in which they promised not to attack each other’s nuclear installations.
- India Kills Most-Wanted Militant (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Indian troops on Sunday shot dead a most-wanted Islamic guerrilla during a gun battle in Kashmir, Indian police said.
- Taliban Rising In Afghanistan? (Daily Times, Ahmad Muaffaq Zaidan, Jan 02, 2006)
Most analysts following the events in Afghanistan believe that in years to come the situation will get even worse. The latest videotape I have received shows new Al Qaeda and Taliban training camps in Afghanistan.
- Pak, India Exchange Lists Of Nuke Installations, Facilities (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Pakistan and India today exchanged lists of nuclear installations under a special agreement which prohibits Islamabad and New Delhi from attacking each other's nuclear facilities.
- Exit Of Bjp Old Guards (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 02, 2006)
AB Vajpayee and LK Advani have stepped down from the BJP leadership. Vajpayee has announced retirement from politics while Advani has opted out as BJP President.
- Safta’S Potential (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
The Union Cabinet’s approval for the implementing the South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) agreement, in time for the January 1, 2006, deadline, is indicative of New Delhi’s commitment to freer trade in the region.
- Officials At Un Seek Fast Action On Rights Panel (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Officials of the UN, which has struggled through a period of scandal and mismanagement, have decided they must act within weeks to produce an alternative to its controversial Human Rights Commission.
- Safta Comes Into Effect; Pak Yet To Ratify (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA), paving way for free trade of goods among countries of the region, came into being today but Pakistan was yet to complete the formality of ratifying it.
"The ratification process is underway.
- Hurriyat Says It Will Discuss Kashmir With Musharraf (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Ahead of its Pakistan visit from tomorrow, separatist outfit Hurriyat Conference today said it would discuss the Kashmir issue with President Pervez Musharraf and other Pakistan leaders.
- Putting Aside Ideological Hang-Ups (Dawn, Murtaza Razvi, Jan 02, 2006)
The genie of obscurantism, of the confused ideological variety, is out of the bottle again. At least that was the impression created by a host of speakers, among them Dr Javid Iqbal, Justice Nasim Hassan Shah and Mr Majid Nizami, at a seminar held to ....
- A Significant Turn (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jan 02, 2006)
Manmohan Singh's meeting with People's Conference leader Sajjad Lone sends out the message that New Delhi intends to reach out not just to the APHC centrists but to all elements of the political mosaic of Jammu and Kashmir.
- Self-Rule Not Final But A Step Forward: Mirwaiz (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, chairman Hurriyat Conference (A), said that self-governance can not be a final solution of Kashmir issue but a step forward towards a solution. He was talking to media persons briefly before leaving for New Delhi on his onward journey
- India Defends Comments On Balochistan (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
India on Sunday insisted there was nothing wrong in reacting to the "serious situation" in the neighbouring country, particularly when it waves "red rags" at India virtually on daily basis.
- Pakistan, India Exchange Lists Of Nuclear Installations (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Pakistan and India on Sunday exchanged lists of their nuclear facilities in line
- A Prescription For Decline (Dawn, Dushka H. Saiyid, Jan 02, 2006)
DR Atta-ur-Rehman, chairman, Higher Education Commission, speaking in September at a meeting of ECOSOC, UN, announced that the funding for higher education in Pakistan had gone up by 1500 per cent.
- Shaukat’S Democratic Initiative (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 02, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has decided to revive the Council of Common Interests (CCI), which the Federal Cabinet has endorsed unanimously. Information Minister Sheikh Rashid told newsmen after the Cabinet meeting in Islamabad on Saturday that the CCI is
- Challenges Ahead (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Jan 02, 2006)
It is difficult to miss the strong undercurrent of concern about the state we are in which runs through the otherwise diverse end-of-the-year comments in our print and electronic media.
- Off To A Good Start (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 02, 2006)
Reiterating its commitment to cleansing the Punjab cities of excessive smoke-emitting vehicles, the provincial government, on the eve of the New Year, announced a plan to impose a ban on the plying of two-stroke-engine rickshaws on selected roads in Lahor
- Sbp Quarterly Report (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 02, 2006)
TheState Bank of Pakistan’s report for the first quarter of 2005-06 has reinforced concerns about certain macroeconomic indications of the country’s economy.
- Wider Aspects Of The Gas Pipeline (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Paradoxically, there is a positive dimension to the tensions being generated by the proposed seven-billion-dollar gas pipeline that will run from Iran to India via Pakistan.
- N-Facilities’ List Swapped With India (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Pakistan and India on Sunday exchanged lists of their nuclear facilities in line with an agreement to swap such information annually on New Year’s Day, the foreign ministry said.
- Pak, India Exchange Lists Of N Installations (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 02, 2006)
Pakistan and India Sunday exchanged lists of nuclear installations under a special agreement which prohibits Islamabad and New Delhi from attacking each other’s nuclear facilities.
- Usc’S Customer Friendly Initiative (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 02, 2006)
Utility Stores Managing Director Brig (R) Hafeez Ahmed has announced special Eid Package of reduction of prices of about 300 items to benefit the low income groups.
- The Rewriting Of History (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Jan 02, 2006)
The recent international book fair held in Karachi’s Expo Centre was a huge and truly memorable event. It was the first time in this philistine city that so many representatives of Indian publishing houses jostled with local publishers, booksellers and...
- India, Pakistan Exchange Nuke Lists (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Pakistan and India today exchanged list of nuclear installations under a special agreement which prohibits Islamabad and New Delhi from attacking each other’s nuclear facilities.
- Maoist Designs (Statesman, JR MUKHERJEE, Jan 02, 2006)
With Maoists from Nepal to Tamil Nadu subverting the government machinery and gaining control in a wide corridor across 13 states through a campaign of terror, their activities have become a serious threat to national security.
- Balochistan Situation Serious, Nothing Wrong In Comment: India (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Notwithstanding Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf terming as "intriguing" India's comment on Balochistan, New Delhi today asserted there was nothing wrong in reacting to the "serious situation" in the neighbouring country, . . .
- Unrest In Baluchistan (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 02, 2006)
Musharraf should tackle its problems
What is happening in Baluchistan is much more than what was experienced by the Shias in Gilgit and Baltistan recently, forcing India to lodge its protest against the large-scale human rights violations there.
- Safta Takes Effect (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
The long-awaited South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA), paving way for free trade of goods among countries of the region, came into being today but Pakistan was yet to complete the formality of ratifying it.
- Hurriyat To Discuss Kashmir With Musharraf (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Ahead of its Pakistan visit from tomorrow, separatist outfit Hurriyat Conference today said it would discuss the Kashmir issue with President Pervez Musharraf and other Pakistan leaders.
- Khokhrapar-Munabao Train Service To Begin By Mid Jan: Pak (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Pakistan today said the Khokhrapar-Munabao train service connecting Sindh province with Rajasthan would become operational by mid January.
- Ipi Gas Pipeline Tripartite Accord In Two Months: Pakistan (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Pakistan, India and Iran will finalise tripartite framework agreement and the project structure of the proposed Rs 7 billion gas pipeline next month, an official said here.
- Optimism Alive As Winter Chills Pak Quake Zone (Reuters, Robert Birsel, Jan 02, 2006)
Snow and rain across northern Pakistan grounded relief flights on Sunday, giving earthquake survivors and rescuers their first big test of the winter.
- Ideological Deviation Ends Advani's Journey As Bjp Chief (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Lal Kishenchand Advani, the hawkish face of Hindutva, today stepped down as BJP President a little over a year after taking over the party's reins which witnessed rampant indiscipline and corruption and the backfiring of his attempt to shed "horns" ....
- Time For Hope (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Times of India, Jan 02, 2006)
The New Year has come with renewed hopes of peace and harmony in the troubled South Asian region that we live in. As of January 1, the agreement on a South Asian Free Trade Area (Safta) comes into force. Hope is, of course, the theme of every new year.
- Us Plans To Strike Iran N-Facilities (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
The United States is mulling a strike on Iran's nuclear facilities this year and has informed NATO member states to make similar preparations, a report claimed on Sunday.
- Pak, India Exchange Lists On Nuke Installations (Tribune, K.J.M. Varma, Jan 02, 2006)
Pakistan and India today exchanged lists of nuclear installations under a special agreement that prohibits Islamabad and New Delhi from attacking each other's nuclear facilities.
- South Asian Free Trade Area (Safta) Becomes Operational (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
The South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA), which paves the way for free trade in goods among the SAARC member countries comes into effect tommorow.
- India On Friday Again Voiced Its Anxieties Over What It Called Continuing Army Crackdown And Human Rights Violations In The Pakistani Province Of Balochistan (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Dismissing Pakistan's objections to its statement on the situation in Balochistan, India on Friday again voiced its anxieties over what it called continuing army crackdown and human rights violations in the Pakistani province of Balochistan.
- Musharraf Blames India For Funding Rebellion In Baluchistan As Pakistan Army Continues Gross Human Rights Violation There (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf has termed as "intriguing" India's comments on the situation in Baluchistan province and said the government knew who is funding the armed rebellion in the region.
- Gas Pipeline Agreement To Be Signed Next Month, Says Pakistan (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Pakistan, India and Iran will finalise a tripartite framework agreement and the project structure of the proposed Rs 7 billion gas pipeline next month, said an official here.
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