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Articles 13421 through 13520 of 21681:
- Oic Bleeds For Kashmir (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Dec 28, 2005)
For a body that has existed for nearly 40 years the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) has earned a name for being long on rhetoric and short on substance.
- Subsidy Reform Must Keep That In Sight (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 28, 2005)
Opening up more border trade points with Pakistan will ease the fiscal burden on fertiliser subsidy. The point is to locate reform of agriculture and, within that, of subsidy regimes, within the overall context of development.
- Image-Building In Politics (Dawn, Hafizur Rahman, Dec 28, 2005)
Top brass of the Pakistan People’s Party are reported to have finalized a deal with a well-known firm of publicity experts in the United States who will take up the job of whitening the political and public image of Ms Benazir Bhutto and . . .
- Not A Secret (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Dec 28, 2005)
The latest report of the 9/11 Commission of the United States has stated the obvious about Pakistan. It has made twin observations. One is that Taliban forces freely operate in the tribal areas and the other is that terrorists from Pakistan . . .
- Small Hearted In The Land Of Waris Shah (Deccan Herald, Ayaz Amir, Dec 28, 2005)
Beautiful Punjab, fair land of the five immortal rivers, why, when so generous of heart, do you prove time and again so weak of understanding? When you have so much to offer why are you so poorly served by those who claim to lead you? . . .
- Fuller Implications Of ‘Usk’ Proposal (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 28, 2005)
APHC chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq is hammering on the proposal for ‘United States of Kashmir’ as solution to the long-standing Kashmir issue. He has been seeking support for the proposal from Pakistan and India for the sake of peace between the two . . .
- Visit Of Uae President (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 28, 2005)
The President of the United Arab emirates and ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan has held wide-ranging talks with President Musharraf covering all aspects of bilateral relations and regional and international issues of interest . . .
- India-Iran Pipeline Talks To Focus On Gas Pricing (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
The crucial issue of gas pricing is expected to be discussed by Indian and Iranian officials when they meet here Wednesday for the next round of bilateral talks on the ambitious $7 billion pipeline project. Slowly converging towards trilateral talks . . .
- Pakistan Rejects Indian Allegation (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
Pakistan Tuesday rejected Indian statement regarding law and order situation in Balochistan and said that the Indian comments in this regard were “unwarranted and baseless”. Foreign Office spokesperson Tasneem Aslam, reacting to the Indian Ministry . . .
- New Delhi’S Concern Over Operation (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
India on Tuesday expressed concern over operations in Balochistan and expressed the hope that the issue would be resolved peacefully through discussions. “The Government of India has been watching with concern the spiralling violence in Balochistan ....
- Pakistan Rejects Statement (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
Pakistan on Tuesday rejected an Indian statement about the law and order situation in Balochistan and said the Indian comments in this regard were “unwarranted and baseless.” Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam, reacting to the Indian Ministry ...
- Disaster Management (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 28, 2005)
Finally, a national disaster management agency is to be up. As announced by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Monday in Islamabad, it will be called the Federal Disaster Relief Management Agency.
- The Third Round Of Talks (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 28, 2005)
Pakistan and India are to begin the third round of their composite dialogue on January 17.
- Balochistan In Turmoil Again (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Dec 28, 2005)
The war in Balochistan is once again making headlines. 2005 was a troubled year for the province with the insurgency simmering throughout the year interspersed with military action by the Frontier Constabulary from time to time.
- Go On, Break The Mould (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 28, 2005)
When climbing steep heights, you are advised not to look down. If you do and sense how far up you have already gone, the temptation to retrace your steps becomes irresistible. After a year of bold moves on the foreign policy front, the UPA government ....
- Wave Of Future (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 28, 2005)
One year ago, amidst churning oceans, India’s diplomacy tacked its sail differently
- Prisoners Of Indifference (Indian Express, Himmat Singh Gill, Dec 28, 2005)
This is the sorry tale of 54 Indian PoWs of the 1971 war who continue to be locked up in Pakistani jails. The Indian government seems to have forsaken them, even though the fact and authenticity of their custody has been confirmed in Parliament.
- Tsunami: Lessons To Learn (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Dec 28, 2005)
This week the world marked the first anniversary of the catastrophic tsunami that devastated large areas of Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, India and the Maldives.
- President To Visit Norway, Switzerland Next Month (News International, Muhammad Saleh Zaafir, Dec 28, 2005)
General Pervez Musharraf will pay an official visit to Norway next month after which he will proceed to Switzerland to take part in the World Economic Forum (WEF) to be held in Davos.
- Help Them (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 28, 2005)
October 8 earthquake caused massive devastation in the Valley and in Pakistan administered Kashmir (PAK). The quake also claimed many a precious life. People lost their kith and kin, home and hearth.
- India And Iran Discuss Ipi Pipeline Today (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
India and Iran will begin a new round of talks on the gas pipeline project through Pakistan today (Wednesday) and New Delhi is still aiming for a deal by next June, said an Indian official on Tuesday.
- Pok Lady Handed Over To Pak Army (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
The army has handed over a PoK woman to the Pakistani army in Karnah sector of north Kashmir.
- Bjp: Foreign Policy In Disarray (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday accused the United Progressive Alliance government of not having an “integrated foreign policy”, saying it has complicated India’s relations with neighbouring countries.
- Pipeline Talks To Focus On Gas Pricing (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
The crucial issue of gas pricing is expected to be discussed by Indian and Iranian officials when they meet here Wednesday for the next round of bilateral talks on the ambitious $7 billion pipeline project.
- Indian Intimacy With Saddam (News International, Shireen M Mazari, Dec 28, 2005)
Recent revelations regarding former Indian Foreign Minister Natwar Singh's linkage to the UN oil-for-food programme scandal should not have come as a surprise to anyone who knew of the long history of close cooperation between India and the Saddam regime,
- New Round Between Pakistan And India (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
The mind boggles on learning that Pakistan and India are going to hold the "third round" of talks in New Delhi from Jan. 17. Given how much there has been to discuss and argue about, the starts and stops, . . .
- Untrained Birth Attendants (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 28, 2005)
Focussing on the state of maternal and neo-natal health care in the country, a workshop in Karachi drew attention to the high number of births that are being attended to by untrained midwives.
- Islamabad Asks Delhi To Mind Its Own Business (News International, Mariana Baabar, Dec 28, 2005)
Pakistan on Tuesday accused India of vitiating the atmosphere of improved relations by issuing provocative statements directed against Islamabad’s internal matters and asked New Delhi to refrain from interfering in the country’s internal affairs.
- India Fails To Provide Data On Baglihar Project (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
Pakistan will not be able to submit answers to technical questions about the controversial 450MW Baglihar hydropower project to World Bank-appointed neutral expert Prof Raymond Lafitte by December 31 following a delay in the provision of certain . . .
- Fo Alert Against Secret India-Nepal Extradition Treaty (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
The Foreign Office has warned the government that India and Nepal were in the process of finalising a "secret extradition treaty" that might endanger safety of Pakistanis there as agreement would give full power to New Delhi to get hold of any . . .
- Pakistan Rejects Indian Comment On Balochistan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
The Foreign Office on Tuesday rejected an Indian statement about events in Balochistan as “unwarranted and baseless”, APP reports.
- Pakistan Asks India To Mind Own Business (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
Pakistan Tuesday accused India of vitiating the atmosphere of improved relations by issuing provocative statements directed against Islamabad's internal matters and asked New Delhi to refrain from interfering in the country's internal affairs.
- Balochistan's Financial Grievances (The Nation, MANSOOR AKBAR KUNDI, Dec 28, 2005)
Balochistan is said to have been financially more deprived than other units of Pakistan. Having been raised to a province status in 1970 without any administrative and political autonomy under entrenched One-Unit System 1954-70 its leaders . . .
- Pak Army Action In Balochistan Worries India (Times of India, Indrani Bagchi, Dec 28, 2005)
After protesting against the Pakistan army action in Gilgit and Baltistan, India on Tuesday turned its scanner to the insurgency in Pakistan's Balochistan province.
- No Military Action In Balochistan: Sherpao (News International, Asim Yasin, Dec 28, 2005)
Minister informs Senate paramilitary forces active against miscreants; assures govt to take all steps to protect lives, properties of people
- Strike Shuts Down Balochistan (Daily Times, Azizullah Khan, Dec 28, 2005)
A strike against military activity and the proposed Kalabagh Dam shut down shops and emptied the roads all over Balochistan on Tuesday.
- It’S Good Of Shahbaz Sharif (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 28, 2005)
Former Punjab Chief Minister and PML(N) leader Shahbaz Sharif has said that he supports Kalabagh Dam, because water reservoirs is imperative need of the country. In a telephonic address to a gathering of PML(N) USA chapter in New Jersey, . . .
- What, Balochistan Again? (News International, M B NAQVI, Dec 28, 2005)
For the fifth time since 1947, Islamabad is using military force against Baloch nationalists. Indeed, the soldiers have to unavoidably target ordinary Baloch as well.
- Militants Kill One In Kashmir (The Nation, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
Militants today killed one person and made an unsuccessful attempt to kidnap another in the Kashmir valley, an official spokesman said.
- Kashmir Solidarity Day Preparations Reviewed (The Nation, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
To observe the Kashmir Solidarity Day on February 5 in a befitting manner, a high level meeting was held here Tuesday under the chairmanship of Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat.
- Arms Sales To Pakistan, India In 2006: Rivalry Could Put Us ‘On The Hook’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
The Bush administration is manoeuvring to balance possible big new US arms sales to archrivals India and Pakistan in the New Year.
- Advani Praises Pakistan For Temple Repairs (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
Indian opposition leader Lal Kishan Advani, known for his role in razing the Babri mosque in 1992, lavished praise on Pakistan, and himself, for the restoration of a revered Hindu temple off the Islamabad-Lahore highway.
- 3rd Round Of Composite Talks On Jan 17: Fo (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, Dec 27, 2005)
The Foreign Office announced on Monday that foreign secretary-level talks between Pakistan and India, marking the beginning of the third round of the composite dialogue process, would be held in New Delhi on January 17-18.
- Now Lng Pipeline From Iran To India Via Pakistan (Pakistan Observer, Amanullah Khan, Dec 27, 2005)
Apart from the natural gas pipeline from Iran meant for Pakistan and India, another pipeline project for the mammoth LNG deal between Iran and India is aimed at piping LNG to India from Iran via Pakistan, it is learnt.
- Pak, India Third Round Of Dialogue From Jan 17 (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
Foreign Secretaries of Pakistan and India will initiate the third round of the composite dialogue with a meeting in New Delhi on Jan 17-18 to work towards the resolution of lingering Jammu and Kashmir dispute
- Balochistan: Need For Political Dialogue (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 27, 2005)
According to reports from Balochistan, a bomb was exploded outside Police Station at Mastoi, railway track linking Pakistan with Iran through Zahidan was blown up, a military convoy was ambushed at Baker and rockets fired by miscreants landed near . . .
- India Hands Over Eight Pakistani Prisoners (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
India on Monday handed over eight prisoners, including a girl, to Pakistan at Wagah border crossing.
- As The Issue Spirals Out Of Control (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Dec 27, 2005)
This has been a bad week for the president. He has suddenly discovered, for the first time in his six-year rule, that in his hard-sell campaign on the Kalabagh Dam he has hit a major hidden reef that will take considerably more than negotiation and . . .
- India, Iran To Discuss Gas Pipeline On 28th (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
India and Iran will hold bilateral talks this week in New Delhi to discuss the progress of a proposed $7 billion Iran-Pakistan-India pipeline and a separate liquefied natural gas deal between the two nations.
- Third Round Of Indo-Pak Talks On Jan 17 (News International, Mariana Baabar, Dec 27, 2005)
Pakistan on Monday announced fresh dates for the third round of composite dialogue with India and technical-level talks for opening the Khokhrapar-Munabao train service.
- Eight Pakistanis Freed By India Return Home (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
Eight Pakistanis freed from jails in India as part of peace efforts between the South Asian rivals arrived home on Monday.
- 'India, Pakistan Discuss Kashmir Self-Rule' (Hindustan Times, Muhammad Najeeb, Dec 27, 2005)
Pakistan and India are discussing a proposal to demilitarise Kashmir and introduce self-governance in the region, an official said in Islamabad on Monday.
- Hong Kong’S Shaky Outcome (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Dec 27, 2005)
The Doha round of negotiations had an inauspicious beginning. The first attempt to begin the dialogue in 1991 ran into stiff resistance setup by a variety of non-governmental groups.
- Mfn Status To India Linked With Kashmir: Humayun (News International, Khalid Mustafa, Dec 27, 2005)
Pakistan on Monday linked the extension of (most favoured nation) MFN status to India with the progress on political issues particularly on long-standing and thorny issue of Kashmir.
- A Horrifying Crime (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 27, 2005)
Yet another heinous crime committed in the name of honour has made international headlines and may again give Pakistan the reputation it is trying to shed.
- Iran, India, Pakistan Discuss Implementation Of Pipeline Project (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
An Iranian delegation along with its Pakistani and Indian counterparts discussed the means and procedures for the implementation of the Peace Pipeline project on Sunday [25 December].
- Denying Democratic Right To Hamas (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Dec 27, 2005)
There is a fundamental contradiction at the heart of the western project of bringing democracy to Arab-Islamic societies.
- Madressah Registration (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 27, 2005)
The registration of madressahs in Pakistan is proving to be a more challenging job than had been anticipated.
- A Year After The Tsunami (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 27, 2005)
One year after the tsunami, it is difficult to say whether the world has learnt its lessons.
- India-Iran Gas Pipeline Talks Tomorrow (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
India and Iran will hold bilateral talks this week in New Delhi to discuss the progress of a proposed $7 billion Iran-Pakistan-India pipeline and a separate liquefied natural gas deal between the two nations.
- Indo-Pak Talks From Jan 17-18 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
Foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan will begin the next round of the composite dialogue on January 17-18 in New Delhi. This was announced by the Ministry of External Affairs today. The two officials will kickstart the third round with discussions ..
- Tata Chemicals In Top League Of Global Players (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
The acquisition of Brunner of U.K. will give better market access
Brunner of U.K. has soda ash capacity of two mt at three of its plants in Europe and Kenya
Tata Chem to emerge as third biggest player in soda ash after Solvay and FMC
- Pakistani Prisoners Return Home With Xmas Gifts (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
Laden with Christmas gifts, eight Pakistani civil prisoners including 15-year old Farah Masih and 17-year old Altaf Shah returned to their motherland through this Joint Border Check Post (JBC) on Monday.
- Pak Team To Discuss New Train Service (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
Ahead of the scheduled third round foreign secretary-level talks being held under the framework of the Indo-Pak composite dialogue on January 17-18 in the capital, a official delegation from Islamabad will arrive here early next month....
- Us India Relation To Reach New Heights As America Eyes India As A Hedge Against China (India Daily, Balaji Reddy, Dec 27, 2005)
It started with a nuke deal and is moving towards a major arms deal. India and America is moving towards a new level of bilateral relations as Bush prepares for a visit to new Delhi in early 2006.
- India May Sell Pakistan 50,000 Tonnes Sugar (Reuters, Biman Mukherji, Dec 27, 2005)
India is likely to export about 50,000 tonnes of sugar to Pakistan by the end of January, a top trade official said on Monday.
- India, Iran To Discuss Gas Pipeline On Dec 28-29 (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
India and Iran will hold bilateral talks this week in New Delhi to discuss the progress of a proposed $7 billion Iran-Pakistan-India pipeline and a separate liquefied natural gas deal between the two nations
- New India-Pakistan Train Set To Unite Broken Bonds (Reuters, Reuters, Dec 27, 2005)
India and Pakistan are putting the finishing touches to a new rail link between the two countries, 40 years after Pakistani fighter jets bombed the tracks as a train darted across a desert border crossing.
- Chinese Invasion (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Dec 27, 2005)
Even an occasional consumer in any market will notice as if every item on display has been brought from China.
- 3rd Round Of Indo-Pak Composite Dialogue From Jan 17 (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
India and Pakistan will hold the third round of composite dialogue on January 17 when the Foreign Secretaries meet to discuss Jammu and Kashmir as also peace and security, including confidence building measures.
- Self-Government And Kashmir (Daily Times, Editorial, The Times of India, Dec 27, 2005)
India has finally disclosed that it has received Pakistan’s proposals for self-governance in Kashmir.
- North By North-West (Telegraph, Jyoti Malhotra, Dec 27, 2005)
Shyam Saran’s ‘frank’ talk with the Nepal’s King Gyanendra may constitute a turning point in Indo-Nepal relations, writes Jyoti Malhotra
- Dilemma Of Dealing With A Recalcitrant Monarch (Daily Excelsior, Brigadier (Retd.) S. N. Sachadeva, Dec 27, 2005)
The chief of the Indian Army has invited the chief of the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) to visit India, a move that conveys Delhi's willingness to Kathmandu to pick up the threads of a military relationship despite the diplomatic frostiness after . . .
- Air Defence Penetrated (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Dec 27, 2005)
The theft of magnetrons from an Army air defence regiment depot in Bhuj, Gujarat, coming in the wake of, ad nauseum, thefts/losses of computers/laptops, war-room secrets and everything else foreign powers would be interested in, underscore . . .
- Advani: Bjp Has Made History (Hindu, ARUNKUMAR BHATT, Dec 27, 2005)
Party made India's polity bipolar
Single party dominance smashed and bipolar polity brought about
Economy underwent metamorphosis
A fully developed India brought within realm of possibility
- 8 Pak Prisoners Return Home (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
Laden with Christmas gifts eight Pakistanis civil prisoners including the 15-year old Farah Masih and 17-year old Altaf Shah returned to their motherland through this Joint Border Check Post (JBC) today.
- India, Pakistan Composite Dialogue To Be Held On January 17, 18 (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 27, 2005)
Foreign Secretaries will discuss the Kashmir issue and confidence-building measures
Pakistan likely to focus on Kashmir self-governance, demilitarisation
Talks on Khokhrapar-Munnabao rail link on January 5, 6
- U.S. Troops To Leave Pakistan In March (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 27, 2005)
American troops assisting in the relief and rehabilitation operations in Pak occupied Kashmir (PoK) and parts of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) would leave Pakistan in March 2006.
- Two Nato Peacekeepers Hurt In Afghan Blast (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
Two soldiers from the NATO-led peacekeeping force in Afghanistan and two Afghan civilians were wounded on Monday in an explosion in the north of the country, officials said.
- Bugti, Marri Tribesmen Protest Military Operation (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
A large number of Bugti and Marri tribesmen living in Sindh staged a protest demonstration here on Monday against the "ongoing military operation" in Balochistan, especially in Kohlu and Dera Bugti areas.
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