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Articles 13521 through 13620 of 21681:
- Tribe Sets Deadline For Journalist’S Release (News International, Iqbal Khattak, Dec 27, 2005)
A jirga in Hurmuz tribe has set a 48-hour deadline for the safe recovery of Hayatullah Khan, a journalist, who was kidnapped on December 5 from Mir Ali in North Waziristan.
- ‘Us Reducing Military Presence In Afghanistan Soon’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
The US military on Monday gave details of its planned troop reduction in Afghanistan, saying the total number would shrink by some 2,500 from the current 19,000 under a routine troop rotation due very soon.
- Tourism Infrastructure To Be Rebuilt: Azad (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Dec 26, 2005)
In a major operation, Police and security forces today eliminated Al-Badar Mujahideen’s top-wanted "district commander", Waseem alias Jatoi, in Bemina outskirts of this Capital city.
- Maoists Kill Four Policemen In India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 26, 2005)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that the government is committed to translate the vision of father of the Nation Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah into reality with a view to realizing the objectives of the creation of Pakistan.
- Vajpayee Turns 81 (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 26, 2005)
In a major operation, Police and security forces today eliminated Al-Badar Mujahideen’s top-wanted "district commander", Waseem alias Jatoi, in Bemina outskirts of this Capital city. With this, Srinagar Police have killed as many as 14 Pakistani militant
- Top Al-Badr Leader Shot Dead In Srinagar (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Dec 26, 2005)
He was responsible for the brutal executions of many civilians in the Harwan mountains
- The New Face Of Kashmiri Militancy (Daily Excelsior, A N Sudarsan Rao , Dec 26, 2005)
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.
- Where We Stand One Year After The Tsunami (Deccan Herald, William Jefferson Clinton, Dec 26, 2005)
Bill Clinton, UN Special Envoy for Tsunami Recovery feels that the effort of rehabilitation will take years and the world must see it through
- Paradoxes Survive Tsunami Of Relief (Deccan Herald, Somini Sengupta , Dec 26, 2005)
Charity came pouring in from far and wide for this island nation devastated by the tsunami a year ago. But on its fragile northern peninsula, Udayarani Sebastian Pillai today lives on the cliff-edge of uncertainty.
- Indo-Pak Foreign Secretaries To Discuss Kashmir (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Dec 26, 2005)
The Foreign Secretaries of India and Pakistan will meet here on January 17-18 to launch the third round of the Composite Dialogue Process between the two countries, official sources said here today
- Disputed Durand Line (Tribune, Gurinder Randhawa, Dec 26, 2005)
The British during their long rule over the subcontinent drew three lines on the map — the McMahon Line between India and China, the Radcliff Line between India and Pakistan and the Durand Line between India and Afghanistan. All three became . . .
- Not With A Bang But A Whimper (Hindustan Times, Pankaj Vohra, Dec 26, 2005)
If any evidence were needed of the poor state of affairs in the BJP and how its president, L.K. Advani, has been made a lame duck before his imminent exit...
- India, Pakistan Discussing Kashmir Self-Rule: Official (Hindustan Times, Muhammad Najeeb, Dec 26, 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.
- Indian Security Officials Arrive In Pakistan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 26, 2005)
A five-member Indian delegation arrived here Sunday to assess security at cricket grounds before their team's tour of Pakistan next month.
- Notes From The Washington Merry-Go-Round (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 26, 2005)
Jack Anderson’s journalism comforted the afflicted and afflicted the comfortable. Inderjit Badhwar remembers his days with a scam-busting colleague
- Trivially Tragic To Tragically Comic: Thank Goodness,2005 Is Almost Past (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Dec 26, 2005)
Another year and something always on. Too much on air, too much happening as though the world is in constant motion. Of course it is.
- Some Relief For Poor Nations (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Dec 26, 2005)
The US was the fiercest opponent to concessions for the poor nations
- Peace, South Asia And The Kashmir Dispute (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 26, 2005)
No, is the instant answer. Some historic facts, some political complicacies, some national interests and more.
- India Unlikely To Share Seismic Data (Deccan Herald, KALYAN RAY, Dec 26, 2005)
The advanced tsunami warning system that India is setting up at a cost of Rs 125 crore is likely to be of limited help to the country’s South Asian neighbours.....
- Pemra’S Positive Action (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 25, 2005)
The cable operators of the Federal Capital have planned to shut down their service against PEMRA’s action of blocking some channels. In fact, already several cable operators have stopped their services.
- Lessons Of India’S Corruption Scandal (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Dec 25, 2005)
In a highly commendable move last Friday, the Indian parliament sacked 11 of its members (MPs), ten from the lower house and one from the upper house, because they were caught on camera taking money to raise questions in the house.
- India Says Proposal Under Discussion : Self-Governance In Kashmir (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Dec 25, 2005)
Indian and Pakistani diplomats are discussing the idea of self-governance for divided Kashmir as proposed by President Gen Pervez Musharraf, a top Indian official disclosed on Saturday.
- Fair Treatment Sought On N-Technology Access (Dawn, Ihtasham ul Haque, Dec 25, 2005)
Pakistan has sought the support of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in its quest for being treated on a par with India by the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) which controls developing countries’ access to nuclear technology.
- Pakistani, Indian Peace Caravans March To Border (Daily Times, Hashim Shar, Dec 25, 2005)
Hundreds of people, including women, representatives of NGOs, journalists, doctors, advocates, retired judges and notables, from different parts of the country took a peace caravan to the Pakistan-India Khokhrapar-Monabao border on Friday evening.
- Judiciary And Fair Elections (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Dec 25, 2005)
The judiciary and the legal fraternity of the country have come into focus once again for a variety of unrelated reasons like the new-found judicial activism and bar elections.
- Creeping Fanaticism (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 25, 2005)
GREATER notice needs to be taken in the region of the creeping inroads being made by fanaticism in Bangladesh.
- Seeking Alien Interference (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 25, 2005)
IT is a cliché to say that Pakistanis do not learn from history. But on Friday the Alliance for the Restoration Democracy decided to appeal to “western democratic forces” to “stop” the Pakistan government from using force in Balochistan.
- Thinking Of The Quaid (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Dec 25, 2005)
"You are free, you are free to go to your temples. You are free to go to your mosques or to any other place of worship in this state of Pakistan.” This is the assurance the founder of our country, Mohammad Ali Jinnah, our Quaid-i-Azam, gave all of us ...
- Musharraf Pins Hope In Youth (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 25, 2005)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf focused the importance of major water reservoirs to the Sindh’s future and sought Sindhi youth’s support to avert the impending disaster.
- White House Plans To Prevent Tsunami (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
Hoping to protect US shores from being hammered by a tsunami, the White House has directed federal agencies to increase earthquake and volcano monitoring systems, deep ocean buoys and other high-tech means of alerting oceanside communities.
- Quake: Pak Touched By Indians’ Help (Deccan Herald, S T BEURIA, Dec 25, 2005)
Pakistan was overwhelmed by the concern and gesture of the Indian government and the common Indians after the recent earthquake across the border, its High Commissioner in New Delhi Aziz Ahmed Khan said here on Friday.
- Balochistan: ‘Talk To The Baloch If You Can Talk To India And Israel’ (Daily Times, Zakir Hassnain, Dec 25, 2005)
The NWFP Assembly passed a joint resolution on Saturday demanding the federal government halt military operation in Balochistan and begin a dialogue with Baloch leaders.
- A Healing Touch (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 25, 2005)
Two senior monks of the Ramakrishna Order hung a portrait of Mother Sarada in the West Bengal Assembly recently in the presence of legislators from all parties. It was noticed by only a few. But was it a minor event in a House that has seen political....
- Unravelling The ‘City Beloved’ (Deccan Herald, Rashmi Vasudeva, Dec 25, 2005)
This anthology brings together writings of people who have had a close relationship with Lahore, the cultural soul of Pakistan.
- Narayanan: India Hopeful Of Resolving Nuclear Issues (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
Pakistan's suggestion for self-governance in J&K not clear
India on Saturday said it was hopeful of resolving many of the contentious issues on the nuclear deal with the United States before President George W. Bush's visit in March next. However,
- We, They And The Idea Of India (Tribune, Santosh Kr. Singh, Dec 25, 2005)
Nobel Laureate Professor Amartya Sen, in his book The Argumentative Indian, has underlined the significance of India’s heterodox past and pluralist present and the critical role played by our rich and long tradition of dialogue and discussion . . .
- Kasuri Hopeful Of Third Round Of Indo-Pak Talks (Tribune, Ahmed Hassan, Dec 24, 2005)
Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmud Kasuri on Thursday expressed the hope that the third round of Pakistan-India dialogue, to be held in New Delhi in January 2006, would take the process of normalisation forward and bring about a breakthrough on the . . .
- Water Of Contention (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 24, 2005)
The poet is delighted water water everywhere, but craves not a drop to drink. Abundance of it means life in full bloom, absence turns the whole world into a big wasteland.
- Breaking Barriers (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 24, 2005)
India and Pakistan discover cinematic bonds
Indo-Pakistani exchanges in the field of cinema have gone well beyond peripheral contacts.
- Saran Happy With Talks Ahead Of Bush Visit (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
US President George W Bush along with the First Lady Mrs Laura Bush are looking forward to their India visit in early 2006 as relations between the two countries are “poised for a very significant advance in the coming months.”
- Hurriyat Delegation To Visit Quake Affected Areas Of Pak (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
delegation of moderate Hurriyat Conference led by its Chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq will visit the earthquake affected areas of Pakistan and its occupied Kashmir in the first week of January
- Better Awareness (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Dec 24, 2005)
One will appreciate quite a few voices that have emanated from a meeting on "Resolving the Kashmir dispute: Options for Pakistan" organised recently in Islamabad, the Capital city of the neighbouring country.
- King Abdullah Of Saudi Arabia To Visit Pakistan, India And China (Pakistan Observer, Dr. Jassim Taqui , Dec 24, 2005)
King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud is to visit Pakistan , India and China, said the Saudi envoy Ali Asseri in a press conference he held here. Asseri was clarifying reports in the media to the effect that King Abdullah would visit India.
- New Engineering Universities (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 24, 2005)
The Higher Education Commission has launched another highly laudable initiative. It has announced establishment of quality engineering universities in different parts of the country with foreign collaboration.
- Saudi King Due Next Month (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia will visit Pakistan in the last week of January as part of a four-nation tour which will also take him to India, China and Malaysia.
- The Chinese Fireworks (Hindustan Times, Khushwant Singh, Dec 24, 2005)
Western observers are of the opinion that as far as the pace of economic development is concerned, the Chinese dragon is moving faster than the Indian elephant.
- India’S Bravehearts (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
The celebration of Vijay Diwas last week to commemorate India’s historic victory over Pakistan in 1971, which resulted in the formation of Bangladesh, was both a tribute to our brave soldiers and to the vision and leadership of the late Indira Gandhi,
- No Mfn Status For India Until Kashmir Resolution: Pak (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
Pakistan would not grant the Most Favoured Nation status to India till the resolution of the Kashmir issue, Foreign Minister Khurshid M Kasuri has said.
- Bomb In Jeep Explodes Near Srinagar Airport In Kashmir (Reuters, Reuters, Dec 24, 2005)
Suspected separatist militants exploded a bomb in a jeep near Srinagar airport in Kashmir on Friday, police said, amid scattered violence in the disputed Himalayan region.
- Cross-Border Terrorism Figures In Indo-Us Talks (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
The issue of cross-border terrorism figured in the talks Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran had with senior Bush administration officials who assured him that it was a "matter very high" on the agenda of US-Pak parleys.
- Shyam Saran Upbeat On U.S. Nuclear Pact, Bush Visit (Reuters, Reuters, Dec 24, 2005)
India's Foreign Secretary said on Thursday he was confident India and the United States would be able to implement a new civilian nuclear cooperation deal that critics say could harm efforts to curb the spread of nuclear weapons.
- Who’S Afraid Of The Bulldozer (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Dec 24, 2005)
So now we know what exactly it takes for our politicians to make common cause, sinking their differences, prejudices, competitive instinct, everything. No, it is not cricket (who’d say that after the Bengali revolt over Sourav Ganguly, anyway?) or war.
- A Visit That Bridges A Gulf (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Dec 24, 2005)
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah as the chief guest on India’s Republic Day, introduces a new dynamic in the regional picture.
- On Israel, Still In Denial (Indian Express, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , Dec 24, 2005)
The OIC has to come to terms with the Jewish state, says Sudheendra Kulkarni
Eloquent silence over democracy and secularism
- Taliban Still Operating In Pakistan: U.S. Report (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 24, 2005)
The 9/11 Commission of the United States has said that Taliban forces still operate freely in the Pakistani tribal areas and terrorists from Pakistan carry out operations in Kashmir. It has urged the Bush Administration to pressure Islamabad to shut down.
- 2005 — The Year That Was (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Dec 24, 2005)
As it is often said when it rains it pours. The adage proved tragically true with the onset of the monsoon in July.
- Dam: Questions To Answer (Dawn, Mahmood Hasan Khan, Dec 24, 2005)
How is it that the representatives of almost all parties and groups in Sindh-nationalists, urban, rural, and what have you — and many in the NWFP are not persuaded that building the proposed reservoir on the Indus at Kalabagh would be good . . .
- Indo-Us Defence Cooperation (Tribune, Air Marshal R.S. Bedi (retd), Dec 24, 2005)
Left's proclivity for opposing the UPA government on devious issues came to the fore when it decided yet again to hold demonstrations against the government decision to conduct a joint exercise between the US and the Indian Air Force.
- Musharraf’S Futuristic Approach (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 24, 2005)
Opponents of the Kalabagh Dam took out a rally in Karachi on Thursday terming the project as detrimental to the ‘integrity’ of the country.
- Us Opposition To The Gas Pipeline (Dawn, Afzaal Mahmood, Dec 24, 2005)
Despite considerable progress at the recent New Delhi meeting between the petroleum secretaries of Pakistan and India, the Iranian gas project continues to be plagued by uncertainty. The reason for scepticism is that Washington continues . . .
- Abbasi Report On Kbd (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 24, 2005)
New developments on the Kalabagh dam issue seem to offer new opportunities for seeking a consensus on what has now become the nation’s biggest political controversy.
- No Let-Up In Feudal Attitude (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Dec 24, 2005)
A Fringe of liberals is emerging in Pakistan. They need to be supported by India through unilateral steps in the way of liberalizing visas and reducing tariffs on products from across the border.
- Relying On Remittances (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 24, 2005)
A recent World Bank report has once again placed India at the top of a list of countries that receive remittances from their citizens working abroad. Indian workers sent back home as much as $22 billion last year.
- Negotiations On Between India And Pakistan For Gas Pipeline (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
For the on-going negotiations between India and Pakistan on the proposed gas pipeline from Iran to India through Pakistan, Islamabad has offered two formulae to New Delhi for determining the annual transit fee for the 7.2 billion dollar project, . . .
- 65 Per Cent Cast Votes In Second Phase Of Panchayat Elections (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
Minor incidents of violence reported in Bidar, Raichur, Kolar, Chitradurga districts
Re-polling ordered in 32 polling stations
It will be held on Monday
Re-polling will also be held in Bembalur in Kodagu district where polling was held on December 19
- Indian Envoy Upbeat On U.S. Nuclear Pact, Bush Visit (Reuters, Reuters, Dec 23, 2005)
A senior Indian envoy said on Thursday he was confident India and the United States would be able to implement a new civilian nuclear cooperation deal that critics say could harm efforts to curb the spread of nuclear weapons.
- Two Bus Routes And A Few Questions (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 23, 2005)
To make the new bus services meaningful and truly people-oriented, India and Pakistan should liberalise the visa regime.
- Pak To Take Final Decision On F-16 Jets Next Year (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
Pakistan will make a final decision on the purchase of F-16 fighter jets from the US next year, Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri said on Tuesday.
- Sir Creek Setback (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 23, 2005)
Pakistan appears unsure of what it wants
The failure to move forward on the Sir Creek issue and the Munnabao-Khokrapar rail link between India and Pakistan is a setback to the ongoing dialogue process.
- Navy To Boost Maritime Ties With Dhaka (Indian Express, Shiv Aroor, Dec 23, 2005)
Naval Headquarters is preparing a detailed report for the Foreign Ministry on Navy chief Admiral Arun Prakash’s visit to Dhaka earlier this week. In it the core recommendation will be to formalise military maritime channels in the Bay of Bengal . . .
- India Putting In Place Indigenous Tsunami Warning System (Indian Express, PALLAVA BAGLA, Dec 23, 2005)
A year after the devastating tsu-nami of December 26, 2004, India is moving to put in place its very own tsunami-warning system, for which the government insists it will not use overseas help and which will be ready with no time and cost overruns . . .
- Yechury Leaves For Pak Today (Indian Express, ANANDA MAJUMDAR, Dec 23, 2005)
CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury will be in Pakistan tomorrow for the birth centenary of Communist leader Sajjad Zaheer. Yechury—on his first visit to the neighbouring country—said he would meet leaders of Nawaz Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League and . . .
- Seven Killed In Waziristan Gunfight (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
Seven people were killed in a gunfight in North Waziristan Agency, as seminary students, calling themselves the Taliban, raided homes searching for rivals, residents and a representative of the students said on Thursday.
- Croatian General To Take Unmogip Command On 29th (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
Croatian General Dragutin Repinc is to head United Nations military observers in Kashmir from December 29, officials said on Wednesday.
- Kasuri Pins Hope On Third Round: Pakistan-India Dialogue (Dawn, Ahmed Hassan, Dec 23, 2005)
Foreign Minister Mian Khurshid Mehmud Kasuri on Thursday expressed the hope that the third round of Pakistan-India dialogue, starting from January 2006 in New Delhi, would take the process of normalisation forward and bring about a breakthrough . . .
- Pakistan To Build Big Dams (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 23, 2005)
Musharraf promises to safeguard the interests of all concerned
- Sir Creek Isn’T All That Easy (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, Dec 23, 2005)
Among the set of problems that India and Pakistan are seemingly grappling with for many years now to find a negotiated settlement is the Sir Creek dispute. Often, this dispute is referred to as the easiest one to sort out.
- There Is A Mixed Message From Mecca (Indian Express, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , Dec 23, 2005)
Sudheendra Kulkarni analyses the refreshing as well as the disturbingly routine news from the OIC summit, the Muslim countries’ ‘mini-UN’
- India’S Turn To Be Flexible: Kasuri (Daily Times, Irfan Ghauri, Dec 23, 2005)
Foreign minister says no US official asked about AQ Khan
Optimistic about third round of composite dialogue starting next month
- Kbd: The Way Out (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 23, 2005)
President Musharraf has regretted the resistance against construction of the Kalabagh Dam in Sindh and attributed it to committing suicide. He, however, said that he will not let Sindh commit suicide.
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