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Articles 14021 through 14120 of 21681:
- Geelani Criticises Oic (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Dec 13, 2005)
In a scathing attack on the Organisation of Islamic Conference , hard-line separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Monday said it had failed to represent the wishes and aspirations of Kashmiris and instead "strengthening Indian claim over Kashmir."
- Pok Quake: Widow Denied Aid (Deccan Herald, Zahoor Malik , Dec 13, 2005)
Forty-year-old Salima Begum is a widow in distress. A victim of the recent earthquake in Pakistan occupied Kashmir, she is yet to get compensation for her husband’s death.
- Kbd: Consensus Already Exists (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 13, 2005)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that both the Parliamentary and Technical Committees have recommended construction of major reservoirs including Kalabagh Dam to meet the growing water and power needs of the nation.
- India, Pakistan Should Convert Loc Into Soft Border: Kuldeep (News International, Rasheed Khalid, Dec 13, 2005)
Shri Kuldeep Nayyar, former Indian MP and journalist, has said that India and Pakistan should retain only defence, foreign affairs and communication of their respective administered Kashmirs and give rest of all powers to the two governments . . .
- Osama No Longer Leads Al-Qaeda, Says Crocker (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
US ambassador to Pakistan Ryan C Crocker has said that Osama Bin Laden is not leading Al-Qaeda now because he is hiding in an unknown far-flung land. “Osama Bin Laden is not Al-Qaeda’s operational commander any more, as he has no link with his aides curre
- Hong Kong Rising Against Wto (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 13, 2005)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that both the Parliamentary and Technical Committees have recommended construction of major reservoirs including Kalabagh Dam to meet the growing water and power needs of the nation.
- Punjab Bus Service Sans Kashmir (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 13, 2005)
The Lahore-Amritsar trial bus carrying nine officials and technical experts of the relevant departments of Indian Punjab arrived in Lahore on Sunday.
- Flexibility Needed On Kashmir, Says Fo (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, Dec 13, 2005)
Pakistan on Monday said the resolution of the Kashmir issue was being discussed and underlined that it required flexibility which it was willing to show.
- India Revives Talks With Israel (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Dec 13, 2005)
A mere handshake recently between the foreign ministers of Pakistan and Israel in Istanbul has prompted India to revive its faltering dialogue with the Jewish state, the Indian Express reported on Monday.
- Mulberry Bush Of Kashmir (Dawn, F.S. Aijazuddin, Dec 13, 2005)
It was the sheer audacity of the suggestion that challenged them: Undo the knot that has vexed their elders for over 50 years. Find a solution to the Jammu & Kashmir problem.
- Iran Welcomes Russia In Pipeline Plan (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
Iran is open to Russian involvement in a multi-billion-dollar plan to supply India and Pakistan with piped natural gas, the foreign ministry was quoted as saying on Monday.
- Four Coalition Soldiers Hurt In Afghanistan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
A roadside bomb hit a vehicle of US-led coalition troops in the town of Spin Boldak in Kandahar province on Monday, wounding four soldiers, said the force.
- Will Oic Summit Make A Difference? (Dawn, Tariq Fatemi, Dec 13, 2005)
The extraordinary summit of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) concluded its two-day deliberations in Makkah last week.
- Quake: Thinking Long-Term (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Dec 13, 2005)
I have written before on the subject of the earthquake and its economic impact. But the subject covered in some of the earlier articles dealt with the effect of the disaster over the short term. In today’s article and the one next week . . .
- Osama May Not Be In Command: Envoy (Dawn, M. ZIAUDDIN, Dec 13, 2005)
US Ambassador Mr Ryan C. Crocker suspects that Osama bin Laden and his second–in-command Ayman Al-Zawahiri are no more in operational command of Al Qaeda.
- Pakistan’S ‘No-Borders-Plus’ Kashmir Solution (News International, Nasim Zehra, Dec 13, 2005)
It has been a gradual coming out of the closet. For Pakistan’s ‘no-borders-plus’ solution for Kashmir, it is exposÈ time.
- Militants Rule The Roost In Waziristan: Report (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Dec 13, 2005)
Videos show militants training openly
* Govt authority weakened since Feb peace deal
- Rights Abuses In Kashmir (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 13, 2005)
That rights abuses in held Kashmir have continued despite the ongoing peace process was highlighted the way Kashmiris in the occupied territory observed International Human Rights Day on Saturday.
- Taliban Exploit Drug Trade To Step Up Afghan Attacks (Dawn, Declan Walsh, Dec 13, 2005)
Resurgent Taliban forces have forged an alliance with drug smugglers in the lawless Afghan province of Helmand, underscoring a worrying slide in security just months before thousands of British troops are due to take control in the spring.
- Dollar Deluge (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 13, 2005)
It is pouring good news about the Indian economy. After an 8 per cent GDP growth for the second quarter, just behind China's, comes the news that this country has had the biggest inflow of capital from its overseas workers.
- At Odds With The Cross (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Dec 13, 2005)
Two indigenous groups with a lived history of centuries of civilisational amity are supposedly engaged in fratricidal conflict in Assam's Karbi Anglong district. To the bewilderment of the majority of Karbis and Dimasas, gangs of armed and hooded . . .
- Converts To Terrorism (Pioneer, Daniel Pipes, Dec 13, 2005)
Converts to Islam are taking over the terrorist operations previously carried out mainly by Muslim-born immigrants and their children in the West.
- India Should Be Flexibile: Fo (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
* No proposal to open visa offices in Lahore and Amritsar
* India and Pakistan will open consulates from January
* Pakistan agrees to buy goods from India
- ‘Made In India’ Label On Relief Goods Irks Pakistan (News International, Mariana Baabar, Dec 13, 2005)
Pakistan has expressed "political sensitivity" towards certain relief items coming from India with the label of "Made in India" for use in the earthquake devastated areas.
- Earthquake Felt In Upper Pakistan (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
Earthquake with 6.7 magnitude was felt in wide area of upper Pakistan including entire Punjab, Islamabad, Ralwalpindi, Peshawar, Muzaffarabad, Mansehra, Balakot and Gilgit early Tuesday at 2.51 am.
- Kalabagh Consensus (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 13, 2005)
There are two aspects of the Kalabagh dam issue — the technical and the political. The technical issues have been discussed, and continue to be discussed in the press and in other forums, by experts.
- Bus From Amritsar Reaches Lahore (Dawn, Amjad Mahmood, Dec 12, 2005)
A bus from the Indian city of Amritsar crossed Wagah on Sunday on a trial run between Amritsar and Lahore. It is the third such service launched between the two South Asian neighbours as part of their peace process. The earlier two are Lahore-Delhi and...
- Peace With Pakistan (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Dec 12, 2005)
I am veering round to the viewpoint that Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee might have pushed the India-Pakistan dialogue faster and farther than Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has done.
- Voice Of Pakistan (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 12, 2005)
The support extended by the 57-member Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC) to the “inalienable right” of the people of Jammu and Kashmir for “self-determination” in accordance with the UN resolutions is nothing but a replay of the tape-recording . . .
- First Amritsar-Lahore Bus Rolls, Crosses Via Wagah Border (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
The first Amritsar-Lahore bus crossed over to Pakistan on a trial run through the land route at the Indo-Pak Wagah border here today.
- Charity Begins As A Brainwave (Indian Express, Sukhmani Singh, Dec 12, 2005)
Unsung Good Samaritans continue to be innovative about getting in the moolah
- New Indo-Pak Bus On Trial (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
A 45-seater luxury Volvo coach with four officials and five crew members Sunday commenced its 30-km trial run from Amritsar city to Lahore in Pakistan.
- Lahore-Amritsar Bus Trial Successful (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
An Indian bus from Amritsar arrived in Lahore on Sunday in a successful trial run of the second bus link between Pakistan and India.
- Pak Overtures Bring Israel Blip Back On India Radar (Indian Express, Shishir Gupta, Dec 12, 2005)
Caught on the backfoot by Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf’s tactical overtures towards Tel Aviv, New Delhi has hurriedly brought back Israel on its radar with the Joint Working Group (JWG)
- Possible Options On Kashmir: Pakistan More Flexible Than India (Daily Times, Ali Waqar, Dec 12, 2005)
Kuldeep Nayar; a leading journalist, peace activist and former member of the Rajya Sabha proposed maximum autonomy for the Indian and Pakistani sides of Kashmir except for foreign, defence and communication affairs.
- Reinventing The Oic (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Dec 12, 2005)
In the year-long run-up to its extraordinary summit in Makkah on December 7-8, the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC), which had emerged in 1969 as a collective response to an arson attack on Masjid-i-Aqsa, has had a bad press.
- An Instrument Of Oppression (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Dec 12, 2005)
Last Tuesday all progressive and enlightened elements in this country, even those who preach enlightened moderation, should have flown their flags at half mast, after the National Assembly demonstrated once again that when it comes to repression and . . .
- Amritsar-Lahore Trial Bus Arrives (News International, Ghulam Haider, Dec 12, 2005)
The Amritsar-Lahore trial bus carrying nine officials and technical experts of the relevant departments of India’s Punjab arrived here on Sunday.
- Violence Grows In Pakistan's Tribal Zone, Despite Army Presence (Christian Science Monitor, Gretchen Peters, Dec 12, 2005)
Music and TV have been banned. Women are confined to their homes. Shops must close five times a day for prayers, an edict enforced by armed religious police who patrol the streets.
- Disappearance Of A Journalist (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
The mysterious disappearance of Hayatullah Khan, a journalist working out of North Waziristan, raises quite a few questions.
- Now Bus To Lahore From Amritsar (Hindu, Sarabjit Pandher, Dec 12, 2005)
Trial run begins; the first bus from Lahore will arrive on December 23
- Some Glaring Contrasts (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Dec 12, 2005)
The Pakistan High Commission is out to dampen the spirit of people-to-people ties by denying visas
- Agni Three Missile: Sino-Centric? (Deccan Herald, RAJIV NAYAN, Dec 12, 2005)
The Agni missile was developed to counter the potential Chinese strategic threat.
- With Covert Support From Pakistan, Taliban Fighters Adopting Hit And Run Tactics Against The Afghan Government (India Daily, Preeti Singhani, Dec 12, 2005)
Taliban cannot survive without shadow Pakistani ISI support. With Pakistani covert support, the Talibans are attacking the Afghan Government infrastructure and officials to create the effect of terror.
- Corrugated Sheets Sans "Made In India" Marking For Pok (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 12, 2005)
United Nations to place orders with India soon
- Thousands March To Protest Wto Meet (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
Activists converge on Hong Kong; charge globalisation favours the rich and robs workers of their jobs
- Kashmir: The Question Of Self-Governance (News International, Ershad Mahmud, Dec 12, 2005)
The idea of self-governance for all regions of the formerly united state of Jammu and Kashmir has stirred enthusiasm as well as heated debate. Interestingly, the entire Kashmiri discourse has focused on its dynamics, raising hopes that it may play . . .
- Amritsar-Lahore Bus Crosses Over To Pak (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
The first Amritsar-Lahore bus, on a trial run, crossed over to Pakistan through the land route at the Indo-Pak Wagah border here today.
- 'Ji Rejects United Kashmir' (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
The JI has rejected the idea of United Kashmir or its division into five zones however supported demilitarisation in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
- Bilateralism And Beyond (Pioneer, APS Chauhan, Dec 12, 2005)
A fair and logical inference from the July 18 Indo-US nuclear agreement would be that India, having preferred it over a multilaterally negotiated pact on civilian nuclear commerce, should also break rank with other members of G-4 - Germany, . . .
- Beijing Border And Business On Pm Menu (Telegraph, JAYANTA ROY CHOWDHURY, Dec 12, 2005)
The Indian government hopes to resolve the long-standing border dispute with China even as it steps up economic relations by opening itself to Chinese investment.
- Art Lovers Would Love To Be Here. Are You One? - Ii (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 12, 2005)
Javaid Iqbal Bhat sums up his experience at the Indian National Archives Complex, where are housed some rare pieces of art and literature
- India Rejects Suggested Options Of Self-Governance For Jammu And Kashmir Emanating From Pakistan And Endorsed By Washington And The All Parties Hurriyat Conference (India Daily, Sonia Chopra, Dec 12, 2005)
India took the right approach. It has taken the strong stand on Kashmir and asked those proposing self rule in Kashmir to take a back seat and just forget about it.
- Proxy Rule Of Us-Pak In Afghanistan (Daily Excelsior, Brig. (Retd.) S.N. Sachadeva, Dec 12, 2005)
The US state department and some West European countries are unhappy with the outcome of September 18 parliamentary elections in Afghanistan as it have preponderance of MPs from the Northern Alliance.
- India And Pakistan Test New Bus Link (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
India and Pakistan on Sunday conducted a successful trial run of a bus service linking Amritsar to Lahore as part of their cautious peace process.
- Protests, Clashes Mark Rights Day In Jk (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Protest demonstrations and hunger strike by pro-independence leaders marked the International Human Rights Day here on Saturday.
- Pm Seeks To Boost ‘Look East’ Policy (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
In a major effort to strengthen India’s “Look East” policy, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh will take forward his initiative for an Asian Economic Union at the first-ever East Asian Summit on 14 December.
- Uncertain Nepal : India's Options (Daily Excelsior, Arun Deep Singh, Dec 11, 2005)
The developments of the past few weeks in Kathmandu are creating new uncertainties all around, especially in Nepal and India. First was the sudden announcement of Chinese arms supplies to Nepal in mid-November.
- Contested Terrain (Deccan Herald, Sakuntala Narasimhan, Dec 11, 2005)
While one book is neither insightful nor brilliant, the other is interesting and provides food for thought on the matter of alternate sexuality .
- Sufi Saints Of India (Daily Excelsior, K K Khullar, Dec 11, 2005)
Asked what was his view of the highest form of devotion of God, Shaikh Moinuddin Chisthti, popularly known as 'Garib Nawaz' replied: "Redressing the misery of the miserable, fulfilling the needs of the needy, feeding the hungry, . . .
- Onyx - The Marvel From Pakistan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
The wonder stone is a major draw atThe Hindu-EenaduLifestyle show
Onyx can be used for a wide range of articles
Indians believe that the stone brings luck
Thailand's handicrafts equally attractive
- Science Foundation Project Awaiting Parliament Nod (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Two institutes will start functioning in June 2006
- Skipping Borders (Deccan Herald, M K Chandra Bose, Dec 11, 2005)
The author feels that global media corporations are not driven by nationalistic cultural agendas but by market imperatives which transcend borders.
- The Slapping Incident (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 11, 2005)
The slapping incident reverberated in the National Assembly chambers on Friday again. Speaker Chaudhry Amir Hussain’s effort to promote reconciliation between MMA MNA Qari Gul Rehman and PML(N) MNA Kishen Bheel, however, failed.
- The System That Failed (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Dec 11, 2005)
Every so often I find someone arguing that the present disarray in our government and politics will not go away unless we adopt a presidential system. But no one has spelled out the relevant specifics and told us what kind of a presidential system . . .
- Pakistan, India Allow Third Country Ships To Lift Goods (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Pakistan and India agreed on Saturday to allow third-country ships to transport goods between ports in either nation.
- Pak, India Agree On Revised Protocol On Shipping (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Pakistan and India agreed on a revised Protocol on Shipping to meet the present and future demands of international maritime transport, after a two-day of extensive deliberations that ended on Saturday in Karachi.
- 40 Indian Fishermen Held (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Pakistan Maritime Security Agency arrested 40 Indian fishermen for violating the Pakistani territorial waters on Saturday.
- Kashmiris Protest Hr Violations (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Separatists in occupied-Kashmir accused India’s army of violating human rights and appealed for UN intervention as they staged protest marches on Saturday to mark International Human Rights Day. Police broke up a small march by activists of the . . .
- Economy Alone Won’T Do (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Dec 11, 2005)
A brief comment on Gen Musharraf’s six years in power with which most people would tend to agree is: economically a success, administratively a failure and politically an unmitigated disaster.
- Forward Bloc Politics (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 11, 2005)
Dissidence within political parties is not a phenomenon peculiar to Pakistan. It is more common here and based more on personal grievances than principles because of the unrepresentative and undemocratic way in which the country has been governed . . .
- B'desh- Beware Of 1971 Traitors (Daily Excelsior, Samuel Baid, Dec 11, 2005)
A few days after Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia appealed to Opposition Awami League’s (AL’s) leader Sheikh Hasina to join hands to fight the rising jehadi terror in the country,
- India Signs Un Anti-Corruption Treaty (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Seeking to project its objective of zero tolerance against corruption globally, India has signed the United Nations anti-corruption treaty which among other things, envisages return of ill-gotten assets to countries of origin.
- Sonia Pledges Her Support To Rehabilitation Of Kashmir Quake Victims (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Dec 11, 2005)
Becomes first high-ranking leader to visit Teetwal close to PoK "I have come to share your pain and grief. You have faced the worst days but with great courage"
- A New Era Of Cell Progress (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 11, 2005)
Leading mobile phone companies Ufone, Telenor and Warid Telcom have signed an interconnection agreement that will enable the subscribers of the three cellular companies to exchange HMS or multimedia messages with zero interconnection charges.
- What's Cooking On J&k? (Pioneer, Kanchan Gupta, Dec 11, 2005)
APPARENTLY, A US TRANSLATION OF AZAADI------ Is something cooking on Jammu & Kashmir of which little is known in India right now? It would seem so from reports emanating from Pakistan and Mecca where the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) . . .
- See India As An Opportunity, Says Saran (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
"If we want to see South Asia becoming a power house, which we all want, there needs to be inter-connectivity''
- Rs. 1,000-Crore Science Foundation Awaiting Parliament Sanction: C.N.R. Rao (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Two scientific institutes will start functioning in Pune and Kolkata in June 2006
Cabinet note on foundation approved
It is to be set up on the lines of bodies in the U.S. and China
- Pak Army Team Due In Kabul On 14th (News International, Mariana Baabar, Dec 11, 2005)
Pakistan’s first high level military delegation will leave for Kabul on December 14 to attend the Tripartite Commission meeting.
- Protests, Hunger Strikes Mark Human Rights Day In Kashmir (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Dec 11, 2005)
Rallies to submit memoranda at the United Nations office in Srinagar
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