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Articles 14121 through 14220 of 21681:
- Let Militant Nabbed (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
A Pakistan based Lashkar-e-Toiba militant was today arrested and a huge quantity of ammunition seized from him in Pulwama district, a police spokesman said.
- Forgetting Sheikh Abdullah At 100 ! (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Dec 10, 2005)
''It happens only in India'' That's the refrain of a song picturised some years ago on the late Amrish Puri.
- The Man In The Middle (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Dec 10, 2005)
Nehru was an intelligent man who led an interesting life in most interesting times. And he could write.
- Onyx - The Marvel From Pakistan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 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
- Terror Suspect Draws Government Pay (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Dec 10, 2005)
Jan's case, among others, being scrutinised by Chief Minister's staff "Whoever is responsible for this is mocking the martyrdom of men in uniform," says widow of Army Major
- Indians Working Abroad Sent A Whopping Us$21.7 Billion To Their Kins In 2004, Making The Country The Highest Recipient Of Remittances Worldwide (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
Indians working abroad sent a whopping US$21.7 billion to their kins in 2004, making the country the highest recipient of remittances worldwide, according to a World Bank report.
- Natwar Visits Amarinder In Patiala (Indian Express, MANISH SIRHINDI, Dec 10, 2005)
Former External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh is at the new Moti Bagh residence of his brother-in-law and Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh. Natwar, whose visit is under wraps, arrived in a personal vehicle here yesterday evening.
- World Bank Expects India To Grow Faster Than Its South Asian Neighbours And Clock 7 Per Cent Gdp Growth In 2005 (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
Amid an adverse impact of high oil prices on developing nations, World Bank expects India to grow faster than its South Asian neighbours and clock 7 per cent GDP growth in 2005.
- United States Of Kashmir’ Only Part Of The Picture: Qayyum (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
Former president and prime minister of Azad Kashmir, Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan, said on Friday that a proposal to create a state called the United States of Kashmir was not the ultimate solution to the longstanding dispute between the nuclear-armed. . . .
- Chevrolet Car Launched (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 10, 2005)
Nexus Automative (Pvt) Ltd, has launched its Pakistani assembled 1000cc Chevrolet ‘Joy’ car at a function in Karachi on Thursday.
- Qaeda-Iraq Link Us Cited Is Tied To Coercion Claim (Indian Express, Douglas Jehl and David Johnston, Dec 10, 2005)
The Bush administration based a crucial prewar assertion about ties between Iraq and al Qaeda on detailed statements made by a prisoner while in Egyptian custody who later said he had fabricated them to escape harsh treatment, according to current and....
- India Detains Suspect For Triple Bombing In Delhi (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
Indian police have detained a Kashmiri militant who allegedly planted an explosive on a bus during the triple bombings that killed 60 people in New Delhi two months ago, a newspaper reported Friday.
- The Year That Was... (Hindustan Times, Khushwant Singh, Dec 10, 2005)
It was the coldest winter I can recall: late winter monsoon added dampness to the chill to usher in morning mists.
- Controlling Population Growth (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 10, 2005)
One of the participants at a workshop in Peshawar held to increase awareness about family planning estimated that at its current growth rate the country’s population could touch 1.04 billion by 2060.
- A Forgotten Kashmiri Leader (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Dec 10, 2005)
Sheikh Abdullah, whose birth centenary is being celebrated this month, has not been given his due in India, much less in Kashmir from where he hailed.
- Resolving Iran’S N-Issue (Dawn, Afzaal Mahmood, Dec 10, 2005)
Some new steps in dealing with the stand-off over Iran’s nuclear issue offer a flicker of hope that the harsh realities may induce some flexibility in Washington and Tehran, leading to a peaceful resolution of the current crisis.
- Implications Of Indo-Us Alliance (Dawn, M. Tayyab Siddiqui, Dec 10, 2005)
The July visit of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to the US was hailed by both sides as a “historical watershed”. The true import of this visit, however, has not been sufficiently grasped by Pakistan, in particular the long-term adverse impact . . .
- Waziristan Under Siege (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 10, 2005)
Violence has once again erupted in Waziristan. The agency has been in turmoil since the war against terror was launched.
- ‘Al Qaeda-Iraq Link Testimony Coerced’ (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
top Al Qaeda suspect whose testimony was used in part to justify the invasion of Iraq, has said his statements linking Baghdad to Al Qaeda were false and made under coercion in Egypt, The New York Times said on Friday quoting current and former US....
- Musharraf Backs New Initiatives, Claims Mirwaiz (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Dec 10, 2005)
All Parties’ Hurriyat Conference leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said on Friday that President Gen Pervez Mushrraf had assured him of Islamabad’s support for the idea of ‘united states of Kashmir’ as part of efforts to resolve the dispute with India.
- Oic: Road-Map For Ummah (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 10, 2005)
The OIC Extraordinary Summit has adopted Makkah Declaration and Ten-Year Programme of Action envisaging road-map for Ummah to face the challenges of 21st century.
- Pakistan To Export Electricity To Afghanistan (News International, Khalid Mustafa, Dec 10, 2005)
Pakistan will export electricity of 40 megawatt of electricity to war-ridden country Afghanistan.
- Oic Backs Pak’S Stance On Kashmir (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
Toeing Pakistan’s line, the 57-member Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC) has “extended” its support to the “inalienable right” of the people of Jammu and Kashmir for “self-determination” in accordance with the UN resolutions.
- Myths And Prejudices (Pioneer, N Jamal Ansari, Dec 10, 2005)
Mr KR Phanda thrives on controversies and his recent article, "Root cause of riots" (November 14) is no exception. Unfortunately, some of his remarks concerning the two-nation theory and riots demand further debate.
- Killer Earthquake (Tribune, Balraj Puri, Dec 10, 2005)
Lessons of the earthquake in Kashmir, worst in over a century, are both positive and negative. The shock of that intensity was perhaps needed to make Kashmiri speaking people of the state really conscious of the existence and plight of socially and . . .
- Pakistan And India Agree To Open Ports (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
Shipping experts from Pakistan and India have agreed to allow shipping companies under flags of these two countries to transport cargo to any third country using each other’s port facilities
- The Other Face Of The Evil That Is Lashkar (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Dec 09, 2005)
Ejaz Butt's extraordinary story illuminates the lives of the foot soldiers of the organisation'sjihadin Jammu and Kashmir.
- Educational Malaise (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 09, 2005)
The inter-provincial conference of education ministers held in Karachi this week took what may seem major decisions. From 2006, the academic year for schools will begin in September and end the following May.
- A Case Of Peace Talks Through The Press? (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 09, 2005)
Pakistan has time and again gone public with new proposals for a resolution of the dispute over Kashmir even as negotiations were going on with India.
- Governance Of Stock Exchanges (Dawn, Dr Tariq Hassan, Dec 09, 2005)
On November 29, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) issued directives to the Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad stock exchanges directing them to amend their constituting and governing documents to ensure that the chairperson . . .
- India Briefs (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 09, 2005)
An Indian freight train carrying a consignment of 1,320 tons of relief supplies for PoK’s earthquake victims, has been stranded in Lahore since 23 November, over payment of customs duties, a report said here today.
- More Than A Gesture (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
A picture published in Dawn showing Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg playing with child survivors of the Oct 8 earthquake should warm any heart.
- Protection For Osama - 15 Top Pakistani Leaders Have Links With Osama (India Daily, Balaji Reddy, Dec 09, 2005)
Is Osama Bin Laden in charge of Pakistan after all? It may be. According to media reports, at least 15 members in the senate, national and state assemblies of Pakistan have not only met Osama bin Laden, but had a close relationship with him.
- India Turns Down Iranian Envoy's Request To Tour Kashmir (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
Iran ambassador to India S. Zargar-Ya''gubi's request to visit Jammu and Kashmir was turned down by the ministry of external affairs, which said that he could go only if he agreed to meet leaders of the government's choice.
- Bird Flu Wary Asia On Guard Against Migratory Birds (Reuters, Kamil Zaheer, Dec 09, 2005)
Forest guard Bhola Abrar Khan peers through binoculars scanning the skies for migratory birds that descend on one of India's biggest bird sanctuaries each winter.
- Nato Denies It Is Acquiring Land In Kashmir (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) has denied reports that it is acquiring land in Kashmir.
- Bangladesh Bleeds Again, 7 Dead (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
At least six persons, including a suspected suicide attacker, were killed and dozens others injured as two bomb explosions rocked the northern Bangladeshi town of Netrokona today, police and witnesses said.
- 12 Killed In Pakistan Explosion (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
Twelve persons were killed and more than 40 wounded on Thursday when a powerful blast ripped through a bazaar in Pakistan's tribal belt bordering Afghanistan, local officials said.
- Mirwaiz Meets Musharraf In Mecca (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
Moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq today met Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on the sidelines of an extraordinary two-day summit of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) at the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, . . .
- 12 Killed In Pak Bomb Blast (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
At least 12 people were killed and dozens wounded when a bomb exploded today in a market in Pakistan’s troubled tribal region near the Afghan border, officials said.
- India Tests Trishul Missile (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
India successfully tested its Trishul missile on Thursday in the eastern state of Orissa, defence officials said.
- Other Sums (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 09, 2005)
Nostalgia is a good way to inject fresh life into a relationship. The emphasis of the Indian prime minister, Mr Manmohan Singh, on the long and warm relationship of India and Russia, formerly the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics,
- Saarc: No Reservations About China, Japan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
Obligations, rights to be settled at ministerial meet: Manmohan
No proposal to admit Myanmar Afghanistan going through a rough patch
- 9-Member Lhc Team Leaves For India Today (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
A delegation of nine Lahore High Court (LHC) judges led by Justice Khawaja Mohammad Sharif will leave for India today (Friday) to attend golden jubilee celebrations of Punjab and Haryana high courts from December 10.
- India Doesn’T Object To China, Japan As Saarc Observers: Singh (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Dec 09, 2005)
Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh said on Thursday that India had no reservations about China and Japan joining the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) as observers. He said this issue would be settled at the next . . .
- Oic Can Help Resolve Kashmir, Palestine Issues: Musharraf (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
Calls Mecca Summit a ‘historic moment’
Indian response to de-militarisation proposal ‘not positive so far
- Clash In North Waziristan (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 09, 2005)
At least 17 persons were reported dead in clashes between seminary students and highway bandits near Miranshah in the volatile North Waziristan Agency on Wednesday. The clash followed students’ refusal to pay ‘tax’ at a ‘checkpost’ established . . .
- Amritsar-Lahore Bus Trials On 11th And 13th (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Dec 09, 2005)
India and Pakistan will conduct trial runs of the Amritsar-Lahore bus service on December 11 and December 13 respectively, said Navtej Sarna, the External Affairs Ministry spokesman on Thursday.
- India Stalls Iran Envoy’S Visit To Kashmir : Shift In Me Policy Seen (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
India has taken an unusually tough stance with Iran by insisting that its ambassador to New Delhi, S.Z. Yaghoubi, who wants to visit Jammu and Kashmir could do so only if he agreed to meet people selected by the pro-India government in Srinagar,
- Al Qaeda Still Capable Of Attacks: Saudi Envoy (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
Prince Turki al-Faisal claims Bin Lade
Saudi Arabia’s new ambassador to Washington said on Wednesday the failure to capture Osama bin Laden only enhanced a sense of Al Qaeda’s invincibility and said that the group remained capable of launching attacks.
- Nato Denies Acquiring Land In Kashmir (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
The NATO has denied allegations by certain quarters that it had been acquiring land somewhere in the Azad Kashmir territory to set up bases.
- Us May Offer India Top Radar In Fighter-Jet Bid (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
The United States may offer India advanced Raytheon Co radar as part of a bid for a multibillion-dollar fighter-jet contract, the head of the Pentagon agency handling the matter said on Wednesday.
- Cabinet Approves Signing Of Un Convention Against Corruption (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
Projecting its objective of zero tolerance against the menace, the Union Cabinet tonight approved the signing of a United Nations Convention against Corruption as also initiating the process of enacting an enabling legislation by concerned Ministries.
- U.S. May Offer India Top Radar In Fighter-Jet Bid (Reuters, Jim Wolf, Dec 09, 2005)
The United States may offer India advanced Raytheon Co. radar as part of a bid for a multibillion-dollar fighter-jet contract, the head of the Pentagon agency handling the matter said Wednesday.
- 'United States Of Kashmir’ (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
Washington has reportedly urged India and Pakistan to find solution to the core issue of Kashmir within the parameters of APHC chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq’s proposal for ‘the United States of Kashmir’.
- Amristar Bus Trial Next Week (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
The trial run of the Amritsar-Lahore bus service will take place on Sunday by the Indian operator and on Tuesday by the Pakistani operator. The trial run had earlier been scheduled for last October but was postponed due to the earthquake,
- Of Captors And Their Captives (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Dec 09, 2005)
India must remain watchful of American designs in South Asia in the guise of friendship, says Anuradha Dutt.
- Islamists Losing Ground In Valley (Pioneer, PN Khera, Dec 09, 2005)
People of Jammu & Kashmir are showing an increasing inclination for peace than the loud anti-India rhetoric of terrorists, says PN Khera
- World Can't Watch Dhaka Fall (Pioneer, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Dec 09, 2005)
As the region's biggest power, "larger than all the rest combined" as Junius R Jayewardene reminded the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation's inaugural conference in Dhaka 20 years ago, India might expect to enjoy the same . . .
- Hindus In Pakistan (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 09, 2005)
The recent abduction and conversion of three Hindu girls in Pakistan clearly shows that, despite the isolated example of a Danish Kaneria playing for the country's cricket team, Hindus there are a marginalised and persecuted lot stalked constantly . . .
- Amritsar-Lahore Bus Trial On Dec 11, 13 (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
India and Pakistan will undertake trial run of Amritsar-Lahore bus service on December 11 and 13 and hold talks on establishing a road link between Amritsar and Nankana Sahib on December 20-21.
- 'Pak Leaders Have Links With Osama' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
At least 15 members in the senate, national and state assemblies of Pakistan have not only met Osama bin Laden, but had a close relationship with him.
- Inside The Lashkar-E-Taiba's Network (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Dec 08, 2005)
Top Lashkar-e-Taiba operative Shabbir Bukhari's story offers unprecedented insight into the organisation's working — and raises disturbing questions about the threat it holds out to the India-Pakistandétenteprocess.
- Audit Routines, Gas Pipes, Chickens And Lawyers (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 08, 2005)
"JUST as it is impossible not to taste honey or poison that one may find at the tip of one's tongue, so it is impossible for one dealing with government funds not to taste, at least a little bit, of the King's wealth."
- Can India Play The Great Game? (The Financial Express, RAJIV KUMAR, Dec 08, 2005)
There have been recent reports of Indian interest in joining the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (TAP) natural gas pipeline consortium that purports to bring Turkmen gas to the sub-continent. If India were to join, as it should, TAP will become . . .
- Karnataka Support For Aerospace Technology Varsity (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 08, 2005)
Karnataka has assured all cooperation and support, including allocation of land, to set up a university for Aerospace Technology, proposed by the Society of Indian Aerospace Technologies and Industries, in Bangalore.
- Al-Qaeda’S Abu Hamza Is Alive? (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 08, 2005)
President Pervez Musharraf declared his 200 percent certainty that Egyptian-born Abu Hamza Rabia had been killed. Headline stories in the world media proclaimed he was in a house in Isory village, North Waziristan near the Afghan border, . . .
- Pakistan’S Strategy For Wto Moot (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 08, 2005)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has approved Pakistan’s negotiations strategy for the WTO ministerial conference scheduled for December 13-18 in Hong Kong at a meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee held in Islamabad on Tuesday. Commerce Minister . .
- Norwegian Pm’S Call (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 08, 2005)
NORWAY’S Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has appealed to the international community to come forward with more aid for rehabilitation and reconstruction of areas devasted by the October 8 earthquake. At a joint Press conference . . .
- Cases Of ‘Disappearance’ (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 08, 2005)
HRCP chairperson Asma Jahangir has drawn attention to a very serious problem that has emerged of late in Pakistan. It is the disappearance of people which is being reported from different parts of the country. Ms Jahangir has pointed out that an . . .
- Saran: No Promise To Burns On Iran Energy Deals (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Dec 08, 2005)
"I do not know who assured him because it certainly was not us"
LNG deal with Iran on the cards
"We have told the U.S. that Iran is our strategic partner"
Russia's interest in pipeline project allays fears of financial viability
- Kashmir: Terror Build-Up Triggers Alarm (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Dec 08, 2005)
Many Lashkar operatives seem to have infiltrated in the wake of the earthquake
Up to 100 cadres have crossed LoC since October 8
Activation of new Lashkar cells in Jammu
Degradation in defences because of quake
- U.S. May Offer India Top Radar In Fighter-Jet Bid (Reuters, Jim Wolf, Dec 08, 2005)
The United States may offer India advanced Raytheon Co. radar as part of a bid for a multibillion-dollar fighter-jet contract, the head of the Pentagon agency handling the matter said on Wednesday.
- Osama Alive And Leading Jihad, Says His No 2, Calls For Attacks On Pro-Us Gulf Oil Sites (Indian Express, HEBA KANDIL, Dec 08, 2005)
Al-Qaeda deputy Ayman al-Zawahri has urged militants to attack oil targets in Muslim states and said Osama bin Laden was still leading its battle against the West.
- Fatwa Against Freedom (Telegraph, Ashis Chakrabarti, Dec 08, 2005)
It will take Islamists in Bangladesh more than terror tactics to stamp out the free spirit of a brave people, writes Ashis Chakrabarti
- A Strange Turn In Cold War – Russia Defeating America In Geopolitics – America May Have Made Mistakes In Iraq, India And China (India Daily, Sunil Razdhan, Dec 08, 2005)
Russia is slowly turning the geopolitical chess board on America.
- Geopolitical Chessboard Warms Up - India Joins Russia In Jointly Operating Air Force Out Of Tajik Air Base - Pakistan Slowly Getting Encircled By Indian Air Force And Navy (India Daily, Sonia Chopra, Dec 08, 2005)
It is a long term strategy for India to check Pakistan from any more adventurous moves like Kargil. India plans to encircle Pakistan in a way that Pakistan will think hundred times before venturing into India ever.
- India May Get Top Radar From Us In Fighter-Jet Bid (Hindustan Times, Reuters, Dec 08, 2005)
The United States may offer India advanced Raytheon Co radar as part of a bid for a multibillion-dollar fighter jet contract, the head of the Pentagon agency handling the matter said on Wednesday.
- Party Must End (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 08, 2005)
When will we learn something better?
- Nonalignment Today (Tribune, Anita Inder Singh, Dec 08, 2005)
One unintended outcome of the Volcker report is the debate it has sparked off on whether, in the 21st century, India should continue to define its foreign policy as a nonalignment country.
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