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Articles 15921 through 16020 of 21681:
- Ill-Planning For Foreign Aid (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 27, 2005)
Outcome of the Geneva moot notwithstanding, it appears that Pakistan is not fully prepared to present its case for foreign aid for quake affected areas in right perspective.
- Quake Devastation: Then And Now (Dawn, Qazi Faez Isa, Oct 27, 2005)
Earthquakes can’t be stopped, but buildings can be built to withstand them. Nearly all the deaths of the October 8 earthquake were caused by tumbling buildings.
- Rehabilitation Phase To Be Crucial (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Oct 27, 2005)
The reconstruction of the quake-devastated areas of Azad Kashmir and the northern NWFP would cost well beyond $5 billion. That is to cover the total destruction inclusive of the infrastructure caused to the vast area in both the regions by the October 8..
- Indian Stand (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 27, 2005)
India has every reason to feel proud of its impeccable nuclear non-proliferation record.
- Lapses In Crisis Management (Dawn, Shamshad Ahmad Khan, Oct 27, 2005)
The overall response of our nation to the catastrophic tragedy of October 8 was both admirable and heartening.
- To Be Or Not (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 27, 2005)
Power is to be exercised; sharing power stops the exercise. Ms Sonia Gandhi,
- Changing Trends (Hindu, SURESH NAMBATH, Oct 27, 2005)
Will Globalisation end illegal migration? As the world becomes truly global, and more equal, the opportunities might no longer outweigh the risks for workers using unsafe routes to migrate to developed countries.
- Great People (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 27, 2005)
History is witness to the fact that Kashmiris have offered resistance sometimes subtly and at times violently. Be it Mughals, Pathans, Sikhs or Dogras, the Kashmiris have always resisted and detested occupation of their homeland.
- India Expresses Concern Over Pakistan's Action In Gilgit (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2005)
India on Tuesday expressed concern over the reported action by Pakistani forces against local people in Gilgit in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and asked Islamabad to observe international human rights standards there.
- Donors Pledge $580m For Relief (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2005)
IDB announces $250 million contribution
* Annan says quake shows need for global fund
- India Started Nuclear Proliferation: Pakistan (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2005)
Strongly reacting to New Delhi's call to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to further investigate Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan's nuclear network, Pakistan has held India responsible for promoting nuclear proliferation and arms race in the region.
- It Is Introspection Time For Congress In J&k (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Oct 27, 2005)
It is introspection time for the Congress vis-à-vis its turn to take on the reins of administration in Jammu and Kashmir.
- The Kashmir Dilemma Bears Hope (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Oct 27, 2005)
Irrespective of the final decision on who will be the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir after November 2 — Mufti Mohammed Sayed or Ghulam Nabi Azad
- Micro Credit Scheme For Quake-Hit People' (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 27, 2005)
The Khushhali Bank is launching a rehabilitation programme with initial capital of Rs 3 billion to help the people in the quake-hit areas to start new businesses. Mr Ghalib Nishtar, President of the Bank briefed Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz about . . .
- India Pushing For Key Free Trade Pacts By 2006 (Reuters, Surojit Gupta, Oct 27, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has urged his officials to tie up all ends to ensure that free trade pacts with Asian neighbours and Middle East countries are in place by 2006, a government official said on Wednesday.
- Perverse Happenings (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 27, 2005)
A new problem of a very serious nature has come to the fore in the earthquake-affected areas of Azad Kashmir and the NWFP.
- U.N. Raises Quake Aid Appeal (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 27, 2005)
Relief assistance pledges so far amount to only $90 million
- Gilgit's Wounds (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 27, 2005)
The picturesque region of Gilgit under Pakistan's direct occupation is once again in trouble.
- A Tribute To Saviours Of Kashmir (Daily Excelsior, Lt Col Puneet Sehgal, Oct 27, 2005)
The state of Jammu and Kashmir had not decided on its political status when partition of the Indian sub continent took place.
- India Not Delaying Relief Camps, Says Pm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2005)
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has said that there has been no delay on India’s part in establishing relief camps along the Line of Control (LoC) to help the quake victims in the Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK).
- India To Play Active Role In Shanghai Group (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Oct 27, 2005)
Natwar calls for developing SCO cooperation in the energy sphere
India supports SCO objectives — ensuring stability in the region
SCO cooperation in the energy sphere sought
Transportation networks must be developed
- How America Dislodged Britain From Pakistan (Hindu, Anita Inder Singh, Oct 27, 2005)
Archival material shows that by early 1951, the Americans were for an understanding with Pakistan. The British could not rebuff the Americans, but they thought Middle East defence should hinge on Egypt, not Pakistan.
- Age Of Tabloid Television (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Oct 26, 2005)
How do people feel about the electronic media’s approach to the traumatic events that have shaken the country since October 8 when a massive earthquake struck northern Pakistan and Azad Kashmir?
- Shujaat For Grand National Unity (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 26, 2005)
President of Pakistan Muslim League Ch Shujaat Hussain appears to be making conscientious efforts to forge national unity in the wake of devastating earthquake that struck parts of the NWFP and Azad Kashmir.
- Earthquake As ‘Wrath Of God’? (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2005)
A section of the national media has aired the apocalyptic view that the October 8 earthquake was a curse from God punishing the misdeeds of the state of Pakistan.
- Controversial Nato Presence (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 26, 2005)
Dissenting voice was raised in the National Assembly on Monday about the NATO forces involvement in the relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction process in the quake affected areas of Azad Kashmir and Hazara Division.
- Human Concern Comes First (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Oct 26, 2005)
How catastrophic has the earthquake been? A total of 53,000 dead, 75,000 injured was the estimate on October 22.
- Survivors On Verge Of Death (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 26, 2005)
UN's Humanitarian Office has said that the international community has three weeks to deliver enough aid to quake victims in mountainous areas of Azad Kashmir and Hazara Division before snowfall sets in. In its regular situation report on the earthquake,
- Pakistan For "Just Resolution" Of Kashmir (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 26, 2005)
Yasin Malik calls on Pakistan President
- Hunger Is The Terror No 1 (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 26, 2005)
Right now we are being haunted by the horrific images of the earthquake on either side of the Line of Control and in Pakistan where thousands of lives have been wiped out in a matter of few seconds.
- Global Aid Falls Short Of Pakistan's Relief Needs (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 26, 2005)
The donations and pledges received by Pakistan for the earthquake victims from 71 countries and 159 international organisations including the U.N. and NGOs has risen to $1.246 billion.
- India Expresses Concern Over Gilgit Situation (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Oct 26, 2005)
Hopes Pakistan will observe human rights
"Clashes" between Pakistani forces and Shia students reported in Gilgit
Indian delegation to visit Pakistan on relief camps for the quake-hit
India awaiting Pakistan response
- Britain's New Racial Divide (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Oct 26, 2005)
The Birmingham riots will remain a matter of shame for the Asian and African communities.
- Quake Survivors See Militants As Heroes (Tribune, PAUL WATSON, Oct 26, 2005)
In the eyes of earthquake survivors, the heroes in this devastated valley are not soldiers or relief workers, but guerrillas notorious for suicide bombings and kidnappings.
- Creating New Minorities (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 26, 2005)
One continues to be amazed by the persistence with which some people keep coming up with antediluvian ideas about how Pakistan can be kept together and how its different regions, ethnic communities and religious sects should be treated.
- Kashmiris Held For Trying To Cross Loc (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2005)
At least 12 people were injured and 24 were arrested in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, when a Kashmiri leader tried to cross the Line of Control (LoC) with 3,000 supporters to join the relief efforts in quake-hit Azad Kashmir.
- Gurdwara Provides Shelter To Quake-Hit (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 26, 2005)
200 Sikhs, Hindus become refugees overnight; they do not want to return to their native town
Quake victims had to undertake an arduous journey to reach Panja Sahib
Since they are a miniscule minority they can't settle anywhere
- Un Warns Of Death Traps In Quake Relief (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2005)
Says less than one-third of $312m requested for Pakistan quake victims received
* US to double military strength in quake-hit Pakistan
- Crossborder Relief Still A Chimera (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2005)
Pranab Mukherjee says the relief centres are already operational. But external affairs ministry says they will work only after talks with Pak.
- Disclosures From The Mitrokhin Files (Deccan Herald, P R CHARI, Oct 26, 2005)
The failure of Indian counter-intelligence against KGB and CIA points to pervasive corruption of the system
- India’S Atomic Dilemma (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Oct 26, 2005)
As for the Indian vote in the IAEA against Iran, External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh must have been overruled
- Natwar Singh In Moscow (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Oct 26, 2005)
External Affairs Minister K. Natwar Singh has expressed confidence that his four-day visit to Russia will strengthen strategic partnership between India and Russia.
- China Pledges Military Aid To Nepal (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2005)
Chinese aid revives memories of the 80s when Rajiv Gandhi imposed a blockade on Nepal angered over the supply of anti-aircraft guns from China.
- Onion Prices To Come Down Mid-November’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2005)
Blaming heavy rains for damaging onion crops which lead to its spiralling prices in Maharashtra, Marketing Minister Harshwardhan Patil on Tuesday expressed hopes that rates will drop by mid-November with the arrival of new yield and imports.
- India Expresses Concern Over Pak Action In Gilgit (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2005)
India today expressed concern over the reported action by Pakistani forces against local people in Gilgit in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and asked Islamabad to observe international human rights standards there.
- India Expresses Concern Over Pakistan's Action In Gilgit (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2005)
India on Tuesday expressed concern over the reported action by Pakistani forces against local people in Gilgit in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and asked Islamabad to observe international human rights standards there.
- China Gives Large Military Aid To Nepal (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2005)
In a move that will raise eyebrows in New Delhi and even Washington, China has pledged military assistance of $989,000 to Nepal eight months after the kingdom's principal military aid givers continued to keep their assistance on hold.
- India, Pakistan To Ratify Coast Guard Hotline (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2005)
A hotline between India's Coast Guard and Pakistan's Maritime Security Agency will be established as soon as both sides ratify a pact for creating the link, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Tuesday.
- Pakistan Rallies Aid, More Needed, Fast (Reuters, Amir Ashraf, Oct 26, 2005)
Pakistan and international relief agencies scrambled to deliver vital aid to remote parts of the quake-stricken country on Tuesday as a top official complained the world was not doing enough to help.
- India Ready To Aid Pakistan Quake Victims (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2005)
India is ready to help Pakistani victims of the October 8 earthquake through three camps set up along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee said here on Tuesday.
- The Kashmir Dilemma Bears Hope (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 26, 2005)
Irrespective of the final decision on who will be the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir after November 2 — Mufti Mohammed Sayed or Ghulam Nabi Azad — the decision-making process has been fascinating.
- Ready To Send Relief Material But Our Engineers Cannot Go: Pranab (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2005)
Hard problems and ground realities will have to be recognised
- Us Foreign Policy (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Oct 26, 2005)
American presidents are jinxed by the term two trauma. One should understand why. President John Kennedy’s 1960 election was a watershed.
- Army Can’T Lower Guard (Tribune, Gen V.P. Malik (retd), Oct 26, 2005)
ON October 8, seismic fault-lines made a mockery of the ceasefire line that was drawn 56 years ago between the Indian and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). This map delineation,
- Please Come Clean (Telegraph, Abhijit Bhattacharyya , Oct 26, 2005)
“It’s not easy to do business in India”, screamed the headline in a leading Indian daily in mid-September, 2005, following the World Bank report, which ranked India 116 out of 155 nations in corruption.
- Bus Service To Pok Will Be Delayed (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Oct 26, 2005)
More time sought to clear road
Relief given to families of BRO men killed in quake
Fears of more landslips on the stretch
Kaman Bridge also damaged
- Another Quake Rattles J&k (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2005)
An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 on the richter scale shook Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, the Met office said. The quake had its epicentre at latitude 34.8 degree north and longitude 73.8 degree east -- close to Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir,
- Iran: India Wants Pakistani Role Also Under Iaea Scanner (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2005)
Calling for a global consensus on nuclear non-proliferation, India said IAEA should probe the role of nuclear suppliers in proliferation.
- Loc: India Awaits Pak Reply (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2005)
Pakistan on Monday said it was awaiting India's response to its proposals on opening five points at the Line of Control (LOC) for quake relief activities on both sides of Kashmir.
- License Must For Bird Flu Medicine (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2005)
Taking note of the threat from bird flu, which is already at “the country’s border”, the government on Monday said it was considering compulsory licensing for medicine to fight the disease so that there was no shortage of the drug in the event . . .
- On Iran, India Points To Khan Network (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2005)
month before the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) meets again to discuss the Iran nuclear issue, India today turned the spotlight on the A Q Khan affair, his Tehran links and the need for the international community to act on this.
- Priority To Education (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 25, 2005)
The government’s decision to commit at least four per cent of the GDP to education in the next fiscal year will be highly welcomed, though with a measure of scepticism.
- Protecting The Vulnerable (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Oct 25, 2005)
In his October 18 address to the nation — the second in a few days — President Pervez Musharraf explained why it had taken so long for the agencies of the government to reach the entire population affected by the earthquake of October 8.
- Oic’S Disasterfund (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 25, 2005)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has proposed setting up of a permanent OIC Disaster Fund for assistance to the member States in case of tragedies like October 8 earthquake in Pakistan.
- Loc-Opening Talks On 29th (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2005)
* FO says Army responded promptly to quake
* India delays opening LoC relief camps
- In The Aftermath Of The Earthquake (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Oct 25, 2005)
Funds should be earmarked for the orphans’ benefit and a public authority created to see to it that they are provided proper shelter and food. I would even suggest that the dogmatic Islamic law on adoption be discarded and childless couples enabled . . .
- Where Were The Nazims? (Dawn, Masud Mufti, Oct 25, 2005)
These lines are not about myself but about (a) the defunct system of district administration, and (b) the initial response to the earthquake of October 8, 2005. I am merely a narrator with first hand experience of the former.
- After The Earthquake (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Oct 25, 2005)
THE Indian subcontinent and the world grieve over the earthquake tragedy that has devastated Kashmir and a portion of Pakistan, but given the tangled nature of relations between India and Pakistan,
- Nato’S Unusual, Quick Response (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 25, 2005)
Two weeks after the devastating earthquake which hit Pakistan’s northern areas, European governments and relief agencies are working around the clock to deliver urgently-needed relief supplies to the quake-hit areas.
- India, Pak Talks On Relief Coordination On October 29 (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2005)
India and Pakistan will hold official-level talks in Islamabad on October 29 for coordination and speeding up of earthquake relief work and opening of points at Line of Control (LoC) for the purpose.
- Pakistan, India To Hold Kashmir Quake Talks (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2005)
Pakistan and India will hold talks at the end of this week about opening the de facto border in disputed Kashmir to help survivors of the earthquake which devastated northern Pakistan, Islamabad said on Monday.
- India Urges World To Focus On Pakistan Nuclear Role (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Oct 25, 2005)
Stepping up a campaign to project its record as a responsible nuclear state, India urged global powers on Monday not to gloss over rival Pakistan's role in encouraging Iran's controversial atomic programme.
- Burns Factor (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 25, 2005)
That the deal on civilian nuclear energy cooperation, signed on July 18 by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President George W. Bush in Washington, is too important to be lost through second thoughts and tertiary arguments, . . .
- Disaster Management (Tribune, G.S. Bedi, Oct 25, 2005)
For whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee,” is an apt quote from John Donne in the present circumstances.
- The Kashmir Dilemma Bears Hope (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 25, 2005)
Irrespective of the final decision on who will be the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir after November 2 — Mufti Mohammed Sayed or Ghulam Nabi Azad — the decision-making process has been fascinating.
- India Mexico Trade Pact Provides Inda Access To North American Market Like Never Before (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2005)
India and Mexico are negotiating a Bilateral Investment Protection Agreement and a Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement. . .
- Indian Court Convicts Pakistan Militant, 6 Others Over Red Fort Attack (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2005)
A Delhi court today convicted Pakistan-based Lashkar-i-Toiba militant Mohammad Arif alias Ashfaq and six others in the December 2000 Red Fort attack case.
- Relief: Team To Visit Pakistan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2005)
Talks to facilitate cooperation in providing relief to the earthquake victims
Pakistan suggests five crossing points to facilitate two-way movement
India proposes relief-cum-medical centres close to the Line of Control
- Centre To Import Onions From Pakistan, China (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Oct 25, 2005)
They will be available at an average wholesale price of Rs. 16 per kg
- Birmingham Riots: Colour Is Only Skin Deep (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Oct 25, 2005)
The myth of black-Asian solidarity in the face of white majority has an ignoble burial in the streets of Birmingham
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