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Articles 5021 through 5120 of 26855:
- Amendments To Hudood Ordinances (Dawn, Maheen A. Rashdi, Aug 14, 2006)
THE Law Reforms Order, 2006 has seen the release process – still in progress — of nearly 1,300 female prisoners from 55 jails all over Pakistan.
- Let It Be Quaid’S Pakistan (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 14, 2006)
The nation is celebrating 59th anniversary of Pakistan’s creation amidst colour and pageantry today. Flag hoisting ceremony in the Federal Capital will highlight the celebrations. Cities, towns and villages have been decorated with multicoloured . . .
- President, Pm Vow To Make Pakistan Islamic Welfare State (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz in their Inde-pendence Day messages called upon the nation to unite against the elements who do not want to see Pakistan on the path of progress and prosperity.
- Sudden Jihad Syndrome (Pioneer, Daniel Pipes, Aug 14, 2006)
On July 28, on the eve of the Jewish sabbath, a Muslim terrorist of Pakistani origins, Naveed Afzal Haq, forced a 14-year-old girl to get him into the Jewish Federation . . .
- Buddha Wants States To Have More Say In Green Clearances (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
In what could reinforce the impression that its allies have a larger say in the Centre’s policy-making process, West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya on Sunday sought DMK leader M Karunandhi’s help for putting in place new norms for . . .
- Cause To Celebrate? (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Yet another independence day is before us. In the days leading to this August 14 there has been the usual welling up of patriotic fervour.
- Much Ado About The Q (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 14, 2006)
The PML-Q’s internal elections displayed that any immediate change in the status-quo would be unacceptable since it would amount to a digression from Musharraf’s decision not to disengage his support from controversial central personalities within . . .
- Marching Towards The Quaid’S Dream (News International, Prof Khwaja Masud, Aug 14, 2006)
Fifty-nine years ago, Quaid-e-Azam unfurled the banner of freedom for the teeming millions of Pakistanis. I was twenty-five then and I look back to that historic day with pride. But, we look at the flag that has been torn asunder, and I cry with Byron:
- Israel Pushes Offensive Ahead Of Ceasefire (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Thousands of Israeli troops pressed an expanded Lebanese ground offensive Sunday, engaging in fierce clashes with Hezbollah near the bombed-out militant stronghold of Khiam the day after losing 24 soldiers.
- Indo-Pak Technical Talks On Sir Creek To Resume (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
India and Pakistan are expected to hold discussions on the Sir Creek border dispute this month amid assertions by officials here that technical-level parleys on various issues will go ahead despite the indefinite postponement of talks between . . .
- Kashmir On Al Qaeda Radar (Hindustan Times, Arun Joshi, Aug 14, 2006)
When did Al-Qaeda arrive in Kashmir?
Al-Qaeda’s links with Kashmiri militant outfits date back to the 1990s. Many members of Hizb-ul-Mujahideeen and Harkat-ul-Mujahideen were killed in Khost in Afghanistan in a US missile attack on camps run by . . .
- Jinx Of The Pakistani Consulate In Mumbai (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Every Monday, the Express National Bureau showcases news from the capital that was off camera—and outside inverted commas
- Indian Links To Terror Plot (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Kashmir appeared to be foremost in the minds of the alleged plotters of the unsuccessful bid to blow up the US-bound flights in Britain with liquid explosives, media reports said.
- Jamait-E-Islami Chief For Peace Talks (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Even while announcing that Jamait-e-Islami had no link with militants and opposed violence, the recently elected Amir of the organisation, Sheikh Ghulam Hassan, has advocated the need for resolving the Kashmir issue either through trilateral . . .
- Bapu In Beliaghata (Hindu, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Aug 13, 2006)
In August-September 1947, Gandhiji spent 25 days at the Haidari Mansion, Beliaghata, Calcutta. Those were among the most intensely heroic days of his life.
- Natwar’S View On Us Finds Takers In Cong (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Aug 13, 2006)
Mr Natwar Singh’s charge that the UPA government’s growing proximity to the US is alienating minorities has struck a chord among Congress members.
- Uk: Foreign Policy Not Cause Of Threats (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
The British government today rejected as “dangerous and foolish” accusations that its foreign policy heightened the threat of terrorist attacks after police foiled a plot to blow up transatlantic airliners.
- Specific Inputs On I-Day Attacks In Delhi: Police (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
A day after US warned of attacks by Al-Qaeda in India, Delhi Police on Saturday said it has "specific intelligence inputs" that terror groups would try to carry out deadly strikes to subvert Independence Day celebrations here and has beefed . . .
- Terrorists Loot Truckers In Jammu & Kashmir (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Terrorists on Saturday night looted truckers of money and ration, when they were carrying supplies to the remote Paddar belt of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said.
- Lebanon Approves Un Resolution: Minister (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
The Lebanese government, which includes Hezbollah representatives, on Saturday unanimously approved a UN resolution calling for an end to hostilities with Israel, Finance Minister Jihad Azour said.
- Seductive Alchemy (Hindu, RAKHSHANDA JALIL, Aug 13, 2006)
East and West, past and present, old and new: opposites seem to co-exist harmoniously in Istanbul.
- Rise In Popular Support For Congress And Upa (Hindu, Yogendra Yadav, Aug 13, 2006)
Ruling coalition could win over 300 Lok Sabha seats, findsThe Hindu-CNN-IBN State of the Nation Survey
- Muslims Slam Bush For His 'Islamic Fascist' Term (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
US president Bush tightened airline security on Thursday and said the plot foiled by Britain to blow up US-bound flights was a "stark reminder" the United States is "at war with Islamic fascists".
- Euphemisms In Troubled Times (Times of India, Pritish Nandy, Aug 13, 2006)
We live in a world of curious euphemisms. There are things we want to say at times but cannot. So we say them in different ways.
- Living On Borrowed Time (Hindu, Marcus Dam, Aug 13, 2006)
The Government of West Bengal wants to ban hand-drawn rickshaws. But the rickshaw-pullers have a different take.
- Time Warp (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Aug 13, 2006)
Gulangyu island is China without the cars and the bicycles.
- Over The Top (News International, Masood Hasan, Aug 13, 2006)
Those who rule Pakistan, learn one lesson very quickly. Never ever pay any attention to what the people say.
- Need Stressed To Solve Youth’S Problems (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Pakistani youth are not in the forefront of supporting important developments in the country unlike their counterparts of many fortunate nations.
- India Tea Industry Mission To Pakistan Postponed (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
The visit of an Indian tea industry delegation to Pakistan has been postponed in lieu of the tension in relations between the two countries.
- 100 Tigers, 27 Troops Killed In Lanka Fight (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Sri Lankan war planes bombed Tiger rebel positions on Saturday as the fiercest fighting since a 2002 ceasefire left at least 127 people dead, the military said amid mounting concern for civilians.
- Kuwait’S Road To Democracy (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Aug 13, 2006)
Population urges for democratic governance have been growing in the emirates of the Persian Gulf during the past decade or two.
- Our War Against Extremism (News International, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 13, 2006)
With all the ritualistic routines that greet an Independence Day, we seem unusually preoccupied this time with events that cast a shadow on our future as a free country.
- What Explains The Rise Of The Congress (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Perceptions of the Central Government's record and the shifting pattern of support away from regional parties to national ones are some of the reasons, say Sanjay Kumar and Yogendra Yadav
- Finding Common Ground (News International, Amartya Sen, Aug 13, 2006)
The Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen has consistently addressed issues such as inequality, poverty and the human costs of economic development.
- Israel Pursues Assault Despite Un Vote (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
UNSC calls for ceasefire
Israel says offensive will continue
20 Lebanese killed
Hezbollah kills 7 Israeli soldiers, downs helicopter
- Most Plot Trails Lead To Pak (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Pervez Musharraf may have earned a pat from Tony Blair but almost every trail in the foiled plot to bomb planes is leading to someone with a Pakistani connection.
- Peace Soldiers Face Starvation (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Aug 13, 2006)
Nearly 700 Indian soldiers on an altruistic mission of keeping peace in Lebanon are facing starvation and life-threatening perils of war.
- Authoritarian Rule And Democracy (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 13, 2006)
One bitter truth confronts us today on the 59th anniversary of our existence as an independent nation: in terms of democratic evolution, Pakistan today is where it was in 1953.
- Al Qaeda Again Draws Pakistan Into World Attention On Terror (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Al Qaeda’s ability to continue to draw international Jihadis to Pakistan, thus creating a sort of nexus, has once again put the country under the spotlight.
- Uk Plotters Linked To Al Qaeda In Afghanistan (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Plotters of the conspiracy to blow up airliners were linked to an Al Qaeda terrorist cell operating inside Afghanistan, according to Pakistan’s US envoy.
- Time To Step Into The Backyard Of Terror (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 13, 2006)
There is something about the threat of terrorist violence that brings almost an instantaneous change of climate.
- Terror Plot: Suspects Being Grilled, Jet Suspends Employee (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
British anti-terror police today grilled 22 people, 17 of them with family ties in Pakistan, arrested for a plot to blow up US-bound jets using liquid explosives, even as Indian carrier Jet Airways suspended its employee Amin Asmin . . .
- Indian Capital On Alert Ahead Of Independence Day (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Police in India's capital said they had stepped up security on information that political leaders, monuments and vital infrastructure were at risk of terrorist attacks ahead of Independence Day next week.
- The Lord Giveth (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 13, 2006)
He sometimes taketh too Ostensibly there would be nothing other than the best interests of rural communities underlying the suggestion from the Archdeacon of Lincoln that banks set up cash machines, ATMs as we popularly know them, in churches.
- Plurality Of Vision (Hindu, Shelley Walia, Aug 13, 2006)
Said's book is a critique of European historiography and a tribute to Freud.
- Israeli Troops Swamp South Lebanon (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
An avalanche of Israeli troops and armor roared into southern Lebanon on Saturday, reaching the Litani River and igniting some of the heaviest ground combat of the month-long war.
- Nathu La: China Disappointed At `Low Levels' Of Trade (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Aug 13, 2006)
``New Delhi has imposed series of restrictions on number of items that are permitted to be traded''
- Do Not Succumb To U.S. Pressure, Buddhadeb Tells Upa Government (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
"We are in the midst of an economic, political and foreign policy crisis"
- Nsg Commandos To Strengthen Security Around Red Fort (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Quick reaction teams to be deployed at strategic points to foil anyattack
Public to be put through series of checking
Vigil has been increased within the high security New Delhi zone
Checking of luggage intensified in railway stations
- Big Israeli Offensive Despite U.N. Call (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Aug 13, 2006)
Four Israeli military divisions have pushed into Lebanon as part of a massive new offensive that has begun despite a call by the United Nations Security Council for the cessation of hostilities.
- When Terrorism Is A 'No-Go Area' (Daily Excelsior, Brig. (Retd.) S.N. Sachadeva, Aug 13, 2006)
The British government foiled the Al Queda plan to blow up 10 US bound flights in mid-air.
- The More Things Change... (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 13, 2006)
The Congress’s chargesheet against the NDA has returned to haunt the party.
- 10-Year-Old Married To Youth, Darul Uloom Rules It ‘Illegal’ (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
A 10-year-old girl has allegedly been married off to a youth against her parents’ wishes at a village here prompting the Islamic seminary Darul Uloom to declare the union illegal.
- Israel And Lebanon Agree To Ceasefire On Monday (Reuters, YARA BAYOUMY, Aug 13, 2006)
U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan said Israeli and Lebanese leaders had agreed to a ceasefire at 0500 GMT on Monday to end a month-long war between Israel and Hizbollah guerrillas.
- Aspirations Of People (Daily Excelsior, V P Kotwal, Aug 13, 2006)
The J&K State is known for its unique unity in diversity and mostly because of the facts that almost after every 50 Kms.
- A Wounded Independence (Daily Excelsior, Dr. Jitendra Singh, Aug 13, 2006)
"Freedom is a matter of mind and heart", said Dr S Radhakrishnan in an Independence Day broadcast to nation as the President of India and added "If the mind is narrow and heart bitter, there is no freedom whatever else we may have."
- The Valley In Between (New Indian Express, Kamini Mathai, Aug 13, 2006)
Sometimes I feel sorry for Vellore, the town I grew up in.
- Familiar Terrain (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Aug 13, 2006)
Pankaj Mishra’s book is for the Western audience, not for the intelligent common reader in India .
- Pok Quake Money Used By Let To Fund Britain Plot (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Islamic charity body remitted amount to 3 men ---- Investigators probing the plot to blow up several aircraft from Britain to US suspected involvement four Islamic militant groups including Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Tayyeba and Sunni extremist . . .
- Israel Copters Airlift Hundreds Of Troops Into Hezbollah Heartland (Asian Age, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 13, 2006)
Israeli helicopters airlifted hundreds of troops into the Hezbollah heartland and warplanes launched wide-ranging airstrikes on Saturday as officials raced to enforce a UN ceasefire and end fierce fighting still raging across southern Lebanon.
- Unbroken Spirits Fill Highways Of Death (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Aug 13, 2006)
Lebanon is a country that has clearly not lost its spirit, but is worried, unhappy, and, as no one hesitates to tell you, "very very angry".
- Thousands Protest Lebanon War Outside White House (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Thousands of people demonstrated outside the White House to protest Israel's US-backed military operations in Lebanon and the Palestinian territories.
- Bush Will Continue To Use Term ‘Islamic Fascists’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
The president will continue using the term ‘Islamic fascists’ despite widespread protests by the Muslim community, said White House spokesman Tony Snow on Friday.
- It's Between The Two Pms (Pioneer, Gautam Sen, Aug 13, 2006)
Apart from both being 'PM,' one by virtue of his initials, the other due to the political office he occupies, General Pervez Musharraf and Mr Manmohan Singh share a common dilemma. It is this shared dilemma that leads one to routinely . . .
- Jones Goes Ducking (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 13, 2006)
While Amla could do with a shave ---- Just how much has cricket lost its innocence since the days Sir WG Grace with his flowing beard - a 'secular' terror with the bat - took guard is evident from Australian cricketer-turned-commentator . . .
- Terror In The Sky (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 13, 2006)
Jihadis as mass murderers ---- The nightmarish plot hatched by a group of terrorists in Britain and Pakistan to blow up 10 or more passenger aircraft over the Atlantic or while they circled over American cities prior to landing is . . .
- Concern In Cong Over Us Deal (Pioneer, Yogesh Vajpeyi, Aug 13, 2006)
Few in the Congress may be seen standing by former External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh during his troubles in the Iraq oil scam, but many senior party leaders share his concern about Manmohan Singh Government's handling of the Indo-US nuclear . . .
- Israel Expands Offensive Despite Unsc Resolution (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Israel expanded its offensive against Hezbollah today sending more troops deeper into Lebanon and carrying out air strikes despite a UN Security Council resolution calling for the immediate cessation of the hostilities that erupted a month ago.
- Hezbollah Accepts Un Ceasefire (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah has said the militant organisation would abide by the UN ceasefire resolution.
- Jamait-E-Islami Chief For Peace Talks (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Even while announcing that Jamait-e-Islami had no link with militants and opposed violence, the recently elected Amir of the organisation, Sheikh Ghulam Hassan, has advocated the need for resolving the Kashmir issue either through trilateral talks . . .
- Jammu: Surrendered Militants Rounded Up, Told To Leave (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
As part of its beefed-up security measures on Independence Day eve, the Jammu and Kashmir Police have for the first time asked surrendered militants to immediately leave Jammu for the next few days.
- Where From Heathrow? (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 12, 2006)
Condemnation and congratulations are both in order.
- Natwar Drags Sonia Into Picture (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Natwar Singh, who first attacked the Prime Minister and then saluted him, changed his mind again today and hit out at Manmohan Singh. For the first time, he also brought up Sonia Gandhi’s name.
- An Elusive Peace (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Aug 12, 2006)
It is unbelievable that Israel would launch such a massive ground and air onslaught only to secure the release of the two soldiers Hizbollah captured on July 12.
- Bank Freezes Suspects’ Assets (Telegraph, Amit Roy, Aug 12, 2006)
Nineteen of 24 British Muslims who are in police custody, accused of plotting to blow up 10 aircraft on the UK-US route with liquid explosives, had their assets frozen today, presumably to stop them from giving money to co-conspirators who may not . . .
- Uk Freezes Assets Of 19 Suspects In Terror Plot (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Britain on Friday froze the assets of 19 of the 24 people arrested on suspicion of plotting to detonate explosives on ten US-bound flights.
- Nightmare Averted (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 12, 2006)
The anguish and horror of a series of bomb explosions in mid-air have thankfully been averted.
- Us Mum On Pak Links (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
The Bush Administration today remained tightlipped on the role played by US intelligence agencies in busting the suspected Al-Qaida plot to blow up several airliners over the Atlantic and its Pakistani links.
- France, Us Reach Deal On West Asia Conflict (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
France and the US reached a deal on a final draft resolution in the UN Security Council to end the month-long war between Israel and the Hizbollah, which would be put for voting today, diplomats said.
- U.K.'S Response To Terrorism Makes Things Worse (Hindu, Dan Plesch, Aug 12, 2006)
What is needed now is an effective counter-terrorism strategy.
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