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Articles 10021 through 10120 of 21892:
- Pak Wild Over Bush Satire (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
President George W. Bush went home two weeks ago, but ever since his visit Pakistanis have been watching multiple daily repeats of an animated television satire of his meeting with their own president.
- The Wind Blows Another Way At The Durand Line (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Mar 16, 2006)
Pakistan’s relations with Afghanistan are in a downward spiral. First came the war of words between President Hamid Karzai and General Pervez Musharraf over who was to blame for the resurgence of the Taliban along the mountainous Afghan-Pakistan . . .
- Kashmir Talks Incomplete Without Us In Frontline: Hizb (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
Apparently peeved with Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf for not including them in the Kashmir dialogue, the pro-Pakistan Hizbul Mujahideen has said the process would not be complete until they were in the "frontline" of the talks.
- Pakistanis Watch "Bush-Mush" Satire Over And Over (Reuters, SIMON CAMERON-MOORE, Mar 16, 2006)
U.S. President George W. Bush went home two weeks ago, but ever since his visit Pakistanis have been watching multiple daily repeats of an animated television satire of his meeting with their own president.
- India’S Claim On Gilgit, Baltistan Rebutted (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, Mar 16, 2006)
Pakistan Foreign Office on Wednesday rebutted a statement made by the Spokesperson of Indian Ministry of External Affairs claiming that Gilgit-Baltistan “is an integral part of India”.
- Kashmir Militants Seek Inclusion In Peace Talks (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
Hizb-ul-Mujahideen commander Misbah-ud-Din Ghazi said the freedom struggle in held Kashmir would not end until India and Pakistan included the militants in peace talks, a news agency reported on Wednesday.
- Us, Uk Can Play Pivotal Role In Kashmir Solution: Mushahid (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
PML Secretary General Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed said on Wednesday the US and the international community had to play a pivotal role in promoting a peaceful solution of the Kashmir issue.
- The Pitch Has Changed And It Is Time To Reset The Target (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 16, 2006)
In international relations there are no permanent friends or foes but only permanent interests. During the Cold War, the US and Britain were completely tilted towards Pakistan, which they wanted to exploit for keeping a check on the USSR.
- Canada To Review Nuclear Deal With India (Hindu, Muralidhar Reddy, Mar 16, 2006)
Countries building nuclear reactors must sign NPT: Premier
Talks focus on free trade deal between Canada, Pakistan
No discussion on Indo-U.S. civilian nuke deal
- Police, Ministry Told To Leave Indian Girl Alone (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Wednesday disposed of an Indian woman’s case for citizenship and directed the Interior Ministry and local police not to take any legal action against the girl as long as her application for Pakistani citizenship . . .
- Pakistan Rejects Indian Claim Over Gilgit-Baltistan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
Pakistan on Wednesday rejected India’s claim that Gilgit-Baltistan area in the Northern Areas is an integral part of India.
- Extremism Of The Mosque (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Mar 16, 2006)
Speaking to a delegation of traders, politicians, exporters and lawyers in Faisalabad on Tuesday, President Pervez Musharraf said that “some khateebs were creating disharmony among the people for their vested interests”. Since government agencies . . .
- Himalaya Car Rally Sets Off (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
Federal Tourism Minister Ghazi Ghulab Jamal on Wednesday inaugurated the Himalaya car rally consisting of 18 vintage cars from 1936 to 1970.
- Welcome Change In Tone (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 16, 2006)
There is a distinct change in the tone in Kabul, and for the better. Even though they still want Pakistan “to do more”, the sentiments expressed by President Hamid Karzai and his Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah do not seem couched in hostility.
- Icg Urges World To Support Democracy In Pakistan (News International, Mariana Baabar, Mar 16, 2006)
The international community would be wise to use its massive reconstruction pledges to counter Jihadi influence, support Pakistan's democratic transition and promote regional peace.
- Effective Action By Afghan And Coalition Forces Urged (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
Saying that a comprehensive approach is required to address the challenges of terrorism and criminal violence and insurgency in Afghanistan, Pakistan on Tuesday asserted “the failure to do so cannot be externalised.”.
- Kabul Calls For Policy ‘Consistency’ (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
Afghanistan’s foreign minister urged Pakistan on Wednesday to demonstrate consistency and sincerity in its policy of helping defeat Taliban and Al Qaeda militants.
- Foreign Policy Failure (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 16, 2006)
While the government is never tired of presenting Pakistan as a frontline state against the War on Terror and prides itself on having done more than any other country to curb Al-Qaeda, those it has helped mostly remain dissatisfied.
- Pak-Canada Economics (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 16, 2006)
Present-day realpolitik grants central priority to binding economic ties, which in turn promote mutual interests and nurture political relations.
- Negative Fallout Of Bush’S Visit (Dawn, Ghayoor Ahmed, Mar 16, 2006)
THE government and the people of India are jubilant over the visit of the US President George W. Bush to New Delhi to seal a “new relationship” between the United States and India. India has certainly secured a stunning diplomatic success by . . .
- Iran-India Pipeline Routes Being Studied: Govt (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
India, Pakistan and Iran are discussing three possible routes for the over $7 billion tri-nation gas pipeline.
- Mlas Walk-Out After Disrupting Proceedings (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
The Opposition National Conference (NC) supported by BJP, National Panthers Party (NPP) and MLA Bishnah, Ashwani Sharma disrupted the proceedings of State Assembly for 10 minutes this morning to protest against the non-presence of Ministers in the House.
- Avoidable Strain (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Mar 16, 2006)
Only the naïve would be surprised by Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf’s recent remark that he treated Jammu and Kashmir as a bilateral issue.
- Who Wants To Be A Superpower? (Hindu, DHIRAJ NAYYAR, Mar 16, 2006)
India needs to be a super-empowerer of the less powerful, both countries and peoples, and not a superpower in the shade of an even bigger one.
- Fresh Outbreak Of Bird Flu Reported In Maharashtra (Hindustan Times, Sanchita Sharma, Mar 16, 2006)
Bird flu has struck chicken in four new villages in Jalgaon district of Maharashtra, about 140 km away from Navapur, which was declared free of bird flu just two weeks ago.
- Russia To Sell Nuclear Fuel To India (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
Russia has informed the United States that Moscow intends to supply nuclear fuel for India's Tarapur reactor, a State Department official said.
- New Phase In Indo-Us Ties (Daily Excelsior, Sarvadaman, Mar 16, 2006)
After many decades, Indian leaders have learnt to walk with the most powerful leader (Mr Bush) of the world. So far India's Pak-centric policy had not only made India waste her time but also look small.
- Ethnicity Versus Theocracy (AL-Ahram, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
Unrest among ethnic Arabs in Ahvaz (better know among Arabs as Ahwaz most of whom decline to use the Farsi Ahvaz), the capital of the oil-rich Khozestan province bordering southern Iraq, presents Iran with its most serious domestic security threat . . . .
- Violence Not To Hurt Ties With Pakistan: Singh (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
India would not allow attacks by militants to hurt a peace process with Pakistan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Tuesday.
- Kashmir Self-Rule Plan Making Headway (News International, Mariana Baabar, Mar 15, 2006)
Picking up on the prospects of self-governance for Kashmir, a proposal floated by Pakistan, is fast catching up with the leadership of Kashmir.
- Opportunities Shrinking: Omar (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
Seizing the fleeting opportunities, New Delhi should act quickly to involve Islamabad in a meaningful dialogue on Kashmir as people of Pakistan had a great hope from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, National Conference President Omar Abdullah said on . . .
- Musharraf Versus Karzai (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Mar 15, 2006)
Some analysts feel that Americans have weighed Musharraf and found him wanting
- Fears Over N-Deal Misplaced: Pm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday refuted the charge by the Left allies and the Opposition that India was compromising its national interests while forging new ties with the United States, and said the country had to take advantage of . . .
- Overcoming The Energy Squeeze (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 15, 2006)
The visit to Islamabad of the US Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman to discuss how his country can help Pakistan meet its energy needs has made one thing clear: that Washington is not going to supply any nuclear technology for civilian use. It has also . . .
- Corrections And Clarifications (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 15, 2006)
A correction for a correction. Praveen Swami, who wrote the article "Mayhem in the menagerie" (Op-Ed, March 13, 2006) points out that we were incorrect in saying Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was not president (Corrections and . . .
- One Nuclear Deal, Two Narratives (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Mar 15, 2006)
That the Western media have savaged the Bush visit and the nuclear deal shows India acted in its national interest. Yet looked at another way, India is befriending a world leader seen to pursue an agenda against Muslim countries.
- ‘Us Gave Too Much To India’ (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Mar 15, 2006)
One of the most trenchant critics of the nuclear deal says he believes it will be approved by the US Congress.
- Manmohan: Not Kowtowing To U.S. (Hindu, Crisil Marketwire, Mar 15, 2006)
"Nuclear agreement is not a surrender "
Judge us by our results
It is in national interest to engage with U.S.
Pro-active role to be pursued with neighbours
- No Investment Without Security (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Mar 15, 2006)
Us Energy Secretary Samuel W Bodman, visiting Pakistan for consultation on non-nuclear energy resources, made a profound statement on Monday:
- Crackdown In Bangladesh (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Mar 15, 2006)
IN quick succession, Bangladesh’s crack anti-crime force, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), arrested Sheikh Abdur Rahman and Saddiqul Rahman, alias Bangla Bhai. Each carried a reward of 50 lakh takka on his head as they were the . . .
- In Quest For Justice (Business Standard, Rashid Shaz, Mar 15, 2006)
That the Supreme Court had to intervene to ensure justice in the Best Bakery is indicative of a systemic failure that needs to be addressed without any further delay. Else, how will justice be delivered to victims of terror where the perpetrators . . .
- Us Versus Them (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Mar 15, 2006)
Paranoia has no place in FDI policy
- Uniform Education (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 15, 2006)
IT is welcome to hear from General Musharraf that the government is developing uniform system of education to end unnecessary confusion about different mediums of instruction in the country. Addressing the 115th Annual Convocation of the Punjab . . .
- Us Nuke Deal: Unfolding Future Events (The Financial Express, S NARAYAN, Mar 15, 2006)
At the India-Japan symposium in Tokyo on Friday last, the outlook on the India-US nuclear power agreement ranged between cautious and negative.
- Canada Will Review N-Deal With India (Business Standard, Shahzad Raza, Mar 15, 2006)
Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper has said that his country will review the civil nuclear agreement reached with India by the previous Canadian government.
- Man Rejected By India And Pakistan Stews In Prison (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Mar 15, 2006)
Khawaja Omar Alam alias Mohammad Owais Ali wants to live on the Zero Line given that both India and Pakistan do not accept him as a citizen.
- Security Forces Arrest Lashkar Terrorist In J&k (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
Security forces in Jammu and Kashmir have averted a major tragedy by detecting and defusing two powerful improvised explosive devices (IEDs), official sources said in Jammu on Tuesday.
- India Says Violence Not To Hurt Ties With Pakistan (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
India will not allow attacks by Islamist militants known to have their bases in Pakistan to hurt a peace process with Islamabad, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Tuesday.
- Meeting Energy Needs (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 15, 2006)
US Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman had, we believe, been duly briefed while in Washington not to mince his words about restating its position on Pakistan's request for cooperation in civilian nuclear technology as well as the proposed Iranian gas . . .
- Iraq Unravelling (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
The American game plan in Iraq seems to be coming badly unstuck. Sectarian violence has grown in frequency and scale, and there is talk increasingly of the country heading for civil war between rival militias.
- Once A Pest, India Vultures Now Face Extinction (International Herald Tribune, Amelia Gentleman, Mar 15, 2006)
Until recently, the vulture was an integral part of the Indian landscape. Vultures were so abundant that ornithologists never even thought to monitor their population.
- This Is Terrorism (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Mar 15, 2006)
Talk terrorism in India and it’s about the usual suspects: Pakistani infiltrators, Kashmiri militants and North-east insurgents. For a peculiar reason that defies any logic, both public perception and government policy see it fit to treat Naxals . . .
- Bodman’S Non-Productive Visit (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 15, 2006)
US Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman met Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmud Kasuri and discussed Pakistan’s energy requirements with them. At a Press conference later he ruled out any prospects of provision of India-style ...
- Fresh Outbreak Of Bird Flu Reported In Maharashtra (Hindustan Times, Sanchita Sharma, Mar 15, 2006)
Bird flu has struck chicken in four new villages in Jalgaon district of Maharashtra, about 140 km away from Navapur, which was declared free of bird flu just two weeks ago.
- Sugar Crisis Inquiry (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 15, 2006)
IT bears noting that in an action that defies common logic, NAB has opted to close investigation into the ongoing sugar crisis apparently "to avoid further instability" in the market.
- Staying Engaged (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
Terrorist acts across India and continuing infiltration across the Line of Control would suggest that prospects for a solution to the Kashmir issue are bleak.
- Strike Hard (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Mar 15, 2006)
Only the naïve will be surprised by Pakistan's move to arrest Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) chief Syed Salahuddin (real name Moulvi Yususf Shah) during a demonstration in Muzaffarabad.
- Fm's Feel-Good Defence Bounty (Daily Excelsior, Brigadier (Retd.) S. N. Sachadeva, Mar 15, 2006)
Fulfilling a promise made to the Armed forces more than five years ago, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram in his 2006-07 budget, unveiled a big gift to them: the Defence Moder- . . .
- Afghans Ordered To Leave N Waziristan (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
Authorities claim families start returning to Miranshah; power, phone restored
- Musharraf Cracks Down On J-K Militants (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Mar 14, 2006)
As General Pervez Musharraf discussed a possible solution to the Kashmir problem with National Conference leader Omar Abdullah in Islamabad last Friday, Pakistani authorities silently cracked down on Kashmiri militant groups, including Hizbul Mujahideen,
- Call To Abandon Diamer-Bhasha Dam Project (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
Speakers at a conference here on Monday asked the government to stop work on the “controversial project”, and sought UN intervention as according to them the dam site falls in the terrotory of the disputed Gilgit-Baltistan region.
- Fm's Feel-Good Defence Bounty (Daily Excelsior, Brigadier (Retd.) S. N. Sachadeva, Mar 14, 2006)
Fulfilling a promise made to the Armed forces more than five years ago, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram in his 2006-07 budget, unveiled a big gift to them: the Defence Moder- nisation Fund.
- U.S. Wants To Help Pakistan On Energy, But Not Nuclear (Reuters, SIMON CAMERON-MOORE, Mar 14, 2006)
Barring nuclear power, or a gas pipeline from Iran, the United States wants to help its ally Pakistan develop potential energy sources, U.S. Energy Secretary Samuel W. Bodman said on Monday.
- Us To Pak: Try Coal, No N-Power (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
Barring nuclear power, or a gas pipeline from Iran, the US wants to help its ally Pakistan develop potential energy sources, US energy secretary Samuel W. Bodman said today.
- Advani At It Again (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Mar 14, 2006)
Yatras will harm party’s interests
- Strike Hard (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Mar 14, 2006)
Only the naïve will be surprised by Pakistan's move to arrest Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) chief Syed Salahuddin (real name Moulvi Yususf Shah) during a demonstration in Muzaffarabad.
- Coach Or Poach? (Tribune, I.M. Soni, Mar 14, 2006)
Abbas Ali Baig, young, fair and debonair, was returning to the dressing-room after hitting a ton against a visiting cricket team.
- Will Bush Visit Trigger New Thinking? (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Mar 14, 2006)
A military dictatorship in Islamabad will always come out worse compared with the flourishing democracy in India
- Why Bush Blinked (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Mar 14, 2006)
For roughly 50 years, the US destabilised the South Asia region by acting as an offshore balancer.
- Afghan-Pak Rift Deepens (Tribune, Pamela Constable, Mar 14, 2006)
A rare suicide car bombing Sunday in Afghanistan’s capital, which killed four people and left former president Sibghatullah Mujaddedi with burn injuries, seemed likely to set back government reconciliation efforts with Taliban members . . .
- The Road Less Travelled (Deccan Herald, B G Verghese, Mar 14, 2006)
India should not be tied to America’s apron strings, it should repair ties with its neighbours
- Spectacular Effort (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 14, 2006)
This was a match where human endurance was on test
- Not Enough Money For Armed Forces (Tribune, P.K. Vasudeva, Mar 14, 2006)
The modernisation programmes that have been kick-started by the armed forces are set to continue as the defence budget for 2006-07 has been hiked by 8.9 per cent (Rs. 7,300 crore) to Rs. 89,000, as against Rs. 81,700 crore in 2005-06 on expected lines.
- Over Time, 90 P.C. Of India's Nuclear Reactors Will Be Under Safeguards: U.S. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
"There's a commitment to place all future civilian reactors under safeguards in perpetuity" "That's a very important commitment because they intend to build very large reactors for power needs over the coming years."
- Country Facing Internal Threats, Says Musharraf (Daily Times, Ali Waqar, Mar 14, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf said on Monday that he feared only internal threats to Pakistan.
- A Condemnable Attack (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 14, 2006)
The cowardly attempt on the life of Afghan Senate Chairman Sibghatullah Mujaddedi by unidentified suicide bombers in Kabul on Sunday deserves severest condemnation.
- The Ptcl Signing (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 14, 2006)
Finally, the signing ceremony of the PTCL privatisation deal has taken place, effectively giving the Etisalat Group of UAE 26 per cent shares and management rights. Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz is justified in his optimism that the unprecedented . . .
- Attack On Mujaddedi (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 14, 2006)
The law and order situation in Afghanistan, which was never very satisfactory, is taking a turn for the worse.
- Visiting China Again (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 14, 2006)
President Hu Jintao has sent a formal letter to President Pervez Musharraf inviting him to attend the sixth summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). Pakistan enjoys observer’s status with the organization that seeks to . . .
- State Terrorism In Ihk (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 14, 2006)
The Kashmir conference organized by the American think-tank Pugwash in Islamabad has echoed with cries of State terrorism and human rights violations in Indian occupied Kashmir. Many participants spoke of the horrible crimes being perpetrated . . .
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