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King's men up in arms over Indian leaders' Nepal visit
Kathmandu, Sep 28: Angered by the Indian political parties' decision to send a team to assess the political situation in Nepal, King Gyanendra's government has begun a campaign against the visit, saying it amounted to interference in the kingdom's internal matters.
No breakthrough in Pakistan, India aviation talks
Islamabad, Sep 28: Talks between Pakistan and India on air services between the two countries and cooperation in civil aviation concluded Wednesday without any breakthrough, Online news agency reports.
Lahore-Amritsar bus in November, Nankana Sahib bus soon
New Delhi, Sep 28: In yet another boost to their reconciliation process, India and Pakistan Wednesday decided to start a bus service between Amritsar and Lahore in November and agreed to begin soon another bus to Nankana Sahib - home to some of the holiest Sikh shrines.
Pakistani Kashmir leader moots autonomy in Indian Kashmir
New Delhi, Sep 21: Pakistani Kashmir leader Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan Wednesday said though no satisfactory solution to the Kashmir row was at hand, India could make a beginning by providing autonomy to Jammu and Kashmir.
After hiccups, India-Pakistan parleys get oxygen
New Delhi, Aug 11: A flurry of talks between India and Pakistan this month promises to pump life back into the peace process dented by renewed allegations from New Delhi that Islamabad was still patronising terror camps.
India hopes for more military CBMs soon
New Delhi, Aug 8: India Monday expressed satisfaction at daylong talks with Pakistan that led to a decision to upgrade the hotline between top military officials but rued that some of its proposals like the holding of seminars between academics could not be agreed on.
India, Pak likely to clinch deal on missile testing
New Delhi, Aug 4: India and Pakistan are likely to formalize an agreement on advance notification of missile tests and cement understanding on other confidence building measures (CBMs) to deal with nuclear emergencies when the two sides meet for two-day talks beginning here Friday.
Pakistani judge banks on people's power for better ties
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) A Pakistani Supreme Court judge says it is only the power of the common people in both countries that can change the course of India-Pakistan relations.
Pakistan not doing enough to stop infiltration: army
Jammu, July 25: The Indian Army believes Pakistan has broken its word on curbing infiltration into Jammu and Kashmir from across the Line of Control (LoC), citing a recent spurt in intrusion bids.
Life is a gamble for Kashmiris
Srinagar, July 25: Life has become a gamble in insurgency-hit Jammu and Kashmir with the question "When will you be back" more often than not masking the horrifying "Will you be back?"
Terror will affect peace process: India
New Delhi, July 13: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's first official visit to the US next week is likely to see a breakthrough in the crucial area of energy cooperation and will deepen strategic partnership with the two countries coming together to strengthen democracy in the world.
Pakistan team to visit Baglihar site
Islamabad, July 10: A high-level Pakistani delegation will later this month visit New Delhi and the site of Baglihar hydropower project on the river Chenab in Jammu and Kashmir, a media report Sunday said.
Amritsar-Lahore bus on course, trials soon
New Delhi, July 10: Despite the terror attack in Ayodhya, India and Pakistan have decided to push the ongoing peace process by focussing their energies on starting the proposed trans-border Amritsar-Lahore bus.
Blast kills six as Rashid barred from taking Kashmir bus
Srinagar, June 24: Six soldiers were killed and 30 people injured Friday in a car bomb blast in this summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir as India barred a senior Pakistani minister from travelling on the bus service linking the divided parts of Kashmir.
Baglihar project does not violate treaty: India
Jammu, June 17: The Indian government Friday reiterated that the 450-MW Baglihar hydroelectric project on the Chenab river in Jammu and Kashmir did not violate a water sharing treaty with Pakistan.
Pakistan visit evokes mixed reactions
Srinagar, June 17: It appears to be a mixed bag for Jammu and Kashmir's separatist leaders as they start unpacking after a fortnight in Pakistan. While the moderate Hurriyat section is upbeat, the pro-independence Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) seems distinctly dejected.
'Rashid should quit before visiting Indian Kashmir'
Islamabad, June 9: The opposition Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) Thursday asked Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad to resign before going ahead with his plans to visit Jammu and Kashmir, Online news agency reports.
New options being mulled on Kashmir, claims Hurriyat
Karachi, June 9: All Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Thursday said new ideas and options were being mulled to settle the Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan, reports Online news agency.
Manmohan to become first PM to visit Siachen
New Delhi, June 9: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will Friday begin a visit to Jammu and Kashmir to boost the state's economic development and to acquaint himself with the situation on the Siachen glacier, the world's highest battlefield.
China ready to talk border trade in Kashmir
Beijing, June 9: As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh heads to Jammu and Kashmir again, the third time in less than a year, China is signaling willingness to restore historic trade links between J&K and the neighbouring Chinese provinces.
In Siachen, PM will thank Army
Beijing, June 9: As the first Prime Minister to visit the troops maintaining an impossible vigil at the Siachen glacier, Manmohan Singh will get a sense of the extraordinary fortitude of the Indian Army.
Ex minister disputes Gohar Ayub's claims
Peshawar, June 6 (IANS) Former Pakistan interior minister, Major General (retd) Naseerullah Babar, has disputed ex-foreign minister Gohar Ayub Khan's claim that an Indian brigadier had sold India's operational plans for the 1965 war for Rs.20,000.
No India-Pakistan merger, confederation possible: Advani
Karachi, June 6: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president L.K. Advani has ruled out the possibility of a future merger between India and Pakistan but said a confederation of the two countries could be a probability.
Advani prepared for debate on Jinnah remarks
New Delhi, June 6: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president L.K. Advani Monday described his visit to Pakistan as "an unforgettable week in my life" and said he would welcome a debate on his remarks praising Pakistan's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah that have irked Hindu hardliners.
Advani meets Musharraf
Islamabad, May 31 (IANS) India's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president L. K. Advani Tuesday met Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf and had a "free and frank" exchange of views on all bilateral issues, an official said.
Pakistan downgrades reception for Hurriyat team
Islamabad, May 31: With Hurriyat chief Syed Ali Geelani refusing to visit Pakistan, the government has downgraded the reception ceremony for the other leaders of the group who will arrive by the Kashmir bus June 2.
Advani grabs front pages, called 'son of soil'
Islamabad, May 31: In a clear admission that he matters in India, the Pakistani media Tuesday gave prominent coverage to the visit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Karachi-born L.K. Advani.
There's a caravan of peace in South Asia: Advani
Islamabad, May 31: Peace in South Asia is the key to the region's development and so India wants to resolve all issues, including Kashmir, with Pakistan, visiting Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president L.K. Advani said.
Musharraf was targeted to derail India-Pakistan peace
Islamabad, May 18: Abu al-Faraj al-Libbi, said to be the number three man in the Al Qaeda network, has confessed to masterminding two assassination attempts against Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf to derail his peace moves with India, a media report Tuesday said.
Pakistani, Indian coast guards to establish communication links
Rawalpindi, May 11: Pakistan's Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) and India's Coast Guard have decided to establish a communication link to exchange information on violation of their territorial waters and other issues of common interest, a communiqué issued here Wednesday said.
Swiss engineer named neutral expert on Baglihar
Washington, May 11 (IANS) The World Bank has named a Swiss civil engineer, Raymond Lafitte, as neutral expert to address differences between Pakistan and India over the Baglihar hydropower scheme in Kashmir.
Kashmir's women councillors raring to go
New Delhi, May 11: Of diverse backgrounds and ages but articulate, assertive, educated - they are the new women councillors of Jammu and Kashmir who defied the gun to enter public life, determined to change things for the better.
Pakistan policy isolates Indian Muslims: cleric
Islamabad, May 11: An Indian Muslim cleric has blasted Pakistan's policy of promoting violence in Jammu and Kashmir, saying it has isolated Indian Muslims within the country.
India, Pakistan agree on Lahore-Amritsar bus, coast guard links
Islamabad, May 10: Pakistan and India took two steps forward Tuesday in their rapidly warming ties, agreeing to start a Lahore-Amritsar bus service and establish a communication link between their coast guards.
July 15 deadline for settling Kishanganga dispute
Lahore, May 9: Pakistan has accepted an Indian proposal to set a July 15 deadline for resolving the dispute over the Kishanganga hydropower project in Jammu and Kashmir.
India, Pakistan to revive Joint Commission to boost trade
New Delhi, April 17: India and Pakistan Sunday agreed to revive their moribund Joint Commission as they perceptibly shifted their focus from the contentious Kashmir dispute to economic and trade ties.
Gas pipeline, 'a worthwhile project': India, Pakistan
New Delhi, April 17: American reservations notwithstanding, India and Pakistan Sunday agreed that the proposed multi-billion dollar trilateral gas pipeline deal between Iran, India and Pakistan is a "worthwhile project."
Redrawing of borders not possible: Manmohan
New Delhi, April 17: India and Pakistan Sunday decided to carry their dialogue on Kashmir forward by agreeing to promote more cross-border exchanges, but refused to set a deadline to resolving the issue that has led to two bitter wars between them.
India, Pakistan agree to enhance trade
New Delhi, April 17: (IANS) Imparting a new thrust to trade diplomacy between them, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on Sunday agreed to set up a committee to accelerate bilateral trade.
Musharraf, Manmohan overshadow cricket stars
New Delhi, April 17: The top stars of Sunday's India-Pakistan cricket face-off were not those on the field but off it - Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Kasuri praises Manmohan for his banquet speech
New Delhi, April 17: Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri Sunday showered praise on Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for his speech at a banquet he hosted for President Pervez Musharraf overnight.
PM praises Musharraf's mother, son
New Delhi, April 16: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday charmed Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf by praising his mother and son.
PM, Musharraf vow to move on peace path
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf Saturday vowed to carry forward the peace process to build a more secure future for their people.
Will Musharraf fulfil his Ajmer wish?
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Indian authorities are trying their best to ensure that Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's long-standing wish to visit the famous Sufi shrine at Ajmer during his India trip this weekend does not remain unfulfilled this time because of security or logistical considerations.
It's another day in another Kashmir
Srinagar, April 8: The day after they made history by riding the bus connecting the two Kashmirs, the guests from Muzaffarabad Friday left to meet their relatives in the valley or just spent the morning boating and visiting the Hazratbal shrine.
Crossing the Kashmir impasse on a wheelchair
Srinagar, April 8: She was on many TV screens and many newspaper photographs Friday - frail under the intense scrutiny of microphones and flashbulbs as she bridged the divide from Muzaffarabad. But Zamruda Sharief, 70, houses an indomitable will inside her weak frame.
Kashmir's 'bus of hope' reunites people, raises peace equity
Srinagar/Muzaffarabad, April 7: The political barriers that divided Kashmir for half a century dissolved in that one brief emotional moment Thursday as the subcontinent's "bus of hope" reunited people and charted a new road of peace between India and Pakistan.
Peace bus puts Kashmir back in global spotlight
New Delhi, April 8: Kashmir is back in the international spotlight, not as a "nuclear flashpoint" that it was made out to be a few years ago but through a "bus of hope" that seeks to emotionally heal and unite its splintered halves.
Historic Kashmir bus rolls Thursday
Srinagar, April 5: The tickets have been distributed, security is in place and the welcome details have been finalised -- the countdown has begun for the trans-border Kashmir bus as it rolls two days from now on a new road to peace between India and Pakistan.
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