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Dawn Editorial — upping the ante

Posted by: Osman on: 08/01/2009

INDIA’S intentions are now clear. Our neighbour to the east is interested more in maligning Pakistan internationally than finding a solution to the current stand-off. It could even be argued that bringing to book those who orchestrated the Mumbai assault does not really top New Delhi’s list of priorities, for there are wheels within [...]

1,000 Kashmir unmarked graves

Posted by: Osman on: 12/04/2008

Police in Indian-administered Kashmir break up Srinagar demonstration.

Gujarat Elections

Posted by: Osman on: 25/12/2007

 Radical Re-elected in Gujarat

You can read BJP’s Hindutva philosophy here. In almost every article, they talk about Muslims.

It is admirable that Hindus never took advantage of the debt Muslims owed Hindus for their tolerance and non-vengefulness.

‘no hurry’ to give evidence on blasts

Posted by: Osman on: 12/11/2006

Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said that the upcoming foreign secretaries-level talks with Pakistan would explore the contours of a joint mechanism against terrorism rather than right away share evidence in the Mumbai blasts, according to his remarks quoted on Saturday.
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‘Kashmir protest over youth death’

Posted by: Osman on: 23/10/2006

BBC >>
Several thousand people have protested in Indian-administered Kashmir against the death of a young man in custody.
Nineteen-year-old Mohammad Maqbool Dar was arrested by the Indian army at his home in Pakharpora, around 40km west of the capital Srinagar, but later died.
An army spokesman said Mr Dar had been arrested on [...]

blame game development

Posted by: Osman on: 11/10/2006

Dawn >> Scotland Yard may join Mumbai probe

The Scoland Yard would also be interested in the way the Mumbai Police “unraveled the conspiracy plotted with the financial and strategic help from Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence,” the Statesman said.
That the British police have conveyed their wish to visit Mumbai and interact with the anti-terrorist squad [...]

“Haazaron Khaweshin Aisi”

Posted by: Osman on: 06/10/2006

In the Line of Fire — Excerpt

Posted by: Osman on: 04/10/2006

Just finished Pervez Musharraf’s excellent book — leaving out some minor chapters, in about 3 hours. It’s a light & interesting read. He’s not the best writer (as he indirectly admits himself), but his account is very real, clear & even unnecessarily frank at times (he even talks about his early romance). Some chapters provide [...]

Musharraf

Posted by: Osman on: 30/09/2006

Justice denied to Muslim minorities

Posted by: Osman on: 20/09/2006

BBC link

Human rights campaigners see a clear pattern in these delays, especially in cases where police themselves are accused of murder.
For example, in the Hashimpura case, all 19 policemen have been named as accused but successive Uttar Pradesh governments have failed to take action against them.
These delays have no doubt caused a great [...]