Archive for the ‘Pakistan Perspective’ Category

The dialogue’s future – Editorial

Monday, May 10th, 2010

From Dawn's editor - A.G. Noorani Saturday, 08 May, 2010 The peace process which the prime ministers of India and Pakistan, Dr Manmohan Singh and Mr Yousuf Raza Gilani, renewed at Thimpu on April 29, has enormous potential provided that the parties realistically reckon with the hurdles and proceed unitedly with ...

Siachen Glacier is well inside Pakistani Territory

Friday, November 24th, 2006

By PakistaniDefence.com S i a c h e n Glacier is well inside Pakistani Territory. India wanted to Keep an Eye & wanted Control on Pakistan`s Strategic Route to China (the Karakorum Highway). Hence in 1982 India sent a Training Expedition to Antarctica to train under "Siachen Glacier Like" conditions. ...

Pak army stakes claim to Siachen

Friday, November 24th, 2006

November 24, 2006 Islamabad: Giving a new twist to the Siachen issue, Pakistan Army has claimed the glacier is a disputed area as it is part of Kashmir and thus India has no justification to ask Islamabad to authenticate troop positions there."Siachen is also part of Kashmir. We think the ...

Siachen: coming down to earth

Friday, July 1st, 2005

July 2005 By A. R. Siddiqi INDIA'S army chief General Jogindar Jaswant Singh is reported to have offered to pull out his troops from the dizzy heights of Siachen. The general is said to have already proposed a "roadmap" to his government to convert the Siachen glacier into a "mountain ...