Gandhi, Churchill, and the British Withdrawal from India

Washington: The American Enterprise Institute will hold an event titled "Gandhi, Churchill, and the British Withdrawal from India" on June 2, Monday, at Wohlstetter Conference Center, Twelfth Floor, AEI1150 Seventeenth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036.

The event will feature Arthur Herman, author of the New York Times bestseller How the Scots Invented the Modern World. He'll discuss his new book Gandhi and Churchill: The Epic Rivalry That Destroyed an Empire and Forged Our Age.

Political Foe of Musharraf Is Released in Pakistan

Political Foe of Musharraf Is Released in Pakistan By SALMAN MASOOD By releasing Sardar Akhtar Mengal, the newly elected government fulfilled one of its major promises to release political detainees. (The New York Times)

U.S. Said to Shift Plans For Top Brass In Pakistan

By REUTERS WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military has dropped plans to assign the former commander of the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Pakistan, after sharp criticism of his Guantanamo command in Pakistani media, the New York Times reported in its Friday editions. (The New York Times)

Cease-fire in Pakistan's Swat Valley

By RIAZ KHAN
PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- Pakistani authorities and pro-Taliban militants declared a cease-fire Friday in the volatile Swat Valley in the latest bid to curtail an explosion of violence along the Afghan border, officials said.(The Washington Post)

Medics brace as raids pick up in Afghan southeast

By Luke Baker
KHOST, Afghanistan (Reuters) - The announcement over the military address system echoed ominously across the U.S. base in southeastern Afghanistan, freezing soldiers in their tracks.(The Washington Post)

Islamic Divorce Ruled Not Valid in Maryland

By Ruben Castaneda
After his wife of more than two decades filed for divorce in Montgomery County Circuit Court, Irfan Aleem responded in writing in 2003, and not just in court.(The Washington Post)

Democrats question $6 billion in Pakistan aid

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democrats are sharply questioning a U.S. aid program that has reimbursed Pakistan's military $6 billion since 2001 for anti-terrorism operations along its Afghanistan border, contending the program has grown too costly. (The New York Times)

Police and Army Officers Tied to Attempt on Karzai's Life

By CARLOTTA GALL The defense minister, Rahim Wardak, said one of the men may have been a sympathizer and the other was probably motivated by money. (The New York Times)

Turkish Schools Offer Pakistan a Gentler Vision of Islam

By SABRINA TAVERNISE Turkish educators are offering an alternative approach to religious schools that could reduce extremists’ influence. (The New York Times)

Pakistan Stays Execution Of Indian

By REUTERS ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The Pakistani government has deferred the execution of an Indian man condemned to death for spying and carrying out bombings in 1990, the Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. (The New York Times)

Taking Back The Frontier

By Ahmed Rashid
Almost every global terrorist plot traces back to Pakistan's tribal areas.(The Washington Post)

orld Briefing | Asia: Pakistan: Doctor Released After 2 Years

By SALMAN MASOOD A Pakistani-American doctor has been released after being held by the authorities for more than two years, the local news media reported. (The New York Times)

Pakistan to Reinstate Judges Deposed Under Musharraf

By Candace Rondeaux
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, May 2 -- Pakistan's coalition government has agreed to reinstate the country's chief justice and 60 other judges deposed last year under a controversial order by President Pervez Musharraf, a move that could threaten Musharraf's tenuous grip on political power.(The Washington Post)

PU to have SAARC Media Chair

Lahore: South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Media Chair will be created at the Punjab University's Institute of Mass Communication. This was announced by Member Academic Higher Education Commission Dr Riazul Haq during his visit to the Institute the other day.

According to the IMC news release, Chairman IMC Prof Dr Mugheesuddin and former chairman (of the then Department of Mass Communication) Prof Dr Miskeen Ali Hijazi, faculty members and students were also present on the occasion.

Pakistani coalition calms fears of break-up over judges

By Firouz Sederat
DUBAI (Reuters) - Leaders of Pakistan's month-old ruling alliance narrowed differences on Thursday over the reinstatement of judges ousted by President Pervez Musharraf to calm fears that the coalition was about to break up.(The Washington Post)