US looking past Musharraf Almost two weeks into Pakistan's political crisis, Bush administration officials are losing faith that the Pakistani president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, can survive in office and have begun discussing what might come next, according to senior officials.
Storm pounds Bangla coast A super cyclone was bearing down rapidly on Bangladesh's southwest coastline, ripping off tin roofs from houses and uprooting trees, as tens of thousands of mainlanders were evacuated to shelters.
Scientists clone monkey embryos After Dolly the sheep, scientists have created the worlds first cloned monkey embryos and extracted stem cells from them, giving immense hope to the possibility of human cloning.
House snubs Bush, okays troop pullout The Democratic-led House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a timetable for withdrawing troops from Iraq, defying President George W Bush by tying the measure to $50 billion in new war funds.
Abbas calls for Hamas' overthrow from Gaza Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday called for the overthrow of Gaza's Islamic Hamas rulers, his first explicit call that they be removed.
About 3,000 Pakistani students of Punjab University march as they shout slogans during a rally to protest the detention of cricket legend
Imran Khan, in Lahore on Thursday. AFP
Will the political turmoil in Pakistan make democracy a distant dream for the people of that nation? How will it impact the peace process and India’s own security? Deccan Herald had invited its readers to send their opinions. Readers assert that democracy cannot prevail in Pakistan when the military is in rule and India will have to step up its security to brave the repercussions. A few optimists however predict that Pakistan will stabilise and India need not fear.
