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TIME.com: The deadline set by the kidnappers of American journalist Daniel Pearl is fast approaching. Are there any signs of progress by the Pakistani authorities in finding the kidnappers...
Bearing the brunt of the nasty, possibly racist whispers was the 52-year-old Pakistani-born Bishop of Rochester, Michael Nazir-Ali, the son of a Muslim convert to Christianity and a man praised for his intellect. The slurs alleged he had bought his first bishopric, lied about his age, misrepresented his academic qualifications and - horrors - was even once involved with the Catholic Church. None turned out to be true except the last charge. Nazir-Ali has admitted to being a practicing Catholic while at St. Paul's School and during a year at St. Patrick's College in Karachi...
...Karzai called for the formation of a national army to promote political and social stability. KASHMIR On a Knife Edge India massed its forces along the border with Pakistan declaring it was ready for war, despite the arrest in Pakistan of more than 200 extremists. In a televised speech, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf condemned terrorism, banned some militant groups and announced stricter regulation of religious schools. But he said he would not hand over Pakistani citizens to India. India issued a list of demands, including the closure of alleged terrorist training camps...
...Qaeda, and had hosted 1993 World Trade Center bomber Ramzi Yousef during his stay in the Philippines. Yousef, who had trained with Janjalani in a camp at Khost, hoped to use Abu Sayyaf operatives to attack U.S. airliners in the Philippines. The Filipino organization's longstanding affection for the Pakistani terrorist is reflected in the fact that they typically demand Yousef's release from prison in the U.S. as one of their conditions for freeing Western hostages. After Janjalani was killed in a clash with the Philippine army in 1998, Abu Sayyaf is believed to have split into three rival...
...came increasingly into conflict with the West. September 11 finally forced a decisive choice on General Musharraf. Indeed, even after the Taliban's defeat, Washington's own interests in pursuing al Qaeda elements fleeing Afghanistan have prompted it to support India's demands for a crackdown on their Pakistani supporters. Pakistan's other key Cold War patron, China, likewise has its own interests in curbing the influence of radical Islam in the region, and the high-profile visit of Chinese premier Zhu Rongji to New Delhi on Monday despite India's tense military standoff with Beijing's traditional ally...