DINA for the issue of May 11, 2012
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May 11, 2012 Friday Jumadi-us-Sani 19, 1433
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Reopening of Nato supply routes included in long list of demands: US bills seek ban on trade; 90pc aid cut
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By Anwar Iqbal
WASHINGTON, May 10: The US Congress on Thursday proposed stopping preferential trade with Pakistan and reducing aid to just 10 per cent of available funds unless Islamabad reopened Nato supply routes.
The lawmakers also approved a proposal to stop all reimbursements to the country if Pakistan continued to ignore US demands...
http://dawn.com/2012/05/11/reopening-of-nato-supply-routes-included-in-long-list-of-demands-us-bills-seek-ban-on-trade-90pc-aid-cut/
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Power riots rock Punjab
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Dawn Report
LAHORE, May 10: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif joined on Thursday a demonstration in the city in protest against the prolonged loadshedding.
Violent protesters in Vehari damaged public and private properties and left several people injured in clashes...
http://dawn.com/2012/05/11/power-riots-rock-punjab/
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UK, Pakistan agree to boost trade
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By Khaleeq Kiani
LONDON, May 10: Pakistan and the United Kingdom agreed on Thursday to take effective steps to increase bilateral trade to about $4.1 billion by 2015 and to ensure that Pakistanis illegally residing in the UK return home under existing agreements.
This was the outcome of around 70-minute meeting between delegations led by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and British premier David Cameron as part of 'enhanced strategic dialogue'...
http://dawn.com/2012/05/11/uk-pakistan-agree-to-boost-trade/
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DCC, cabinet meetings on May 15, 16
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By Baqir Sajjad Syed and Khawar Ghumman
ISLAMABAD, May 10: As the government decided to convene back-to-back meetings of the country's highest defence policy coordination forum —Defence Committee of the Cabinet — and the federal cabinet next week, it was more than clear that the moment of decision in ties with the United States, which have been in an indeterminate state since the Nov 26 Salala incident, has finally arrived.
Halfway through his trip to the United Kingdom, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani directed his secretariat back home to make arrangements for meetings of the DCC and the federal cabinet on May 15 and 16 respectively...
http://dawn.com/2012/05/11/dcc-cabinet-meetings-on-may-15-16/
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ICRC suspends work in Peshawar, Karachi
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By Zulfiqar Ali
PESHAWAR, May 10: Reacting to the killing of its worker in Balochistan, the International Committee of the Red Cross has suspended its activities in Peshawar and Karachi indefinitely, shifting expatriate staff to Islamabad.
"The recent attack against the ICRC compels us to completely reassess the balance between the humanitarian impact of our activities and the risks faced by our staff," Jacques de Maio, the committee's head of operations for South Asia, said in a statement on Thursday...
http://dawn.com/2012/05/11/icrc-suspends-work-in-peshawar-karachi/
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Siachen talks next month
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By Our Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD, May 10: The next round of India-Pakistan defence secretaries' talks on Siachen will be held on June 11-12 in Islamabad.
The announcement about parleys on Siachen, which got back into limelight after the April avalanche in the Gayari sector, was made after Pakistan sought postponement of upcoming talks on Sir Creek which were to be held in New Delhi next week...
http://dawn.com/2012/05/11/siachen-talks-next-month/
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PML-Q threatens to quit govt over power crisis
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By Iftikhar A. Khan
ISLAMABAD, May 10: The ruling coalition appears to be heading towards a split with the Pakistan Muslim League-Q threatening to part ways with the government in protest against its indifference to the worsening electricity crisis.
"It's a clear warning for the government. It is not possible to continue with the discussion on the president's address to parliament while ignoring frequent power outages," Kamil Ali Agha of the PML-Q said in the Senate on Thursday...
http://dawn.com/2012/05/11/pml-q-threatens-to-quit-govt-over-power-crisis/
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TV reporter, brother and friend shot dead
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By M.B. Kalhoro
LARKANA, May 10: A reporter of a Sindhi news channel, along with his brother and a friend, was gunned down in Lalurounk, 27km from here, on Thursday night.
KTN correspondent Aurangzeb Tunio was sitting in his office in Lalurounk town of Qambar district when a group of 20 armed men arrived there and opened fire, killing him, his brother Rustam Tunio and friend Deedar Khaskheli on the spot...
http://dawn.com/2012/05/11/tv-reporter-brother-and-friend-shot-dead/
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Health, education should not have been devolved: CJ
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By Our Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD, May 10: Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry said on Thursday that constitutional amendments deserved respect, but added that in his opinion health and education should not have been devolved to provinces.
He made the observation during the hearing of a petition by Bushra Arain, a lady health worker (LHW) who had sought initiation of contempt proceedings against the government for not implementing the court's Sept 22, 2010, directive to frame service structure for LHWs and ensure job security and protection...
http://dawn.com/2012/05/11/health-education-should-not-have-been-devolved-cj/
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Hatf III missile test-fired
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ISLAMABAD, May 10: Pakistan carried out a successful test-firing of a short-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile on Thursday, the military said.
The launch of the Hatf III, which has a range of up to 290 kilometres and can also carry conventional warheads, came at the end of a field training exercise, a military statement said...
http://dawn.com/2012/05/11/hatf-iii-missile-test-fired/
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6-month 'visa' for Chishti to visit Pakistan
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NEW DELHI, May 10: India's top court says that an 82-year-old Pakistani scientist convicted of murder in India but who is out on bail while he appeals his case may travel to his country for a six-month visit with his family.
However, the PTI news agency reports that the court has ordered Mohammed Khalil Chishti to return to India by Nov 1 for the appeal of his conviction in Ajmer...
http://dawn.com/2012/05/11/6-month-visa-for-chishti-to-visit-pakistan/
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SC may wrap up Asghar Khan case next week
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By Nasir Iqbal
ISLAMABAD, May 10: The Supreme Court indicated on Thursday that the Asghar Khan case might be wrapped up next week, saying much progress had been made and things had become clear with the filing of a fresh statement by former army chief Gen (red) Mirza Aslam Beg.
Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, who was presiding over a two-judge bench, postponed the proceedings till May 17 after a brief hearing because of non-availability of the third judge...
http://dawn.com/2012/05/11/sc-may-wrap-up-asghar-khan-case-next-week/
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Hamid Karzai is not an idiot
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By Muhammad Ali Siddiqi
THE much-underrated and maligned Hamid Karzai is after all not such a dunce. On May 1, the Afghan president pulled off a major diplomatic deal to give Afghanistan an edge it had never enjoyed over Pakistan. Nominated at Bonn more than a decade ago as Afghan chief and 'elected' twice in ballot exercises of doubtful validity, Mr Karzai must now be scoffing at Pakistan to his heart's delight.
The 10-year Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA), signed by President Barack Obama and Mr Karzai a day before the first anniversary of the SEALs' Abbottabad raid, has brought about a radical shift in the regional balance of power, with Afghanistan emerging in a stronger position vis-à-vis Pakistan in terms of security guarantees from America...
http://dawn.com/2012/05/11/hamid-karzai-is-not-an-idiot/
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Pepco official calls situation Disastrous
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LAHORE: The woes of the power sector, already collapsing under the burden of circular debt and countrywide unrest against prolonged loadshedding, are likely to worsen with its nine-month recoveries dropping to the low level of 83 per cent – adding Rs90 billion to the receivables.
According to the latest report of Pakistan Electric Power Company (Pepco), the total power sector receivables shot up to a massive Rs375.870 billion in the first nine months of the current fiscal year because of distribution companies' failure to recover dues. During the last three quarters (July-March), the companies (Discos) issued bills for Rs535 billion, but could recover only Rs455 billion – a gap of Rs90 billion...
http://dawn.com/2012/05/11/pepco-official-calls-situation-disastrous/
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Karachi Stocks Down 198.69 Points:
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KARACHI, May 10: At close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 14414.90, down 198.69 points.
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Forex Update:
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KARACHI, May 10: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 91.6 to the US Dollar in the open market.
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