DINA for the issue of May 13, 2012

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May 13, 2012 Sunday Jumadi-us-Sani 21, 1433
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Isaf chief meets Kayani: Opening of Nato routes by 20th under study
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By Baqir Sajjad Syed
RAWALPINDI, May 12: Ahead of the Nato summit in Chicago, top military commanders from Pakistan and the United States-led Isaf held negotiations on Saturday to review 'operational matters' straining their cooperation and search for a way out of the impasse following last year's border post attack.

Pakistan, reports suggest, is almost ready to reopen Nato's supply routes, which could possibly win Islamabad a seat at the Nato meeting on Afghanistan scheduled for May 20 and 21 in Chicago...

http://dawn.com/2012/05/13/isaf-chief-meets-kayani-opening-of-nato-routes-by-20th-under-study

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Islamabad pressing for increase in charges
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By Anwar Iqbal
WASHINGTON, May 12: The United States and Pakistan are expected to make a last-ditch effort on Monday to reach an agreement that could pave the way for President Asif Ali Zardari to attend the Nato summit in Chicago next week, diplomatic sources told Dawn.

"If that attempt also fails, then Pakistan will be out of whatever decisions they make in Chicago on a future Nato strategy for the Pak-Afghan region," the source said...

http://dawn.com/2012/05/13/islamabad-pressing-for-increase-in-charges

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Nawaz, Chattha forget the past, ink poll deal
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By Amjad Mahmood
LAHORE, May 12: The Nawaz and Likeminded factions of the Pakistan Muslim League on Saturday inked an agreement for seat adjustment in the general election as Nawaz Sharif reconciled with Hamid Nasir Chattha after 20 years of political rivalry.

The deal will provide the PML-N, at present confined mostly to Punjab, some electables from Sindh (like Arbab Ghulam Rahim and Ghaffar Qureshi) and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (like Salim Saifullah and Gohar Ayub)...

http://dawn.com/2012/05/13/nawaz-chattha-forget-the-past-ink-poll-deal

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Policeman shot dead in Quetta
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QUETTA, May 12: A police constable was shot dead in Killi Badini Sariab area of the city on Saturday night, officials said.

"Constable Abdul Qadir Mengal was standing in Killi Badini area when two unidentified assailants riding a motorbike opened fire on him," a police official told Dawn...

http://dawn.com/2012/05/13/policeman-shot-dead-in-quetta

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Minister rules out privatisation of power sector
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By Kalbe Ali
ISLAMABAD, May 12: In the first step towards reversal of the proposed reforms of power sector, Minister for Water and Power Syed Naveed Qamar announced on Saturday that the government has decided not to privatise public sector power entities.

He said an earlier decision to outsource operations and maintenance of public sector power generation companies (Gencos) had also been withdrawn...

http://dawn.com/2012/05/13/minister-rules-out-privatisation-of-power-sector

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Supporters ready to march on Lahore: Qaim
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By Waseem Shamsi
SUKKUR, May 12: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah claimed on Saturday that "over one million people" were ready for a call from the People's Party leadership to march on Lahore in a "befitting answer to threats" by the Pakistan Muslim League-N.

The chief minister was speaking at a public meeting of the PPP near Sukkur...

http://dawn.com/2012/05/13/supporters-ready-to-march-on-lahore-qaim

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British WWII jet found in Egypt
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CAIRO, May 12: A World WarII aeroplane that crash-landed in Egypt's western desert has been found 'almost intact' in a vast sea of sand and rock almost 70 years later, the British embassy in Cairo said on Saturday.

The Royal Air Force's Kittyhawk P-40 was discovered during a mining exploration in the Egyptian desert, the British embassy's defence attache, Captain Paul Collins, said...

http://dawn.com/2012/05/13/british-wwii-jet-found-in-egypt

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India signs $560 million howitzer deal with US
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NEW DELHI, May 12: India has agreed a $560 million deal to buy 145 howitzer guns from BAE Systems of the United States as it moves ahead to upgrade its antiquated military hardware, an official said on Saturday.

India is updating its military capabilities with hardware worth tens of billions of dollars...

http://dawn.com/2012/05/13/india-signs-560-million-howitzer-deal-with-us

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All state organs must follow law: Mushir
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By Our Staff Reporter
KARACHI, May 12: Mushir Alam, Chief Justice of the Sindh High Court, said on Saturday that organs of the state should follow the law and the Constitution as the judiciary had resolved to fight for the rule of law and not to "surrender against unconstitutional actions".

He was addressing a seminar on "Role of the law and duty of the government" under the aegis of the Sindh Bar High Court Association to commemorate sacrifices of lawyers and civil society for independence of judiciary on May 12, 2007...

http://dawn.com/2012/05/13/all-state-organs-must-follow-law-mushir

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UN worried over Afghan women's rights
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KABUL, May 12: The United Nations mission in Afghanistan sounded warnings on Saturday over the future of women's rights and schooling for girls ahead of a Nato summit focused on the withdrawal of troops from the war-torn country.

There is widespread concern that gains women have made since the removal of the Taliban from power could be lost in attempts to broker peace with militants as Nato troops pull out in 2014...

http://dawn.com/2012/05/13/un-worried-over-afghan-womens-rights

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Four Isaf troops killed in Afghanistan
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KABUL, May 12: Four coalition soldiers were killed in three incidents in Afghanistan on Saturday, Nato's International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) said.

Afghan sources said at least one British soldier died and another was wounded when two Afghan policemen turned their weapons on their allies in a joint base in southern Helmand province...

http://dawn.com/2012/05/13/four-isaf-troops-killed-in-afghanistan


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