DINA for the issue of May 17, 2012
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May 17, 2012 Thursday Jumadi-us-Sani 25, 1433
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White House smothers bill limiting payment
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By Anwar Iqbal
WASHINGTON, May 16: The White House has rejected a House bill which places limitation on reimbursements to the government of Pakistan and imposes new restrictions on US assistance to that country.
The bill requires the secretaries of defence and state to certify to the US Congress that Pakistan is cooperating with the United States in the war against terror, dismantling IED networks and preventing nuclear proliferation...
http://dawn.com/2012/05/17/condition-of-certification-rejected-white-house-smothers-bill-limiting-payment/
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Court censures FIA, hands over Steel Mills probe to NAB
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By Our Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD, May 16: Disillusioned with FIA's investigations into the whopping loss of Rs26.5 billion in the Pakistan Steel Mills in 2008-09 alone, the Supreme Court entrusted on Wednesday the job of recovering the plundered money to the National Accountability Bureau.
"To secure the interest of public at large, the propriety demands that the investigation so far conducted by the FIA, which appears to us unsatisfactory, shall now be taken over by the NAB authorities," Justice Tariq Parvez said in a detailed verdict on the PSM mega scam...
http://dawn.com/2012/05/17/court-censures-fia-hands-over-steel-mills-probe-to-nab/
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'All resources' diverted to power sector
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By Khawar Ghumman
ISLAMABAD, May 16: Despite the finance minister's caution, the federal cabinet decided on Wednesday to divert all resources to electricity production to keep loadshedding at the minimum level during the summer.
On the insistence of a majority of the ministers, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani put aside the agenda of the cabinet meeting and turned it into a special session on energy shortage...
http://dawn.com/2012/05/17/all-resources-diverted-to-power-sector/
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'No strings attached to NATO invitation'
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By Our Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD, May 16: The government has yet to take a final decision about reopening Nato supply lines and a perception that it has agreed behind closed doors to US demands in this regard is wrong, Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira said on Wednesday.
He said at a press briefing after a meeting of the federal cabinet that Nato Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen had extended an unconditional invitation to President Asif Ali Zardari to participate in the organisation's summit in Chicago...
http://dawn.com/2012/05/17/no-strings-attached-to-nato-invitation/
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Tariff raised by around 16pc
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By Kalbe Ali
ISLAMABAD: The government raised the electricity tariff on Wednesday by around 16 per cent.
The lifeline consumers using up to 50 units per month have been exempted from the increase which will raise an additional Rs88 billion.
According to a notification issued by the ministry of water and power, the tariff for domestic consumers of up to 100 units has been raised by 71 paisa to Rs5.25 per unit. They will also have to bear an additional burden of fuel adjustment charges for February and March in their next electricity bills...
http://dawn.com/2012/05/17/tariff-raised-by-around-16pc/
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Durrani's retort to Beg over money for politicians
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By Nasir Iqbal
ISLAMABAD, May 16: Former director general of ISI Lt-Gen (retd) Asad Durrani spilled the beans on Wednesday when he claimed before the Supreme Court that his then boss, the army chief, Gen (retd) Mirza Aslam Beg, was on board from the very beginning in the plan to disburse donations among politicians in the 1990s.
A day ahead of hearing of the Asghar Khan case, Mr Durrani said in a concise statement that Gen Beg was associated with the process of issuing instructions and also with overseeing the operation of disbursement of the funds...
http://dawn.com/2012/05/17/durranis-retort-to-beg-over-money-for-politicians/
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Anomalies found in Rs4.6bn power project
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By Ahmad Fraz Khan
LAHORE, May 16: A two-member inquiry committee of the Ministry of Water and Power has found "numerous discrepancies and procedural anomalies" in the award of contract by Wapda for Rs4.6 billion Golen Gol Hydropower project.
In its "confidential report" (No1(6)DS(a)/2012), the fact-finding inquiry committee has maintained that the "bid evaluation was not according to relevant clauses of instructions provided in the tender document"...
http://dawn.com/2012/05/17/anomalies-found-in-rs4-6bn-power-project/
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Pakistan yet to sign route deal, says US
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By Our Correspondent
WASHINGTON, May 16: The US State Department said on Wednesday that Pakistan has "endorsed the conclusion" but has not yet signed a deal to reopen Nato supply routes to Afghanistan.
Also on Wednesday, the US media reported that under the proposed agreement the United States would have to pay additional $365 million a year to Pakistan for using the routes...
http://dawn.com/2012/05/17/pakistan-yet-to-sign-route-deal-says-us/
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Demand for apology still there: Sherry
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By Our Correspondent
WASHINGTON, May 16: The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation has sent an unconditional invitation to President Asif Ali Zardari and his participation in the Chicago summit will help promote Pakistan's key interests, says Ambassador Sherry Rehman.
Ambassador Rehman, who attended two weeks of intense talks between the US and Pakistan in Islamabad before returning to Washington last week, said the Nato summit would be an important milestone in the resolution of a dispute in which Pakistan has high stakes...
http://dawn.com/2012/05/17/demand-for-apology-still-there-sherry/
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Govt not to allow misuse of blasphemy law: Zardari
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By Syed Irfan Raza
ISLAMABAD, May 16: President Asif Ali Zardari said on Wednesday that the government was determined not to permit anyone to misuse blasphemy law against minorities or any other vulnerable section of society and was also vigorously promoting inter-faith harmony.
In a meeting with Father Robert McCulloch, Procurator General from the Vatican, at the Presidency, Mr Zardari said the government was determined to harness the potential and contribution of minorities in all walks of life...
http://dawn.com/2012/05/17/govt-not-to-allow-misuse-of-blasphemy-law-zardari-2/
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Karnataka textbook says Pakistan part of India
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PAKISTAN is a part of India and P.V. Narasimha Rao is the prime minister of the country. This is being taught to school students in some Indian states, according to a member of parliament.
S. Semmalai, of the Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK), highlighted these monstrosities in Lok Sabha on Wednesday while referring to the controversy over an Ambedkar cartoon in textbooks during a discussion on an amendment bill concerning educational institutions...
http://dawn.com/2012/05/17/karnataka-textbook-says-pakistan-part-of-india/
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Two dead, ANP leader injured in jirga firing
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By Abdul Sami Paracha
KOHAT, May 16: Two people were killed and the ANP chief of Kohat district and three others injured in crossfire when two groups clashed during a jirga in Sheikhan area on Wednesday.
Mateen Shah, the leader of one of the groups, and a passerby, Fida Mohammad, were killed...
http://dawn.com/2012/05/17/two-dead-anp-leader-injured-in-jirga-firing/
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Karachi Stocks Down 242.50 Points:
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KARACHI, May 16: At close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 14071.17, down 242.50 points.
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Forex Update:
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KARACHI, May 16: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 91.9 to the US Dollar in the open market.
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