DINA for the issue of July 09, 2012

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July 09, 2012 Monday Sha'aban 18, 1433
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Secretary of state meets Khar, Afghan foreign minister: US-Pak ties
on the mend, says Clinton
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TOKYO, July 8: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Sunday that the United States and Pakistan were putting past tensions behind them to focus on the future, after meeting her Pakistani counterpart Hina Rabbani Khar.

Mrs Clinton expressed the hope that Pakistan's recent reopening of Nato supply lines into Afghanistan might lead to a broader rapprochement in US-Pakistani relations...

http://dawn.com/2012/07/09/secretary-of-state-meets-khar-afghan-foreign-minister-us-pak-ties-on-the-mend-says-clinton/


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Bill seeking ISI's accountability submitted to Senate
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By Syed Irfan Raza
ISLAMABAD, July 8: The presidential camp plans a serious effort to tame the country's premier intelligence agency — Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) — through parliamentary legislation and make it fully 'answerable' to parliament and the government.

A 19-page draft of a bill was submitted in the Senate by president's spokesman Senator Farhatullah Babar a few days ago and may be taken up during the session commencing on Monday...

http://dawn.com/2012/07/09/bill-seeking-isis-accountability-submitted-to-senate/


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Six killed; kidnapped doctor freed
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By Saleem Shahid
QUETTA, July 8: Six armed men, allegedly involved in kidnapping for ransom incidents, were killed in an encounter with the Frontier Corps personnel in Mastung district on Saturday night, officials said.

A Frontier Corps official told Dawn that FC personnel raided hideouts of suspected criminals in Kabo and Sapalanji areas of Mastung district and Pir Ghaib mountainous area of Bolan district...

http://dawn.com/2012/07/09/six-killed-kidnapped-doctor-freed/


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DPC 'long march' on way to Islamabad
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By Our Staff Reporter
LAHORE, July 8: The Difa-i-Pakistan Council finally launched from Lahore its 'long march' on Islamabad on Sunday in protest against reopening of Nato supply routes.

The DPC had earlier announced that the march would take off from Karachi on May 27 after the government started moving towards reopening the supply routes under increasing US pressure. The council postponed the march after the government kept quiet for some time on the issue...

http://dawn.com/2012/07/09/dpc-long-march-on-way-to-islamabad/


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Efforts to improve US ties pick up momentum
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By Anwar Iqbal
WASHINGTON, July 8: The move to restore America's relationship with Pakistan gathers pace next week as two senior Pakistani military officials arrive in Washington for talks.

Also this week, the Obama administration sends to the US Congress a proposal to release more than a billion dollars to Islamabad, diplomatic sources told Dawn...

http://dawn.com/2012/07/09/efforts-to-improve-us-ties-pick-up-momentum/


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Seven Nato troops among dozens killed in Afghanistan
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KABUL, July 8: Six Nato soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, after a militant attack in the south killed one foreign soldier, coalition statements said.

The deaths took the number of Nato troops killed in the last two days to eight, one of the deadliest periods of violence for foreign troops in weeks...

http://dawn.com/2012/07/09/seven-nato-troops-among-dozens-killed-in-afghanistan/


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Afghan peace depends on regional countries, says Khar
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TOKYO, July 8: Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Sunday said that peace and stability in Afghanistan represented a "national objective" of Pakistan.

The minister, however, told the donors' conference here that peace in Afghanistan depended in large part on the fulfilment of pledges made by countries in the region to refrain from using the Afghan soil to destabilise its neighbours...

http://dawn.com/2012/07/09/afghan-peace-depends-on-regional-countries-says-khar/


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Donors pledge $16bn for Afghanistan
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TOKYO, July 8: Major donors pledged on Sunday to give Afghanistan $16 billion in development aid through 2015 as they try to prevent it from sliding back into chaos when foreign troops leave, but demanded reforms to fight widespread corruption.

Donor fatigue and war weariness have taken their toll on how long the global community is willing to support Afghanistan and there are concerns about security following the withdrawal of most Nato troops in 2014 if financial backing is not secured...

http://dawn.com/2012/07/09/donors-pledge-16bn-for-afghanistan/


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Krishna gives Khar 'proof' of terror acts
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TOKYO, July 8: India on Sunday claimed to have provided more evidence to Pakistan about terrorist activities allegedly taking place on Pakistani soil against India.

Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna gave the evidence, based mostly on disclosures made by Mumbai attacks accused Abu Jundal, to his Pakistani counterpart Hina Rabbani Khar during a bilateral meeting held here on the sidelines of the Tokyo Conference on Afghanistan...

http://dawn.com/2012/07/09/krishna-gives-khar-proof-of-terror-acts/


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Liberals claim lead in Libya vote-count
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TRIPOLI, July 8: Liberals claimed on Sunday an early lead in vote counting across the country after Libya held its first free elections following Muammar Qadhafi's ouster, winning plaudits from the international community.

If the trend is confirmed, Libya, unlike neighbouring Tunisia and Egypt whose strongmen were also toppled in last year's Arab Spring, will buck the trend of electoral success for Islamist movements...

http://dawn.com/2012/07/09/liberals-claim-lead-in-libya-vote-count/


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Egyptian president annuls parliament's dissolution
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CAIRO, July 8: Egypt's new President Mohamed Morsi issued a decree on Sunday annulling the Supreme Court's dissolution of the Islamist-dominated parliament, the official news agency reported.

"President Morsi has issued a presidential decree annulling the decision taken on June 15, 2012 to dissolve the people's assembly, and invites the chamber to convene again and to exercise its prerogatives," the MENA news agency said...

http://dawn.com/2012/07/09/egyptian-president-annuls-parliaments-dissolution/


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