DINA for the issue of July 12, 2012
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July 12, 2012 Thursday Sha'aban 21, 1433
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PPP braces for the worst amid sense of foreboding
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By Khawar Ghumman
ISLAMABAD, July 11: The federal capital is a place where rumours and instability rule the roost and democratic stability is but an interlude in between.
And these days, rumours of democracy being derailed are once again doing the rounds. The reason, as in so many crises in the past four years, is an impending executive-judiciary clash...
http://dawn.com/2012/07/12/ppp-braces-for-the-worst-amid-sense-of-foreboding/
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CJ warns FC bosses of action over the missing
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By Saleem Shahid
QUETTA, July 11: The Supreme Court rejected on Wednesday a police investigation report on the murder of Mir Haqmal Raisani, a nephew of Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani.
A three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, Justice Jawwad S. Khwaja and Justice Khilji Arif Hussain is hearing a petition on law and order and human rights violations in the province at the Quetta registry of the court...
http://dawn.com/2012/07/12/cj-warns-fc-bosses-of-action-over-the-missing/
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Bomb attack on Suparco staff bus
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KARACHI, July 11: A man was killed and over 20 others were injured when a bomb exploded near a bus carrying employees of the Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (Suparco) to the city on Wednesday.
The explosion took place at Hub Chowki bus stop No 2 near Hub River Road and the injured were taken to the nearby Murshid Hospital and Civil Hospital. Later, the Suparco management shifted those in the Civil Hospital to the Liaquat National Hospital...
http://dawn.com/2012/07/12/bomb-attack-on-suparco-staff-bus/
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Senate passes contempt bill
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By Iftikhar A Khan
ISLAMABAD: The Contempt of Court Bill, 2012, which was passed by the National Assembly on Monday, sailed through the Senate on Wednesday in the absence of the PML-N.
President Asif Ali Zardari rushed to Islamabad hours after the passage and is expected to give a formal assent to the bill and turn it into an act of parliament any moment...
http://dawn.com/2012/07/12/senate-passes-contempt-bill/
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PM receives Registrar's letter on NRO case
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ISLAMABAD, July 11: Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf informed the cabinet on Wednesday that he had, through the attorney general, received a letter from the Registrar of the Supreme Court asking the government to explain its position with regard to the decision of the Supreme Court for implementation of the NRO judgment.
Briefing reporters after a meeting of the cabinet, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira said the law minister informed the cabinet that he and secretary of law had recently taken the charge and needed some time to thoroughly study the case to brief the cabinet and present its view in the court. He said the cabinet allowed the law ministry to work on it...
http://dawn.com/2012/07/12/pm-receives-registrars-letter-on-nro-case/
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NA Speaker to form commission on new provinces
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By Raja Asghar
ISLAMABAD, July 11: A parliamentary process to create up to two new provinces from Punjab province moved a step further on Wednesday with the National Assembly authorising its speaker to name a commission to propose demarcation of and allocation of parliamentary seats and resources to the proposed units.
The move, likely to provoke heated debates inside and outside of parliament ahead of the next election, came after a message from President Asif Ali Zardari was read out by Deputy Speaker Faisal Karim Kundi calling for the constitution of the 14-member commission to implement, by amending the Constitution, two resolutions passed in May by the lower house and the Punjab assembly...
http://dawn.com/2012/07/12/na-speaker-to-form-commission-on-new-provinces/
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Project aimed at reducing system losses: Plan to change all gas meters
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By Khaleeq Kiani
ISLAMABAD, July 11: The World Bank, government and natural gas utilities have agreed that all gas meters should be changed in order to reduce system losses as the existing meters have slowed down due to ageing, according to a government official.
Replacing the existing meters with new and better ones is part of the World Bank-funded Rs26 billion natural gas efficiency project, for which the bank is providing a $200 million loan to the Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGCL)...
http://dawn.com/2012/07/12/project-aimed-at-reducing-system-losses-plan-to-change-all-gas-meters/
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US senators back reimbursements to Pakistan
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By Anwar Iqbal
WASHINGTON, July 11: The reopening of Nato supply routes is having an impact on the US Congress as well where top lawmakers are now backing the Obama administration's decision to release $1.1 billion to Pakistan.
The money comes from the Coalition Support Fund, which is used for reimbursing US allies for the costs they incur in fighting terrorists...
http://dawn.com/2012/07/12/us-senators-back-reimbursements-to-pakistan/
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Olson likely to be named next US ambassador
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By Baqir Sajjad Syed
ISLAMABAD, July 11: The Obama administration is close to nominating senior diplomat Richard Olson as the next US ambassador to Pakistan.
Washington had formally requested Pakistan to approve Mr Olson's nomination as ambassador, a Western source disclosed on Wednesday...
http://dawn.com/2012/07/12/olson-likely-to-be-named-next-us-ambassador/
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Ex-official wants change in Pakistan policy
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By Our Correspondent
WASHINGTON, July 11: The Obama administration needs to shift its priorities from Af-Pak to Pak-Af, says a former senior State Department official while urging the United States to increase its engagement with Pakistan.
In an opinion piece he wrote for the BBC, former US Assistant Secretary of State P.J. Crowley also emphasised the need to make the war against terrorists, Pakistan's war as well and "not just an American war"...
http://dawn.com/2012/07/12/ex-official-wants-change-in-pakistan-policy/
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Five killed in army copter crash
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ISLAMABAD, July 11: An army helicopter crashed during a test flight in northern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing five people on board, the military said.
The MI-17 helicopter came down on the runway of an airport in Skardu...
http://dawn.com/2012/07/12/five-killed-in-army-copter-crash/
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Move to designate Haqqanis as terrorists
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By Our Correspondent
WASHINGTON, July 11: Two key US Senators have introduced legislation in the Senate seeking to designate the Haqqani Network a foreign terrorist organisation (FTO).
Senator Dianne Feinstein, head of the Senate Intelligence Committee and vice chairman of the committee Senator Saxby Chambliss argued that the group fits the criteria outlined for the FTO...
http://dawn.com/2012/07/12/move-to-designate-haqqanis-as-terrorists/
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Desire less intense in Pakistan: Wide support for democracy in Muslim states
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By Masood Haider
NEW YORK, July 11: Large numbers of Pakistanis, along with solid majorities of Muslims in Egypt, Jordon and Tunisia, believe democracy is the best form of government, says a new global survey.
The Pew Research Centre survey conducted in six predominantly Muslim nations between March 19 and April 20 reveals that a year after the "stirrings of Arab Spring" the people in these countries do not only support the general notion of democracy, but also embrace specific features of a democratic system, such as competitive elections and free speech...
http://dawn.com/2012/07/12/desire-less-intense-in-pakistan-wide-support-for-democracy-in-muslim-states/
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Karachi Stocks Up 6.12 Points:
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KARACHI, July11: At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 14,380.46, up 6.12 points.
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