DINA for the issue of July 16, 2012

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July 16, 2012 Monday Sha'aban 25, 1433
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Obama welcomes Pak-India efforts to lessen tension
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By Anwar Iqbal
WASHINGTON, July 15: US President Barack Obama has ruled out any outside role in the Kashmir dispute but has emphasised the need for other nations to play a role in stabilising Pakistan.
In an interview with Indian journalist Lalit K. Jha, Mr Obama also advised India to liberalise economy, noting that

New Delhi prohibited foreign investment in too many sectors...

http://dawn.com/2012/07/16/outside-role-in-kashmir-ruled-out-obama-welcomes-pak-india-efforts-to-lessen-tension/


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Prices of petrol, light diesel and CNG increased
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By Khaleeq Kiani
ISLAMABAD, July 15: The government, through a notification issued on Sunday, increased the price of petrol by Rs1.41 to Rs85.90 from Rs84.49 per litre. The price of High Octane Blending Component (HOBC) was raised by Rs5.64 to Rs112.52 from Rs106.88 per litre.

The price of kerosene has been increased by Rs1.94 to Rs88.19 from Rs86.25 per litre and of Light Diesel Oil by Rs1.62 to Rs85.33 from Rs83.71 per litre...

http://dawn.com/2012/07/16/prices-of-petrol-light-diesel-and-cng-increased/


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Balochistan govt plans action against criminals
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By Our Staff Correspondent
QUETTA, July 15: The Balochistan government has decided to launch action against criminals involved in kidnapping for ransom, target killings, robberies and other heinous crimes in Quetta and other parts of the province.

A meeting presided over by Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani resolved on Sunday that the government would provide complete security to people involved in the ongoing activities in mining and other sectors and terrorists would not be allowed to affect them adversely...

http://dawn.com/2012/07/16/balochistan-govt-plans-action-against-criminals/


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Woman, 3 children die in mortar attack
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Bureau Report
PESHAWAR, July 15: The wife of a Frontier Corps soldier and their three children were killed when a mortar shell hit their house in Akakhail area adjacent to Khyber Agency on Sunday morning.

The family members of Doulat Mir were asleep when the shell fired from an unknown place hit the house. Mir was injured...

http://dawn.com/2012/07/16/woman-3-children-die-in-mortar-attack/


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PML-N denies holding talks with PPP on caretaker set-up
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By Khawar Ghumman
ISLAMABAD, July 15: The PML-N has denied holding any back-channel talks with the PPP over a caretaker set-up.

Talking to Dawn, party leaders said discussion on a caretaker set-up would be possible only after the government resolved its standoff with judiciary over the issue of the letter to be written to Swiss authorities for reopening graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari...

http://dawn.com/2012/07/16/pml-n-denies-holding-talks-with-ppp-on-caretaker-set-up/


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PM in Jeddah, to meet king today
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JEDDAH / ISLAMABAD, July 15: Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf arrived in Jeddah on Sunday to perform Umrah and meet Saudi leaders.

He was received at the Royal Terminal by Pakistan's Ambassador Muhammad Naeem Khan, Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Pakistan Ibrahim Al Ghadeer and Saudi officials...

http://dawn.com/2012/07/16/pm-in-jeddah-to-meet-king-today/


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Haj corruption case: MNA backtracks on allegations against Qadir Gilani
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By Malik Asad
ISLAMABAD, July 15: Pirzada Syed Imran Ahmed Shah, a PML-N member of the National Assembly from Sahiwal, has backtracked on allegations he had levelled against Abdul Qadir Gilani, son of former premier Yousuf Raza Gilani, in the Haj corruption case.

In a statement recorded with the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Dec 22, 2010, Mr Shah had accused Mr Qadir Gilani of receiving a luxury bullet-proof Land Cruiser from the former director general Haj, Rao Shakeel Ahmed, the principal accused in the scam. However, after about one-and-a-half years the MNA changed the stance and accused the FIA of cooking the story in order to trap him...

http://dawn.com/2012/07/16/haj-corruption-case-mna-backtracks-on-allegations-against-qadir-gilani/


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Iraq initials gas exploration deal with Pakistani firm
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BAGHDAD, July 15: Iraq initialled a gas exploration deal with Pakistan Petroleum Ltd on Sunday, a senior official said.

"We are now initialling a contract between the Iraqi oil ministry and Pakistan Petroleum," said Abdul Mehdi al-Amidi, the head of the ministry's contracts and licensing department...

http://dawn.com/2012/07/16/iraq-initials-gas-exploration-deal-with-pakistani-firm/


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