DINA for the issue of July 27, 2011
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July 27, 2011 Wednesday Sha'aban 24, 1432
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July 27, 2011 Wednesday Sha'aban 24, 1432
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Federal secretary in trouble over notification
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Dawn Report
ISLAMABAD, July 26: The federal government relegated Establishment Secretary Sohail Ahmed to a sinecure post of 'officer on special duty' on Tuesday, about two hours after he had submitted to the Supreme Court a notification transferring Hussain Asghar, the IG of Gilgit-Baltistan, back to the Federal Investigation Agency in the face of a stern court warning of immediate action against him on contempt of court charge for not complying with its orders.
Mr Sohail Ahmed had been asked by the court on Monday to appear the following day along with the notification transferring Mr Asghar back to the FIA to enable him to resume the Haj scam investigation. When the five-judge bench was informed by the secretary that the summary was still lying with the competent authority, the court gave him a few hours to either produce the notification or face the music...
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Officer brought back to FIA
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By Nasir Iqbal
ISLAMABAD, July 26: A seemingly reluctant top government official submitted to the Supreme Court on Tuesday a hurriedly prepared notification transferring Hussain Asghar back to the Federal Investigation Agency to resume investigation into the unprecedented mismanagement in last year's Haj operations.
Mr Asghar was investigating the Haj scam as FIA director before he was promoted by the government and sent to Gilgit-Baltistan as Inspector General of Police in an apparent move to slow the pace of Haj scam probe because it involves a number of influential people...
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Kashmiri leaders stress peace in Pakistan: Pakistan, India can move forward, says Hina Khar
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By Jawed Naqvi
NEW DELHI, July 26: Pakistan's Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar arrived here on Tuesday hoping to engage India over the Kashmir dispute and other issues, but Kashmiri representatives who met her said that ending Pakistan's internecine strife was equally important to them.
Ms Khar will hold talks with her Indian counterpart S.M. Krishna on Wednesday, hoping the two countries can "move forward" as good neighbours with a stake in each other's future...
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PML-N threatens 'direct action' over govt move
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By Amjad Mahmood and Zulqernain Tahir
LAHORE, July 26: The PML-N has threatened 'direct action' against the federal government for violating superior courts' verdicts, while the PPP believes that the opposition party is using the 'judicial card' to undermine it.
"The PPP has declared a war against the judiciary and justice. We cannot witness this situation in silence and will take direct action with full might to foil nefarious designs of this corrupt government and its crook allies," Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said at a news conference in Model Town on Tuesday...
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Pakistan vulnerable to another disaster: Oxfam
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ISLAMABAD, July 26: Pakistan has failed to invest in prevention measures since last year's floods that killed 1,750 people and is vulnerable to another disaster this monsoon season, Oxfam said on Tuesday.
The relief agency marked one year since the beginning of the 2010 disaster, when flooding inundated a third of Pakistan, by calling for more to be spent on reconstruction, suitable housing and early-warning systems...
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Process of 3G licence auction begins today
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By Khaleeq Kiani
ISLAMABAD, July 26: The government is all set to begin the open auction process of the much delayed third generation (3G) telecom licences on Wednesday with the approval of the bidding plan. The auction is estimated to yield around $1 billion in revenue.
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani is to preside over a meeting of the federal cabinet, which is expected to also approve a Rs65 billion capital injection into the power sector to minimise loadshedding in Ramazan and ease out entire energy sector from chronic circular debt, besides clearing laws to penalise thieves and saboteurs of gas, power and oil infrastructure and installations...
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Majeed sworn in as AJK premier
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By Tariq Naqash
MUZAFFARABAD, July 26: Senior parliamentarian Chaudhry Abdul Majeed of the People's Party AJK was sworn in as 11th prime minister of Azad Kashmir on Tuesday.
President Raja Zulqarnain Khan administered the oath at a ceremony in the Legislative Assembly...
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Republican bill targets Pakistan aid
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WASHINGTON, July 26: Republicans in the House of Representatives have presented a foreign aid bill that restricts US taxpayer dollars to Pakistan if it should refuse to cooperate in the US effort against terrorist threats.
The legislation released on Tuesday also would ban giving federal money to international groups that perform abortions or provide abortion information, an effort to reverse Obama administration policy...
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Review of threat perception urged
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By Anwar Iqbal
WASHINGTON, July 26: The new US military chief advocated on Tuesday a strong relationship with Pakistan but also advised Islamabad to focus on the Taliban and not just on India.
Gen Martin Dempsey also acknowledged that severing US military aid to Pakistan in 1990s was a major mistake, which created a new generation of Pakistani military officials without any links to the United States...
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Deadline for chairman's appointment missed: NAB suspends operations
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By Syed Irfan Raza
ISLAMABAD, July 26: The National Accountability Bureau suspended its operations on Tuesday following the lapse of a 30-day deadline given by the Supreme Court to the government to appoint the bureau's chairman or wind up the organisation.
"We have stopped all NAB operations but some administrative matters are being run only to give salaries to NAB staff," a senior NAB officer told Dawn...
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Cleric denied bail in US
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MIAMI, July 26: A judge rejected bail here on Tuesday for a young Muslim cleric accused of providing financial support to Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan.
District Judge Adalberto Jordan cited a potential threat and flight risk in denying release on bail for 24-year-old Izhar Khan. He is charged, along with his brother and father, with providing material support to the TTP. Three others in Pakistan were also charged...
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Karachi Stocks Down 26.90 Points:
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KARACHI, July 26: At close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 12367.59, down 26.90 points.
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Forex Update:
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KARACHI, July 26: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 86.2 to the US Dollar in the open market.
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Forex Update:
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KARACHI, July 26: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 86.2 to the US Dollar in the open market.
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