DINA for the issue of July 28, 2011
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July 28, 2011 Thursday Sha'aban 25, 1432
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July 28, 2011 Thursday Sha'aban 25, 1432
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Pakistan, India revive search for enduring dialogue process
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By Jawed Naqvi
NEW DELHI, July 27: The foreign ministers of India and Pakistan revived the pursuit of an 'uninterruptible' dialogue process on Wednesday though both sides were aware of a nagging hurdle — their wavering trust.
"This is indeed a new era of bilateral cooperation between the two countries," Pakistan's Hina Rabbani Khar told India's S.M. Krishna in a brief meeting with the media after their talks...
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SC criticises demotion of secretary for obeying court
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By Nasir Iqbal
ISLAMABAD, July 27: Visibly piqued by the unexpected demotion of a top bureaucrat for obeying its orders, the Supreme Court directed the attorney general on Wednesday to personally convey to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani the court's feelings and explain constitutional implications of a deviation from the court's orders.
"Under the Constitution, if the court passes orders it should be complied with and no approval of any authority in the executive is required for its implementation," observed a five-judge bench hearing a case relating to the unprecedented mismanagement in last year's Haj operations...
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Nawaz elected party chief: PML-N alters stance on new provinces
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By Amir Wasim
ISLAMABAD, July 27: Nawaz Sharif began his new term as president of the Pakistan Muslim League-N on Wednesday by giving up his party's resistance to demands for the creation of new provinces.
"Creation of new provinces is not a bad thing. However, it should be done on administrative grounds," Mr Sharif said in his speech after being declared 'elected unopposed' as the PML-N president after a gap of 10 years at a meeting of the party's Central General Council in a jam-packed Convention Centre here...
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Judges vow to defend rule of law
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By Iftikhar A. Khan
ISLAMABAD, July 27: A full court meeting of the Supreme Court presided over by Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry on Wednesday vowed to defend, protect and preserve the Constitution and uphold the rule of law without fear or favour.
It said national salvation lay in applying the principle of rule of law and resisting any deviation from the Constitution...
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Cabinet stresses executive's authority
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By Khawar Ghumman
ISLAMABAD, July 27: The federal cabinet decided on Wednesday to uphold the rule of law and separation of powers between the executive and the judiciary and to ensure that state institutions acted in accordance with the constitutional parameters, laws and the given framework.
Information Minister Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan stated this at a press conference where she read out a handout issued after a cabinet meeting...
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Kashmiri leader freed on bail
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By Our Correspondent
WASHINGTON, July 27: Kashmiri leader Ghulam Nabi Fai's lawyers submitted the bond money on Wednesday after a US federal court accepted their plea to release him on bail.
On Tuesday, Judge Thomas Rawles Jones ordered Mr Fai's release on a personal bond of $100,000, rejecting the prosecution's plea to keep him in prison because of flight risks. But he also ordered to put Mr Fai under house arrest and electronic monitoring...
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Rs2bn subsidy for Ramazan
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By Our Reporter
ISLAMABAD, July 27: The federal cabinet, which met here on Wednesday, approved a package of Rs2 billion for providing subsidy on food items at utility stores during Ramazan.
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani directed the departments concerned to ensure adequate supply of essential household items in markets and take stern action against hoarders...
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Congressional report highlights Pakistan's steps to protect nukes
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By Anwar Iqbal
WASHINGTON, July 27: Pakistan has in recent years taken a number of steps to increase international confidence in the security of its nuclear arsenal, says a congressional report released on Wednesday.
In addition to overhauling nuclear command and control structures since September 11, 2001, Islamabad has implemented new personnel security programmes, the report notes...
http://www.dawn.com/2011/07/28/congressional-report-highlights-pakistans-steps-to-protect-nukes.html
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GB govt reluctant to relieve IG
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By Syed Irfan Raza
ISLAMABAD, July 27: The Gilgit-Baltistan government is reluctant to relieve its Inspector General of Police (IGP) Hussain Asghar and has asked the federal government to explain under which law the police chief has been transferred without approval by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, well-placed sources in the government told Dawn on Wednesday.
Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) Chief Minister Syed Mehdi Shah presented a letter on Wednesday before the federal cabinet during its meeting, expressing surprise how the police chief of GB was transferred without his knowledge...
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$96m required for flood recovery: FAO
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By Amin Ahmed
ISLAMABAD, July 27: The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) announced on Wednesday that it required $96 million for its early recovery programme to support an additional 430,000 farming households in 14 flood-hit districts of Pakistan over the next two years.
Despite some successes, much remains to be done to restore rural livelihoods and to significantly reduce vulnerability, improve food production and income generation, and increase the resilience of rural communities to future shocks, FAO said in a statement to mark the anniversary of last year's devastating floods...
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Hillary opposes aid restrictions
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By Our Correspondent
WASHINGTON, July 27: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has warned that she will urge President Barack Obama to veto a bill which seeks to restrict US assistance to countries like Pakistan.
In a letter to the House Foreign Affairs Committee, she described the bill the panel passed last week as 'restrictive' and said she would urge President Obama to veto it if it reached his desk...
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House panel approves bill
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WASHINGTON, July 27: A House of Representatives panel has approved a $47.2 billion bill that would cut US foreign aid and restrict assistance to Pakistan.
Members of the House Appropriations subcommittee on foreign operations unanimously approved the legislation on Wednesday. The bill would provide money for the next budget, beginning Oct 1, and is $8.6 billion less than the current amount...
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Karachi Stocks Down 98.59 Points:
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KARACHI, July 27: At close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 12265.47, down 98.59 points.
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KARACHI, July 27: At close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 12265.47, down 98.59 points.
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Forex Update:
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KARACHI, July 27: 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 27: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 86.2 to the US Dollar in the open market.
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