DINA for the issue of July 31, 2011
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July 31, 2011 Sunday Sha'aban 28, 1432
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July 31, 2011 Sunday Sha'aban 28, 1432
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Presence of PM, peace rally fail to stop killings
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By Our Staff Reporter
KARACHI, July 30: Despite the presence of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in Karachi and a peace rally organised by the Sindh government, bloodshed claimed at least 12 lives in the city on Saturday.
The eastern district of the metropolis turned into a battleground where armed groups exchanged gunfire and hand-grenades...
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No NoC, no travel: Govt clips diplomats' wings
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By Baqir Sajjad Syed
ISLAMABAD, July 30: Strict enforcement of travel restrictions on diplomats based in Pakistan has escalated tensions with the United States and the issue is threatening to turn into another major diplomatic spat between the two.
For now the two are, for the second time this year, wrangling over the interpretation of Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 1961 (VCDR), which governs diplomatic ties between countries...
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SBP cuts interest rate to 13.5pc
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By Shahid Iqbal
KARACHI, July 30: The State Bank on Saturday decided to cut the policy interest rate (discount rate) by 50 basis point, saying there were many indications that inflation would come down during the current financial year.
Acting State Bank Governor Yasin Anwar, who unveiled the policy during a news conference, said the interest rate would be 13.5 per cent the Aug-Sept period. The rate had remained unchanged since Dec 2010...
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11 more killed in sectarian attack
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By Saleem Shahid
QUETTA, July 30: At least 11 people, a woman among them, were killed on Saturday when armed men sprayed bullets at a van on the outskirts of Quetta.
The victims were travelling to Quetta from Hazara town in a rented van when the assailants ambushed the Suzuki van...
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ISI chief asked US to stop drone strikes
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By Anwar Iqbal
WASHINGTON: After years of pussyfooting, Pakistan has finally asked the United States to stop the CIA-run unmanned air strikes into its tribal areas, diplomatic sources told Dawn.
Although the drone raids started in 2004, the official request for stopping the strikes was conveyed earlier this month when ISI chief Lt-Gen Shuja Pasha visited Washington...
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Govt implementing SC orders: Javed
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By Our Staff Reporter
LAHORE, July 30: Trying to dispel what he described as a misperception, Justice Javed Iqbal of Supreme Court said on Saturday it was wrong to say the government was not implementing the directives of the apex court.
Speaking at a reception hosted in his honour by Punjab Bar Council here, he said only the media was talking about a confrontation between the judiciary and the executive...
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PML-N to oppose 'govt move against judiciary in NA'
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By Amir Wasim
ISLAMABAD, July 30: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz resolved on Saturday to forcefully counter any government move "to use the parliament against the judiciary". It also decided to contact other parliamentary groups "to avert a confrontation between the two institutions", a party spokesman said.
The decision was made by senior members and office-bearers of the party during a meeting chaired by PML-N president Nawaz Sharif in Murree, the party's information secretary, Mushahidullah Khan, told Dawn...
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Broad stuns India with hat-trick
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NOTTINGHAM, July 30: England's Stuart Broad became the first bowler to take a Test hat-trick at Trent Bridge as India's progress was checked spectacularly in the second Test on Saturday.
Yet at the end of a dramatic second day, India were still 43 runs ahead as England closed on 24 for one in their second innings...
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Chinese help to be sought for fighting energy crisis
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By A Reporter
ISLAMABAD, July 30: As part of efforts to ease the energy crisis in the country, Pakistani authorities will discuss with the Chinese officials the Pak-Iran gas pipeline project during the first meeting of the Pak-China Joint Energy Working Group (JEWG) to be held in Beijing on Aug 1-2.
According to sources, at least 18 projects will be discussed at the meeting. including four electricity generation projects of about 2,297MW, one coal power project of 405MW, one project for development of infrastructure and mining of Thar coal, four small and medium dams, five projects for distribution of electricity, one alternative energy project, and two projects of Geological Survey of Pakistan seeking technical assistance and financing, etc. An engineering procurement contract will also be taken up...
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Ramazan in S. Arabia from tomorrow
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RIYADH, July 30: The holy month of Ramazan would begin on Monday in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Kuwait, Qatar, Yemen and the United Arab Emirates, it was officially announced in the six countries.
Saudi state television Al Ekhbariya said that the sighting of the new moon could not be confirmed by the authorities and Ramazan would begin in the kingdom on Monday.—AFP...
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US House rejects debt-limit bill
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WASHINGTON, July 30: The Republican-led House on Saturday rejected a Senate Democratic bill to raise the nation's debt limit just three days before the deadline to avert a first-ever default on US financial obligations. President Barack Obama and lawmakers remained at an impasse on any possible compromise.
With tensions high at a rare weekend session, the legislation failed on a 246-173 House vote that was largely symbolic. The Senate has yet to vote on the bill...
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Libyan militia 'behind death of rebel commander'
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TRIPOLI, July 30: Libyan rebels say the gunmen who shot dead their military chief were fighters allied in their struggle to overthrow Muammar Qadhafi.
The assassination of Abdel Fattah Younes, apparently by his own side, has hurt the opposition just as it was winning broader international recognition and launching an offensive against Qadhafi's forces in the west of the country...
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