DINA for the issue of August 04, 2011
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August 04 2011 Thursday Ramazan 3, 1432
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August 04 2011 Thursday Ramazan 3, 1432
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The DAWN Internet News Alert (DINA) is a free daily news-service
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(c) Pakistan Herald Publications (Pvt.) Ltd., Pakistan - 2011
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Presidency wakes up to Karachi killings
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By Syed Irfan Raza
ISLAMABAD, Aug 3: The government adopted on Wednesday a 'carrot and stick' policy to deal with the law and order situation in Karachi by keeping its doors open for negotiations with the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and giving more powers and resources to security forces to take stern action against troublemakers.
The decisions were taken in three back-to-back meetings held in the presidency...
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Altaf wants army to quell violence
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By Mukhtar Alam
KARACHI: In a speech marked by a discernible reduction of bellicosity, Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain said on Wednesday that the Army and the Rangers be deployed in Karachi on a full-time basis to stop it from frequently descending into violence.
Mr Hussain set alarm bells ringing late on Tuesday night when he asked the beleaguered people of Karachi — where more than 300 people were killed last month alone — to stock up on ration for at least a month. He said the people must do that even if they had to sell valuables...
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Hashmi wants Punjab divided into four provinces
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By Amir Wasim
ISLAMABAD, Aug 3: Senior PML-N leader Makhdoom Javed Hashmi has asked the leadership of his own party to announce division of Punjab into four provinces.
Taking part in a debate on the Karachi situation in the National Assembly on Wednesday, the veteran leader from the southern Punjab city of Multan rebutted a statement of Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif that the demand for creation of new provinces was a 'gimmick' by the government to hide its alleged corruption...
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Fata to have political parties, hints PM
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By Raja Asghar
ISLAMABAD, Aug 3: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani indicated in the National Assembly on Wednesday that the government would extend the Political Parties Act to the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) to allow formation of political parties in the troubled region.
But he would not specify the time when this would happen, when responding to a grievance of a government-allied independent lawmaker from the area about two identical presidential regulations enforced in Fata and what is known as Provincially Administered Tribal Areas (Pata) to regulate operations of armed forces there in aid of civil power...
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US, Pakistan heading towards confrontation over N-arms, FMCT issues
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By Anwar Iqbal
WASHINGTON, Aug 3: The United States and Pakistan are heading towards yet another confrontation, perhaps consequentially more devastating than all previous disputes, as the Obama administration prepares to persuade Islamabad to halt the production of nuclear bomb materials.
Recent reports in the US media suggest that the UN General Assembly in New York next month will be the venue for this new push and the US has the blessings of four declared nuclear powers for its move...
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China praises Pakistan role against terrorism
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BEIJING, Aug 3: China's foreign ministry on Wednesday praised Pakistan as a firm partner against terrorism and religious extremism.
The ministry's statement was its first response to the attack in Kashgar city in China's far western Xinjiang region on Sunday, when a group of Uighur men allegedly killed six people...
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Somalia, Pakistan most at risk from terror attacks
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LONDON, Aug 3: Somalia is most at risk from terrorist attack, followed by Pakistan, Iraq and Afghanistan and the new nation of South Sudan, according to a ranking by global analysts Maplecroft.
Somalia, Pakistan most at risk from terror attacks
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LONDON, Aug 3: Somalia is most at risk from terrorist attack, followed by Pakistan, Iraq and Afghanistan and the new nation of South Sudan, according to a ranking by global analysts Maplecroft.
The consultancy's latest Terrorism Risk Index also assesses threats to be rising in Yemen, Iran, Uganda, Libya, Egypt and Nigeria. ..
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Communication gap blamed for Airblue crash
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By Khawar Ghumman
ISLAMABAD, Aug 3: An investigation by the Civil Aviation Authority into last year's Airblue flight 202 crash in Margalla hills has concluded that a communication gap between the cockpit, radar and control tower operators led to the accident in which the 152 people onboard died.
A detailed presentation on the report was given to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani by CAA officials on Wednesday...
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Ogra issues licence for LNG terminal
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By Khaleeq Kiani
ISLAMABAD, Aug 3: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) has issued a 'conditional construction licence' to a private foreign firm in "larger national interest" to set up a terminal, jetty and allied facilities at Port Qasim for import of liquefied natural gas (LNG), a move termed by some officials as a serious violation of rules and regulations.
Sources in Ogra told Dawn that the 'conditional licence' had been issued within three weeks of the submission of application without conducting a mandatory public hearing. In the absence of a full-time chairman, they said, Ogra members were under extreme pressure from a federal minister to issue the licence immediately or get ready to go home...
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Karachi Stocks Down 308.25 Points:
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KARACHI, Aug 03: At close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 11918.08, down 308.25 points.
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Forex Update:
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KARACHI, Aug 03: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 86.3 to the US Dollar in the open market.
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Forex Update:
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KARACHI, Aug 03: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 86.3 to the US Dollar in the open market.
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