DINA for the issue of August 28, 2011
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August 28, 2011 Sunday Ramazan 27, 1432
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August 28, 2011 Sunday Ramazan 27, 1432
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Five held in Shahbaz Taseer kidnap case
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By Our Staff Reporter
LAHORE, Aug 27: Personnel of a sensitive agency and the Lahore police have picked up five people for questioning after getting cell phone data of Shahbaz Taseer, who was kidnapped by unidentified people near his company's head office in Gulberg on Friday, Dawn learnt on Saturday.
However, police teams working on the case failed to find any clue to Mr Shahbaz...
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25 security personnel killed: Afghan-based militants raid Chitral
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By Baqir Sajjad Syed and Zahiruddin
ISLAMABAD/CHITRAL, Aug 27: Hundreds of Afghanistan-based terrorists on Saturday staged yet another cross-border raid into Pakistan, killing 25 security personnel and capturing two border posts in Chitral.
25 security personnel killed: Afghan-based militants raid Chitral
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By Baqir Sajjad Syed and Zahiruddin
ISLAMABAD/CHITRAL, Aug 27: Hundreds of Afghanistan-based terrorists on Saturday staged yet another cross-border raid into Pakistan, killing 25 security personnel and capturing two border posts in Chitral.
The assault prompted the military to accuse re-gional Afghan authorities of aiding the attackers...
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Mandatory evacuation in NY as hurricane lashes US
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By Anwar Iqbal
WASHINGTON, Aug 27: Hurricane Irene moved into the Washington region on Saturday, after making a landfall on the outer banks of North Carolina where at least three people were reported dead.
Mandatory evacuation in NY as hurricane lashes US
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By Anwar Iqbal
WASHINGTON, Aug 27: Hurricane Irene moved into the Washington region on Saturday, after making a landfall on the outer banks of North Carolina where at least three people were reported dead.
The storm's projected path is still expected to take it through some of America's most densely populated areas, including Washington and New York...
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CJ administers oath to Akhtar Rana
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By Nasir Iqbal
ISLAMABAD, Aug 27: Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry finally administered oath to Mohammad Akhtar Buland Rana as the 17th Auditor General of Pakistan here on Saturday — a development which put to an end a constitutional controversy over questioning the choice by the chief justice, but set out a political disagreement with the opposition PML-N.
CJ administers oath to Akhtar Rana
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By Nasir Iqbal
ISLAMABAD, Aug 27: Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry finally administered oath to Mohammad Akhtar Buland Rana as the 17th Auditor General of Pakistan here on Saturday — a development which put to an end a constitutional controversy over questioning the choice by the chief justice, but set out a political disagreement with the opposition PML-N.
"The chief justice, in discharge of administrative function, without prejudice to anyone and subject to all just exceptions, will administer the oath," SC Registrar Dr Faqir Hussain said in a statement issued before the administration of oath...
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Afghan envoy summoned
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ISLAMABAD: As tensions between Islamabad and Kabul spiked after the Chitral cross-border raid by terrorists from Afghanistan, the Afghan chargé d' affaires was summoned to the Foreign Office and told that such attacks would not be tolerated any further.
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ISLAMABAD: As tensions between Islamabad and Kabul spiked after the Chitral cross-border raid by terrorists from Afghanistan, the Afghan chargé d' affaires was summoned to the Foreign Office and told that such attacks would not be tolerated any further.
"The activities of the terrorists are a matter of great concern … They cannot be allowed to continue such blatant attacks from across the border," the Afghan diplomat was told in a strongly worded protest...
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Court orders seizure of Musharraf's property
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By Aamir Yasin
RAWALPINDI, Aug 27: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Saturday ordered seizure of Pervez Musharraf's property and freezing of his bank accounts while declaring him absconder in the Benazir Bhutto assassination case.
Court orders seizure of Musharraf's property
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By Aamir Yasin
RAWALPINDI, Aug 27: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Saturday ordered seizure of Pervez Musharraf's property and freezing of his bank accounts while declaring him absconder in the Benazir Bhutto assassination case.
The order was issued by ATC-III Judge Shahid Raffique after the former president failed to appear before the court despite several reminders. The hearing was held inside Adiala jail...
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Hazare agrees to end fast after parliament accepts key demands
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NEW DELHI, Aug 27: A self-styled Gandhian activist whose campaign against corruption sparked some of India's biggest anti-government protests in decades will end a 13-day hunger strike on Sunday after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh caved in to most of his demands.
Hazare agrees to end fast after parliament accepts key demands
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NEW DELHI, Aug 27: A self-styled Gandhian activist whose campaign against corruption sparked some of India's biggest anti-government protests in decades will end a 13-day hunger strike on Sunday after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh caved in to most of his demands.
The 74-year-old Anna Hazare has tapped a groundswell of public anger against endemic corruption, uniting the country's bulging middle-class against a hapless political class and underlining voter anger at Mr Singh and the ruling Congress party...
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Al Qaeda's No 2 man 'killed in Pakistan'
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WASHINGTON, Aug 27: Al Qaeda's new second-in-command, Atiyah Abd al-Rahman, was killed earlier this week in Pakistan, dealing a "major blow" to the group still reeling from the death of Osama bin Laden, US officials said on Saturday.
Al Qaeda's No 2 man 'killed in Pakistan'
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WASHINGTON, Aug 27: Al Qaeda's new second-in-command, Atiyah Abd al-Rahman, was killed earlier this week in Pakistan, dealing a "major blow" to the group still reeling from the death of Osama bin Laden, US officials said on Saturday.
Rahman, a Libyan national, rose to the number two spot when Ayman al-Zawahri took the reins of Al Qaeda after Bin Laden was killed in May in a US raid in Pakistan...
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Setting up of power plants by provinces: CCI seeks proposals from ministry
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By Amir Wasim
ISLAMABAD, Aug 27: The Council of Common Interests directed the ministry of water and power on Saturday to submit its proposals within one week on the issue of giving permission to the provinces to set up their own power plants.
Setting up of power plants by provinces: CCI seeks proposals from ministry
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By Amir Wasim
ISLAMABAD, Aug 27: The Council of Common Interests directed the ministry of water and power on Saturday to submit its proposals within one week on the issue of giving permission to the provinces to set up their own power plants.
The CCI, which met for the seventh time since the passage of the 18th Amendment last year, also approved the handing over of Zakat distribution to the provinces. The chief ministers will work out a consensus formula for the disbursement of Zakat funds...
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Pak-US ties must be based on trust, says Zardari
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ISLAMABAD, Aug 27: President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday reiterated the government's call for a sustainable and multifaceted relationship with the United States based on principles of sovereign equality and trust.
Pak-US ties must be based on trust, says Zardari
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ISLAMABAD, Aug 27: President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday reiterated the government's call for a sustainable and multifaceted relationship with the United States based on principles of sovereign equality and trust.
Talking to a delegation of US lawmakers comprising Senators Robert P. Casey, Sheldon Whitehouse, Michael Bennet and Richard Blumenthal, the president said the two countries should not let isolated incidents affect their ties...
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Minister denies arrests in Imran Farooq case
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By Shamim-ur-Rahman
KARACHI, Aug 27: Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Saturday said the authorities had not picked up anyone from Karachi airport in connection with the murder in London of Muttahida Qaumi Movement leader Dr Imran Farooq.
Minister denies arrests in Imran Farooq case
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By Shamim-ur-Rahman
KARACHI, Aug 27: Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Saturday said the authorities had not picked up anyone from Karachi airport in connection with the murder in London of Muttahida Qaumi Movement leader Dr Imran Farooq.
Talking to journalists at the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr Malik said he had sought reports on the matter from the airport authorities, the Federal Investigation Agency and other intelligence agencies...
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Two oil tankers set ablaze in Bolan
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By Our Staff Correspondent
QUETTA, Aug 27: Two tankers carrying fuel for Nato forces in Afghanistan were torched in Methri area of Bolan district on Saturday.
Two oil tankers set ablaze in Bolan
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By Our Staff Correspondent
QUETTA, Aug 27: Two tankers carrying fuel for Nato forces in Afghanistan were torched in Methri area of Bolan district on Saturday.
Official sources said armed men opened fire on tankers, forcing them to stop. Terrorised drivers and other people travelling on the tankers left the vehicles to save their lives...
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11 die in suicide bombing at Algeria's military academy
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ALGIERS, Aug 27: Eleven people were killed and 32 wounded in a suicide bombing at the Cherchell military academy west of Algiers, the defence ministry said on Saturday according to APS news agency.
11 die in suicide bombing at Algeria's military academy
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ALGIERS, Aug 27: Eleven people were killed and 32 wounded in a suicide bombing at the Cherchell military academy west of Algiers, the defence ministry said on Saturday according to APS news agency.
A hospital source had earlier put the toll in the attack late on Friday at 18 dead and dozens wounded...
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