DINA for the issue of September 19, 2011
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September 19, 2011 Monday Shawwal 20, 1432
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September 19, 2011 Monday Shawwal 20, 1432
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Rs5bn raised last year still lying unused
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By Syed Irfan Raza
ISLAMABAD, Sept 18: The government, through the United Nations, has launched an appeal for $356 million international assistance for the people of rain- and flood-affected areas despite the fact that it has not utilised Rs5 billion collected for flood victims last year.
According to sources, the fund set up for collecting donations last year still has Rs5 billion and despite efforts made by the National Disaster Management Authority the government is reluctant to release the amount for relief and rescue operation...
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Troops and Taliban clash over US drone debris
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By Sailab Mehsud
LADHA, Sept 18: A fierce gunbattle between troops and militants took place here on Sunday as both tried to seize the debris of a US drone that crashed in Zangara area of South Waziristan in the morning.
According to official sources, Capt Rizwan and a soldier of Punjab Regiment were injured and three militants were killed in the clash...
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Pakistan Steel in dire straits; liability Rs110bn
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By Khaleeq Kiani
ISLAMABAD, Sept 18: The Pakistan Steel Mills is facing a severe financial crisis with its liabilities exceeding Rs110 billion and production dropping to 18 per cent of its capacity owing to shortage of raw material and running finances.
Informed sources told Dawn that the shortage of raw material had reached a point where the PSM might have to stop production soon...
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Gilani declares Tharparkar calamity-hit district
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Dawn Report
UMERKOT, Sept 18: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani declared Tharparkar as a calamity-hit district on Sunday and appealed to the international community and political parties of the country to extend assistance for relief and rehabilitation of the rain- and flood-affected people.
Speaking to people during a visit to relief and medical camps in Naukot Fort, he said each affected family would be given Rs20,000 through Watan Card. Members of the Hindu community also lived in Naukot and were like brothers and equal citizens of the country, he added...
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India, US urged to prepare for 'worst case Pakistan scenarios'
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By Anwar Iqbal
WASHINGTON, Sept 18: The United States and India should begin classified exchanges on multiple Pakistan contingencies, including the collapse of the Pakistan state and the spectre of the Pakistani military losing control of its nuclear arsenal, says a joint US-India study.
The 53-page report, co-sponsored by the US Council on Foreign Relations and the Aspen Institute India, urges New Delhi to open channels of communication with the Pakistan military while advising the United States to do everything possible to assist Pakistan in protecting its nuclear arsenal...
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Kayani and Mullen try to salvage relations
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WASHINGTON, Sept 18: The top US and Pakistani military leaders met in Spain to discuss ways to shore up strained ties after a US raid that killed Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and a spike in violence in Afghanistan, a Pentagon spokesman said.
Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mike Mullen and Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani sat down for more than two hours of talks on Friday night on the sidelines of a Nato conference in Seville, Mullen's spokesman Captain John Kirby said...
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Pepco failed to recover Rs63bn dues
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By Ahmad Fraz Khan
LAHORE, Sept 18: Recoveries made by Pakistan Electric Power Company (Pepco) declined to only 89.8 per cent during 2010-11, creating a deficit of Rs63 billion in its revenues and adding to the burden of power sector circular debt.
According to financial records of the company, it was able to collect only Rs556 billion against bills of Rs618.9 billion, a loss of Rs62.9 billion. The company had made a recovery of 104.7 per cent the previous year as it had also recovered some old debts...
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Eight private bills on Senate agenda
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By Amir Wasim
ISLAMABAD, Sept 18: There are eight private members' bills on the agenda for the Senate's Monday session. Included are two constitution amendments seeking an end to immunity enjoyed by elected representatives and simplification of the process for creating new provinces in the country.
The 32-point 'Orders of the day' list issued for the private members' day contains seven motions and eight resolutions — most of which have been on the house agenda for more than a year...
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