DINA for the issue of September 20, 2011
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September 20, 2011 Tuesday Shawwal 21, 1432
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September 20, 2011 Tuesday Shawwal 21, 1432
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Eight killed in Karachi explosion: Taliban target top officer of anti-terror squad
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By Imran Ayub
KARACHI, Sept 19: A suicide bomber drove an explosives-laden car into the home of a senior anti-terror police officer in Defence area here on Monday, killing eight people, including a woman and her eight-year-old son, in what appeared to be the scariest experience for the quiet neighbourhood.
Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack...
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Bomb attack in Peshawar claims five lives
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PESHAWAR, Sept 19: At least five people were killed and 33 injured when a powerful bomb exploded in the busy commercial area of Nishtarabad Chowk along the GT Road in Peshawar on Monday night.
Capital City Police Officer Imtiaz Altaf told Dawn that explosives attached to a motorcycle had been detonated through a remote control...
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Zardari sets up cell to monitor relief
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By A Reporter
KARACHI, Sept 19: President Asif Ali Zardari directed the provincial government on Monday to focus its efforts on saving human lives in rain- and flood-affected areas by ensuring an uninterrupted supply of food and safe drinking water to the flood-affected people till their rehabilitation.
At a briefing on the flood situation and relief and rehabilitation activities in Sindh, at the Bilawal House here, Mr Zardari said that no excuse would be tolerated for any slackness by top government officials in the supply of food and water to rain and flood victims...
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Clinton focuses on Haqqani network in talks with Khar
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By Masood Haider and Anwar Iqbal
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, Sept 19: "The first and the last thing" on US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's agenda for her three-and-a-half-hour meeting with Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar was counter-terrorism, particularly the issue of the Haqqani network, says the US State Department.
Secretary Clinton met Ms Khar in New York on Sunday evening and were "fully up to date" on the meetings between US and Pakistani military leaders in Spain two days ago, US officials said...
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Gilani sets up cell to curb infectious diseases
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By Zulqernain Tahir
LAHORE, Sept 19: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani announced here on Monday formation of a 'coordination and strategy cell' to help control infectious diseases and vectors.
"Although health is not a federal subject after the passage of 18th Amendment, the centre will continue to extend its cooperation to the provinces in combating diseases and epidemics," the prime minister said while addressing a national conference held at the State Guest House here on the outbreak of dengue fever...
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Water shortage for Rabi despite rains
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By Khaleeq Kiani
ISLAMABAD, Sept 19: Despite prolonged and still continuing monsoon this year, the Indus River System Authority has forecast a 10 per cent water shortage for the upcoming Rabi season starting on Oct 1.
Sources told Dawn on Monday that a meeting of the water regulator's technical committee has been convened on Sept 23 in Islamabad to prepare estimates of water availability during the Rabi season and to determine water shares of the provinces for irrigation...
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Senators criticise govt's flood response
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By Amir Wasim
ISLAMABAD, Sept 19: A number of senators, including some from the ruling coalition, criticised the government on Monday for having been caught unprepared despite forecasts of above-normal monsoon rains.
Taking part in a debate on devastations caused by rains in Sindh on a private members' day, the senators questioned the role of the National Disaster Management Authority in dealing with the catastrophe...
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No 'serious shortage' of essential items
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By A Reporter
ISLAMABAD, Sept 19: The National Price Monitoring Committee said on Monday that food prices in Pakistan were largely lower than other countries in the region and there was no serious shortage of essential items in the country.
A meeting of the committee presided over by Finance Secretary Dr Waqar Masood, however, did not rule out the possibility of importing items of daily use from neighbouring countries because of the damage caused to crops in rain- and flood-affected areas of Sindh...
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Court orders curb on sites spreading hatred
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By Our Staff Reporter
LAHORE, Sept 19: The Lahore High Court asked the Ministry of Information Technology on Monday to block access to all websites involved in spreading religious hatred in the country.
The court, however, said that access to Google and any other search engine should not be denied...
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Altaf retracts allegations
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By Our Staff Reporter
KARACHI, Sept 19: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has retracted allegations he levelled earlier this month against Awami National Party (ANP) chief Asfandyar Wali Khan.
Altaf retracts allegations
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By Our Staff Reporter
KARACHI, Sept 19: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has retracted allegations he levelled earlier this month against Awami National Party (ANP) chief Asfandyar Wali Khan.
At a press conference on Sept 9, Mr Hussain had alleged that the United States had given millions of dollars to Mr Khan to contest the 2008 general election...
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Karachi Stocks Down 0.77 Points:
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KARACHI, Sept 19: At close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 11352.69, down 0.77 points.
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Forex Update:
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KARACHI, Sept 19: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 88.6 to the US Dollar in the open market.
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