DINA for the issue of September 23, 2011
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September 23, 2011 Friday Shawwal 24, 1432
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September 23, 2011 Friday Shawwal 24, 1432
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Rift widens with new US allegations, blunt threat
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By Anwar Iqbal
WASHINGTON, Sept 22: Gloves are off as US Secretary of Defence Leon Panetta threatened to take "operational steps" against Pakistan while the American military chief Admiral Mike Mullen accused the ISI of having used its "veritable arm" for attacking the US Embassy in Kabul.
Weeks of incessant pressure on Pakistan to undo the Haqqani network, which also brought the ISI chief to Washington on Tuesday, led to the final showdown on Thursday at a Senate hearing where Admiral Mullen also blamed Islamabad for jeopardising a strategic partnership with the United States...
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FO stresses respect for sovereignty
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By Baqir Sajjad Syed
ISLAMABAD: As the military maintained a studied silence over US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Admiral Mullen's latest rant accusing Pakistan of waging a proxy war in Afghanistan through the Haqqani network, the Foreign Office rejected the allegations on Thursday and said 'perceptional' matters were being discussed with Washington.
"I would say a categorical no," Foreign Office spokesperson Tehmina Janjua said at her weekly media briefing while responding to Admiral Mullen's allegations...
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Iran closes trade gate at border with Pakistan
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By Saleem Shahid
QUETTA, Sept 22: Iran closed the trade gate at its border with Pakistan on Thursday because of security concerns in the aftermath of the killing of 26 pilgrims in Mastung on Tuesday.
The Iranian authorities first closed the gate and then informed the Pakistani border officials about their action. They did not indicate how long they planned to keep the gate closed but said that the passengers visiting Iran legally would be allowed to do so...
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Zardari, Gilani discuss 'tense' ties with US
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By Shamim-ur-Rahman
KARACHI, Sept 22: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani reportedly discussed on Thursday tense relations between Pakistan and the United States in the aftermath of Chairman of US Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen's allegation that ISI continued to maintain ties with the Haqqani network. According to private TV channels, the president and the prime minister rejected the US allegation that Pakistan was using Haqqanis in its alleged proxy war in Afghanistan and reiterated their commitment to working for peace and stability in the war-ravaged country.
But presidential spokesperson Farhatullah Babar said Prime Minister Gilani had called on President Zardari at the Bilawal House after returning from a brief visit to Kabul. The overall political and law and order situation in the country came under discussion...
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Rangers asked to protect trade, industries in Karachi
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By Amir Shafaat Khan
KARACHI, Sept 22: Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has asked the Director General of Rangers to immediately discuss a security plan with all industrial associations in Karachi under which personnel of the paramilitary force could control the exit and entry points of the industrial areas in the city.
In a meeting with industrialists and traders at the Corps Headquarters on Wednesday night, the army chief expressed concern over reports of flight of capital and closure of industries due to various reasons, including the law and order situation...
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US boots in Pakistan not to be tolerated: Malik
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ISLAMABAD, Sept 22: Pakistan would not tolerate any incursion on its territory by US forces targeting militant groups, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on Thursday, calling for Washington to provide the intelligence Islamabad needs to take them out itself.
Mr Malik also rejected US allegations that Pakistan's intelligence agency aids or has ties with the Haqqani network. ..
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Zardari wants power projects launched in Sindh
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By Our Reporter
KARACHI, Sept 22: President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday instructed the authorities to immediately invite bids for short-term energy projects in Sindh.
Presiding over a meeting on Sindh's electricity generation policy, President Zardari said contracts for short-term projects should be awarded after competitive bidding and involving experts for evaluation and adoption of public-private partnership model for the purpose...
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15,000MW dam project shelved by Wapda
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By Khaleeq Kiani
ISLAMABAD, Sept 22: While confirming that the Katzarah dam site, unanimously proposed by inter-provincial and parliamentary commissions, has the capacity to store 27 million acre feet of water, the Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) has reiterated its opposition to the project which can produce more than 15,000MW of electricity.
In a letter to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, Wapda said: "The option of Skardu/Katzarah dam project for further planning has been dropped from Wapda's 2025 Vision programme."..
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Karachi Stocks Down 182.53 Points:
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KARACHI, Sept 22: At close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 11669.45, down 182.53 points.
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Karachi Stocks Down 182.53 Points:
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KARACHI, Sept 22: At close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 11669.45, down 182.53 points.
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Forex Update:
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KARACHI, Sept 22: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 89.9 to the US Dollar in the open market.
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