DINA for the issue of September 24, 2011
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September 24, 2011 Saturday Shawwal 25, 1432
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September 24, 2011 Saturday Shawwal 25, 1432
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Kayani: Several countries in touch with Haqqanis
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By Baqir Sajjad Syed
ISLAMABAD, Sept 23: Reacting to US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen's outburst, Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has not only rejected his allegations of using the Haqqani network for waging a proxy war in Afghanistan but also pointed out that several countries were engaged with the militant group.
A rejoinder issued by the ISPR on Friday quoted Gen Kayani as having said that Admiral Mullen's statement was "very unfortunate and not based on facts"...
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US outreach to Pakistan continues: Pentagon
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WASHINGTON, Sept 23: Obama administration officials said on Friday that the US wants to continue working with Pakistan, even as they expanded on assertions that ISI supported and encouraged attacks by Haqqani network on the US Embassy in Afghanistan last week.
A military official said Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen decided to lay out accusations against Pakistan's ISI after information about the linkage became more available in recent weeks...
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Joint action by all parties urged to meet challenge
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Dawn Report
KARACHI: President Asif Ali Zardari assured leaders of the business community on Friday that the country was in safe hands and the government was capable of handling pressures and challenges.
At a meeting with the president, the business leaders had expressed concern over the increasing US pressure on the government on a number of issues, including the Haqqani network...
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White House backs Mullen allegations
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By Anwar Iqbal
WASHINGTON, Sept 23: Simmering tensions between the United States and Pakistan reached a boiling point on Friday as the White House urged Islamabad to cut its ties to the Haqqani network while Pakistani leaders rejected the US claim as unfortunate and incorrect.
"It is critical that the government of Pakistan break any links they have and take strong and immediate action against this network," White House spokesman Jay Carney told a briefing in Washington. "So that they are no longer a threat to the United States or to the people of Pakistan, because this network is a threat to both."...
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Three killed in Quetta sectarian attack
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By Saleem Shahid
QUETTA, Sept 23: Four days after 26 passengers of a bus were lined up and shot dead in cold blood in Mastung, three people were killed and three others injured when armed men attacked a van in the new Sariab area of the provincial capital on Friday.
According to police sources, the attackers again targeted a group of people of Hazara community who were going to the coalmine town of Mach, some 75km from here...
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Karachi will not be left at mercy of mafias: Gilani
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By Shamim-ur-Rahman
KARACHI, Sept 23: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has asked the Sindh government to take an across-the-board action against criminals, target killers and extortionists and bring them to justice.
"The government is aware of its responsibilities and will not leave Karachi at the mercy of gangsters and mafias," the prime minister told a delegation of business leaders who called on him at the Governor's House here on Friday...
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Wasim Akram criticised in autobiography: Shoaib bounces back into limelight
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NEW DELHI, Sept 23: Pakistan cricket's enfant terrible Shoaib Akhtar has stirred yet another controversy, this time questioning the class and temperament of India's batting stars Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid.
In his autobiography "Controversially Yours", the temperamental speedster has accused Tendulkar of being scared of his scorching pace on a slow Faisalabad track...
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Zardari calls for plans to cope with calamities
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By Our Reporter
KARACHI, Sept 23: President Asif Ali Zardari said on Friday that havoc caused by floods over the past two years represented a wakeup call and there was a need to find a solution to natural disasters rooted in climate change.
He urged national and international experts and UN agencies to formulate practical plans for countering the challenge...
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Security of N-installations enhanced, Khar tells UN meeting
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By Masood Haider
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 23: Pakistan has enhanced the safety and security of its nuclear installations and materials in order to provide safe energy, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said at a high-level meeting on nuclear safety and security here on Thursday.
Ms Khar told the UN meeting that "revival of economy and socio-economic development of our people is the foremost priority of the government of Pakistan and sustainable nuclear energy is essential to advance our development agenda"...
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No inquiry into past institutional lapse: Pakistan to keep watch on India's future water moves
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By Khaleeq Kiani
ISLAMABAD, Sept 23: Without completing an inquiry into a major institutional lapse that allowed India to secure carbon credits from the United Nations on projects disputed by Pakistan, the government has finalised standard operating guidelines to keep an eye on India's violations of its trans-boundary environmental and water rights.
The guidelines, prepared by a joint ministerial committee comprising federal ministries of foreign affairs, water and power and environment besides GHQ and Pakistan Commission on Indus Waters (PCIW), have confirmed that the news of award of carbon credits to the Indian projects was a matter of great concern for Pakistan...
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Karachi Stocks Down 72.25 Points:
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KARACHI, Sept 23: At close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 11617.98, down 72.25 points.
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Forex Update:
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KARACHI, Sept 23: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 89.9 to the US Dollar in the open market.
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Forex Update:
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KARACHI, Sept 23: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 89.9 to the US Dollar in the open market.
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