DINA for the issue of September 25, 2011
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Centcom chief meets Kayani: Gilani moves to lower temperature
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By Baqir Sajjad Syed
ISLAMABAD, Sept 24: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has for the second time in two days condemned the US allegations linking the ISI with the Haqqani network, but with a difference. In a bid to move forward from the recent blame game being played out, he called for rededication to counter-terrorism cooperation.
"Let's avoid mutual recrimination and recommit ourselves to working together for eliminating terrorism and for reconciliation and peace in Afghanistan," Mr Gilani said in what was described as a "policy statement" at a dinner he hosted on Saturday for diplomats and donor agencies engaged in flood relief...
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13 more fall prey to dengue in Lahore
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Dawn Report
LAHORE, Sept 24: Another 13 people, among them a police constable and a child, died of dengue virus in hospitals across Lahore on Saturday, raising the death toll to 103 in the provincial metropolis alone.
The deceased were identified as Muhammad Iqbal, Suhail, Ayaz Bhatti, five-year-old Fauzia, Rukhsana, Arshad, Jahanzeb (an elite force constable deputed to the security squad of the chief minister), Sardaran Bibi, Tufail, Faizan, Irshad Bibi, Sumera and Razia Bibi...
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India told to stop work on Kishanganga dam
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By Syed Irfan Raza
ISLAMABAD, Sept 24: The International Court of Arbitration (ICA) has barred India from any permanent works on the controversial Kishanganga hydro-electricity project (KHEP) on River Neelum at Gurez in occupied Kashmir in response to Pakistan's appeal for 'interim measures' against the dam which may inhibit the restoration of the river flow to its natural channel, the government announced on Saturday.
India told to stop work on Kishanganga dam
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By Syed Irfan Raza
ISLAMABAD, Sept 24: The International Court of Arbitration (ICA) has barred India from any permanent works on the controversial Kishanganga hydro-electricity project (KHEP) on River Neelum at Gurez in occupied Kashmir in response to Pakistan's appeal for 'interim measures' against the dam which may inhibit the restoration of the river flow to its natural channel, the government announced on Saturday.
The arbitration court took the decision on an appeal filed by Pakistan that India was diverting the flow of the river and violating Indus Water Treaty (IWT) between the two countries, said Farhatullah Babar, spokesman for President Asif Ali Zardari, on Saturday...
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15 militants killed in Lower Dir
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PESHAWAR, Sept 24; At least 15 militants were killed on Saturday in a ferocious gunfight with security forces in Lower Dir, officials said.
The day-long gunbattle near Kharkai hills in Lower Dir started when the militants fired on security personnel while they were approaching a strategic peak to establish a post, a senior security official said...
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500,000 fewer voters in new list
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By Kalbe Ali
ISLAMABAD, Sept 24: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Saturday issued a new district-wise list of voters after deleting 37.18 million names from the list of 2007 and adding the names of 36.69 million other persons after verification from National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra).
The voter list for 2011 has 80.72 million verified names as compared to 81.21 million names in the list for 2007...
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Wife of Sarkozy's aide repeats 'bags of cash' charge
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PARIS, Sept 24: The wife of a former close aide of French President Nicolas Sarkozy repeated claims on Saturday that her husband, charged in a damaging graft scandal, had returned from trips abroad with bags of cash.
In media interviews, Princess Helene of Yugoslavia, estranged wife of Thierry Gaubert, also linked him with Nicolas Bazire, the best man at Sarkozy's wedding, and Ziad Takieddine, the alleged middleman in an arms deal with Pakistan...
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FM urges US not to cross 'red lines'
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By Masood Haider
NEW YORK, Sept 24: Asserting that certain rules of engagement should never be broken, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Saturday cautioned the United States against sending ground troops to Pakistan on the pretext of carrying out hot pursuit of members of Haqqani network.
In an interview to a Pakistani television channel, she stressed that there were certain "red lines" which the US should never cross...
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US looks into 'links between Kabul, Mumbai attacks'
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WASHINGTON, Sept 24: US agencies are looking into possible similarities between the Sept 13 attacks on US and Nato targets in Afghanistan, and the November 2008 attack by militants on civilian targets in Mumbai.
Current and former US counter-terrorism officials said the comparison between the two attacks was being made as part of the US government's examination of evidence linking the Kabul attack to Pakistan's principal intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence directorate, or ISI...
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UK Muslims hold rally against extremism
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LONDON, Sept 24: Thousands of Muslims held a rally in London on Saturday in protest against extremism.
The event in Wembley arena was led by Mohammad Tahirul Qadri of Pakistan, who gained recognition outside the Muslim world after he published a detailed fatwa against terrorism and suicide bombings last year...
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Zardari asks business leaders to invest in infrastructure projects
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By Shamim-ur-Rahman
KARACHI, Sept 24: President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday asked businessmen to build infrastructure projects on build, operate, own and maintain (BOOM) basis by raising necessary equity through the country's bourses.
The president was talking to a two-member delegation of Karachi Stock Exchange led by Aqeel Karim Dedhi in Bilawal House. Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan and Finance Minister Murad Ali Shah were present on the occasion...
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India tests N-capable missile
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BHUBANESHWAR, Sept 24: India tested a medium-range nuclear-capable missile along its eastern coast on Saturday as part of the nation's efforts to build up its atomic deterrent, an official said.
The indigenous surface-to-surface Shourya missile was fired from a range in the eastern state of Orissa as a trial for the Indian army, said S.P. Dash, director of the Integrated Test Range...
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UN warns of food crisis in flood-hit areas
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By Iftikhar A Khan
ISLAMABAD, Sept 24: The United Nations warned on Saturday of a food security and shelter crisis, saying it would soon run out of its stocks of food, essential medicines and tents if the international community failed to support the rapid response plan for flood victims in Sindh.
Speaking at a briefing for diplomats and donor agencies arranged by the cabinet division and National Disaster Management Authority, UN's Humanitarian Coordinator in Pakistan Timo Pakkala said that after almost a week of its launch, confirmed donor contributions to the rapid response plan amounted to only $9 million — just around 3 per cent of the funds required. "This is awfully inadequate," he said...
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Militant held, suicide vest seized
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By Our Staff Reporter
KARACHI, Sept 24: The Crime Investigation Department (CID) of the Sindh police on Saturday claimed to have arrested a suspected militant associated with a banned outfit.
"A CID team led by SSP Fayyaz Khan raided a hideout in Gulshan-i-Iqbal and arrested Masood-ur-Rahman Mehsud alias Pardaisi," an official said, adding the suspect was an active member of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan...
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