DINA for the issue of October 02, 2011
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October 02, 2011 Sunday Ziqa'ad 3, 1432
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October 02, 2011 Sunday Ziqa'ad 3, 1432
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Qadri sentenced to death for killing Taseer
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By Aamir Yasin
RAWALPINDI, Oct 1: Mumtaz Qadri, the self-confessed assassin of Punjab governor Salman Taseer, was sentenced to death on two counts for murder and terrorism by a court here on Saturday.
Judge Syed Pervaiz Ali Shah, of the anti-terrorism court, announced the verdict after an in camera trial in Adiyala jail. He also imposed a fine of Rs 200,000 on the convict, who would have to undergo one-year imprisonment in case of failure to submit the fine...
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'Plot to kill Rabbani hatched in Pakistan'
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KABUL, Oct 1: Afghanistan's intelligence agency said on Saturday it had handed Pakistan evidence that the Taliban leadership plotted the recent assassination of former president and government peace envoy Burhanuddin Rabbani on Pakistani soil.
The Afghan interior minister, giving testimony in parliament, also said a mastermind of the plot, Hameedullah Akhondzada, had been arrested. The minister said the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) had played a role in the killing...
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Talks needed with Pakistan, not Taliban, says Karzai
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KABUL, Oct 1: Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who has for years pushed for reconciliation with the Taliban, now says attempts to negotiate with the militia are futile and efforts at dialogue should focus instead on Pakistan.
Talks needed with Pakistan, not Taliban, says Karzai
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KABUL, Oct 1: Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who has for years pushed for reconciliation with the Taliban, now says attempts to negotiate with the militia are futile and efforts at dialogue should focus instead on Pakistan.
The Afghan leader explained in a videotaped speech released by his office on Saturday that he changed his views after a suicide bomber, claiming to be a peace emissary from the militants, killed former Afghan president Burhanuddin Rabbani at his home on Sept 20. Mr Rabbani was leading President Karzai's effort to broker peace with the Taliban...
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UN again sends SOS for the flood-hit
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By Amin Ahmed
ISLAMABAD, Oct 1: The United Nations has warned that humanitarian agencies are running out of resources to assist those affected by floods in Sindh, even as the need for basic items, shelter and health services increases among more than five million affected people. The UN appeal for $357 million under its "Pakistan flood rapid response plan", launched two weeks ago, has received only $19 million so far, an official said here on Saturday.
"Urgent relief is critical as families continue to suffer in the aftermath of the floods. Unless we receive new pledges to the Floods Rapid Response Plan, millions of people will be left in need of food, clean water and essential medicines for months to come," UN Coordinator for Pakistan Timo Pakkala said..
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Gilani urges Kabul to stop blame game over Rabbani's murder
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By Shakeel Ahmed
MULTAN, Oct 1: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has called upon Afghan President Hamid Karzai to end misconceptions about Pakistan.
Mr Karzai should not suspect Pakistan over the killing of former Afghan president Burhanuddin Rabbani, Mr Gilani said at a public meeting in Billiwala after laying the foundation of the Multan-Khanewal section of the Multan-Faisalabad motorway on Saturday...
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Four killed in bomb attack on police convoy
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By Nisar Ahmad Khan
MANSEHRA, Oct 1: Four policemen were killed and 15 others injured when a bomb blast ripped through their convoy in Torghar district on Saturday.
"The bomb planted on Torghar-Thakot road was detonated by remote control. It hit one of the three vehicles in the convoy. Four policemen were killed and 15 others injured," Torghar district police officer Fareed Khan told reporters at the DHQ Hospital in Battagram...
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Zardari rejects allegations: US urged to resume 'serious' dialogue
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WASHINGTON, Oct 1: President Asif Ali Zardari urged the United States on Saturday to resume a 'serious' dialogue with Pakistan as a way forward in the relationship and counter-terror efforts – both of which have been hurt by recent anti-Pakistan rhetoric emanating from Washington.
He wrote in The Washington Post: "Terrorists who threaten both our country and the United States, have gained the most from the recent verbal assaults, some in America have made against Pakistan...
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Nato claims capture of Haqqani group's leader
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KABUL, Oct 1: A senior commander of the Taliban-allied Haqqani network in Afghanistan who is also the uncle of its leader has been captured, the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force said on Saturday.
The announcement of Haji Mali Khan's capture comes as the US steps up pressure on Pakistan to act against the Haqqanis, linked to Al Qaeda and blamed for a string of attacks on western targets...
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Kashmir CM apologises for naming rape victims
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SRINAGAR, Oct 1: After leader of the opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) Mehbooba Mufti assailed the government in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, chief minister Omar Abdullah has tendered an apology for revealing in the Legislative Council the names and addresses of more than 1,300 rape victims.
The government had recently furnished a list of rape victims since 2005, with their names, parentage and addresses, in a reply to a question moved by a legislator...
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Govt staff told to stay away from media
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ISLAMABAD, Oct 1: In an apparent attempt to stop the flow of embarrassing information to journalists, the federal government has asked its employees to stay away from media personnel.
A strict directive has been issued to employees barring them from interacting with reporters in any form...
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