DINA for the issue of October 06, 2011
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October 06, 2011 Thursday Ziqa'ad 7, 1432
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October 06, 2011 Thursday Ziqa'ad 7, 1432
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MQM back in govt
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By Habib Khan Ghori
KARACHI, Oct 5: For the umpteenth time, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement has rejoined the federal and provincial governments and decided to help the Pakistan People's Party solve the many problems that ail the country.
At a joint press conference with Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah, Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad announced on Wednesday night that Muttahida ministers would resume their responsibilities...
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PPP, PML-Q to contest next elections together: Shujaat
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By Syed Irfan Raza
ISLAMABAD, Oct 5: Threats by the Pakistan Muslim League-Q to quit the ruling coalition turned out to be just a storm in a teacup when two main leaders of the party met President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday and assured him of their support for the PPP-led coalition.
PML-Q president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and its Punjab chief Pervaiz Elahi told Mr Zardari that their party would remain in the government and contest the next general elections as an ally of the Pakistan People's Party, presidential spokesman Farhatullah Babar said...
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PML-N legislators plan sit-in outside presidency today
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By Amir Wasim
ISLAMABAD, Oct 5: After deciding to go all out for a confrontation with the government, the Pakistan Muslim League-N announced on Wednesday that its legislators would hold a sit-in outside the presidency on Thursday.
Talking to reporters outside the Parliament House after attending the assembly session, Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said: "We will march from the Parliament House to the Presidency tomorrow and stage a sit-in there."..
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No mediatory role for India in Afghanistan: US
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By Anwar Iqbal
WASHINGTON, Oct 5: India has no mediatory role in Afghanistan, said the US State Department as Defence Secretary Leon Panetta expressed the desire to build a "cooperative and trusting" relationship with Pakistan. "With regard to playing a mediating role, I don't think that's what we're looking for here. We do believe this trilateral structure is of value and we should continue it," State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland said when asked if India could play a mediatory role in Afghanistan.
The trilateral structure she referred to includes the US, Pakistan and Afghanistan and senior US envoy Mark Grossman is currently visiting the region to help arrange the next meeting of this forum, scheduled on Nov 1-2 in Turkey...
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PM dares Sharifs to try no-trust move
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By Khawar Ghumman
ISLAMABAD, Oct 5: Further upping the ante in the political landscape, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, in response to the PML-N's scathing attacks against his government, has challenged the main opposition party to bring a vote of no confidence against him in the National Assembly if the party believes it has enough support.
The prime minister was talking to media after attending a photo exhibition, which was jointly organised by the USAID and the Earthquake Relief and Rehabilitation Authority to remember those who lost their lives in the Oct 2005 catastrophe...
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Qureshi declares 'revolt' against PPP leadership
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By Raja Asghar
ISLAMABAD, Oct 5: Nearly eight months out of government, former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi electrified a National Assembly debate on power cuts on Wednesday by declaring a "revolt" against PPP leadership, which appeared to ignore his warning of a grass-root wrath as it tried to fix problems with some allies.
It turned out as a day of PPP dissidents that the opposition PML-N used to energise the third day of its protests, marked by two walkouts and a noisy uproar, despite assurances by Water and Power Minister Naveed Qamar that electricity loadshedding had been eased off with the addition of 3,000 megawatts to the national grid after the government paid Rs11 billion arrears to two private power companies and that 2,000MW more would be added in the next two days...
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India a great friend, Pakistan twin brother: Karzai
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By Our Correspondent
NEW DELHI, Oct 5: A day after signing a strategic partnership agreement with New Delhi, Afghan President Hamid Karzai sought to assure Islamabad on Wednesday that it had nothing to fear from the pact.
India a great friend, Pakistan twin brother: Karzai
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By Our Correspondent
NEW DELHI, Oct 5: A day after signing a strategic partnership agreement with New Delhi, Afghan President Hamid Karzai sought to assure Islamabad on Wednesday that it had nothing to fear from the pact.
Pakistan is a "twin brother" and India a "great friend", he was quoted by the Press Trust of India as saying in an interaction with a Delhi-based think tank...
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Foreign hand behind Balochistan unrest, NA committee told
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By Our Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD, Oct 5: A special committee of the National Assembly was informed on Wednesday that some foreign countries were providing funds and training to militants to cause unrest in Balochistan.
The assembly's special committee on the law and order situation in Karachi and Balochistan noted with concern that the outlawed Lashkar-i-Jhangvi (LJ), which received active support from neighbouring countries, had intensified its campaign of sectarian attacks in Balochistan...
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ISI arranged 'talks between US officials and Haqqanis'
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By Our Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Oct 5: US officials recently held secret talks with the Haqqani network and this meeting had been set up by Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence agency, the US media reported on Wednesday.
A key leader of this faction, Sirajuddin Haqqani, had earlier told the BBC that the US had approached him about joining the Afghan government...
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Policemen among 4 shot dead in Quetta
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By Saleem Shahid
QUETTA, Oct 5: Four people, among them two policemen, were killed and three others injured in separate gun attacks here on Wednesday, police said.
"Unidentified gunmen on motorbikes opened fire at two police personnel on Joint Road, killing them on the spot," police sources said.In a similar incident on Brewery Road, they said, two people were shot dead and another was injured...
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Commission interviews ISI chief, Osama widows
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By Our Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD, Oct 5: The commission investigating the May 2 US commando operation in which Osama bin Laden was killed in Abbottabad has interviewed chief of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and family members of the slain Al Qaeda founder, according to an official statement.
A serving ISI chief appearing before a civilian panel is among rare occurrences in the country...
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Details about 'suspicious' US citizen sought
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By Munawer Azeem
ISLAMABAD, Oct 5: The intelligence department of capital police has sought from the authorities concerned details about a US national who is reported to have been found involved in suspicious activities.
Sources told Dawn on Wednesday that Jamie Hunter was on a visit visa which expired on Sept 25, but he was still in Pakistan...
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Govt decides to review anti-terrorism laws
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By Our Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD, Oct 5: The government has decided to review all anti-terrorism laws with a view to making them punitive enough to tackle criminals involved in deadly crimes.
Govt decides to review anti-terrorism laws
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By Our Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD, Oct 5: The government has decided to review all anti-terrorism laws with a view to making them punitive enough to tackle criminals involved in deadly crimes.
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani presided over a meeting at the PM House here on Tuesday and directed the interior and law ministries to propose comprehensive amendments to the Anti-Terrorism Bill, 2010, with a view to awarding deterrent punishment to those who are involved in heinous crimes like terrorism, an official handout said...
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Karachi Stocks Down 64.31 Points:
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KARACHI, Oct 05: At close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 11868.97, down 64.31 points.
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Forex Update:
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KARACHI, Oct 05: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 88.5 to the US Dollar in the open market.
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