DINA for the issue of October 08,2011

---------------------------------------------------------------- D A W N I n t e r n e t N e w s A l e r t ---------------------------------------------------------------- October 08, 2011 Saturday Ziqa'ad 9, 1432 ---------------------------------------------------------------- The DAWN Internet News Alert (DINA) is a free daily news-service from Pakistan's largest English language newspaper, the Daily DAWN. We encourage comments & suggestions. We can be reached at: e-mail webmaster@dawn.com WWW http://dawn.com fax +92(21) 35693995 snail-mail DAWN Media Group, Haroon House, Karachi 74200, Pakistan (c) Pakistan Herald Publications (Pvt.) Ltd., Pakistan - 2011 The link at the end of each extract can be used to access the complete story on DAWN - the Internet Edition. ----------------------------------------------------------------- PM vows to speed up power projects ----------------------------------------------------------------- By Raja Asghar ISLAMABAD, Oct 7: Responding to opposition doubts about whether his government can overcome festering power shortages, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani assured the National Assembly on Friday of fast implementation of projects and said the foundation-stone of Pakistan's biggest hydro-electric power project, Diamer-Bhasha dam on the Indus, would be laid on Oct 18. The government says its remedial measures had eased off the latest power crisis with an increase in generation to 13,500 megawatts by Thursday from the dropped level of 9,000MW, which had intensified outages and sparked violent protests this week, mainly in Punjab... http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/08/pm-vows-to-speed-up-power-projects.html ---------------------------------------------------------------- Nawaz for ban on parties harbouring militants ---------------------------------------------------------------- By Our Staff Correspondent MULTAN, Oct 7: Pakistan Muslim League-N president Nawaz Sharif said here on Friday that the Supreme Court in its judgment on the law and order situation in Karachi had asked political parties to expel criminals from their ranks, adding that it was now parliament's duty to ban all organisations that had militant wings. Talking to journalists at Multan airport, Mr Sharif said he was optimistic that in the forthcoming elections the masses would reject the political parties that harboured militants because these were working against the county's interest... http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/08/nawaz-for-ban-on-parties-harbouring-militants.html ---------------------------------------------------------------- Zardari seeks world help to cope with disasters ---------------------------------------------------------------- By Syed Irfan Raza ISLAMABAD, Oct 7: The government urged the international community on Friday, particularly the countries with advanced technology and expertise to handle disaster management, to help Pakistan in capacity building to meet eventualities caused by natural calamities. "Pakistan is vulnerable to a range of natural hazards and looks forward to the international community to assist us in capacity building and also in relief and rehabilitation efforts in the devastated areas," said President Asif Ali Zardari during a meeting with Margareta Wahlstrom, UN Secretary General's Special Representative for disaster risk reduction... http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/08/zardari-seeks-world-help-to-cope-with-disasters.html ---------------------------------------------------------------- Obama vows to implement his Afghan plan ---------------------------------------------------------------- By Anwar Iqbal WASHINGTON, Oct 7: On the 10th anniversary of the US military campaign in Afghanistan, President Barack Obama told his nation that he was ending the Afghan war responsibly. On Friday, the war in Afghanistan became America's longest military engagement ever but most Americans were still debating what should be the best strategy for bringing that war to an end... http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/08/obama-vows-to-implement-his-afghan-plan.html ---------------------------------------------------------------- 'Pullout to hurt peace efforts': FC wants drive against illegal arms in Quetta ---------------------------------------------------------------- By Saleem Shahid QUETTA, Oct 7: The Inspector General of Balochistan Frontier Corps, Maj-Gen Ubaidullah Khan, has stressed the need for clearing the provincial capital of illicit weapons and registering Afghan refugees and unregistered vehicles. Talking to reporters here on Friday, he said the FC could launch a campaign against illegal weapons if ordered to do so... http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/08/pullout-to-hurt-peace-efforts-fc-wants-drive-against-illegal-arms-in-quetta.html ---------------------------------------------------------------- Saifullah assails US pressure --------------------------------------------------------------- ISLAMABAD, Oct 7: President Barack Obama's warning to Islamabad over suspected ties to militants would only fuel anti-Americanism and make it tougher for Pakistan to support US efforts to stabilise Afghanistan, a senior lawmaker said on Friday. "This is not helping the United States, Afghanistan or Pakistan," Salim Saifullah, chairman of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, said. "There will be pressure on the (Pakistan) government to get out of this war," he said, referring to the US war on militancy... http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/08/saifullah-assails-us-pressure.html ---------------------------------------------------------------- SC order has robbed govt of moral authority: PML-N ---------------------------------------------------------------- By Amir Wasim ISLAMABAD, Oct 7: The Pakistan Muslim League-N has urged the PPP-led coalition to "voluntarily quit" the federal and Sindh governments after the Supreme Court verdict in the Karachi violence case and warned it of a strong reaction if the judgment is not implemented in letter and spirit. "The rulers at the centre and in Sindh have lost all moral grounds to continue in the government after their involvement in target killings and extortion has been proved. Therefore, it is better for the ruling party and its coalition partners to voluntarily quit," PML-N's deputy secretary general Ahsan Iqbal said in a statement issued here on Friday... http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/08/sc-order-has-robbed-govt-of-moral-authority-pml-n.html -------------------------------------------------------------- Row between Shahbaz and Khosa over VC's appointment: SC rules in favour of CM's nominee -------------------------------------------------------------- By Nasir Iqbal ISLAMABAD, Oct 7: The Supreme Court settled on Friday a row between Punjab Governor Sardar Latif Khan Khosa and Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif over the selection of the vice-chancellor of Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU), Multan, and ordered issuance of a notification for the appointment of the chief minister's nominee. The governor had supported the appointment of Dr Mohammad Zafarullah as the vice-chancellor after turning down the advice of the chief minister in favour of Dr Syed Khwaja Alqama, on the grounds that Dr Alqama had accepted a diplomatic position... http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/08/row-between-shahbaz-and-khosa-over-vcs-appointment-sc-rules-in-favour-of-cms-nominee.html -------------------------------------------------------------- Karzai refuses to rule out dialogue with Taliban -------------------------------------------------------------- KABUL, Oct 7: In an interview marking the 10 years since the start of the war against the Taliban, President Hamid Karzai admitted on Friday that his government and the US-led Nato mission have failed to provide security to the Afghans. President Karzai also told the BBC that he had not ruled out peace talks with the militants... http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/08/karzai-refuses-to-rule-out-dialogue-with-taliban-2.html -------------------------------------------------------------- Karachi Stocks Up 32.22 Points: -------------------------------------------------------------- KARACHI, Oct 07: At close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 11871.22, up 32.22 points. -------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- Forex Update: -------------------------------------------------------------- KARACHI, Oct 07: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 88.5 to the US Dollar in the open market. -------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- *DINA*DINA*DINA*DINA*DINA*DINA*DINA*DINA*DINA*DINA*DINA*DINA* -------------------------------------------------------------- To subscribe or unsubscribe to this mailing list, please fill the form located at: http://www.dawn.com/alerts --------------------------------------------------------------