DINA for the issue of October 27, 2011

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October 27, 2011 Thursday Ziqa'ad 28, 1432
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Kharotabad killing; two police officers sacked
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By Saleem Shahid
QUETTA, Oct 26: The Balochistan government sacked on Wednesday two senior police officers for their involvement in the killing of five foreign nationals, three of them women, in Kharotabad area in May.

The orders dismissing Sub-Inspector Fazlur Rehman, then SHO of the Airport Police Station, and Assistant Sub-Inspector Raza Khan from service were issued by the services and general administration department...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/27/kharotabad-killing-two-police-officers-sacked.html


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PM Gilani creates four new ministries
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By Khawar Ghumman
ISLAMABAD, Oct 26: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has created four new ministries and an official statement termed it a move to improve governance.

"In order to ensure clarity in role, integrated service delivery and efficiency in administering the federal administrative function after implementation of the 18th Amendment, restructuring has been done and four new administrative units (ministries) have been created by the prime minister in terms of Rule 3(2) of the Rules of Business, 1973," the statement issued by Prime Minister's Secretariat said...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/27/pm-gilani-creates-four-new-ministries.html


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Former SC judge to investigate corruption allegations in RPPs
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By Nasir Iqbal
ISLAMABAD, Oct 26: The Supreme Court nominated on Wednesday its former judge to head a one-man commission to investigate allegations of a Rs68 billion loss caused to the national exchequer because of delays in the commissioning of two rental power projects — 425MW combined cycle power plant in Nandipur, Gujranwala, and 595MW Chichunki Malian power project.

Justice (retd) Rehmat Hussain Jafferi will look into the allegations levelled by PML-N legislator Khwaja Asif before a two-judge bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry and Justice Khilji Arif Hussain which had taken up a case alleging corruption in the purchase of rental power projects...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/27/former-sc-judge-to-investigate-corruption-allegations-in-rpps.html


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Pensioner's death in Lahore jolts govt out of slumber
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By Zaheer Mahmood Siddiqui
LAHORE, Oct 26: Retired employees of Pakistan Railways started receiving their pension on Wednesday evening, about five hours after a pensioner died and two others fainted while standing in long queues outside a bank in Mughalpura.

Mahmood Khan had come to the bank near the Carriage Shop in Mughalpura on Tuesday morning. Unable to reach the bank's window to get a 'token' for payment, the 70-year-old retired bus driver of the Mughalpura Workshops decided to spend the night there like many others in the hope of getting paid on Wednesday...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/27/pensioners-death-in-lahore-jolts-govt-out-of-slumber.html


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Gwadar made winter capital of Balochistan
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QUETTA, Oct 26: Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani has declared Gwadar as the winter capital of Balochistan.

"Gwadar will be the winter provincial capital of Balochistan from Oct 21 to March 3," the chief minister announced here on Wednesday...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/27/gwadar-made-winter-capital-of-balochistan.html


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Talks on gas price with Turkmenistan make headway
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By Khaleeq Kiani
ISLAMABAD, Oct 26: In a crucial round of talks, Pakistan and Turkmenistan stopped short of finalising a gas sale-purchase price for the $7.6 billion Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (Tapi) pipeline here on Wednesday as the visiting team wanted a final go-ahead from its political leadership back home before locking the deal.

A senior government official, however, told Dawn that the final price was expected to be much lower than the gas rates finalised by Iran and Pakistan under the $2.5 billion Iran-Pakistan (IP) pipeline that is expected to start delivering about 750 million cubic feet of gas per day (MMCFD) by the end of 2014. Iran has to deliver natural gas to Pakistan at about 78 per cent of oil parity price...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/27/talks-on-gas-price-with-turkmenistan-make-headway.html


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Intruding Nato helicopters flee when fired upon
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By Our Correspondent
MIRAMSHAH, Oct 26: Security forces fired 'warning shots' at Nato's two helicopter gunships when they intruded into Pakistani territory in North Waziristan early on Wednesday, forcing them to return to Afghanistan, according to sources.

The Nato helicopter gunships were flying at low altitude after intruding into Pakistani airspace when security personnel noticed them, the sources said...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/27/intruding-nato-helicopters-flee-when-fired-upon.html


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IMF sees bleak future for Pakistan and several other states
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By Anwar Iqbal
WASHINGTON, Oct 26: The International Monetary Fund expects Pakistan's 2011-12 fiscal deficit to widen to 6.5 per cent of gross domestic product, says a report released on Wednesday.

The IMF Outlook for the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan (MENAP) also forecasts GDP growth of 2.6 per cent for Pakistan in the fiscal year ending in June 2012, compared with the government's target of 4.2 per cent...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/27/imf-sees-bleak-future-for-pakistan-and-several-other-states.html


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Women empowerment: PPP to follow Nusrat's strategy
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By M.B. Kalhoro
NAUDERO, Oct 26: The Central Executive Committee and Federal Council of the Pakistan People's Party at a special session here on Wednesday paid tribute to the leadership of Begum Nusrat Bhutto and vowed to pursue the strategy for empowerment of women in line with her vision.

PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari jointly presided over the meeting at the camp office of the President House...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/27/women-empowerment-ppp-to-follow-nusrats-strategy.html


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Qazi launches fresh bid to revive MMA
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By Ahmad Hassan
ISLAMABAD, Oct 26: Efforts to revive the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA), an alliance of six religio-political parties, were launched again on Wednesday at a meeting chaired by Qazi Hussain Ahmed, former chief of Jamaat-i-Islami.

Leaders of Tehrik-i-Jafaria, Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (Fazl), Jamaatud Dawa, JUI-S, Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan, Tehrik Minhajul Quran and Muttahida Ulema Council attended the meting and stressed the need for uniting religious parties and groups and reviving the MMA...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/27/qazi-launches-fresh-bid-to-revive-mma.html


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Call for mid-term polls not undemocratic, says PML-N
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By Amir Wasim
ISLAMABAD, Oct 26: The Pakistan Muslim League-N has said that the demand for mid-term polls cannot be termed undemocratic because early elections are usual in parliamentary democracies around the world.

"The people who had given the mandate to the present government for resolution of their problems have all the rights to withdraw this mandate and call for fresh polls, if the government starts defying it," the party's deputy secretary general Ahsan Iqbal said at a news conference here on Wednesday...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/27/call-for-mid-term-polls-not-undemocratic-says-pml-n.html


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Tribal area MNA jailed for possessing assets beyond legal means
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By Waseem Ahmad Shah
PESHAWAR, Oct 26: The Peshawar High Court convicted on Wednesday an independent MNA from tribal areas of possessing assets beyond legal means.

Chief Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan found Zaffar Baig Bhittani guilty under the Prevention of Corruption Act and sentenced him to three years' rigorous imprisonment with a fine of Rs5 million. In case of default he will have to undergo simple imprisonment of six months...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/27/tribal-area-mna-jailed-for-possessing-assets-beyond-legal-means.html


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Karachi Stocks Down 130.07 Points:
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KARACHI, Oct 26: At close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 11387.22, down 130.07 points.
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Forex Update:
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KARACHI, Oct 26: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 87.2 to the US Dollar in the open market.
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