DINA for the issue of October, 28 2011
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October 28, 2011 Friday Ziqa'ad 29, 1432
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Haqqani safe havens have to be destroyed; strong Pak-India ties real game-changer: Clinton wants Mulla Omar in peace talks
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By Anwar Iqbal
WASHINGTON, Oct 27: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told a congressional panel on Thursday that any Afghan-led peace process would have to include the Quetta Shura and its leader Mulla Omar.
Her statement before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs also emphasised several other key points reflecting a major change in US approach towards seeking a peaceful end to the Afghan conflict. "There is no solution in the region without Pakistan and no stable future in the region without a partnership."..
http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/28/clinton-wants-mulla-omar-in-peace-talks.html
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Accord reached on Pak-Turkmen gas price
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By Khaleeq Kiani
ISLAMABAD, Oct 27: Pakistan and Turkmenistan reached an accord on Thursday for delivery of 1.3 billion cubic feet a day of Turkmen gas at 69 per cent of crude oil parity price under the $7.6 billion Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (Tapi) pipeline project.
The two sides agreed to formally sign a sales and purchase agreement in Ashkabad on Nov 15...
http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/28/accord-reached-on-pak-turkmen-gas-price.html
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Anomalies in RPP deals puzzle SC
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By Nasir Iqbal
ISLAMABAD, Oct 27: The Supreme Court hearing allegations of corruption in the purchase of rental power plants (RPPs) said on Thursday it wondered why generation equipment worth billions of rupees imported for different projects were never inspected physically in contravention of rules.
A bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and Justice Khilji Arif Hussain had resumed hearing the application of PML-Q lawmaker Makhdoom Fasial Saleh Hayat about corruption and mismanagement in rental power project and an application of PML-N leader Khawja Asif...
http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/28/anomalies-in-rpp-deals-puzzle-sc.html
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Concern over draft declaration of Istanbul conference: Proposal for regional set-up irks Pakistan
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By Baqir Sajjad Syed
ISLAMABAD, Oct 27: Pakistan has expressed reservations over the proposed draft of the declaration of the upcoming Istanbul Conference on Afghanistan, which may complicate international efforts for evolving a consensus on the document.
The conference slated for Nov 2 is expected to discuss transition in Afghanistan, reconciliation with Afghan insurgent groups and regional economic cooperation...
http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/28/proposal-for-regional-set-up-irks-pakistan.html
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Mulla Nazeer's brother killed by US drone
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Dawn Report
WANA/MIRAMSHAH, Oct 27: At least 10 people, including a top aide and three relatives of Taliban commander Mulla Nazeer, were killed when US drones attacked a truck in South Waziristan and a residential compound in North Waziristan on Thursday.
The pick-up truck was hit on Azam Warsak Road, about 20km west of Wana, the main town of South Waziristan. Mulla Nazeer's younger brother Omar Hazrat, cousin Meraj, another relative Ashfaq and top aide in Wana Khan Mohammad alias Satay were killed...
http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/28/mulla-nazeers-brother-killed-by-us-drone.html
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Nayef named crown prince
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DUBAI, Oct 27: King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia appointed Interior Minister Prince Nayef as his new heir on Thursday, according to a royal court statement read out on state television.
The statement said the crown prince had been appointed after the king met the Allegiance Council, a family body set up in 2006 to make the process of succession smoother and more orderly.—Reuters..
http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/28/nayef-named-crown-prince.html
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PML-N raring for big anti-Zardari show today
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By Zulqernain Tahir
LAHORE, Oct 27: While the PML-N is all set to put up an 'impressive' show dubbed 'Go Zardari go' here on Friday, Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf and Pakistan People's Party have alleged 'misuse' of public resources and state machinery to make the rally a success.
The PML-N's provincial leaders and parliamentarians are busy mobilising workers and 'motivating' what the party claims government employees to throng route of the rally, from Nasser Bagh to Bhati Gate. The PML-N will, however, miss its chief Nawaz Sharif, who is currently in Turkey on a private visit. Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif is expected to lead the rally along with his son Hamza, who had held a number of corner meetings over the past two weeks motivating Lahorites to rise up against what he called "Zardari Raj"...
http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/28/pml-n-raring-for-big-anti-zardari-show-today.html
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Large area still inundated in Sindh, SC told
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By Our Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD, Oct 27: The Supreme Court was informed on Thursday that floodwater was still standing on a large area of Sindh because the government had removed only 30 per cent of thousands of unauthorised embankments from the bed of Indus River.
The SC bench had taken up an application of Marvi Memon, a former member of the National Assembly, seeking court's order to revive the Flood Inquiry Commission to find out how the government had failed to act on its recommendations resulting in recent floods in Sindh. The commission was set up after devastating floods battered the country, particularly Sindh, last year...
http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/28/large-area-still-inundated-in-sindh-sc-told.html
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Peshawar market blast injures 14
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By Ali Hazrat Bacha
PESHAWAR, Oct 27: A bomb exploded outside Jan Plaza in the city's busy Rampura Bazaar on Thursday.
The blast injured 14 people and destroyed a number of vehicles, damaged shops and smashed windowpanes of nearby houses and offices...
http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/28/peshawar-market-blast-injures-14.html
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PM seeks support of overseas Pakistanis
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PERTH, Oct 27: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has sought cooperation of the Pakistani business community to help make public sector organisations profitable and urged them to focus on increased trade with neighbouring countries to strengthen the national economy.
He was talking to a group of Pakistani businessmen here on Thursday...
http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/28/pm-seeks-support-of-overseas-pakistanis.html
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Abdullah denies undermining Indian army
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SRINAGAR, Oct 27: The chief minister of Indian-held Kashmir has moved to reassure the army over plans to withdraw tough laws that shield troops fighting militants.
Omar Abdullah announced last week that emergency laws imposed in 1990 allowing troops to act with near-impunity are to be partially withdrawn as security improves in the region...
http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/28/abdullah-denies-undermining-indian-army.html
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Infrastructure development cess to be imposed: Tax on gas consumers to fetch Rs40bn
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By Iftikhar A. Khan
ISLAMABAD, Oct 27: The government is preparing to impose a gas infrastructure development cess on consumers for an estimated Rs40 billion of revenue and seeking powers to amend the levy on petroleum products from time to time.
In what is seen by many lawmakers as a mini-budget, two 'money bills' were introduced in the Senate on Thursday...
http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/28/tax-on-gas-consumers-to-fetch-rs40bn.html
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Date of filing tax returns extended till Nov 21
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By Mubarak Zeb Khan
ISLAMABAD, Oct 27: In what appears to be a failure of the tax machinery to remove irritants from software for e-filing, the Federal Board of Revenue on Thursday again extended the last date, till Nov 21, for filing income tax returns/statements by salaried class, individuals and associations.
The extension this time, however, has been given only to those taxpayers who will deposit their due tax with the income tax department by Oct 31...
http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/28/date-of-filing-tax-returns-extended-till-nov-21.html
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Eid on Nov 6 in S. Arabia
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RIYADH, Oct 27: Arafat Day, the peak of Haj which is the ninth day of Zilhaj, will fall on Nov 5 (Saturday), it was announced here on Thursday.
The announcement, made by Dr Saleh bin Abdulrahman Al Mohaimeed, a judge of the Higher Court of Saudi Arabia, said the Zilhaj moon was sighted on Thursday...
http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/28/eid-on-nov-6-in-s-arabia.html
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Report against ISI rubbished
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By Our Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD, Oct 27: The Foreign Office and the Army on Thursday rubbished a BBC documentary that accused the military and ISI of supporting the Taliban in Afghanistan.
"This can only be termed rubbish. It is purely a fabrication and I reject it," Foreign Office spokesperson Tehmina Janjua said while reacting to BBC's documentary 'Secret Pakistan', whose first instalment was aired on Wednesday...
http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/28/report-against-isi-rubbished.html
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Iran quits new 'ping-pong diplomacy' tournament
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MONACO, Oct 27: Rivals North and South Korea and India and Pakistan are among 10 countries competing in the latest version of 'ping-pong diplomacy', but Iran has backed out of a chance to compete alongside American players.
Iran has been listed for months as a participant in the Nov 21-22 table tennis event in Qatar.No reason was given by Iran for its sudden withdrawal, said Valerie Amant, spokeswoman for Monaco-based Peace and Sport, which is helping organise the friendly tournament...
http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/28/iran-quits-new-ping-pong-diplomacy-tournament.html
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ADB gives Rs261m for flood-affected people
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By Amin Ahmed
ISLAMABAD, Oct 27: The Asian Development Bank provided Rs261 million to Pakistan on Thursday to help the people affected by recent floods in Sindh and Balochistan.
The ADB emergency assistance from its Asia-Pacific Disaster Response Fund will help the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) ensure supply of food, drinking water, medicines and tents for the affected families, many already hit by the last year's flood."The ADB stands by the people of Pakistan in these difficult times. We hope that the grant will increase the NDMA's ability to reach out to poor and the most vulnerable groups, particularly women and children, facing a desperate situation. Many families have lost their entire belongings and source of livelihood and are in urgent need of food and shelter," said Dr Werner Liepach, ADB's country director for Pakistan after signing an agreement with Abdul Wajid Rana, Secretary of Economic Affairs Division...
http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/28/adb-gives-rs261m-for-flood-affected-people.html
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Karachi Stocks down 130.73 Points:
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KARACHI, Oct 27: At close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 11283.49, down 130.73 points.
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Forex Update:
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KARACHI, Oct 27: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 87.2 to the US Dollar in the open market.
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