DINA Issue for October 17 , 2011.

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October 17, 2011 Monday Ziqa'ad 18, 1432
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Fasih Bokhari takes over as NAB chief
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By Syed Irfan Raza
ISLAMABAD, Oct 16: Former chief of Pakitan Navy, Admiral (retd) Fasih Bokhari, was formally notified as chairman of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Sunday despite objections raised by the opposition PML-N that the legal process required by the Constitution had not been followed in his nomination for the post.

The new chairman assumed charge of his office late in the night, sources told this correspondent...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/17/fasih-bokhari-takes-over-as-nab-chief.html


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Pakistani vessel freed from Somali pirates
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By Our Staff Report
ISLAMABAD, Oct 16: A Pakistani vessel that had been taken over by a group of Somali pirates earlier this week was rescued by the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) near the coast of Somalia on Sunday.

A statement issued by the CMF said: "It became evident that the Pakistani crew were being held against their will by the Somalis, whose weapons were then seized and destroyed."...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/17/pakistani-vessel-freed-from-somali-pirates.html


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Change only through polls in 2013, says Gilani
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By Intikhab Hanif
LAHORE, Oct 16: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said here on Sunday that those seeking a 'short cut' to power or waiting for some 'miracle' to happen would be disappointed because a change would only come through elections which would be held in 2013.

Speaking at the oath-taking ceremony of Lahore Press Club at the Aiwan-i-Iqbal, he said those wishing such 'miracle' to happen must wait for their turn. Those trying to create problems for the PPP government were afraid of its victory in Senate elections in March next year, and did not want it to present its fifth budget (complete the five-year term)...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/17/change-only-through-polls-in-2013-says-gilani.html


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Backlash fears force govt to put DHA bill on hold
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By Amir Wasim
ISLAMABAD, Oct 16: Fearing a backlash from the opposition, the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) has once again put on hold the controversial Defence Housing Authority (DHA) bill aimed at establishing a posh housing society in Islamabad.

It was only after the strong reaction of the PML-N legislators, led by Leader of Opposition Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, that chief whip of the PPP and Minister for Religious Affairs Syed Khursheed Shah announced on the floor of the National Assembly last week that the bill was being deferred. The minister said the government would table it again on Monday...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/17/backlash-fears-force-govt-to-put-dha-bill-on-hold.html


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Obama sees better days as protests continue
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By Anwar Iqbal
WASHINGTON, Oct 16: America's first African-American president used the memorial of a civil rights icon on Sunday to promise better days to his financially strained nation as thousands protested against economic disparity across the United States.

Tens of thousands gathered to honour Dr Martin Luther King's memory and pledged to carry forward his legacy. Other icons of the civil rights movement shared their history with the crowd...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/17/obama-sees-better-days-as-protests-continue.html


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Slow progress on $1bn Genco plan worries ADB
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By Khaleeq Kiani
ISLAMABAD, Oct 16: The Asian Development Bank has conveyed to Pakistan its serious concerns over slow progress on a $1.2 billion project for rehabilitation of generation companies (Gencos) of Wapda, putting a question mark on the government's efforts to facilitate inflow of about $2 billion into the economy.

The ADB has been engaged with the authorities for quite some time to accelerate disbursements for power sector reforms, including resolution of the circular debt. And the finance ministry said last week it was expecting $2 billion loans from the ADB and the World Bank during the current financial year to support its balance of payments position despite an unsuccessful conclusion of a financing facility from the International Monetary Fund without disbursement of $3.6 billion...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/17/slow-progress-on-1bn-genco-plan-worries-adb.html


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Railway workers threaten to shut down all trains
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By Zaheer Mahmood Siddiqui
LAHORE, Oct 16: With the shortage of
locomotives forcing the railway authorities to suspend more and more passenger trains, a newly-formed alliance of four workers' unions has threatened to jam the rail traffic throughout the country if salary is not paid within a couple of days.

"Operation of 103 passenger trains had to be suspended as only 86 locomotives were available on Sunday," Pakistan Railways spokesman Abdul Hameed Razi said. Another official put the number of trains suspended on Sunday at 28...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/17/railway-workers-threaten-to-shut-down-all-trains.html


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Climate change linked to food price hike
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By Amin Ahmed
ISLAMABAD, Oct 16: Speakers at a function held here on Sunday to mark the World Food Day expressed fears that floods, diseases and displacement of farming communities caused by climate change could inflict heavy damage on the crops and livestock in Pakistan.

Such calamities were not only causing food shortage but also serving to increase the prices, they said...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/17/climate-change-linked-to-food-price-hike.html


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'Haqqani men killed in Friday drone raid'
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DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Oct 16: A recent US air strike in Pakistan's tribal region killed three Egyptians linked to the Haqqani network, including one who played a key role in handling the group's finances, Pakistani intelligence officials said on Sunday.

The three men were killed on Friday when a drone fired missiles at a car near Miramshah, the main town in North Waziristan, said the officials...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/17/haqqani-men-killed-in-friday-drone-raid.html


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MQM to field candidates across country
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By Our Staff Reporter
LAHORE, Oct 16: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has advised President Asif Ali Zardari to hold by-elections if the opposition resigns from the assemblies.

Addressing local office-bearers of his party on phone from London on Sunday, he said the opposition was planning to pave way for new elections by dissolving the Punjab Assembly and resigning en bloc from other assemblies but President Zardari should hold by-polls for the seats vacated by them...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/17/mqm-to-field-candidates-across-country.html


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Zardari perturbed over Mirza's allegations, says aide
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By Khawar Ghumman
ISLAMABAD, Oct 16: A senior aide at the Presidency has said the 'big boss (President Asif Zardari) is disturbed over Dr Zulfikar Mirza's continuous harangues, initially targeting the Muttahida Qaumi Movement and its leadership, but later turning his gun on his colleagues in the PPP.

Besides, he told this correspondent, Dr Mirza's persistent interaction with the media has adversely affected the popularity of the Pakistan People's Party. The recent incidents of violation of party discipline in Sindh, the aide who didn't want to be named said, were worrying the president...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/17/zardari-perturbed-over-mirzas-allegations-says-aide.html


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