DINA Issue for October 19th , 2011 .

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D A W N I n t e r n e t N e w s A l e r t
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October 19, 2011 Wednesday Ziqa'ad 20, 1432
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Landmark pro-women bill blocked in NA again
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By Raja Asghar
ISLAMABAD, Oct 18: Women's cause suffered a big blow in the National Assembly on Tuesday when an apparent gang-up blocked a landmark, pro-women private bill for the second time in eight days, on a day the ruling Pakistan People's Party recalled the sacrifice of its assassinated female leader Benazir Bhutto.

The Prevention of Anti-Women Practices (Criminal Law Amendment) Bill, seeking to penalise practices like forced marriages and the so-called marriage with the holy Quran mainly aimed to deprive women of property inheritance, was first deferred on Oct 11 for a week due to some last-minute objections to perceived drafting flaws and harshness of the proposed law's clauses prescribing minimum punishments just as the house was about to vote on its last clause...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/19/landmark-pro-women-bill-blocked-in-na-again.html


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US attack in N. Waziristan unlikely
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By Iftikhar A. Khan
ISLAMABAD, Oct 18: Chief of the Army Staff Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has ruled out the possibility of an immediate unilateral US military offensive in North Waziristan, saying the Americans will have to think 10 times before going for this.

The comments came at a rare briefing held on Tuesday for members of the standing committees on defence of the two houses of parliament at the General Headquarters...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/19/us-attack-in-n-waziristan-unlikely.html


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Steps taken to stop attacks from Afghanistan, says ISPR
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ISLAMABAD, Oct 18: The Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations, Major Gen Athar Abbas, has said that army troops and Frontier Corps personnel had been deployed in areas bordering Afghanistan to stop militant attacks from across the border.

In an interview with Radio Pakistan, he said Pakistan would not allow militants to attack its checkposts and border villages and kill civilians...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/19/steps-taken-to-stop-attacks-from-afghanistan-says-ispr.html


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Foundation stone laid for Diamer-Bhasha dam
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By Farooq Ahmed Khan
CHILAS, Oct 18: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani said here on Tuesday that the $12 billion Diamer-Bhasha dam on the Indus would produce 4,500MW of electricity and store over 8 million acre feet of water and help meet the country's future power and agricultural requirements.

Speaking at the foundation stone-laying ceremony of the world's highest concrete dam, he said he had undertaken consultations with various quarters to ensure that the project did not suffer the same fate as the Kalabagh dam which had fallen victim to political bickering...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/19/foundation-stone-laid-for-diamer-bhasha-dam.html


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CID report on Hazaras' killing submitted in court
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By Amanullah Kasi
QUETTA, Oct 18: The advocate general submitted before a bench of the Balochistan High Court on Tuesday a report of the Crimes Investigation Department (CID) which stated that an important clue had been found in the Mastung massacre, but said that details could not be disclosed because that would affect further investigation.

Twenty-nine members of the Shia Hazara community were killed by gunmen near Mastung on Sept 20...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/19/cid-report-on-hazaras-killing-submitted-in-court.html


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Rs1bn released; railway staff to get salary today: Bilour
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By Amin Ahmed
ISLAMABAD, Oct 18: The federal government released on Tuesday Rs1 billion for payment of salary and pension to employees of Pakistan Railways.

The organisation needs a government subsidy of Rs4 billion a month to meet its main expenses — salary, pension, fuel and maintenance of rolling stock...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/19/rs1bn-released-railway-staff-to-get-salary-today-bilour.html


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Clinton arriving with military and CIA chiefs: reports
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By Anwar Iqbal
WASHINGTON, Oct 18: The new CIA director and America's new military chief will accompany Secretary of State Hillary Clinton when she arrives in Islamabad next week for talks with Pakistani leaders, the US media reported on Tuesday.

US officials who spoke to various media outlets described the visit as Secretary Clinton's 'own initiative' aimed at restoring relations with an old ally...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/19/clinton-arriving-with-military-and-cia-chiefs-reports.html


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Nawaz lashes out at govt
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SHAHDADPUR (Sanghar), Oct 18: Mian Nawaz Sharif said on Tuesday that 'Daku Raj' (bandits' rule) in Sindh had been brought to an end in the 90s when the PML was in power and vowed that dacoits would be taken to task if he came to power again.

Addressing the people affected by floods and the PML-N workers here, Mr Sharif said his frequent visits to Sindh reflected his desire to share the suffering of his 'Sindhi brothers'...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/19/nawaz-lashes-out-at-govt.html


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Accountability court stopped from proceeding against Sharifs
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By Malik Asad
RAWALPINDI, Oct 18: The Lahore High Court restrained an accountability court on Tuesday from proceeding with the references filed against PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif, Shahbaz Sharif and other members of their family.

The LHC's Rawalpindi bench comprising Justice Ijazul Ahsan and Justice Abdul Waheed Khan issued the order while hearing a petition filed by the Sharif family that sought to quash the references...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/19/accountability-court-stopped-from-proceeding-against-sharifs.html


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Afghans, Nato in 'push against Haqqanis'
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KABUL, Oct 18: Afghan security forces and their Nato allies have launched a new push against the Haqqani network along the Pakistani border, senior defence officials said on Tuesday.

The United States recently accused the Haqqanis of orchestrating a 19-hour siege of the US embassy in Kabul, a September truck bombing on a Nato outpost that wounded 77 Americans and a June attack on Kabul's Inter-Continental hotel...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/19/afghans-nato-in-push-against-haqqanis.html


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Karachi Stocks Down 63.36 Points:
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KARACHI, Oct 18: At close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 11912.19, down 63.36 points.
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Forex Update:
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KARACHI, Oct 18: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 87.2 to the US Dollar in the open market.
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