Dina for the Issue of November 06, 2011

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November 06, 2011 Sunday Zilhaj 09, 1432
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Haj sermon speaks of cultural invasion
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MOUNT ARAFAT (Saudi Arabia), Nov 5: More than two million Muslims flocked on Saturday to Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat and its surrounding plain, marking the peak day of the Haj.

The pilgrims filled the Namira Mosque in Arafat and the nearby streets and camps for collective prayer, led by Saudi Arabia's top imam, Sheikh Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/11/06/haj-sermon-speaks-of-cultural-invasion.html


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Gilani hints at move in PA on new province
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By Khalid Hasnain
LAHORE, Nov 5: The government intended to move a resolution in the Punjab Assembly for the bifurcation of Punjab, the prime
minister said here on Saturday. He also came up with a claim that Nawaz Sharif was in favour of making southern Punjab a separate province.

"Today I inform you that PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif too is in favour of south Punjab province. He favoured it at a rally in Dera Ghazi Khan recently," Yousuf Raza Gilani said while talking to journalists on the sidelines of the inauguration of a satellite station at Kala Shah Kaku...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/11/06/gilani-hints-at-move-in-pa-on-new-province.html


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Seven indicted in Benazir case
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By Malik Asad
RAWALPINDI, Nov 5: An anti-terrorism court here on Saturday indicted seven accused, including former Rawalpindi CCPO Saud Aziz and former SP of Rawal Town, Khurram Shahzad, in the Benazir Bhutto assassination case.

The accused pleaded not guilty to involvement in the assassination of the former prime minister. Ms Bhutto was killed in a gun-and-bomb attack on Dec 27, 2007...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/11/06/seven-indicted-in-benazir-case.html


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'Law on Sindh LG system to come after Eid'
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By Our Staff Reporter
KARACHI, Nov 5: The Pakistan People's Party and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement said on Saturday they hoped to put up a draft law for a new local government system in the Sindh assembly after Eidul Azha.

Speaking at a press conference at the Chief Minister's House after a three-hour meeting of the PPP-MQM core committee, Senior Minister Pir Mazhar-ul-Haq of PPP and Minister Dr Saghir Ahmad of MQM reiterated their parties' commitment to go along with Benazir Bhutto's vision of pursuing a reconciliation and said the draft of a new law on the future local government system would be brought to the assembly for approval...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/11/06/law-on-sindh-lg-system-to-come-after-eid.html


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Imran Khan: the myth and the reality
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By Badar Alam
WHEN Imran Khan launched the Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf in 1996, then prime minister Benazir Bhutto rhetorically asked, "Can Imran win 51 per cent seats in parliament to form a government?" A decade and a half later, the same question haunts Mr Khan even when he has gathered together the largest public assembly of his entire political life. His supporters, critics and opponents are asking if he will ever get the parliamentary strength he needs to realise his aspirations of becoming prime minister.

There are, indeed, genuine reasons for scepticism. First, the nature of his politics and the political character of his supporters are such that transforming his public support into electoral success will be a challenging task. Second, the quality of his prospective, and previous, election candidates leaves much to be desired, and lastly, his political agenda is so briefly simplistic that it runs the risk of having a limited appeal for most voters in the country...
http://www.dawn.com/2011/11/06/imran-khan-the-myth-and-the-reality.html


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Khar foresees improvement in ties with India
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By Intikhab Hanif
LAHORE, Nov 5: Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Saturday said she saw a "faster improvement" in Pakistan-India relations in the near future, adding that the government was taking all stakeholders, including the military, on board in its efforts to normalise relations with New Delhi.

She was speaking at a news conference here during which she was asked about the position of Pakistan military (on the PPP government's efforts to improve relations with India) whom Nawaz Sharif blames for derailing the peace process (through coup) he had started in the late 1990's when the countries moved closer to the settlement of Kashmir dispute...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/11/06/khar-foresees-improvement-in-ties-with-india.html


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Shahbaz, farmers' body blame govt for urea shortage
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By Khawar Ghumman
ISLAMABAD, Nov 5: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has expressed concern over the brewing urea crisis and said it could have repercussions on the agriculture sector and hit the production target for wheat.

In a letter addressed to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, he said the wheat sowing season was in full swing, but situation on the ground regarding the availability of urea was "extremely disturbed and it is apprehended that it will worsen in the days to come"...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/11/06/shahbaz-farmers-body-blame-govt-for-urea-shortage.html


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New list of banned outfits released
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By Iftikhar A Khan
ISLAMABAD, Nov 5: The interior ministry released a list of 31 banned organisations on Saturday.

Most of the organisations had been earlier but People's Aman Committee of Karachi, Shia Tulaba Action Committee, Markaz Sabeel Organisation and Tanzeem-i-Naujawanan-i-Sunnat of Gilgit-Baltistan have been added to the list...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/11/06/new-list-of-banned-outfits-released.html


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45 rescued from Chinese coalmine after 36 hours
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BEIJING, Nov 5: Forty-five miners trapped underground after a rock blast in a Chinese coalmine were brought to the surface on Saturday in a rare successful rescue, CCTV state television reported.

Eight people had been confirmed killed by Thursday's accident at the Qianqiu colliery in the central province of Henan, it said. Another 21 had earlier been brought out...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/11/06/45-rescued-from-chinese-coalmine-after-36-hours.html


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Better trade with Pakistan to take some time: India
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NEW DELHI, Nov 5: India played down on Saturday confusion about whether Pakistan was granting India the most favoured trading nation status, saying such a step "could take some time".

Earlier in the week, Pakistan's cabinet announced it had approved a proposal giving India the status of most favoured nation in a move towards normalising trade ties between the two countries...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/11/06/better-trade-with-pakistan-to-take-some-time-india.html


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Biggest spike ever in global warming gases recorded
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WASHINGTON, Nov 5: Harmful carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels made their biggest ever annual jump in 2010, according to the US Department of Energy's latest world data released this week.

China led the way with a spike of 212 million metric tons of carbon in 2010 over 2009, compared to 59 million metric tons more from the United States and 48 million metric tons more from India in the same period...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/11/06/biggest-spike-ever-in-global-warming-gases-recorded.html


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Three security personnel killed in ambush
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By Our Correspondent
LADHA, Nov 5: Three security personnel were killed and seven others injured in an ambush in Speena Mella area of South Waziristan on Saturday, intelligence reports said.

Three vehicles of a bomb disposal squad were travelling to Zangara check-post from Zahidullah security post when militants ambushed them with rockets and Kalashnikovs in Speena Mella area...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/11/06/three-security-personnel-killed-in-ambush.html


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Journalist found shot dead in Hub
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By Our staff Correspondent
QUETTA, Nov 5: The bullet-riddled body of a journalist was found in the Hub town of Lasbela district on Saturday, sources said.

According to the sources, local people informed the police about the presence of the body which was shifted to hospital where the deceased was identified as Javed Naseer Rind...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/11/06/journalist-found-shot-dead-in-hub.html


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US general sacked over Karzai criticism
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KABUL, Nov 5: A United States general in Afghanistan has been fired after accusing President Hamid Karzai and his corruption-plagued administration of being out of touch and ungrateful for American support.

Major General Peter Fuller, deputy commander of Nato's mission to train and equip Afghan forces, was dismissed after making "inappropriate public comments", the Nato-led international force said late Friday...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/11/06/us-general-sacked-over-karzai-criticism.html


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Karachi Stocks Up 135.46 Points:
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KARACHI, Nov 04: At close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 11942.92, up 135.46 points.
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Forex Update:
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KARACHI, Nov 04: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 87 to the US Dollar in the open market.
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