DINA for the issue of November 22, 2011

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November 22, 2011 Tuesday Zilhaj 25, 1432
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Mullen did not believe memo was from Zardari: Pentagon
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By Anwar Iqbal
WASHINGTON, Nov 21: The Pentagon said on Monday that former US military chief Admiral Mike Mullen knew the emissary who had brought the controversial memo to him but he did not believe it was from President Asif Ali Zardari.

The statement indirectly confirms two latest developments in the so-called memogate scandal that has shaken Pakistan: Former US National Security Adviser James Jones took the memo to the admiral and the accuser Mansoor Ijaz's claim that President Zardari may not have known about the letter...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/11/22/mullen-did-not-believe-memo-was-from-zardari-pentagon.html


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Major, 14 others killed: FC comes under deadly attack in Balochistan
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By Saleem Shahid
QUETTA, Nov 21: At least 15 security personnel were killed and 15 others injured in an attack on a Frontier Corps convoy in Kangri area of Musa Khel district, some 350km northeast of the provincial capital, on Monday.

Officials said an FC major and a non-commissioned officer were among the dead. Fourteen personnel died on the spot and one in Loralai hospital. A spokesman for the FC Balochistan confirmed the ambush and the casualties. "Yes, we have lost our 14 personnel in the attack. Several soldiers were injured, eight of them seriously," he said. Outlawed Baloch Liberation Army has claimed responsibility for the attack...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/11/22/major-14-others-killed-fc-comes-under-deadly-attack-in-balochistan.html


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Two officers, 47 militants die in Orakzai, Kurram clashes
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By Syed Hasan Mahmood and Hussain Afzal
KALAYA / PARACHINAR, Nov 21: Two army officers and 47 militants were killed in clashes in Orakzai and Kurram agencies on Monday.

Another 11 army personnel, two of them officers, and 38 militants were injured...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/11/22/two-officers-47-militants-die-in-orakzai-kurram-clashes.html


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Punjab in focus — V: Imran Khan's narrow message to a broad electorate
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By Cyril Almeida
A winning electoral strategy is like a perfectly baked souffle. The right combination of ingredients and skill can produce exquisite results, but it is all too easy to get wrong and fall flat.

Surveying the political landscape in northern and central Punjab along a stretch of the GT Road, it's too early to tell what's cooking in the province. The big question — will Imran Khan turn the next election into a triangular contest nationally between the PPP, PML-N and PTI or will the PTI be more of a spoiler for the Sharifs and the PML-N? — has an even bigger question mark hanging over it...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/11/22/punjab-in-focus-v-imran-khan-s-narrow-message-to-a-broad-electorate.html


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Mystery shrouds Haqqani's schedule in Islamabad
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By Syed Irfan Raza
ISLAMABAD, Nov 21: For the second day in a row, the beleaguered ambassador, Husain Haqqani, kept a low profile and stayed away from the media while Mansoor Ijaz enjoyed his five minutes of fame by giving a series of interviews. Ambassador Haqqani has not been seen or heard much since he landed in Islamabad on Sunday morning.

Any meetings that he was expected to hold with Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, President Asif Ali Zardari and Army Chief Ashfaq Pervez Kayani never materialised...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/11/22/mystery-shrouds-haqqanis-schedule-in-islamabad.html


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Gujarat LeT encounter was faked, court told
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NEW DELHI, Nov 21: India appeared headed for more embarrassment in its anti-terror talks with Pakistan after the Gujarat High Court on Monday admitted a high-level probe report stating that an alleged encounter death of a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) suspect in 2004 was faked by police.

Acting on the game-changing report by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) about the Ishrat Jehan encounter by police under Chief Minister Narendra Modi's administration, the Gujarat High Court ordered that murder charges be framed against the offending police officers...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/11/22/gujarat-let-encounter-was-faked-court-told.html


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Govt departments continue to default on electricity bills
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By Khawar Ghumman
ISLAMABAD, Nov 21: The Minister for Water and Power, Syed Naveed Qamar, informed the National Assembly on Monday that federal government departments continued to default on their electricity bills, seriously affecting the generation capacity of the system.

In reply to a question, the minister told the house in a detailed written answer during question-hour session that both civilian and armed forces departments had electricity bills outstanding against them...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/11/22/electricity-bills-govt-departments-continue-to-default.html


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Pepco asks Reshma plant to pay Rs1.35bn mark-up
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By Nasir Iqbal
ISLAMABAD, Nov 21: The Pakistan Electric Power Company informed the Supreme Court hearing allegations of corruption in the purchase of rental power plants on Monday that the company intended to recover an amount of Rs1.3 billion as mark-up from Reshma Rental Generation Ltd, in addition to over Rs7 billion it had returned earlier.

"We have issued a notice to the Reshma plant to return Rs1.359 billion that had accrued as mark-up," Pepco Managing Director Rasul Khan Mahsud told a two-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/11/22/pepco-asks-reshma-plant-to-pay-rs1-35bn-mark-up.html


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Karachi Stocks Down 43.02 Points:
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KARACHI, Nov 21: At close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 11894.79, down 43.02 points.
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Forex Update:
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KARACHI, Nov 21: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 87.5 to the US Dollar in the open market.
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