DINA for the issue of December 01, 2011

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December 01, 2011 Thursday Muharram 5, 1433
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Post-Nato strike video released
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ISLAMABAD, Nov 30: The Inter-Services Public Relations released on Wednesday a video footage showing the two Pakistani posts destroyed in strikes carried out by Nato helicopters and a warplane on Saturday.

Twenty-four troops, including two officers of Pakistan Army, were killed and 13 others injured during the attack on the Volcano and Boulder posts in Salala area of Mohmand Agency...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/12/01/post-nato-strike-video-released.html


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Prices of diesel, petrol raised
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By Kalbe Ali
ISLAMABAD, Nov 30: The government has again decided not to reduce prices of petroleum products despite a decline in oil prices in the international market, apparently to cover adjustments made in petroleum levy. It added to the woes of already overburdened consumers by increasing the price of high speed diesel (HSD) by Rs4.67 to Rs98.94 per litre and that of petrol by 48 paisa to Rs87.89 per litre for the month of December.

The federal government deregulated the prices of almost all petroleum products in June this year and allowed refineries and oil marketing companies to announce ex-refinery and ex-depot prices every month, keeping in view the import parity price...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/12/01/prices-of-diesel-petrol-raised.html


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SBP keeps interest rate unchanged
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KARACHI, Nov 30: The State Bank has kept the policy interest rate unchanged in the wake of higher macroeconomic risks and inflation holding the government's borrowing from banking system responsible for inflationary behaviour.

The State Bank on Wednesday announced Monetary Policy for December and January, keeping the interest rate (discount rate) at 12 per cent...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/12/01/sbp-keeps-interest-rate-unchanged.html


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PR secretary removed for taking graft cases to NAB: Rashid
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By Nasir Iqbal
ISLAMABAD, Nov 30: Former minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed claimed before the Supreme Court bench hearing a suo motu case about corruption in Pakistan Railways on Wednesday that sitting Minister Ghulam Ahmed Bilour had requested him to withdraw from the case.

Sheikh Rashid also lamented before the two-judge bench that Railways Secretary Javed Ahmed had been removed from his post after he had submitted corruption cases to the National Accountability Bureau. The PR's general manager may meet the same fate, he said...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/12/01/pr-secretary-removed-for-taking-graft-cases-to-nab-rashid.html


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US given Dec 11 deadline to vacate Shamsi airbase
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By Iftikhar A Khan
ISLAMABAD, Nov 30: Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar told a Senate committee on Wednesday that the decision to get the Shamsi airbase vacated from US troops was irreversible.

And in Karachi, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani made a similar statement and said the United States had been given the deadline of December 11 to abide by the decision...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/12/01/us-given-dec-11-deadline-to-vacate-shamsi-airbase.html


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Election authority seeks full financial autonomy
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By A Reporter
ISLAMABAD, Nov 30: The Election Commission of Pakistan decided on Wednesday to send a summary to the prime minister for granting it full financial autonomy.

A meeting of the commission, presided over by Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan, Justice (retd) Hamid Ali Mirza, approved provision of short messaging service to public for checking their vote registration and particulars, etc., and fixed its charges at Rs2 per SMS...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/12/01/election-authority-seeks-full-financial-autonomy.html


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Bonn conference: US urges 'at least low-level' Participation
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By Anwar Iqbal
WASHINGTON, Nov 30: The United States is looking for a "follow-up way" to involve Pakistan in the Bonn conference on Afghanistan, said Secretary of State Hillary Clinton while the Pentagon assured Islamabad on Wednesday that last week's attack on Pakistani border posts was not intentional.

In a related development, the US State Department said that it had not suspended arms sales to Pakistan...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/12/01/bonn-conference-us-urges-at-least-low-level-participation.html


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Crisis over CNG licences deepens
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By Khaleeq Kiani
ISLAMABAD, Nov 30: The controversy over the alleged issuance of 47 licences for CNG filling stations despite a ban imposed by the cabinet snowballed into a deeper crisis on Wednesday when some members of a parliamentary panel raised questions about many other such cases.

During the meeting of the National Assembly's sub-committee on petroleum and natural resources, members continued to put searching questions to the officials of the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) even though the Supreme Court has already ordered the sacking of its chairman over fraud and corruption charges...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/12/01/crisis-over-cng-licences-deepens.html


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India claims arresting Pakistani, five Indians over blasts
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NEW DELHI, Nov 30: Indian police said on Wednesday they had detained six suspected militants over three attacks including a bombing at a restaurant last year in western India that killed 17 people.

The six men, one of them alleged to be a Pakistani, were associated with the Indian Mujahideen, a homegrown militant group, police said in a statement...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/12/01/india-claims-arresting-pakistani-five-indians-over-blasts.html


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Pemra may summon BBC over Taliban documentary
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LAHORE, Nov 30: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) said on Wednesday it was looking at summoning the BBC to demand an explanation over a documentary about the Taliban that has left the BBC World News channel blocked nationwide.

Cable operators pulled the channel on Tuesday night amid anger over Nato air strikes that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/12/01/pemra-may-summon-bbc-over-taliban-documentary.html


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'Cooperation allows Nato, Pakistan to avert clash'
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KABUL, Nov 30: Pakistan resumed some cooperation with US-led forces in Afghanistan following Nato strikes that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers by working with the coalition to prevent another cross-border incident from escalating, a spokesman said on Wednesday.

Nato said Islamabad communicated with the alliance to prevent an exchange of fire over the border late on Tuesday from turning into another international incident...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/12/01/cooperation-allows-nato-pakistan-to-avert-clash.html


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Karachi Stocks Up 43.93 Points:
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KARACHI, Nov 30: At close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 11550.88, up 43.93 points.
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Forex Update:
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KARACHI, Nov 30: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 88.5 to the US Dollar in the open market.
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