DINA for the issue of December 02, 2011

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December 02, 2011 Friday Muharram 6, 1433
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Pakistan wants those responsible for attack punished
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By Our Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD, Dec 1: Setting terms for renewal of ties with the United States, Pakistan has sought 'punishment' for and an 'apology' from those responsible for Saturday's deadly Nato attack on two of its border posts.

The demand, military sources say, was made through a letter sent to Washington earlier this week...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/12/02/pakistan-wants-those-responsible-for-attack-punished.html


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Troops free to hit back in future: Kayani
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ISLAMABAD, Dec 1: Army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani upped the ante in the standoff with the United States by telling his troops on Thursday that aggressors would not be able to evade a crushing retaliation in future.

Where he vowed to respond to any future 'aggression' by United States and Nato troops based in Afghanistan with 'full force' regardless of its consequences, he also permitted the troops to respond to any attack without waiting for directions from the command...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/12/02/troops-free-to-hit-back-in-future-kayani.html


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•One-man commission named •PPP's angry reaction: •President, COAS, ISI chief to explain position: SC orders memogate inquiry, tells Haqqani not to go abroad
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By Nasir Iqbal
ISLAMABAD, Dec 1: President Asif Ali Zardari was dealt a second supreme blow in less than a week.

Within days of having rejected the government's review petition against the NRO judgment, the Supreme Court moved on Thursday decisively and rapidly against the government on a petition filed by PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/12/02/one-man-commission-named-ppps-angry-reaction-president-coas-isi-chief-to-explain-position-sc-orders-memogate-inquiry-tells-haqqani-not-to-go-abroad.html


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PPP comes out with venomous reply
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By Khawar Ghumman & Ahmad Hassan
ISLAMABAD, Dec 1: The SC order on memogate led to considerable political hot air being released in the capital on Thursday evening.

The first salvo was fired by the ruling PPP at a press conference where its leaders betrayed the defiant party mood by rejecting the one-man commission set up by the Supreme Court...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/12/02/ppp-comes-out-with-venomous-reply.html


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Nato kills 2 Pakistanis
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QUETTA/LADAH, Dec 1: Two Pakistanis were shot dead by Nato personnel in Hilmand province of Afghanistan on Thursday.

"Afghan border authorities handed over the bodies to Pakistan at the Shabian border point in Chagai district," official sources said...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/12/02/nato-kills-2-pakistanis.html


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Seven Pakistanis kidnapped in Afghanistan
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PUL-I-ALAM (Afghanistan), Dec 1: Seven Pakistani workers have been kidnapped in an area troubled by the Taliban near the Afghan capital Kabul, police said on Thursday.

The Pakistanis — engineers and workers assigned to a hospital construction project in Logar province — were returning to their accommodation after work when they were snatched at gunpoint on Wednesday...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/12/02/seven-pakistanis-kidnapped-in-afghanistan.html


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Joint body set up to facilitate cross-LoC trade
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By Mubarak Zeb Khan
ISLAMABAD, Dec 1: In a major development, ten associations of commerce and industry from both sides of Jammu and Kashmir have decided to form a joint apex body to facilitate trade across the Line of Control.

Pakistan and India initiated the first cross-border contact in 2005 by launching a bus service between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad. Cross-border trade was initiated in October 2008 and tourism and cultural exchange in July this year...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/12/02/joint-body-set-up-to-facilitate-cross-loc-trade.html


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Strike in Kashmir
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SRINAGAR, Dec 1: Lawyers in Indian-held Kashmir observed a daylong strike on Thursday to demand that harsh emergency laws be revoked.
The draconian Armed Forces Special Powers Act

(AFSPA) and Disturbed Areas Act (DAA) were introduced in 1990 to give the army and paramilitary forces sweeping powers to detain people, use deadly force and destroy property...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/12/02/strike-in-kashmir.html


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State dept, Pentagon at odds over apology on Nato strikes
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By Anwar Iqbal
WASHINGTON, Dec 1: A senior US lawmaker has urged the US defence secretary to review Nato's command and control protocols in Afghanistan to prevent incidents like the air strikes that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers in Mohmand Agency.

Congressman Dennis Kucinich also demanded reparations for the families of the soldiers killed and injured in the Nato attacks. "Accountability of those responsible for the loss of life and an impartial and transparent investigation will be critical to maintaining our vital relationship with Pakistan," he said...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/12/02/state-dept-pentagon-at-odds-over-apology-on-nato-strikes.html


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4 terrorists held in Karachi
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KARACHI, Dec 1: The anti-extremism cell of the CID on Thursday claimed to have arrested four alleged terrorists belonging to the proscribed Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan in Karachi.

Addressing a news conference, SP Aslam Khan said a huge cache of weapons and explosives was seized during the operation, indicating that the terrorists planned to attack Muharram processions in the city...

http://www.dawn.com/2011/12/02/4-terrorists-held-in-karachi.html


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Karachi Stocks Up 24.54 Points:
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KARACHI, Dec 01: At close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 11557.37, up 24.54 points.
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Forex Update:
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KARACHI, Dec 01: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 90 to the US Dollar in the open market.
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