DINA for the issue of January 07, 2012

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January 07, 2012 Saturday Safar 12, 1433
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Zardari says only PCNS decision to be accepted
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By Our Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD, Jan 6: President Asif Ali Zardari said on Friday he would accept only the decision of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) in the memo case and that he was ready to negotiate with opposition leader Mian Nawaz Sharif on all issues, including early general elections.

In an interview with a TV channel, the president said there was no confrontation between the government and the judiciary and army...

http://www.dawn.com/2012/01/07/zardari-says-only-pcns-decision-to-be-accepted.html


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Nawaz calls for ending army operation in Balochistan
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By Our Correspondent
QUETTA, Jan 6: PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif has demanded an immediate end to military operations in Balochistan and said that an all parties conference will be convened soon in Islamabad to discuss the situation in the province and to find ways of resolving the crisis the seed of which had been sown by the regime of Pervez Musharraf.

Speaking at a function organised by the National Party here on Friday, he touched on various subjects concerning the province — enforced disappearances, Baloch leaders' role in national politics, use of force in tackling political problems, economy, etc...

http://www.dawn.com/2012/01/07/nawaz-calls-for-ending-army-operation-in-balochistan.html


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US says it's 'watching' Haqqani case
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By Anwar Iqbal
WASHINGTON, Jan 6: The US State Department said on Friday that it felt the time had come to demand a fair and transparent judicial process for Pakistan's former ambassador to Washington, Husain Haqqani, and to make it clear that "we're watching".

On Thursday, three top American Senators voiced concern over the reported mistreatment of Mr Haqqani, urging Pakistani authorities to "resolve this matter swiftly and consistent with civilian rule of law"...

http://www.dawn.com/2012/01/07/us-says-its-watching-haqqani-case.html


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Seraiki province bill in next NA session
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By Raja Asghar
ISLAMABAD, Jan 6: The government claimed in a tumultuous National Assembly on Friday to have put its act together for creating a Seraiki province in southern Punjab, for which it said a constitution amendment bill would be moved in the next session of the house along with another, apparently less promising, bill for turning Hazara division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa into a separate province.

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and its allies now possessed the required two-thirds majority in parliament to pass a constitutional amendment to carve out a new province of Seraiki-speaking southern Punjab but did not have the same consensus on a Hazara province, which is opposed by its coalition partner Awami National Party (ANP), which also heads the coalition government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Therefore, he suggested that demands for the two provinces be addressed in separate bills so "the consensus we have evolved on Seraiki province" was not spoiled...

http://www.dawn.com/2012/01/07/seraiki-province-bill-in-next-na-session.html


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Widow challenges trial of three sons under Army Act
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By Iftikhar A. Khan
ISLAMABAD, Jan 6: The episode involving trial of civilians under the Army Act took a new twist on Friday when a widow filed in the Supreme Court a petition challenging the trial under the act of her three sons acquitted by an anti-terrorism court of charges, including attacks on the army's General Headquarters and ISI's Hamza camp.

The federation, directors general of the Inter-Services Intelligence and the Military Intelligence and judge advocate general (JAG) of the GHQ have been made respondents...

http://www.dawn.com/2012/01/07/widow-challenges-trial-of-three-sons-under-army-act.html


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Four Pakistanis jailed in US on various charges
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WASHINGTON, Jan 6: A Pakistani national was sentenced on Friday to 37 months in a US prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to illegally transfer nuclear-related materials to Pakistan from the United States.

On Thursday, a court in Washington, DC, sentenced another Pakistani citizen to 50 months in prison for conspiracy to provide material support to the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan. Nadeem Akhtar, 46, who lives in Maryland outside Washington, pleaded guilty in September to charges of transferring nuclear material to his home country and was sentenced by US Judge Frederick Motz in Baltimore to the prison term, to be followed by two years of supervised release...

http://www.dawn.com/2012/01/07/four-pakistanis-jailed-in-us-on-various-charges.html


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Police officer among two killed in Mardan clash
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By Our Correspondent
MARDAN, Jan 6: A police sub-inspector and the father of a man said to be a militant 'commander' were killed when law-enforcement personnel raided a house in Jungary village of Dubai Adda area on Friday morning.

A search operation was carried out in a remote town of Mardan district on information about the presence of Tariq and other militants...

http://www.dawn.com/2012/01/07/police-officer-among-two-killed-in-mardan-clash.html


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Pak-US meeting to discuss terror funding, money-laundering
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By Shahid Iqbal
KARACHI, Jan 6: A US Treasury delegation will meet senior economic managers in Islamabad on Monday to exchange views on the problem of money-laundering and terrorists funding.

Finance ministry and State Bank officials said the US delegation comprising four to five officials would hold talks with Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, SBP Governor Yaseen Anwar and other officials. The delegation may also meet Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani...

http://www.dawn.com/2012/01/07/pak-us-meeting-to-discuss-terror-funding-money-laundering.html


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Mansoor Ijaz says he can testify after 15th
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Malik Asad
ISLAMABAD, Jan 6: Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz informed the memo probe commission on Friday that he would be available in the second half of January to testify before it.

He also offered for forensic investigation his BlackBerry sets through which he had allegedly communicated with former ambassador Husain Haqqani...

http://www.dawn.com/2012/01/07/mansoor-ijaz-says-he-can-testify-after-15th.html


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Karachi Stocks Down 48.56 Points:
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KARACHI, Jan 06: At close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 11139.32, down 48.56 points.
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Forex Update:
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KARACHI, Jan 06: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 91.3 to the US Dollar in the open market.
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