DINA for the issue of January 16, 2012

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January 16, 2012 Monday Safar 21, 1433
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President holds talks with Chaudhrys
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By Khawar Ghumman
ISLAMABAD, Jan 15: Although it was a chilly, drizzly Sunday, there was no let-up in hectic political activities in the capital, with apprehensions about developments on Monday in relation to the order the Supreme Court may issue in the NRO implementation case, the memo issue judicial investigation and the debate and vote on a resolution tabled in the National Assembly on Friday by the ruling coalition.

A significant event was a meeting between PML-Q leaders and President Asif Ali Zardari...

http://www.dawn.com/2012/01/16/president-holds-talks-with-chaudhrys.html


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Bomb attack on Chehlum procession leaves 18 dead
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By Malik Irfanul Haq
RAHIM YAR KHAN, Jan 15: Eighteen people died and more than 30 others were injured when an explosion ripped through a Chehlum procession in Khanpur, 46km from here, on Sunday.

Rescue personnel who took the injured and the bodies to hospitals put the death toll at 18, but the district administration said the confirmed toll was 14...

http://www.dawn.com/2012/01/16/bomb-attack-on-chehlum-procession-leaves-18-dead.html

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US makes new move to engage Taliban
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By Anwar Iqbal
WASHINGTON, Jan 15: The United States launches a new diplomatic offensive on Monday to consult its allies on its efforts to reengage the Taliban, but leaves Pakistan out of the loop.

US special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Marc Grossman left Washington on Sunday on a visit that will take him to Ankara, Riyadh, Abu Dhabi, Kabul and Doha...

http://www.dawn.com/2012/01/16/us-makes-new-move-to-engage-taliban.html


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Hakimullah reported killed in Jan 12 drone strike
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PESHAWAR, Jan 15: The leader of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which poses the gravest security threat to the country, was believed killed by a US drone strike on Jan 12, Pakistan intelligence officials said on Sunday.

The officials said they intercepted wireless radio chatter between Taliban fighters detailing how Hakimullah Mehsud was killed while travelling in a convoy to a meeting in the North Waziristan tribal region near the Afghan border...

http://www.dawn.com/2012/01/16/hakimullah-reported-killed-in-jan-12-drone-strike.html


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Answerable only to parliament, says Gilani
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By Gulzar Baig
VEHARI, Jan 15: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said on Sunday that he was the elected premier of 180 million people and was answerable only to parliament.

Talking to reporters at the residence of PPP's late MNA Azeem Daultana in Luddan town, he said that under the Constitution he was answerable to parliament and not to any individual...

http://www.dawn.com/2012/01/16/answerable-only-to-parliament-says-gilani.html


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PML-N to seek support of Q-League, MQM
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By Our Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD, Jan 15: In a major shift in its stance, the Pakistan Muslim League-N has decided to contact all parities, including the MQM and PML-Q, in a bid to mount pressure on the beleaguered PPP to announce early election.

The move, according to sources, is aimed at thwarting the possibility of a 'third force' taking advantage of the situation arising out of the memo scandal and observations made by the Supreme Court about implementation of its NRO judgment...

http://www.dawn.com/2012/01/16/pml-n-to-seek-support-of-q-league-mqm.html


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Levy on diesel to be cut by 50pc: Plan to discourage use of CNG in private transport
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By Khaleeq Kiani
ISLAMABAD, Jan 15: Caught in a gas shortage crisis, the government has decided in principle to reduce petroleum levy on diesel by 50 per cent and gradually increase rates for compressed natural gas (CNG) to discourage natural gas consumption in the transport sector.

A preliminary agreement on the decision was reached during a recent meeting presided over by Petroleum Minister Dr Asim Hussain...

http://www.dawn.com/2012/01/16/levy-on-diesel-to-be-cut-by-50pc-plan-to-discourage-use-of-cng-in-private-transport.html


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N-weapons not for use in war, says Gen Singh
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NEW DELHI, Jan 15: Indian Army chief General V.K. Singh has said that nuclear weapons are not for use in war and that no-one should be foolish enough to think of nuclear weapons as war-waging weapons.

"Let's be quite clear on it... Nuclear weapons are not for war-fighting. They have got a strategic significance and that is where it should end," said Gen Singh, speaking on the sidelines of an army function on Sunday...

http://www.dawn.com/2012/01/16/n-weapons-not-for-use-in-war-says-gen-singh.html


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Woman, four children swept away by flash-flood
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By Our Staff Correspondent
QUETTA, Jan 15: A woman and four children of the same family drowned in a seasonal river that was flowing in high flood after long spells of rain lashed a Pishin area, some 80km from Quetta, on Sunday. Three people were rescued.

Levies Force sources said that a family of eight was travelling from Killi Manzari to Killi Nali area by car. Near Bagarzai area, they were caught in a rainstorm and the car slipped into the river swollen by a flash-flood...

http://www.dawn.com/2012/01/16/woman-four-children-swept-away-by-flash-flood.html

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