DINA for the Issue of February 25, 2012

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D A W N I n t e r n e t N e w s A l e r t
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February 25, 2012 Saturday Rabi-us-Sani 2, 1433
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Kayani told Pasha to find truth about memo, says Ijaz
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By Malik Asad
ISLAMABAD, Feb 24: Mansoor Ijaz, the central character in the memo scandal, said on Friday that ISI chief Lt-Gen Ahmed Shuja Pasha, while investigating evidence related to the memorandum allegedly delivered to former US military chief Mike Mullen, had told him that army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani had instructed him to inquire into the matter.

In his testimony before the judicial commission investigating the case, he said that Gen Pasha had told him during their four-hour meeting in London's Park Lane Intercontinental Hotel on Oct 22 that both he and the chief of the army staff were keen to ensure that the political government completed its tenure, but they also wanted to get to the bottom of what the memo was all about...

http://www.dawn.com/2012/02/25/kayani-told-pasha-to-find-truth-about-memo-says-ijaz.html


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Barter deal in the offing: Wheat, rice for Tehran
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By Khaleeq Kiani
ISLAMABAD, Feb 24: Sitting over a huge surplus wheat stock and having increased support price to encourage more production and votes, Pakistan has found an opportunity to export one million tons of wheat to Iran, and that too under a barter trade deal.

The two sides agreed on Friday during a meeting between Water and Power Minister Syed Naveed Qamar and visiting Iranian Deputy Commerce Minister Abbas Ghohadi that Tehran would import not only one million tons of wheat but also 200,000 tons of rice to promote barter trade relations. Tehran is also expected to import sugar from Islamabad...

http://www.dawn.com/2012/02/25/barter-deal-in-the-offing-wheat-rice-for-tehran.html


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KSE index crosses 12,700 points barrier
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By Dilawar Hussain
KARACHI, Feb 24: Stocks at the Karachi share market got off to a storming start on Friday with the KSE-100 index closing 190 points higher at 12,706 points, spurred by massive individual and institutional buying.

Dealers said the market, which was now worth Rs3 trillion or $36 billion, had crossed the barrier of 12,700 points for the first time in nearly four years (45 months). Arif Habib, former chairman of KSE, attributed the bull run to several positive factors. The assurance by the former finance minister regarding the reformed Capital Gains Tax (CGT), which included a 'no questions to be asked on source of funds invested in stocks till 2014' was a major reason that provided comfort to investors...

http://www.dawn.com/2012/02/25/kse-index-crosses-12700-points-barrier.html


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PM urges Afghan Taliban, other groups to join peace process
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By Baqir Sajjad Syed
ISLAMABAD, Feb 24: Pakistan publicly appealed to Taliban and other Afghan groups on Friday to join an 'intra-Afghan process' for advancing the cause of reconciliation and peace in the country.

The appeal, the first of its kind, was made by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in a policy statement issued after a meeting with ISI chief Lt-Gen Ahmed Shuja Pasha on the Afghan issue...

http://www.dawn.com/2012/02/25/time-to-open-new-chapter-in-afghan-history-pm-urges-afghan-taliban-other-groups-to-join-peace-process.html


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Balochistan killings: SC asks ISI, MI again to submit reports
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By Nasir Iqbal
ISLAMABAD, Feb 24: The Supreme Court repeated on Friday its earlier directive to the Inter Services Intelligence and the Military Intelligence (MI) to submit their reports on 'senseless and indiscriminate' killings in Balochistan.

The directive to submit reports on the deteriorating law and order in the province was issued after a three-judge bench headed by Justice Mian Shakiurullah Jan decided to consider on March 7 the government's request to hear premier intelligence agencies on the Balochistan situation in camera...

http://www.dawn.com/2012/02/25/balochistan-killings-sc-asks-isi-mi-again-to-submit-reports.html


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Baloch leaders reject Malik's offer to quash cases
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By Saleem Shahid
QUETTA, Feb 24: Baloch nationalist leaders have rejected Interior Minister Rehman Malik's announcement about withdrawal of cases against Brahamdagh Bugti and Harbayar Marri and said the Balochistan issue cannot be resolved without recovery of missing persons and bringing to justice the elements involved in dumping bullet-riddled bodies.

National Party's vice-president Mir Hasil Khan Bizenjo said on Thursday that Brahamdagh Bugti and Harbayar Marri had already said they did not recognise the state and if the government wanted to negotiate it should first hand over Balochistan to them...

http://www.dawn.com/2012/02/25/baloch-leaders-reject-maliks-offer-to-quash-cases.html


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Suicide bombers kill 4 policemen in Peshawar
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By Ali Hazrat Bacha
PESHAWAR, Feb 24: At least four policemen were killed and six others injured when three suicide bombers blew themselves up in a police station on Friday. A terrorist was injured when he was trying to place an explosive device on a road

Two sub-inspectors were among the policemen killed in the early morning attack on the 'C Division' (Kotwali) police station on Circular Road...

http://www.dawn.com/2012/02/25/ttps-azzam-brigade-claims-responsibility-suicide-bombers-kill-4-policemen-in-peshawar.html


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India assails US NGOs
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NEW DELHI, Feb 24: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh blamed US non-profit groups in an interview published on Friday for whipping up anti-nuclear demonstrations that have stalled two new atomic plants. Mr Singh told the American journal "Science" that "the atomic energy programme has got into difficulties because these NGOs, mostly I think based in the US, don't appreciate the need for our country to increase the energy supply."

India's fast-growing economy is heavily dependent on coal, but the government hopes to raise the proportion of power produced from nuclear sources from less than three per cent to 25 per cent by 2050.—AFP..

http://www.dawn.com/2012/02/25/india-assails-us-ngos.html


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Balochistan APC termed futile: Fazl refuses to meet US Congressmen
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By Ahmad Hassan
ISLAMABAD, Feb 24: JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman announced here on Friday that his party would boycott a scheduled meeting with a delegation of US Congressmen visiting the country.

Talking to reporters, he said the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (Fazl) had refused to meet the Congressmen in protest against continued drone attacks and violation of Pakistan's frontiers by the United States...

http://www.dawn.com/2012/02/25/balochistan-apc-termed-futile-fazl-refuses-to-meet-us-congressmen.html


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President offers condolences to Magsi
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By Our Reporter
KARACHI, Feb 24: President Asif Ali Zardari visited the residence of Balochistan Governor Zulfiqar Ali Magsi on Friday and offered condolences on the death of his mother.

According to official sources, President Zardari discussed the Balochistan situation and asked the governor to redress the grievances of disgruntled Baloch leaders...

http://www.dawn.com/2012/02/25/president-offers-condolences-to-magsi.html


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Afghan unrest delays US apology to Pakistan
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By Anwar Iqbal
WASHINGTON, Feb 24: Pakistan has become an unintended victim of US President Barack Obama's decision to apologise over the burning of a copy of the Holy Quran in Afghanistan, the US media reported on Friday.

Gen Martin E. Dempsey, Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, had planned to make a formal apology by telephone on Thursday to the Pakistani army chief over the Nov 26 Nato air strike that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers, the reports said...

http://www.dawn.com/2012/02/25/afghan-unrest-delays-us-apology-to-pakistan.html


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Karachi Stocks Up 204.04 Points:
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KARACHI, Feb 24: At close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 12719.96, up 204.04 points.
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Forex Update:
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KARACHI, Feb 24: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 91.1 to the US Dollar in the open market.
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