DINA for the issue of June 29, 2012

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June 29, 2012 Friday Sha'aban 8, 1433
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Lashkar-i-Jhangvi claims responsibility: 13 lives lost in brutal attack on Shia pilgrims
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By Saleem Shahid
QUETTA, June 28: At least 13 people, two women and a policeman among them, were killed and over 20 others injured on Thursday in a bomb attack on a bus mainly carrying Shia pilgrims returning from Iran. Most of the pilgrims belonged to the Hazara community.

Quetta police chief Mir Zubair Mehmood said the constable killed in the attack at Hazarganji was on a police vehicle escorting the bus. He said four policemen had been injured...

http://dawn.com/2012/06/29/lashkar-i-jhangvi-claims-responsibility-13-lives-lost-in-brutal-attack-on-shia-pilgrims/


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Captain, 7 soldiers die in Khyber
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By Ibrahim Shinwari
LANDI KOTAL, June 28: An army captain and seven soldiers were killed and three others injured when their vehicle was blown up in Bara on Thursday.

According to security officials, the vehicle hit an explosive device placed on the road at Qambarabad chowk near Bara bazaar...

http://dawn.com/2012/06/29/captain-7-soldiers-die-in-khyber/


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60 Hazaras fall victim to terrorism this year
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QUETTA: At least 60 people belonging to Hazara community living in Quetta have been killed in targeted attacks, including suicide, remote controlled and timer device bombings and firing, during the past six months.

In January, 14 Hazara people were killed in various attacks. Three members of the community were killed in March and about 20 in April. In May, six Hazaras were shot dead in different attacks...

http://dawn.com/2012/06/29/60-hazaras-fall-victim-to-terrorism-this-year/


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PML-N warns against bid to undermine SC
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By Amir Wasim
ISLAMABAD, June 28: The opposition PML-N decided on Thursday to oppose every government move to strike at judiciary either through a legislation or a constitution amendment.

"The most incompetent and corrupt government in the history of Pakistan and its self-seeking allies must see the writing on the wall and avoid an adventure they can never win and which might eventually bring about their downfall," Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said in a statement issued from London and released by his Parliament House office...

http://dawn.com/2012/06/29/pml-n-warns-against-bid-to-undermine-sc/


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NAB wants all RPP accused on ECL
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By Syed Irfan Raza
ISLAMABAD, June 28: The National Accountability Bureau has asked the interior ministry to place the names of all accused in the rental power projects case on the Exit Control List, but the ministry is reported to be hesitating to do so because Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf is one of the accused.

"We have written a letter to the interior ministry to put the names of all accused in the case on the ECL," NAB spokesman Zafar Iqbal said. He did not say whether the letter was written before Mr Ashraf had taken oath or after that...

http://dawn.com/2012/06/29/nab-wants-all-rpp-accused-on-ecl/


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Striking doctors face dismissal
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Dawn Report
LAHORE, June 28: On the 11th day of their province-wide strike on Thursday night, doctors in Punjab received a serious warning from the government which invoked the Essential Services Act of 1958 to "ensure uninterrupted healthcare to the patients facing doctors' boycott for the last 11 days".

Initially invoked for a period of one month, the act bars doctors from taking part in political or union activities...

http://dawn.com/2012/06/29/striking-doctors-face-dismissal/


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Prices of petrol, diesel set for reduction
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By Kalbe Ali
ISLAMABAD, June 28: The government is likely to reduce prices of petroleum products for the next fortnight (from July 1) because of declining crude prices in the international market.

Calculations made by the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) for the July 1-15 fortnight suggest that the price of petrol will be reduced by Rs5.02 to Rs84.49 per litre from Rs89.51. A summary sent by Ogra to the petroleum ministry on Thursday said the government had a cushion to reduce prices in the range of Rs2.48 to Rs6.44 per litre...

http://dawn.com/2012/06/29/prices-of-petrol-diesel-set-for-reduction/


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Decision all but taken to reopen Nato routes
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By Khawar Ghumman
ISLAMABAD, June 28: Recent reports from various quarters clearly indicate that Pakistan will soon reopen the blocked supply routes for Nato forces in Afghanistan.

While Sherry Rehman, Pakistan's Ambassador to the US, said in Washington on Wednesday that an apology for Salala attack would help end the deadlock on supply lines, Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbass Jilani told reporters here on Thursday that the two sides had covered considerable ground that could lead to resolving the issue...

http://dawn.com/2012/06/29/decision-all-but-taken-to-reopen-nato-routes/


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Surjeet admits he was sent by RAW
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ATTARI (India), June 28: Minutes after stepping on home soil on Thursday after spending over 30 years in Pakistani jails, Surjeet Singh admitted that he was an Indian spy sent to Pakistan.

"I was a RAW (Research and Analysis Wing) agent. No one bothered for me after I got arrested. Don't ask me too much… otherwise the BSF (Border Security Force) will get annoyed," he told media personnel just after arriving here...

http://dawn.com/2012/06/29/surjeet-admits-he-was-sent-by-raw/

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'I was treated well in Pakistan'
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LAHORE: Indian prisoner Surjeet Singh said on Thursday that he was treated well in Pakistani prisons.

Speaking to reporters on the Pakistani side of the border he said: "I was treated well during confinement, for which I am thankful to Pakistani authorities."..

http://dawn.com/2012/06/29/i-was-treated-well-in-pakistan/


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US Congress leaders join hands against Haqqanis
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By Anwar Iqbal
WASHINGTON, June 28: US Congressional leaders banded together on Thursday to push for designating the Haqqani network a foreign terrorist organisation.

The vote, expected late on Thursday, would make it unlawful to provide material support or resources to the group...

http://dawn.com/2012/06/29/us-congress-leaders-join-hands-against-haqqanis/


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I sacrificed office for sake of Constitution: Gilani
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By Our Staff Reporter
LAHORE, June 28: Former Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said he sacrificed his office for the supremacy of the Constitution and parliament.

Talking to reporters at the airport here on Thursday, Mr Gilani said: "I believe in the supremacy of parliament and respect the Constitution. In spite of the court's verdict against me, parliament, which represents 180 million people of this country, gave a decision in my favour and it is my victory..."

http://dawn.com/2012/06/29/i-sacrificed-office-for-sake-of-constitution-gilani/


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Pak envoy in Delhi invites Kashmiris to meeting
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NEW DELHI, June 28: Pakistan's High Commissioner to India, Babar Amin, has invited Kashmiri leaders to a meeting in New Delhi on July 3.

The meeting of Pakistani officials with Kashmiri leaders has gained signifi- cance in view of the secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan scheduled to be held early next month...


http://dawn.com/2012/06/29/pak-envoy-in-delhi-invites-kashmiris-to-meeting/


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Karachi Stocks Up 8.57 Points:
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KARACHI, June 28: At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 13807.69, up 8.57 points.
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Forex Update:
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KARACHI, June 28: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 96.2 to the US Dollar in the open market.
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