DINA for the issue of June 30, 2012

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June 30, 2012 Saturday Sha'aban 9, 1433
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Appointment of chief election commissioner: PML-N welcomes Raja move for talks
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By Khawar Ghumman and Zulqarnain Tahir
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE, June 29: Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has approached the PML-N leadership for consultation on the appointment of new chief election commissioner.

"I invite the opposition for consultation on the appointment of the chief election commissioner which is essential for free, fair and transparent elections," the prime minister said during a meeting with members of the PPP Punjab's executives committee at the Governor's House in Lahore on Friday...

http://dawn.com/2012/06/30/%e2%80%8bappointment-of-chief-election-commissioner-pml-n-welcomes-raja-move-for-talks/


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White House blocks move to stifle aid
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By Anwar Iqbal
WASHINGTON, June 29: The White House has quietly blocked yet another attempt to stifle US aid to Pakistan, saying that the congressional move will "severely constrict" America's ability to combat terrorism in the South Asian region.

The proposed restriction was included in a resolution to amend the Department of Defence Appropriations Act, 2013...

http://dawn.com/2012/06/30/white-house-blocks-move-to-stifle-aid/


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Accord between commanders: Pak-Afghan soil not to be used for border raids
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By Syed Irfan Raza
ISLAMABAD, June 29: Pakistan's military establishment and the International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) have resolved that territories of Pakistan and Afghanistan will no longer be used as safe havens for cross-border attacks.

The commitment was made at a meeting of top military officers of the two sides. According to a joint statement of the Pakistan Army and Isaf issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Friday, Isaf Commander General John R. Allen, who had arrived in Islamabad on Wednesday, held a detailed meeting with Chief of the Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani...

http://dawn.com/2012/06/30/accord-between-commanders-pak-afghan-soil-not-to-be-used-for-border-raids/


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Protest strike in Quetta against pilgrims' killing
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By Amanullah Kasi
QUETTA, June 29: A strike was observed in different parts of the city on Friday in protest against Thursday's bomb attack on a bus carrying Shia pilgrims as death toll from the incident rose to 14.

A large number of people belonging to the Hazara community attended the funeral of those killed in the bomb explosion. Seven of the deceased were buried at a graveyard on Alamdar road and four in Hazara town...

http://dawn.com/2012/06/30/%e2%80%8bprotest-strike-in-quetta-against-pilgrims-killing/


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CNG price reduced
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By Kalbe Ali
ISLAMABAD, June 29: Along with a reduction in prices of petroleum products for the fortnight from July 1, the ministry of petroleum has also decided to reduce the CNG price under the 60 per cent parity formula.

Sources in the finance ministry told Dawn that calculations made by Ogra had been approved and forwarded to the petroleum ministry...

http://dawn.com/2012/06/30/cng-price-reduced/


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Zardari and Altaf discuss cooperation
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By Our Staff Reporter
KARACHI, June 29: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain called on President Asif Zardari in London on Friday evening and discussed with him the overall political situation in the country, with particular reference to the law and order situation in Karachi.

An MQM spokesman told Dawn that the two leaders had agreed that cooperation between the Pakistan People's Party and MQM would continue to strengthen democratic system in the country...

http://dawn.com/2012/06/30/zardari-and-altaf-discuss-cooperation/


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Memo scandal: SC issues notices to Haqqani, Ijaz
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By Iftikhar A. Khan
ISLAMABAD, June 29: In a surprising development, particularly for those who believed the memo controversy was over, the Supreme Court issued on Friday notices to respondents in the case, including former ambassador to the United States Husain Haqqani and US businessman of Pakistan origin Mansoor Ijaz.

A nine-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry will take up the case on July 12...

http://dawn.com/2012/06/30/memo-scandal-sc-issues-notices-to-haqqani-ijaz/


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Dual office case: President accepted verdict by not challenging it: LHC full bench
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By Wajih Ahmad Sheikh
LAHORE, June 29: A full bench of Lahore High Court has released its order in the contempt of court petitions against President Asif Ali Zardari and directed the additional attorney general to serve its order on the president through his principal secretary.

On Wednesday, the bench had called upon the president to give up his political activities by Sept 5 in accordance with a May 12, 2011, judgment issued by a larger bench against the holding of the office of PPP co-chairman by him...

http://dawn.com/2012/06/30/dual-office-case-president-accepted-verdict-by-not-challenging-it-lhc-full-bench/


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'Border Military Police an unconstitutional entity': NA panel wants police probe into Fort Munro case
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By Jamal Shahid
ISLAMABAD, June 29: The National Assembly's standing committee on human rights has described the investigation carried out by Border Military Police (BMP) into the alleged rape of five women earlier this month as null and void and ordered that the probe be transferred to the Punjab police.

Three personnel of the agency, which is supposed to help maintain law and order in parts of Dera Ghazi Khan, have been accused of raping the women...

http://dawn.com/2012/06/30/border-military-police-anunconstitutional-entity-na-panel-wants-police-probe-into-fort-munro-case/


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Taliban deny taking orders from Pakistan
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KABUL, June 29: The Afghan Taliban have denied that they had obtained permission from Pakistan to send representatives to Qatar to participate in initial talks that US officials had hoped would lead to a peace deal in Afghanistan, saying they had acted independently.

In a statement posted on a Taliban website, the militant group said it made "decisions of its own liking in all matters and affairs in light of Islamic principles and national interests"...

http://dawn.com/2012/06/30/taliban-deny-taking-orders-from-pakistan/


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India denies Surjeet was sent on spying mission
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NEW DELHI, June 29: India on Friday denied that an Indian man freed after serving three decades in a Pakistani jail on espionage charges was a spy working for New Delhi.

The denial came even though the released prisoner, Surjeet Singh, 69, had told Indian media on Thursday that he was spying for India when he was arrested by Pakistani authorities in the 1980s. Singh returned to India on Thursday after being freed...

http://dawn.com/2012/06/30/india-denies-surjeet-was-sent-on-spying-mission/


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Karachi Stocks Down 4.01 Points:
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KARACHI, June 29: At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 13801.41, down 4.01 points.
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Forex Update:
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KARACHI, June 29: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 96.5 to the US Dollar in the open market.
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