DINA for the issue of August 05, 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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August 05, 2012 Sunday Ramazan 16, 1433
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Six die as fireworks material explodes in Multan
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By Shakeel Ahmad
MULTAN, Aug 4: Six people died and 12 others suffered injuries when fireworks material kept in a shop in Gurr Mandi area went off on Saturday.

According to sources, the blast was so powerful that it destroyed a nearby building and some shops in addition to the shop-cum-house where the material was kept...

http://dawn.com/2012/08/05/six-die-as-fireworks-material-explodes-in-multan

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Water level rises in Chenab, Jhelum: Heavy rain inundates Punjab cities
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By Intikhab Hanif
LAHORE, Aug 4: A spell of widespread monsoon rains over the upper parts of the country and north-eastern Punjab stretched to Lahore on Saturday, causing flooding in a number of cities and swelling the Chenab and Jhelum rivers.

According to the flood forecasting division, the Chenab was likely to attain a level of medium to high flood within 24 hours. The Jhelum river, too, was forecast to be in low to medium flood at Mangla...

http://dawn.com/2012/08/05/water-level-rises-in-chenab-jhelum-heavy-rain-inundates-punjab-cities

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Govt weighs options to save premier
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By Nasir Iqbal
ISLAMABAD, Aug 4: Piqued by the Supreme Court's striking down of the Contempt of Court Act 2012 (Coca), the coalition government seems locked in intense deliberations, weighing options to move a petition seeking review of the court order or promulgating a new law through an ordinance.

An informed source dropped a hint on Saturday that legal minds were in the process of developing new contentions to challenge the Aug 3 short order issued by a five-judge Supreme Court bench, setting aside the entire law of contempt and resurrecting the Contempt of Court Ordinance of 2003...

http://dawn.com/2012/08/05/govt-weighs-options-to-save-premier

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Young voters likely to play major role in polls
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By Iftikhar A. Khan
ISLAMABAD, Aug 4: As they account for 47 per cent of the 84.3 million entries on the electoral rolls, the country's youths are set to play a decisive role in the next general election. According to the age details of the enrolled voters released by the Election Commission, 40 million voters are aged between 18 and 35. Of them, 16.2 million are between 18 and 25 years, including 1.58 million voters who attained the age of 18 between Jan 1 and May 31 this year.

Just over 23 million of the voters come in the age bracket of 26 to 35. Another 17 million voters are in the 36-45 age group, 11.9 million are between 46 and 55 years, 8.4 million are aged 56 to 65 years and 6.7 million are older than 65 years...

http://dawn.com/2012/08/05/young-voters-likely-to-play-major-role-in-polls

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NAB moves to bail out Riaz in land fraud case
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By Malik Asad
RAWALPINDI, Aug 4: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has filed a petition in the Lahore High Court (LHC) to stop an anti-corruption court (ACC) from proceeding against property magnate Malik Riaz in a land fraud case.

On July 30, the ACC had attached properties of Malik Riaz, his son Ali Riaz, Milad Bibi alias Hammad Bibi, Sheikh Sajidur Rehman, Iftikhar Munshi, Iqbal Hussain Shah, Mohammad Ashfaq, Dildar Hussain and Nisarul for their alleged involvement in the 1,401-kanal land fraud case...

http://dawn.com/2012/08/05/nab-moves-to-bail-out-riaz-in-land-fraud-case

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PTV chief receives fake SC letter
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By Our Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD, Aug 4: A letter bearing the 'signature' of a Supreme Court official and received by the managing director of Pakistan Television (PTV), Yousuf Baig Mirza, has turned out to be fake.

The letter dated July 25 and bearing number HRC-35997-G/2010 was 'issued' by the Human Rights Cell of the court to the MD to halt recruitments without first advertising them in the media. "Otherwise, strict legal action would be taken," the fake letter said...

http://dawn.com/2012/08/05/ptv-chief-receives-fake-sc-letter

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Doping back in spotlight
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LONDON, Aug 4: Doping moved back into the spotlight at the London Olympics on Saturday with at least four more confirmed positive cases and a string of high-profile doping offenders returning to the world's biggest sports stage in search of restitution.

On the day when athletics took centre stage with its big names starting their quest for gold, Colombian 400 metres runner Diego Palomeque Echevarria became the latest athlete to be banned following a positive first test for performance-boosting testosterone...

http://dawn.com/2012/08/05/doping-back-in-spotlight

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Britain's gold rush at velodrome continues
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LONDON, Aug 4: The US-China battle at the top of the Olympic medals table continued on Saturday with Great Britain rising to third spot following a surge of gold medals.

Britain's 11th gold at the Games came when their women's pursuit team shattered its own world record for the second time to beat the US, their fourth gold medal from five events at the velodrome...

http://dawn.com/2012/08/05/britains-gold-rush-at-velodrome-continues

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Uzbek group concedes killing of its leader
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Bureau Report
PESHAWAR, Aug 4: The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) has announced the death of its leader Uthman Adil in a US drone strike in North Waziristan a few months ago.

The announcement was made in an Uzbek language statement posted on the group's website. The IMU mainly comprises Uzbek militants from Uzbekistan, but militants of Turkish origin are also part of it...

http://dawn.com/2012/08/05/uzbek-group-concedes-killing-of-its-leader


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