DINA for the issue of August 18, 2012

	Saturday, August 18, 2012 | Ramazan 29, 1433
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10 suspects detained: Air base attackers trained in Waziristan By Iftikhar A. Khan ISLAMABAD, Aug 17: Interior Minister Rehman Malik claimed on Friday that because of an advance warning about a possible attack on PAF installations terrorists’ attempt to harm Kamra assets on Thursday was foiled and all the attackers were killed...	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995
Eid in North Waziristan, Bajaur today Dawn Report MIRAMSHAH / KHAR, Aug 17: Tribal areas will live up to their tradition of celebrating Eidul Fitr one day before rest of the country this year, too, as self-styled Ruet committees in North Waziristan and Bajaur agencies claimed on Friday that they had received enough evidence about sighting of Shawwal moon. By celebrating Eid on Saturday, the region will, however, break with the tradition of following Saudi Arabia since the authorities in Riyadh announced that moon was not sighted on Friday and Eid would fall on Sunday...
Psychiatrist kidnapped from Quetta returns By Saleem Shahid QUETTA, Aug 17: Dr Ghulam Rasool Kakar, prominent psychiatrist and senior professor of the Bolan Medical College hospital, was released by kidnappers on Friday night. The president of the Balochistan chapter of the Pakistan Medical Association, Dr Sultan Tareen, confirmed Dr Kakar’s release and said he had reached his home. Family sources also confirmed his release...
Al Quds rally participants attacked: Two killed in Karachi blast By Our Staff Reporter KARACHI, Aug 17: At least two people were killed and 12 others injured when a bomb exploded near Safari Park on the city’s busy University Road on Friday. Police sources said about 2 kgs of explosives had been planted near the KESC substation to target a bus carrying people going to attend the Al Quds Day rally....
Indians in two minds over Singh’s visit By Khawar Ghumman ISLAMABAD, Aug 17: Uncertainty hangs over the Indian prime minister’s proposed visit to Pakistan as New Delhi appears to be sceptical of any breakthrough because of the political instability here caused by the executive-judiciary tussle. “Indians have doubts about the Zardari-Raja set-up’s preparedness to take important decisions and they have duly conveyed their feelings to Pakistan,” said a government official in the knowledge of government efforts aimed at persuading Dr Manmohan Singh to visit Islamabad...
Kayani rules out Waziristan action under foreign pressure By Baqir Sajjad Syed ISLAMABAD, Aug 17: Army Chief Gen Ashfaq Pervez Kayani and Commander of US Central Command Gen James Mattis would continue consultations on an operation against the Haqqani network even though the visiting American General had to leave without a firm date. Gen Mattis, who had arrived on Thursday evening, held talks with Gen Kayani and Defence Secretary Gen Asif Yasin Malik late on Thursday night. He departed on Friday morning...
SC hearing on NICL case: Interpol help sought to bring back scam accused By Nasir Iqbal ISLAMABAD, Aug 17: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) informed the Supreme Court on Friday that Interpol’s assistance had been sought to bring back to the country Mohsin Habib Warriach, one of the accused in the multi-billion-rupee National Insurance Company Limited (NICL) scam, who had absconded. FIA’s Director Legal Mohammad Azam said that the agency’s director general had ordered completion of investigation against Mohsin Warriach in a week and cancellation of his passport....
Singh govt under a cloud as audit questions coal deals NEW DELHI, Aug 17: India’s auditor general dealt a new blow to the beleaguered Manmohan Singh government on Friday, saying it had lost billions of dollars by failing to auction coal mining rights to companies in transparent manner. The hotly-awaited report, likely to pile more pressure on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, criticised how coal blocks were given to companies in a murky allocation process instead of being sold by open bidding....
Brig Ali seeks record of trial proceedings By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD, Aug 17: Brigadier (retd) Ali Khan, who has been convicted by the Field General Court Martial (FGCM) and sentenced to five-year rigorous imprisonment for having links with a banned outfit, submitted an application to the army chief on Friday seeking record of the trial proceedings to prepare an appeal against his sentence. Advocate Inam-ul-Rahiem, who had represented Brig Ali in the FGCM, told Dawn that his client intended to challenge his conviction in the Army Court of Appeal. Brig Ali’s application has been submitted to the army chief through the JAG Branch...
US, Pakistan likely to revive strategic talks next month By Anwar Iqbal WASHINGTON, Aug 17: The United States and Pakistan are trying to revive their annual strategic dialogue, disrupted by recent tensions between the two allies, and may announce the renewal at a high-level meeting in New York next month, official sources told Dawn. US and Pakistani officials are also looking at the possibility of a meeting between Presidents Barack Obama and Asif Ali Zardari on the sidelines of the 67th UN General Assembly next month....
Jihad to continue after Nato pullout: Mullah Omar KABUL, Aug 17: The reclusive leader of the Taliban, Mullah Omar, has issued a bellicose Eid message claiming victories on the battlefield against Nato but also defending initial contacts, now suspended, with the US. In an apparent move to allay fears among some Taliban factions, Omar said in a seven-page statement posted on the group’s website that initial talks with the United States “had not meant submission or abandoning our goals”....
UN condemns killings By Our Correspondent UNITED NATIONS, Aug 17: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned a deadly attack in north-western Pakistan on Thursday, which reportedly left more than 20 people dead. “The secretary-general expresses his outrage over such deliberate attacks on people due to their religious beliefs in Pakistan,” Mr Ban’s spokesperson said in a statement....
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