DINA for the issue of August 19, 2012

	Sunday, August 19, 2012 | Ramazan 30, 1433
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KP defies Ruet body, celebrates Eidul Fitr today Dawn Report CONTROVERSY over the Shawwal moon took a bizarre turn on Saturday night when the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa endorsed the zonal Ruet committee’s decision to reject an announcement made in Karachi by the central body and declared that Eidul Fitr would be celebrated in the province on Sunday...	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995
Christian girl’s arrest sparks tension By Munawer Azeem ISLAMABAD, Aug 18: Tension gripped a rural area near Islamabad on Friday night after some villagers alleged that they had seen a Christian girl carrying burnt pages which had some Islamic text. Police had arrested the girl on Thursday and produced her in a court on Friday. She was sent to Adiyala jail on judicial remand...
PM advises people to get CNICs before polls By Iftikhar A. Khan ISLAMABAD, Aug 18: Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Saturday said all adult Pakistanis should obtain the computerised national identity card (CNIC) because it is mandatory to cast vote in the next elections. He also appealed to political parties to cooperate with the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) by identifying the people who still did not have CNICs...
Five FC men killed in Quetta suicide blast By Saleem Shahid QUETTA, Aug 18: Five men of the Frontier Corps were killed and three others injured in a suicide car bomb blast in Quetta late on Friday night. Official sources said they had been tipped off that an explosive-laden car was headed towards the city...
Six die in N. Waziristan drone attack By Our Correspondent MIRAMSHAH, Aug 18: Six people were killed and two others injured when a US drone fired missiles at a compound in Shawal area of North Waziristan on Saturday. Sources said the attack took place in Shuwedar, some 65 kilometres from Miramshah, near the Afghan border...
Yemeni intelligence HQ attacked by Al Qaeda; 19 killed ADEN, Aug 18: Suspected Al Qaeda militants killed 19 soldiers in a rocket attack and suicide bombing on Saturday that targeted intelligence headquarters in the main southern city of Aden, a security official said. “The death toll has increased to 19 soldiers while nine soldiers and three civilians were wounded,” the official said...
Pakistan’s Aamina Sheikh wins best actress award in New York By Anwar Iqbal WASHINGTON, Aug 18: For once, Pakistan is being discussed across New York not for a terrorist attack, but for a film that has won two awards at the New York City International Film Festival this year. The film’s premiere at the Tribeca Cinema on Aug 10 was a sold-out affair...
Philippine interior minister missing after plane crash MANILA, Aug 18: Philippine Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo is among three people missing after a small plane crashed at sea off a central island on Saturday, officials said. The Cessna crashed near the shore of Masbate Island while trying to make an emergency landing after suffering an unspecified engine problem, regional military spokesman Colonel Generoso Bolina told reporters...
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