Dina for the issue of August 27, 2012

	Sunday, August 27, 2012 | Shawwal 8, 1433
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Leaders of allied parties will ccompany PM to court: Raja to appear before SC today By Amir Wasim ISLAMABAD, Aug 26: The ruling Pakistan People’s Party put all speculations to rest by announcing on late Sunday night that Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf would appear before the Supreme Court on Monday morning to respond to a contempt notice...	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995
Strike in Balochistan on Nawab Bugti’s anniversary By Anwarullah Khan QUETTA, Aug 26: A strike was observed in Quetta and other cities and towns in the province on Sunday on a call by the Jamhoori Watan Party (Talal and Aali groups) and Baloch Republican Party on the sixth death anniversary of Nawab Akbar Bugti. The Baloch National Voice, BNP-Mengal, National Party, Nuri Nasser Khan Council, PPP, ANP, PML-N, Jamaat-i-Islami, Tehrik-i-Insaaf and Anjuman Tajiran Balochistan supported the strike...
S. Arabia foils ‘terror’ plot, busts two cells RIYADH, Aug 26: Saudi authorities announced on Sunday they had foiled a `terror’ plot by elements suspected of links to Al Qaeda, mostly Yemenis, and busted two extremist cells in Riyadh and Jeddah. The interior ministry said in a statement the suspects were “in contact with the deviant organisation abroad,” a term usually used to refer to Al Qaeda...
20 militants killed in fighting along border By Anwarullah Khan KHAR, Aug 26: At least 20 militants and a soldier were killed on Sunday, the third day of fighting between militants from the Kunar province of Afghanistan and Pakistani security forces in the border area of Batwar in Salarzai tehsil of Bajaur tribal region.Seven militants, four security personnel and two members of Salarzai Qaumi Lashkar were injured. According to local officials, the militants had entered the mountainous area of Batwar and used heavy weapons to target houses of rival tribal elders and posts of ‘peace committees’ and security forces....
Fear of military operation forces thousands to flee Waziristan MIRAMSHAH, Aug 26: Thousands of people have fled a northwestern tribal agency in recent days, fearing a military offensive against militants, locals and officials said. Panicked residents have hastily left the area of North Waziristan despite officials repeatedly insisting that Pakistan has no immediate plan to launch an offensive in the volatile region, they added...
Committee rejects reports about Hindus’ migration By Mohammad Hussain Khan HYDERABAD, Aug 26: A committee formed by President Asif Ali Zardari to look into reports of mass migration of Hindus to India has rejected claims that members of the minority community are leaving Sindh because of security fears. According to a source, the committee had finalised its proposals and recommended that elements behind forced conversion of Hindu girls should be exposed regardless of their party affiliation. If they happened to be PPP members they should be denied tickets in next elections, the committee suggested...
NAM meeting in Iran calls for ridding the world of N-arsenal TEHRAN, Aug 26: Iran opened a world gathering of non-aligned nations on Sunday with an appeal to rid the world of nuclear weapons. The weeklong gathering will be capped by a two-day summit of Non-Aligned Movement leaders...
Badruddin Haqqani dead: Afghan agency KABUL, Aug 26: Afghanistan’s spy agency said on Sunday that the operational commander of the Haqqani network had been killed in a drone strike in Pakistan. “We confirm that Badruddin Haqqani, who was the mastermind of almost all sophisticated attacks in Kabul, was killed in a drone strike,” National Directorate of Security spokesman Lutfullah Mashal said. “Our information is based on interception of the conversation of the guys (Haqqani members) on the ground who confirmed he was dead,” he said...
Over 200 Nato bases in Afghanistan closed KABUL, Aug 26: Nato has closed more than 200 bases in Afghanistan and transferred nearly 300 others to local forces, a concrete step towards its 2014 target of handing over security responsibility, Nato officials said on Sunday. All 202 closed facilities were small, ranging from isolated checkpoints to bases of a dozen to 300 soldiers, said Lt-Col David Olson, a Nato forces spokesman...
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