DINA for the issue of September 15, 2012

	Saturday 15th September 2012 | Shawwal 27, 1433
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Evidence recorded in NLC generals’ case, says army By Baqir Sajjad Syed and Khawar Ghumman ISLAMABAD, Sept 14: Chief of Army Staff Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani is mulling the next action against the army officers allegedly involved in the National Logistics Cell scam after a military court of inquiry investigating the scandal completed the recording of evidence.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks Up 144.12 Points: KARACHI, Sept 14: At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 15450.63, up 144.12 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, Sept 14: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 94.9 to the US Dollar in the open market.
Factory owner gets protective bail, Minister resigns over Karachi fire By Imran Ayub and M.B. Kalhoro KARACHI/LARKANA, Sept 14: Sindh Minister for Industries Abdul Rauf Siddiqi resigned from the provincial cabinet on Friday after he found himself “helpless and with no authority to move against the people responsible for the deadly Karachi factory fire”. He claimed he had come forward ‘voluntarily with a gesture’ to negate a perception that Pakistan’s lawmakers and ministers never quit office after a tragic accident.
Anti-Islam film sparks protests in country ISLAMABAD, Sept 14: Thousands of people demonstrated in cities and towns across the country on Friday to denounce an anti-Islam film produced in the US. In some places the demonstrators burned US flags and called for punishment of the filmmaker. The low-budget film titled ‘Innocence of Muslims’, which has sparked fury across the Muslim world, portrays Muslims as immoral and violent.
Mengal terms offer of PM’s office a joke By Our Staff Correspondent QUETTA, Sept 14: Baloch nationalist leader Sardar Ataullah Mengal has said his proposed nomination for the post of caretaker prime minister by the PML-N leadership was a joke. Talking to Dawn by phone on Friday from his hometown Wadh, he said he didn’t see the move as a serious one. If he accepted the offer his sons would take him to a mental hospital.
Court issues notice to NAB chief in rental power case By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD, Sept 14: The Supreme Court issued on Friday a show cause notice to National Accountability Bureau Chairman Admiral (retd) Faseeh Bokhari seeking an explanation why he should not be arraigned under contempt charges for not implementing its verdict against the owners of rental power plants (RPPs). “We may note that the NAB chairman shall be responsible if the officers responsible for delaying the implementation of this court’s judgment go out of country or take any other evasive measures,” said Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, who heads a three-judge bench hearing the RPP implementation case.
Farooq tried ‘to go his own way’: UK police LONDON, Sept 14: The anti-terrorism unit of the London Metropolitan Police revealed on Friday that a few months before his assassination MQM leader Dr Imran Farooq had started making efforts for building an ‘independent political profile’, reports BBC. The Metropolitan Police have issued a fresh appeal for information as they try to solve Dr Farooq’s murder in Edgware two years ago. Detectives investigating the case believe he was building his independent political profile before he was killed at his doorsteps on Sept 16, 2010 when he was returning home from work. In October, the police had found at the scene of the crime a knife and a brick they believed had been used in the attack.
Grossman holds talks with Khar, Kayani By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD, Sept 14: A US delegation led by Special Envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan Marc Grossman held separate meetings with Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar and Army Chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Friday to discuss the future trajectory of the intricate bilateral relationship that had recently been resuscitated through fence mending by both sides. “Foreign Minister (Khar) expressed hope that her upcoming visit to Washington would provide an opportunity to discuss vital issues based on mutual respect and mutual interest to move forward,” a Foreign Office spokesman said after the minister’s meeting with the US delegation.
Five killed in demonstrations against anti-Islam film: Arab protesters storm western embassies KHARTOUM, Sept 14: Anti-US protests by crowds whipped into fury by an anti-Islam film erupted across the Muslim world, as violence exploded in Sudan, Lebanon, Tunisia and Yemen on Friday, leaving five dead and dozens injured. The protests broke out when Muslims emerged from mosques following the noon prayers to voice their anger at the film made in the United States.
NAB to seek court view on holders of public office ISLAMABAD, Sept 14: The National Accountability Bureau is reported to be considering to seek legal opinion from the Supreme Court whether or not the judiciary comes under the purview of the NAB Ordinance. “The NAB may approach the Supreme Court to seek a clarification as to whether holders of public office include members of the judiciary or not,” said a NAB official.
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