DINA for the issue of October 08, 2012

	Monday 8th October 2012 | Ziqa'ad 20, 1433
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Seven die in attack on PPP meeting By Mansoor Mirani and Waseem Shamsi KHAIRPUR/SUKKUR, Oct 7: Six activists of Pakistan People’s Party and a reporter of a TV channel were killed and 10 people, including three reporters and administrator of Khairpur Taluka Municipal Administration, injured when a group of gunmen opened fire on a public meeting in Sadoro Janwari village on Sunday night...	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995
Suddle summons Arsalan to record his statement By Syed Irfan Raza ISLAMABAD, Oct 7: The Shoaib Suddle inquiry commission has summoned Dr Arsalan Iftikhar, son of Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, to record his statement in a graft case. “The commission has served a notice on Dr Arsalan to appear before it or submit his statement within a week,” a source told Dawn on Sunday...
PPP declares day of mourning KARACHI: President Asif Ali Zardari, who is co-chairperson of PPP, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad and Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah condemned the firing at Khairpur meeting. President Zardari ordered the authorities to provide the best possible medical treatment to the injured...
Imran threatens march on Islamabad: PTI rally stopped at gates of South Waziristan By Ashfaq Yusufzai TANK, Oct 7: A motorcade led by PTI chief Imran Khan was stopped by the authorities from entering South Waziristan on Sunday and the participants, who had earlier in the day bypassed or removed all roadblocks, turned back and gathered in Tank. Addressing the gathering, Mr Khan threatened to launch a march on Islamabad if US drone attacks on the tribal areas did not stop...
West Indies stun Lanka to win T20 crown COLOMBO, Oct 7: Marlon Samuels produced a brilliant all-round performance to guide West Indies to a 36-run victory over Sri Lanka in the World Twenty20 final on Sunday. Samuels hit six sixes and three fours in his 78 off 56 balls to lift West Indies to 137-6 after it was reduced to 87-5. Samuels then bowled a tidy four-over spell of 1-15 as Sri Lanka was bowled out for 101 in 18.4 overs...
Prices of petrol, CNG raised again By Khaleeq Kiani ISLAMABAD, Oct 7: The government increased on Sunday prices of all transport fuels, except high speed diesel, by almost three per cent for a week to pass on the impact of fluctuations in the international market to consumers. The price of petrol was raised by Rs3.04 to Rs105.49 per litre from Rs102.45. In line with a government decision to keep the CNG price at 40 per cent less than that of petrol, the CNG rate was increased by Rs2.78 to Rs96.57 per kg from Rs93.79 for Zone-I comprising Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Potohar, and by Rs2.54 to Rs88.22 per kg from Rs85.68 for Zone-II comprising Sindh and Punjab...
Drones will be used responsibly, Pakistan assures US By Anwar Iqbal WASHINGTON, Oct 7: “If we are given drones, we will use them responsibly as we used the F-16s,” said Interior Minister Rehman Malik, as the US media reported on Sunday that Pakistan appeared to be changing its position on the strikes. Mr Malik, who left for Pakistan on Saturday night after a series of meetings in Washington, told reporters he had conveyed Pakistan’s concerns over the drones to senior US officials, although he did not say if he asked them to stop the strikes...
Zardari’s UN speech stalled Singh visit? By Our Correspondent NEW DELHI, Oct 7: Has President Asif Ali Zardari’s reference to the Kashmir dispute in his UN speech spoiled the chances of an early visit to Pakistan by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh? The Hindustan Times said on Sunday it could be one of the factors in New Delhi’s calculations not to press the accelerator for a summit. No official decision has so far been announced though...
Balochistan target killings claim four lives By Our Correspondent QUETTA, Oct 7: Four people were shot dead in Balochistan on Sunday as incidents of target killing continued unabated in the province. Gunmen on a motorbike opened fire at Rahib Ali in Quetta’s Qambrani road area, killing him on the spot...
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