DINA for the issue of October 25, 2012

	Thursday 25th October 2012 | Zilhaj 8, 1433
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Ogra under fire for price spiral: CNG-dollar link strange, SC tells govt By Nasir Iqbal ISLAMABAD, Oct 24: True to their creed, bureaucrats dealing with the petroleum sector gave evasive answers to a simple question put to them by the Supreme Court: why do you link the price of locally-produced gas with the dollar?	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks Up 12.80 Points: KARACHI, Oct 24: At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 15866.64, up 12.80 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, Oct 24: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 95.6 to the US Dollar in the open market.
Durand Line is border, says US By Anwar Iqbal WASHINGTON, Oct 24: The Durand Line is the internationally recognised boundary between Pakistan and Afghanistan, says the US State Department while rejecting the Afghan government’s protest over an earlier US statement on Pakistan-Afghan border. On Oct 21, US Special Representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan Marc Grossman told a private television channel in Kabul that Washington recognised the Durand Line as the international border between the two countries...
Police told to act against illegal sale of SIMs By Mohammad Asghar RAWALPINDI, Oct 24: The Punjab home department has directed the divisional police chiefs across the province to launch a crackdown against illegal sale of mobile phone SIMs (subscriber identity modules). The move came after Sargodha police launched a crackdown against illegal sale of SIMs. During the campaign it was learnt that illegal sale of SIMs was being carried out in connivance with ‘black sheep’ in the telecommunication sector. Personal data was obtained from voters’ lists of the Election Commission to activate SIMs. Copies of national identity cards provided by customers to the outlets or franchises of mobile phone services were also being used by franchise owners for activation and sale of SIMs...
Haj gets under way MAKKAH, Oct 24: Nearly three million pilgrims started the first phase of Haj on Wednesday, travelling through packed streets from Makkah’s Grand Mosque to the enormous camp at Mina just outside the city. In a dense sea of humanity, all clad in white ahram, the pilgrims who were unable to get onto a new rail link were packed into 18,000 buses provided by the city or perched on the roofs of trucks...
Drones: PHC puts Gen Musharraf on notice Bureau Report PESHAWAR, Oct 24: The Peshawar High Court put former president Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf on notice on Wednesday in four writ petitions against US drone attacks. A bench comprising acting Chief Justice Miftauddin Khan and Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth directed one of the petitioners, Advocate F.M. Sabir, to submit fresh addresses of Gen Musharraf so that the notice could be served on him...
Five killed in fresh attack By Our Correspondent MIRAMSHAH, Oct 24: Four men and a woman were killed when a US drone attacked a suspected militant compound near Miramshah in North Waziristan on Wednesday. According to local people, two missiles were fired at the house of Malang Dawar in Ghundai Village, 25km from Miramshah...
World Bank concerned over gas loss, defective meters By Khaleeq Kiani ISLAMABAD, Oct 24: The World Bank has estimated that unaccounted for gas (UFG) will exceed 10 per cent during the current fiscal year and has expressed serious concern over widespread tampering with the domestic gas meter which can be easily done, only with a screwdriver. As part of the Rs50 billion efficiency improvement programme for Pakistan’s gas sector, an aide memoir of the World Bank reported to the government that the UFG had been on the rise for over 10 years. “The cost of UFG has risen even faster, whether based on cost of domestic gas production or the value of imported petroleum products that could have been saved if all the UFG was available for consumption.”...
NAB files reference against ex-Ogra chief By Syed Irfan Raza ISLAMABAD, Oct 24: The National Accountability Bureau has finally filed a reference against a former chairman and three other officials of the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority after two years of investigation into allegations of irregularities and corruption amounting to Rs45 billion. “The reference was filed on Tuesday in an accountability court in Rawalpindi,” a senior NAB official told Dawn on Wednesday...
US moves to curb Pakistan bashing By Our Correspondent WASHINGTON, Oct 24: The US Agency for International Development has moved quickly to reject a report, which started a new round of Pakistan bashing in the American media, with some outlets calling Pakistanis ungrateful. The media report claimed that the US assistance to Pakistan for flood relief exceeded that country’s own spending. They based their claim on a recent report by the Congressional Research Service, misinterpreting the figures cited in this research piece for Congress...
ETPB chairman accused of wasting Rs4bn By Khawar Ghumman ISLAMABAD, Oct 24: A federal minister of state has accused the chairman of the Evacuee Trust Property Board, a federal government institution meant to look after properties and places of worship of non-Muslims, of wasting Rs4 billion in misadventures over the last four years. “In 2008, the ETPB had Rs8 billion in savings, which according to my information dropped to Rs4 billion in 2012 and meanwhile the organisation hasn’t taken up any major development project,” said Mr Akram Masih Gill, the Minister of State for National Harmony...
Eid in North Waziristan tomorrow By Pazir Gul MIRAMSHAH, Oct 24: People in North Waziristan will celebrate Eidul Azha on Friday, one day earlier than the rest of the country. Ulema have announced that they will follow Saudi Arabia in celebrating Eid on Friday. Maulvi Mohammad Roman, prayer leader of the Qari Mosque in Miramshah, made the announcement on Wednesday and other Ulema in the area endorsed the decision...
Asif Malik new PIA chairman ISLAMABAD, Oct 24: Defence Secretary Lt-Gen (retd) Asif Yaseen Malik has been appointed ex-officio chairman of Pakistan International Airlines Corporation and Captain Muhammad Junaid Yunus Managing Director of the national airline. According to a notification issued by the Establishment Division here on Wednesday, Captain Junaid has been appointed in terms of Section 8 (a) of PIAC Act, (XIX of 1956) with immediate effect and until further orders.—APP
Congressional Gold Medal proposed for Malala By Our Correspondent WASHINGTON, Oct 24: A senior American lawmaker on Wednesday distributed a letter in the US Congress, urging her colleagues to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Malala Yousufzai. Separately, thousands of people have signed an online petition to nominate Malala for the Nobel Peace Prize...
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