DINA for the issue of November 07,2012
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Official results likely from noon today: Turnout heavy in closest US election in yearsBy Anwar Iqbal and Masood HaiderWASHINGTON/NEW YORK, Nov 6: An agreement among major international media networks not to release results of exit polls left people across this vast country wondering who is winning the presidential election. Companies conducting exit polls, however, are sending their results to major media organisations that used the data to outline some voting trends... | ||||||||||||||
Govt encouraged by talk of constitution’s supremacyBy Khawar GhummanISLAMABAD, Nov 6: The government said on Tuesday that it was an encouraging sign for democracy that all institutions had started speaking about the supremacy of the Constitution. When asked to comment on the statements of Chief of the Army Staff Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira said: “Only way forward for all of us is to follow the Constitution, and they (COAS and CJ) have only talked about holding the Constitution in high esteem.”... | ||||||||||||||
3 Hazaras shot dead in QuettaBy Amanullah KasiQUETTA, Nov 6: Three men of the Hazara Shia community were gunned down on the Spinny Road on Tuesday in continuing sectarian attacks in the city. The shooting left two other members of the community, Hussain Ali and Muhammad Ali, injured. They were admitted to the Combined Military Hospital... | ||||||||||||||
Plan to hold ‘Stand up for Malala’ event in ParisBy Amin AhmedISLAMABAD, Nov 6: Unesco and the government of Pakistan will co-host a high-level advocacy event called “Stand up for Malala — Stand up for Girls’ Right to Education” in Paris on Dec 10. President Asif Zardari would attend the event, it was announced on Tuesday... | ||||||||||||||
Aafia loses appeal against convictionNEW YORK, Nov 6: A US appeals court has upheld the conviction and 86-year prison sentence of Aafia Siddiqui for shooting at FBI agents and soldiers after her arrest in Afghanistan. The 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals in New York said a lower court judge had not erred in allowing Ms Siddiqui, 40, to testify in her own defence at the trial and in allowing certain evidence against her... | ||||||||||||||
PTA’s filter to boost anti-terror fightBy Imran Ali TeepuISLAMABAD, Nov 6: A move by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority to install an international telecom traffic filter is also a counter-insurgency measure that will help the government to keep a watch on phone calls from abroad, PTA Chairman Farooq Awan has said. According to him, calls of over 30 million minutes were received each day and routed to receivers from landline and GSM mobile phone operators... | ||||||||||||||
Zardari in Qatar to discuss LNG import via IndiaBy Syed Irfan RazaISLAMABAD, Nov 6: President Asif Ali Zardari left for Doha on Tuesday for two days for talks with the Qatari leadership on a proposed plan to import LNG from that country via India. President’s spokesman Senator Farhatullah Babar said Mr Zardari was expected to finalise trans-national formalities for importing LNG as soon as possible... | ||||||||||||||
Australian premier calls for sheep culling probeSYDNEY, Nov 6: Prime Minister Julia Gillard demanded on Tuesday that Pakistan investigate and explain the killing of 21,000 Australian sheep in Karachi, described as “appalling” by officials. The shipment of Australian sheep was sent to the port city after being turned away by Bahrain, with Pakistani livestock officials ordering them to be culled over disease concerns... | ||||||||||||||
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