DINA for the issue of November 21, 2012

	Wednesday 21st November 2012 | Muharram 6, 1434
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MQM resolution adopted despite stiff opposition By Raja Asgha ISLAMABAD: In an apparent contest of one-upmanship, the National Assembly passed a resolution on Tuesday, in the face of strong opposition and differences within the ruling coalition, calling for a nationwide ‘deweaponisation’, which critics said was hardly doable in the present-day Pakistan...	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks Up 0.41 Points: KARACHI, Nov 20: At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 16251.79, up 0.41 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, Nov 20: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 96.9 to the US Dollar in the open market.
No clue to Rs4.1bn paid to ISI for project BY Khawar Ghumman ISLAMABAD: Already in the eye of the storm for its political role, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency came under criticism at a Public Accounts Committee meeting on Tuesday for having spent over Rs4 billion on a project which never materialised. The PAC of the National Assembly was informed that the National Police Bureau (NPB) had handed over Rs2.1bn to the ISI in 2005-06 for setting up an automated fingerprints identification system and a police record and office management system...
Govt dubs ‘contrived’ plea about IHC judges BY Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD: The government described on Tuesday as ‘contrived’ a hurriedly-moved petition in the Supreme Court seeking issuance of a notification confirming two Islamabad High Court judges. Attorney General Irfan Qadir, representing the federal government, alleged before a four-judge bench that blessing of a top judicial officer could not be ruled out in the filing of the petition...
SC sees no visible change in Balochistan situation By Nasir Iqbal ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court regretted on Tuesday that there had been no visible change in the law and order situation in Balochistan since the court’s Oct 12 interim order which questioned the constitutional authority of the provincial government. “Apparently there is not much difference from the situation prevailing on Oct 12,” observed a three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Gulzar Ahmed and Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed...
Conflicting narratives in eastern Afghanistan By Cyril Almeida and Hasan Khan JALALABAD: About 130km by road from Peshawar, the largest city in eastern Afghanistan is a scaled-down version of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa capital minus its upscale neighbourhoods. Pashtun-dominated, chaotic, dusty and a regional hub of trade and commerce, the hustle and bustle of Jalalabad is an important indicator of stability in Afghanistan’s east...
Elderly, businessmen to benefit: President validates ratification of visa accord with India By Syed Irfan Raza ISLAMABAD, Nov 20: President Asif Ali Zardari confirmed on Tuesday ratification of a visa agreement signed in September during a visit by the Indian external affairs minister to Pakistan. “The ministry of foreign affairs in a summary had requested the prime minister to forward the instrument of ratification for his approval and affixation of president’s green seal. Accordingly, acting upon the advice of the prime minister, the president today confirmed the ratification of this agreement,” presidential spokesman Farhatullah Babar said...
Shafqat Mirza passes away LAHORE, Nov 20: Shafqat Tanvir Mirza, renowned journalist, political commentator and proponent of Punjabi language died of lung cancer here on Tuesday morning at the age of 80. He was laid to rest in the evening in the DHA graveyard. Members of his family and a large number of friends, journalists and admirers attended the funeral prayers held at the main DHA Mosque...
Smuggled cars being used by banks, leasing firms By Parvaiz Ishfaq Rana KARACHI, Nov 20: A large number of smuggled cars as well as those brought into the country without payment of duty have been leased out or are under use of leading commercial banks and private leasing companies, according to sources in the Customs department. The sources told Dawn on Tuesday that the Anti-Smuggling Organisation (ASO) of the Collectorate of Preventive Customs had given a seven-day notice to banks and leasing companies for recovery of such vehicles...
Paper on Afghan border coordination signed at tripartite meeting KABUL: To improve coordination along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, a document for tripartite border coordination mechanism was signed at a meeting of the Tripartite Commission at the Afghan ministry of defence here on Tuesday. The meeting was attended by Chief of Army Staff Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, acting Commander of ISAF Lt-Gen Nicholas Carter, Afghan Chief of General Staff Gen Sher Mohammad Karimi and their delegations...
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