Dina for the Issue of November 24, 2012

	Saturday 24 November 2012 | Muharram 9, 1434
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President discusses security issues with Kayani, Raja By Khawar Ghumman ISLAMABAD, Nov 23: Such is the level of security scare gripping the country during Muharram that President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday met Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf to take stock of internal security threats...	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks Up 30.85 points: KARACHI, Nov 23: At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 16264.04, up 30.85 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, Nov 23: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 97 to the US Dollar in the open market.
‘Suicide bomber’ killed in shootout By Ghulam Mursalin Marwat LAKKI MARWAT, Nov 23: A tragedy was averted when police killed a would-be suicide bomber before he could reach his target here on Friday. District Police Officer Mohammad Idrees said the assailant who appeared to be in his teens opened fire at a police checkpost near Mohallah Syedaan and ran into an alley.
Two tribal elders killed By Ibrahim Shinwari ILANDI KOTAL, Nov 23: Two tribal elders were killed in the remote Tirah valley of Khyber Agency on Friday. Yarman Khan and Waris, of the Kamarkhel tribe, died when an explosive device planted in the Sheengarh area near Takhtaki village went off.
Muharram security: suspension of cellphones in 50 cities By Iftikhar A. Khan ISLAMABAD, Nov 23: After a series of suicide bombings and attacks in which explosive devices were said to have been detonated by mobile phones, the government decided on Friday to suspend the cellphone network for varying periods in about 50 cities across the country on Saturday and Sunday, the 9th and 10th of Muharram, to provide security to mourners. The cellphone network was blocked in Karachi and Quetta for up to 11 hours on Friday. After its restoration at about midnight, the service will again be blocked at 6 in the morning on Saturday.
Announcement THE offices of Dawn will remain closed on Saturday (Nov 24) and Sunday on account of Muharram. Arrangements have, however, been made to bring out the newspaper on Sunday. There will be no newspaper on Monday.
Protests in Cairo against Morsi ‘coup’ CAIRO, Nov 23: Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi’s decision to assume sweeping powers caused fury among his opponents and prompted violent clashes in central Cairo and other cities on Friday. Police fired tear gas near Cairo’s Tahrir Square, heart of the 2011 uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak, where thousands demanded Mr Morsi quit and accused him of launching a “coup”. There were violent protests in Alexandria, Port Said and Suez.
Judges’ appointment: Govt preparing reference, SC told By Nasir Iqbal ISLAMABAD, Nov 23: In what analysts here see as a smart move, the government informed the Supreme Court on Friday that President Asif Ali Zardari intended to invoke the court’s advisory jurisdiction through a reference to settle once and for all issues relating to appointment of superior court judges. The information was conveyed by Attorney General Irfan Qadir through a written statement he submitted to a four-judge bench comprising Justice Khilji Arif Hussain, Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa, Justice Ijaz Ahmed Chaudhry and Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan which had taken up a petition of Advocate Nadeem Ahmed seeking issuance of a notification about six months’ extension for Justice Noorul Haq N. Qureshi and permanent appointment of Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui of the Islamabad High Court.
Ethnic faultlines complicate post-2014 scenario By Cyril Almeida & Hasan Khan MAZAR-I-SHARIF: The serenity of the historic Blue Mosque at the centre of northern Afghanistan’s largest city, where worshippers stream in from early morning to pray, appears to have spread across the city that was once an ethnic cauldron. After the Soviet withdrawal, Tajik, Uzbek and Hazara militias vied for control of Mazar, but Rashid Dostum, an Uzbek warlord, managed to establish his writ until 1997, when the Taliban advanced on the city.
Success depends on Pakistan’s commitment: US By Anwar Iqbal WASHINGTON, Nov 23: The US success in Afghanistan depends on having a Pakistan that is willing to confront terrorists, says US Secretary of Defence Leon Panetta. In a related report, a US think-tank urges the Obama administration to scale back its relationship with Pakistan in its second term, while maintaining a long-term tie with the country.
India-China territorial row spills into passports BEIJING, Nov 23: A fresh row has broken out between India and China over territorial claims in the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh and the Aksai Chin area in eastern Kashmir. In new passports, China’s maps show the two areas as Chinese territory.
Conditions at Australia’s refugee camp appalling: Amnesty SYDNEY, Nov 23: The camp set up by Australia to house asylum-seekers on the Pacific island of Nauru was “appalling” and likely in breach of its obligations to refugees, rights group Amnesty said on Friday. Australia began sending asylum-seekers to Nauru in September as part of a new policy of processing boatpeople offshore to deter others from making the risky sea journey Down Under which has claimed hundreds of lives.
Minister Mahar quit or was sacked? By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD, Nov 23: Minister for Privatisation Ghous Bux Khan Mahar of the Pakistan Muslim League-Q was shown the door on Friday by Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf for reasons not announced. The minister, however, said he himself had resigned from the ministry on Oct 31 in protest against the controversial Sindh’s local government act of 2012.
12 migrants hurt in Greece protest THESSALONIKI (Greece), Nov 23: Twelve undocumented migrants and four policemen were injured on Friday in a violent protest that broke out inside a detention centre in Komotini, northern Greece, local police said. Scores of migrants protesting against their open-ended detention threw stones and broken masonry at the police, who fired back tear gas, the police said.
Taliban: bombers, spies forced French retreat KABUL, Nov 23: A network of informers, exploitation of popular dissent and the ability to strike at vulnerable moments helped hasten the end of France’s combat mission in Afghanistan, according to an Afghan Taliban `commander’. French troops rolled out of Kapisa province a couple of days ago, ending one of the largest Nato combat missions in Afghanistan two years early, 10 months to the day since Afghan soldier Abdul Sabor shot dead five French colleagues.
No indictment for Sarkozy BORDEAUX, Nov 23: Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has escaped indictment but will continue to be investigated over allegations that his 2007 election campaign was financed with funds secured illegally from the country’s richest woman. After more than 12 hours of interrogation, a panel of three examining magistrates decided late on Thursday to treat Mr Sarkozy as a witness under caution rather than formally charging him.
Nigeria to host D-8 trade talks ISLAMABAD, Nov 23: Nigeria will host trade talks among the Developing Eight (D-8) in February as part of efforts to increase business within member states and Africa, Nigeria’s trade and investment minister said. “I will be hosting the trade and industry ministers from the D-8 countries sometime around February next year to come up with a strategic plan on how we can increase trade within the D-8,” Olusegun Aganga told reporters.
Proceedings to impeach Lankan chief justice begin By Frances Bulathsinghala COLOMBO, Nov 23: The impeachment proceedings of the Sri Lankan Chief Justice, Shirani Bandaranayake, began in parliament on Friday, despite a `request’ by the Supreme Court to suspend the process until it had given its determination on the constitutional procedure for impeachment of judges. Friday’s proceedings could not be reported as they were held in camera, but the media was informed that the next sitting of the parliamentary committee would be held on Dec 4.
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