DINA for the issue of 1st December, 2012

	Saturday 1st December 2012 | Muharram 16, 1434
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White House warns Congress against Pakistan curbs By Anwar Iqbal WASHINGTON, Nov 30: The Obama administration has warned Congress that some of the restrictions it has placed on Pakistan can jeopardise the US-led campaign against terrorism in Afghanistan...	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks Up 32.80 Points: KARACHI, Nov 30: At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 16559.88, up 32.80 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, Nov 30: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 97.6 to the US Dollar in the open market.
Kaira urges judiciary to keep away from political affairs By Khawar Ghumman ISLAMABAD, Nov 30: The chief spokesman for the ruling PPP, Qamar Zaman Kaira, requested superior courts on Friday to stay away from political affairs because it can affect the federation. In an aggressive tone, which many read as a warning to the judiciary against meddling in political affairs, he said: “If you will interfere in political affairs, people will criticise such decisions.”...
Islamabad to help bridge Kabul-militant gap: Pakistan to free more Afghan Taliban By Baqir Sajjad Syed ISLAMABAD, Nov 30: Pakistan agreed on Friday to release more Afghan Taliban prisoners and facilitate contacts of militants based here with peace negotiators from Afghanistan. Islamabad conveyed its willingness to release more Afghan Taliban to Afghan Foreign Minister Zalmai Rassoul, who was here on a day-long visit...
Landslide kills three troops; 18 rescuers missing MUZAFFARABAD, Nov 30: A landslide killed three Pakistani soldiers in the high mountains of Kashmir on Friday and 18 people sent to rescue them were missing after being hit by a second landslip, officials said. A military rescue operation swung into action after heavy snows triggered the accident at a remote outpost in the Kel area of Azad Kashmir near the Line of Control...
Delimitation: solution or further polarisation? By Fahim Zaman KARACHI, Nov 30: The recent orders by the Supreme Court of Pakistan calling for fresh electoral delimitations as a recipe to control crime and violence in Karachi appear to be based on widely-held perception that mafias and groups were controlling organised crime and large parts of the city. The ones espousing the above perception recommend de-polarisation of the city through removal of flash points and ethnic fault lines causing death and destruction. The immediate questions that come to mind are: is fresh delimitation possible without a new census? And can such a move make any real difference in Karachi’s electoral politics?
‘Mysterious objects’ were parts of Hatf missile: ISPR By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD, Nov 30: The mysterious wreckage that fell on some villages in Dadu district of Sindh on Wednesday night belonged to Hatf-V (Ghauri) missile, tested by the Army’s Strategic Force Command at the conclusion of its field exercises. “The metallic objects found in a remote area of Dadu were part of the motor body which separated from the missile as planned and within the safety corridor,” a military spokesman said...
Increase in salary of govt employees in the doldrums By Khaleeq Kiani ISLAMABAD, Nov 30: An initiative by the federal government to increase salaries of civil servants before coming elections is unlikely to materialise owing to opposition from provincial governments which want increased expenditure on public welfare schemes to woo the larger number of voters, instead of permanently increasing their salary budgets. A senior government official told Dawn on Friday that the pay and pension committee headed by former governor of State Bank Dr Ishrat Hussain had asked the regulation wing of the ministry of finance to work out a salary adjustment formula with ‘zero budgetary impact’ through merger of allowances in the basic salary and rationalisation of double and triple salaries being paid to officers working at influential institutions...
ECP decision on dual nationality next week By Iftikhar A. Khan ISLAMABAD, Nov 30: With the deadline set by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for lawmakers to submit declarations on dual nationality expiring on Friday, the ECP is set to decide next week the fate of those who did not submit the required documents. According to sources, particulars of the lawmakers who have not filed the documents affirming they don’t have dual nationality will be placed before the ECP next week for a decision on their fate...
Former Indian premier Gujral dies at 93 By Jawed Naqvi NEW DELHI, Nov 30: Former Indian prime minister Inder Kumar Gujral, lauded and reviled as a friend of Pakistan, died in a private hospital in the neighbourhood of Delhi on Friday following complications from a lung ailment. He was 93. Press Trust of India said Mr Gujral passed away at 3.27pm after a multi-organ failure. He was admitted to a hospital in Gurgaon on November 19 with a lung infection...
‘US worried over Shakil Afridi safety’ WASHINGTON, Nov 30: The US has conveyed to Pakistan its concern over Dr Shakil Afridi’s hunger strike, sources told Dawn on Friday. US State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland told a briefing on Thursday the United States was concerned about Dr Afridi’s safety and will raise it at a series of forthcoming meetings with Pakistan...
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