DINA for the issue of 3rd December, 2012

	Monday 3rd December 2012 | Muharram 18, 1434
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Polio outbreak in Balochistan sets off alarm bells By Aamir Yasin ISLAMABAD, Dec 2: The outbreak of a hitherto unknown strain of polio virus in Qilla Abdullah and Pishin has set alarm bells ringing and prompted the centre to ask the Balochistan government to launch an anti-polio campaign in the province within 30 days...	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995
Altaf hits out at SC on delimitation order By Azfar-ul-Ashfaque KARACHI, Dec 2: Terming an apex court ruling regarding fresh delimitation of constituencies in Karachi before a census an attempt to ‘snatch his party’s mandate’, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain said on Sunday that people of the city would never allow any such ‘conspiracy’ to succeed. Speaking from London to a big public meeting held at the Jinnah Ground in Azizabad, Mr Hussain said the MQM had great respect for the judiciary and it would have no objection if a census was held before the delimitation in accordance with the law. “But what is the objective of carrying out delimitation only in Karachi without having a census?”...
Asif wins world snooker title By Anwar Zuberi KARACHI, Dec 2: Riding on the crest of a wave, Pakistan’s Mohammad Asif did the nation proud on Sunday when he emulated the feat of veteran cueist Mohammad Yousuf by claiming the world snooker title in Sofia, the Bulgarian capital. Pakistan’s ace cueist fought bravely to overcome Gary Wilson of England 10-8 in the best of 19 frames marathon that lasted well over nine hours in two sessions. The eventual champion led 6-3 at the end of the first session...
Panic in PIA plane as engine develops fault By Bhagwandas KARACHI, Dec 2: Over four hundred passengers of a PIA flight went through a nightmarish situation at Karachi airport on Sunday as they remained trapped for two hours in an aeroplane after it failed to take off due to a fault in its engine. Some of the passengers fainted and others panicked when they saw a spark in the engine, according to sources...
Crisis fears mount as IMF talks tough By Khurram Husain KARACHI: Going by the language the International Monetary Fund is using these days, it looks like Pakistan might soon be crying uncle all over again. On the day when the top guns of Pakistan’s economic team, led by the Finance Minister, began their strategic dialogue on finance and economy after an 18-month interruption, the IMF released one of its most strongly worded notes on the state of Pakistan’s economy and the steps required to avert the dangers it is facing. The note contains some of the harshest language the IMF has ever used in describing Pakistan’s economic management, at times even appearing to criticise itself by pointing out that going forward, there is a need for “better analysing the risks to the programme”...
Four Muttahida MNAs with dual nationality resign By Khawar Ghumman ISLAMABAD, Dec 2: Four members of the National Assembly belonging to the Muttahida Qaumi Movement have resigned from the membership amid a warning by the Election Commission that criminal cases could be filed against those lawmakers who had hidden their foreign nationality. The media section of the National Assembly in a terse press release issued on Sunday confirmed resignations of the four MQM lawmakers, adding that Speaker Dr Fehmida Mirza had accepted their resignations with effect from Nov 29...
Ready for war or peace with Pakistan: Salman By Our Correspondent NEW DELHI, Dec 2: Not given to exercising diplomatic finesse with Pakistan, Indian Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid has said his country is prepared to engage Islamabad in any bilateral format it prefers – be it cricket, or dialogue, or war, The Sunday Express said quoting a TV interview. “Agar woh cricket ki bhasha samajhte hain, toh hum cricket ki bhasha samjhayenge, agar woh yuddh ki bhasha samajhte hain, toh hum yuddh ki bhasha samjhayenge, aur agar woh baatchit ki bhasha samajhte hain, toh hum baatchit ki bhasha samjhayenge (If Pakistan understands the language of cricket, we will speak to them in that language; if they understand the language of war, we will speak to them in that language; and if they understand the language of dialogue, we will speak to them in that language,” the minister said in an interview to India TV, widely regarded as a rightwing channel...
Turkish power firm to seek international arbitration By Syed Irfan Raza ISLAMABAD, Dec 2: Turkish power company Karkey has sent a notice to the ministry of water and power and the National Accountability Bureau, informing them that it is going to seek international arbitration against the Supreme Court’s order to recover $120 million (Rs11.4 billion) from it in the Rental Power Projects (RPPs) case. “We have received a notice from Karkey that it is taking its case to an international court,” a NAB official told Dawn on Sunday...
Ties with Pakistan now on firm grounds: US WASHINGTON, Dec 2: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar will meet in Brussels on Tuesday on the sidelines of a Nato meeting as the United States and Pakistan rebuild their ties on a firmer footing, says the State Department...
Two brothers among four shot dead By Our Correspondent MINGORA, Dec 2: Four people, two brothers and their nephew among them, were killed and another was injured when gunmen opened fire on a van in Kabal tehsil of Swat district on Sunday. Police sources said the van was carrying passengers from Mingora to Qalaqai when the gunmen attacked it in Sar Khazana area...
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