PRESS DIGEST - Pakistani Newspapers - Nov 2

These are the leading stories in Pakistan's newspapers on Monday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy:

DAWN

-- Pakistan has asked the United States to take it into confidence about a new strategy on Afghanistan, saying that its expertise and coordination is vital to success.

-- Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Sunday that the ongoing offensive against Taliban in South Waziristan had been "very successful" and the military was likely to achieve most of its objectives before winter sets in.

THE NEWS

-- Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund will kickstart review talks on Monday in Dubai for approving a tranche worth $1.2 billion for Islamabad's struggling economy.

-- At least 112 foreigners were arrested in southern city of Karachi and Chaman, a southwestern town on the Afghan border, for illegally entering into Pakistan.

DAILY TIMES

-- The government is not encouraging foreign non-government organisations to provide assistance to displaced persons of South Waziristan directly due to security reasons, Lieutenant-General Nadeem Ahmed, head of the government's relief agency, said on Sunday.