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	SAMAA EMAIL NEWS ALERTS Thursday, January 31, 2013
RPP Implementation: Copy of NAB chief’s letter to be presented today Jan 31, 2013 10:35:13 AM Staff Report ISLAMABAD: A three-member bench of the Supreme Court (SC) will continue today the hearing of the rental power projects (RPPs) Implementation case, as copy of the controversial letter written by Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to Preside.... No role of president, PM in judges appointment: SC Jan 31, 2013 10:03:32 AM Staff Report ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan said President and Prime Minister have no discretionary powers and no role for the appointment of judges in the superior courts, as the president is bound to implement the recommendations of the judicial commi.... Four MQM candidates elected unopposed to Sindh Assembly Jan 31, 2013 06:20:12 AM Staff Report KARACHI: Four candidates of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) have been elected unopposed on vacant seats of provincial assembly, SAMAA reported. The seats had fallen vacant after four PMAs of the PPP ally party – Raza Haroon, Muhammad Ali Shah, Abdul.... Karachi violence continues unabated; 13 more killed Jan 31, 2013 06:04:27 AM Staff Report KARACHI: Pakistan’s economic hub continued to bleed at the hands of sustained political violence and terrorism which claimed 13 more lives in 24 hours, SAMAA reported. Police said four bodies were found within just four hours, from 12am to 4am. Th.... Karachi: Three kidnapped men found shot dead Jan 31, 2013 04:44:19 AM Staff Report KARACHI: Violence continued in Karachi as three more dead bodies were recovered from city’s suburb of Baldia Town, SAMAA reported. Police said the bodies were thrown out from a moving car in Baldia Town early on Thursday within the remits of Mochko.... Mumbai attacks: Malik says India has allowed Pak investigation panel Jan 31, 2013 04:04:34 AM Staff Report ISLAMABAD: India has cleared the second visit of Pakistani judicial commission to cross-examine witnesses in connection with the probe into the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on Wednesday. Malik said this while spea....
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DINA for the issue of 31st January, 2013

	Thursday 31st January 2013 | Rabi-ul-Awwal 18, 1434
The DAWN Internet News Alert (DINA) is a free daily news service from Pakistan’s largest English language newspaper, the Daily DAWN.
GDP growth 3.7pc in FY-12 State Bank warns of debt trap By Shahid Iqbal KARACHI, Jan 30: The State Bank of Pakistan has warned that the fiscal deficit of 8.5 per cent last year (FY-12) is not sustainable and could push the country towards a debt trap as the public debt-to-GDP ratio has reached 62.6 per cent...	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks Up 33.23 Points: KARACHI, Jan 30: At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 17205.27, up 33.23 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, Jan 30: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 99.2 to the US Dollar in the open market.
NA likely to be dissolved on March 13-14 ISLAMABAD, Jan 30: Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Syed Khurshid Shah said on Wednesday the National Assembly could be dissolved by March 13 or 14. Talking to journalists at the parliament house, he said the government would try to reach agreement for dissolving the National Assembly and provincial assemblies on the same day. He said the PPP leadership had not yet finalised name of the caretaker prime minister...
Cabinet ratifies Iran pipeline agreement By Khaleeq Kiani ISLAMABAD, Jan 30: Despite intense US pressure, the federal cabinet approved on Wednesday a $1.5 billion government-to-government deal with Iran for laying the 785km Pakistan segment of a pipeline to deliver 750 million cubic feet of natural gas per day (MMCFD) of Iranian gas by the end of next year. The contract will be signed by Iran’s Tadbir Energy and Pakistan Interstate Gas Company (ISGC) for engineering, procurement, construction and financing of the project. Iran will provide a $500 million financing payable in 20 years and Tadbir Energy will lay the pipeline through its sub-contractors...
Three die in Karachi bomb blast By S. Raza Hassan KARACHI, Jan 30: At least three people were killed and a number of others injured as the Sohrab Goth area continued to witness acts of terrorism for the second day on Wednesday. Three people were killed and two others injured when an improvised explosive device (IED) went off in the night...
NAB chief’s letter invites apex court’s wrath By Nasir Iqbal ISLAMABAD, Jan 30: A strongly-worded letter critical of the judiciary written by National Accountability Bureau Chairman Admiral (retd) Fasih Bokhari to President Asif Ali Zardari invited the ire of the Supreme Court on Wednesday. The court asked the NAB chief to submit an authentic copy of the letter in which he had accused the superior judiciary of influencing the bureau’s investigation into the rental power projects (RPP) scam. ..
NA: never so late, never so together By Raja Asghar ISLAMABAD, Jan 30: The National Assembly never met so late during nearly five years of its life as on Wednesday after its members attended another singular event when they got together outside the house for a memorial photograph with a convalesced Speaker Fehmida Mirza. There was no immediate explanation about why the house met late by over two hours though most of its members were already around for its first such group photo, which was taken with Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf and opposition leader Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan flanking the speaker in the seated front row of leading lawmakers and others standing behind them on rows of steps to the parliament house’s main entrance...
Govt unveils Strategic Trade Policy Framework By Mubarak Zeb Khan ISLAMABAD, Jan 30: The government unveiled on Wednesday a medium-term (2012-15) Strategic Trade Policy Framework, setting a cumulative export target of $95 billion for three years. The framework, the second announced by the current government, will be implemented with a funding of Rs26.14bn...
Seven bodies found in Quetta, Dera Bugti By Saleem Shahid QUETTA, Jan 30: Seven bullet-riddled bodies, among them four Bugti tribesmen, were found in parts of Balochistan on Wednesday. Another two people were shot dead in separate incidents. Three bodies were found in mountains, about 4km away from Quetta near the Eastern Bypass...
Malala to undergo skull surgery LONDON, Jan 30: Malala Yousufzai shot in the head by the Taliban for advocating girls’ education is to return to a hospital in Britain for surgery to reconstruct her skull. The 15-year-old was discharged from the hospital earlier this month to spend time with her family after her initial treatment phase...
Pakistan hushed up beheadings by Indian troops: report By Our Correspondent NEW DELHI, Jan 30: Pakistan hushed up a pattern of killings over several years in cross-LoC raids by Indian troops, which included beheading of civilians and troops, The Hindu reported on Wednesday quoting confidential UN reports. Pakistan’s complaints to the United Nations Military Observers Group in India and Pakistan (Unmogip), monitoring the ceasefire in Kashmir, were kept from its civilians to avoid a popular backlash, The Hindu said...
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	SAMAA EMAIL NEWS ALERTS Wednesday, January 30, 2013
MQM to hold large public meeting in Punjab: Altaf Jan 30, 2013 04:42:20 PM Staff Report KARACHI: MQM leader Altaf Hussain on Wednesday announced that his party would stage a large public meeting in Punjab soon. In a telephonic address to workers in Rawalpindi from London, Hussain said that the MQM would break the status quo and bring.... Pakistan’s economy likely to grow by over 3.5% this year, says State Bank annual report Jan 30, 2013 04:20:56 PM Web Desk KARACHI: Pakistan’s economy witnessed a modest improvement in FY12 – real GDP grew by 3.7 percent during the year, compared with 3.0 percent in FY11, according to the State Bank’s Annual Report on the State of the Economy for the year 2011-12 released o.... Tauqir Sadiq handed over to Pakistan consulate in Dubai Jan 30, 2013 03:42:29 PM Staff Report ISLAMABAD: Former chairman Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) Tauqir Sadiq has been handed over to Pakistan consulate in Dubai, SAMAA reports on Wednesday. Tauqir Sadiq, the key player in the alleged mega scandal of Rs82 billion, was arrested .... Electoral reforms case: SC seeks progress report on Feb 13 Jan 30, 2013 03:13:47 PM Staff Report ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday sought progress report from the Attorney General Irfan Qadir on February 13 with to regard to implementation of court’s orders on electoral reforms, SAMAA reports. A three-member bench headed by.... Show-cause notice issued to police surgeon for Shahrukh’s age report Jan 30, 2013 03:01:06 PM Staff Report KARACHI: A local court, voicing displeasure over police surgeon for preparing the report for the assessment of Shahrukh Jatoi, issued show-cause notice to him and medical superintendent of Services Hospital, SAMAA reported Wednesday. It should be me.... PML (N) seeks massive transfers in bureaucracy ahead of elections Jan 30, 2013 02:12:55 PM Staff Report LAHORE: Apart from governors of the provinces, the Pakistan Muslim League (N) has demanded transfer of 27 important government officials before the next general elections. A formal demand to this effect was put forth by the Opposition Leader Choudh....
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	SAMAA EMAIL NEWS ALERTS Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Important decisions likely in cabinet meeting today Jan 30, 2013 09:12:41 AM Staff Report ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet will discuss vital issues including energy crises prevalent in the country and caretaker set-up in an important session today, SAMAA reported Wednesday. Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf will preside over the crunch me.... SC to continue hearing RPPs Implementation case today Jan 30, 2013 08:29:44 AM Staff Report ISLAMABAD: A three-member bench of the Supreme Court (SC) will continue today hearing the rental power projects (RPPs) Implementation case, SAMAA reported Wednesday. The mega corruption case has taken life of an investigation officer of National Acc.... Kargil operation was a ‘four-men show’, ex-general opens Pandora’s Box Jan 30, 2013 06:25:24 AM Staff Report ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan and India strive to deescalate fresh tension on LoC, revelations of a former Pak Army general has created ripples in the scenario, saying that Pakistan’s 1999 operation in Kargil was a ‘four-men show’ and a miscalculated move,.... Islamabad-bound flight lands in Lahore for PIA officer’s daughter Jan 30, 2013 05:25:59 AM Staff Report ISLAMABAD: A Pakistan International Airline flight which took off from Karachi for Islamabad early on Wednesday was diverted to Lahore allegedly to drop a PIA officer’s daughter, SAMAA reported. The situation was unexpected and quite annoying for p.... Govt mulls dissolution of National Assembly on March 11, 12 Jan 30, 2013 04:30:54 AM Staff Report ISLAMABAD: As PPP and allies discussed caretaker setup and forthcoming general elections in a key meeting, sources say the ruling clique is considering dissolution of National Assembly on March 11 or 12, SAMAA reported. The government on Sunday ann.... Karachi: Terrorists attack Sohrab Goth police station, constable killed Jan 30, 2013 02:18:06 AM Staff Report KARACHI: Terrorists attacked a police station in Karachi’s Sohrab Goth area on Tuesday, killing a policeman, SAMAA reported. DIG East Aleem Jafri claimed that members of a banned outfit were involved in the attack which also left three policemen in....
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