DINA for the issue of May 31, 2012

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May 31, 2012 Thursday Rajab 09, 1433
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SC hearing on dual nationality issue: Punjab PA pleads rules don't apply to it
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By Nasir Iqbal
ISLAMABAD, May 30: As four Pakistan People's Party (PPP) parliamentarians risk losing their National Assembly membership as a punishment for having dual nationality, the Punjab Assembly took a stand before the Supreme Court on Wednesday, stating that its rules did not require it to collect such information about its members.

According to a statement submitted to the SC by Additional Advocate General Jawad Hassan on behalf of the provincial assembly, no "information/record respecting the dual nationality of the members of provincial assembly of the Punjab" is required, "hence, no such information is available with" the provincial assembly secretariat...

http://dawn.com/2012/05/31/sc-hearing-on-dual-nationality-issue-punjab-pa-pleads-rules-dont-apply-to-it/


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Man dies in sectarian attack
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By Saleem Shahid
QUETTA, May 30: A man belonging to the Hazara community was shot dead in the Joint road area on Wednesday evening and police described it as a case of targeted sectarian attack.

Ali Muhammad was passing through the Joint road area when men on a motorcycle opened fire. He suffered multiple injuries and died on the spot...

http://dawn.com/2012/05/31/man-dies-in-sectarian-attack/


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Putin's special envoy on Afghanistan meets Gilani: Russia follows China, soothes tense Pakistan
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By Baqir Sajjad Syed
ISLAMABAD, May 30: Russia joined the Chinese on Wednesday in extending political support to Pakistan at a time when it appears to have been isolated by its western friends.

Ambassador Zamir Kabulov, Russian President's Special Envoy on Afghanistan, in his meeting with Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani spoke about the "enormous commonalities" between Moscow and Islamabad on regional issues...

http://dawn.com/2012/05/31/putins-special-envoy-on-afghanistan-meets-gilani-russia-follows-china-soothes-tense-pakistan/


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Top Pentagon official returning to lead talks with Pakistan
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By Anwar Iqbal
WASHINGTON, May 30: US Assistant Defence Secretary Peter Levoy is returning to Islamabad next week to lead the American team which is negotiating a resolution to the Nato routes dispute with Pakistan, diplomatic sources told Dawn.

Mr Levoy, who looks after Asia and Pacific security affairs at the Pentagon, led the US contingent at an April 26 meeting with Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar in Islamabad as well...

http://dawn.com/2012/05/31/top-pentagon-official-returning-to-lead-talks-with-pakistan/


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Subsidies for most sectors likely to be reduced
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By Kalbe Ali
ISLAMABAD, May 30: The economic mangers have decided to cut down subsidies in the next budget on a majority of sectors in a bid to reduce budgetary constraints. However, subsidy to the power sector has been proposed to be raised.

An official of the finance ministry said it had been initially decided that the subsidy on electricity would be increased to Rs150 billion from around Rs147 billion of the current fiscal year...

http://dawn.com/2012/05/31/subsidies-for-most-sectors-likely-to-be-reduced/


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Special court indicts Kazmi, others in Haj scam case
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By Malik Asad
RAWALPINDI, May 30: A Special Court on Wednesday indicted former minister for religious affairs Hamid Saeed Kazmi and two others in the Haj corruption case.

The court also declared Ahmed Faiz, an alleged middleman, as proclaimed offender in the case...

http://dawn.com/2012/05/31/special-court-indicts-kazmi-others-in-haj-scam-case/


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EC can't act against PM before SC verdict: member
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By Iftikhar A. Khan
ISLAMABAD, May 30: The Election Commission cannot act on its own on the issue of disqualification of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and will wait for the outcome of the petitions challenging the ruling of the Speaker of the National Assembly, according to EC Member from Punjab Justice (retd) Riaz Kayani.

He told this reporter on Wednesday that the commission's role in the matter had ceased for the time being, but it would act if directives were issued by the Supreme Court...

http://dawn.com/2012/05/31/ec-cant-act-against-pm-before-sc-verdict-member/


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Speaker's ruling cannot be questioned outside NA: Fehmida
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By Khawar Ghumman
ISLAMABAD, May 30: As far as National Assembly Speaker Dr Fehmida Mirza is concerned her ruling against sending a reference to the Election Commission on the issue of disqualification of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani cannot be questioned outside the house.

Talking to newsmen after inaugurating the campus of the Pakistan Institute of Parliamentary Services here on Wednesday, she said: "If anybody has doubts about powers of the speaker, he should carefully read Rule 28 of the National Assembly to understand my position."..

http://dawn.com/2012/05/31/speakers-ruling-cannot-be-questioned-outside-na-fehmida/


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Economic Survey
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ISLAMABAD, May 30: Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh will unveil on Thursday the Economic Survey 2011-12 on the performance of economy during the outgoing fiscal year.

The survey covers development of all important sectors of economy, including growth and investment, agriculture, manufacturing, money and credit, inflation and debt and liabilities. The document will also highlight the performance of education and health sectors and include figures relating to population, labour force and employment, etc.—APP...

http://dawn.com/2012/05/31/economic-survey/


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Neurosurgeon Qureshi killed by kidnapper during rescue bid
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By Mohammad Hussain Khan
HYDERABAD, May 30: Dr Aftab Qureshi, a senior faculty member of the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences and eminent neurosurgeon, was gunned down allegedly by his kidnapper on Wednesday morning during an encounter which followed an attempt by a joint team of the Citizens-Police Liaison Committee and Anti-Violent Crime Unit (AVCU) of Karachi police to rescue the surgeon and other hostages.

The rescue operation supervised by CPLC chief Ahmed Chennai and SP Noorul Haq Rind and the encounter also resulted in the death of a kidnapper and an ASI...

http://dawn.com/2012/05/31/neurosurgeon-qureshi-killed-by-kidnapper-during-rescue-bid/


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Court rejects Assange's appeal against Extradition
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LONDON, May 30: Britain's Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange could be extradited to Sweden over alleged sex crimes, leaving the Australian with few legal options after an 18-month legal battle.

Judges at Britain's highest court rejected by a majority of 5-2 Assange's argument that a European arrest warrant for his extradition was invalid...

http://dawn.com/2012/05/31/court-rejects-assanges-appeal-against-extradition/


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Karachi Stocks Down 199.10 Points:
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KARACHI, May 30: At close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 13872.75, down 199.10 points.
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Forex Update:
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KARACHI, May 30: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 94 to the US Dollar in the open market.
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