DINA for the issue of 29th November, 2012

	Thursday 29th November 2012 | Muharram 14, 1434
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Heavy ransom paid for doctor’s release By Saleem Shahid QUETTA, Nov 28: A renowned eye specialist, kidnapped 43 days ago, has been freed after payment of a heavy ransom...	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks Up 59.26 Points: KARACHI, Nov 28: At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 16424.03, up 59.26 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, Nov 28: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 97.4 to the US Dollar in the open market.
Verification of voter list SC advises govt to seek army’s help in Karachi By Nasir Iqbal ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: The Supreme Court suggested on Wednesday that the army and Rangers should be used to re-launch the door-to-door voter verification campaign in Karachi. The court was of the opinion that the exercise would help identify and weed out unscrupulous and criminal elements responsible for the breakdown of law and order in the country’s largest city and ensure peaceful, free and fair elections...
Court seeks replies from sitting, ex-IB chiefs By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: The Supreme Court sought replies on Wednesday from the incumbent and former directors general of the Intelligence Bureau on withdrawal of huge amounts of money from IB’s accounts by the PPP governments to buy loyalty of politicians in Punjab and other provinces in 1988-1990 and 2008-09. A bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, Justice Gulzar Ahmed and Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed had taken notice of a report which appeared in an English daily on March 14, alleging that Rs270 million had been withdrawn by the PPP government to dislodge the Punjab government in 2008-09...
New tax on CNG planned By Khaleeq Kiani ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: The government is considering to impose a new tax on compressed natural gas to reduce the price difference between CNG and petrol in order to phase out the use of the gas in private transport. “The government has planned to phase out CNG stations gradually as they are causing heavy loss to the national economy by wasting this valuable commodity (natural gas), instead of its use for industrialisation and investment and domestic use,” Prime Minister’s Adviser on Petroleum Dr Asim Hussain told the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Petroleum on Wednesday. The country does not have sufficient or surplus gas reserves to allow it to be burnt in private and luxury vehicles...
Senate committee’s hearing marks new phase in civil-military relations By Baqir Sajjad Syed ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: The Senate defence committee’s public hearing on civil-military relations was marked on Wednesday by a new phase in the discourse on the thorny issue, widely believed to be at the root of most of the problems, raising more intriguing questions on the way forward for fixing the imbalance. But it was clear that there was no illusion about quick-fix solutions. The over three-hour discussion was attended by 26 people, including seven parliamentarians. Three key presentations by former defence secretary Salim Abbas Jilani, former corps commander of Rawalpindi Lt Gen (retd) Salim Haider and analyst Hassan Askari Rizvi ended with an assortment of ideas to deal with the issue ranging from change in the military’s mindset to politicians putting their act right for regaining the confidence of the masses...
Some ministers oppose move to set up NACTA: Cabinet approves bill on counter-terrorism body By Khawar Ghumman ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: After about three years of foot-dragging, the federal cabinet finally approved on Wednesday the draft of National Counter-Terrorism Authority Bill 2012. The authority, set up through an executive order during the latter part of 2009, remained ineffective in the absence of mandatory legal cover...
13 drown as vehicle falls into canal By Our Correspondent SHIKARPUR, Nov 28: Thirteen people, among them two children, drowned on Wednesday evening when a passenger vehicle fell into the Khirthar Canal after its tie rod broke. According to Shikarpur Deputy Commissioner Azhar Hussain Shah, six bodies had been retrieved and 15 passengers rescued from the canal...
Disgruntled Baloch youths offered government jobs By Our Staff Correspondent QUETTA, Nov 28: A high-level meeting presided over by Balochistan Governor Zulfiqar Magsi here on Wednesday offered jobs to the disgruntled Baloch youths if they came down from mountains and stopped armed movement against the state. The meeting of the Apex Committee reviewed the law and order situation and took decisions aimed at improving security in the province...
Hazara man shot dead QUETTA, Nov 28: A man belonging to the Hazara Shia community was shot dead here on Wednesday, police sources said. The man, whose name could not be ascertained, was standing on Circular Road when gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire at him and escaped. He received multiple injuries and died...
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