DINA for the issue of November 02, 2012

	Friday 2nd November 2012 | Zilhaj 16, 1433
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Balochistan govt in tumult as Raisani faces revolt By Khawar Ghumman & Amanullah Kasi ISLAMABAD/QUETTA, Nov 1: Balochistan finally took centre stage on Thursday but for what appeared to be an intra-party struggle...	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks Up 58.92 Points: KARACHI, Nov 01: At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 15969.03, up 58.92 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, Nov 01: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 95.9 to the US Dollar in the open market.
Kaira urges judiciary to exercise restraint By Amir Wasim ISLAMABAD, Nov 1: Federal Minister for Information Qamar Zaman Kaira expects that the Supreme Court will avoid wading into political waters while dealing with issues of public interest, as did the US Supreme Court which upheld President Barack Obama’s healthcare law. Talking to journalists after attending a function here on Thursday, Mr Kaira refused to comment on the SC’s decision to reduce CNG prices terming the matter subjudice. However, he advised the judiciary to exercise restraint on ‘political matters and issues of public interests’...
Ex-generals appear before NAB probe team By Syed Irfan Raza ISLAMABAD, Nov 1: Former railways minister and ex-chief of ISI Lt-Gen (retd) Javed Ashraf Qazi lost his temper and misbehaved with journalists outside the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) headquarters on Thursday where he and two other retired generals had gone to record their statements in a land fraud case. The three had been summoned by NAB for their alleged involvement in leasing out 141 acres of railways land in Lahore to a private club in 2001...
Entire govt responsible for power crisis: Shaikh By Khaleeq Kiani ISLAMABAD, Nov 1: The government should acknowledge that it has failed to bring about any improvement in the power sector even after pouring a staggering sum of Rs 1.4 trillion, Finance Minister Abdul Hafeez Shaikh is reported to have advised the government. On top of that, the government estimates that the power sector will consume about Rs150 billion in the coming five months to ensure a supply of about 13,000MW to offset an expected decline in hydropower generation and gas shortages...
PML-N challenges Altaf’s credentials By Iftikhar A. Khan ISLAMABAD, Nov 1: The main opposition Pakistan Muslim League (N) and a key component of the ruling coalition, Muttahida Qaumi Movement, have a history of engaging in war or words in and outside the parliament, but the two political rivals are set to fight, probably the first-ever significant legal battle. PML-N’s Senator Zafar Ali Shah filed in the Supreme Court on Wednesday a petition challenging the command and control of the MQM by Altaf Hussain on the grounds that he was a foreign national and for-bidden under the law to become a member of the parliament....
SC freezes CNG prices till 19th By Nasir Iqbal ISLAMABAD, Nov 1: Consumers will continue to get CNG at the existing reduced prices determined by the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority on Oct 25 as the Supreme Court ordered on Thursday to freeze them till Nov 19. And when the court will take up again the issue of gas pricing on Nov 19 the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) and the Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) will apprise it of the measures they have taken to check the UFG (unaccounted for gas) losses...
Power sector losses increase to 45pc, NA committee told By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD, Nov 1: Nearly half of the electricity produced in the country ultimately goes down the drain because of system losses and non-recovery of bills, according to a government testimony before the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Water and Power. The testimony gave reason even to PPP parliamentarians attending a committee meeting on Thursday to express no-confidence in the ability of Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf to resolve the power crisis...
PML-N slams Malik over ISI case probe offer By Our Staff Reporter LAHORE, Nov 1: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz criticised Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Thursday for ‘overstepping’ his mandate by offering the PML-N leadership people of its choice to investigate the issue of ISI funds in the Asghar Khan case. “As FIA rules and regulations do not allow the minister to appoint any investigator in the cases tasked to the agencies, Rehman Malik is misusing his office to make such a statement for cheap publicity,” PML-N media coordinator Mohammad Mehdi said at a press conference...
Obama resumes campaign: Opinion polls indicate fight too close to call By Anwar Iqbal WASHINGTON, Nov 1: US President Barack Obama resumed his election campaign on Thursday as political pundits predicted a split decision on Nov 6, when America chooses a president. Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney resumed his campaign on Wednesday, but Mr Obama compensated for the delay by touring three key states — Wisconsin, Nevada and Colorado...
Durand Line is international border, says US diplomat By Ismail Khan PESHAWAR, Nov 1: A senior American diplomat in Pakistan said on Thursday the United States recognised the Durand Line as an international border and if Afghanistan had any other interpretation, “that’s certainly their business”. “The existing border is recognised as an international border. Now if the government in Kabul has other interpretation, that’s certainly their business,” Richard E. Hoagland, US Deputy Chief of Mission in Pakistan, said at a media roundtable here...
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