DINA for the issue of December 25, 2012

	Tuesday 25th December 2012 | Safar 11, 1434
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Quaid’s birth anniversary today ISLAMABAD, Dec 24: The nation pays tribute to the founder of Pakistan, Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, on his 136th birth anniversary on Tuesday.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks Up 27.86 Points: KARACHI, Dec 24: At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 16893.20, up 27.86 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, Dec 24: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 98.1 to the US Dollar in the open market.
Zardari for utilising full potential: First wind power unit in Jhimpir opened By Our Staff Reporter KARACHI, Dec 24: With shortage of electricity generated by hydel and thermal plants increasing by the day, Sindh has taken the lead in generating energy from renewable sources with President Asif Ali Zardari inaugurating a 50MW windmill project in Jhimpir near Thatta on Monday. The plant has been set up by the Fauji Fertiliser Company (FFC).
Committee calls for Hafeez Shaikh’s removal By Mubarak Zeb Khan ISLAMABAD, Dec 24: Members of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Finance, irked by Finance Minister Dr Hafeez Shaikh’s avoidance of the committee’s meeting, demanded his resignation on Monday. The members forced their chairman Khawaja Sohail Mansoor to write a letter to the prime minister seeking Dr Hafeez’s removal. They wanted his replacement by elected member.
Gas transmission and distribution: Private sector’s role proposed By Khaleeq Kiani ISLAMABAD, Dec 24: As gas scarcity spins out of control, the government has decided in principle to open up the transmission and distribution system to the private sector and change the pricing mechanism from biannual to quarterly and subsequently a monthly basis to facilitate the sale of imported gases. To achieve the objective, the government is working on drastic changes to the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) Ordinance and related rules, an official told Dawn on Monday. All the official stakeholders, including the ministry of petroleum, gas companies and Ogra, have been asked to submit proposals by Jan 4.
Four security personnel killed in Balochistan QUETTA, Dec 24: Two personnel of the Frontier Corps and two of the Balochistan Constabulary and a Nato container driver were killed in acts of terror in Quetta, Mashkey and Hub town on Monday. Official sources said the FC personnel were killed when they were attacked by unknown terrorists while they were coming out of the FC Fort in Mashkey. The two victims were identified as soldiers Saifullah and Zhazad.
Hoti calls for immediate steps to rein in militants By Zulfiqar Ali PESHAWAR, Dec 24: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti called upon the political leadership and the military on Monday to immediately put their heads together to find a permanent solution to the problem of militancy. “Time has come that the military and political leadership take a quick decision and guide the nation. Otherwise, it will be criminal negligence,” he told lawmakers in the provincial assembly amid a sombre mood over the assassination of Senior Minister Bashir Ahmad Bilour in a suicide attack on Saturday.
Non-proliferation regime tightened By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD, Dec 24: The Foreign Office said on Monday it was further tightening its non-proliferation export controls regime. “A number of decisions were taken to further strengthen the export controls,” a foreign ministry spokesman said after a meeting of the oversight board of the Strategic Export Control Division (Secdiv). He did not elaborate.
MQM seeks review of delimitation order By Ishaq Tanoli KARACHI, Dec 24: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement filed on Monday review petitions against the Supreme Court’s verdict for fresh delimitation of constituencies in Karachi. MQM leader Farooq Sattar filed two petitions through his counsel Farogh Naseem in the Supreme Court’s Karachi Registry, seeking review of its rulings about delimitation handed down on Nov 26 and Nov 28 during the hearing of a case pertaining to implementation of its order in a suo motu case relating to frequent target killings in Karachi.
Pakistan recognises Kosovo ISLAMABAD, Dec 24: Pakistan on Monday officially recognised Kosovo as an independent state, almost five years after it declared independence from Serbia. “The Government of Pakistan has decided to accord recognition to the Republic of Kosovo. The decision has been made in accordance with aspirations of the people of Kosovo,” the Foreign Office said in a statement.
Langah wants Tank, D.I. Khan in Seraiki province By Amir Wasim ISLAMABAD, Dec 24: Pakistan Seraiki Party (PSP) president Taj Muhammad Langah presented before the Parliamentary Commission on New Provinces in Punjab on Monday voluminous documents in support of his demand for a new province with the name of ‘Seraikistan’ or ‘Seraiki’ comprising 23 districts -- 21 in Punjab and two in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Talking to Dawn after appearing before the commission, headed by PPP Senator Farhatullah Khan Babar, the PSP chief said he had called for including Tank and Dera Ismail Khan -- two Seraiki-speaking districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – in the proposed new province.
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