DINA for the issue of 17th January, 2013

	Thursday 17th January 2013 | Rabi-ul-Awwal 4, 1434
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Opposition parties reject unconstitutional step, demand poll date By Amjad Mahmood LAHORE, Jan 16: The opposition parties led by Pakistan Muslim League-N strongly rejected on Wednesday any move to wrap up the democratic system in a joint statement widely hailed as a sign of the maturing of Pakistani politics...	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks Up 111.63 Points: KARACHI, Jan 16: At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 16219.52, up 111.63 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, Jan 16: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 99.5 to the US Dollar in the open market.
Zardari rules out operation By Syed Irfan Raza ISLAMABAD, Jan 16: President Asif Ali Zardari has ruled out any operation against people taking part in Dr Tahirul Qadri’s sit-in. According to an official press release, the president said there would be no operation against the marchers and expressed the hope that Dr Qadri and his followers would remain peaceful...
Tribesmen pile relatives’ bodies, hold sit-in By Ali Hazrat Bacha PESHAWAR, Jan 16: Reacting to the killing of at least 18 people in the Sepah area of Bara on Tuesday allegedly by security forces, enraged tribesmen from different localities of the tribal region brought coffins of 15 of the dead to the provincial capital and started a sit-in outside the Governor’s House on Wednesday. Talking to reporters, relatives of the deceased narrated the chilling account of people in army uniform entering their residences and firing which left 18 people killed...
Qadri unveils four demands, sets another deadline By Khawar Ghumman & Imran Ali Teepu ISLAMABAD, Jan 16: Altaf Hussain may have threatened a drone attack but it was Tahirul Qadri who actually carried it out by droning on for three hours on Wednesday. In his ramblings, Dr Tahirul Qadri unveiled four demands, though he didn’t really see the completion of the work that he said had been half done on Tuesday when the Supreme Court ordered the arrest of the prime minister...
CJ hits out at campaign against RPP hearings By Nasir Iqbal ISLAMABAD, Jan 16: Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry has reacted sharply to a campaign in the capital apparently against the Supreme Court for taking up some cases. “There is chest beating going on in the city that the Supreme Court should not hear the (rental power projects) case,” the chief justice observed while hearing different cases...
Khar offers ministerial talks to reduce tension By Masood Haider & Anwar Iqbal UNITED NATIONS/WASHINGTON, Jan 16: Pakistan urged India on Wednesday to engage with it at the foreign ministers level to reduce tensions on the Line of Control and the United States welcomed the Pakistani offer. Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar, who is currently in New York, also advised Indian leaders to avoid making statements that could further increase tensions between South Asia’s two nuclear-armed neighbours. ..
Stipend for militants to shun violence By Saleem Shahid QUETTA, Jan 16: The Balochistan government, in an effort to entice insurgents to lay down arms, has offered a monthly stipend of Rs10,000 to each militant willing to surrender. It has also decided to pay compensation by Jan 31 to the heirs of victims of Jan 10’s terrorist attacks...
‘Education for All’ Unesco urges world leaders to help fill funding gap By Our Reporter ISLAMABAD, Jan 16: As political and business leaders began gathering in Davos for annual meeting of the World Economic Forum next week, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) called upon world leaders on Wednesday to help fill the funding gap to reinvigorate progress towards the goal of ‘Education for All’ aimed at improving learning opportunities for children, youths and adults. Releasing a policy paper ahead of the Davos summit, Unesco highlighted potential for the private sector to boost considerably its contribution to education sector...
Top commanders agree to de-escalate LoC flare-up By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD, Jan 16: Senior Pakistani and Indian military commanders agreed on Wednesday on de-escalating the situation along the Line of Control that has over the past 10 days led to death of five soldiers on both sides. The Directors General Military Operations (DGMOs) of the two countries spoke over hotline about Tuesday night’s Indian attack on Pakistani posts in Hot Spring and Jandrot sectors in which a Pakistani soldier Naik Ashraf was killed...
PTI rejects invitation to join sit-in LAHORE, Jan 16: The Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf has decided not to join the Islamabad sit-in of Tahirul Qadri, saying it “won’t become part of any undemocratic process”. The decision was taken at a meeting of the political strategy committee of the party on Wednesday. Imran Khan was in the chair...
BJP backtracks on UN investigation By Our Correspondent NEW DELHI, Jan 16: Two days after the head of India’s main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party urged New Delhi to raise in the United Nations the issue of beheading of an Indian soldier by Pakistan, the party on Wednesday said there was no need to approach the world body. “We should not approach anybody,” said party spokesperson Prakash Javadekar when asked if the party felt the need to raise the matter before the United Nations as suggested by BJP president Nitin Gadkari...
Qadri violating Constitution, say opposition leaders By Our Staff Reporter LAHORE, Jan 16: Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party chairman Mehmood Khan Achakzai has warned of irreparable loss to the federation if attempts are made to tamper with the Constitution, while JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman accused Dr Tahirul Qadri of violating the basic law of the land. Talking to reporters after a meeting of opposition parties here on Wednesday, Mr Achakzai cautioned the elements seeking an unconstitutional action that the federation would cease to exist if attempts were made to “play with the Constitution”...
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