DINA for the issue of 23rd January, 2013

	Wednesday 23rd January 2013 | Rabi-ul-Awwal 10, 1434
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Raja asked to begin talks on caretaker govt By Khawar Ghumman ISLAMABAD, Jan 22: The core committee of the ruling PPP asked Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Tuesday to begin consultations with all political parties for the selection of a caretaker set-up and finalisation of election dates at the national and provincial levels...	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks Up 247.79 Points: KARACHI, Jan 22: At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 16888.60, up 247.79 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, Jan 22: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 99.3 to the US Dollar in the open market.
Karachi delimitation not possible: CEC By Imran Ayub KARACHI, Jan 22: Chief Election Commissioner Justice (retd) Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim categorically stated on Tuesday that delimitation of constituencies in Karachi before general elections was not possible and pointed out that the absence of fresh census might make it impossible to implement the Supreme Court order in this regard. But, he was confident that the issue would not lead to a delay in elections which, he said, would be the ‘most crucial polls in Pakistan’s history and would set the future course of democracy’. He reiterated that the elections would be fair, free and transparent...
LHC offers Zardari way out of contempt proceedings By Wajih Ahmad Sheikh LAHORE, Jan 22: The Lahore High Court called on Tuesday for an assurance from President Asif Ali Zardari to voluntarily quit political activities in the Presidency in accordance with its last year’s judgment and offered that in return proceedings on a contempt petition against him would be discharged. A five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial asked Advocate Wasim Sajjad, the counsel of the federation, to come up with a clear stance of the president by Feb 6 about implementation of the May 12 judgment against him for his political activities and holding dual office (PPP co-chairperson)...
NAB prosecutor wilted under pressure By Syed Irfan Raza and Munawer Azeem ISLAMABAD, Jan 22: Another senior official of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) -- Additional Prosecutor General (Accountability) Fawzi Ali -- came under pressure and suffered a heart attack soon after attending a hearing on the rental power projects (RPP) case in the Supreme Court on Jan 11, Dawn has learnt. “Mr Ali, 53, was admitted to PIMS’s CCU on Jan 11 with acute chest pain. He was diagnosed as a case of acute coronary syndrome. He needs angioplasty and one drug eluting stent. Total cost of his procedure, including hospital fee and other charges, is Rs183,000,” said a medical report of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PMIS) Hospital...
PML-N leader, father killed KARACHI, Jan 22: A PML-N leader was shot dead along with his father in the Defence area late on Tuesday night, police said. They said the incident took place in Phase VII, Khyaban-i-Jami, when gunmen on a motorcycle sprayed bullets on two men inside a car parked near a medical store...
Drone issue to be taken up with US, Senate told By Iftikhar A. Khan ISLAMABAD, Jan 22: Pakistan will take up the issue of drone attacks on its territory with the US ambassador here and officials in Washington, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said on Tuesday. Making a brief policy statement in the Senate in response to concerns expressed by members of the house over a US bill allowing the CIA to continue drone strikes inside Pakistan, she said the attacks were not only a violation of the country’s sovereignty but also against international laws...
Khar, Olson satisfied over ‘trajectory of ties’ By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD, Jan 22: Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar and US Ambassador Richard Olson appeared satisfied on Tuesday over “the positive trajectory” of bilateral ties, but gave no indication publicly that they had discussed the issue of drones. Mr Olson met Ms Khar at the Foreign Office hours after the foreign minister had told the Senate that the issue of drone attacks would be taken up with the US envoy...
Kashmir police issue N-war survival tips SRINAGAR, Jan 22: Officials in Indian-held Kashmir are warning residents to be prepared for a possible nuclear war by building bomb-proof basements and collecting two weeks’ worth of food and water. Local officials said the advisory was of routine nature, though it was the first time it had been published in a newspaper. They said it did not signal new concerns about a nuclear attack in the region...
Pakistan, India spar over UN observers By Masood Haider UNITED NATIONS, Jan 22: Pakistan and India sparred at the UN Security Council debate on peace-keeping on Monday over the validity of the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) which monitors ceasefire along the Line of Control in the disputed Kashmir since 1949. India objected to the reference made by Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Gilani, who underscored the important role UNMOGIP had played in monitoring peace along the LoC...
Hyderabad shut after ASWJ man’s killing By Our Staff Correspondent HYDERABAD, Jan 22: All markets, shops and commercial outlets in Hyderabad, Qasimabad and adjoining areas pulled down the shutters early as sectarian tension gripped the area after an activist of the Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) was shot dead on Tuesday. Shops in Qasimabad, Nasim Nagar, Tilak Incline, Faqir ka Pir, Liaquat Colony and the foodgrain market were closed as soon as reports about the death of the activist spread and the entire area resounded with gunfire...
President back in Islamabad By Syed Irfan Raza ISLAMABAD, Jan 22: President Asif Ali Zardari’s longest sojourn outside the presidency ended on Tuesday when he returned to Islamabad after spending 49 days either abroad or in Sindh. “The president has reached Islamabad,” his spokesman Farhatullah Babar told Dawn. He will leave for Lahore soon to meet opposition PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif in Raiwind to offer condolences on the recent death of his brother Abbas Sharif...
New provinces commission starts finalising recommendations By Amir Wasim ISLAMABAD, Jan 22: With general elections fast approaching, the Parliamentary Commission on Creation of New Provinces in Punjab has intensified its work and started finalising its recommendations as well as drafting a constitution amendment bill on carving out one or two more federating units. Talking to Dawn after presiding over an in-camera meeting of the commission here on Tuesday, its chairman Farhatullah Babar said important progress had been made and work had been started on the draft of the constitution amendment bill which would be presented before parliament...
10 Hindu extremists linked to terrorism NEW DELHI, Jan 22: At least 10 people, who were allegedly involved in a spate of terror attacks in different parts of the country, had links with RSS or its affiliated organisations, Union Home Secretary R.K. Singh said on Tuesday. “Yes, during investigation of Samjhauta Express, Mecca Masjid and (Ajmer) Dargah Sharif blasts, we have found at least 10 names who have been associated with the RSS at some point or the other,” he told reporters...
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