DINA for the issue of 28th January, 2013

	Monday 28th January 2013 | Rabi-ul-Awwal 15, 1434
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Forensic report ‘indicates Kamran committed suicide’ By Ikram Junaidi ISLAMABAD, Jan 27: Islamabad police are reported to have received the chemical examination (forensic) report on the death of Kamran Faisal, a NAB official who was investigating the rental power project case. The report, it is learnt, has declared that the officer committed suicide...	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995
PML-N insists on two new provinces By Amir Wasim ISLAMABAD, Jan 27: Rejecting the government move to carve out one large province from Punjab, the main opposition PML-N said on Sunday it would continue its efforts for new provinces on the basis of the resolutions unanimously adopted by the Punjab Assembly. Leader of opposition in the National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said at a press conference that PML-N would seek creation of Bahawalpur and south Punjab provinces through amendments to the bill the government planned to table in parliament for creation of “Bahawalpur Janoobi Punjab”...
PTI baulks after moving to join sit-in By Our Staff Reporter LAHORE, Jan 27: Hours after Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf announced on Sunday that it would join a sit-in the Pakistan Muslim League-N planned to hold outside parliament to express solidarity with the Election Commission (ECP), the party of Imran Khan decided against doing anything with it. A meeting of the party’s strategic committee, presided over by Mr Khan, decided not to take part in the sit-in, because under its stated policy the PTI could not enter into any political cooperation with the PML-N...
Assembly dissolution date soon: Govt rejects Qadri’s main demands By Khalid Hasnain LAHORE, Jan 27: A delegation representing the ruling coalition and Dr Tahirul Qadri agreed on Sunday that the date for dissolution of the assemblies for holding general elections would be announced by Feb 6. However, the government rejected as unconstitutional Dr Qadri’s demands for reconstituting the Election Commission and freezing discretionary and development funds...
N-League ahead of PTI, PPP: US survey By Anwar Iqbal WASHINGTON, Jan 27: The latest US survey of public opinions in Pakistan reveals that PML-N is now the most popular party in the country, followed by PTI and PPP. The survey by the International Republican Institute also shows that the majority disapprove the creation of Southern Punjab province...
Caretaker govt: Nisar initiates contacts By Amjad Mahmood LAHORE, Jan 27: Leader of Opposition in National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has formally undertaken the process of consulting other opposition parties for forging consensus on a caretaker set-up. Sources said the parties, including Jamaat-i-Islami, Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-F, Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party, Pakistan People’s Party (Sherpao) and Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan, had been asked to send two names each for the posts of caretaker prime minister and chief ministers in a couple of days...
Ansaars gain ground against Taliban in Tirah By Ibrahim Shinwari LANDI KOTAL, Jan 27: The Ansaarul Islam militant group, perceived to be a pro-government outfit, gained some ground against Taliban on Sunday on the third day of fighting between them in the mountainous Tirah region bordering Afghanistan. According to information obtained from independent sources in the region, another two Ansaar men were killed as a fierce gun battle continued in Adamkhel, which is situated in an area adjoining Khyber and Orakzai Agencies where the Tariq Afridi group of Taliban has established its control and expelled the AI from one of their bases...
Govt doing nothing to resolve YouTube issue By Jamal Shahid ISLAMABAD, Jan 27: Since blocking the YouTube five months ago in the wake of protests across the country over a blasphemous movie, the government has done practically nothing to either get the objectionable content removed from the website or open access to its non-controversial pages for millions of internet users. According to sources in the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications, Pakistan needs to sign the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) with the US before asking the America-based company Google (which owns the YouTube) to remove the objectionable content from the website...
Afghan team arrives on five-day visit By Khawar Ghumman ISLAMABAD, Jan 27: A high-level delegation of Afghanistan led by Defence Minister Gen Bismillah Khan Mohammadi arrived here on Sunday on a five-day visit during which it would hold meetings with both the military and political leadership of Pakistan. The delegation was received by Inspector General of Training and Development Lt-Gen Raheel Sharif...
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