DINA for the issue of 29th January, 2013

	Tuesday 29th January 2013 | Rabi-ul-Awwal 16, 1434
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ECP dissolution ruled out: Rabbani sees move to derail democracy By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD, Jan 28: PPP stalwart Raza Rabbani said on Monday that ‘a conspiracy is being hatched’ by certain elements to delay general election for two to three years. He added that efforts were also being made to create conditions similar to those in 1977...	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks Down 51.37 Points: KARACHI, Jan 28: At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 17004.99, down 51.37 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, Jan 28: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 99.3 to the US Dollar in the open market.
Kabul willing to consider Pak offer to train forces By Baqir Sajjad Syed ISLAMABAD, Jan 28: Putting aside years of mistrust, the Afghan government indicated on Monday its willingness to consider Pakistan’s longstanding offer of training its armed forces. This sense was conveyed during Afghan defence delegation’s meeting with Army Chief Gen Ashfaq Pervez Kayani at the military headquarters...
Bokhari’s stunning outburst against judiciary, media By Khawar Ghumman ISLAMABAD, Jan 28: NAB Chairman Admiral (retd) Fasih Bokhari has directly accused members of the superior judiciary of trying to influence the outcome of the coming general election. Admiral (retd) Bokhari, in a hard-hitting letter addressed to his appointing authority, the president, has cast serious doubts over the role of the Supreme Court which he said “could be seen as pre-poll rigging”...
Poisonous gas kills 8 coalminers in Loralai By Saleem Shahid QUETTA, Jan 28: Eight coal miners died after inhaling poisonous gas in a private mine in Duki area of Loralai district on Monday. “Accumulation of methane gas in the coal mine caused the death of eight workers,” chief inspector of mines in Balochistan Iftikhar Hussian said, adding that two other workers who had fallen unconscious were under treatment in a hospital and their condition was improving...
Kargil adventure was four-man show: general By Khaleeq Kiani ISLAMABAD, Jan 28: The men who witnessed the Kargil fiasco continue to spill the beans. Lt Gen (retd) Shahid Aziz, a former chief of general staff of Pakistan Army who has till now kept his peace about what he witnessed in the summer of ’99, says the ‘misadventure’ was a four-man show the details of which were hidden from the rest of the military commanders initially. This is the first time someone this senior in the military hierarchy of the time has spoken in such detail and with such frankness about the fiasco that was Kargil...
Two PAF men, shopkeeper gunned down By Our Staff Correspondent QUETTA, Jan 28: Terrorists gunned down two Pakistan Air Force personnel and a shopkeeper in Pasni town in the district of Gwadar on Monday. Informed sources told Dawn that PAF personnel were in a shop when gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire, killing them and the shopkeeper. The firing also left a man injured who was taken to local hospital...
Proposal for new province: ANP, JUI-F reject inclusion of Bhakkar, Mianwali By Amir Wasim ISLAMABAD, Jan 28: Differences cropped up in the parliamentary commission on new provinces on Monday when the Awami National Party and Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-F opposed at the last moment inclusion of Bhakkar and Mianwali districts in the proposed “Bahawalpur Janoobi Province” and submitted notes of dissent to be attached with the commission’s report. Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri of JUI-F set off a fresh controversy when he opposed the inclusion of even Dera Ghazi Khan division in the proposed province to be carved out of Punjab. He added his voice to the Pakistan Muslim League-N’s demand that Bahawalpur be restored as a province...
PPP leaders discuss date for NA dissolution By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD, Jan 28: The PPP leadership discussed on Monday important issues related to the general elections during a meeting with the party’s Co-Chairman and President Asif Ali Zardari at the Presidency. Sources told Dawn that the meeting attended by Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf and PPP ministers discussed the possible dates for dissolution of the National Assembly and holding elections...
Stranded passengers cross LoC after 20 days By Tariq Naqash MUZAFFARABAD, Jan 28: More than 135 stranded and other passengers travelled across the Line of Control (LoC) on Monday from the Tetrinote-Chakan da Bagh crossing point following its reopening after three weeks. The crossing was closed after hostilities broke out between the Pakistan and Indian armies on Jan 6. “Today 79 passengers belonging to AJK arrived back and 44 from Indian-held Kashmir who had got stuck here returned to their homes. There was no new passenger from the other side, but 15 new passengers went across from here,” Poonch Deputy Commissioner Sohail Azam told Dawn from Rawalakot...
NAB objects to SC hearing on Kamran’s death By Nasir Iqbal ISLAMABAD, Jan 28: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) objected on Monday to the Supreme Court hearing on the death of NAB’s assistant director Kamran Faisal who was assisting the court in a high-profile probe in the rental power projects (RPP) scandal which also involves Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf. “On the instructions of NAB Chairman Admiral (retd) Fasih Bokhari, I request that this case not be taken up by the Supreme Court, particularly by this bench,” NAB’s prosecutor general K.K. Agha said. The NAB chairman was present in the court...
Taliban lay siege to rival militants’ headquarters By Ibrahim Shinwari LANDI KOTAL, Jan 28: Taliban on Monday laid siege to Bagh-Maidan in Tirah valley, where headquarters of Ansaarul Islam (AI) militant group are located, after taking control of some strategic heights around the area. According to sources, the heights of Haidar Kandaw, Narhaw, Ziyarath Sar, Bucha and Angori fell to Taliban after they launched a major offensive...
Fazlullah on top of US drone target list By Our Correspondent WASHINGTON, Jan 28: Pakistani Taliban leader Maulana Fazlullah is top on a list of potential targets for US drones, The Washington Post reported on Monday, quoting official sources. “Fazlullah is a priority — stalked by spies on the ground and squarely in the sights of armed drones,” a senior US Special Operations official told the Post. “He is very high on the leader board. We have assets focused on killing him.”...
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