DINA for the issue of 8th January, 2013

	Tuesday 8th January 2013 | Safar 25, 1434
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Wapda to introduce pre-paid meters to streamline recovery By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD, Jan 7: With public and private consumers having defaulted on payment of Rs426 billion electricity bills, the government has decided to introduce pre-paid meters for government institutions, make at-source deductions from provincial revenues and determine fixed amounts to be paid to Wapda employees, instead of providing free electricity...	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks Down 137.41 Points: KARACHI, Jan 07: At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 16511.43, down 137.41 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, Jan 07: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 98.8 to the US Dollar in the open market.
Judges pardon Altaf after unconditional apology By Nasir Iqbal ISLAMABAD, Jan 7: MQM chief Altaf Hussain must have heaved a sigh of relief when the Supreme Court accepted on Monday his apology in a contempt of court case over the adverse remarks he had made against the judiciary. “I have just filed an unconditional apology on behalf of Altaf Hussain,” said Senator Dr Farogh Naseem, the counsel for the MQM chief. This surprised everyone, including senior MQM leaders, present in the packed Courtroom No 1 presided over by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry...
Officer to seek custody of Shahzeb case accused from Dubai police KARACHI, Jan 7: A senior police officer left for Dubai on Monday evening to seek custody of Shahrukh Jatoi, the main suspect in the Shahzeb Khan murder case, if he has been arrested by Dubai police. “It is Dubai police who will make the arrest and hand him over to me after legal formalities,” SP Niaz Ahmed Khosa told journalists before his departure. Shahrukh is believed to have fled to Dubai after the murder of Shahzeb...
Changes made in Reko Diq pact illegal: SC By Khaleeq Kiani ISLAMABAD, Jan 7: The Tethyan Copper Company — a consortium of international firms Antofagasta and Barrick Gold — suffered another setback on Monday when the Supreme Court declared amendments to Reko Diq exploration and mining agreements illegal and void ab initio. “The Chagai Hills Exploration Joint Venture Agreement (CHEJVA) of July 23, 1993, is held to have been executed contrary to the provisions of the Mineral Development Act 1948, the Mining Concession Rules 1970 framed under it, the Contract Act 1872 and the Transfer of Property Act 1882. Even otherwise it is not valid...
PML-N mulls moves to restrain Qadri By Amjad Mahmood LAHORE, Jan 7: Wary of the motive behind Dr Tahirul Qadri’s proposed march on Islamabad on Jan 14, the PML-N is using all possible resources to thwart the plan or at least minimise its impact. According to a PML-N leader, elected and unelected cadres of the PML-N and the district administration have been mobilised to ‘inform’ potential participants in the march that its objective is not to bring about an Islamic revolution and that it will fail to introduce any lasting political reforms...
Zardari hints at expanding BISP By Our Staff Reporter KARACHI, Jan 7: President Asif Ali Zardari indicated on Monday that the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) would be expanded and the matter would be incorporated into PPP’s manifesto for the coming general elections. “It’s a legacy of Benazir Bhutto that the BISP is being run transparently,” he said. “The programme has achieved success to a large extent. We will expand it to ensure employment of skilled people.”...
Qadri rules out change in march plan By Khalid Hasnain LAHORE, Jan 7: Despite having been briefed by Interior Minister Rehman Malik on security threats and government’s arrangements to counter these on the eve of his march, Tehrik-i-Minhajul Quran chief Dr Tahirul Qadri reiterated on Monday that he could not guarantee a peaceful march if someone tried to sabotage it. “Despite hurdles being created by district administrations in the form of pressure on transporters to return the advance booking/money to our party leaders in various districts and tehsils, we will hold the march at all costs. And if someone tries to disrupt it, I will not guarantee that the marchers will remain peaceful,” Dr Qadri said while talking to reporters after a meeting with the interior minister...
Indian diplomat called to FO to protest attack By Baqir Sajjad Syed ISLAMABAD, Jan 7: The Foreign Office summoned a senior Indian diplomat on Monday to protest against an attack on a Pakistan military post along the Line of Control in which a soldier was killed. “The Deputy High Commissioner (DHC) of India was called to the Foreign Office today and handed over a protest note on the unprovoked Indian attack on a Pakistani post,” FO spokesman Moazzam Khan said...
Four held in Kohistan video murder case By Nisar Ahmad Khan and Amjad Iqbal MANSEHRA / TAXILA, Jan 7: Four suspects have been arrested in connection with the Jan 3 triple murder in Kohistan over last year’s dispute caused by a video showing five girls dancing with two boys in a wedding ceremony, according to police. Those arrested include a man who had presided over a jirga that had allegedly ordered the killing of the girls and the boys because women’s mingling with men in such a way is against tribal norms...
Delhi gang-rape accused in court for first time NEW DELHI, Jan 7: Five men appeared in court for the first time on Monday to face charges over the murder and gang-rape of a 23-year-old student in New Delhi amid chaotic scenes that forced the hearing behind closed doors. Prosecutor Rajiv Mohan told AFP the men had been appointed a defence lawyer, but declined to comment on reports that two of the defendants have reportedly offered to cooperate in return for more lenient sentences...
China calls for calm along LoC BEIJING, Jan 7: China on Monday advised both India and Pakistan to keep clam along the Line of Control and stressed that ensuring peace in South Asia was important. In reply to a question about the killing of a Pakistani solder by India forces after crossing the LoC on Sunday, foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei said China had noticed the relevant press reports on the incident...
Provinces informed about march attack threat By Syed Irfan Raza ISLAMABAD, Jan 7: The Interior Ministry on Monday sent `high alert’ messages to all provincial governments, especially the Punjab government, about the possibility of a terrorist attack on the long march planned by Tehrik-i-Minhajul Quran chief Dr Tahirul Qadri on Jan 14. Interior Minister Rehman Malik, who presided over a meeting, set up a team to look into the matter...
Obama nominates Pentagon, CIA chiefs By Anwar Iqbal WASHINGTON, Jan 7: US President Barack Obama nominated two controversial officials for his second-term national security team on Monday, even as lawmakers made it known that they would resist their confirmation. Both Chuck Hagel and John Brennan need to be confirmed by the Senate before they can take over their new positions as secretary of defence and the CIA chief...
Four killed, 175 hurt in Indian riots MUMBAI, Jan 7: A row over an unpaid restaurant bill in a western Indian city escalated into a riot between Hindus and Muslims that left four people dead and 175 injured, police said on Monday. The unrest broke out at Dhule in Maharashtra state on Sunday, special inspector general Deven Bharti said. Four rioters were killed by police firing and 113 policemen were among the injured, he added...
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