DINA for the issue of January 18, 2013

	Friday 18th January 2013 | Rabi-ul-Awwal 5, 1434
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Govt team, Qadri sign declaration authenticated by prime minister; Islamabad sit-in ends: A revolution that did not happen By Syed Irfan Raza and Amir Wasim ISLAMABAD, Jan 17: He came, he talked and he talked and then he left with little more than a few promises that fell far short of most of the demands he had been making since Dec 23.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks Up 130.66 Points: KARACHI, Jan 17: At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 16312.13, up 130.66 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, Jan 17: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 99.5 to the US Dollar in the open market.
PPP wants accord with PML-N on polls By Khawar Ghumman ISLAMABAD, Jan 17: Although the PPP is being criticised for its reluctance to announce dates for the caretaker set-up and general elections, the party leadership has practical considerations in doing so. Sources close to the party leadership said President Asif Ali Zardari didn’t want to announce any date without agreement with the PML-N.
SC can’t monitor NAB probe, says Bokhari By Nasir Iqbal ISLAMABAD, Jan 17: The hearing of the rental power projects case in Courtroom-1 turned out to be a battle of words and wits on Thursday as the National Accountability Bureau tried to hold firm in the face of insistence by the Chief Justice that the Supreme Court could monitor the progress of investigation in cases. The back and forth continued throughout the day without much legal progress but towards the end a dramatic scene ensued when a NAB official stood up and asked the Chief Justice that he himself should quit, instead of asking the bureau’s officers to resign.
Five killed in Mirali shelling By Pazir Gul MIRAMSHAH, Jan 17: Five people, two women and two children among them, were killed and nine others injured when helicopter gunships shelled targets in Mirali area of North Waziristan on Thursday. Sources said the helicopter gunships attacked targets in Hassamkhel, Haiderkhel, Inzar, Aipee and Khushal Toorikhel villages in Mirali tehsil.
Killing of MQM legislator shuts down Karachi By S. Raza Hassan KARACHI, Jan 17: A member of the Sindh Assembly belonging to the Muttahida Qaumi Movement was killed along with three guards here on Thursday. The gruesome murder of MPA Manzar Imam sparked violence in Karachi and several other cities and towns of interior Sindh. Markets were closed, public transport disappeared from roads and petrol and CNG stations were shut down. Four men were killed and several others were injured and four vehicles were set on fire in different areas of Karachi.
Khar speaks on responsible transition: Pak-Afghan border becoming less ‘well-managed’ By Masood Haider NEW YORK, Jan 17: Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said here on Wednesday that a “responsible transition” in Afghanistan would mean that the Americans would leave the country at a time when “at least some of the entry-goals have been achieved”. Speaking at the Council of Foreign Affairs (CFR) at the end of her United Nations visit, Ms Khar said: “I do not want the (Americans) to leave behind conditions which are worse than the ones they inherited.”
Zardari offers condolences to Nawaz By Our Staff Reporter LAHORE, Jan 17: President Asif Ali Zardari telephoned PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif on Thursday and expressed condolences over the death of his younger brother Abbas Sharif. According to sources in the PML-N, Mr Zardari did not discuss political situation with Mr Sharif on the occasion.
17 killed in Bara buried after jirga negotiations By Ibrahim Shinwari LANDI KOTAL, Jan 17: Seventeen people who had been killed by gunmen in Bara on Tuesday were buried on Thursday after a jirga negotiated the handing over of their bodies to relatives. Security forces had taken the bodies into custody on Wednesday night after relatives refused to remove them from in front of the Governor House in Peshawar where their coffins had been placed in protest against the killings.
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