DINA for the issue of 13th February, 2013

	Wednesday 13th February 2013 | Rabi-us-Sani 2, 1434
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Police see TTP hand in Karachi explosion By Our Staff Reporter KARACHI, Feb 12: Police said on Tuesday they suspected involvement of the banned Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan in Monday night’s blast in an area of the Defence Housing Authority...	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks Up 68.33 Points: KARACHI, Feb 12: At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 17616.87, up 68.33 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, Feb 12: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 99.9 to the US Dollar in the open market.
Caretaker set-up: Nawaz asks govt to show urgency By Amjad Mahmood LAHORE, Feb 12: The Pakistan Muslim League-N has demanded immediate induction of an interim government (for overseeing general elections) and warned that any delay or stalemate on the issue may damage the democratic process. “The caretaker set-up should be announced at once,” PML-N President Nawaz Sharif said while talking to newsmen here on Tuesday...
Pakistan, UK to strive for stable Afghanistan LONDON, Feb 12: Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf said in a meeting with British Prime Minister David Cameron here on Tuesday that Pakistan desired a peaceful and stable Afghanistan and was working closely with the Afghan High Peace Council to ensure that steps taken in this regard were beneficial. He stressed the need for strengthening the Afghan security forces during the transition period to enable them to take up the responsibilities of the future...
Another gruelling day for Dr Qadri in SC By Nasir Iqbal ISLAMABAD, Feb 12: The issue of locus standi (right to appear) raised by the Supreme Court on Monday at the beginning of hearing on a petition filed by Dr Tahirul Qadri is an obstacle which appeared to be insurmountable on Tuesday. On the second day of hearing, Dr Qadri apparently failed to establish that he had the right to knock at the doors of the Supreme Court and seek reconstitution of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP)...
Finance secretary transferred ISLAMABAD, Feb 12: The government appointed on Tuesday finance secretary Abdul Wajid Rana as member of the Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC). The government designated Abdul Khaliq as additional secretary in charge of the finance ministry to look after the functions of principal accounting officer. “A full-time finance secretary is expected to be appointed by the caretaker government,” a senior officer told Dawn...
PML-Q, MQM, PTI among 103 parties yet to qualify for polls By Amir Wasim ISLAMABAD, Feb 12: The Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q), Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf (PTI) and Pakistan Awami Tehrik (PAT) are among 103 political parties which still do not qualify to contest the coming elections as they have neither held party polls nor have they disclosed details of their accounts. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) issued on Tuesday the list of the parties which had “not submitted the details of due intra-party elections”, as required under the Political Parties Order (PPO) of 2002, warning that the parties failing to submit certificates of internal elections would not be entitled to obtain election symbols...
TTP asked to declare ceasefire before talks By Syed Irfan Raza ISLAMABAD, Feb 12: Interior Minister Rehman Malik has asked the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan to declare a ceasefire if they are serious in holding peace talks with the government. Mr Malik was talking to reporters during a visit to the Directorate General of Passport and Immigration on Tuesday...
North Korea conducts third nuclear test PYONGYANG, Feb 12: Defying UN warnings, North Korea on Tuesday conducted its third nuclear test in the remote, snowy northeast, taking a crucial step towards its goal of building a bomb small enough to be fitted on a missile capable of striking the United States. North Korea said the atomic test was merely its “first response” to what it called US threats, and said it would continue with unspecified “second and third measures of greater intensity” if Washington maintained its hostility...
UN vows action against Pyongyang By Masood Haider UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council “strongly condemned” on Tuesday North Korea’s third nuclear test and vowed to take action against the country, the president of the Security Council said. “The members of the Security Council strongly condemned this test, which is a grave violation of Security Council resolutions,” South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan, whose country is president of the council this month, told reporters. He said the council would now consider “appropriate measures”...
PPP, PML-N still poles apart on caretakers By Khawar Ghumman ISLAMABAD, Feb 12: With all political parties gearing up for elections, the ruling PPP and the opposition PML-N are still poles apart over the selection of a caretaker prime minister. Similarly, while PPP leaders continue to proclaim that the government will hold elections on time, the PML-N leadership day in and day out is talking about conspiracies to postpone polls...
Consensus on caretaker govt soon: Zardari LAHORE, Feb 12: President Asif Ali Zardari says consensus will be achieved on the caretaker government and date for elections. In an interview to BBC Urdu‚ he said the interim government would comprise non-controversial people and no-one would be able to question their sincerity...
Guru’s family snubs offer to visit jail grave NEW DELHI, Feb 12: The family of Afzal Guru rejected an offer by Indian authorities to pray at his graveside inside a prison, insisting the body be buried in occupied Kashmir. Home Secretary R.K. Singh made the offer and said the belongings of Mr Guru would be handed over to his family members. “We have no problem if the immediate family of Afzal Guru wants to come and offer prayers at his grave in Tihar jail...
Iran’s N-programme is for peaceful purpose: Larijani ISLAMABAD, Feb 12: Iranian Speaker Dr Ali Larijani has said that Americans and Israelis would think twice before carrying out an attack on Iranian nuclear installations. In reply to a question at a press conference on Tuesday‚ Dr Larijani said that Iranian nuclear programme was for peaceful purposes, adding that his country had no aggressive designs against any country of the region...
US SEAL team was to surrender if surrounded by Pak troops By Anwar Iqbal WASHINGTON, Feb 12: The American commandos who killed Osama bin Laden were prepared to surrender if surrounded by Pakistani troops, says the man who killed the Al Qaeda leader. The Obama administration also saw this as a real possibility and was ready to send Vice President Joe Biden to negotiate their release, the shooter adds...
Al Qaeda suspect battles extradition to US THE HAGUE, Feb 12: Dutch-Pakistani Al Qaeda suspect Sabir Khan launched a last-ditch bid on Tuesday to halt his extradition to the United States where he is accused of planning acts of terror, including a suicide attack on a US base in Afghanistan. Netherlands Justice Minister Ivo Opstelten in December gave his final approval for the extradition of Khan, 26, but his lawyers argued that the US was complicit in his torture in Pakistan, where he was first arrested in 2010...
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