DINA for the issue of February 10th, 2013

	Sunday 10th February 2013 | Rabi-ul-Awwal 28, 1434
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Swiss govt shuts the door on Zardari case By Amir Wasim ISLAMABAD, Feb 9: The decades-old Swiss case saga has finally ended in favour of President Asif Ali Zardari after Swiss authorities informed the government that a corruption case involving him cannot be reopened in their country on legal grounds.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995
Fazl in Doha for talks with Afghan Taliban: JUI-F By Our Correspondent NOWSHERA, Feb 9: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has gone to Qatar to hold talks with the Taliban, revealed Hafiz Hussain Ahmed, a leader of the party and general secretary of the Milli Yakjehti Council, on Saturday. Speaking at a condolence reference for Jamaat-i-Islami leader Qazi Hussain Ahmad here, he urged the government and the army to take the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan’s talks offer seriously and initiate a dialogue to ensure a peaceful atmosphere during the general election.
India hangs Afzal Guru By Jawed Naqvi NEW DELHI, Feb 9: India hanged Kashmiri fruit vendor Mohammed Afzal Guru in a New Delhi prison on Saturday for plotting a botched attack on parliament in Dec 2001. A state-wide curfew was imposed across Jammu and Kashmir where telephone connectivity was suspended as soon as the hanging at 8am was made public.
TTP not serious: Malik ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rehman Malik asked the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan on Saturday to nominate their ‘real’ representatives for talks if they were serious about holding negotiations with the government. Talking to journalists here, the minister said that Taliban’s decision indicated they were not serious in talks because they had nominated Adnan Rashid, a murder accused and proclaimed offender, as their representative for dialogue. He said the Taliban factions should form a joint team for negotiations.
Shaukatullah new KP governor Bureau Report PESHAWAR, Feb 9: President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday appointed the federal Minister for States and Frontier Regions, Engineer Shaukatullah Khan, as the governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to official sources. Mr Khan, who will replace the incumbent, Barrister Masood Kausar, is expected to take oath of his office on Sunday.
NAB gives clean chit to Riaz in land scam By Malik Asad RAWALPINDI, Feb 9: Days before the formation of a caretaker set-up, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has exonerated property tycoon Malik Riaz Hussain and his son Ali Riaz Malik from a four-year-old land fraud case. The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) had registered the case against Bahria Town and some officials of the Punjab revenue department on Nov 4, 2009, on the complaints of residents of some villages near Rawat. Malik Riaz, his son and others were accused of bribing revenue officials to get 1,401 kanals of ‘shamilat’, or community land, transferred to their names on fake documents.
Plan afoot to bar tax evaders from elections By Iftikhar A. Khan ISLAMABAD, Feb 9: Taking note of reports that about 70 per cent of lawmakers did not file tax returns in 2011-12, the Election Commission of Pakistan has decided to tighten the noose around the evaders and put in place a mechanism to ensure they do not manage to sneak into legislative bodies again. According to sources, the Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has suggested modifications in the declaration part of the nomination forms.
ECP defends ban on recruitment By Nasir Iqbal ISLAMABAD, Feb 9: The Election Commission of Pakistan has asserted that it has powers to impose a ban on mass recruitments even before the election date is announced. In a verdict authored by Justice (retd) Riaz Kayani and available with Dawn, the commission explained that neither the Constitution nor any law barred it from guarding practices that could disturb level-playing field for elections.
Man killed in explosion By Saleem Shahid QUETA, Feb 9: A man died in an explosion and police foiled an attempt to bomb Kuchlak police station as they defused an explosive-laden car parked near it on Saturday. The explosion occurred 500 metres from the police station close to the employees’ colony, sources said.
Mumbai attacks case: Pakistani panel’s visit to India delayed By A Reporter RAWALPINDI, Feb 9: Legal complications have delayed a Pakistani team’s visit to India, scheduled for the second half of the current month, for recording statements of four Indian witnesses to the 2008 Mumbai attacks after the defence counsel sought written assurances for cross-examination of the witnesses. On Feb 2, the FIA had filed an application in the Anti-Terrorism Court, seeking permission to join the proceedings of the commission constituted by the Mumbai High Court under Indian judge Amer Ahmed Khan to record statements of the witnesses against seven Pakistani suspects.
PML-Q, PAT to finalise names of caretakers next week By Our Staff Reporter LAHORE, Feb 9: The Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q) and Pakistan Awami Tehrik (PAT) have agreed to jointly finalise next week issues related to the nomination of caretaker prime minister and chief ministers. Addressing a press conference after holding talks with a PML-Q delegation led by Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, PAT leader Dr Tahirul Qadri said Saturday’s meeting was a follow-up of the Jan 27 meeting which Qamar Zaman Kaira, Makhdoom Amin Fahim and other PPP leaders also attended.
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