DINA for the issue of March 31, 2013

	Sunday 31st March 2013 | Jumadi-ul-Awwal 18, 1434
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CJ takes suo motu notice of fake degrees By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD, March 30: Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Saturday night took suo motu notice of news reports regarding fake degrees of 54 former legislators.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995
Principal shot dead in attack on school By Imran Ayub KARACHI, March 30: A grenade-and-gun attack on a school in Karachi’s Baldia Town on Saturday killed its headmaster and left at least 10 people injured. Among the injured were children who had come to receive their results after the annual examination. Police described the incident as the first assault of its kind in the urban settlement.
Teenager burnt to death By Waseem Shamsi SUKKUR, March 30: A 13-year-old boy was allegedly burnt to death after being subjected to severe torture in Khanpur Mahar town, Ghotki district, on Saturday. The boy, son of a schoolteacher in Khangarh town, faced the savagery in an agricultural area on the outskirts of Khanpur Mahar.
ECP takes exception to code violation By Iftikhar A. Khan ISLAMABAD, March 30: Taking notice of incidents of firing into the air after submission of nomination papers in some areas, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has asked the returning officers (ROs) to reject the papers of candidates found in violation of the code of conduct for political parties and candidates. The ECP’s Additional Secretary, M. Afzal Khan, told reporters here on Saturday that the commission had also taken exception to show of force at the time of filing of nomination papers by candidates and warned them not to go to the ROs’ offices with processions.
Taliban in Karachi: the real story By Fahim Zaman Khan and Naziha Syed Ali ON the evening of March 13, Director Orangi Pilot Project Perween Rahman was shot and killed by masked men half a kilometre from her office just off Manghopir Road in Karachi. The police were quick to point a finger at the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). In an “encounter” the very next day, they killed Qari Bilal who they claimed was a leader of the TTP and the mastermind behind Ms Rahman’s murder. Many in the development sector, however, believe she was targeted because she had fallen foul of the city’s land mafia because she was placing their activities on record. They may both well be right, even if Qari Bilal was falsely accused by law-enforcement agencies.
SC guidelines sought for appointment of top SBP officials By Nasir Iqbal ISLAMABAD, March 30: Recent controversy over the appointment of a deputy governor to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has prompted a citizen to file a petition in the Supreme Court to seek an order for the government to develop a transparent procedure to ensure that only persons possessing knowledge and integrity got important positions at the central bank. Moved by Advocate Mohammad Aamir Rana on behalf of Aswad Imtiaz, the petition says that the federal government has been appointing persons of its choice as governors and deputy governors of the SBP, without following a just and equitable process.
Former MPA gets three years’ jail in degree case SWABI, March 30: Sardar Ali, a member of the recently dissolved Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assembly, was convicted on Saturday by a local court of submitting a fake degree during the 2008 general elections and sentenced to three-year imprisonment and fined Rs5,000. The court of Additional District and Sessions Judge Naseem Khan said that the complaint against Sardar Ali had been proved beyond a shadow of a doubt.
Ex-ministers asked to return government items By Kalbe Ali ISLAMABAD, March 30: The tough posture adopted by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and the Supreme Court regarding the scrutiny of particulars of election candidates has apparently encouraged the water and power ministry to press for the recovery of its official items from three former federal ministers. The ministry has forwarded a complaint to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) against two former ministers and a special assistant to the prime minister who, according to the ministry, have not returned some items provided to them for official purposes.
Sindh cabinet sworn in By Habib Khan Ghori KARACHI, March 30: The Sindh caretaker cabinet comprising 16 ministers was sworn in on Saturday at a simple ceremony at the Governor House. Governor Ishratul Ibad administered the oath of office to the ministers who have yet to be awarded portfolios. Two advisers will be inducted into the cabinet soon.
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