DINA for the issue of April 15, 2013

	Monday 15th April 2013 | Jumadi-us-Sani 4, 1434
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ECP bans seeking vote on religious, sectarian grounds By Iftikhar A Khan ISLAMABAD, April 14: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) warned candidates on Sunday against seeking votes in the name of religion or sect.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995
One leader killed, another injured: Militants attack ANP in Swat, Charsadda By Khalil-ur-Rehman Bacha and Faiz Mohammad MINGORA/CHARSA-DDA, April 14: Relentlessly carrying out their threat to target three secular parties — ANP, PPP and MQM — during the election campaigns, militants attacked two leaders of the Awami National Party on Sunday, killing one in Swat and injuring another in Charsadda. According to a foreign news agency, the Taliban claimed responsibility for both the attacks.
Team to visit Washington for talks with IMF, US officials By Khaleeq Kiani ISLAMABAD, April 14: With the State Bank of Pakistan raising concern over the country’s rapidly sliding foreign exchange reserves and higher than estimated fiscal deficit, the government will hold crucial talks with international lending agencies and the US administration this week to seek fresh inflows for budgetary support. During its April 17-22 visit to the United States, a six-member delegation, including the secretaries for finance and economic affairs, the SBP governor, additional secretary for external finance and chairman of the Federal Board of Revenue, will enter into technical talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a $5-7.5 billion bailout package and key officials of the US treasury department for reconciliation of Coalition Support Fund (CSF) accounts for fresh inflows.
Parties’ silence criticised By Ashfaq Yusufzai PESHAWAR: The election campaign is taking a heavy toll on the Awami National Party as militants continue attacks on its leaders in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The killing of a leader of the ANP in Swat and a bomb attack on a candidate for a provincial assembly seat on Sunday is a grim reminder that the party had long been on the hit list of the Taliban.
A woman’s touch wins over a rural electorate By Cyril Almeida KUBEY CHAK (Sialkot): In an area dominated by men and the PML-N, Firdous Ashiq Awan is a double anomaly: a woman on a directly elected seat and a PPP MNA. But in this solidly rural constituency, adjacent to Sialkot city and hugely influenced by birdarism and thanna-katchery politics, Awan has fought her way to the top in the most old fashioned of ways. Since her maiden victory in 2008 — she entered parliament as a PML-Q MNA on a reserved seat in 2002 — Awan has adroitly meshed state resources and personal politics to establish herself as the woman to beat in NA-111.
Election of 11 former lawmakers annulled By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD, April 14: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has de-notified with retrospective effect the election of 11 former lawmakers found to be holding fake academic degrees. An ECP official told Dawn on Sunday that they had been de-notified from the date of their election and as a consequence would have to return the salaries and other perks enjoyed by them during their term in office.
Four die in drone attack By Pazeer Gul MIRAMSHAH, April 14: Four people were killed when a US drone targeted a residential compound in Dattakhel tehsil of North Waziristan Agency on Sunday evening, sources said. The drone fired two missiles at the compound in Manzarkhel village, destroying the structure.
Laptop, cash stolen from CEC’s private office Dawn Report KARACHI, April 14: A laptop and about Rs50,000 cash were stolen from a private office of the Chief Election Commissioner in Karachi’s Clifton area on Sunday. According to Karachi South DIG Shahid Hayat, the private office of retired Justice Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim houses his law firm.
Most PTI leaders oppose Qureshi’s solo Sindh move By Khawar Ghumman ISLAMABAD, April 14: Most of the Tehreek-i-Insaf leaders are against allowing their vice chairman, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, to contest election from two constituencies in Sindh as an independent candidate, according to PTI sources. Although Mr Qureshi at a recent press conference claimed that PTI chief Imran Khan was very much on board about his decision to file nomination papers for NA 228 and NA 230 as an independent candidate, the party has yet to make a formal announcement on the move.
Fruit of democracy yet to reach people: CJ By Salem Shahid QUETTA, April 14: Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has asked returning officers to play their due role for holding elections in a free, fair and transparent manner. Speaking to returning officers on the premises of the Balochistan High Court on Sunday, he said: “If we fail to conduct elections in a transparent manner, the dream of sustainable democracy cannot be achieved and resultantly [the exercise] may damage the socio-political fabric of society.”
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