DINA for the issue of April 16, 2013

	Tuesday 16th April 2013 | Jumadi-us-Sani 5, 1434
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Minorities: “We want elections, not selections” By Mahvish Ahmad ASK Romana Bashir, and she will tell you that she wants political representation.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks down 189.78 Points: KARACHI, Apr 15: At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 18524.50, down 189.78 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, Apr 15: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 99.3 to the US Dollar in the open market.
Khoso appoints finance adviser, forms team for IMF talks By Khaleeq Kiani ISLAMABAD, April 15: A day before a high-level delegation leaves for negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and US officials to seek an economic bailout, the caretaker prime minister put together on Monday an economic team. He inducted Dr Shahid Amjad Chaudhry as his adviser for finance and appointed Dr Waqar Masood Khan as secretary of finance department. “Prime Minister retired Justice Mir Hazar Khan Khoso has appointed Dr Shahid Amjad Chaudhry as adviser finance, in-charge of ministry of finance,” said a notification issued by Prime Minister Secretariat. Six important federal secretaries were reshuffled.
Zardari urges tribal people to actively take part in polls ISLAMABAD, April 15: President Asif Ali Zardari has urged people of tribal areas to enthusiastically participate in the general elections and elect representatives who can bring about a positive change in their lives. Addressing a grand jirga of elders from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) at the President House here on Monday, he said the country was undergoing a democratic transition for the first time in its history.
Two killed as blasts hit Boston Marathon BOSTON, April 15: Two bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing two people, injuring 23 others and sending authorities rushing to aid wounded spectators, race organisers and police said. A senior US intelligence official said later that two more explosive devices had been found near the same place and were being dismantled.
Judiciary’s new blow to PPP: Raja Ashraf struck down By Malik Asad RAWALPINDI, April 15: It is now official. Neither of the two PPP prime ministers who served from 2008 to 2013 will be able to take part in the May elections. This became evident on Monday as the judiciary struck its latest blow against the PPP when an appellate tribunal rejected former prime minister Raja Pervez Ashraf’s appeal against the rejection of his nomination papers by the returning officer.
Pak-Afghan row over post resolved By Kalbe Ali ISLAMABAD, April 15: The issue of a border post in Mohmand Agency has been resolved after Afghanistan dropped its objections and acknowledged that the Pakistan Army was renovating its post and not establishing a new one. A delegation of the Afghan army, headed by Director General Military Operations Maj Gen Afzal Aman, held talks on border coordination with Pakistan Army’s DGMO Maj Gen Ashfaq Nadeem Ahmed at the General Headquarters on Monday.
Taliban stop students from going to schools By Pazir Gul MIRAMSHAH, April 15: Irritated by blockade of main artery of Miramshah in North Waziristan, the local Taliban Shura issued a ‘decree’ on Monday barring boys and girls from going to schools near the Cantonment area until security forces removed the barricades. The Hafiz Gul Bahadur-led Shura warned parents not to send their children to five education institutions near the Cantonment area in Miramshah.
AG unable to explain govt stance on Musharraf trial By Nasir Iqbal ISLAMABAD, April 15: That the treason trial of former president retired Gen Pervez Musharraf will be a tricky job became evident on Monday when the law ministry passed the buck to the interior ministry and the first law officer told the Supreme Court that he had no instruction from the government on the matter. A two-judge bench comprising Justice Jawwad S. Khawaja and Justice Khilji Arif Hussain which had taken up a set of petitions seeking initiation of a high treason case against Gen Musharraf wanted to know what the federal government had done, especially after the court’s July 31, 2009 verdict declaring the Nov 3, 2007 emergency unconstitutional.
Sunni Ittehad Council chief Fazal is dead FAISALABAD, April 15: Sunni Ittehad Council chairman and former MNA Sahibzada Fazal Kareem died of cancer in a hospital on Monday. After hearing the news of his death, supporters gathered at the Allied Hospital where he was admitted on April 4.
Security for political leaders beefed up ISLAMABAD, April 15: Interior Minister Malik Mohammad Habib Khan asked the law-enforcement agencies on Monday to tighten security for political leaders, particularly those belonging to the Awami National Party (ANP), and election candidates. He was presiding over an emergency meeting held on the directives of Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso to review the law and order situation in the country, particularly Khyber Pakhtunkhwa where ANP leaders have been targeted by militants.
SC seeks criteria for setting up CNG stations By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD, April 15: The Supreme Court asked on Monday the government and the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) to submit a set of criteria for setting up CNG stations, especially in view of the scarce availability of natural gas connections in the country. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry that had taken up a case pertaining to the CNG station licences approved during the tenures of former prime ministers Yousuf Raza Gilani and Raja Pervez Ashraf and former petroleum minister Dr Asim Hussain asked for authentic copy of the government’s policy as well as the amendments made subsequently.
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