DINA for the issue of April 22, 2013

	Monday 22nd April 2013 | Jumadi-us-Sani 11, 1434
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Musharraf’s speeches to be reviewed by JIT By Ikram Junaidi and Syed Irfan Raza ISLAMABAD, April 21: A joint investigation team (JIT) constituted by the district administration and police to investigate the role of former president retired Gen Pervez Musharraf in the judges’ detention case started its work on Sunday. It decided to seek record of the statements and speeches made by the former president after imposing emergency in the country on Nov 3, 2007.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995
Poll-related violence in Balochistan: NP chief’s house, ANP rally attacked By Saleem Shahid QUETTA, April 21: The house of National Party (NP) chief Dr Malik Baloch was attacked in Turbat while two activists of the Awami National Party were killed in firing at ANP’s election rally in Pishin district on Sunday. The banned Baloch Republican Army (BRA) is reported to have claimed responsibility for both the attacks, although it was not confirmed by independent sources.
Zehri names nationalist leaders in FIR By Our Staff Correspondent QUETTA, April 21: PML-N’s Balochistan President Sardar Sanaullah Zehri has lodged an FIR against Mir Amanullah Khan Zargzai and 11 others, including veteran leaders Khair Bakhsh Marri and Sardar Attaullah Mengal, with Zehri Levies Thana for a bomb attack on his convoy last week. Mr Zehri’s son, brother and nephew and two other people were killed in the attack on the convoy going to Anjira.
Four soldiers die in blas By Pazir Gul MIRAMSHAH, April 21: Four security personnel were killed and six others wounded in a blast in Frontier Region Bannu, adjacent to North Waziristan Agency, on Sunday. According to reports reaching here, a military convoy was going from Mirali to Bannu when one of the vehicles was hit by an explosive device placed near the Khawaja Khwar checkpost. The device was detonated by remote control.
Pakistan, US agree to promote Afghan peace dialogue By Khawar Ghumman ISLAMABAD, April 21: Pakistan and the United States reiterated on Sunday their commitment to take the ongoing Afghan reconciliation process forward through meaningful dialogue and by addressing concerns of all major stakeholders, including the Taliban. The two sides said they trusted each other and were deeply concerned about what they called unpredictable nature of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who in the past had harmed peace talks by unnecessarily hitting out either at the US or Pakistan.
An intense four-way contest By Cyril Almeida KASUR: Surrounded by a handful of supporters, Assef Ahmad Ali is standing in front of the enormous, raised desk of a district judge. Ali is here for the business of the day: to submit his party affiliation and have an electoral symbol allocated. The former foreign minister who quit the PPP and his seat, NA-140, in late 2011 had hoped to be contesting on a PTI ticket with a cricket bat as his electoral symbol. Instead, Ali is requesting a matka, a water pitcher, as his symbol and will contest as an independent candidate.
Independents outnumber political nominees: 850 in fray for 47 NA seats in KP, Fata By Iftikhar A. Khan ISLAMABAD, April 21: Over 850 candidates are in the run for 47 National Assembly seats in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata), with the Pakistan Muslim League-N being the only party to have fielded candidates for all the seats. Only two of the 35 constituencies in KP have the number of candidates in single digits and only three of the 12 in Fata less than 20 candidates.
Govt wants to divert water project funds By Khaleeq Kiani ISLAMABAD, April 21: Major water sector projects of strategic nature are facing serious bottlenecks because of cost overruns and financing constraints that could delay their targeted economic benefits to the nation. Officials told Dawn on Sunday that one of the most important projects — Diamer Bhasha dam — was facing cost overruns and financing gaps even before construction could be taken in hand. Over Rs25 billion had been released but that would be used for land acquisition.
NAB seeks police help to arrest power defaulters By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD, April 21: As the 30-day deadline for clearing outstanding electricity dues ended on Friday, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) approached provincial governments to seek police help to arrest the defaulters. Sources said the bureau was also planning to freeze the assets of defaulters.
Jirga warns of ending peace deal By Our Correspondent MIRAMSHAH, April 21: A local jirga in North Waziristan Agency has said it will end a five-year-old peace agreement with the government if curfew in the tribal region is not lifted by April 24. The agency remained under curfew for the sixth consecutive day on Sunday.
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