DINA for the isuue of April 6th, 2013

	Friday 6th April 2013 | Jumadi-ul-Awwal 24, 1434
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Cabinet vows best possible security for elections By Khawar Ghumman ISLAMABAD, April 5: The caretaker federal cabinet in its first meeting on Friday took stock of security arrangements for the coming general elections and called them satisfactory...	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks Up 37.56 Points: KARACHI, Apr 04: The KSE-100 index was at 18613.44, up 37.56 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, Apr 04: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 99.1 to the US Dollar in the open market.
LHC puts restrictions on media covering scrutiny process: ROs told not to ask irrelevant questions By Wajih Ahmad Sheikh LAHORE, April 5: The Lahore High Court (LHC) stopped returning officers on Friday from asking irrelevant questions during the scrutiny of nomination papers of candidates, saying it was tarnishing the image of the judiciary. The LHC also put restrictions on the media covering the scrutiny process. “All district returning officers/returning officers are directed to immediately refrain from asking random intrusive and inquisitive questions that have no nexus with information given in the nomination papers or do not arise from the objections raised by the other side or from the information collected or received by the RO from the authorised agencies like NAB, SBP, FBR and Nadra as per the direction issued by the ECP,” said an interim order issued by Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah..
Altaf assails ECP, wants polls date extended By Our Staff Reporter KARACHI, April 5: Criticising returning officers for putting irrelevant and controversial questions to election candidates, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain said on Friday there was no harm in extending the date for general elections by a month. Mr Hussain, however, clarified that he was not calling for a cancellation of elections because he believed that elections were necessary for the country. His party was fully prepared to contest the elections...
Kayani meets CEC ISLAMABAD, April 5: Chief of Army Staff Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani met Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) retired Justice Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim in his office on Friday and discussed with him security arrangements pertaining to the May 11 general elections. Gen Kayani assured Justice Ebrahim that the Army fully supported efforts being made by the Election Commission to hold free, fair and credible elections in the country and that all possible assistance would be extended to create an environment conducive to achieve that objective...
Musharraf’s papers in Kasur rejected, faces treason case Dawn Report KARACHI, April 5: Former president retired Gen Pervez Musharraf would most probably be having second thoughts on Friday about his decision to return to Pakistan as the day produced developments he might not have expected. The returning officer in Kasur, one of the four National Assembly constituencies the general wants to contest elections from, rejected his nomination papers, throwing former president’s bid to regain political influence in jeopardy...
Role of returning officers criticised By Iftikhar A. Khan ISLAMABAD, April 5: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has said that returning officers (ROs) have been seeking too many details regarding the financial position of election candidates instead of sticking to the salient issues they are supposed to seek information about under an understanding reached with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). This is making the already onerous job of carrying out preliminary verification all the more unwieldy....
45 dead in India building collapse MUMBAI, April 5: At least 45 people were crushed to death on the outskirts of Mumbai when an unauthorised and partly-built apartment block collapsed, officials said on Friday, highlighting the dangers of India’s illegal housing boom. The seven-storey building collapsed on Thursday evening into a mangled heap of steel and concrete about eight metres high that rescuers and local residents struggled to cut through, officials said...
Mechanism for reducing debt of PSO shortly: minister By Khaleeq Kiani ISLAMABAD, April 5: Expecting a disbursement of Rs10 billion within 24 hours to ease financial difficulties of Pakistan State Oil (PSO), caretaker Petroleum Minister Sohail Wajahat Siddique said on Friday that fuels (furnace oil and gas) would be provided to various sectors and consumers purely on the basis of their efficiency. Talking to reporters at his maiden briefing after taking over as Petroleum Minister, Mr Siddique said he had a meeting with Water and Power Minister Dr Mussadik Malik in the morning and agreed to work together to put in place a mechanism to bring down circular debt of PSO in a limited period of 45 to 50 days without recurrence....
Dutch court halts suspect’s extradition to US THE HAGUE, April 5: A Dutch court on Friday halted the extradition of a Dutch-Pakistani Al Qaeda suspect to the United States, saying he would not be handed over until Washington guaranteed the same treatment for his post-traumatic stress disorder as in the Netherlands. The Hague judge “prohibits the state to extradite Sabir Khan as long as the United States cannot guarantee” that Mr Khan gets a very specific type of treatment for his disorder, commonly referred to as PTSD, according to a court document...
N. Korea says it won’t guarantee embassies’ safety in case of war SEOUL, April 5: North Korea warned foreign embassies in Pyongyang on Friday it was unable to guarantee their safety in the event of conflict and that they should consider evacuating missions by next week amid soaring nuclear tensions. European countries with embassies in Pyongyang, such as Britain and Russia, reported receiving the warning as an increasingly bellicose North Korea moved two mid-range missiles to its east coast...
14 militants, four soldiers killed in Khyber By Ibrahim Shinwari LANDI KOTAL, April 5: At least 14 militants and four soldiers were killed in fierce fighting in Akkakhel area of Bara in Khyber Agency on Friday. Security officials said they seized control of Sher Sali, a base of banned militant group Lashkar-i-Islam, after a gunbattle lasting several hours. The fighting left 14 militants and four soldiers dead...
Malala to fund school project with Angelina Jolie LONDON, April 5: A fund set up by Malala Yousufzai is to send 40 girls to school in her home region with the support of US actress Angelina Jolie. Malala, 15, announced the fund’s first project in a video message late on Thursday to the Women in the World Conference in New York from Britain....
Visa-on-arrival facility NEW DELHI, April 5: India has finally started ‘visa-on-arrival’ facility for Pakistani senior citizens on reciprocal basis. Senior Pakistanis of more than 65 years of age will now get ‘visa-on-arrival’ at Attari/ Wagah checkpost for 45 days. It will be a single entry visa...
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