DINA for the Issue of 26th May, 2013

	Sunday 26th May 2013 | Rajab 15, 1434
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14 children die as school van catches fire By Waseem Ashraf Butt GUJRAT, May 25: Fourteen schoolchildren and a teacher were burnt alive when their van caught fire, apparently due to a spark in a petrol container, near Kot Fatehdin on Saturday.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995
PM hopes new govts will solve Balochistan problems SOHBATPUR, May 25: Caretaker Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso expressed the hope on Saturday that the elected federal and provincial governments would strive to resolve the social and economic issues confronting the people of Balochistan. Speaking at a ceremony to mark the upgradation of Sohbatpur to district, the prime minister said the resolution of problems would help the province play its role in national development.
Shahbaz asks PML-F to join federal govt By Habib Khan Ghori KARACHI, May 25: Shahbaz Sharif, the PML-N leader, met PML-F President Pir Sibghatullah Shah Rashdi here on Saturday and invited his party to join the incoming government at the centre. Talking to newsmen after a luncheon meeting at the Raja House with Mr Rashdi, he expressed the hope that all Muslim League factions would unite on one platform soon.
Khursheed nominated leader of opposition in NA: PML-N govt should complete term: PPP By Amir Wasim ISLAMABAD, May 25: The PPP-nominated leader of opposition in the National Assembly, Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah, has said his party would like to see the incoming PML-N government completing its five-year term and believes that this will “permanently close the door to dictatorship”. “If the PML-N government completes its tenure, then no force will be able to even think of derailing democracy,” Mr Shah told reporters at the PPP’s central secretariat here on Saturday after he was nominated as leader of opposition in the National Assembly
PTI to field Hashmi for PM’s post By Our Staff Reporter LAHORE, May 25: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has decided to field Javed Hashmi as its candidate for the prime minister’s slot. Imran Khan, the party’s chief, will be its parliamentary leader in the National Assembly while Dr Arif Alvi will be its chief whip in the house.
Isaf chief discusses border coordination with Kayani By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD, May 25: Gen Joseph Dunford, commander of coalition forces in Afghanistan, said on Saturday that coordination among Pakistan, Afghanistan and the International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) was crucial for peace in the region. Gen Dunford, who was on his second visit to Pakistan since assuming command of Isaf, was quoted by the US Embassy’s information office as saying: “Communication and cooperation between Isaf, Pakistan and Afghanistan is critical for regional stability.”
Challenge to NAB chief’s appointment: Nisar’s petition has become infructuous: Bokhari lawyer By Nasir Iqbal ISLAMABAD, May 25: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman retired Admiral Fasih Bokhari submitted before the Supreme Court on Saturday that a challenge to his appointment by PML-N leader Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan had become infructuous since the petitioner was no longer the leader of opposition in the National Assembly. “Since the petition has become infructuous, involves no public interest…[it] is no more maintainable [and therefore] it should be dismissed forthwith,” Advocate Sardar Latif Khosa, representing the NAB chief, told Dawn.
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