DINA for the issue of May 04, 2013

	Saturday 4th May 2013 | Jumadi-us-Sani 23, 1434
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Anti-election pamphlets appear near Peshawar By Waseem Ahmad Shah PESHAWAR: Pamphlets purportedly issued by banned militant organisations were pasted on walls in different villages, on the southern outskirts of the city on Friday, asking voters not to cast votes and teachers not to perform election duties.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks Up 192.10 Points: KARACHI, May 03: At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 19226.63, up 192.10 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, May 03: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 100.05 to the US Dollar in the open market.
Taliban claim responsibility: ANP candidate, son shot dead in Karachi By Our Staff Reporter KARACHI, May 3: Continuing their attacks on moderate political parties in Karachi, Taliban on Friday shot dead Sadiq Zaman Khattak, Awami National Party’s candidate for National Assembly. His four-year-old son also died in the attack. A spokesman for the outlawed Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Ihsanullah Ihsan, told Dawn.com from an unspecified location that the killing was the work of his organisation.
Pakistani prisoner assaulted in Jammu jail By Our Correspondent NEW DELHI, May 3: A Pakistani prisoner was murderously assaulted by an Indian inmate in Jammu’s Kot Bawal jail on Friday, prompting New Delhi to explore a joint effort by the two countries to prevent future tit-for-tat targeting of prisoners. Sanaullah Haq, serving a life term under India’s anti-terror laws, was being treated for severe head injuries in a hospital in Chandigarh where he was flown from Jammu.
Khoso vows fair polls, smooth transfer of power By Kalbe Ali ISLAMABAD, May 3: Again scotching rumours about delay in elections, caretaker Prime Minister retired Justice Mir Hazar Khan Khoso made it clear on Friday that the interim set-up would not accept an extension in its tenure under any circumstances. In a televised address, he assured the nation that free, fair, transparent, impartial and peaceful elections would be held on May 11. “This is the mandate of the caretaker government and the Election Commission of Pakistan. The caretaker government will take all necessary steps to achieve this objective.”
Prosecutor in Benazir case gunned down By Munawer Azeem ISLAMABAD, May 3: A public prosecutor in the Benazir assassination case was gunned down here on Friday. Chaudhry Zulfikar Ali was scheduled to submit a challan in an anti-terrorism court against former president retired Gen Pervez Musharraf in connection with the murder case and was going to the FIA headquarters to discuss the matter. The court was to take up a bail application of the former military ruler.
Gas reserves found in Kirthar belt ISLAMABAD, May 3: A new gas reserve has been found in Kirthar range, the petroleum ministry said on Friday. Italian energy major ENI with joint venture partners Pakistan Petroleum Ltd and Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company made the discovery in the Kirthar Fold Belt region, 270km north of Karachi.
Electables open doors for PTI in south Punjab By Khawar Ghumman ISLAMABAD: In most of south Punjab’s 50 National Assembly constituencies, more or less the same lot of politicians is contesting for the May 11, 2013 general elections though their party platforms have changed. This change of loyalty has among other things caused the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), which was a non-entity in the region before, to emerge as a major political force in this part of Punjab.
Chinese envoy awarded Hilal-i-Quaid-i-Azam By Our Staff Reporter KARACHI, May 3: President Asif Ali Zardari conferred Hilal-i-Quaid-i-Azam on Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Liu Jian at a special investiture ceremony held here at the Bilawal House on Friday. The award has been conferred on Mr Liu in recognition of his ‘pivotal role’ in further cementing and expanding the existing strategic friendship between Pakistan and China and for his untiring efforts to enhance mutual cooperation between the two countries in diverse fields, according to an official statement.
BNP-M’s manifesto envisions end to centre-Balochistan confrontation By Saleem Shahid QUETTA, May 3: Bringing to an end the confrontation between the federation and Balochistan as a priority, the Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) unveiled its election manifesto on Friday. Speaking at a press conference here, BNP-M senior vice-president Dr Jahanzaib Jamaldini said his party wanted to end the province’s political and economic confrontation with the centre in order to solve problems faced by its people.
US names envoy for Pakistan, Afghanistan WASHINGTON, May 3: US Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday named veteran diplomat James Dobbins to be the new special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan at what he called ‘a pivotal moment’ for the two nations. Mr Dobbins, who has served in difficult posts such as Kosovo, will be taking up a job once held by Richard Holbrooke, Mr Kerry said in a statement.
12 militants killed in Waziristan: officials By Sailab Mahsud LADHA, May 3: Fighting broke out between security forces and militants in Ghundai area of South Waziristan early on Friday morning in which each side claimed inflicting heavy causalities on the other. The clash followed an attack by militants on a security post.
Google recognises ‘Palestine’ on its page JERUSALEM, May 3: Internet giant Google has recognised the Palestinians’ upgraded UN status, placing the name ‘Palestine’ on its search engine instead of ‘Palestinian Territories’, the US company said on Friday. The domain name www.google.ps, Google’s search engine for the territories, now brings up a homepage with ‘Palestine’ written underneath the Google logo.
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