DINA for the issue of May 07, 2013

	Tuesday 7th May 2013 | Jumadi-us-Sani 26, 1434
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Money laundering allegation against Sharifs: Malik comes up with documentary ‘proof’ By Zulqernain Tahir LAHORE, May 6: Senator Rehman Malik of the PPP presented the media on Monday documentary ‘proof’ of the alleged money laundering by the Sharif brothers and said he had requested the Supreme Court to look into the matter.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks Up 30.07 Points: KARACHI, May 06: At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 19256.70, up 30.07 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, May 06: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 99.9 to the US Dollar in the open market.
Taliban say their target was Munir Orakzai: JUI-F rally attacked in Kurram; 19 dead By Hussain Afzal PARACHINAR, May 6: A powerful explosion ripped through an election meeting of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) in central Kurram tribal region on Monday, killing at least 19 people and injuring over 75 others. But foreign news agencies said 25 people had been killed in the bombing claimed by the Taliban.
Nawaz pledges economic revolution Dawn Report FAISALABAD/MULTAN, May 6: The PML-N would bring about a revolution, rather than a change, in the country on May 11, Nawaz Sharif said on Monday. “Earlier my party’s government brought about an atomic revolution and this time it would usher in an economic revolution,” the PML-N chief said at a public meeting in Faisalabad.
Kayani reviews Balochistan election security By Saleem Shahid QUETTA, May 6: Over 60,000 security personnel, including 7,000 army troops, have been deployed in sensitive areas of Balochistan to provide security in and around polling stations on the election day. Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations Maj Gen Asim Bajwa said at a press briefing here on Monday night that a high-level meeting presided over by Army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani in Quetta Cant had reviewed a security plan for maintaining law and order and protecting candidates, voters and polling staff across Balochistan on May 11.
SC asked to take notice of Zulfiqar’s murder By Nasir Iqbal ISLAMABAD, May 6: The Supreme Court was requested on Monday to take a suo motu notice of the murder of Chaudhry Zulfiqar Ahmad, the special public prosecutor of the FIA. Filed by Advocate Taufiq Asif, a two-page application said the SC action would ensure the arrest of the prosecutor’s killers and check rising cases of attacks on members of the legal fraternity.
NP chief’s convoy comes under attack By Our Staff Correspondent QUETTA, May 6: An election convoy of National Party chief Dr Abdul Malik Baloch and other leaders of the party returning to Turbat after attending meetings in nearby villages, was attacked by grenades on Monday. The leaders and workers remained safe, but two passersby were injured and two vehicles were damaged. Sources said that Dr Malik, Dr Yasin Baloch and other leaders had been targeted by suspected insurgents.
Imran predicts victory, but does not rule out coalition By Cyril Almeida LAHORE: Nearing the end of his frenetic, barnstorming tour of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Imran Khan is confident of a clear victory on May 11 but is still unwilling to predict the number of seats the PTI will win. His voice flushed with excitement after a whistle-stop of the Peshawar valley and parts of central Punjab over the past 36 hours, Khan believes the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf is on the verge of a historic success.
720,000 polling staff trained: ECP launches enhanced E-Ticket service By Kalbe Ali ISLAMABAD, May 6: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) launched an enhanced version of E-Ticket service on Monday. The service was in place for some time, but its enhanced version will enable 80.61 million voters to know details of their polling station, block code and serial number by just sending a message to 8300 from mobile phone. The mobile operators will charge Rs2 per message.
Abbas Ather passes away By Our Staff Reporter LAHORE, May 6: Syed Abbas Ather — a journalist, a poet and a columnist — died here on Monday morning, leaving behind his wife, three daughters and two sons. He was 78. Also among the mourners are countless young journalists whom he encouraged and trained, and friends as mourners. He was buried on Monday afternoon and his Soyem will be held today (Tuesday) after Asr prayers at his residence in Tajpura Scheme.
Bangladesh cracks down on Islamists; over 35 dead DHAKA, May 6: Bangladeshi police broke up a protest by tens of thousands of religious activists and shut down Islamist television stations on Monday as 37 people died in some of the fiercest street violence for decades. Hundreds more were injured in running battles as riot police broke up the rally near a commercial district in a pre-dawn raid in Dhaka.
Ex-RAW man confirms Indian spy role: Money was Sarabjit’s motive: ex-MI official By Ismail Khan PESHAWAR, May 6: Sarabjit Singh, a convicted Indian spy fatally assaulted in a Pakistani jail, cremated with full state honours and elevated to a national hero in India, was used by the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) to avenge Pakistan’s alleged support to the Sikh’s Khalistan movement in Indian Punjab, according to a former head of the Military Intelligence in Lahore. “That was the time when Kashmiri insurgency in the India-held Kashmir was still a year or two away and the Khalistan movement in the Indian part of Punjab was at its peak, when RAW recruited Sarabjit to get even with us,” the former intelligence officer, whose interrogation led to Sarabjit’s conviction, told Dawn.
Four soldiers hurt in clash with Afghan forces By Fauzee Khan Mohmand GHALANAI, May 6: Afghan forces attacked a border checkpost in Mohmand Agency on Monday, injuring four Pakistani soldiers. Security sources said the Gursal checkpost was attacked at around 9am with rockets, mortars and other heavy weapons.
Leave for Chandigarh today: Relatives given Indian visa to visit injured prisoner By Our Reporter ISLAMABAD, May 6: The Indian High Commission issued visas on Monday to two relatives of a Pakistani prisoner fighting for life in a hospital in the Indian city of Chandigarh having been injured in an attack by a fellow inmate. The visa applications of Sanaullah’s brother-in-law and cousin were received at the Indian High Commission at 7:30pm.
Military can’t justify overstepping its mandate, says SC By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD, May 6: The Supreme Court asked on Monday how the armed forces could justify overstepping its domain when their role had clearly been defined in the constitution. When the judiciary was expected not to meddle in affairs of the federal government then in a similar fashion how could the armed forces justify overstepping their domain defined in the constitution and how could they arrogate power to themselves,” observed Justice Ejaz Afzal, a member of the three-judge bench hearing a set of petitions seeking initiation of high treason trial against retired General Pervez Musharraf by the federal government. The bench is headed by Justice Jawwad S. Khawaja.
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