DINA for the issue of May 12, 2013

	Sunday 12th May 2013 | Rajab 1, 1434
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The tiger roars again: PTI fails to stop ‘N’ juggernaut; Punjab punishes PPP By Our Special Correspondent ISLAMABAD, May 11: On Saturday night, the tiger’s roar was heard all over the Punjab and the PTI wave was visible primarily in Peshawar valley and other parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995
Poll-related violence claims 38 lives Dawn Report KARACHI/QUETTA/PESHAWAR, May 11: Attacks, bomb explosions and violent clashes marked the polling day across the country on Saturday, killing at least 38 people and injuring over 150 others. The day started in Karachi with a powerful bomb blast apparently targeting an Awami National Party (ANP) candidate in the densely populated Landhi area.
Welcome to the victory party By Cyril Almeida LAHORE, May 11: A little past 9pm outside the Sharif campaign headquarters in Model Town, as jubilant, flag-waving supporters begin to arrive in droves, an architect of the PML-N’s campaign says, “Welcome to the victory party.” Inside, the Sharifs, Nawaz, Maryam and other family members, are keeping a watchful eye on TV as early results pour in. Senior PML-N leaders are milling around, constantly checking their phones for updates from the field.
PTI’s surprise victory in KP By Ismail Khan PESHAWAR, May 11: The Awami National Party was circumspect weeks before it stepped into elections, knowing the heavy odds it faced. But what happened on Saturday will not be less than a rude shock to even the most pessimistic amongst them. The Pakhtun nationalist party, which ruled Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for five years, has nearly been obliterated. Unofficial results indicate that it appears to have lost all National Assembly seats and most of the seats in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly.
PTI ready for role as opposition party By Nasir Jamal LAHORE, May 11: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) may be down after Punjab ignored its call for ‘change’ on Saturday, but it is not out. “Overall the PTI has emerged as the second largest national party, capable of playing the role of a strong, active opposition in the National Assembly and independently forming the provincial government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,” Asad Omar, a central PTI leader, told Dawn.
Five parties boycott elections in Karachi By Azfar-ul-Ashfaque KARACHI, May 11: Four religious parties, the Jamaat-i-Islami, Sunni Tehreek, Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan and the Sunni Ittehad Council, and Mohajir Qaumi Movement (Haqiqi) pulled out their candidates from the electoral race in Karachi, while the Muttahida Qaumi Movement also partially boycotted polling in a few constituencies citing allegations of poll irregularities and rigging on Saturday. Even parties like the PPP, PTI, PML-N and the Majlis-i-Wahdat-i-Muslimeen joined the chorus against the Election Commission of Pakistan and law-enforcement agencies and criticised them for their failure to conduct free, fair and transparent elections in certain constituencies.
NYT bureau chief expelled ISLAMABAD, May 11: The government ordered the bureau chief of New York Times in Islamabad to leave the country on the eve of general elections for ‘indulging in undesirable activities’, the newspaper said on Friday. A two-sentence letter was delivered by police officers to the home of the bureau chief, Declan Walsh, at 12.30am on Thursday, it said.
Repolling ordered in 43 polling stations of NA-250 By Our Staff Reporter KARACHI, May 11: The Election Commission of Pakistan ordered repolling in 43 of the 180 polling stations in a National Assembly constituency of Karachi after receiving complaints of rigging. An official of the provincial election commission told Dawn that the date for repolling in the 43 polling stations of NA-250 and its provincial assembly constituencies would be announced later.
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