DINA for the issue of May 14, 2013

	Tuesday 14th May 2013 | Rajab 3, 1434
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Nawaz wants to end mistrust with India, boost ties with US LAHORE, May 13: Nawaz Sharif, poised to become prime minister for a third time after a decisive victory in the elections, said on Monday that the mistrust which had long dogged relations with India needed to be addressed.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks Up 328.55 Points: KARACHI, May 13: At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 20244.82, up 328.55 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, May 13: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 100 to the US Dollar in the open market.
PTI’s Pervez Khattak likely to lead KP govt Bureau Report PESHAWAR, May 13: The Jamaat-i-Islami announced on Monday night that it was aligning with the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf in its efforts to from government in Khyber Pakhtunkhawa. JI’s provincial spokesperson Advocate Israrullah told Dawn that a meeting of the party’s executive had decided to support the PTI which had the mandate to serve the people of KP.
PkMAP, PML-N and NP set to rule Balochistan By Saleem Shahid QUETTA, May 13: The Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP), Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and National Party (NP) — the three major parties in Balochistan which have won 26 of the 51 general seats of the provincial assembly — have begun contacting other groups for the formation of a coalition government. The PkMAP has emerged as the largest party in the assembly having clinched 10 seats. The PML-N has secured nine seats and the Baloch nationalist National Party seven.
Stocks hit all-time high KARACHI: The Karachi stock market hit an all-time high on Monday following Nawaz Sharif’s strong victory in landmark elections, which revived hopes the steel tycoon’s pro-business agenda could spark an economic revival. The benchmark index of top 100 shares rose by 1.65 per cent to 20,244 points, surpassing the 20,000 mark for the first time.
Imran alleges rigging in 25 constituencies, seeks recount By Mansoor Malik LAHORE, May 13: As enthusiastic workers of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf held sits-in in several cities of the country on Monday in protest against alleged irregularities in elections, PTI chairman Imran Khan said the party had collected evidence of rigging in 25 constituencies of the National Assembly and asked the Election Commission of Pakistan to look into the complaints. Mr Khan, who is bed-ridden at the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital since May 7 after falling off a fork-lift vehicle, called for re-counting in constituencies identified for rigging complaints.
Observers praise voters, parties By Kalbe Ali ISLAMABAD, May 13: The European Union’s Election Observation Mission has termed the May 11 elections ‘largely fair’ and praised the strong commitment demonstrated by the parties, candidates and voters to the democratic process despite high levels of militant attacks in some parts of the country. The EU observers mostly rated the polling process as ‘satisfactory or good’ but they expressed concern over a lesser role of women in the election process and called for increasing their reserved seats in the assemblies.
Gilani accepts responsibility for PPP defeat By Our Staff Correspondent MULTAN, May 13: Accepting responsibility for PPP’s electoral defeat, former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has quit the post of the party’s senior vice chairman. Addressing a press conference here on Monday, he said the PPP lost elections in southern Punjab because it had not met the demand of the people of this region for creation of a new province.
Nowshera polling station recorded 271pc turnout By Iftikhar A. Khan ISLAMABAD, May 13: In what may invite trouble for many presiding officers, over 100 per cent votes were polled in at least 49 polling stations across the country. But this could be just the tip of the iceberg as those detected were among the 8,119 out of a total of 70,000 polling stations monitored by observers belonging to over 40 NGOs working for improving electoral processes.
Punjab governor resigns By Our Staff Reporter LAHORE, May 13: Punjab Governor Makhdoom Ahmed Mahmood resigned from his office on Monday. “I am submitting my resignation to President Asif Ali Zardari. It is the prerogative of the new party to have its own governor. I have decided to do so as self-respect is very dear to me,” Mr Mahmood told a press conference at the Governor’s House.
Dar most likely to be finance minister By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD, May 13: While Senator Ishaq Dar has emerged as consensus choice to lead the economic team, the PML-N’s core leadership appeared to be divided over who should head the ministries of water and power and petroleum and natural resources — the key ministries that will determine the performance of the new government. A party leader who attended a meeting of the PML-N’s core committee in Lahore on Sunday told Dawn that Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan and Khawaja Mohammad Asif had desired to be appointed as ministers for petroleum and water and power, respectively.
Amidst the euphoria, the dark underbelly By Our Staff Reporter KARACHI, May 13: A day after arriving in London via a Pakistan International Airlines flight from Lahore, Declan Walsh, the expelled New York Times’ Pakistan bureau chief, is reeling from the heavy-handed treatment he received during his final hours in the country and still unsure why he was asked to leave Pakistan. In an interview with Dawn on Monday, Walsh said: “I wish I knew why I was told to leave Pakistan. ‘Undesirable activities’ is so broad as to be virtually meaningless.”
Altaf denies having threatened secession By Our Staff Reporter KARACHI, May 13: A day after he had asked the rulers and the establishment to separate Karachi from Pakistan if they did not like the mandate of the city, Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain clarified on Monday that he did not make any such demand. According to an MQM press release, Mr Hussain denied in unequivocal terms what he called baseless allegations and said: “I request all those who are accusing me to obtain the CD of my address from Nine Zero and see my points in the light of the context in which I was speaking and then give their comments.”
Corruption main cause of power sector mess, says minister By Khaleeq Kiani ISLAMABAD, May 13: Caretaker Water and Power Minister Dr Musaddik Malik said on Monday the country’s entire power sector had become a hub of corruption and cannot attract quality investors. Speaking at a reception here, the minister said the depth of corruption in the National Power Control Centre (NPCC) was beyond imagination, but nobody realised its ramifications. The government had procured two soft-wares in early 1990s for monitoring and transparent distribution of electricity, but they had still not been put to use.
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