DINA for the issue of May 19, 2013

	Sunday 19th May 2013 | Rajab 8, 1434
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PTI leader shot dead on eve of re-polling By Imran Ayub KARACHI, May 18: A leader of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) was shot dead outside her house in Defence Society on the eve of re-polling at 43 stations of Karachi’s NA-250 constituency.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995
Presidency terms Shahbaz’s charges baseless By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD, May 18: A spokesman for President Asif Ali Zardari has deplored the allegations levelled by PML-N leader Shahbaz Sharif about the president’s involvement in recent postings and transfers of senior government officials. “These allegations are not only absolutely baseless but also highly irresponsible,” said the president’s spokesman Farhatullah Khan Babar in a statement on Saturday.
Security, regional situation discussed: Kayani meets Nawaz in Lahore By Zulqernain Tahir LAHORE, May 18: Chief of Army Staff Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Saturday had an over three-hour long meeting with Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz president Mian Nawaz Sharif at the Model Town residence of the Sharifs. According to a PML-N official, security matters and the situation in the region were discussed at the meeting.
Imran holds Muttahida responsible for murder By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD, May 18: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan has condemned the killing of Zohra Shahid Hussain and held the Muttahida Qaumi Movement responsible for it. MQM chief Altaf Hussain had threatened PTI workers and leaders in a speech aired by TV channels, he said in a statement.
Army to be in, and outside, polling stations in NA-250 By Iftikhar A Khan ISLAMABAD, May 18: Army soldiers will be deployed inside and outside the 43 polling stations of Karachi’s NA-250 constituency where re-polling will be held on Sunday. Major General Asim Saleem Bajwa, Director General of the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), told Dawn on Saturday that under a comprehensive security plan thrashed out for the re-polling, troops would be deployed in and outside the polling stations.
Chinese man accused of desecrating Quran MUZAFFARABAD, May 18: A Chinese man working on an energy project in Azad Kashmir was being held on Saturday after hundreds of protesters attacked his office over alleged desecration of the Quran, officials said. Lee Ping, administration manager of a Chinese consortium building the Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower project, was accused by co-Pakistani workers of throwing the holy book on the ground.
Fazl non-committal on PML-N offer By Kalbe Ali ISLAMABAD, May 18: The PML-N formally invited the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl on Saturday to join the federal government. But Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the JUI-F chief, remained characteristically non-committal, saying the “coalition needs to be expanded further”. The invitation was extended to JUI-F by a PML-N delegation, led by Senator Raja Zafarul Haq, and comprising MNA-elect Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry and a leader from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Khawaja Mohammad Khan Hoti.
More independents join PML-N By Our Staff Reporter LAHORE, May 18: The Shirazi brothers of Thatta announced their decision to join the PML-N on Saturday. MPAs-elect Ijaz Shirazi, Husain Shirazi and Ali Haider Shirazi and MNA-elect Ayaz Shah Shirazi announced their decision after calling on PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif and former Punjab chief minister Shahbaz Sharif here.
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