DINA for the issue of May 29, 2013

	Wednesday 29th May 2013 | Rajab 18, 1434
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‘Energy crisis will take time to resolve’: We have nukes but no power, bemoans Nawaz By Zulqernain Tahir LAHORE, May 28: Prime minister-in-waiting Nawaz Sharif has said it is a tragedy that Pakistan is a nuclear power but it has no power (electricity).	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks Up 542.86 Points: KARACHI, May 28: At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 21501.72, up 542.86 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, May 28: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 100.05 to the US Dollar in the open market.
SC removes NAB chief Fasih Bokhari By Nasir Iqbal ISLAMABAD, May 28: Only a week before a new government is to take over, the Supreme Court set aside on Tuesday the appointment of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman retired Admiral Fasih Bokhari on a petition filed by former opposition leader in the National Assembly, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, about 19 months ago. Admiral Bokhari was the second choice of President Asif Ali Zardari for the constitutional office after the apex court in its March 10, 2011, verdict had declared the appointment of retired Justice Deedar Hussain Shah as illegal, also on Chaudhry Nisar’s petition.
Mengal wins his seat at last By Saleem Shahid QUETTA, May 28: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday issued a notification, confirming the victory of Sardar Akhtar Jan Mengal, the president of the Balochistan National Party-Mengal, in the election for PB-3 (Khuzdar-III) seat. According to the official results, Sardar Mengal bagged 16,824 votes while his opponent Attaur Rehman Mengal got 7,830 votes.
Landmarks await NA’s first session By Raja Asghar ISLAMABAD, May 28: As he still seemed reeling from his party’s rout in the May 11 elections, President Asif Ali Zardari summoned on Tuesday the new National Assembly for June 1 to begin a parliament process to install victors. Quite some landmarks are on the cards in the process, culminating next week in Mian Nawaz Sharif, president of the victorious Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N), taking over as prime minister in continuation of an historic, democratic transition in the country’s chequered life, about half of it under military rule.
Three killed, 14 hurt in sectarian attack PESHAWAR, May 28: Three people were killed and 14 injured when a bomb attached to a motorcycle exploded in the Imamia Colony here on Tuesday night. “The explosives were planted in a motorcycle detonated by remote control,” Assistant Superintendent of Police Ismail Karak said.
Woman killed in attack on polio team Bureau Report PESHAWAR, May 28: A woman health worker was killed and another seriously injured in an attack on a polio team here on Tuesday. The two women were part of a three-day campaign against the crippling disease in the city. The health department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced suspension of the campaign after the attack.
PPP names Qaim as Sindh chief minister By Habib Khan Ghori KARACHI, May 28: The Pakistan Peoples Party nominated on Tuesday Syed Qaim Ali Shah as leader of the house in the Sindh Assembly. Mr Shah, who is a founding member of the party, will earn the distinction of holding the office of the Sindh chief minister for the third time.
Afghan withdrawal discussed with Nato By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD, May 28: Nato Military Committee Chairman Gen Knud Bartels met Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Chairman Gen Khalid Shameem Wynne and Chief of Army Staff Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Tuesday to discuss withdrawal of coalition forces from Afghanistan and the post-2014 Pakistan-Nato relationship. According to the ISPR, Gen Bartels discussed during the meetings the security situation in Afghanistan, coordination measures between Nato and the Pakistan Army and the post-2014 situation.
Tanker with Pakistani sailors hijacked LAGOS (Nigeria), May 28: Pirates hijacked a fuel tanker off the coast of Nigeria’s oil-rich delta, taking Pakistani and Nigerian sailors hostage in the latest attack targeting the region, private security officials said on Tuesday. The gunmen boarded the MT Matrix I some 40 nautical miles off the coast of Nigeria’s Bayelsa state early Saturday morning, the officials said, taking a number of the crew hostage. It wasn’t immediately known what happened to the rest of the crew. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity as the Nigerian government was not speaking publicly about the hijacking.
Nepra approves tariff hike By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD, May 28: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) approved on Tuesday an increase of 75 paisa per unit in the electricity tariff for Wapda companies on account of fuel adjustment for April. The decision was taken at a hearing presided over by Nepra’s vice chairman, Khawaja Mohammad Naeem.
Political transition delays Iran gas project By Khaleeq Kiani ISLAMABAD, May 28: The crucial Iran-Pakistan Pipeline envisaging import of 750 million cubic feet of natural gas has been delayed due to political transition in the country and now it cannot be completed by the contractual deadline of Dec 31, 2014. The ministry of petroleum and natural resources, however, told a meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Petroleum, headed by Senator Mohammad Yousaf, on Tuesday that Iran had shown willingness to do away with penalties on delay in project implementation. The committee was also briefed on the status of the $7.6 billion Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline.
Women, minority seats allotted By Iftikhar A. Khan ISLAMABAD, May 28: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) announced on Tuesday the names of candidates selected on seats reserved for women and minorities in the National Assembly after making some unexplained changes in the draft notification earlier prepared by it. The ECP notified allocation of 25 of the 35 reserved seats for women from Punjab, dropping the names of Belum Hasnain of the PPP and Tanzeela Aamir Cheema of the PML-N which had been included in the previous draft. Their names had been mentioned in the lists of candidates for the seats submitted by their parties.
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