DINA for the issue of May 30, 2013

	Thursday 30th May 2013 | Rajab 19, 1434
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Allocation for defence likely to be raised By Khaleeq Kiani ISLAMABAD, May 29: The finance ministry has finalised the federal expenditure estimates for the next fiscal year, envisaging Rs171 billion for pension and retirement benefits, Rs627bn for defence services and Rs313bn for subsidies and miscellaneous expenses.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks Down 60.60 Points: KARACHI, May 29: At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 21441.12, down 60.60 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, May 29: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 100.05 to the US Dollar in the open market.
Top Taliban leader killed by US drone By Pazir Gul MIRAMSHAH, May 29: A front-rank leader of Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan was killed in a US drone attack in the volatile North Waziristan tribal region on Wednesday, security and tribal administration officials said. Waliur Rehman, TTP’s second-in-command and its commander-in-charge for South Waziristan, was among six militants killed in the attack. Two senior commanders and two foreign militants of Uzbek origin were among those killed, the officials said.
Size of federal cabinet to be limited to 25: Nawaz vows to contain loadshedding By Zulqernain Tahir LAHORE, May 29: Incoming prime minister Nawaz Sharif said on Wednesday that after assuming power his government would end ‘unannounced loadshedding’ as the first step in resolving the energy crisis faced by the country. Presiding over a meeting of senior party leaders and energy sector experts at his Raiwind residence on Wednesday, Mr Sharif said all resources would be used to contain the crisis.
MQM not to join Sindh govt By Azfar-ul-Ashfaque KARACHI, May 29: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement has decided not to join a coalition government in Sindh and announced fielding bureaucrat-turned-politician Syed Sardar Ahmed as its candidate for the office of the chief minister against PPP’s Syed Qaim Ali Shah. Although the PPP does not need support of any party to form a government in Sindh, it had asked the MQM to join it in a coalition.
JUI-S chief Sami keen to mediate, but clueless about TTP By Ismail Khan AKORA KHATTAK, May 29: His back leant on a cushion against the wall, eyes half-closed, he gave some quick lesson to one of the disciples in waiting while another massaged his leg and in-between managed incessant phone calls for him. A religious scholar who heads the sprawling Darul Uloom Haqqania, on the Grand Trunk Road in Akora Khattak, Maulana Samiul Haq’s political stock has suddenly gone up, his eldest son’s defeat on a National Assembly seat notwithstanding.
Rape cases: CII says DNA data not acceptable as primary evidence By Ikram Junaidi ISLAMABAD, May 29: The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) has declared that DNA test is not acceptable as primary evidence in cases of rape, but it could be used as a supporting evidence for confirmation of the crime. A meeting of the CII, presided over by its chairman Maulana Mohammad Khan Sherani on Wednesday, also maintained that there was nothing wrong with the blasphemy law and it didn’t need amendment.
Caretaker CM locks horns with official By Our Staff Correspondent QUETTA, May 29: A dispute is reported to have emerged between Balochistan’s Caretaker Chief Minister Nawab Ghous Bakhsh Barozai and Chief Secretary Babar Yaqoob Fateh Muhammad over a summary for convening the inaugural session of the provincial assembly. According to sources, the chief minister had objected to the chief secretary sending the summary to Governor Mir Zulfiqar Ali Magsi before forwarding it to him. When the chief minister later received the summary he refused to sign it and threatened to resign. But sources said the chief secretary had sent the summary to the governor because the chief minister was then in Lahore.
Red Cross office attacked in Afghanistan JALALABAD, May 29: Militants on Wednesday launched a two-hour suicide and gun attack on a Red Cross office in Jalalabad city, east Afghanistan, killing at least one guard, officials said. “A suicide attacker first detonated himself at the gate of the ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross) compound,” said Sediq Sediqqi, spokesman for the interior ministry.
Five hideouts bombed; 15 killed By Our Correspondent PARACHINAR, May 29: Fighter jets bombed suspected militant positions in Parachamkani area of Kurram Agency on Wednesday, killing 15 militants and wounding several others, officials claimed. They said five hideouts were targeted in the mountainous area. The official claim could not be verified independently, however.
India wants Nawaz to keep his word on ties By Our Correspondent NEW DELHI, May 29: India expects Pakistan’s incoming prime minister Nawaz Sharif to “convert into reality” the “positive signals” he had given during his election campaign, Indian Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid has been quoted as saying by the Press Trust of India. “There were many positive signals from Nawaz Sharif with relation to India during the election campaign. We hope that he will work towards converting these positive signals into reality upon assuming office,” Mr Khurshid told journalists on Wednesday. Mr Sharif had told Indian correspondents during the election campaign that he would seek to fix responsibility for the Kargil fiasco and share with India any useful information on the Mumbai terror attack.
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