DINA for the issue of May 31, 2013

	Friday 31st May 2013 | Rajab 20, 1434
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Balochistan: Nawaz in catch-22 situation By Zulqernain Tahir LAHORE, May 30: While the PML-Q put its weight behind the National Party’s candidate Dr Abdul Malik, the PML-N leadership failed on Thursday to resolve differences among contenders for the post of Balochistan chief minister.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks Up 149.54 Points: KARACHI, May 30: At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 21590.66, up 149.54 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, May 30: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 100.00 to the US Dollar in the open market.
Sindh CM, KP speaker take oath Dawn Report KARACHI / PESHAWAR, May 30: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad administrated oath of office to Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah on Thursday evening. The governor also administrated oath to a seven-member provincial cabinet comprising Nisar Ahmed Khuhro, Manzoor Hussain Wassan, Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani, Makhdoom Jamil Zaman, Dr Sikandar Mandhro, Sharjeel Inam Memon and Ali Nawaz Mahar.
Death of Waliur Rehman confirmed: Taliban retract offer for talks By Pazir Gul MIRAMSHAH, May 30: The banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan has confirmed the killing of their front-rank leader Waliur Rehman in Wednesday’s US drone attack and, at the same time, withdrawn its offer for peace talks. It has also announced that it would avenge the death and get even with the government and military establishment.
Fahim likely to be PPP’s candidate for PM By Our Staff Reporter LAHORE, May 30: The Pakistan People’s Party is reported to have almost reached a consensus to field its own candidate for the post of prime minister and not to give Imran Khan a chance to shine as the main force of opposition. Most of the senior PPP leaders are learnt to have told President Asif Ali Zardari that it would be ‘disastrous’ for the party’s future if it voted for PML-N president Nawaz Sharif in the election for the post of prime minister.
Move for forward bloc in Senate By Amir Wasim ISLAMABAD, May 30: In a significant move, some dissident senators from the PPP met at a hotel here on Thursday to discuss the formation of a forward bloc in the upper house of parliament to extend its support to the PML-N government, sources told Dawn. A number of independent senators from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas also attended the meeting.
Dr Asim Hussain grilled by NAB for two hours By Syed Irfan Raza ISLAMABAD, May 30: Dr Asim Hussain, former adviser to the Ministry of Petroleum, was grilled for two hours by NAB investigators on Thursday for his alleged role in the controversial appointment of Tauqeer Sadiq as chairman of the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) in 2009. But former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani did not respond to a notice issued to him by the National Accountability Bureau on the matter.
Transfer orders withdrawn, Khoso tells SC By Nasir Iqbal ISLAMABAD, May 30: Caretaker Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso assured the Supreme Court on Thursday that he had withdrawn his orders regarding transfer and posting of about 20 senior government officials. Facing contempt proceedings over alleged violation of a court judgment, the prime minister said in a two-page statement submitted through his counsel Arif Chaudhry that withdrawal of the orders amply demonstrated and proved beyond any doubt his sincerity in abiding by the writ of the apex court.
Pakistani woman languishing in Indian shelter home NEW DELHI, May 30: The husband of a Pakistani woman waiting for deportation at a state-run shelter home here has appealed to the Indian government to either send her to Pakistan immediately or reunite her with her family in Old Delhi. “Send my wife back to Pakistan or release her to the family. Just don’t forget her in Nirmal Chhaya (shelter home for women),” pleaded Mohammad Gulfam, the husband of Nuzhat Jahan who has been living in Delhi for the past 30 years and is now awaiting deportation for overstaying in India illegally.
Call for ban on CNG use in public vehicles By Khaleeq Kiani ISLAMABAD, May 30: Asking the government to impose a ban on the use of compressed natural gas (CNG) in public service vehicles, the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) has directed all transport authorities to launch a crackdown on vehicles fitted with uncertified cylinders of CNG and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). A senior official told Dawn on Thursday that Ogra had been advising the federal government over the past few weeks to place a ban on the use of CNG in public vehicles.
Leaders’ wealth — Shahbaz richer than Nawaz By Iftikhar A. Khan ISLAMABAD, May 30: PML-N leader Mohammad Shahbaz Sharif, who is set to regain the office of Punjab chief minister, is richer than his elder brother, the incoming prime minister Nawaz Sharif. According to statements of assets and liabilities submitted by them to the Election Commission along with their nomination papers, the net worth of Nawaz Sharif’s assets was Rs261.6 million last year and that of the assets of Shahbaz Sharif Rs336.9m.
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