DINA for the issue of June 01, 2013

	Saturday 1st June 2013 | Rajab 21, 1434
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Promises to be fulfilled, says KP’s chief minister By Zulfiqar Ali PESHAWAR, May 31: Pervez Khattak of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf was elected by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly here on Friday to head the first ever PTI government in the country’s history.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks Up 232.39 Points: KARACHI, May 31: At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 21823.05, up 232.39 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, May 31: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 100.00 to the US Dollar in the open market.
Nawaz deeply disappointed by drone attack: PML-N wants US to give peace a chance By Our Staff Reporter LAHORE, May 31: Irritated by this week’s drone attack which killed Taliban’s front-rank leader Waliur Rehman, the PML-N said here on Friday it would ask the United States to exercise “restraint and give peace a chance”. The chief of the party and incoming prime minister Nawaz Sharif expressed “serious concern and deep disappointment” over the drone strike.
Bokhari files petition, seeks review of verdict By Nasir Iqbal ISLAMABAD, May 31: Three days after the Supreme Court set aside his appointment as chairman of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), retired Admiral Fasih Bokhari on Friday moved a petition before the SC seeking review of the court’s judgment. In his petition, Admiral Bokhari pleaded that the findings of the court were devoid of legal or logical basis and were a “clear violation of section 6 of the National Accountability Ordinance (NAO), 1999”.
Balochistan CM issue lingers on By Zulqernain Tahir & Saleem Shahid LAHORE / QUETTA: PML-N chief and prime minister in-waiting Nawaz Sharif could not finalise the name for the post of Balochistan chief minister on Friday, even a day before members of the new provincial assembly are to take oath. A meeting Mr Sharif held with his close aides at his Raiwind residence ended inconclusively.
Petrol price up by Rs2.18 ISLAMABAD, May 31: The government increased on Friday the price of petrol by Rs2.18 per litre and reduced the price of high speed diesel by Rs1.48 per litre with immediate effect. According to price adjustment approved by the government, the ex-depot price of petrol (motor spirit) has been revised to Rs99.77 per litre from Rs97.59.
Working group hacks away at power crisis IN his inaugural speech before the new National Assembly, the newly inducted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is expected to talk at length about the steps his government intends to take to tackle the power crisis. In the run up to that moment, a working group of senior party and business leaders has held five meetings — with another scheduled at noon on Saturday — in an effort to draw up a roadmap out of the crisis. Background conversations with members of this group show that the new government will mean business. And that’s no idle metaphor.
Drone strikes legal, says Kerry: Informer’s tip led to TTP leader’s death By Our Correspondent WASHINGTON, May 31: TTP second-in-command Waliur Rehman may have been killed in a US drone attack on a tip provided by an individual but the US State Department is refusing to disclose the identity of that person. At a regular briefing at the State Department a journalist asked the spokesperson if the person who had provided the information that led to Waliur Rehman’s death is eligible for the Rewards for Justice Programme.
India, Pakistan want to resolve issues peacefully, says Singh By Our Correspondent NEW DELHI, May 31: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Friday that both he and Pakistan’s prime minister-designate Nawaz Sharif wanted to take bilateral relations forward and resolve outstanding issues peacefully. The Press Trust of India said Dr Singh told journalists on his way back from Japan and Thailand that both leaders had invited each other to visit their countries but dates had not been fixed yet.
Error leaves 9 reserved seats vacant By Iftikhar A. Khan ISLAMABAD, May 31: At least nine PML-N members of the National Assembly will not be able to cast their votes in elections to the offices of Prime Minister, Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly because of revision in the schedule to fill the vacant reserved seats in the House from Punjab. The commission had notified as many as 25 out of a total of 35 reserved seats for women in the National Assembly from Punjab. Twenty-three seats went to PML-N and two to the PTI.
Three security personnel, 34 militants killed in Kurram Dawn Report PARACHINAR / LANDI KOTAL, May 31: Thirty-four militants and three security personnel, among them a captain, were killed in clashes in Parachamkani area of Kurram tribal region on Friday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations and political administration, the fighting erupted late on Thursday night and continued for a few hours. At least 34 militants were killed and 12 others wounded in the gunbattle during which three security personnel, including a captain, also lost their lives and another eight suffered injuries. The officer was identified as Captain Salman.
Pak, US hold another round of strategic talks By Baqir Sajjad Syed ISLAMABAD, May 31: Pakistani and American officials held yet another session of strategic talks in Washington on Friday, but much like previous such meetings made no headway except keeping lines of communication open. “The delegations had a cordial and productive exchange of views on issues of mutual importance, including international efforts to enhance nuclear security and peaceful applications of nuclear energy,” a joint statement issued after the fifth round of talks of Working Group on Security, Strategic Stability, and Non-Proliferation (SSS&NP) noted.
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