DINA for the issue of June 05, 2013

	Wednesday 5th June 2013 | Rajab 25, 1434
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Nawaz Sharif set to make history today By Amir Wasim ISLAMABAD, June 4: After remaining in the political wilderness for almost 14 years, PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif is set to become the country’s prime minister for the third time as the National Assembly meets here on Wednesday to elect its leader of the house.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks Up 193.66 Points: KARACHI, June 04: At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 22274.51, up 193.66 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, June 04: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 100.00 to the US Dollar in the open market.
SC hints at looking into Swiss case follow-up By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD, June 4: The Supreme Court dropped a hint on Tuesday that it might take up again the NRO implementation case to look into the outcome of the Swiss case saga. The reopening of the NRO case may irk President Asif Ali Zardari who was allegedly involved in $60 million graft cases.
Balochistan leaders vow to restore peace By Amanullah Kasi QUETTA, June 4: Chief minister-designate of Balochistan Dr Abdul Malik Baloch and other members of the provincial assembly expressed on Tuesday their determination to make efforts to steer their province out of crises and to restore peace there. They said that dumping of mutilated bodies, target killing, kidnapping for ransom and corruption were the major problems confronted by the people of the province.
Violence in Hangu continues; 11 killed By Abdul Sami Paracha KOHAT, June 4: At least 11 people were killed and a number of shops, houses and a petrol pump set on fire as violence spiralled in Hangu after the murder of a lawmaker belonging to the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI). The riots erupted after the death of Fareed Khan, a member of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, in a case of targeted killing on Monday. It was followed by torching of four shops, three houses and a petrol pump in which initially two people were killed, SSP Sajjad Khan told reporters on Tuesday.
MQM holds key to race for opposition leader By Khawar Ghumman ISLAMABAD, June 4: Soon after the general elections in which the PML-N emerged as the largest party and secured a simple majority in the National Assembly, it became almost certain that the party chief, Mian Nawaz Sharif, will be the next prime minister. However, who will hold the charge on other side of the aisle on opposition benches, remains unclear, though the PPP leads the numbers game at the moment.
Rs6.5bn released to reduce power shortfall By Khaleeq Kiani ISLAMABAD, June 4: With electricity shortfall persisting at the crisis level, the government injected on Tuesday another Rs6.5 billion into the power sector to enable it to maintain generation between 12,500MW and 13,000MW during summer. A senior government official told Dawn that the fresh injection of funds had taken the total power sector subsidies paid by the federal government to Rs350bn, much more than the budgetary allocation of Rs120bn.
Court suspends all postings, transfers made by Khoso By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD, June 4: On the last day of the caretaker government of Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso, the Supreme Court suspended all postings, transfers and deputations ordered by him. In continuation of a directive given by the court on May 22, a three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry asked the secretaries of the establishment and cabinet divisions and the health ministry to furnish by Wednesday the list of appointments, transfers, postings and removal of government officers done by the interim government.
India regrets attack on diplomat By Baqir Sajjad Syed ISLAMABAD, June 4: The Indian foreign secretary expressed on Tuesday regrets over the incident in which a Pakistani diplomat and his driver were assaulted in New Delhi and vowed a thorough probe. Acting promptly to prevent the Delhi road incident from turning into a diplomatic row with Islamabad, Indian Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai called up his Pakistani counterpart Jalil Abbas Jilani to convey Indian government’s regrets.
SC asks police to pursue missing persons issue with ISI, MI By Nasir Iqbal ISLAMABAD, June 4: The Supreme Court ordered the Rawalpindi police on Tuesday to pursue the matter of missing persons and find out from the directorate generals’ offices of the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) and the Military Intelligence (MI) their whereabouts, especially when it has tangible evidence about disappearances. A bench comprising Justice Jawwad S. Khawaja, Justice Khilji Arif Hussain and Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan, hearing a number of cases about missing persons, asked Superintendent of Police (SP) of Potohar Division Haroon Joya to pursue the matter vigorously because it was his duty to trace and produce before the court the persons alleged to have been picked up by intelligence agencies.
MPA jailed for holding fake degree By Tariq Saeed Birmani DERA GHAZI KHAN, June 4: Mir Badshah Qaisrani, a newly elected member of the Punjab Assembly was jailed for two years and fined Rs5,000 for holding fake degree. The Taunsa police had registered the case against Mir Qaisrani on Feb 6 last year on a report of the deputy election commissioner of Dera Ghazi Khan.
Indian lawmaker sees a friendlier Pakistan WASHINGTON, June 4: A senior lawmaker from India’s ruling Congress Party has said that Pakistan’s animosity towards New Delhi was fading and called for his country to change its own attitudes. Mani Shankar Aiyar, a diplomat turned politician known for his dovish views, said he saw a shift as Pakistanis who remember the subcontinent’s partition in 1947 — and defined their identity accordingly — grew older.
Six injured in Kashmir grenade attack SRINAGAR, June 4: A policeman and five others were injured in a grenade attack on Tuesday by suspected militants on army vehicles in India-held Kashmir, police said. “Militants hurled a grenade at two army vehicles that were parked along the highway, injuring a head constable and five civilians,” superintendent of police, Ramesh Jala, said by phone.
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