DINA for the issue of June 08, 2013

	Saturday 8th June 2013 | Rajab 28, 1434
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Zardari signs notification on new AG promptly By Khawar Ghumman ISLAMABAD, June 7: President Asif Ali Zardari continues to send positive signals towards Prime Minister Mian Nawaz Sharif.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks Up 90.67 Points: KARACHI, June 07: At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 22367.37, up 90.67 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, June 07: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 99.7 to the US Dollar in the open market.
• Cabinet sworn in • Dar gets finance portfolio, Nisar interior: PML-N keeps faith in old guard By Syed Irfan Raza ISLAMABAD, June 7: The process of transfer of power from one civilian government to another was completed on Friday with President Asif Ali Zardari swearing in the cabinet of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. The 25-member cabinet — 16 ministers and nine ministers of state — has mostly the old guard and a few new faces.
Drone kills seven in N. Waziristan By Our Correspondent MIRAMSHAH, June 7: Missiles fired by a US drone killed seven suspected militants and injured three others in North Waziristan on Friday, in the first such attack since the swearing-in of Mian Nawaz Sharif as prime minister. According to local intelligence officials, the drone fired two missiles at a compound in Mangluti area of Shawal sub-division. The identities of those killed in the attack could not be known.
Death penalty for Shahzeb’s killers By Our Staff Reporter KARACHI, June 7: An anti-terrorism court sentenced to death on Friday two young men for murdering 20-year-old Shahzeb Khan in December last year. Two of the co-accused in the case were sentenced to life in prison. Some time after the murder it appeared that some influential people were influencing the investigation and helping the accused to escape punishment.
Khurshid Shah Leader of Opposition By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD, June 7: National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq notified Syed Khurshid Shah of the PPP on Friday as the Leader of Opposition in the house. Talking to Dawn, Mr Shah confirmed his notification as new Leader of Opposition, saying the assembly secretariat through a telephone call had formally conveyed to him the speaker’s decision.
Ogra on safety in public transport: Provinces told to implement CNG rules By Khaleeq Kiani ISLAMABAD, June 7: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) directed provincial governments on Friday to implement its directive of banning the filling of CNG cylinders fitted beneath the seats and in passenger compartments of public service vehicles and taking action against violators. In view of the importance of protecting human lives, “it’s once again reiterated to implement in letter and spirit the same (ban/action) and take punitive action against defaulters as per provincial government rules and policy,” said a fresh Ogra directive to the provincial governments.
Pakistan denies LoC firing allegation By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD, June 7: The Pakistan army on Friday denied having targeted Indian positions across the Line of Control. “No Pakistani troops carried out any firing across the LoC on Indian positions,” a military spokesman said in response to Indian allegations that one of its soldiers was killed in a cross-LoC attack by the Pakistan army.
SC’s detailed verdict on NAB chief’s removal: Common citizens can be tried under NAO By Nasir Iqbal ISLAMABAD, June 7: Ten days after ordering removal of retired Admiral Fasih Bokhari from the post of chairman of the National Accountability Bureau, the Supreme Court said in its detailed judgment on Friday that even an ordinary citizen who did not hold any public office could be tried under the National Accountability Ordinance (NAO) 1999. “We hold and declare that the provisions of NAO are applicable even to a person who is not holder of a public office,” said the 42-page verdict issued by a three-judge bench comprising Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali, Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa and Justice Amir Hani Muslim.
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