DINA for the issue of June 10, 2013

	Monday 10th June 2013 | Rajab 30, 1434
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Meeting today: NEC may raise PSDP to Rs1.1tr By Khaleeq Kiani ISLAMABAD, June 9: The newly reconstituted National Economic Council (NEC) is likely to approve on Monday a record Rs1.13 trillion Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for next fiscal year (2013-14), about Rs262 billion or 30 per cent higher than current year’s allocation of Rs873bn.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995
Cooperation of PM, army and militants sought: Dr Malik vows to restore peace, end corruption By Amanullah Kasi QUETTA, June 9: Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch has called upon the prime minister, the army top brass and militants on the mountains to cooperate with him in resolving the issues of missing persons, dumping of mutilated bodies and corruption in Balochistan. The province is burning and the situation required everyone to work earnestly in view of the seriousness of the situation, he said while addressing the Balochistan Assembly here on Sunday after his unanimous election as chief minister. “Enough is enough,” he said while referring to the malaise of corruption. He announced that there would be no secret and discretionary funds at his disposal and the expenses of his secretariat would be curtailed.
Resignation of Punjab, Balochistan governors accepted Dawn Report ISLAMABAD / QUETTA, June 9: President Asif Ali Zardari accepted on Sunday the resignation of the governors of Punjab and Balochistan submitted after the victory of the PML-N in the general elections. Presidency’s spokesman Farhatullah Babar confirmed to Dawn that the president had accepted the resignation of Punjab Governor Makhdoom Ahmed Mahmood and Balochistan Governor Zulfiqar Ali Magsi on Sunday night, paving the way for the appointment of their replacements by the government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
Troops take over strategic heights in Tirah LANDI KOTAL, June 9: Security forces regained control of some strategic heights in Tirah valley after a fresh offensive in which 35 militants were killed, said a statement issued by the ISPR on Sunday. One soldier lost his life and five others suffered injuries during the operation which started on June 6 and continued till Saturday.
Five bullet-riddled bodies found By Saleem Shahid QUETTA: Five bullet-riddled bodies were found in different areas of Kalat and Khuzdar on Sunday. Sources said that police found two bodies on the outskirts of Khuzdar after being informed about them by local people.
Will Zardari relish the record he sets today? By Raja Asghar ISLAMABAD, June 9: Although his political clout has been much diminished by his party’s electoral defeat a month ago, President Asif Ali Zardari will yet make another history with what seems to be his swansong to parliament on Monday. It will be his record sixth address to a joint sitting of the National Assembly and Senate to open a new parliamentary year, as mandated by the constitution, though the fifth one last year too was a record because no other president had addressed so many joint sittings before him. And it will be his last such address as he runs out his five-year presidential term in September.
KP may seek army pullout from Swat: JI leader By Amir Wasim ISLAMABAD, June 9: The PTI-led coalition government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is about to formally demand that the centre should withdraw army from Swat and Malakand in a phased manner because it believes it to be an important step for establishing peace in the province and adjacent tribal areas. The Amir of the KP chapter of Jamaat-i-Islami (JI), Prof Mohammad Ibrahim, disclosed on Sunday that Chief Minister Pervez Khattak had already raised the issue during a recent meeting with Peshawar’s Corps Commander Lt-Gen Khalid Rabbani.
Hashmi forced to retract his ‘accolade’ for Nawaz By Our Staff Reporter LAHORE, June 9: Under pressure from the party leadership, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) president Javed Hashmi retracted on Sunday his controversial statement in which he had said that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was his leader and continued to be his leader and offered apologies to those who had been hurt by it. “My voters and supporters did not like my statement and I withdraw it in respect of people’s opinion,” Mr Hashmi, who earned the title ‘Baghi’ (rebel), said at a press conference in Multan.
Three security men killed in blasts By Our Correspondent MIRAMSHAH, June 9: Three security personnel were killed and another three injured in two explosions and a third bomb was defused in North Waziristan tribal region on Sunday. A convoy was passing through the Razmak-Bannu road when a remote-controlled explosive device ripped through it, killing three security men and leaving two others wounded.
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