DINA for the issue of June 14, 2013

	Friday 14th June 2013 | Sha"ban 4, 1434
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•Expenditure cuts to yield Rs41bn •Fiscal adjustment in phases •Prices of oil, CNG, gas go up: Plan to seek IMF loan for settling debt By Khaleeq Kiani ISLAMABAD, June 13: As the prices of petroleum products, CNG, electricity, natural gas and other consumer items went up with immediate effect after the announcement of one per cent increase in general sales tax, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said on Thursday the budget for fiscal year 2013-14 entailed Rs202 billion worth of additional tax measures and Rs41bn expenditure cuts.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks Up 433.15 Points: KARACHI, June 13: At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 22757.72, up 433.15 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, June 13: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 99.7 to the US Dollar in the open market.
Explanation sought on US surveillance By Baqir Sajjad Syed ISLAMABAD, June 13: Pakistan has sought explanation from the United States over reports that its citizens have been a major target of intelligence surveillance and asked the latter to respect the privacy of its citizens. The apprehensions were conveyed to US Chargé d’Affaires Richard Hoagland by senior Foreign Office officials at a recent meeting.
PPP, MQM, PTI to speak with one voice By Amir Wasim ISLAMABAD, June 13: In a significant political development, three opposition parties in the National Assembly on Thursday decided to adopt a joint strategy during the ongoing budget session to give a tough time to the ruling PML-N, which enjoys more than simple majority in the house. The decision was taken at a meeting of the representatives of the PPP, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) at the Parliament House.
Tethyan plans to seek damages over Reko Diq By Saleem Shahid QUETTA, June 13: The Tethyan Copper Company, previously involved in exploring gold and copper deposits in Reko Diq area of Balochistan, has decided to seek damages for what it sees as breach of contract allegedly committed by the federal and provincial governments. It will no longer seek grant of a mining lease, it has emerged.
Turf war poses serious foreign policy challenge to PM By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD, June 13: Days after assuming the office Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is grappling with his greatest foreign policy challenge coming from within the Foreign Office where a turf war has erupted between two of his foreign policy aides. While constituting his cabinet last week, Mr Sharif appointed Sartaj Aziz as adviser on foreign affairs and national security and Tariq Fatemi, a retired diplomat, as special assistant on foreign affairs.
Pakistani charged with killing US pastor in Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR, June 13: A Malaysian court on Thursday charged a Pakistani security guard with the murder of a US pastor found strangled at his home in Kuala Lumpur last month, a report said. David James Ginter, 62, was found dead in his home on the outskirts of the Malaysian capital in May, his hands and feet bound and a mobile phone charger cable wrapped around his neck.
Govt to raise power tariff by Rs2.5 per unit By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD, June 13: The government has decided in principle to increase electricity tariff by an average Rs2.5 per unit from next month to offset power subsidies by about Rs100 billion. A finance ministry official told Dawn that authorities in the power sector had been asked to work out a tariff increase which would not affect domestic sector consumers using 100 units a month, put a low burden on those using up to 300 units and gradually increase rates for higher-slab residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural consumers.
PPP steps up efforts to get MQM into Sindh govt By Our Staff Reporter KARACHI, June 13: The PPP has expedited ‘efforts’ to bring the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) into the ruling fold in Sindh as key leaders of the former held crucial meetings on Thursday to bridge the trust gap between the two past coalition partners. PPP Senator Rehman Malik talked about his “close contacts” with the MQM leadership hours after Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah held a meeting with Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan and reportedly discussed with him prospects for a renewed partnership in Sindh.
12 KP ministers take oath Bureau Report PESHAWAR, June 13: Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Shaukatullah administered oath of office to 12 ministers of the provincial government on Thursday. The names of ministers were finalised at a meeting on Wednesday night. Their portfolios were not announced. According to sources, Chief Minister Pervez Khattak was still in consultation with coalition partners.
Army and air force chiefs meet Nawaz ISLAMABAD, June 13: Chief of the Army Staff Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani called on Prime Minster Mian Nawaz Sharif on Thursday and discussed with him the overall situation in the country and matters relating to national security. The meeting was held at the Prime Minister’s Office. Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt also met the prime minister separately and briefed him on professional matters relating to the Pakistan Air Force. —APP
Maoists attack train in India; 3 dead PATNA, June 13: Dozens of suspected Maoist rebels fired at a passenger train passing through their stronghold in eastern India on Thursday, killing three people and injuring two others, police said. The attackers, estimated to be about 100, surrounded the train near Jamui, a small town 230km southeast of Patna, the Bihar state capital, police officer S.K. Bhardwaj said.
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