DINA for the issue of July 05, 2013

	Friday 5th July 2013 | Sha"ban 25, 143
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Nawaz meets president of China, seeks to expand economic ties BEIJING, July 4: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who is here on his first foreign visit since assuming power, met Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks Up 164.10 Points: KARACHI, July 04: At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 21802.86, up 164.10 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, July 04: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 100.09 to the US Dollar in the open market.
Pakistan, IMF agree to $5.3bn bailout package By Khaleeq Kiani ISLAMABAD, July 4: Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund agreed on Thursday to a $5.3 billion bailout package. An additional $2bn request will be considered by the IMF Executive Board on Sept 4. Finance Minister Ishaq Dar and Jeffrey Franks, the head of the visiting IMF staff mission, told a joint news briefing that Pakistan would have to take a number of prior actions, including reduction in fiscal deficit, implementation of an energy plan to put the sector on a stable footing, revival of the privatisation programme and making monetary policy adjustments and, above all, getting these steps approved by the political leadership at the federal and provincial levels to qualify for presentation of the package to the IMF management and executive board for approval.
Ecnec approves four projects of 3,500MW capacity By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD, July 4: The government approved on Thursday five projects of about Rs1.3 trillion. Four of the projects are in power sector having a combined generation capacity of 3,511 megawatts. The approval was given at a meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) presided over by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar.
Brotherhood leaders held, top judge sworn in as president CAIRO, July 4: Egypt’s army rounded up the leadership of ousted president Mohamed Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood on Thursday as a top judge took office after an abrupt end to the Islamist’s first year in power. The Brotherhood called for a peaceful protest on Friday over the “military coup” as the army turned the screws on the group by arresting its supreme leader Mohammed Badie “for inciting the killing of protesters”, a security official said.
Missing persons: Database planned to identify duplications By Nasir Iqbal ISLAMABAD, July 4: A special meeting convened by Attorney General Muneer A. Malik on Thursday decided to develop a database as a first step to identify duplications which will eventually help in finding out the whereabouts of persons said to be missing for quite some time. The meeting was attended by Defence Secretary retired Lt Gen Asif Yasin Malik, the law secretary and representatives of law officers of the four provinces.
Govt considers closing missions in 22 countries By Baqir Sajjad Syed ISLAMABAD, July 4: The government is planning to shut 22 of the country’s overseas missions, besides cutting down on perks and privileges allowed to diplomats and staff posted abroad, due to budgetary constraints. The closure of embassies and consulates would mean a one-fourth reduction in Pakistan’s diplomatic footprint globally.
Two militant commanders killed in operation Bureau Report PESHAWAR, July 4: Law-enforcement personnel killed two important militant commanders during an operation in the southern fringes of the provincial capital on early Thursday morning. A police officer lost his life and a constable suffered injuries in a gunbattle during the operation. Personnel of police, anti-terrorist squad, military and Frontier Constabulary took part in the operation in Mattani area. All exit and entry points were blocked and landline and cellphone services were suspended.
Athar made Vice Chief of Air Staff ISLAMABAD, July 4: The government on Thursday appointed Air Marshal Syed Athar Hussain Bukhari as Vice Chief of Air Staff (VCAS) of Pakistan Air Force. He succeeds Air Marshal Farhat Hussain Khan, who has retired.
No general amnesty for death-row convicts: govt ISLAMABAD, July 4: The PML-N government has ended a moratorium on executions, according to a senior official. Under the previous government led by the PPP, no one except a soldier convicted by court martial was put to death since 2008. A presidential order imposing a moratorium on the death penalty, issued in 2008, expired on June 30. All executions must be approved by the president.
Decision on quota system due as extension expires next month By Amir Wasim ISLAMABAD, July 4: Busy in choosing persons for high offices “on merit”, the government appears to have lost sight of the fact that it has to decide by the middle of next month the fate of the provincial quota system provided in the constitution. The 1973 constitution had fixed a period of 10 years for the provincial job quota and the governments in the 1980s and ’90s extended it for 40 years that is going to expire on Aug 13. The cabinet of former prime minister Raja Pervez Ashraf had decided in principle in its last meeting held on March 7 to extend the period for another 20 years (up to 2033), but the constitution will have to be amended for the purpose. This important provision has been one of the main causes of friction between the federation and small provinces.
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