DINA for the issue of July 09, 2013

	Tuesday July 9, 2013 | Shaba"an 29, 1434
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Abbottabad Commission’s report on Osama’s stay in Pakistan, US raid By Baqir Sajjad Syed ISLAMABAD, July 8: The Abbottabad (Osama bin Laden) Commission has concluded that the global terror kingpin’s nine-year-long stay in Pakistan and the May 2011 secret US raid, in which he was killed, were because of “gross incompetence” of the state institutions, but was particularly critical of ISI for being too casual in first tracking him and then investigating the May 2 denouement.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks Up 187.38 Points: KARACHI, July 08: At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 22365.72, up 187.38 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, July 08: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 101.50 to the US Dollar in the open market.
CJ will not hear Musharraf bail case By Nasir Iqbal ISLAMABAD, July 8: Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry has recused himself from the bench hearing an appeal against post-arrest bail granted to retired General Pervez Musharraf by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) in a case relating to detention of judges after the proclamation of emergency on Nov 3, 2007. “I shall not hear the plea for cancelling the bail granted by the high court,” the chief justice said on Monday and directed the Supreme Court’s office to send the case filed by advocate Aslam Ghumman to another bench.
Pro-govt elder among five killed in blast By Abdul Sami Paracha KOHAT, July 8: Five people, a pro-government tribal elder among them, were killed and 11 others injured in a bomb blast in Hangu on Monday. Officials said that soon after the car of Malik Ghazi Marjan came out of a service station and headed towards a bazaar in Tora Warai area, the bomb, which was planted in a motorcycle parked by the road, went off, killing all in the car. Eleven passers-by were injured.
Bar on police, civil administration Paragraph 116 of the report: A careful scrutiny of the statement of Commandant PMA shows that the police and civil administration were not allowed to perform their duties in accordance with the law and were asked to form an outer cordon outside the compound to prevent the public from entering. The commandant may have been following instructions from his military superiors but he exceeded his authority even if he was directed by the GHQ to take charge of the scene and to hand over the investigation to the ISI. This situation which has endured for many years, however justified, tends to undermine the credibility and performance of other institutions that are formally required to discharge their duties in all circumstances.
FBR to set up task force to broaden tax net By Mubarak Zeb Khan ISLAMABAD, July 8: The Federal Board of Revenue has decided to set up a task force at its headquarters to issue notices to rich people in a countrywide campaign to broaden the tax net. A source in the FBR told Dawn on Monday that notices would be issued to about 11,000 people this month.
Thar gasification project being ignored: scientist By Khaleeq Kiani ISLAMABAD, July 8: The Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) Project at Thar is seriously suffering because of the apathy of federal authorities and diversion of funds towards unapproved projects, according to renowned scientist and the Planning Commission’s Coordinator for Science and Technology, Dr Samar Mubarakmand. Briefing the Senate Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Resources on the Thar field’s UGC, Dr Mubarakmand said over the past two years the project had been given only 10 per cent of the amount allocated for it.
APC on security delayed By Khawar Ghumman ISLAMABAD, July 8: The government appears to have postponed for the time being the All Parties Conference (APC) it had earlier scheduled for July 12 to work out a national strategy against militancy. Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said on Monday that July 12 was not the final date for the APC.
EOBI scam: Ex-caretaker minister held By Imran Ayub KARACHI, July 8: The Federal Investigation Agency arrested on Monday Iqbal Dawood Pakwala, a minister in the Sindh caretaker government, in connection with a multi-billion scam in the Employees Old-age Benefits Institution. The Supreme Court had ordered the FIA last week to complete investigation into the scam in 10 days without any consideration for rank, position or political clout of an accused.
Rs41,872 Nisab fixed ISLAMABAD, July 8: The government has fixed Rs41,872 nisab for deduction of Zakat for the 1433-34 Hijra, says a notification on Monday. Zakat will be deducted on the first day of Ramazan on July 10 or 11, depending on the sighting of moon for the holy month.
Shareholder’s court plea raises gas price By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD, July 8: Following an order of the Sindh High Court, the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) has determined a Rs22 per unit increase in gas prices to be passed on to consumers soon after Eidul Fitr. The measure will generate an additional revenue of Rs18 billion. An Ogra official said the fresh determination had been forwarded to the federal government for notification. Of the Rs18bn, Rs10bn will go to the government, Rs4.4bn to the Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) and Rs3.6bn to its private shareholders.
Two women die in ration stampede By Our Staff Reporter KARACHI, July 8: Two women died and another suffered injuries in a stampede during the distribution of free ration at a marriage hall in Gulshan-i-Iqbal on Monday, police and witnesses said. Around 3,000 to 4,000 women had arrived at the Al Nisa Club where its owner had arranged the annual ration distribution for up to 250 underprivileged families.
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