DINA for the issue of July 29, 2013

	Monday July 29, 2013 | Ramazan 19, 1434
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Anger looms over NA, Senate sessions By Raja Asghar ISLAMABAD, July 28: The National Assembly and Senate will likely abound with anger when the two houses meet on Monday (today), a day before they and four provincial assemblies elect the country’s next president in a vote made controversial by a mix of political and judicial moves.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995
Imran seeks exclusive briefing, rejects APC By Amjad Mahmood LAHORE, July 28: PTI chairman Imran Khan has announced that he will not attend the all-party conference the government is planning to hold for devising a joint policy against terrorism. Addressing a press conference here on Sunday, he also threatened to give a call for street protests if his party’s demand for a thorough investigation into rigging in four constituencies in the general elections was not accepted.
Karzai plans Pakistan visit KABUL, July 28: Afghanistan’s president will make his first visit to Pakistan in more than a year in an effort to mend strained relations between the two countries and in the hopes that he can enlist the support of the new government to help end the nearly 12-year Afghan war, an official said on Sunday. The two nations have had tense ties for years, and Afghanistan has accused Pakistan in the past of supporting the Taliban in the movement’s fight against the Afghan government.
US drone kills 7 in Waziristan By Pazeer Gul MIRAMSHAH, July 28: Seven suspected militants were killed and three others injured in a US drone attack on a residential compound in Shawal tehsil of North Waziristan Agency on Sunday evening. According to sources, the drone fired two missiles minutes before Iftar at the compound in Sheenkai Narai area, about 50km from the Afghan border. The house was destroyed.
Consulate official missing By Saleem Shahid QUETTA, July 28: An official of the Afghan Consulate in Quetta is reported to be missing. According to police, Mohammad Hashim of the consulate’s passport section left his home for the office on Thursday but neither reached there nor returned.
Mamnoon eyes over 400 votes By Amir Wasim ISLAMABAD, July 28: While some smaller parties are yet to announce which of the two presidential candidates they will support on Tuesday, PML-N’s Mamnoon Hussain appears certain to win by a large majority and poll more than 400 of the 674 electoral votes. Mr Hussain, along with some PML-N leaders called on JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Sunday to seek support of his party.
Power tariff reduced for distribution companies By Khaleeq Kiani ISLAMABAD, July 28: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority has notified a reduction of Rs1.147 per unit in electricity tariff for all distribution companies of Wapda. “The authority has reviewed and assessed a decrease of Rs1.1472 per unit in the applicable tariff for ex-Wapda distribution companies on account of variation in fuel charges for the month of June,” said a notification issued by Nepra.
‘Aitzaz main proponent of boycott’ ISLAMABAD, July 28: Who was the driving force behind the PPP’s decision to boycott the presidential election? Although office-bearers of the party claim it was a unanimous decision, a PPP insider told Dawn that Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan insisted on withdrawing the nomination papers of Senator Raza Rabbani and the party accepted his stance.
Pakistan for deep political, economic ties with US By Anwar Iqbal WASHINGTON, July 28: Pakistan is seeking deepened economic, trade and political ties with the United States despite differences over how to conduct joint anti-terror efforts, says Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal. In an interview to the Voice of America radio, the minister also said that close cooperation between the US and Pakistan was vital for a smooth security transition and stability in Afghanistan after 2014 when most American troops would leave that country.
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