DINA for the issue of August 1, 2013

	August 1, 2013 | Ramazan 22, 1434
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Petrol, diesel prices raised By Khaleeq Kiani ISLAMABAD, July 31: The government increased on Wednesday the prices of petrol and diesel by Rs2.73 and Rs3 per litre with immediate effect.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks Down 27.97 Points: KARACHI, July 31: At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 23312.78, down 27.97 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, July 31: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 102.95 to the US Dollar in the open market.
Dejected Fakhru Bhai resigns as CEC By Iftikhar A. Khan ISLAMABAD, July 31: The controversy generated by advancing the schedule of the presidential election worsened on Wednesday as Chief Election Commissioner retired Justice Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim resigned from his post after heading the prime electoral body for a little over a year. It is for the first time in the country’s history that a CEC has quit the high-profile position. The resignation came three weeks before by-elections in 42 constituencies of the national and provincial assemblies.
Imran told to appear in SC tomorrow By Nasir Iqbal ISLAMABAD, July 31: The Supreme Court took exception on Wednesday to what it called derogatory remarks made by Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chairman Imran Khan against the judiciary and judges of the apex court at a press conference and asked him to appear before it on August 2 to explain why contempt proceedings should not be initiated against him. “Prima facie, it seems that Imran Khan has started a deliberate campaign to scandalise the court and bring judges into hatred, ridicule or contempt,” said an order dictated by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry.
Pay high tariff and wait for improvement By Khaleeq Kiani ISLAMABAD, July 31: Making a lot of high-sounding promises about the future energy scenario, the government’s power policy officially announced on Wednesday envisages an immediate increase of more than 50 per cent in the electricity tariff for consumers in industrial and commercial sectors and for domestic and agricultural from Oct 1. The five-year National Power Policy was approved at a meeting of the Council of Common Interests (CCI) presided over by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and attended by the four chief ministers.
Kerry to meet president, PM today By Baqir Sajjad Syed ISLAMABAD, July 31: US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived here on Wednesday for talks with the country’s newly elected leadership on critical issues that could shape the bilateral relationship in the near future. He will meet Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, outgoing President Asif Ali Zardari, Adviser on Foreign Affairs and National Security Sartaj Aziz and other key government functionaries on Thursday.
Glasgow tycoon is Punjab governor By Syed Irfan Raza ISLAMABAD, July 31: Mohammad Sarwar, a UK-based Pakistani businessman, was appointed governor of Punjab by President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday. Mr Sarwar is said to be a close aide to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and he recently ceded British citizenship. Before his appointment he had dual nationality and under the constitution a person having dual nationality cannot hold any public office in the country.
Ministry claims unearthing Rs760m scam in TDAP By Mubarak Zeb Khan ISLAMABAD, July 31: The ministry of commerce has found out that officials of the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan drew Rs760 million on a single day against fake claims. The amount was drawn from a bank on April 5 when the caretaker government was in power.
Missing man’s father faints in courtroom; KP police chief summoned By Nasir Iqbal ISLAMABAD, July 31: An aged man collapsed in Courtroom 1 on Wednesday after learning that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police had again come empty-handed, without any progress in finding his son Khairur Rehman who has been missing since Feb 9, 2009, from Bajaur. Abdul Rehman, who is running from pillar to post and had attended a number of proceedings of the Supreme Court along with his old wife, was immediately taken outside the room for treatment.
Tribal elder, two guards shot dead in Quetta By Our Staff Correspondent QUETTA, July 31: Gunmen killed a tribal elder and his two guards and injured six people here on Wednesday evening, police sources said. Abdul Rauf Kurd was passing through Prince Road in his jeep when gunmen attacked him near the Government Science College. He and his two guards died on the spot.
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