DINA for the issue of November 20, 2013

	November 20, 2013 | Muharram 15, 1435
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Plea to delay local govt polls rejected By Iftikhar A. Khan ISLAMABAD, Nov 19: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) rejected on Tuesday the request of Sindh and Balochistan for putting off local government elections till the end of March next year.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks Up 219.30 Points: KARACHI, November 19: At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 23830.54, up 219.30 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, November 19: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 108.75 to the US Dollar in the open market.
3-member court constituted for Musharraf trial By Nasir Iqbal ISLAMABAD, Nov 19: The government notified on Tuesday the constitution of a three-member special court to try former president retired Gen Pervez Musharraf for treason after selecting the names of three from a list of five high court judges sent to it by the Supreme Court. The names of the judges, along with their profile, were sent to Law Secretary Barrister Zafarullah Khan by the SC registrar with a suggestion to select any three of them as members of the special court.
Jirga meets in Kohat to end strife By Abdul Sami Paracha KOHAT, Nov 19: A 28-member jirga comprising elders of the Sunni and Shia communities has been formed to restore sectarian harmony in the town after the recent riots. At a meeting held on Monday night and Tuesday, the jirga agreed that police and other security forces should be free to arrest any person considered by them to be a miscreant or to have played any role in inciting the clashes or participating in them.
Army chief to chair meeting of commanders By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD, Nov 19: Army Chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani will chair on Wednesday a meeting of the Formation Commanders — in all likelihood the last such gathering of his tenure. The conference held twice a year is attended by corps commanders, principal staff officers and the formation commanders.
TTP commander among 7 killed in suicide attack By Pazeer Gul MIRAMSHAH, Nov 19: Seven militants, a local Taliban commander among them, were killed when their van was hit by an explosives-laden car near Mirali in North Waziristan on Tuesday. Another militant was injured. According to sources, the eight militants were going to Khaisor village when the car coming from opposite direction and apparently driven by a suicide bomber rammed into their van. Qari Saifuddin, TTP’s commander of Zonikhel area in FR Bannu, and three militants died on the spot and four others who were injured were taken to a hospital in Mirali where three of them died.
Judge terms fund transfer criminal misappropriation By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD, Nov 19: A judge of the Supreme Court raised doubts on Tuesday about government’s intention and described the transfer of Rs62 billion belonging to the Universal Services Fund (USF) to the Federal Consolidated Fund (FCF) as a criminal misappropriation. “Probably in a cautious language this is really something criminal misappropriation,” Justice Jawwad S. Khawaja said, adding that such acts when done by a government functionary always attracted Section 409 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC).
Ex-PM Ashraf appears in accountability court By Syed Irfan Raza ISLAMABAD, Nov 19: Former prime minister Raja Pervez Ashraf — who ruled the country for nine months in his capacity as chief executive of the last PPP-led government — appeared before an accountability court here on Tuesday as a principal accused in the Rs22 billion Rental Power Projects (RPPs) reference. Accountability Judge Mohammad Bashir provided copies of a supplementary reference to the ex-prime minister and adjourned the case till Dec 2.
Sindh LG elections not possible on Jan 18, says Khuhro By Our Staff Reporter KARACHI, Nov 19: Sindh’s Senior Minister Nisar Khuhro said on Tuesday the provincial government wanted to hold local government elections on Jan 18 but this was not ‘administratively possible’. “We are eager to hold the LG elections on Jan 18 as being asked by the Election Commission but the fact is that such a gigantic exercise is administratively not possible in such a short span,” Mr Khuhro said while speaking to journalists at the Karachi Press Club.
Gujrat varsity professor, driver shot dead By Waseem Ashraf Butt GUJRAT, Nov 19: A senior official of the University of Gujrat and his driver were shot dead on Tuesday in what is being seen here as a target attack. Prof Syed Shabeer Hussain Shah (64), director of UoG’s student services centre and scholarship scheme, was going to the university when his official car came under fire near Loran Chowk.
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