DINA for the issue of December 15, 2013

	December 15, 2013 | Safar 11, 1435
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JUI-F bags highest number of seats; PkMAP, NP big winners By Saleem Shahid QUETTA, Dec 14: Balochistan’s election commissioner announced on Saturday that the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl clinched 964 seats, Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party 765, National Party 562 and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz 472 seats in the elections for local bodies held last week.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995
Dar’s tip to traders: sell your dollars By Nasir Jamal LAHORE, Dec 14: If you have dollars, sell them now. This tip was proffered on Saturday by none other than Finance Minister Ishaq Dar to businessmen and others allegedly hoarding the greenback in anticipation of a further decline in the exchange rate. “The rupee is going to bounce back,” Mr Dar said with an emphatic tone in a speech at an annual dinner thrown by the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association.
Chinese rover lands on moon BEIJING, Dec 14: China on Saturday carried out the first soft landing on the moon since 1976, joining the United States and former Soviet Union in accomplishing the feat in a major step for Beijing’s ambitious space programme. The emerging superpower is also set to become the third country to complete a lunar rover mission when it deploys its Yutu, or Jade Rabbit vehicle.
Uncertainty about foreign service postings persists By Baqir Sajjad Syed ISLAMABAD, Dec 14: Senior Foreign Service officer Aizaz Chaudhry is saddled up for the foreign secretary’s office as the incumbent plans to leave for Washington to take up his new assignment within the next fortnight. But those jockeying for the position have not given up as yet. The delay in official notification of Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani’s successor is not only keeping behind-the-scenes power struggles at the Foreign Office alive but is also stoking uncertainty among the cadres.
Iran withdraws offer for gas pipeline loan By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD, Dec 14: The Iranian government formally withdrew on Saturday its offer to partially finance the laying of the multi-billion dollar gas pipeline to Pakistan. In comments posted on Iranian petroleum ministry’s website, deputy petroleum minister Ali Majedi said it was Pakistan’s responsibility to lay the gas pipeline on its side.
Police suggest change in venue of Musharraf trial By Malik Asad ISLAMABAD, Dec 14: Police have suggested to an anti-terrorism court (ATC) that venue for trial of retired Gen Pervez Musharraf in the judges’ detention case be changed for security reasons. An ATC judge was hearing an application by the counsel for Gen Musharraf seeking his client’s exemption from appearance during the trial.
10-year exemption from audit likely for tax evaders By Mubarak Zeb Khan ISLAMABAD, Dec 14: The government plans to expand scope of its proposed amnesty scheme for rich people and provide to them exemption from tax audit for a maximum of 10 years in order to bring them on tax rolls of the country. The facility would be available to the affluent people who neither had valid national tax numbers (NTNs) nor had filed income tax returns on their businesses by Nov 28, when Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif announced the incentive package, sources said.
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