DINA for the issue of December 27, 2013

	December 27, 2013 | Safar 23, 1435
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New provincial ordinance to help improve governance, PTI claims By Intikhab Amir PESHAWAR: Unveiling a new Right to Public Services Ordinance here on Thursday, Imran Khan claimed that once in effect the new law will help improve governance in the province. But other speaking at the ceremony urged the PTI-led coalition government to focus on improving services delivery within the existing legal framework first and questioned the potential efficacy of the new ordinance.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks up 22.55 Points: KARACHI, December 26: The KSE-100 index was at 25389.24, up 22.55 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, December 26: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 105.15 to the US Dollar in the open market.
More to Pak-US ties than just drones, says FO By Baqir Sajjad Syed ISLAMABAD: Without specifically naming the United States, the Foreign Office on Thursday said that the issue of drones would not overshadow the country’s foreign relations despite a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution which last week called for making drone attacks compliant with the international law. Cooperation with the United States on Afghanistan, the FO said, would, however, depend on the future American presence in the neighbouring country.
NAB chief returns to office By Syed Irfan Raza ISLAMABAD: NAB chairman Qamar Zaman Chaudhry resumed work on Thursday after he was cleared by his own organisation in the NICL case. But Mr Chaudhry still faces a petition filed in the Supreme Court by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf challenging his appointment as chief of the National Accountability Bureau.
IGFC contempt charge dropped By Nasir Iqbal ISLAMABAD: After finally appearing before a two-member bench of the Supreme Court, Inspector General of Frontier Corps, Balochistan, Maj Gen Ijaz Shahid saw the contempt of court charge against him withdrawn by the court on Thursday. The contempt notice had been issued on Dec 5 by an SC bench headed by then chief justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry for not complying with its earlier order of producing before Balochistan’s Crime Investigation Department DIG Imtiaz Ahmed Shah the FC personnel accused of having been involved in enforced disappearances in Balochistan.
The Garhi Khuda Bakhsh mystique By Qasim A. Moini EVERYTHING about Garhi Khuda Bakhsh is surreal, especially if one is travelling to the Bhutto family mausoleum at night. On the dark, desolate road to Garhi, the mausoleum pops up from the darkness, bathed in white light, a mixture of Sufi dargah, Mughal monument and political statement. Whatever one thinks of the PPP’s politics, the structure is striking. Perhaps considering the role those entombed inside it have played in national politics, it may be a befitting monument, especially considering the Bhuttos’ status as politicians-cum-folk heroes in Sindh. After all, as one government official posted at the mausoleum told this writer, while visitors come to pay their respects to Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Benazir Bhutto, some also come to “have their prayers answered”.
Court sets aside sacking of Pemra chief By Malik Asad ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court set aside the sacking of Chaudhry Rashid Ahmad and reinstated him as chairman of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Thursday. In his judgment, Justice Riaz Ahmad Khan also declared null and void the appointment of Rao Tehsin as acting chairman of Pemra.
CDWP approves projects worth Rs4.7bn By Khaleeq Kiani ISLAMABAD: The Central Development Working Party approved on Thursday eight development projects at an estimated cost of Rs4.7 billion. A meeting of the CDWP presided over by Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal referred another four projects worth Rs33bn to the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council for approval.
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