DINA for the issue of January 1, 2014

	January 01, 2014 | Safar 28, 1435
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Building of new N-plant to get dome tomorrow By Baqir Sajjad Syed ISLAMABAD: The containment building of the fourth reactor at the Chashma Nuclear Power Complex would get its ‘dome’ on Thursday, marking the completion of major civil works at the unit.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995
PM asks Sami to ‘broker Taliban talks’ By Amir Wasim ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has turned to Maulana Samiul Haq, the chief of his own faction of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-S), for help in initiating talks with Taliban, in effect ruling out any major role for Maulana Fazlur Rehman. “The prime minister has asked me to help initiate the dialogue process,” Maulana Sami told Dawn after an hour-long one-to-one meeting with Mr Sharif.
LHC annuls delimitation in Punjab By Our Staff Reporter LAHORE: The Lahore High Court annulled on Tuesday the delimitation carried out for local government elections in Punjab and directed the Election Commission of Pakistan to undo the exercise in conformity with the constitution. The decision came a day after the Sindh High Court declared illegal the delimitation exercise conducted in Sindh and directed the provincial government to hold the elections as per schedule “on the position as existing prior to delimitation process”.
Man acquitted in ’09 awaits release By Wajih Ahmad Sheikh LAHORE: A man ordered freed by the Lahore High Court four and a half years ago is still awaiting his release because the PCO judges who heard his case were shown the door before they could write down their ruling. Bashir Bhatti, accused of murder, was all but acquitted by a division bench of the LHC on July 30, 2009. The two-member bench announced the verdict in open court. However, it did not grant Bhatti liberty in “black and white”.
Complete US pullout not desirable: Jilani By Anwar Iqbal WASHINGTON: The withdrawal of all American troops from Afghanistan is not desirable, says Pakistan’s new ambassador as the United States prepares to begin the pullout. “Even the talk of US pullout has started having its impact. Pakistan has started to receive more Afghan refugees than before,” said Ambassador Jalil Abbas Jilani.
Musharraf files intra-court appeal By Malik Asad ISLAMABAD: A day before his possible indictment by a special court, former president retired General Pervez Musharraf filed on Tuesday an intra-court appeal (ICA) against rejection by the Islamabad High Court of his three petitions seeking ‘high treason’ trial by a military court and challenging the establishment of the special court and its members and appointment of Advocate Akram Shaikh as head of the prosecution team. The IHC dismissed the petitions on Dec 23, a day before the commencement of his trial for high treason.
Tax returns: PAC seeks clarification By Khawar Ghumman ISLAMABAD: Perturbed by media reports about non-submission of tax returns and hiding sources of income by lawmakers, the Public Accounts Committee of the National Assembly has sought clarification from the finance secretary and chairman of the Federal Board of Revenue. A meeting of the committee presided over by Syed Khurshid Shah of the PPP on Tuesday said that FBR chairman Tariq Bajwa and Finance Secretary Dr Waqar Masood owed an explanation about ‘distorted’ information attributed to their departments on tax returns of parliamentarians.
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