DINA for the issue of January 12, 2014
 | January 12, 2014 | Rabi-ul-Awwal 10, 1435 | |||||
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Corruption cases in BISP to be probedBy Khawar GhummanISLAMABAD: The government has decided to get investigated alleged cases of financial mismanagement and corruption committed in the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP). Enver Baig, who heads the BISP, discussed the nuts and bolts of the matter with National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chief Chaudhry Qamar Zaman this week. | ||||||
ECP modifies Punjab, Sindh LG poll scheduleBy Iftikhar A. KhanISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) modified on Saturday the schedule for local government elections in Sindh and Punjab. The revision appears to be minor, but it makes it clear that holding of elections on Jan 18 in Sindh and Jan 30 in Punjab — as per the previously announced schedule — would not be possible. | ||||||
Gilani’s name dropped from Ogra referenceBy Syed Irfan RazaISLAMABAD: It appears that the opinion of the prosecution wing of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has rescued former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in an Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) reference, according to insiders. The prosecution wing of the bureau is said to comprise those legal hawks who were appointed by Mr Gilani when he served as prime minister from 2008 to 2012. | ||||||
Musharraf moves SC to get stay order against trialBy Nasir IqbalISLAMABAD: Retired General Pervez Musharraf approached the Supreme Court on Saturday seeking stay of his trial in a special court on treason charges. The special court has summoned him for a fifth time on Jan 16. “We submitted an application before the Supreme Court today with a request to fix Gen Musharraf’s review petition for Jan 16 and stay the trial before the special court,” Mohammad Ibrahim Satti, his lawyer, told Dawn on Saturday. | ||||||
SHIVA WILL CRY NO MOREBy Salman RashidWHEN his wife Sati died, Lord Shiva wept inconsolably. His tears created two pools, both sacred to the followers of the Vedas — one near Ajmer, the other (Kataksh or Ketas) in the heart of the Salt Range in Chakwal district. Over the centuries, a temple complex grew around Ketas to rank among the holiest sites in Hinduism. Having fallen into disuse after the upheaval of Independence, it has been revived in recent years. The inflow of pilgrims remained indifferent, largely because of the absence of facilities. By 2008, it fell significantly. | ||||||
Whereabouts unknownBy Muhammad Faisal AliLAHORE: While the issue of missing persons is discussed primarily in the context of Balochistan, 116 people from Punjab are yet to be traced. This is despite the fact that cases have been registered and joint investigation teams (JITs) formed on the matter by a commission at the national level. However, 53 people have returned home or have been recovered and 13 others have been traced, police records show. | ||||||
Inspection reveals flaws in record of Punjab constituencyBy Wajih Ahmad SheikhLAHORE: An inspection of record of a Punjab Assembly constituency, PP-136 (Narowal), has put a question mark on the credibility of the May 11 general elections as well as that of the Election Commission of Pakistan that has been taking credit for holding ‘transparent’ polls in the country. The inspection ordered by an Election Tribunal shockingly revealed that polling bags of 72 of the 123 polling stations of the constituency were missing from the record at the district treasury. Moreover, many serious discrepancies were found in the record available for the said constituency. | ||||||
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