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Raja kick-starts consultation for caretaker PM
* PM writes letter to opposition leader; asks him to propose two names ‘at the earliest’

By Farooq Awan


ISLAMABAD: Prime Minster Raja Pervez Ashraf on Wednesday kick-started consultation process for the appointment of caretaker prime minister ahead of the coming general election.

A letter sent by Leader of the House to the... Full Story
Pipeline must advance, Iran tells Zardari
Another journalist shot dead in N Waziristan
Altaf ‘advises’ Ebad to take resignation back

National
Pope speaks of ‘rough seas’ of papacy at farewell
Overseas Pakistanis : SC directs expedited efforts for voting mechanism
7,046 death row inmates awaiting execution, SC told
US ‘can’t dictate’ to the world: Pentagon’s new chief
ECP, parliamentary committee to take up fake degree issue today
US military may take over part of CIA drone war
Some elements trying to create divide among Baloch: FC IG
Armed men snatch SMG from levies official
Iran deports 32 Pakistanis
Flood kills one in Landikotal
PPP, PML-N display rare deference to the other in NA
Minor girl’s ‘rapist’ is a serial killer: police
SC seeks record of Musharraf attack accused from JAG
Senators concerned over Karachi facility construction by US
3m children to be enrolled in four years: Farzana Raja
UNESCO urges free education in KP
Distinction
Pakistan-US ties : Sherry Rehman urges building trust, trade
— discusses Pak-US relations with key American lawmaker
Global and regional security challenges in South Asia
Australia celebrates successes of scholarship awardees
Pirates sentenced to long-term imprisonment
Diplomatic Corps Dean holds dinner for Hina Rabbani Khar
Namal College aims to continue providing quality education
Three dead, seven wounded in Swiss factory shooting
Taliban kill 16 Afghan police
Iran upbeat on nuclear talks, West wary
Violence continue as two more Baloch killed in Punjgor

Islamabad
Police say alleged rapist ‘serial killer’
Capital to have four new sectors soon
Government decides to form separate directorate for Model Colleges
British envoy hosts launch of ‘Return of a King’
RCB seals 25 shops, confiscates five truckloads of goods
Pollen monitoring devices installed in Islamabad
Weight, lack of exercise raises risk of colorectal cancer
Making through

    Editorial
EDITORIAL : General Kayani’s dream
COMMENT : Pakistan: diversity indicted — Dr Mohammad Taqi
ANALYSIS : The revenge of unintended consequences — Harlan Ullman
VIEW : Sequestration threat and Obama’s second term — Andrew Hammond
VIEW : Zero tolerance for extremism — Mohammad Ahmad
VIEW : Multimedia environmental problems — Engineer Musharib Khan and Dr Zahid Mahmood Khan
LETTERS :
KHALID’S CARTOON

Karachi
Sindh Assembly passes five government bills
Diabetics prone to develop peripheral vascular disease
SBC to contest elections against PPP
Medical experts advocate family planning
CS meets commissioner Karachi
IGP for security around worship places
JI plans train march on Sunday
Jinnah Terminal Flyover to be opened this year
Soomro slams Jatoi brothers’ alliance with ‘Lahore monarchy’
Seven Indian fishermen to be released today
MQM Labour Division’s founding day today
KU announces Occupational Therapy result
Violence claims six more lives in city
Two police stations attacked with hand grenades, one culprit held

Lahore
Pervaiz Elahi remains PML-Q Punjab chief
Aleem Khan elected PTI Lahore president
UN, ILO organise cultural mela at PU
LHC returns retired subedar’s plea for financial benefits
Couple thrashed for being allowed to live together
Three lawmakers quit over ‘personal reasons’
650 KCites get degrees at 76th convocation
Gathering clouds

Business
Relief after 6 years : EU lifts ban on Pakistan seafood import
Mandviwalla for allowing budget allowance to Finance Ministry workers
Govt announces 75,000 MT wheat donation for WFP
SBP directs currency dealers to follow rules
NESPAK wins $500m Afghan dam project
3rd ICoBM 2013 : Academia should lead the race towards competitive economy: speakers
Indus Motors to manufacture Fortuner locally
IP curricula, educational facilities discussed
Pakistan exports to Malaysia grow by 6.15%
‘Railway service being improved in Balochistan’
Unilever sales up 15% in 2012
Trading remains bearish with firm spot rate
Exhibitors get good response at ‘Safe and Secure Pakistan Exhibition’
Positive developments help KSE gain 186 pts
Dollar down vs rupee
Euro up on Italian auction relief
European equities rebound before key Italy bond auctions
US stock futures little changed ahead of Bernanke, data
Sensex rebounds from 3-month lows; budget awaited
Asian markets up on Fed stand
US business spending plans gauge increases
India govt likely to meet fiscal deficit target of 5.3%
Oil prices rebound but Italy woes linger
‘China overtakes Japan on IT spending’
Eurozone sentiment rises for 4th mth
Gold prices retreat after post-Fed rally
UK economy shrank in late 2012, recession in sight
Property speculators’ return fuels Dubai bubble fear

Region
Sri Lankan forces raping Tamil detainees: hrw
Canada PM says won’t back off Commonwealth summit boycott
Alleged rape victim in Maldives to be flogged
Blaze in illegal Kolkata market kills 19
US lawyer visits Cambodian temple in Sotheby’s standoff
Computer in Delhi slum wall leads to TED Prize
Vietnam reporter fired for criticising ruling party chief
Onion prices a cause for tears in India

Briefs
BUSINESS PERISCOPE : Five new directors appointed on SBP Central Board
KB expands its presence in Punjab
PIA flight PK 775 delayed due to weather condition
Poland offers solar energy expertise to Pakistan
‘Pak-Indonesia trade growing as ties deepen’

Foreign
EU hammers Israel settlement policy, urges sanctions
Venezuela’s Chavez in charge, giving orders: VP
Ex-Gaddafi PM critical after torture in Libya: lawyer
Eurosceptics threaten main parties in key British vote
Zambia president urges calm amid by-election bloodshed
US judge labels anti-whaling group ‘pirates’
Yahoo! fuels fresh debate on telecommuting

    Sport
T20s give Pakistan a chance to fight back
South Africa calls Abbott into ODI squad
Archrivals get clearance from interior ministry
ECB vow drugs crackdown after rising star’s death
ICC Test Rankings
Afridi to lead drug prevention campaign
MCC calls for T20 at 2024 Olympic Games
Malaysian Open Tennis : Wozniacki crashes out in the first round
Bell chimes in as England recover
West Indies complete series sweep over Zimbabwe
Dubai Open Tennis Championship
AFC Champions League
HSBC Women’s Golf Tournament starts today
Argentina’s Reveco defends WBA flyweight title
PLO urges boycott of Jerusalem marathon
Tennis : Nadal cruises into second round in Acapulco Open
King’s Cup : Ronaldo batters Barcelona to put Real Madrid into final

Infotainment
‘Unsinkable’ Titanic II
Man arrested after calling 911 to order cheeseburger
It’s the £2,000 Aston Martin pram
Lost wallet returned, complete with cash
72 is the new 30: scientists
A man walks across an illustration symbolising leisure lifestyle
Anupam Kher honoured in Los Angeles
Men have default setting of being selfish: Chitrangada
Jennifer Aniston receives snakeskin pedicures?
Ayesha-Somaya lawn collection 2013 launched by Flitz
Arjun Rampal in commercial demand
Jennifer Lawrence thanks Russell, Weinstein post-Oscars
‘Luscious Loves Fashion’
Veena Malik poses as participants kiss her hand during a record event
A model presents a creation by Felipe Oliveira Baptista during the fall/winter 2013-2014
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