DINA for the issue of July 01, 2013
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Quetta, Peshawar rocked by blasts: Attack on FC convoy leaves 18 civilians deadBy Mohammad AshfaqPESHAWAR, June 30: At least 18 civilians were killed and 46 injured in a car bomb attack on a convoy of the Frontier Corps in Badbher area on the outskirts of Peshawar on Sunday. Almost all the victims were poor vendors selling fruits, vegetables and corn cobs while the others were passersby and commuters. | ||||||
Prices of petrol and CNG increasedBy Ikram JunaidiISLAMABAD, June 30: People suffered a double blow on Sunday as the government increased the prices of petroleum products and CNG with effect from Monday. The price of petrol has been raised by Rs2 per litre and that of high speed diesel (HSD) by Rs2.16, according to an official of the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra). | ||||||
Cameron calls for tough action against terroristsBy Baqir Sajjad SyedISLAMABAD, June 30: British Prime Minister David Cameron urged Pakistani leadership on Sunday to be uncompromising with terrorists and pledged more support for their counter-terrorism measures. This is a battle that, yes, requires tough and un- compromising security response,” Prime Minister Cameron said at a joint press conference with his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif on the lawns of PM’s House. | ||||||
Altaf takes back decision to quit MQM leadershipBy Azfar-ul-AshfaqueKARACHI, June 30: Shortly after MQM chief Altaf Hussain withdrew his resignation announced earlier over a perceived attempt by the London Metropolitan Police to falsely implicate him in the Dr Imran Farooq murder case, party leaders and parliamentarians in Karachi staged a protest demonstration outside the British deputy high commission on Sunday afternoon. He told scores of workers, gathered at the party’s Nine Zero headquarters to persuade him to take back his decision, that he did want arrest of the killers of Dr Farooq but it was better for the United Kingdom to stop hatching a conspiracy to falsely implicate him directly or indirectly in the murder case. . | ||||||
4 volunteers, 4 soldiers killed in blastsBy Dawn ReportWANA / MIRAMSHAH, June 30: A “mysterious” explosion near Wana killed four volunteers of an Amn Lashkar (peace committee) and wounded 15 others and a bomb blast claimed the lives of four soldiers and left 12 injured in Miramshah on Sunday. Officials said volunteers of the Lashkar, formed to restore peace in the area by clearing it of Taliban militants, were chasing a group of suspects in the Tiarza area after a rocket attack on Wana when explosives placed along the road went off and hit their vehicle. | ||||||
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