DINA for the issue of July 15, 2013

	Monday July 15, 2013 | Ramadan 5, 1434
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PM orders Nandipur project cost probe By Our Staff Reporter LAHORE, July 14: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has ordered an inquiry into a large increase in the cost of Nandipur power project and directed the secretary of the Planning Division to submit a report within three days.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995
Pakistani Taliban claim joining Syria war ISLAMABAD/PESHAWAR, July 14: The Pakistani Taliban have set up camps and sent hundreds of men to Syria to fight alongside rebels opposed to President Bashar al Assad, militants said on Sunday, in a strategy aimed at cementing ties with Al Qaeda’s central leadership. More than two years since the start of the anti-Assad rebellion, Syria has become a magnet for foreign Sunni fighters who have flocked to the Middle Eastern nation to join what they see as a holy war against Shia `oppressors’.
Power secretary changed ISLAMABAD, July 14: The federal government has removed water and power secretary Anwar Khan and appointed Saif Chattha in his place, sources in the ministry told Dawn on Sunday. Mr Chattha was working as additional secretary in the ministry.
Government promises ‘transparent’ aviation policy By Baqir Sajjad Syed ISLAMABAD, July 14: The government announced on Sunday that it would unveil a ‘transparent’ aviation policy in a couple of months as it sought to justify the creation of the new aviation division. The policy will address concerns of “all stakeholders”, a statement issued by the aviation division said.
Nawaz to open Pakistan’s first private hydel plant today By Khaleeq Kiani ISLAMABAD, July 14: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is scheduled to inaugurate Pakistan’s first private hydel power project near Mangla Dam in Azad Kashmir on Monday. The 84MW run-of-the river New Bong Escape Hydropower Project is expected to provide electricity to Wapda at about Rs8.7 per kwh, compared to average thermal generation cost in excess of Rs18 per unit.
Paratrooper women make history By Ikram Junaidi ISLAMABAD, July 14: The army’s women paratroopers made history by jumping from a helicopter on Sunday. The first batch of 24 women officers completed their three-week basic airborne course at the Parachute Training School in Peshawar.
Initial work to rebuild Quaid Residency begins By Saleem Shahid QUETTA, July 14: The provincial government has started work to reconstruct the Quaid-i-Azam Residency in Ziarat which was gutted in a grenade attack last month. Militants attacked the residency on June 15, destroying the historical monument where the Quaid spent his last days. A policeman posted at the residency was killed by the attackers.
West Indies at 59 for eight in 33 overs PROVIDENCE (Guyana), July 14: The West Indies, chasing a target of 225 runs, were 59 for eight in 33 overs in the first one-day international against Pakistan at the Guyana National Stadium on Sunday. The hosts required another 166 runs with 17 overs remaining. The required run rate was about 10 per over.
Six suspected militants killed LANDI KOTAL / KOHAT, July 14: Six suspected militants were killed and five others injured when fighter planes bombed their hideouts in Bara late on Saturday night. According to military sources, six hideouts were attacked in Khurma Tung-Zawa area of Akkakhel and the number of casualties might increase.
Indian telegram service — end of a memorable era By Dilawar Hussain KARACHI, July 14: As India draws curtain on the telegraph service on July 15, when the last of the telegram messages would be sent, it would bring to an end an era in the sub-continent that many relish as fond memory. In Pakistan, the PTCL had discontinued the service seven years ago at about the same time when Western Union, the biggest telegraph service provider in the world, laid to rest its commercial messaging services on Jan 27, 2006. The internet and telephone have pushed telegram into antiquity.
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