DINA for the issue of August 2, 2013

	August 2, 2013 | Ramazan 23, 1434
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25-year plan to produce 50,000MW: Nawaz GADANI, Aug 1: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said here on Thursday his government had prepared a 25-year long-term plan to generate 50,000MW power to end the energy crisis and meet future needs of the country.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks Down 279.95 Points: KARACHI, August 1: At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 23032.83, down 279.95 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, August 1: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 102.25 to the US Dollar in the open market.
US agrees to revive strategic ties, but with a caveat By Baqir Sajjad Syed ISLAMABAD, Aug 1: The United States announced on Thursday resumption of its suspended ‘strategic dialogue’ with Pakistan but cautioned that the country would have to eradicate ‘terrorist safe havens’ from its territory for the relationship to progress. Secretary of State John Kerry, who was here on his first visit after moving to the US State Department and the change of government in Pakistan, firmly but politely told the Pakistani authorities that they needed to move decisively on eradicating violent extremism from the country and more specifically tackling the issue of cross-border militancy that is said to be posing threat not only to US interests, but also to its allies in the region.
Power tariff hike to generate Rs144bn By Khaleeq Kiani ISLAMABAD, Aug 1: The government has decided to increase electricity charges and set a target of generating Rs144 billion during the current financial year through a two-phase tariff rationalisation plan. According to a summary prepared by the government, the tariff for industrial and commercial sectors will be increased by up to 99 per cent from August 1.
Imran rules out apology By Khawar Ghumman ISLAMABAD, Aug 1: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan is not backing off from the position he has taken on the role of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and Supreme Court in the May 11 elections and will reiterate it on Friday when he will appear in the apex court on a contempt notice issued to him by the court. In an interview to a private television channel, Imran Khan said he was ready to go to jail, but would not offer any apology over his remarks. He said that as a politician it was his right to lodge protest.
Dialogue will continue: State Department: US, Pakistan to stay engaged against terrorism By Anwar Iqbal WASHINGTON, Aug 1: Special US Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan James Dobbins will continue the dialogue with Pakistani leaders as Secretary of State John Kerry wraps up a key visit to the country, says the State Department. A State Department spokesperson, Marie Harf, told a briefing that Ambassador Dobbins was already in the region for meeting Afghan and Pakistani leaders.
Petition finds fault with working of PTA: USF money transferred as per rules, govt tells SC By Nasir Iqbal ISLAMABAD, Aug 1: The federal government informed the Supreme Court on Thursday that an amount of Rs62 billion had been lawfully transferred to the federal consolidated fund (FCF) from the universal services fund (USF) after necessary amendments to the relevant law. “The funds were placed from the Ministry of Information Technology-USF account to the FCF of Ministry of Finance in pursuance of the Economic Coordination Committee’s decision and the federal government issued necessary notification for amendments to the USF Rules 2006,” said a statement submitted by the IT ministry to a three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry.
Al Qaeda men among drone attack victims ISLAMABAD, Aug 1: A drone strike in Pakistan this week killed three Al Qaeda operatives who ran a training camp in Afghanistan to prepare militants for attacks including the recent jailbreak in Dera Ismail Khan, a Taliban commander has said. About 30 militants and more than 200 other inmates escaped from the Dera Ismail Khan jail after a squad of highly trained Taliban fighters armed with grenade launchers and dressed as police overran the facility on Monday night.
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