DINA for the issue of August 27, 2013

	August 27, 2013 | Shawwal 19, 1434
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Dasu power project gets precedence over Bhasha By Khaleeq Kiani ISLAMABAD, Aug 26: In a fresh twist, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said on Monday that the government had decided to immediately take up the $6 billion Dasu hydropower project because its construction could start without delay, while the $14bn Diamer-Bhasha project would take 10-12 years to complete.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks Up 207.56 Points: KARACHI, August 26: At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 22922.24, up 207.56 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, August 26: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 104.05 to the US Dollar in the open market.
Karzai offered help for talks with Taliban By Baqir Sajjad Syed ISLAMABAD, Aug 26: Afghan President Hamid Karzai extended on Monday his daylong trip to Pakistan by another day after Islamabad offered to help it in facilitating talks with the Taliban. The extended round of talks will be held in Murree where, according to diplomatic source, the two sides will confer on “core and much harder issues” in the relationship — fighting terrorism and talking to “reconcilable Taliban”.
SC orders authorities to produce missing persons today By Saleem Shahid QUETTA, Aug 26: Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry has ordered the arrest of officials and personnel found involved in disappearance of people and dumping of their decomposed bodies in Balochistan. The chief justice made these remarks during a hearing of the Balochistan law and order case. He directed the authorities concerned to produce the missing persons before the court on Tuesday.
PHC orders re-polling for women By Waseem Ahmad Shah PESHAWAR, Aug 26: The Peshawar High Court ordered on Monday re-polling in the polling stations for women where no votes or negligible number of votes were cast during the Aug 22 by-elections in two National Assembly constituencies -- NA-5 (Nowshera-I) and NA-27 (Lakki Marwat). A two-judge PHC bench comprising Chief Justice Dost Mohammad Khan and Justice Malik Manzoor ruled that barring women from casting vote was a detestable act which could not be approved by the court. “It is not acceptable that a vast majority of voters are deprived of their fundamental right of electing people of their choice,” it said.
Five civilians injured by Indian shelling By Tariq Naqash MUZAFFARABAD, Aug 26: The unprovoked shelling by Indian troops from across the restive Line of Control (LoC) showed no signs of abatement on Monday. Five more civilians were injured in the Nakial sector amid fresh displacement of 37 families from some highly vulnerable villages. According to officials, Indian troops kept shelling Oli Panjni and Narrala Turkundi during the day. The injured were identified as Farzana, daughter of Kafeel; Abdul Qayyum, son of Abdul Aziz; Azhar, son of Wilayat; Nasim, wife of Inayat; and Khadija, daughter of Ghayas.
ECP summons Lahore by-poll candidates By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD, Aug 26: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has taken suo motu notice of the rejection by returning officer of a plea of the candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) for PP-150 constituency for a vote recount. In an order released on Monday, the ECP issued notices to contesting candidates for Wednesday.
Opposition blows hot and cold in NA By Raja Asghar ISLAMABAD, Aug 26: The opposition blew hot and cold in the National Assembly on Monday while the house also began a delayed debate on President Asif Ali Zardari’s last address to parliament. All opposition parties began the day by jointly staging a token walkout to protest against Saturday’s police action to break up a Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) sit-in held in Lahore to protest against alleged rigging in the Aug 22 by-elections.
Senate briefing on Taliban, LoC violations planned By Amir Wasim ISLAMABAD, Aug 26: The government accepted on Monday an opposition’s proposal to hold a briefing in Senate by National Security Adviser Sartaj Aziz on foreign policy with particular reference to talks with Taliban and violations of the Line of Control by India. The proposal was made by PPP’s parliamentary leader Raza Rabbani and Leader of the House Raja Zafarul Haq immediately accepted it. He said he would try to arrange the briefing this week and inform the house about the date.
SC seeks statement of missing person’s father By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD, Aug 26: Amina Masood Janjua, who has been campaigning for the cause of missing persons, accused police on Monday of harassing the father of Khairur Rehman who has been missing since Feb 9, 2009, from Bajaur Agency. A two-judge Supreme Court bench headed by Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani which had taken up the cases of missing persons ordered the Bajaur political agent to record the statement of the father, Abdul Rehman, within 10 days and send a copy to the court.
Government opinion sought on Pemra’s denial By Nasir Iqbal ISLAMABAD, Aug 26: The Supreme Court asked the government on Monday to advise it whether to expunge an assertion, later denied by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra), suggesting that a media house aired foreign-funded programmes. A two-judge bench headed by Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani ordered Additional Attorney General Atiq Shah to seek instructions from the government and assist the court on the question when the hearing resumes after a fortnight.
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