DINA for the issue of August 28, 2013

	August 28, 2013 | Shawwal 20, 1434
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Pakistan said to have large reserves of shale gas, oil By Khaleeq Kiani ISLAMABAD, Aug 27: In a major development, the Energy Information Administration (EIA), the American federal authority on energy statistics and analysis, has estimated fresh recoverable shale gas reserves of 105 trillion cubic feet (TCF) and more than nine billion barrels of oil in Pakistan.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks Down 398.53 Points: KARACHI, August 27: At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 22523.71, down 398.53 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, August 27: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 104.10 to the US Dollar in the open market.
MQM demands army rule in Karachi By Raja Asghar ISLAMABAD, Aug 27: In a tumultuous National Assembly sitting on Tuesday, the opposition Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) demanded a handover of violence-plagued Karachi to army, but all other major parties on both sides of aisle immediately rebuffed the call. While the opposition leader Khursheed Ahmed Shah, whose Pakistan People’s Party governs Sindh province, described the demand of its former ally in the previous PPP-led coalition government as undemocratic and a “slap on the face of democracy”, a government minister said a handover to army could mean imposing local martial law in the Sindh provincial capital and the country’s commercial capital.
Afghan leader returns disappointed By Baqir Sajjad Syed ISLAMABAD, Aug 27: Afghan President Hamid Karzai returned to Kabul on Tuesday after completing an extended visit to Pakistan, but apparently without any major breakthrough on stalemated peace talks with Taliban or release of militants the Afghan government wants to be freed by Pakistan. The upshot of the visit was renewal of political contacts between the two countries after months of acrimony and estrangement.
SC wants recovery of missing persons in two weeks By Saleem Shahid QUETTA, Aug 27: The Supreme Court gave security forces and intelligence agencies on Tuesday two weeks for recovery of missing persons. “Police, Frontier Corps and intelligence agencies should recover the missing persons in two weeks and produce them before the court,” said an order issued by a three-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry.
Execution moratorium not an EU condition By Mubarak Zeb Khan ISLAMABAD, Aug 27: The debate whether or not to lift the moratorium on executions took a new turn on Tuesday when European Union Ambassador to Pakistan Lars-Gunnar Wigemark said the European Commission had no condition linking abolition of death penalty to grant of preferential market access to the country. Various circles, including the Foreign Office, had informed the government that lifting of moratorium on implementation of death penalty might compromise the country’s prospects of qualifying for the new generalised system of preferences (GSP) plus scheme which allowed duty free exports to the 27-nation European market.
Altaf wants army deployed in Karachi By Azfar-ul-Ashfaque KARACHI, Aug 27: Once a staunch opponent of deployment of military troops in Karachi, Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain called upon the Nawaz Sharif government on Tuesday to hand over the city to the army for maintenance of law and order. Whether it was the June 1992 army operation or establishment of military courts in November 1998 under Article 245 of the constitution, the MQM always saw a conspiracy in them by the centre and resisted the moves tooth and nail. Nawaz Sharif was prime minister on both the occasions.
PTI chief defends use of word By Nasir Iqbal ISLAMABAD, Aug 27: PTI chief Imran Khan pleaded before the Supreme Court on Tuesday to withdraw its contempt notice against him and clarified that the word ‘sharamnak’ (shameful) he had used in his July 26 press conference was never used in its literal sense or connotation but in the context of “unbecoming”. But in his 21-page comprehensive reply he severely criticised Election Commission Member retired Justice Riaz Kiani who he said acted more as a representative of the PML-N which had nominated him for the post and described his role as ‘most shocking’.
US showed ways for Aafia’s return in 2010 By Iftikhar A. Khan ISLAMABAD, Aug 27: Senior officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs disclosed on Tuesday that the United States had suggested to Pakistan over three years ago the ways which could be adopted for possible repatriation of Dr Aafia Siddiqui currently languishing in a US prison. The officials, including Foreign Office’s Special Secretary Noor Mohammad Jamani and Additional Secretary (US) Naghmana Hashmi, told a Senate committee that in response to Pakistan’s request for signing an agreement on transfer of offenders, the United States had said that a bilateral treaty was not possible but indicated that the purpose could be achieved if Pakistan signed one of international conventions relating to the matter.
Balochistan LB poll on party basis QUETTA, Aug 27: A three-member committee of the Balochistan cabinet headed by Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch decided on Tuesday to hold party-based local bodies’ elections in the province. The committee approved the proposed local bodies’ bill for its tabling in the provincial assembly.
Another peace prize for Malala THE HAGUE, Aug 27: Malala Yousufzai has won the prestigious International Children’s Peace Prize, KidsRights announced on Tuesday. The 16-year-old will receive the award from 2011 Nobel Peace Prize winner and women’s rights campaigner Tawakkol Karman at a glittering ceremony in The Hague on Sept 6, the Amsterdam-based organisation said.
A calm day along LoC MUZAFFARABAD, Aug 27: The Line of Control (LoC) remained relatively calm on Monday night and Tuesday but migration continued as 65 more families fled from forward locations of Nakial sector, officials said. “There was no firing last night and even today it has been generally calm, except for sporadic shelling for a small time in two areas of Nakial sector. But, luckily, there were no casualties,” Deputy Commissioner Masoodur Rehman told Dawn on Tuesday.
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