DINA for the issue of August 3, 2013

	August 3, 2013 | Ramazan 24, 1434
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Call to change gas-sharing formula By Khaleeq Kiani ISLAMABAD, Aug 2: The federal government has asked provinces to make necessary changes in a gas sharing formula in order to get maximum economic output instead of wasting the scarce resource in non-productive consumption.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks Down 220.92 Points: KARACHI, August 2: At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 23091.86, down 220.92 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, August 2: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 102.35 to the US Dollar in the open market.
Imran Khan in the dock By Nasir Iqbal ISLAMABAD, Aug 2: It was a battle of wits between the Supreme Court and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chairman Imran Khan. Attired in a dark grey shalwar-kameez, Mr Khan appeared before a three-judge bench in the courtroom-1 on Friday to face charges of contempt. Short of expressing regrets or remorse for the utterances he had made at press conferences on three occasions about the role of judiciary in the May 11 elections, Mr Khan offered two different explanations.
Policy on missing persons soon By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD, Aug 2: The federal government informed the Supreme Court on Friday a national policy on missing persons and monitoring of their recovery through coordinated efforts of all stakeholders would be announced soon by a federal task force constituted on July 24. The task force was appointed after the court had directed Attorney General Muneer A. Malik to come up with a government policy on the missing persons. It comprises Additional Attorney General Tariq Khokhar, additional interior secretary, four provincial home secretaries, additional chief secretary of Fata, four additional inspectors general police of the special branch, a member of the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances, chief commissioner of Islamabad, joint secretaries of defence and law, inspector general (prisons) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and representatives of the Inter-Services Intelligence Agency and Military Intelligence.
Heavy rain batters Peshawar, Chitral By Zahiruddin and Zulfiqar Ali CHITRAL/PESHAWAR, Aug 2: Floods killed five people, swept away several houses and damaged road links in different valleys of Chitral district, while hill torrents and rainwater courses swelled and inundated low-lying areas in parts of Peshawar on Friday. The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) asked the administration in Peshawar and Charsadda to take precautionary measures for the safety of people living along Kabul river.
Shia leader, son killed By Our Correspondent RAHIMYAR KHAN, Aug 2: Sheikh Manzoor Hussain, a local leader of Shia Ulema Council, and his son were shot dead just before Friday prayers. Sheikh Manzoor, 62, and his 20-year-old son Haider Manzoor left their home in Umar Block of Abbasia Town to offer prayers and attend a rally when four men on motorcycles sprayed their car with bullets.
Motorcycle riding banned in Bajaur KHAR, Aug 2: The authorities again slapped a ban on motorcycle riding on Friday in the entire Bajaur Agency due to security concerns. Talking to journalists, Political Agent Syed Abdul Jabar Shah said the decision had been taken in the interest of the people. “Imposing ban on motorcycle riding was a difficult decision but the step was taken to protect the lives of people,” he said.
US not to give up drone attacks By Anwar Iqbal WASHINGTON, Aug 2: “In no way would we ever deprive ourselves of a tool that would help us fight a threat if it arises,” says the US State Department while explaining Secretary of State John Kerry’s statement that US drone strikes in Pakistan will end soon. Mr Kerry declared in an interview with Pakistan Television on Thursday the drone strikes in the country would soon come to an end.
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