DINA for the issue of August 30, 2013

	August 30, 2013 | Shawwal 22, 1434
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Petrol and diesel prices to go up By Khaleeq Kiani ISLAMABAD, Aug 29: The prices of petrol and other major petroleum products are estimated to go up by more than Rs4.5 per litre on Saturday because of rising trend in the international market caused by reports of a looming US attack on Syria.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks Down 21.60 Points: KARACHI, August 29: At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 22214.73, down 21.60 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, August 29: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 104.65 to the US Dollar in the open market.
Centre favours ISI, IB role in Karachi action By Tahir Siddiqui KARACHI, Aug 29: The federal government submitted in the Supreme Court on Thursday that intelligence agencies were required to identify the first and second line leaderships of all criminal groups in different communities in the disturbed areas of Karachi as well as of a hitherto unknown outfit, Muhajir Republican Army, so that action could be taken against them under the law. This was stated in a report submitted to a five-judge larger bench by Attorney General Munir A. Malik, who had been asked on Wednesday to inform the court about the stance of the federal government on providing assistance to the Sindh government in normalising the situation.
JUI-F joins govt, backs Taliban talks By Syed Irfan Raza ISLAMABAD, Aug 29: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) has managed to get a slot in federal cabinet and the president has appointed its leader Akram Khan Durrani as a minister. “President Asif Ali Zardari, on the advice of the prime minister, has approved the appointment of Akram Khan Durrani, MNA, as federal minister in terms of Article 92(1) of the constitution,” the president’s spokesman Farhatullah Babar said on Thursday.
Re-trial of Dr Afridi ordered By Waseem Ahmad Shah PESHAWAR, Aug 29: Setting aside the conviction and sentence of 33 years awarded by an assistant political agent last year to Dr Shakil Afridi, suspected of helping American CIA in tracking down Osama bin Laden, the appellate court of the Frontier Crimes Regulation’s commissioner remanded his case on Thursday to the Khyber tribal agency’s political agent for re-trial on charges of having links with a banned outfit. The commissioner, Sahibzada Anees, who is the appellate forum under the FCR, ordered that Dr Afridi should remain behind bars and not be set free on bail till conclusion of his re-trial.
Parties endorse Nisar’s ‘grand consensus’ move By Raja Asghar ISLAMABAD, Aug 29: Despite an MQM protest in the National Assembly on Thursday over overnight arrests of what it called hundreds of its workers in Karachi, the government seemed moving towards what Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan sought as a “grand consensus” for a targeted operation against criminals infesting the country’s commercial capital. And the minister’s ideas about the federal government helping a transparent and non-discriminatory operation led by the Sindh government of the PPP received a rare support from most opposition parties in the house, after two days of heightened tensions over a Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) call for handing over Karachi to the army and then a combined opposition walkout on Wednesday against absence of a government assurance for a briefing to the house on some key foreign policy and security issues before it ends its present session on Friday.
ANP and MQM walk out of Senate over activists’ arrest By Iftikhar A. Khan ISLAMABAD, Aug 29: The Awami National Party (ANP) and Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on Thursday staged a walkout from the Senate in protest against “mass arrest of their innocent workers” in Karachi, with the MQM reiterating its demand that the metropolis be handed over to the army under article 245 of the constitution. The walkout came a day after Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said a number of extortionists, target killers and other criminals in Karachi had been identified and most of them had political backing.
Policeman linked with Kharotabad case killed By Saleem Shahid QUETTA, Aug 29: A former police officer involved in the infamous firing case in Kharotabad area was gunned down by suspected militants in the same area on Thursday night. Police sources said that Raza Khan was receiving death threats and an attempt had also been made on his life.
Zardari to be in politics after vacating presidency By Raja Asghar ISLAMABAD, Aug 29: President Asif Ali Zardari will do politics and work for his Pakistan Peoples Party after vacating the presidency on Sept 8, Khursheed Ahmed Shah, the Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly and a senior PPP figure, told reporters on Thursday. Answering questions at a reception for him by the Parliamentary Reporters Association about the future role of Mr Zardari after completing his five-year term as president, Mr Shah said: “He is our leader. He will remain in the country and do politics.”
Plea to exempt teachers from other duties By Nasir Iqbal ISLAMABAD, Aug 29: The Supreme Court was requested on Thursday to order federal and provincial governments to do away with the practice of assigning elementary schoolteachers tasks other than imparting education like performing election duties and administering polio drops. In his petition, Raja Saimul Haq Satti, an advocate, said that engaging teachers in different national campaigns was not only tantamount to disgracing their community but also creating hardships for students and affecting the quality of education.
Indian response to maintaining LoC ceasefire awaited: FO By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD, Aug 29: The Foreign Office said on Thursday that it was yet to hear from India about measures proposed for maintaining ceasefire along the Line of Control. “We have made some concrete proposals to the Indian side to help reduce the tension along the LoC. The Indian response is awaited,” Foreign Office spokesman Aizaz Chaudhry said at his weekly media briefing.
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