DINA for the issue of September 03, 2013

	September 3, 2013 | Shawwal 26, 1434
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Elevation of Justices Alam and Baqar recommended By Nasir Iqbal ISLAMABAD, Sept 2: The Judicial Commission recommended on Monday elevation of Sindh High Court Chief Justice Mushir Alam to the Supreme Court.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks Down 436.17 Points: KARACHI, September 02: At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 21724.68, down 436.17 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, September 02: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 104.85 to the US Dollar in the open market.
Nawaz, party decide to take the plunge By Baqir Sajjad Syed and Khawar Ghumman ISLAMABAD, Sept 2: Amid persisting violence in Karachi, the federal government is set to take a hands-on approach in the planned action against criminal gangs and armed militias of political groups, whose deadly turf war has ruined peace in the country’s economic hub. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif consulted on Monday his national security aides over the planned targeted operation in Karachi and vowed to refocus national resources on threats to security.
SC decries delay in 3G licence auction By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD, Sept 2: The Supreme Court has ordered the government to complete the process of appointing the chairman and three members of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) in 10 days after processing the 165 applications received for the posts. The telecommunication sector is running virtually without a regulator as the post of its chairman has been vacant since February. The important posts of the authority’s three members have also not been filled and as a result the government’s priority agenda of introducing the third-generation, 3G, cellular phone networks has run into snags.
Musharraf booked for Lal Masjid murders By Malik Asad & Munawer Azeem ISLAMABAD, Sept 2: Islamabad police registered on Monday an FIR against former president retired Gen Pervez Musharraf for allegedly killing Lal Masjid cleric Abdul Rashid Ghazi and his mother after the Islamabad High Court expressed annoyance over non-compliance of its order and warned police officials of consequences. Since police have not inserted any clause of the anti-terrorism act in the FIR, the case will be heard by the Islamabad sessions court.
PM arrives in city today By Our Staff Reporter KARACHI: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is due to arrive in Karachi on Tuesday, a day before he is scheduled to preside over a federal cabinet meeting on the city’s deteriorating law and order situation. “The prime minister will land here in the afternoon,” said an official. “Later, he is likely to attend a Pakistan Navy function before a few meetings with some political leaders and senior officials in the evening. The federal cabinet is scheduled to meet on Wednesday.”
Taliban attack US base, destroy 41 vehicles JALALABAD, Sept 2: Taliban suicide bombers and gunmen dressed as Afghan police attacked a US base on Monday and set dozens of parked supply vehicles ablaze, officials said. All three attackers were shot dead by US helicopter gunships during the assault on the base in Nangarhar province, but no member of the US-led Nato forces was killed.
Efforts to get tapes of Quaid’s historic speeches bearing fruit By Syed Irfan Raza ISLAMABAD, Sept 2: Two audio tapes of important speeches of Qauid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, which have been in possession of the Indian authorities and inaccessible to the government of Pakistan for 66 years, are now in public domain. The tapes were provided to some quarters under India’s Right of Information Act. Former director general of the Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) Murtaza Solangi managed to get the tapes and shared them with Dawn. The APP news agency said on Sunday that the Indian government had agreed to provide the tapes to Pakistan.
Expansion of cooperation urged among D-8 members ISLAMABAD, Sept 2: A two-day meeting of Developing-8 Commission, known as D-8, started here on Monday to review progress achieved in the intra-D8 cooperation in different areas. Inaugurating the event, Prime Minister’s Adviser on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz highlighted the importance of expanding cooperation among member countries.
Ward delimitation in cantonments begins By Kalbe Ali ISLAMABAD, Sept 2: In the first step towards introducing democracy in 43 cantonments across the country, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has started delimitation process of wards in these cantonments. The ECP has written a letter to the director general of Military Lands and Cantonment Department, informing him that appellate authorities have been appointed in the 43 cantonments located in 23 districts.
‘Missing man may have left home on his own’ By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD, Sept 2: The Supreme Court was informed on Monday that Zaheer Muzzaffar Kiani, a man missing since Feb 26, 2011, from Rawalpindi does not meet the criteria of enforced disappearance as the investigation suggested that he might have left his home on his own. Additional Attorney General Tariq Khokhar told a three-judge Supreme Court bench, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chauhdhry, that investigation done so far into the case revealed that Muzzaffar neither took any formal religious education nor had any Jihadi leanings. His association with any Jihadi outfit has also not been established, the court was informed.
Shelling near Kotli By Our Staff Correspondent MUZAFFARABAD, Sept 2: Indian and Pakistani troops traded fire in some areas of Nakial sector in the Kotli district of Azad Jammu and Kashmir on Monday. However, no casualties were reported. Official sources and local people told Dawn that shelling took place in Lanjot, Balakot and Dheri Dabsi villages, but it remained largely from “post to post.”
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