DINA for the issue of September 04, 2013

	September 4, 2013 | Shawwal 27, 1434
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PM promises ‘extraordinary measures’ for Karachi By Hasan Mansoor KARACHI, Sept 3: Describing the security situation in Karachi as ‘extraordinary’ and warranting ‘extraordinary measures’, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Tuesday his government was committed to taking such measures to bring normality back to the country’s economic hub.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks Up 83.80 Points: KARACHI, September 03: At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 21808.48, up 83.80 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, September 03: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 105.20 to the US Dollar in the open market.
Scepticism follows premier’s assurance By Imran Ayub KARACHI, Sept 3: When Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif assured all segments of society on Tuesday that peace would be brought back to Karachi, many were not ready to buy his words as history has made them sceptical. Despite seriousness showed by the federal government, the people in Karachi wonder what lies ahead for them, with threats ranging from militancy to target killings and street crimes to kidnapping for ransom tormenting them they face daily. Experts concur that all the stakeholders responsible for making Karachi a peaceful city have systematically sowed violence in the metropolis over the years.
Commanders meet today By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD, Sept 3: Top army generals have a full plate when they convene for the corps commanders’ conference on Wednesday at the General Headquarters. The meeting is taking place amidst extraordinary developments both in the country and outside that affect national security.
Indian envoy raises LoC incident during ‘courtesy call’ By Baqir Sajjad Syed ISLAMABAD, Sept 3: In what some foreign policy analysts described as discourteous, the new Indian High Commissioner during a “courtesy call” on Foreign Policy and National Security Adviser Sartaj Aziz turned to the sore spot in bilateral relations and curtly told him that the Line of Control incident cast doubt on Pakistan’s sincerity in normalising ties. “Incidents such as the recent one on the LoC raised doubts on Pakistan’s sincerity,” Dr T.C.A. Raghavan was quoted as saying by a Foreign Office statement during the meeting with Mr Aziz, his (Raghavan’s) first since his posting in Islamabad.
US distrust of Pakistan reaches new levels WASHINGTON, Sept 3: While US intelligence agencies spend billions of dollars on monitoring enemies like Al Qaeda and Iran, they pay just as much attention to ally Pakistan, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday. The United States has intensified surveillance of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons, is concerned about biological and chemical arms sites there and tries to evaluate the loyalty of Pakistani counter-terrorism agents recruited by the CIA, the Post said. It quoted a 178-page summary of what it called the US intelligence community’s “black budget” and said the documents were provided by fugitive intelligence leaker Edward Snowden.
Major change in water distribution mechanism likely By Khaleeq Kiani ISLAMABAD, Sept 3: In a major shift in the water distribution mechanism being followed since early 1990s, the Indus River System Authority (Irsa) is working on a new mechanism which is likely to restrict Punjab’s water share to the Jhelum zone and that of three other provinces to the Indus zone because of the upgradation of Mangla Dam as the country’s largest water reservoir. A senior official told Dawn that Irsa, the country’s irrigation water regulator, had started consultations with all stakeholders, including four provinces, Wapda and dam managements, to change water distribution plan ahead of the Rabi season beginning on Oct 1.
Pakistani, Chinese air forces hold joint drills this week By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD, Sept 3: The air forces of Pakistan and China will begin a three-week-long joint exercise codenamed Shaheen-II in Chinese province of Xinjiang this week. This is the first time a foreign air force is holding drills in the Chinese airspace.
Malala says books can defeat terrorism BIRMINGHAM, Sept 3: Malala Yousufzai said books were “the weapons to defeat terrorism” as she opened a new library in her adopted English city on Tuesday. The 16-year-old gave a speech before unveiling a stainless steel plaque to mark the opening of Europe’s biggest public library, the gleaming new Library of Birmingham.
Ombudsman appears in SC to face challenge By Nasir Iqbal ISLAMABAD, Sept 3: The ailing Federal Ombudsman, Salman Farooqui, appeared before the Supreme Court on Tuesday to face a challenge against his appointment filed by Adviser to the Transparency International Pakistan Syed Adil Gilani. Mr Farooqui was summoned by a three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry to respond to charges that he had been appointed as acting ombudsman by the caretaker government.
Farewell for Zardari today By Syed Irfan Raza ISLAMABAB, Sept 3: The PPP has invited all opposition parties to a farewell reception the party is giving to President Asif Ali Zardari in the Parliament House on Wednesday. A source close to the Leader of the Opposition in National Assembly, Khursheed Shah, said that leaders of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), PML-Q, Awami National Party (ANP), Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) and parliamentarians from Fata (Federally Administered Tribal Areas) had been invited to the reception.
Fund created for safe sanitation in Asia, Pacific countries By Amin Ahmed ISLAMABAD, Sept 3: The Asian Development Bank and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have created a new ‘Sanitation Financing Trust Fund’ to expand and speed up access to safe sanitation in countries in Asia and Pacific region. The partnership trust fund announced during the ongoing World Water Week will entail an investment of $15 million from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to leverage more than $28m in investments from the ADB by 2017 to improve sanitation practices across Asia.
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