DINA for the issue of September 23, 2013

	September 23, 2013 | Ziqa`ad 16, 1434
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Carnage at church after Sunday mass By Ali Hazrat Bacha PESHAWAR, Sept 22: The capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was shaken once again by a heinous attack on churchgoers on Sunday morning.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995
One family lost four members; fifth missing By Waseem Ahmad Shah PESHAWAR, Sept 22: Dozens of ambulances with wailing sirens carried coffins of people killed in the devastating church blasts to the football ground of Saint John High School at Kohati Gate. Around 50 coffins were lined up in the spacious ground with hundreds of shocked mourners around hugging and comforting each other. The school is adjacent to the All Saint Church, the second oldest protestant church in Peshawar built in 1893, which saw death and destruction on Sunday after a mass when hundreds of worshipers had started greeting each other and lining up for their lunch. The Kohati Gate area has a sizeable Christian population. This was the first terrorist attack on a church in Peshawar and the deadliest this year. The dead included women and children.
Business community gets surprise concessions By Khaleeq Kiani ISLAMABAD, Sept 22: In a major policy shift, the government on Sunday extended over Rs2 billion worth of tax concessions and procedural facilitations to the business community by withdrawing several measures for documentation of economy announced in the federal budget 2013-14. The government has withdrawn “condition of Computerised National Identity Card (CNIC), National Tax Number (NTN) [and] addresses for retailers and reduces withholding sales tax for unregistered person to one per cent”, said an announcement made by the Finance Ministry and Federal Board of Revenue on Sunday.
Nawaz condemns Peshawar attack ISLAMABAD, Sept 22: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif condemned the suicides attacks on the church in Peshawar and expressed deep sorrow and shock over the loss of precious human lives. He said terrorists had no religion and that targeting innocent people was against the teachings of Islam.
Six killed in drone attack By Our Correspondent LADHA, Sept 22: A US drone struck a compound suspected to be housing militants in Shawal area of South Waziristan on Sunday, killing four foreigners and two local tribesmen. According to an official, the compound in Palgi area, adjacent to North Waziristan, was attacked at noon. The compound was hit by two missiles. Taliban sources said four people from Central Asia were among the victims.
ECC likely to approve LNG import project By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD, Sept 22: The Economic Coordination Committee of the cabinet is expected to approve soon for implementation a project for import of 500 million cubic feet per day (MMCFD) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) through SSGC’s retrofitting facility. A government official told Dawn that the board of Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) had already cleared the project for implementation following legal opinion of Supreme Court lawyer Khalid Anwar in support of it.
Peshawar blasts threaten to overshadow PM’s US visit By Masood Haider and Anwar Iqbal NEW YORK, Sept 22: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif arrives in New York on Monday for a week-long visit which includes a crucial meeting with his Indian counterpart aimed at improving relations between the two nuclear neighbours. This is Mr Sharif’s first visit to both the UN and the United States since his re-election.
Baradar kept in Karachi ‘safe house’ KARACHI, Sept 22: Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, a former Taliban second-in-command released in Pakistan on Saturday, is being kept in a safe house in Karachi as regional powers debate his role in the Afghan peace process, sources said on Sunday. Afghanistan sees Baradar as a respected figure who could use his influence among the Taliban to help coax moderate commanders to the negotiating table and convince warring parties to stop fighting after more than a decade of war.
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