DINA for the issue of September 24, 2013

	September 24, 2013 | Ziqa`ad 17, 1434
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Grief, anger as Peshawar buries its dead By Ali Hazrat Bacha PESHAWAR, Sept 23: Violent protests paralysed life in the provincial capital and parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as death toll from the twin suicide bombings at a church rose to 83 on Monday.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks Up 44.36 Points: KARACHI, September 23: At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 23639.97, up 44.36 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, September 23: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 107.15 to the US Dollar in the open market.
Three police personnel among six killed in Pishin blast By Saleem Shahid QUETTA, Sept 23: Three police personnel and three civilians were killed and eight others injured in a bomb attack in the Saranan area of Pishin district on Monday. The bomb went off when a police van was on routine patrol on the Quetta-Chaman highway near Sanger village.
Govt vows to ‘pursue’ masterminds By Raja Asghar ISLAMABAD, Sept 23: Amid international outrage at the massacre of over 80 people in a suicide bombing at a church in Peshawar on Sunday, the government vowed in the National Assembly on Monday to “pursue” the masterminds of the act, before a mournful house too unanimously called for bringing the perpetrators to justice. But Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said in a speech to the house that due to lack of intercepts so far, he was unsure about the authenticity of a claim of responsibility for the attack made by a group called Junoodul Hafsa, a faction of the banned Tehrik-i-Taliban (TTP).
Imran: talks only with those who renounce violence By Khawar Ghumman ISLAMABAD, Sept 23: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan appears to have adopted a less conciliatory attitude towards armed militants, although he does not single out any militant organisation currently attacking government forces in tribal areas. Whether it is because of the killing of over 80 people in Sunday’s suicide blasts at the Peshawar church or of two senior military officers last week, Mr Khan is now somewhat toughening his stance against militancy.
Plan to borrow $625m from banks to boost reserves By Khaleeq Kiani and Shahid Iqbal ISLAMABAD/KARACHI, Sept 23: The government reached on Monday an agreement with a consortium of seven domestic and international banks to borrow $625 million to boost foreign exchange reserves and stop continuous bashing of the rupee. The reserves currently stand at $10.3 billion. “We have approved the agreement under which the banks are required to bring $625 million from abroad in 10 days,” the finance ministry’s spokesman and adviser, Rana Assad Amin, said.
Protests paralyse life in cities By Amir Wasim ISLAMABAD, Sept 23: Life was paralysed on Monday in the country’s major cities and towns as mobs from the Christian community and other minority groups held demonstrations in protest against the twin suicide bombings at a church in Peshawar the previous day. ISLAMABAD, Sept 23: Life was paralysed on Monday in the country’s major cities and towns as mobs from the Christian community and other minority groups held demonstrations in protest against the twin suicide bombings at a church in Peshawar the previous day.
Gen Bukhari to succeed slain GOC By Baqir Sajjad Syed ISLAMABAD, Sept 23: Maj Gen Javed Mahmood Bukhari, currently commander of the 8th Division in Sialkot, has been appointed the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 17th Infantry Division, which is operating in Swat, in place of Maj Gen Sanaullah Khan Niazi who was killed in a terrorist attack on Sept 15. Gen Bukhari, from the Corps of Engineers, had earlier served as the director general of the Frontier Works Organisation.
CII says DNA test cannot be primary evidence By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD, Sept 23: The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) on Monday formally relegated the DNA test to supporting evidence in rape cases, belying reports last week suggesting that the council might accord the scientifically proven test prime importance in investigations against rape suspects. Speaking at a press conference here on Monday, CII Chairman Maulana Mohammad Khan Sherani said that “the DNA test is not acceptable as primary evidence in rape cases, but it could be considered as supporting evidence”.
Peshawar church blasts affect sympathy for drone victims By Masood Haider and Anwar Iqbal UNITED NATIONS, Sept 23: The Peshawar blasts not only killed 83 Christians but may also have affected Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s plan to raise US drone strikes during the UN General Assembly, diplomats say. Officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Islamabad told journalists last week that the prime minister is likely to raise this issue during the 68th session of the UN General Assembly scheduled from Sept 23 to Sept 29.
More time sought for cantonment polls By Nasir Iqbal ISLAMABAD, Sept 23: The federal government has gone back on a commitment it had made before the Supreme Court on July 2 to hold the much-awaited local government elections in all 43 cantonment boards by Sept 15. Attorney General Muneer A. Malik, representing the federation, requested the court on Monday to extend its deadline for the elections till the last week of November.
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