DINA for the issue of September 25, 2013

	September 25, 2013 | Ziqa`ad 18, 1434
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Drone use restricted: Obama By Masood Haider and Anwar Iqbal UNITED NATIONS, Sept 24: US President Barack Obama remembered the victims of the Peshawar blasts before 133 world leaders at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday and also announced that he had limited the use of drones in the war against terror.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks Down 551.48 Points: KARACHI, September 24: At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 23088.49, down 551.48 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, September 24: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 107.75 to the US Dollar in the open market
Awaran bears brunt as powerful quake strikes Balochistan By Saleem Shahid QUETTA, Sept 24: Awaran and several other districts of Balochistan were struck by a massive earthquake of 7.7 magnitude on Tuesday afternoon, leaving at least 60 people dead, bringing down houses and buildings and causing widespread destruction. The quake rattled vast areas, including Karachi and other cities and towns of Sindh and sending shockwaves up to Swat in the northwest. It triggered panic in Karachi and Hyderabad where people left buildings and homes and went out in the open.
Island pops up off Gwadar By Faiza Ilyas KARACHI: The earthquake that struck parts of Balochistan and Sindh on Tuesday was followed by the emergence of an island off the coast of Gwadar. “The island popped up soon after the earthquake. Our staff stationed in Gwadar has reported that the island is about one and a half kilometres away from the coastline,” Dr Asif Inam, the Principal Scientific Officer of the National Institute of Oceanography, said.
Pakistan, UK to fight common threats By Iftikhar A. Khan ISLAMABAD, Sept 24: Pakistan and the United Kingdom worked on Tuesday to give a shape to plans for coping with shared threats in a more meaningful fashion and agreed to intensify efforts to combat terrorism, narcotics trafficking, organised crimes and illegal immigration. Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan and British Home Secretary Theresa May signed a memorandum of understanding on ways of countering narcotics trafficking.
Shells fired from Afghanistan kill two tribesmen By Our Correspondent MIRAMSHAH, Sept 24: Two people were killed and another was injured when one of the mortar shells fired from Afghanistan hit their house in North Waziristan Agency on Tuesday. According to sources, eight shells were fired from the Nato’s Tarkhobi post in the Afghan province of Khost.
Nust fines girls for wearing jeans, tights By Ikram Junaidi ISLAMABAD, Sept 24: The management of National University of Sciences and Technology (Nust) has made it mandatory for female students to wear ‘dupatta’ and put a ban on wearing ‘jeans’ in the premises of the university, according to sources. The Nust’s management, however, has denied the report, saying that students have been instructed to wear ‘decent’ dresses.
UK-based group releases list of drone victims By Our Reporter ISLAMABAD, Sept 24: A UK-based independent organisation launched on Tuesday a project aimed at identifying the victims of drone strikes in Pakistan and released its first list of over 550 victims — both civilians and militants. The list, released by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism on its website, contains the names of 295 civilians, 255 alleged militants (74 of them are classified as senior commanders), 95 children (counted in the civilian total) and only two women.
Rs320m Saudi donation goes missing, Senate body told By Khaleeq Kiani ISLAMABAD, Sept 24: About Rs320 million reportedly donated by Prince Fahd Bin Sultan, the governor of the Tabuk region of Saudi Arabia, for construction of a transmission line in Balochistan is allegedly missing, prompting a parliamentary sub-committee to order a detailed investigation. Fateh Mohammad Hassani, who presided over a meeting of sub-committee of the Senate standing committee on finance and revenue, ordered the probe by the ministry of foreign affairs and the Saudi embassy in Islamabad.
Zardari grieves over loss of lives in quake By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD, Sept 24: Former president Asif Ali Zardari has expressed grief and sorrow over the devastation caused by the earthquake that hit parts of Balochistan and Sindh on Tuesday. He also urged the PPP workers to help victims of the calamity.
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