DINA for the issue of September 27, 2013

	September 27, 2013 | Ziqa`ad 20, 1434
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Singh condemns attack, but says peace dialogue to go on SRINAGAR, Sept 26: Militants dressed in Indian army uniform stormed a police station and an army base in India-held Kashmir on Thursday morning, killing 10 in an attack the region’s chief minister said was aimed at derailing peace talks between India and Pakistan.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks Down 280.08 Points: KARACHI, September 26: At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 22780.82, down 280.08 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, September 26: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 106.75 to the US Dollar in the open market.
Militants urged not to obstruct quake zone relief work By Saleem Shahid AWARAN, Sept 26: Militants in Balochistan fired at two helicopters carrying federal ministers and the chief of National Disaster Management Authority in Mashkay on Thursday, prompting the government to urge the fighters not to target relief workers as they were a lifeline for thousands of people in distress. Rescue teams, too, faced difficulties due to threats while tens of thousands of survivors of Tuesday’s earthquake waited for help in soaring temperatures and anger grew at the slow pace of government aid.
SBP props up rupee KARACHI, Sept 26: The inter-bank market witnessed the biggest-ever single-day fluctuation in the dollar price on Thursday after the State Bank injected $50 million to $60m into the system. The greenback, which rose to Rs110.50 during the first session, lost Rs5 in one go to reach Rs105.50 following the central bank’s move.
Schoolgirl sexually abused, killed By Imtiaz Ali KARACHI, Sept 26: A 13-year-old schoolgirl was kidnapped, sexually abused and smothered to death. Her body was found on the Seaview beach on Thursday morning. A student of class-IV and the only child to her poor parents, the girl was taken away by a woman from her school in Azizabad on Sept 24 on the pretext that her mother had fallen ill. According to police, the woman was an acquaintance of the girl.
SC suggests ordinance for holding LG polls By Nasir Iqbal ISLAMABAD, Sept 26: The Supreme Court’s proceedings on Thursday on the local government elections issue indicated that the judges on the SC bench want the polls to be held on the basis of ordinances instead of waiting for the passage of a law which would take time. Perhaps for that reason the three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry directed the federal and provincial governments to suggest alternative options to meet the constitutional requirement of holding the LG elections as early as possible.
Nawaz to meet Obama at White House on Oct 23 By Masood Haider and Anwar Iqbal NEW YORK, Sept 26: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will meet US President Barack Obama at the White House on Oct 23, US and Pakistani officials announced on Thursday. The announcement followed a meeting between Prime Minister Sharif and US Secretary of State John Kerry in New York earlier in the day.
Iran gas pipeline project to continue: Nawaz Dawn Report NEW YORK, Sept 26: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that he will proceed with a plan to build a gas pipeline from Iran, despite objections from the US. In an interview to Wall Street Journal, published on Thursday, Mr Sharif also said he planned to use his speech at the United Nations on Friday to criticise American drone strikes in his country.
Wordy duel over quake relief jolts NA By Raja Asghar ISLAMABAD, Sept 26: As relief teams still looked for the dead and survivors from Tuesday’s earthquake in Balochistan, a wordy duel between government and opposition politicians about alleged lack of government seriousness in tackling the calamity jolted the National Assembly on Thursday. And, in the most bitter confrontation in the present assembly’s life of nearly four months, the two sides talked of a proverbial test of the strength of each other’s arms, after some hard-hitting remarks from Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan against an opposition walkout on Wednesday while he gave details about quake losses and relief efforts.
Govt orders third party audit of Rs480bn paid as circular debt By Khaleeq Kiani ISLAMABAD, Sept 26: The government has ordered a third party audit of Rs480 billion given to independent power producers, generation companies and fuel suppliers to pay off circular debt. Zargham Eshaq Khan, joint secretary of the water and power ministry, informed a sub-committee of the Senate standing committee on water and power headed by PPP’s Maula Bakhsh Chandio on Thursday that the third party audit by three chartered accountants had been ordered to address the perception of any wrongdoing.
PML-N leader shot dead in Khuzdar By Our Staff Correspondent QUETTA, Sept 26: Armed men gunned down Mir Habibullah Zehri, a local leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-N, in Zehri area of Khuzdar district on Thursday. Sources said the gunmen attacked Mr Zehri when he came out of his house.
SC wants incriminating evidence collected By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD, Sept 26: The Supreme Court wants collection by prosecution of incriminating evidence against the people involved in heinous crimes in view of a decision taken by the federal and Sindh governments on Sept 4 to launch a targeted operation in Karachi. In a detailed judgment in the Karachi law and order case heard by a five-judge bench in the city, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry ordered the presiding officers of special courts to decide cases of criminals within a week by adhering to section 19 of the Anti-Terrorism Act 1997 if these fell within the schedule of ATA as mentioned in the 1999 Sheikh Liaquat case.
Send books, not guns, Malala asks leaders UNITED NATIONS, Sept 26: With a maturity and poise that belied her tender years, Malala Yousufzai stood by world leaders on Wednesday and called for books not guns. “Instead of sending weapons, instead of sending tanks to Afghanistan and all these countries which are suffering from terrorism, send books,” she pleaded.
‘Vigorous action if Taliban talks fail’: Nawaz NEW YORK: In his meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has indicated that while seeking a dialogue with the Taliban, the government is also considering a more vigorous police and military action against them should the talks fail. Senior State Department and Obama administration officials, who briefed the media after the meeting, said the talks also focused on the prospects for initiating peace talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government.
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