DINA for the issue of September 28, 2013

	September 28, 2013 | Ziqa`ad 21, 1434
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Quake toll rises to 515 By Saleem Shahid AWARAN, Sept 27: With the death toll from Tuesday’s devastating earthquake in Awaran and Kech districts of Balochistan rising to 515, the federal and provincial governments and the army jointly pledged on Friday to continue relief work despite security threats being faced by rescue teams in the insurgency-infested area of Awaran.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks Down 393.51 Points: KARACHI, September 27: At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 22387.31, down 393.51 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, September 27: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 107.80 to the US Dollar in the open market.
Sharif defends talks with Taliban, seeks end to drone strikes By Anwar Iqbal and Masood Haider UNITED NATIONS, Sept 27: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif told the UN General Assembly on Friday that he had offered dialogue to the Taliban to end violence and to wean young extremists away from terrorism. “Winning hearts and minds, particularly of the youth, is as important as using guns to deter terrorism,” said the prime minister who also warned that “dialogue should not be seen as a sign of weakness or a tool of appeasement.”
Bus blast kills 19 govt employees By Ali Hazrat Bacha PESHAWAR, Sept 27: Less than a week after a dastardly attack on a church which left over 80 people dead, a powerful time bomb ripped through a bus carrying government employees on Friday, killing 19 people and causing injuries to 42 men, women and children on Charsadda Road. Peshawar SSP (operations) Najeeb-ur-Rehman said the bomb planted in the rear portion of the bus went off when it reached Gulbela area, about 15km northwest of Peshawar.
Singh wants expectations toned down Dawn Report WASHINGTON, Sept 27: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Friday that expectations for bilateral talks with his Pakistani counterpart should be toned down. “I look forward to meeting Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, even though the expectations have to be toned down given the terror arm which is still active in our subcontinent,” said Mr Singh while talking to reporters at the White House after a meeting with US President Barack Obama.
Militant killed as rival Taliban groups clash By Our Staff Reporter KARACHI, Sept 27: A suspected militant was shot dead while four others sustained bullet injuries in a clash between two rival groups of the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan in Quaidabad area of the city on Friday. Officials said that both groups of the Mehsud tribe exchanged heavy fire in Gulshan-i-Buner, triggering panic among residents.
Relief work to continue despite attacks: army By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD, Sept 27: The army said on Friday that its relief work in earthquake-affected areas of Balochistan would continue despite attacks by militants. “The security situation is a challenge, but it would not affect relief work which would continue at full pace,” ISPR spokesman Maj Gen Asim Bajwa said.
Power park: an ill-conceived project By Fahim Zaman THE severity of Karachi’s environmental problems, chief amongst them air pollution, are well known. If the government goes ahead with the proposal of establishing the Pakistan Power Park Company (PPPC) in Gadani, Balochistan, the health hazards faced by millions are certain to intensify. On Aug 19, a week before announcing his plans for the PPPC, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif criticised the earlier government for starting construction on the Neelum-Jhelum power project without having laid down power lines to connect it to the national electricity grid. But his own government’s plan betrays similar irrationality.
Objections to four more Indian projects raised By Khaleeq Kiani ISLAMABAD, Sept 27: Pakistan has raised objections to four new hydropower projects of 1,716MW capacity to be built by India on western rivers in violation of the Indus Waters Treaty. With this, the total number of violations by India of the 1960 treaty has increased to 10, including Baglihar and Kishenganga, two major cases taken up by Pakistan with the International Court of Arbitration or neutral experts.
Half of British pilots fall asleep on job: survey LONDON, Sept 27: More than half of Britain’s airline pilots have fallen asleep in the cockpit and a third have woken up to find their co-pilot asleep, according to a new survey. The poll of 500 pilots commissioned by the British Airline Pilots’ Association (Balpa) also found that 43 per cent believed tiredness had compromised their ability to fly a plane at least once a month for the last six months.
Rouhani, Obama talk on phone WASHINGTON, Sept 27: President Barack Obama spoke by phone with Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani on Friday — the first conversation between American and Iranian presidents in more than 30 years. Mr Obama said after speaking with Mr Rouhani that he believes the US and Iran can reach a comprehensive solution over the latter’s nuclear programme.
Minister muddies NA’s last hurrah to Zardari By Raja Asghar ISLMABAD, Sept 27: A federal minister went to surprise lengths to muddy waters, yet the National Assembly, in another bit of history, gave its last hurrah to yesterday’s president Asif Ali Zardari on Friday at the end of a 12-day session. It was the first time in the country’s parliamentary history that a motion of thanks, or “deep gratitude”, to a president was passed after he had left office and this time it was about Mr Zardari’s record sixth address to a joint sitting of parliament on June 10.
21 asylum seekers die as boat sinks JAKARTA, Sept 27: A boat carrying dozens of asylum seekers sank off the coast of Indonesia’s main island of Java on Friday, killing at least 21 people, an official said. Twenty-five people were rescued and transported to the Sukabumi immigration office for identification, said Cianjur police chief Lt Col Dedy Kusuma Bakti. The search for survivors was continuing.
First woman in bid to become Tajikistan’s president DUSHANBE, Sept 27: A woman is for the first time bidding for the presidency in Tajikistan after an opposition bloc, including an Islamic party, chose a respected female rights lawyer as its candidate in the majority Muslim country. Oinikhol Bobonazarova, 65, has been nominated to stand in the Nov 6 polls against President Emomali Rakhmon by the opposition Islamic Renaissance Party (IRP).
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