DINA for the issue of October 16, 2013

	October 16, 2013 | Zilhaj 10, 1434
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Strategy for talks with US finalised By Baqir Sajjad Syed ISLAMABAD, Oct 15: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif met his top foreign policy and national security advisers on Tuesday to plan for his next week’s (Oct 23) meeting with President Barack Obama in Washington.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks Down 175.61 Points: At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 21599.78, down 175.61 points. Forex Update : The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 106.60 to the US Dollar in the open market.
Microphone bomb kills Afghan governor PUL-I-ALAM (Afghanistan), Oct 15: A bomb hidden in a microphone killed an Afghan provincial governor on Tuesday as he made a speech at a mosque after Eid prayers in Logar, close to the capital Kabul. Arsala Jamal was appointed by President Hamid Karzai, like all 34 provincial governors, and he was seen as a close ally of the president, acting as one of his campaign managers in the 2009 election.
Five security men among 16 injured in grenade attacks By Our Staff Correspondent QUETTA, Oct 15: Five security personnel and 11 civilians were injured in two hand-grenade attacks in the provincial capital on Tuesday. A less known militant outfit, Lashkar-i-Balochistan, claimed responsibility for one of the attacks on a vehicle of the Balochistan Constabulary.
Pilgrims stone devil in final Haj ritual MINA, Oct 15: Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims converged on Mina on Tuesday for the symbolic stoning of the devil, the final stage of the Haj. The occasion coincides with the first day of Eidul Azha.
Eid today MINA, Oct 15: Muslim communities across the Arab world, East and Southeast Asia and Africa, Europe and the US celebrated Eidul Azha on Tuesday. The festival will be celebrated in South Asia, including Pakistan and India, on Wednesday (today).
Army forces its way into Mashky-Gajjar, distributes aid By Mahvish Ahmad MASHKY, Oct 15: It was 6 O’clock on Monday morning as this correspondent suddenly woke to the loud sounds of explosion in the otherwise sleepy town of Mashky-Gajjar, as the army troops entered the town centre to take control where the Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF), a banned separatist militant group, had been quite active and in recent weeks many separatists organisations had remained involved in helping thousands of quake-affected residents. As all hell broke loose this correspondent witnessed residents of earthquake-hit Mashky-Gajjar fleeing the city on motorbikes and taking shelter in makeshift huts as army troops entered the town. When this correspondent left the scene at around 5.30pm, foot soldiers were seen on the streets of Mashky, and helicopters were seen making rounds above the area. According to local contacts, the operation continued on its second day on Tuesday. The ongoing skirmishes are reportedly taking place in the outskirts of Mashky-Gajjar, a town in Balochistan’s southern Awaran district, which is one of the epicentres of a series of earthquakes that hit between Sept 24 and Sept 28, leaving more than 500 dead, 25,000 families homeless and 300,000 people affected.
Iran wins ‘good reaction’ to nuclear proposal GENEVA, Oct 15: Iran said its hotly awaited proposal to break the deadlock with world powers over its nuclear drive was well received on Tuesday, in fresh talks seen as a key test for new President Hassan Rouhani. The hour-long PowerPoint presentation by Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his team was for the first time delivered in English, Western officials said, underlining a new mood in the often-tense nuclear discussions.
Expiry of visa: Indian police give notice to Adnan Sami MUMBAI, Oct 15: Pakistani musician Adnan Sami was given a notice on Tuesday by Mumbai police for overstaying in India after his visa expired earlier this month. The 44-year-old singer and composer, who has made India his second home for the last several years, has been asked to reply to the notice explaining reasons for overstaying and efforts being made by him for renewal of the visa within a week, sources in the special branch of city police said.
Hundreds of millions of emails, messages monitored by US By Anwar Iqbal WASHINGTON, Oct 15: The US National Security Agency has monitored hundreds of millions of email and instant messaging accounts around the world, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday. The NSA’s monitoring systems focus on data crucial to government security in the United States and in allied nations, the report added.
Fighting rages in Syria on Eid BEIRUT, Oct 15: Syrian air force jets and helicopters bombed opposition-held districts across the country on Tuesday, the first day of the festival of Eidul Azha, and anti-regime fighters fired rockets into the heart of Damascus. President Bashar al-Assad, whose forces are battling a civil war which grew out of protests against his rule two years ago, was shown on state television attending morning prayers with ministers at a Damascus mosque at the start of the Eid holiday.
93 killed as quake hits Philippines CEBU (Philippines), Oct 15: A powerful earthquake killed at least 93 people in the Philippines on Tuesday as it generated landslides that buried homes, triggered terrified stampedes and destroyed historic churches. Fifteen of the confirmed fatalities were in Cebu, the country’s second most important city and a gateway to some of its most beautiful beaches, the national disaster agency reported.
Italy rescues 370 migrants, steps up sea patrols ROME, Oct 15: Italy’s navy rescued about 370 migrants in the waters between Sicily and Libya on Tuesday as the government deployed ships, helicopters and unmanned drones to help avert further shipwrecks that have already drowned hundreds this month. A naval frigate and a patrol boat brought some 290 people, mostly Syrians, Somalis and Eritreans, to the tiny southern Italian island of Lampedusa after two migrant vessels used satellite phones to dial for help late on Monday, the navy said.
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