DINA for the issue of October 19, 2013

	October 19, 2013 | Zilhaj 13, 1434
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Sharif going to US with no great expectations By Baqir Sajjad Syed ISLAMABAD, Oct 18: When Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif reaches Washington on Sunday he would not be carrying any grand expectations for the challenging trip – first in five years by a Pakistani premier.	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.
Shadowy group claims killing KP minister By Muhammad Irfan Mughal DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Oct 18: A little-known shadowy group, Ansarul Mujahideen, has claimed responsibility for Wednesday’s suicide attack in which Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Law Minister Israrullah Gandapur and seven others were killed and many more injured. The minister was killed in his hometown of Kulachi, about 50km west of Dera Ismail Khan, as he greeted people of his village who had come there to offer Eidul Azha greetings.
Suicide attack on foreigners’ vehicles in Kabul KABUL, Oct 18: A Taliban suicide car bomber attacked a convoy of vehicles on Friday near a heavily fortified private residential compound used by hundreds of foreigners on the outskirts of Kabul, killing two passers-by, Afghan officials said. Interior Ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqi said a suicide car bomber attacked two vehicles used “by foreigners” near the Green Village Compound. There were no reports that the people in the vehicles were injured.
PM vows to end energy shortage, restore peace By Amjad Mahmood LAHORE, Oct 18: Reiterating his resolve to overcome the challenges of terrorism and energy shortage during his term in office, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has warned that terrorists, target-killers and extortionists will be tackled with an iron hand if they don’t stop their anti-state and anti-social activities. “The writ of the state has to be ensured at all costs. Target-killers and extortionists must understand that rules of engagement for such a war are different and strict,” he was quoted as saying during a meeting with PML-N lawmakers and workers in Lahore.
Two quakes of moderate intensity hit Balochistan By Saleem Shahid QUETTA, Oct 18: Two earthquakes of moderate intensity hit parts of southern Balochistan, including Quetta, Turbat, Khuzdar and Awaran, on Friday evening. There were no casualties. However, cracks were reported in several buildings in affected towns.
Bilawal throws down the gauntlet By Our Staff Reporter KARACHI, Oct 18: Pakistan Peoples Party’s young chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari declared jihad against religious extremism and severely criticised all political adversaries when he addressed emotionally charged PPP workers gathered at Karsaz area here on Friday to observe the sixth anniversary of a massive bomb attack on the homecoming rally of Benazir Bhutto. The blast left over 150 workers of the party dead. In the hard-hitting speech, his first since turning 25 last month and attaining eligibility to contest general election, the PPP chief vehemently attacked all opponents and did not spare even the Muttahida Qaumi Movement which had been an ally of the PPP — off and on — in the past.
Malala skips school to meet Queen LONDON, Oct 18: Malala Yousufzai skipped school for the day but she had a pretty good excuse: she was meeting Queen Elizabeth II. The 16-year-old advocate for girls’ education and survivor of a Taliban assassination attempt on Friday gave the 87-year-old queen a copy of her book “I am Malala,” and spoke to her about the importance of education. Malala said she wouldn’t ordinarily miss a school day but had made an exception. The pair also chatted about Swat Valley, which the queen visited decades ago.
Saudi Arabia rejects Security Council seat By Masood Haider UNITED NATIONS, Oct 18: Saudi Arabia rejected on Friday the elections in UN General Assembly which declared it a winner in the race for a non-permanent seat in the coveted UN Security Council. The Saudi government said in a statement that the UN Security Council was riddled with double standards and had failed in the Middle East.
New index says 30m live in slavery LONDON, Oct 18: An estimated 30 million people worldwide are living in modern-day slavery, according to the inaugural Global Slavery Index published on Thursday. The index, compiled by the Walk Free Foundation, said that while India by far had the largest number of enslaved people, the problem was most prevalent in the west African nation of Mauritania, where four per cent of the population was deemed to be held in slavery. The WFF hopes the annual index will help governments to monitor and tackle what it calls a “hidden crime”.
Indian firing kills two in Sialkot By Our Correspondent SIALKOT, Oct 18: Two people, among them a Ranger, were killed and two others injured in firing by Indian forces from across the Sialkot Working Boundary on Thursday and Friday, sources said. They said a villager, Muhammad Sajjad Ali, died while villagers Muhammad Iqbal and Bashir Ahmed were injured when India’s Border Security Force fired at targets in Harpal sector on Friday evening.
US federal govt fully functional at last By Anwar Iqbal WASHINGTON, Oct 18: The US federal government was fully functional on Friday, two days after a16-day shutdown that had paralysed Washington and pushed the country close to a default. The deal, finalised on Wednesday, funds the government until Jan 15 and raises the US debt ceiling until Feb 7.
India police arrest crew of US ship NEW DELHI, Oct 18: Indian police on Friday arrested and questioned 33 people aboard a ship operated by a US anti-piracy firm for carrying guns and ammunition in Indian waters without proper permits, reports said. India’s coastguard stopped and detained the ship off the Indian coast on October 12 after discovering the cache of weapons and ammunition, before escorting it to the southern port of Tuticorin.
Drone strikes undermine world security: UN rapporteur By Owen Bowcott NEW YORK, Oct 18: Deploying drone strikes as a form of global policing undermines international security and will encourage more states and terrorist groups to acquire unmanned weapons, a UN report has warned. The study has been submitted to UN general assembly by Christof Heyns, a South African law professor who is the organisation’s special rapporteur on extra-judicial, summary or arbitrary executions.
UK allows Chinese to buy stakes in new N-plants By Angela Monaghan LONDON, Oct 18: China could play an instrumental role in Britain’s future nuclear power generation after George Osborne said companies in the world’s second largest economy would be allowed to buy into the sector. The decision would pave the way for Chinese companies to take a stake in or own 100 per cent of new British nuclear power stations.
US urged to reveal civilian deaths ISLAMABAD: A UN expert on Friday called on the US to reveal the number of civilians it believed had been killed by American drone strikes targeting militants. UN Special Rapporteur Ben Emmerson said that information gathered for a new report indicated that more than 450 civilians might have been killed by drone strikes in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Yemen, but more work needed to be done to confirm the figures.
Protests in France against student deportations PARIS, Oct 18: Thousands of students protested in France and shut schools across the country on Friday in continued demonstrations against the deportation of foreign pupils. In Paris, organisers said 12,000 students marched in protest, some clashing with riot police. Police said 4,000 students took part.
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