DINA for the issue of October 22, 2013

	October 22, 2013 | Zilhaj 16, 1434
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ECP fails to satisfy SC on local govt polls By Nasir Iqbal ISLAMABAD, Oct 21: The Supreme Court was not satisfied with an explanation by the Election Commission of Pakistan on Monday that announcement of a date for local government elections was possible only after the provincial governments provided it with tools to make arrangements for the polls.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks Up 155.17 Points: KARACHI, October 21: At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 21754.95, up 155.17 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, October 21: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 106.65 to the US Dollar in the open market.
Security issues dominate Sharif-Kerry talks By Anwar Iqbal and Masood Haider WASHINGTON, Oct 21: The relationship with Pakistan could not be more important, said US Secretary of State before joining Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his team in a meeting dominated by American security officials. Although a press release issued after the talks also emphasised the need to help Pakistan overcome its energy and economic crises, the composition of the US team made it obvious that their focus was security, terrorism and Afghanistan.
Six killed as bomb blast hits train By Saleem Shahid QUETTA, Oct 21: At least six people, including a woman and a child, were killed and 15 others injured when a passenger train derailed after being hit by a bomb blast at railway track near Nuttal railway station in Nasirabad district, some 230km from here, on Monday. Five compartments of the Quetta-bound Jaffar Express, coming from Rawalpindi, bore the brunt of the explosion and derailed. Train service to and from Quetta was suspended and different trains were stopped at Quetta and Jacobabad railway stations because the track was damaged by the blast.
US policy on Kashmir unchanged Dawn Report WASHINGTON: The United States has refused to endorse Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s call for internationalising the Kashmir dispute and has urged him to stay engaged with India for resolving this issue. Previewing Mr Sharif’s meeting with US President Barack Obama on Wednesday, senior administration officials acknowledged that the United States and Pakistan had, and would continue to, discuss the drone strikes in Fata but only as part of a larger security issue.
Indian army chief leaves meeting to brief minister on LoC NEW DELHI, Oct 21: Indian Army Chief Gen Bikram Singh was on Monday suddenly called by Defence Minister A.K. Antony to brief him about the ceasefire violations allegedly by Pakistan on the Line of Control in Kashmir, days after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh voiced concern over the handling of Keran operations in the disputed territory. Gen Singh, who was chairing a meeting attended by senior commanders, left the conference following a communication from Mr Antony’s office.
Pakistan emerging place to invest in, says Sharif Dawn Report WASHINGTON, Oct 21: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif told a gathering of US investors on Monday that Pakistan was ready to privatise Pakistan Steel, PIA and a number of other industries. During a brief Q & A session, a US businessman asked the prime minister why the Pakistani currency continued to fall, Mr Sharif asked finance minister to respond and he assured the prospective investors that the government had already taken steps to arrest the decline.
Railways minister wants scams reinvestigated By Syed Irfan Raza ISLAMABAD, Oct 21: Railways Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique has requested the National Accountability Bureau to reinvestigate scams related to Pakistan Railways, including a shady deal struck during the days of retired Gen Pervez Musharraf in 2001 for setting up the Royal Palm Golf and Country Club on 141 acres of PR land in Lahore.He said he had written a letter to the NAB headquarters and urged NAB chairman Qamar Zaman Chaudhry to reinvestigate major scams in Pakistan Railways. The alleged corruption in PR referred to the NAB include the sale of scrap worth millions of rupees at throwaway prices, purchase of different items for 69 locomotives and allotment of railways land for establishment of Royal Palm Country Club.
SC urged to make govt name treason inquiry chief By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD, Oct 21: A petitioner requested the Supreme Court on Monday to immediately order the government to appoint the head of a four-member investigating committee set up to prosecute former president retired Gen Pervez Musharraf under treason charges. A petition filed by Advocate Muhammad Ikram Chaudhry on behalf of Abdul Hakeem Khan Kundi argued that since Interior Secretary Qamar Zaman Chaudhry, the head of the committee, had been appointed the chairman of the National Accountability Bureau it was necessary to order the government to appoint a new head to conclude the investigation.Mr Kundi is one of the petitioners who had approached the Supreme Court to press for high treason charge against Gen Musharraf.
Three injured in intense Indian shelling By Our Correspondent SIALKOT, Oct 21: Three villagers were injured in intensified shelling across the Sialkot Working Boundary by Indian Border Security Forces on Monday. Indiscriminate firing on Pakistani villages in Bajwat, Chaprar, Sucheetgarh and Shakargarh sectors continued for the sixth day.
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