DINA for the issue of November 19, 2013

	November 19, 2013 | Muharram 14, 1435
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Drug industry wants 18pc price hike By Mubarak Zeb Khan ISLAMABAD, Nov 18: The pharmaceutical industry plans to increase the prices of all registered drugs by up to 18 per cent.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks Up 332.42 Points: KARACHI, November 18: At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 23619.48, up 332.42 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, November 18: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 108.50 to the US Dollar in the open market.
CJ seeks names from HCs for Musharraf trial By Nasir Iqbal ISLAMABAD, Nov 18: Trouble for former president retired Gen Pervez Musharraf appears to be far from over. Living up to its commitment made over four months ago, the federal government has finally kick-started the process of putting the former army chief on treason trial for suspending the constitution while proclaiming the state of emergency on Nov 3, 2007. As announced by Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali at a hurriedly called press conference on Sunday, the government sent a one-page letter to the Supreme Court registrar through a special messenger with a request to place the matter before Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry for constituting a special court comprising three high court judges to try Gen Musharraf.
Troops called out after riots in Kohat By Abdul Sami Paracha KOHAT, Nov 18: Troops were called in after two people, one of them a policeman, were killed and three others injured in sectarian clashes in Kohat on Monday. The administration imposed curfew for an indefinite period when, officials said, a mob torched a number of shops at around 2.30pm.
Driver killed in Nasirabad attack on Nato truck By Saleem Shahid QUETTA, Nov 18: A Nato truck driver was killed when gunmen opened fire on the vehicle in Nasirabad district on Monday. Police sources said the truck carrying Nato supplies to Karachi from Afghanistan came under attack near Dera Murad Jamali. The driver suffered bullet injuries to his head and died.
FIA to investigate 1990 poll funding By Khawar Ghumman ISLAMABAD: The government, in compliance with the Supreme Court’s order of last year, constituted on Monday a four-member FIA committee to investigate distribution of money among politicians by secret agencies for rigging the 1990 general elections. The committee, headed by FIA Additional Director General Mohammad Ghalib Bandesha and comprising Dr Usman Anwar, Qudratullah Khan and Najab Qulli, has been asked to complete the investigation in six months.
PAF base security man claims poor training By Malik Asad ISLAMABAD, Nov 18: The authorities of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) at Kamra airbase assigned the security of multi-billion rupees worth and strategically important aircraft to poorly trained airmen, officials facing court martial have alleged. Zafar Abbas, one of the three low ranking PAF officials, who is being court martialled at the base, for his alleged negligence on the night of the attack, has claimed in documents submitted to the court that he was ill trained and that he was never given any training to handle terrorist attacks.
SC rejects defence secretary’s appeal By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD, Nov 18: The Supreme Court rejected on Monday an intra-court appeal of Defence Secretary retired Lt Gen Asif Yasin against his trial for contempt of court. “We would not like to make any comment on the objections raised, because you (defence secretary) still have an opportunity to raise the same before the trial court,” a five-judge bench headed by Justice Nasirul Mulk held.
Sharif for upgrading ties with Thailand BANGKOK, Nov 18: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said here on Monday that Pakistan desired to comprehensively upgrade its cordial relations with Thailand in different areas. Addressing a news conference along with his Thai counterpart Yingluck Shinawatra, he said ‘Vision East Asia’ was an important component of Pakistan’s policy that complemented Thailand’s ‘Look West Policy’.
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