DINA for the issue of December 24, 2013

	December 24, 2013 | Safar 20, 1435
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Situation called for emergency: Musharraf By Nasir Iqbal ISLAMABAD: For the first time since November 2007, former president and military strongman retired Gen Pervez Musharraf has accepted direct responsibility for the imposition of emergency in the country, but has claimed that it was only done upon receiving advice that the security of the country had been imperilled by some actions of then chief justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and some other members of the superior judiciary.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks down 161.70 Points: KARACHI, December 23: At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 25417.63, down 161.70 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, December 23: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 105.95 to the US Dollar in the open market.
Curfew lifted after talks with Taliban By Zulfiqar Ali PESHAWAR: A curfew imposed after a suicide bomb attack on a mosque near a checkpost and subsequent clashes between militants and security forces in North Waziristan was lifted on Monday following successful talks among the administration, representatives of local Taliban and members of a grand tribal jirga in Miramshah. According to tribal elders of Mirali, the administration and members of the Taliban shura announced in Miramshah and adjoining villages that a ceasefire had been declared in accordance with a peace agreement signed in 2006.
Troops called out for Chehlum security By Amir Wasim ISLAMABAD: The Chehlum of the martyrs of Karbala will be observed amid tight security across the country on Tuesday (today) with the deployment of over 10,000 army troops at sensitive places. Though no official announcement was made by the interior ministry till late Monday night, media reports quoting unnamed officials of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority said that mobile phone service in over 30 cities and towns, including Lahore, Rawalpindi, Karachi, Hyderabad, Sukkur, Khairpur, Peshawar and Quetta, would be suspended on Tuesday from 8am.
Countrywide loadshedding to increase from today By Khaleeq Kiani ISLAMABAD: The government announced on Monday revival of electricity loadshedding for ‘about two hours’ per day throughout the country because of an increased gap between power generation and demand arising out of annual canal closure and diversion of gas to textile industry. “The Indus River System Authority has reduced indents for annual canal closure due to which loadshedding of about two hours will start on Tuesday,” a statement issued by the ministry of water and power said. “Inconvenience to be caused to the people due to loadshedding is regretted,” it added.
Pakistan, India DGMOs meet today By Baqir Sajjad Syed ISLAMABAD: The much-anticipated and long-delayed meeting — agreed to by the Pakistani and Indian prime ministers on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly annual summit in September — will finally take place today when Lt Gen Vinod Bhatia will cross the Attari-Wagah land border for talks with his Pakistani counterpart Maj Gen Amir Riaz in Wagah. The meeting will address the issue of terrorism that has been simmering along the Line of Control (LoC) after violence and clashes this summer.
Punjab campus All quiet By Behzad Taimur IN a quiet corner of the vast New Campus of the University of Punjab (PU), and partially hidden by a row of eucalyptus trees, lies the sprawling, carton-like hostel Hall Number 16. The rumble of an occasional rickshaw and the clank of a rusty bicycle are the only sounds in the vicinity of the high red-brick walls of the building. It is hard to imagine that this building, located in a tranquil area of Lahore, was not too long ago the site of a violent stand-off between the university administration and the Islami Jamiat-i-Tulaba (IJT), the student arm of the Jamaat-i-Islami.
NAB clears its chief in NICL case By Syed Irfan Raza ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has saved its own Chairman Qamar Zaman Chaudhry in an inquiry into the Rs6 billion National Insurance Company (NICL) scam, but has ordered a formal investigation against former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani. The bureau also ordered investigation against former law minister Babar Awan in a case regarding the Nandipur and Chichoki Mallian power projects.
Major reshuffle in army hierarchy By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD: Army Chief Gen Raheel Sharif on Monday named Lt Gen Obaidullah Khan as the commander of the Army’s Strategic Forces Command (ASFC). The appointment came as part of a major reshuffle in the army -- the largest since Gen Sharif took over army’s command last month.
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