DINA for the issue of December 8, 2013

	December 8, 2013 | Safar 4, 1435
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Secrecy shrouds missing persons’ appearance By Nasir Iqbal ISLAMABAD, Dec 7: On Saturday, a day when the court usually does not hold proceedings, the defence ministry brought some of the missing persons before Justice Amir Hani Muslim to comply with the Supreme Court’s directives, but with their faces covered in order to conceal their identity.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995
US gets Afghan govt’s assurances KABUL, Dec 7: US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel on Saturday said he had received assurances during a visit to Kabul that a long-delayed deal allowing US troops to stay in Afghanistan after 2014 would be signed “in a timely manner”. The Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) has been at the centre of a public dispute between the allies, with the US increasingly frustrated by President Hamid Karzai’s negotiating tactics over the deal.
Balochistan votes peacefully in local bodies’ polls By Saleem Shahid QUETTA, Dec 7: Amid tight security, polling for local bodies’ elections was held largely in peaceful manner in Balochistan on Saturday. Acting Chief Election Commissioner Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk visited different polling stations here and expressed satisfaction over the polling process.
Nawaz advises media to be ‘just’ By Amir Wasim ISLAMABAD, Dec 7: Seemingly unhappy over criticism of the government for the current wave of price hike, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has advised the media to “guide” the government instead of “criticising” it. Speaking at a ceremony on Saturday after inaugurating a Rs100 billion loan scheme he had announced for unemployed youths in his address to the nation in September, Mr Sharif urged the media to be just.
NP emerges as largest party; independents win big QUETTA: Independent candidates have won 493 seats in Balochistan’s local bodies’ elections, according to unofficial results received till 11.30pm. The National Party emerged as the largest party with 234 seats, followed by the PML-N’s 144, Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party with 112 and its arch rival, the JUI-F, with 102 seats.
Imran suggests secret talks on Kashmir issue By Jawed Naqvi NEW DELHI, Dec 7: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf leader Imran Khan says he supports secret talks between India and Pakistan to resolve the Kashmir issue because open talks run the risk of being subverted by vested interests he didn’t identify. Mr Khan, who was speaking here on Saturday at an international brainstorming jamboree, ruled out a military conflict as a solution to any dispute between the two countries, not the least because both had nuclear-armed militaries.
Three members of ‘Muslim patrol’ jailed in London LONDON, Dec 7: Three members of a self-styled “Muslim patrol” in London who harassed passers-by for wearing short skirts, holding hands and drinking alcohol have been jailed, in a conviction welcomed by the local mosque on Saturday. The men were jailed for up to 16 months on Friday after admitting a variety of public order and assault charges during ‘patrols’ in December 2012 and January 2013.
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