DINA for the issue of January 25, 2014

	January 25, 2014 | Rabi-ul-Awwal 23, 1435
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Stranded pilgrims airlifted to Quetta By Saleem Shahid QUETTA: Over 100 Shia pilgrims were airlifted to Quetta on Friday from the Dalbandin airport in a transport plane of the Pakistan Air Force. The pilgrims coming in buses from Iran were stranded in Dalbandin after the bombing of a pilgrims’ bus in Mastung which left 28 people dead.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks up 49.22 Points: KARACHI, January 23: At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 27064.34, up 49.22 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, January 07: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 106.5 to the US Dollar in the open market.
Musharraf treatment abroad favoured By Malik Asad ISLAMABAD: A board comprising doctors of the Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology has declared the condition of former military ruler Pervez Musharraf as critical and recommended his treatment at a place of his choice. Advocate Mohammad Akram Sheikh, head of the prosecution team in the high treason trial, rejected the report and called for constitution of another medical board comprising civilian doctors to assess retired Gen Musharraf’s health.
Blasts rock Sindh cities, towns Dawn Report KARACHI / HYDERABAD: At least 17 explosions caused by small improvised bombs and crackers were reported from across Sindh on Friday night, ahead of a strike called by the Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz (JSMM) against MQM chief Altaf Hussain’s statement about division of the province. At least four blasts in Karachi’s Gulshan-i-Hadeed, Qayyumabad, Mobina Town and Nagan Chowrangi areas sowed fear in the neighborhoods and police officials termed them an attempt by the JSMM to spread terror ahead of Saturday’s strike.
Legal experts reject PPO By Nasir Iqbal ISLAMABAD: Rights activist Asma Jehangir has expressed fears that the amended Protection of Pakistan Ordinance (PPO) will lead the country to the path of becoming a ‘security state’ and away from the welfare state its people long for. “I can understand that the government finds it difficult to meet the demand of the armed forces in weeding out growing militancy, but we need a middle path through reforms to tackle the issue,” she said while talking to reporters at the Supreme Court building.
References filed against Gilani, Ashraf By Syed Irfan Raza ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau filed on Friday two references about Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority scam involving two former prime ministers of the PPP government, Yousuf Raza Gilani and Raja Pervez Ashraf. It is the second reference filed by the bureau against Raja Pervez Ashraf. He is already facing a Rental Power Projects reference filed against him on Nov 7 last year.
US terms treatment of Afridi unjustified By Anwar Iqbal WASHINGTON: The US State Department has said that it’s reviewing a recent law linking US aid to the release of Dr Shakil Afridi but will comply with it. The US Congress passed the law last week which requires the administration to withhold $33 million from aid to Pakistan until Dr Afridi, who helped CIA trace Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, is released.
Anger in Kashmir after Indian troops cleared over killings SRINAGAR: Pro-independence Kashmiri groups and rights organisations denounced on Friday a military court verdict that exonerated five Indian army officers involved in the killing of five civilians 14 years ago. “It is a living example of lawlessness and state terrorism, a slap in the face of the Kashmiri people whose lives have no value for the Indian army,” Kashmiri leader Syed Ali Geelani said in a statement.
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