DINA for the issue of February 20, 2014

	February 20, 2014 | Rabi-ul-Saani 19, 1435
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Terror threat stalks country By Iftikhar A. Khan ISLAMABAD: The interior ministry warned on Wednesday that the threat of terror attacks was looming large over the country and said that infiltration of terrorists and supply of arms from across eastern and western borders were continuing unabated.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks down 197.45 Points: KARACHI, February 19 : At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was 25686.93 , up down 197.45 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, February 19 : The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 105.95 to the US Dollar in the open market.
10 of a family die in accident By Imtiaz Ali KARACHI: Ten people of a family — five children and five women — were killed when they fell into the Lyari river from a speeding mini-truck here on Wednesday. Six other people received critical injuries in the accident, which occurred when the vehicle was on Lyari Expressway.
Pakistan, Iran vow to resolve issues through talks By Saleem Shahid QUETTA: Pakistani and Iranian officials, at a meeting of the Pakistan-Iran joint border commission held here on Wednesday, discussed the recent issues straining their otherwise friendly relations and vowed to resolve them through talks. The meeting was held against the backdrop of recent kidnapping of five Iranian border guards and firing of rockets and mortar shells by Iranian forces into the border areas of Balochistan.
Negotiators weigh latest TTP rhetoric By Khawar Ghumman ISLAMABAD: A member of the four-man government committee told Dawn on Wednesday that they were looking into Taliban’s latest announcement that no ceasefire was possible unless intelligence agencies stopped killing and dumping bodies of their fighters. Rustam Shah Mohmand said that after the news emerged from North Waziristan, the government negotiators were consulting each other about a reply to the latest demand of the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan.
Army says 460 killed by Taliban in five months By Baqir Sajjad Syed ISLAMABAD: Over 400 people were killed in violence perpetrated by the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) over the past five months — a period during which the government tried to engage the militant group in a peace process aimed at ending their hostilities. “Since Sept 10 last year, following an All-Party Conference (APC), 460 innocent people — 308 civilians, 114 soldiers and 38 policemen — have embraced shahadat due to terrorist acts throughout the country,” a military official said while releasing the data. It is rare for the army to officially release the cumulative casualty figure from militant violence.
Govt to restore gas supply to textile units By Khaleeq Kiani ISLAMABAD: Succumbing to pressure from industrial tycoons, the government decided on Wednesday to restore supply of natural gas to textile units, even though about 2,000MW capacity remained idle at power plants due to gas loadshedding. The decision was taken at a meeting presided over by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar a day after the Pakistan Textile Exporters Association launched a media campaign for diversion of additional gas to the sector.
Missing man returns home quietly By Nasir Iqbal ISLAMABAD: A man who had been missing for over 19 months has quietly returned home under unexplained circumstances. Intelligence agencies had not acknowledged that Attique-ur-Rehman was in their custody and the Supreme Court was informed on Wednesday that he had reached his home.
Son of judge gunned down By Mohammad Hussain Khan HYDERABAD: A son of the sessions judge, Jacobabad, was gunned down here on Wednesday night. According to police, Aqib Shahani was driving his car when gunmen in another vehicle intercepted him on Thandi Sarak. His two sisters and mother were with him in the car.
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