DINA for the issue of February 4, 2014

	February 4, 2014 | Rabi-ul-Saani 3, 1435
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Sharif, COAS discuss security situation By Baqir Sajjad Syed ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Army Chief Gen Raheel Sharif exchanged views here on Monday on the security situation and peace talks with militants.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks up 161.76 Points: KARACHI, February 3: At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was at 26946.10, up 161.76 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, February 3 The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 106.20 to the US Dollar in the open market.
PM refuses to give up on talks By Our Staff Reporter LAHORE: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has expressed optimism about the outcome of peace talks with the Taliban and said he will monitor the exercise. He denied considering options other than dialogue. “I will supervise the talks process and Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali will be assisting me,” he said while talking to the media and during a meeting with senior journalists and columnists at Alhamra Arts Council here on Monday.
PTI, JUI-F retreat draws sarcastic remarks in NA By Raja Asghar ISLAMABAD: The planned dialogue between the government and Taliban seemed to have received a setback on Monday as two key parties told the National Assembly they were not joining a militant group’s panel of negotiators. After some embarrassing sarcasm from both friends and foes, the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and the government-allied Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl gave different reasons for their dissociation two days after the banned Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) named PTI chairman Imran Khan and a JUI-F figure on its five-man panel to negotiate with a four-member government panel.
Future energy needs a concern Dawn Report KARACHI/LAHORE: It has been estimated that by 2030 the world will need 40 to 50 per cent more energy, water and food in tandem with rising demand and increased populations, according to a series of surveys conducted recently. Tremendous stress will be placed on these vital resources as energy is used to move and treat water; water is required to produce energy and both energy and water are required for the production of food.
CJ calls for implementation of laws against terrorism, sectarianism By Nasir Iqbal ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Tasadduq Hussain Jillani has called upon the executive and the legislature to enact and implement laws to curb extremism, sectarianism, terrorism, enforced disappearances and extra-judicial killings. “Pakistani society is passing through hard times due to prevalent law and order situation and a culture of terrorism, extremism, sectarianism and extra-judicial killings,” observed the chief justice at a reception hosted in his honour by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Monday.
Blow for dialogue process as Imran, Fazl bow out By Khawar Ghumman ISLAMABAD: The proposed peace talks between the government and the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) appeared on Monday to be heading nowhere. While two members of the five-man committee which the TTP had announced on Sunday withdrew their names, the government team waited for a formal contact from the Taliban.
TTP regrets decision of Imran, Kifayatullah By Pazir Gul MIRAMSHAH: The outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan regretted on Monday the decision of PTI chief Imran Khan and JUI-F leader Mufti Kifayatullah to disassociate themselves from the five-member committee it had nominated for talks with the government. TTP spokesman Sahidullah Shahid told Dawn on phone from an unspecified location: “We regret the decision of PTI and JUI leaderships about distancing their representatives from the proposed peace talks.”
Loan Scheme Hit By Snags By Nabeel Anwar Dhakku WHILE submitting the application form at the main branch of the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) in Chakwal city, Shamrez Khan’s eyes sparkle. The 30-year-old man is among the lucky ones who have successfully grappled with the process of preparing their documents for seeking a loan under Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s Youth Business Loan Scheme. Shamrez runs a tiny shoe shop in Kariala village, some 12 kilometres to the south-east of Chakwal. He wants to extend it with a Rs300,000 investment. “I’m living hand to mouth and my daily income is not satisfactory,” he told Dawn at the NBP’s main branch on Bhoun Road. “I’m seeking a loan to expand my business.”
‘Stop making excuses for Taliban’ By Jon Boone in Moenjodaro BILAWAL Bhutto Zardari, chairman of the Peoples Party, has launched a scathing attack on his political opponents who he said must stop “making excuses” for Taliban violence. Bilawal also accused Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Tehreek-i-Insaf chief Imran Khan of “letting down the people” by not backing firm military action against the Taliban.
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