DINA for the issue of March 05, 2014

	March 5, 2014 | Jumadi-ul-Awwal 3, 1435
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Five missing persons produced in court By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD: Security officials produced five more missing persons in the Supreme Court on Tuesday, instead of the seven the court had asked for.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks up 233.62 Points: KARACHI, March 4 : At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was 26016.90, up 233.62 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, march 04 : The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 105.75 to the US Dollar in the open market.
Afridi’s knock stuns BD crowd DHAKA: Shahid Afridi and Fawad Alam stunned thousands of Banglasehi cricket fans on Tuesday by bludgeoning half-centuries and blasting defending champion Pakistan into the Asia Cup final with a record rundown win against the hosts. Bangladesh posted 326-3, its highest score in one-day internationals, but couldn’t prevent Pakistan from achieving its biggest run chase in one-day internationals, reaching 329-7 with a ball to spare.
Govt decides to resume talks with TTP By Syed Irfan Raza ISLAMABAD: The government decided on Tuesday to resume peace dialogue with the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan which was suspended last month after the TTP Mohmand claimed to have killed 23 detained Frontier Corps personnel. The decision was taken at a meeting of the four-member government negotiating team, headed by Irfan Siddqui, with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. It was attended by Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan and committee members, retired Maj Mohammad Amir, Rustam Shah Mohmand and Rahimullah Yousufzai.
Iran gas pipeline still a priority, NA told By Raja Asghar ISLAMABAD: Amid opposition pressure to revisit what was termed an outdated foreign policy, the government told the National Assembly on Tuesday that the troubled plan to build a gas pipeline to bring natural gas from Iran to Pakistan was still a priority, although it was seeking concessions to make the project “practicable for us”. The Prime Minister’s Adviser on Foreign Affairs and National Security, Sartaj Aziz, gave an overview of the government’s foreign policy goals at the end of a debate on an opposition lawmaker’s motion, rejecting allegations of compromising national interests, particularly in dealing with the pipeline project finalised with the sanctions-hit Iran by the previous PPP-led government in its last days, relations with the United States and India and an alleged pro-rebel shift in policy over the Syrian crisis.
42 threat alerts given, SC informed By Nasir Iqbal ISLAMABAD: Interior Secretary Shahid Khan on Tuesday startled the Supreme Court hearing Monday’s terror attack on the Islamabad district courts on a suo motu that 42 threat alerts and 22 information reports about a possible act of terrorism had been communicated to the local administration, including the Islamabad police, from Jan 1 to date. “The ministry of interior conveyed 42 threat alerts and 22 information reports to the Chief Commissioner of Islamabad and Inspector General of Police from Jan 1 to date,” said a report submitted by the interior secretary in reply to the suo motu taken by Supreme Court Chief Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani on the Islamabad attack, which left an additional sessions judge and 10 others dead and dozens injured.
Obama seeks $1bn for Pakistan in 2015 budget By Anwar Iqbal WASHINGTON: The Obama administration is seeking one billion dollars for Pakistan in its budget proposals for fiscal 2015, which were sent to Congress on Tuesday. The $3.9 trillion budget package includes $46.2 billion to fund the State Department and US Agency for International Development. US assistance for other countries, including Pakistan and Afghanistan, comes from this fund.
US tries to counter Russia with aid for Ukraine By Our Correspondent WASHINGTON: The Obama administration announced $1 billion in economic and energy aid to Ukraine on Tuesday as Congress moved to bring economic sanctions against Russia for sending troops to the Crimean region. Already outmanoeuvred by Russia, the Obama administration is now focusing its attention on shoring up the pro-Western government in Kiev.
Egyptian court bans Hamas group CAIRO: A Cairo court banned on Tuesday the Palestinian Hamas movement from operating in Egypt, tightening the noose around the militant rulers of the blockaded Gaza Strip amid a crackdown on Islamists. The emergency court’s decision to also seize Hamas’s assets, ahead of a final ruling, was in response to a private citizen’s petition to designate it as a terrorist group.
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