DINA for the issue of March 11, 2014

	March 11, 2014 | Jamadi-ul-Awwal 9, 1435
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Wheat shortage: PM orders action against officials Dawn Report MITHI / KARACHI: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has directed that strict action be taken against those responsible for negligence in timely distribution of wheat among the famine-hit people in Sindh’s Tharparkar district. The prime minister visited Mithi, the headquarters of Tharparkar, on Monday to monitor the relief operation. He announced a Rs1 billion relief package for the affected people.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks up 284.03 Points: KARACHI, March 10 : At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was 27176.26,up 284.03 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, march 10 : The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 100.25 to the US Dollar in the open market.
Court attack witness alleges ‘coercion’ By Nasir Iqbal ISLAMABAD: Surprises, twists and turns was the order of the day on Monday when the Supreme Court resumed hearing in the March 3 district court complex attack case. The reader of the court of slain additional district and sessions judge Rafaqat Ahmed Khan Awan accused police of coercing him into giving evidence corroborating the claim of Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali that the judge had been killed by the bullets accidentally fired by his own guard.
Rupee maintains rise against dollar By Shahid Iqbal KARACHI: The dollar weakened further on Monday, losing within a week 5 per cent of its value against the rupee. It traded at Rs100.90 before closing at Rs101.12 in the inter-bank and at Rs101 in the open market. Exporters, dollar holders and speculators are panicking over the situation and messages are being sent to the ministry of finance to contain the trend, but currency dealers say the greenback is likely to fall below Rs100 over the next few days.
Fighting terrorism a common cause: Obama By Anwar Iqbal WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama said on Monday that the United States and Pakistan shared a commitment to combating terrorism and violent extremism in all forms, and were united in a fight to ensure the safety and security of their people. “We also share a strong desire for a secure and stable Afghanistan in order to promote the goals of peace, security, and socio-economic development in South Asia,” he said. In a meeting with Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States, Jalil Abbas Jilani, President Obama noted that a strong US-Pakistan partnership was vital to regional and international security.
Musharraf for trial of aides as well By Malik Asad ISLAMABAD: Former president retired General Pervez Musharraf has sought high treason trial of civilian leaders and military officials who allegedly abetted in the imposition of state of emergency on Nov 3, 2007. In an application filed in the special court seized with his treason trial on Monday, Gen Musharraf requested the three-member court to summon all those who had been consulted by him before the imposition of emergency. According to the proclamation issued about the emergency, Gen Musharraf imposed emergency after consultation with the then prime minister, governors of four provinces, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff committee, chiefs of armed forces, vice chief of army staff and corps commanders.
SHORT-TERM SOLIDARITY FOR THAR APLENTY By Saher Baloch THE din inside and around the premises of the Civil Hospital Mithi was tremendous. As soon as a man got out of an ambulance carrying his five-year-old son, a group of cameramen and reporters formed a semi-circle around him, their devices clicking away, taking multiple shots of him and his semi-conscious child. Right beside the emergency entranceway, a member of the provincial assembly was busy providing sought-after sound bites to a TV crew, while in the parking lot next to it, the personal secretary of a former MPA was counting the media men sitting inside the van before embarking on a trip to a nearby goth to tour the famine-struck areas. The entranceway of the hospital was jam-packed with the multicoloured mobile vans of various television channels, with reporters running after every other patient who made his or her way to the hospital’s outpatient department.
Pakistan, IAEA to strengthen cooperation By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has renewed its commitment to intensify collaboration with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as it seeks to expand its reliance on nuclear energy for civilian purposes. It was decided to further strengthen efforts to increase technical cooperation, a Foreign Office statement said on a meeting held on Monday between visiting IAEA chief Yukiya Amano with Adviser on Foreign Affairs and National Security Sartaj Aziz.
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