DINA for the issue of March 27, 2014

	March 27, 2014 | Jamadi-ul-Awwal 25, 1435
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Govt to oppose handover of BB jewellery By Amir Wasim ISLAMABAD: A letter written by PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari to the Swiss authorities to seek return of confiscated jewellery of his late wife Benazir Bhutto is set to spark a legal battle in Switzerland because the government has decided to oppose the move.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks up151.78 Points: KARACHI, March 26 : At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was 26821.92 ,up 151.78 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, March 26 : The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 100.50 to the US Dollar in the open market.
Govt holds first direct talks with Taliban By Zulfiqar Ali PESHAWAR: Government negotiators held on Wednesday first face-to-face talks with Taliban leaders in an area adjacent to North Waziristan. According to official sources, the meeting was held at the residence of retired Subedar of Frontier Corps, identified only as Jamil, in Bilandkhel area of Orakzai Agency near garrison town of Thall.
Iranian guards not being held in Pakistan: FO By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has condemned the killing of one of the five abducted Iranian guards and reiterated its position that they were not being held on its soil. “Our investigations have neither corroborated nor established the entry into or presence within Pakistani territory of the Iranian border guards,” Foreign Office spokesperson Tasneem Aslam said in a statement on Wednesday.
Court martial won’t affect SC jurisdiction By Nasir Iqbal ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court said on Wednesday that the court martial of two army officers for their alleged involvement in enforced disappearances in Balochistan would not take away its jurisdiction since the final appeal against the military court’s decision would still come to it. “The Supreme Court still has the jurisdiction because the appeal against the final order will come to it,” Justice Amir Hani Muslim, head of a two-judge bench hearing a case pertaining to breakdown of law and order in Balochistan, said.
Rouhani seeks swift action TEHRAN: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in a telephone call with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif demanded “serious and swift action” by Pakistan to secure the release of the abducted guards. “We expect to hear good news in this regard,” he said, while calling for “joint action by both countries against terrorists”, the official Irna news agency reported.
$1.5bn ‘gift’ not conditional, Dar tells NA By Raja Asghar ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar told the National Assembly on Wednesday that a recent $1.5 billion ‘gift’ received from an unspecified friendly country — but most probably from Saudi Arabia — came through normal banking channels and was without conditions that could involve Pakistan in a proxy war in any Arab country like Syria. But what he called his categorical statement on behalf of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif that Pakistan would not send troops or weapons to the area, his assurance avoided to address fears expressed by critics about the possibility of recruitment of Pakistani citizens as so-called volunteers to help Syrian rebels seeking to topple President Bashar al-Assad or to aid the Bahraini ruler quell dissidents.
Pakistan, EU to enhance cooperation in energy BRUSSELS: Pakistan and the European Union have agreed to deepen cooperation in areas such as energy, climate change and higher education. The understanding was reached during second round of the Pakistan-EU Strategic Dialogue held here on Wednesday.
Al Qaeda militants moving from Pakistan to Syria: NYT By Masood Haider NEW YORK: Dozens of Al Qaeda militants from Pakistan are seeking to establish bases in Syria to plan attacks on Europe and the United States, the New York Times reported on Wednesday citing CIA chief. CIA Director John O. Brennan recently said before a House of Representatives panel that classified intelligence assessments showed that Al Qaeda planners travelled from Pakistan to Syria in order to lay the foundation for future strikes against the US and its European allies.
Modi calls minister, AAP leader Pakistani agents VARANASI: Hitting back at Narendra Modi for his ‘AK-49’ and ‘Pakistani agent’ jibe at him, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal said on Wednesday such comments did not suit a prime ministerial candidate. Talking to reporters at Kardhana village here, Kejriwal, who announced his candidature against Modi on Tuesday, said, “He (Modi) should talk about issues and not get into bad mouthing. Such words do not suit a man who is a prime ministerial candidate.”
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