DINA for the issue of March 3, 2014

	March 3, 2014 | Rabi-ul-Saani 30, 1435
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Constables weigh heavy on Punjab police By Intikhab Hanif LAHORE: Nearly 85 per cent of the Punjab police’s budget is spent on the salary of its staff, and 90pc of this goes into paying constables who are acting as menial workers of the law-enforcement system, having neither any policing nor management functions.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks up 185.98 Points: KARACHI, February 28 : At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was 25664.91, up 185.98 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, February 28 : The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 105.75 to the US Dollar in the open market.
Govt halts air strikes By Amir Wasim ISLAMABAD: Within 24 hours of the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan’s announcement of a unilateral ceasefire, the government has also made public its decision to halt air strikes on militant hideouts. But it warned the TTP that troops would retaliate if a terrorist attack took place in any part of the country during the truce. “After a positive announcement by Taliban, the government has decided to suspend air strikes that have been continuing for a few days,” Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said in an official statement issued on Sunday after his meeting with Army Chief Gen Raheel Sharif.
Helicopter attacks in Bara leave five dead By Ibrahim Shinwari LANDI KOTAL: Helicopter gunships attacked militant hideouts in various localities of Bara on Sunday morning, killing at least five suspects and destroying an ammunition depot. Some civilians were injured. According to officials, the strikes were in retaliation for the killing of 12 tribal policemen in two blasts in Jamrud on Saturday. A Bara-based militant group was accused of being involved in the attack.
PM approves plan for PIA’s revival By Iftikhar A. Khan ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has approved in principle a plan for revival of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), aimed at bringing the national flag-carrier, currently running in losses of billions of rupees, to a break-even level within a year, by increasing revenue and taking cost-cutting measures. Under the plan, 20 new generation, narrow-bodied and fuel-efficient planes will be inducted into the fleet with Airbus 320 and Boeing 737 as the preferred options, besides getting four Boeing 777 and then same number of ATR 72-500 aircraft on ‘dry lease’.
Chinese firms to get army-backed security By Khawar Ghumman ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to provide army-backed security to Chinese companies with deep pockets coming into the country. The federal cabinet decided in principle last week to allay fears of investors from China by ensuring foolproof security, given that Chinese workers have on a number of occasions come under attack in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s areas bordering the tribal region.
Afghan jail authorities tricked into releasing 12 Taliban KABUL: Twelve Afghan Taliban escaped from the 1,200-inmate Kandahar Prison after a jail employee falsely put their names on a list of detainees who were scheduled for release, a spokesman for Kandahar’s police chief said on Sunday. The men walked out of the prison and the jail employee disappeared, Zia Durrani said. Two of the 12 were later recaptured, he added.
Eight killed in Pishin accident By Our Staff Correspondent QUETTA: Eight people, among them three children, were killed when a car collided head-on with a bus on the Quetta-Chaman highway near Saranan area of Pishin district on Sunday. Sources said those killed were in the car and six of them belonged to the same family.
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