DINA for the issue of March 30, 2014

	March 30, 2014 | Jamadi-ul-Awwal 28, 1435
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ECL in focus as Musharraf’s mother hospitalised By Malik Asad and Munawer Azeem ISLAMABAD: After 95-year-old Zarin Musharraf, mother of the former military ruler, was admitted to the W.W. Wilson Hospital in Sharjah on Saturday, his sympathisers here speeded up efforts for removal of his name from the exit control list (ECL).	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995
Govt, TTP agree to extend truce By Iftikhar A. Khan ISLAMABAD: The committees representing the government and the Taliban agreed on Saturday to extend the ceasefire and take measures to speed up the dialogue process. At a joint meeting, presided over by Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan and attended by members of the committees of the government and the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan, the two parties agreed to carry forward the peace process.
Pasni radar station attacked; guard killed By Our Staff Reporter KARACHI: Miscreants attacked a radar station in Pasni on Saturday, keeping it under their control for almost an hour and killing a security agency guard. They left only after the security forces were deployed to wrest the place from them. No militant group came up with any claim about the attack till we went to press.
Ephedrine-likescam unearthed, probe ordered By Khaleeq Kiani ISLAMABAD: The government has unearthed an ephedrine-like scam involving misuse of quotas for import of restricted substances by about two dozen industrial firms and tax machinery that may have international ramifications for the country. “The scale and size of the import of Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) — a group of compounds and substances that deplete ozone layer — is not yet known,” said a government official. But at least 10 companies have been found involved in illegal import and more than a dozen firms have drastically exceeded their quota last year alone, he added.
World observes Earth Hour SINGAPORE: Lights went off in thousands of cities and towns across the world on Saturday night for the annual Earth Hour campaign. Sydney’s Opera House and Harbour Bridge were among the first landmarks around the world to dim their lights for 60 minutes during the event, which was launched in the same Australian city in 2007.
Govt efforts insufficient to reverse looming Disney ban By Afshan Subohi KARACHI: The fate of Pakistani suppliers of Walt Disney merchandise hangs in the balance as government efforts to persuade the premier US company to review its decision to remove Pakistan from the list of permitted sourcing countries from next month have failed to yield results so far. The private sector feels the government has done too little, too late.
ENTOMBED IN DECAY By Majid Sheikh DAI ANGA has always fascinated me. Why would a dai — a wet nurse — to Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan be buried next to his daughter Sultan Begum? The status of the dai must have been very special in the Mughal scheme of things. Her tomb and mosque are today protected monuments, or at least we think so. She had the mosque built in 1635 before proceeding for Haj, while her tomb was constructed in 1671 during Aurangzeb’s reign.
Missiles fired from Afghanistan land in N. Waziristan By Our Correspondent MIRAMSHAH: Eight missiles fired from across the border in Afghanistan landed at a place in Ghulam Khan tehsil in North Waziristan Agency on Saturday. No loss of life or property was reported. Sources said explosions caused by the missiles were heard far and wide.
Girl dies in Quetta bomb blast By Saleem Shahid QUETTA: A girl was killed and 18 people, three security personnel among them, were injured in a bomb blast in the Sariab area on Saturday. Police sources said that an improvised explosive device was planted in a rickshaw parked near Gahi Khan Chowk. The device went off when the vehicles of Frontier Corps passed by the rickshaw.
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