DINA for the issue of March 6,2014

	March 6, 2014 | Rabi-ul-Saani 30, 1435
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NA turns into talking shop By Raja Asghar ISLAMABAD: Two days after one of Islamabad’s worst terrorist carnage, there was some tall talk in the National Assembly on Wednesday about a wished-for good time, but very little listening or admission of lapses that allowed an estimated over 40 minutes of killings in the heart of the capital at its district courts complex.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks up 355.84 Points: KARACHI, March 4 : At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was 26209.38, up 355.84 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, march 04 : The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 105.05 to the US Dollar in the open market.
Move to change govt team for talks By Syed Irfan Raza ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to form a new committee comprising Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan and army officials to directly interact with the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). According to sources, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will discuss the decision with negotiators from both sides at a breakfast meeting at the Prime Minister House on Thursday.
Negotiators discuss ‘way forward’ By Suhail Kakakhel NOWSHERA: The negotiating committees formed by the government and Taliban held on Wednesday their first joint meeting at Darul Uloom Haqqania in Akora Khattak since the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) declared a ceasefire and security forces halted retaliatory air strikes. The meeting was attended by the government committee’s coordinator, Irfan Siddiqui, and members retired Maj Mohammad Amir, Rahimullah Yusufzai and Rustam Shah Mohmand, and Taliban negotiators Maulana Samiul Haq and Prof Ibrahim Khan.
S. Arabia, UAE, Bahrain recall envoys from Qatar RIYADH: Three Gulf monarchies recalled their ambassadors from Doha on Wednesday in an unprecedented escalation in tension with fellow Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member Qatar, accused of backing the widely banned Muslim Brotherhood. Regional heavyweight Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain said the decision was made in protest against Qatar’s alleged interference in their internal affairs. Doha said it regretted the recall of the envoys but would not follow suit.
Six troops killed, 8 injured in Kurram blast By Hussain Afzal PARACHINAR: Six security personnel were killed and eight others injured in a roadside blast in the Kurram tribal region on Wednesday, official sources and eyewitnesses said. A security convoy was going from Hangu to Kurram when a blast ripped through one of its vehicles at Warmagai area in central Kurram. The sources said that a roadside improvised explosive device detonated by remote control had hit the vehicle.
TTP frustrated at ‘defiance’ over ceasefire By Hasan Abdullah KARACHI: While there are growing demands for a full-scale military operation following the post-ceasefire terrorist attacks, some experts are urging the government to better understand the militant mindset and use that to the state’s advantage. “Our society is polarised along the superficial ‘only talks’ and ‘only military operation’ lines. What we need to do is understand the thought process of the militants, their differences with each other and use these differences to pit them against each other,” said an official from the security establishment, speaking on condition of anonymity.
US ‘plans groundwork for stability, growth in Pakistan’ By Anwar Iqbal WASHINGTON: The US budget for 2015 focuses on developing a relationship with Pakistan’s new civilian government to lay the groundwork for stability and growth, says the US State Department. The budget proposals, announced on Tuesday, seek a billion dollars for Pakistan but a senior State Department official indicated that the Obama administration also intended to use a contingency fund for supplementing its funds for Islamabad.
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