DINA for the issue of April 1, 2014

	April 1, 2014 | Jamadi-ul-Awwal 30, 1435
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Court takes first step towards Musharraf’s trial By Malik Asad ISLAMABAD: The high treason trial of retired General Pervez Musharraf brought a historical moment among twists and turns on Monday such as the former dictator’s appearance, his indictment and clarity on who is responsible for removing his name from the exit control list (ECL).	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks up 43.78 Points: KARACHI, March 31 : At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was 27159.91 ,up 43.78 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, March 31 : The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 100.20 to the US Dollar in the open market.
‘I am not a traitor’ By Our Reporter ISLAMABAD: “I am not a traitor,” said former president retired General Pervez Musharraf in his defence once the Special Court had indicted him on charges related to imposition of emergency in the country on Nov 3, 2007. When Justice Tahira Safdar of the Balochistan High Court read out the first charge against Musharraf, the former president glanced at his lawyer nervously.
Prices of petrol, other products reduced By Khaleeq Kiani ISLAMABAD: As a result of improvement in the value of rupee, the government on Monday announced reduction in the prices of all petroleum products with immediate effect. The prices were reduced on the recommendations of the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) following a meeting between Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Finance Minister Ishaq Dar.
Two killed as train comes under fire near Mach By Our Staff Correspondent QUETTA: An attack on a train near Mach in Bolan district left a policeman and a passenger dead on Monday. Six passengers were injured. The train from Lahore was going to Quetta. The injured, two women among them, were taken to Quetta in a helicopter. Militants sitting on a mountain opened fire at the Nawab Akbar Bugti Express in Paneer area after it had crossed a tunnel, railway official Abbas Ali said. Two bogies of the train were hit by bullets, sources said.
WHY JAMAAT DISCARDED MUNAWWAR HASAN By Nasir Jamal The arrival of Sirajul Haq as the fifth emir of the Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) is being interpreted variously. Most commonly, however, it is being viewed as the restoration in the Jamaat of the Qazi Hussain Ahmed strain of populist politics fired by a strong desire to evolve into a mainstream political party. “Sirajul Haq will follow Qazi Hussain’s style of leadership,” one of the top Jamaat leaders from Lahore told Dawn.
PRINTED IN PESHAWAR By Aurangzaib Khan There is a campaign poster glued to the wall at the back of the counter at NTR Printing Press where Maqbali Khan sits relaxed, smoking a cigarette on a quiet Sunday morning. It is one of several, printed for candidates of Afghan provincial councils contesting the April 5 presidential and provincial council elections in Afghanistan. The poster promotes a woman candidate in Takhar, a province north-east of Afghanistan, bordering Tajikistan. “Raza-i-Khudawand raza ma ast, Quran qanoon ma ast”, is the candidate’s rallying cry inscribed in red, at the top of the poster. At the bottom, it says: printed at Ariya Matiba, a printing press in Jalalabad, Afghanistan.
Request for details of CIA chief’s visit turned down By Baqir Sajjad Syed ISLAMABAD: The Defence Ministry refused on Monday to share details of CIA chief’s visit to Pakistan with the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee. The committee had asked for details of the visit of CIA Director John Brennan to Pakistan in the last week of February for meetings with Army Chief Gen Raheel Sharif and ISI Director General Lt Gen Zaheerul Islam. The committee had initially asked the Foreign Office on the CIA chief’s visit at the last meeting on March 18. However, the issue was deferred after the FO said the matter was out of its purview and later defence ministry was asked to furnish the information.
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