DINA for the issue of April 20, 2014

	April 20, 2014 | Jamadi-ul-Saani 19, 1435
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PM urges officers to uphold oath at all costs By Baqir Sajjad Syed ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has urged the newly enlisted army officers to abide by their oath of service — pledging to protect the Constitution — even when that’s hard to do.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995
Anchor Hamid Mir injured in attack By Our Staff Reporter KARACHI: Senior journalist and a prominent anchor of GeoNews, Hamid Mir, was critically wounded in an armed attack on his car near Karachi airport minutes after he landed here from Islamabad on Saturday. Doctors at the Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) performed surgery for two-and-a-half hours to save the life of 48-year-old Mir, who was hit by ‘at least’ three bullets – two in the abdomen – by ‘lone attacker’ when his car slowed down to take a turn to emerge on Sharea Faisal near the Wireless Gate bus stop.
Musharraf arrives in Karachi By Our Staff Reporter KARACHI: Former ruler retired Gen Pervez Musharraf arrived in Karachi on Saturday amid tight security. Officials said the security measures taken this time were tighter than those put in place when he made a disappointing homecoming last year on the same venue.
Three militants killed in Panjgur By Our Staff Correspondet QUETTA: Three militants were killed in a gunbattle with security forces in Tusp area of Panjgur on Saturday, official sources said. Some vehicles of Frontier Corps were on patrol in Tusp area on the outskirts of Panjgur town when militants attacked them. The security forces started chasing them.
Punjab govt accused of being soft on militants By Khawar Ghumman ISLAMABAD: Although the law-enforcement agencies in Lahore busted a sectarian group this week, it is still not clear if this indicates a change of strategy on the part of Punjab government, which until now has turned a blind eye to militant activity in the province despite worrying reports and assessments. Senior officials point out that the Punjab government has been “sleeping over” regular reports being sent to them by intelligence agencies about the increasing presence of sleeper cells of proscribed militant organisations.
ISPR calls for urgent probe By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD: The military’s public affairs wing — Inter Services Public Relations — on Saturday condemned the attack on TV anchor Hamid Mir and called for an urgent probe into the incident, which is being blamed on the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI). The ISPR spokesman said an “independent inquiry” was needed for ascertaining facts. “Raising allegations against ISI or its head without any basis is highly regrettable and misleading,” said Maj Gen Asim Bajwa, the ISPR chief.
Meeting with TTP committee cancelled By Iftikhar A. Khan ISLAMABAD: Mystery surrounded the last-minute cancellation of a meeting between Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan and Taliban negotiators on Saturday. The interior ministry had announced the previous day that a meeting with the Taliban negotiation committee had been convened. But the meeting did not take place for some inexplicable reason.
FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT By Saher Baloch MINUTES after the convoy of Sindh High Court Chief Justice Maqbool Baqar was attacked on Burnes Road last year, the bomb site was surrounded by paramilitary forces and cameramen. In their bid to get the first-hand account, the police forgot to cordon the area off and most of the circumstantial evidence was lost. The next day, the forensic division of the Sindh police adjacent to the police headquarters in Garden received only a mobile handset that was apparently used in the attack.
SC urged to regulate use of suo motu powers By Nasir Iqbal ISLAMABAD: An international judicial conference on Saturday called for discouraging a roving and supervisory role of superior courts in efforts to ensure compliance with laws dealing with fundamental rights. At its closing ceremony, Chief Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani read out a set of recommendations formulated at the two-day conference which was attended by local as well as foreign delegates.
Investors fearful of intervention: Dr Ishrat By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD: Former governor of the State Bank of Pakistan Dr Ishrat Husain said on Saturday the fear of suo motu intervention by the Supreme Court or high courts in financial transactions and grant of stay by them during lengthy proceedings had contributed towards elevating the country’s risk profile. “Even if the investors and businesses cross all hurdles imposed by the federal or provincial and local governments, they are now faced with an additional constraint that adds to uncertainty and unpredictability of investing and doing business in Pakistan,” he said while reading a paper on ‘Judicial review of administrative actions’ at a session of the judicial conference presided over by Justice Nasirul Mulk.
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