DINA for the issue of April 22, 2014

	April 22, 2014 | Jamadi-ul-Saani 21, 1435
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PM reviews progress in Karachi operation By Our Staff Reporter KARACHI: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif presided over on Monday a meeting on law and order and the ongoing operation against terrorists in Karachi.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks down 191.16 Points: KARACHI, April 21: At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was 28878.77, down 191.16 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, April 21 : The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 99.25 to the US Dollar in the open market.
Two new power units completed at Guddu GUDDU: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Monday that long hours of loadshedding which people had been facing for 10 years had also seriously undermined the country’s progress in all areas. Addressing a gathering here after inaugurating two units of 243MW each at the Guddu thermal power plant, he said the government was trying to enhance efficiency of the existing power plants, expedite work on ongoing projects and set up new plants under the public-private partnership to overcome the energy crisis.
CJ rejects police report in immolation case By Wajih Ahmad Sheikh LAHORE: Chief Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani rejected on Monday a police report on a case relating to self-immolation by a girl in Muzaffargarh and directed the Multan district and sessions judge to hold an inquiry into the case. The report, submitted by Additional Inspector General of Punjab Khaliq Dad Malik and the Muzaffargarh district police officer, said Amina had not been raped.
Senators call upon ISI to cooperate with probe By Amir Wasim ISLAMABAD: Senators called upon the country’s top intelligence agency on Monday to clear its name in cases of attacks on journalists and the matter of enforced disappearances. The role of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) was brought up in the house as members discussed Saturday’s attack on senior journalist Hamid Mir in Karachi and allegations levelled by his family against the head of the agency, Lt Gen Zaheerul Islam.
Six die in Peshawar attack on police By Zulfiqar Ali PESHAWAR: Five policemen and a civilian were killed in an attack in Badhaber area on the outskirts of Peshawar on Monday night. Gunmen fired at a police van at Zangli checkpost on Kohat-Peshawar road, leaving two policemen injured.
Gwadar to be functional in five years: Fatemi By Maleeha Hamid Siddiqui KARACHI: The Nawaz Sharif government envisages not only a motorway from Gwadar to Karachi, but also an airport, a hospital, a university and a technical institute, with the objective of turning Gwadar into a fully functional city within five years, said special assistant to the prime minister Tariq Fatemi at a session on Pakistan’s Foreign Policy Objectives, organised by the Karachi Council on Foreign Relations on Monday evening. He added that two power plants in Gwadar would start functioning next month.
Grenade attack at PML-N leader’s house By Our Correspondent KHUZDAR: The house of district president of PML-N was attacked with a grenade on Monday night, police said. Gunmen on a motorcycle hurled the hand-grenade at the residence of Agha Shakeel and escaped. The grenade landed in the backyard where it exploded, smashing windowpanes and damaging the boundary wall.
WHEN MAATA CALLS By Shazia Hasan THEIR windscreens decked out with prayers such as ‘Allah nigehbaan’ and ‘Mashallah’, the buses travel for hours along highways, curving along mountains and crawling over narrow bridges under the scorching sun. The destination is Sri Maata Hinglaj, also known as Nani Mandir. Colourful saris and other clothing dry on rocks as several devotees take a dip in the muddy river a couple of kilometres short of the temple. “It is clean for them,” smiles Ali Sher, the driver of one of the buses overloaded with Hindu pilgrims.
Senate committee asks govt to unblock YouTube By Kalbe Ali ISLAMABAD: The Senate’s Functional Committee on Human Rights on Monday recommened that the government unblock the YouTube in Pakistan. A resolution, which was passed unanimously, said the ban be overturned as no such provision was in place in any other Muslim country.
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