DINA for the issue of April 7, 2014

	April 7, 2014 | Jamadi-ul-Saani 6, 1435
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Iran parliament approves bill on accord with Pakistan TEHRAN: Iranian parliament approved on Sunday the Tehran-Islamabad enhanced security cooperation act.According to Iranian news agency Irna, the bill is intended to strengthen cooperation between the two countries in combating terrorist groups operating in border areas.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995
S. Lanka beat India to win World T20 title MIRPUR: Sri Lanka lifted their maiden World Twenty20 title at the third time of asking following their six-wicket victory against former champions India at the Sher-i-Bangla National Stadium on Sunday. Kumar Sangakkara hit an important 52 (six boundaries and a six) not out in his last Twenty20 international outing to help Sri Lanka chase down the 131-run victory target with 13 balls to spare and deny India, the reigning 50-over World Cup and Champions Trophy winners, a record limited over treble.
Afghan polls to pave way for peace in region: PM By Syed Irfan Raza ISLAMABAD: Pakistan felicitated the people and government of Afghanistan on Sunday for successfully completing the election process and hoped that it would pave the way for peace in the region. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said in a statement that taking decisions through the ballot box reflected Afghan people’s determination and keen interest in adopting democratic culture.
IDPs repatriation in Kurram begins Bureau Report PESHAWAR: Political authorities have started repatriating thousands of people of Ali Sherzai tribe to their native area in the Kurram tribal region. Kurram political agent Riaz Mahsud said that 55,000 tribal people had been displaced in June 2010 following a military operation to cleanse the area of militants.
Punjab hospitals’ ICUs in bad shape By Asif Chaudhry LAHORE: Muhammad Usman Khan is a relationship manager at a bank in Sahiwal. He recently went looking for something as basic as a bed in an intensive care unit (ICU) in a hospital and a ventilator to save the life of his 54-year-old mother who was suffering from acute pneumonia. He searched desperately for it in his hometown and then went calling at various hospitals in Lahore, around two and half hours drive from Sahiwal.Usman and his mother arrived at the government-run Services Hospital in Lahore on March 18.
BJP, Congress trade barbs over plight of Indian Muslims NEW DELHI: Hindu hardliner Narendra Modi, front-runner for premier in the world’s biggest election, accused India’s ruling Congress party on the eve of the vote on Sunday of failing Muslims as his own party battled claims of fuelling religious tensions and his rival Rahul Gandhi warned that the country faced religious turmoil if Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won. Modi also urged voters to give him a strong mandate during the marathon six-week ballot which starts on Monday.
Australia looks into ‘encouraging’ signals in MH370 hunt PERTH: Ships searching the vast Indian Ocean for a Malaysian airliner have detected three separate underwater signals, and more ships and planes were diverted on Sunday to investigate whether they could have come from its black box. Angus Houston, head of the Australian search mission, said the detections were being taken “very seriously” as time ticked down on the battery life of the black box’s tracking beacons.
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