DINA for the issue of May 30, 2014

	May 30, 2014 | Rajab 30, 1435
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PM orders immediate action in woman murder case Agencies ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday demanded “immediate action” over the brutal murder of a pregnant woman who was bludgeoned to death with bricks outside a court in Lahore while police stood by. “This crime is totally unacceptable and must be dealt in accordance with law promptly,” Mr Sharif said in a statement.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks down 60.89 Points: KARACHI, May 28: At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was 28987.32,down 60.89 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, May 28: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 99.75 to the US Dollar in the open market.
NEC move to end disparity in development By Khaleeq Kiani ISLAMABAD: Giving a new orientation to the economic policy of the country, the National Economic Council (NEC) approved on Thursday a Rs36bn initiative for stengthening national unity and the federation by removing disparities in development between the developed and under-developed parts of the country. Under the initiative, Rs15 billion will be invested in Balochistan, Rs8bn in Sindh, Rs4bn each in KP and Fata, Rs3bn in Azad Kashmir and Rs2bn in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Warrants for Gilani, Fahim in trade subsidy scam By Ishaq Tanoli KARACHI: An anti-corruption court on Thursday issued arrest warrants of former prime minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, former commerce minister Makhdoom Amin Fahim and others in a multi-billion trade subsidy scam. The non-bailable arrest warrants of the PPP stalwarts were issued after the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) named them, along with seven others, as absconding accused in the final investigation report submitted in the court earlier in the day.
Three troops die in Bannu mine blast By Our Correspondent BANNU: Three security personnel were killed and two others, a captain among them, injured in a roadside landmine blast in Frontier Region Bannu on Thursday. Sources said security men were patrolling Seentanga area in FR Bannu near the border of volatile North Waziristan region when their vehicle was hit by a landmine.
Nadra unveils landmark policy for registration of orphans By Nasir Iqbal ISLAMABAD: In a landmark move, the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) unveiled on Thursday a new policy to deal with the registration of parentless or abandoned children. Under the new policy, the head of an orphanage where such a child lives is eligible to become that child’s legal guardian by providing an affidavit. This replaces the old practice of going to the relevant court to seek guardianship certificates for each such child.
FOOTPRINTS: MADE IN PAKISTAN Aurangzaib Khan THE closest to Syed Tasawar Hussain’s craft is a spider busily weaving a web. Hussain, 28, sits in a hall at Phedra, a sports goods factory in Sialkot’s Industrial Estate. Every now and then, he pulls out a hexagonal leatherite panel to stitch into the patchwork that is a football’s skin. Eighteen years of stitching footballs has synchronised Hussain’s hands and mind into a needlework sequence that is impressive in its precision. He thrusts needles held in both hands into alternate holes, stitch after deft stitch. He finishes with a tight pull at the twine, neatly suturing the hexagonal panels together.
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