DINA for the issue of June 15, 2014

	15 June, 2014 | Sha'baan 16, 1435
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Govt appeals order to let Musharraf go abroad By Nasir Iqbal ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Saturday challenged a Sindh High Court order to remove former president retired General Pervez Musharraf’s name from the exit control list (ECL), fearing that if allowed to proceed abroad he may not return to stand trial for treason.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995
Balochistan MPA shot dead by guard By Saleem Shahid QUETTA: Handery Masih, a member of the Balochistan Assembly, was shot dead allegedly by his security guard here on Saturday. Mr Masih’s nephew was injured in the incident which took place in front of his residence in the Nawan Killi area, on the outskirts of the provincial capital.
Colombia beat Greece 3-0 BELO HORIZONTE: Col­ombia started its first World Cup campaign in 16 years in dazzling fashion, beating Greece 3-0 on Saturday. Left back Armero opened the scoring in the fifth minute when his deflected shot rolled past Greek goalkeeper Orestis Karnezis.
Jets bomb militant hideouts MIRAMSHAH: Several suspected militants were killed in an offensive by PAF jets in the troubled North Waziristan tribal region in the small hours of Sunday, sources said. They said that Uzbek and Mehsud militants were killed in the attack which also left an unspecified number of women and children dead.
Proposed anti-terrorism law in limbo By Amir Wasim ISLAMABAD: The controversial Protection of Pakistan Bill is still in limbo as the PPP is now angry over the government’s move to approach the JUI-F on the proposed anti-terrorism law after reaching an agreement with opposition parties. The PPP’s leaders are reported to have decided not to support the bill if the government includes in the agreed draft any amendment proposed by the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-F.
Rs404bn Khyber Pakhtunkhwa budget unveiled By Zulfiqar Ali PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government unveiled on Saturday its budget for the next financial year with an outlay of Rs404.8 billion, with a whopping 71 per cent of the total expenditure taken away by salary and pension of its employees. Presenting the budget in the provincial assembly, Finance Minister Sirajul Haq claimed that it was a deficit-free budget and the government had not levied any new taxes.
WAGES OF FATE By Reema Abbasi Oblivious to the irony in the age-old term that means ‘statue’, they call each other ‘murats’. Buried between man and woman, transgenders lie on the edge of society but straddle different worlds. Deep in Karachi’s oldest quarters, in one of the intricate edifices of the Raj, is a placid settlement of ancient hermaphrodites who are reclusive and shun the profane.
Law to restrain police during arrest proposed By Wajih Ahmad Sheikh LAHORE: The Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan (LJCP) has recommended that the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) be amended in order to stop law-enforcement personnel from causing serious injury to or death of a person to be arrested unless there’s a threat to life of the officer making the arrest. It has recommended that the CrPC be amended to make it compulsory for police to inform a person of the grounds for his/her arrest.
Seven of a family die in accident By Malik Tahseen Raza MUZAFFARGARH: Seven male members of an extended family died of electric shock in Turkish Colony on Saturday night. Sources said the men were busy in welding a gas pipeline when a live wire accidentally fell on it. The deceased were Azam, Javed, Ali, Yaseen, Shehzad, Adnan and Liaquat.
10 killed in arson attacks in Dhaka DHAKA: Arson attacks and clashes between local residents and Urdu-speaking people left 10 people dead here on Saturday, police said. The clashes broke out early in the day at a shantytown in Dhaka where the Urdu-speaking people live. Later in the day, unidentified people set fire to homes in the shantytown, said police official Imtiaj Ahmed.
India links normalisation of relations to peace along LoC By Our Correspondent NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has told Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in a letter that he was encouraged by a convergence of views in their recent dialogue, but political analysts were also closely watching Saturday’s visit of Defence Minister Arun Jaitley to Srinagar amid allegations of ceasefire violations by Pakistan. According to reports here, Mr Modi wrote back to his Pakistani counterpart, saying that he looked forward to working closely with him in an atmosphere free of “confrontation and violence” to chart a new course in bilateral relations.
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