DINA for the issue of JUNE 19th , 2014

	19 June, 2014 / Shabaan 20, 1435
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30,000 flee as curfew eased in some areas From the Newspaper BANNU: Around 30,000 people fled the military offensive against militants in North Waziristan on Wednesday after the authorities eased a curfew in parts of the region to let civilians leave in a sign that the campaign was likely to intensify.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks down 166.62 Points: KARACHI, June 18 : At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was 29157.98,down 166.62 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, June 18 : The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 99.65 to the US Dollar in the open market.
Muttahida MNA hurt in Lahore gun attack The Newspaper's Staff Reporter LAHORE: Tahira Asif, an MNA of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, was seriously injured in a gun attack here on Wednesday. She was in a car, along with by her 25-year-old daughter and a handicapped servant, when she was shot at near Iqbal Town’s Moon Market, police said.
Holders Spain eliminated AP CHILE threw out defending champions Spain from the World Cup with a clinical display on Wednesday that took them into the knock-out stages. Score: Chile 2 Spain 0. In an earlier match, the Netherlands virtually assured themselves of a place in the knockout rounds after fending off a belligerent Australia 3-2 to follow up on its opening 5-1 rout of defending champion Spain.
COAS, Afghan envoy discuss border security The Newspaper's Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD: Afghan Ambassador Janan Mosazai called on Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif at GHQ on Wednesday and discussed with him issues of mutual interest relating to the recently launched military operation, Zarb-i-Azb, in North Waziristan. According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the armed forces, the two sides discussed the issue of taking additional security measures along the Pak-Afghan border after the beginning of the operation in an area close to the border.
Drone attack leaves 4 dead The Newspaper's Correspondent MIRAMSHAH: At least four people were killed when drones fired missiles into a compound in Darga Mandi area of North Waziristan on Wednesday. According to some people in Miramshah, the regional headquarters, the drones fired six missiles early in the morning. “We heard six blasts when we were offering the morning prayers,” a resident told Dawn by phone.
PAT workers died of bullet injuries: medical reports The Newspaper's Staff Reporter LAHORE: A tense calm prevailed at Minhajul Quran offices in Model Town on Wednesday as representatives of various parties and other people arrived there to express grief and demonstrate solidarity with leaders of the Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) whose several activists had been killed on Tuesday in clashes with police over removal of barriers from around the place. Initial post-mortem reports confirmed that the deaths had been caused by bullet wounds.
Iraq calls for US air strikes as militants enter main refinery Reuters BAGHDAD: Iraq asked the United States for air support in countering rebels, the top US general said on Wednesday, after the militants seized major cities in a lightning advance that has routed the country’s army. However, General Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the US military’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, gave no direct reply when asked at a Congressional hearing whether Washington would agree to the request.
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