DINA for the issue of July 22, 2014

	22 July, 2014 / Ramazan 23, 1435
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Imran wants NA speaker to resign for verification of votes in his constituency Khawar Ghumman ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has sought resignation of National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq till the completion of verification of votes in his NA-122 constituency by the election tribunal.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks up 123.06 points : KARACHI, July 21 : At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was 30347.95,up 123.06 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, July 21: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 98.75 to the US Dollar in the open market.
16 killed as coaster falls into ravine in AJK Tariq Naqash MUZAFFARABAD: Six­teen people, among them a woman and an army man, were killed and around 37 others injured on Monday in a road accident in Bhimber district, Azad Jammu and Kashmir. DIG Mirpur Dr Khalid Chauhan told Dawn that a Samahni-bound coaster plunged into a ravine at around 9.30am because of reckless driving, about 1.5km from Poona village.
Military operation targeting militants of all shades, US told Baqir Sajjad Syed ISLAMABAD: The government has re-emphasised that the military operation in North Waziristan is even-handed and militants of all shades are being targeted. Prime Minister’s Adviser on Foreign Affairs and National Security Sartaj Aziz told visiting US Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan James Dobbins on Monday that “Zarb-i-Azb was addressing this menace (of militancy) without any discrimination or distinction”.
Acid thrown on four women in Quetta market Saleem Shahid QUETTA: Masked men sprayed acid on four women who were busy in Eid shopping at a market on Sariab Road on Monday. “Four armed men riding motorcycles came to the market where dozens of women were thronging shops. Two of the men hiding their faces with masks entered a jewellery shop and sprinkled acid on four women while using syringes,” SP Imran Qureshi said.
Israeli brutality crosses all bounds; hospital shelled Reuters GAZA: Forty Palestinians lost their lives on Monday in the Israeli offensive in Gaza Strip, raising the death toll to 523. The toll included as many as 100 children. Of the 40 Palestinians who died on Monday, 28 belonged to a single family killed in one air strike as Israel pounded the densely-populated coastal strip. Four people were killed in an attack on a hospital.
Tabloid suspends spot fixing-fame reporter AFP LONDON: Rupert Murdoch’s British tabloid The Sun suspended an investigative reporter nicknamed the “Fake Sheikh” on Monday after a pop star’s drugs trial collapsed amid allegations that the journalist had lied in court. The trial of singer Tulisa Conto­stavlos, who had been accused of offering to procure cocaine for reporter Mazher Mahmood, was dismissed by a judge at South­wark Crown Court in London.
UN calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza Masood Haider UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council has called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Doha on the first leg of a Middle East tour aimed at ending the conflict. After a late-night closed-door meeting, Ambassador Eugene Richard Gasana of Rwanda, which holds the Security Council’s rotating presidency for July, told reporters that the council had serious discussion on the situation.
Footprints: Danger at PM's doorstep Nasir Jamal A dusty path stretches for about half a kilometre off Raiwind Road towards a small house in Pind Raiyan. The dwelling bears marks of a target that has been hit with vengeance — a response that often follows the loss of troops killed in action. Not only that, security officials said the house was possibly a base for planning an attack on Jati Umra — the nearby estate of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif where he spends his weekends.
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