DINA for the issue of July 23, 2014

	23 July, 2014 / Ramazan 24, 1435
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Pakistan, India FMs may meet in August Baqir Sajjad Syed ISLAMABAD: Foreign secretaries of Pakistan and India are expected to meet in the latter half of next month for discussing the future of the stalled peace process.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks up 60.97 points : KARACHI, July 22 : At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was 30474.20,up 60.97points. Forex Update : KARACHI, July 22: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 98.85 to the US Dollar in the open market.
Rabbani asks CMs to be cautious over privatisation process Amir Wasim ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan People’s Party’s (PPP) Parliamentary Leader in the Senate, Raza Rabbani, has written to all four chief ministers, asking them to be vigilant of the ongoing privatisation process and take steps to protect the interests of the provinces. Terming the privatisation policy of the present government “unconstitutional and illegal,” Mr Rabbani has asked the chief ministers not to allow the privatisation of any unit without the approval of the Council of Common Interests (CCI), as per the Constitution.
Acid thrown on teenage sisters in Mastung Saleem Shahid QUETTA: Two teenage sisters suffered burn injuries on the face and neck when masked men sprayed acid on them in Mastung on Tuesday. This is the second such incident to take place in Balochistan in as many days. On Monday a group of masked men had sprinkled acid on four women busy in Eid shopping in Quetta.
No let-up in Gaza bombing despite US-UN diplomacy Reuters GAZA: Israel pounded targets across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, saying no ceasefire was near as top US and United Nations diplomats pursued talks on halting the fighting that has claimed more than 600 lives. John Kerry, the US Secretary of State, held discussions in Egypt, while UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv and planned to see the Palestinian prime minister in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday.
Success of operation linked to IDPs’ help Khawar Ghumman ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for States and Frontier Regions retired Lt Gen Abdul Qadir Baloch said here on Tuesday that the military operation against Taliban might fail to restore peace if internally displaced people were not taken care of well. Gen Baloch, who is federal government’s focal person for handling the IDP issue, said that “clearing the area of militants is not difficult, but the challenging part of the operation is to provide relief to the displaced people, followed by their rehabilitation”.
‘Girl Summit’ seeks worldwide ban on horrifying practice AFP LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron called on Tuesday for a worldwide ban on female genital mutilation and child marriage as he launched the first UN-backed “Girl Summit” on issues that affect millions around the globe. Mr Cameron announced that parents in Britain would face prosecution for failing to prevent their daughters from being subjected to FGM, while setting out steps to tackle both practices in developing nations.
Top airlines cancel Israel flights after Gaza rocket strike AFP WASHINGTON: Major US, European and Canadian airlines cancelled flights to and from Israel on Tuesday after a rocket fired from Gaza struck near its main international airport in Tel Aviv. The cancellations highlighted heightened worldwide fears of a rocket hitting a passenger jet in the wake of last week’s downing of a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 over rebel-held eastern Ukraine with nearly 300 on board.
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