DINA for the issue of July 24, 2014

	24 July, 2014 / Ramazan 25, 1435
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Young pilot raising funds for education dies in crash Shazia Hasan KARACHI: The single-engine plane of 17-year-old American-Pakistani pilot Haris Suleman, who was attempting a world record of travelling around the world in 30 days to raise money for the education of underprivileged children in Pakistan, crashed in the sea on his way from Hawaii to California on Wednesday.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks up 106.96 points : KARACHI, July 23 : At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was 30509.05,up 106.96 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, July 23: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 98.75 to the US Dollar in the open market.
Violent protests in Lahore, Multan against loadshedding Dawn Report LAHORE: Violent demonstrations erupted in Lahore and Multan on Wednesday against longer hours of loadshedding in extremely sultry weather conditions. The most violent protests were seen in Batapur area of Lahore where people blocked the Grand Trunk Road, set tyres on fire and also pelted private vehicles with stones. According to the protesters, they had been facing up to 18 hours of outages.
UN starts probe into rights violations by Israel Reuters GENEVA: The United Nations on Wednesday launched an international inquiry into human rights violations and crimes that may have been committed by Israel during its military offensive in the Gaza Strip. The UN Human Rights Council condemned the Israeli assault which it said had involved disproportionate and indiscriminate attacks, including aerial bombing of civilian areas, collective punishment, and the killing of more than 650 Palestinians.
Scholar’s kin dies in Karachi sectarian attack The Newspaper's Staff Reporter KARACHI: Senior lawyer Syed Mubarak Raza Kazmi, son-in-law of well-known zakir Allama Talib Johari, was shot dead in a suspected sectarian attack in Karachi’s Gulshan-i-Iqbal area on Wednesday. The lawyers’ community in the city announced a plan for protests on Thursday against the cold-blooded murder.
Pakistani, Indian secretaries to meet on Aug 25 Baqir Sajjad Syed | Jawed Naqvi ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI: Two months after their prime ministers agreed on a meeting of the foreign secretaries to revive the stalled peace process, Pakistan and India on Wednesday finally set a date for the talks. The foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan would meet on August 25 in Islamabad.
20 militants killed in Shawal air strikes Bureau Report PESHAWAR: Military planes bombed four hideouts in the mountainous Shawal valley of North Waziristan on Wednesday and killed 20 suspected militants. According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations, both local and foreign militants had been killed in the air strikes. The claim could not be verified from independent sources because media has no access to the area.
Saudi women allowed to contest elections Syed Rashid Husain RIYADH: The Saudi cabinet has decided to allow women to contest and vote in the municipal elections to be held next year in a major step taken against the background of existing political and social norms. Although some sections had anticipated women’s participation as a candidate also during the last elections held in 2011, eventually women were not permitted to participate.
Israeli attacks render thousands homeless Reuters GAZA: Thousands of Pal­es­tinians were displaced on Wednesday as Israel intensified its 15-day-old offensive in the Gaza Strip, battering the occupied territory with almost round-the-clock artillery fire and tank shelling. Fifty Palestinians were killed during the day, most of them in the southern town of Khan Younis — one of the focal points of Israel’s recent assault.
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