DINA for the issue of July 8th, 2014

	08 July, 2014 / Ramazan 9, 1435
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COAS vows to pursue militants to the finish Syed Irfan Raza ISLAMABAD: Army Chief General Raheel Sharif visited troops on the frontlines in North Waziristan on Monday and talking to officers and men stressed the need for eliminating all terrorists and their sanctuaries in the area.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks down 90.88 points: KARACHI, July 07 : At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was 29528.96,down 90.88 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, July 07 : The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 99.05 to the US Dollar in the open market
Brazil face Germany in clash of titans today Umaid Wasim THEY have won eight World Cups between them, but remarkably Brazil and Germany have met just once in the tournament prior to their semi-final clash at the Estadio Minerao on Tuesday. That meeting came in Yok­ohama (Japan) in the final of the 2002 World Cup, where two goals from Ronaldo sealed a 2-0 win for Brazil.
Arsalan wants Imran disqualified Iftikhar A. Khan ISLAMABAD: Arsalan Iftikhar, son of former chief justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, announced on Monday that he would file a reference against Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan who, he alleged, was not eligible to contest elections. He submitted an application to the Election Commission to obtain a copy of his nomination papers. Dr Arsalan’s recent appointment as vice-chairman of Balochistan’s Board of Investment had been described by the PTI chief as a reward for alleged favours doled out by his father during last year’s elections to a party.
Nisar sees some ministers conspiring against him The Newspaper's Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has indicated that some of his cabinet colleagues nursing grudge may be covertly spreading propaganda against him. In a belated explanatory note released to media here on Monday, he said his recent meeting with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif had focused on national and political matters and had nothing to do with his reported differences with the PML-N leadership.
Ashraf Ghani ahead in disputed Afghan vote-count AP KABUL: Afghan officials released on Monday preliminary election results showing former finance minister Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai well in the lead for the presidency but said no winner could be declared because millions of ballots were being audited for fraud. The announcement came as Ahmadzai is locked in a standoff with his rival Abdullah Abdullah, who has refused to accept any results until all fraudulent ballots are invalidated.
Footprints: Dispatches from North Waziristan Sailab Mehsud IT has not gone unnoticed that ever since Operation Zarb-i-Azb was launched, details emerging about the operation are completely one-sided. Few details are appearing from the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan and those trapped in the area. The ISPR has been constantly issuing press releases making various claims, such as killing scores of militants, on a daily basis. But my clandestine trips to Mirali and Miramshah and the ordinary people that I met in Bannu show a different picture. I met 65-year-old Zahir Shah from Miramshah in Bannu who was with his family in a truck. He had one of the most heart-rending stories to narrate about his difficult journey. “It feels like the Day of Judgment. I may seem alive to you but inside I am dead. No warnings were given about the impending operation. The bomb attacks started suddenly and I had to leave two of my sick children behind. I handed them over to Shawwal Scouts belonging to the Afridi tribe requesting them to bury my children should they die.”
Another surcharge on electricity expected Anwar Iqbal WASHINGTON: The government has assured the International Monetary Fund that it will levy another surcharge on electricity to recover Rs 240 billion of syndicated term credit finance from consumers. According to an IMF report released on Monday, the government promised to impose the surcharge if the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority does not include financing of this syndicated loan in tariff determination.
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