DINA for the issue of July 9th, 2014

	09 July, 2014 / Ramazan 10, 1435
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17 killed, over 100 injured in Israeli attacks on Gaza AFP GAZA CITY: Israeli attacks on Gaza on Tuesday killed at least 17 people and injured more than 100. In the worst strike, a missile slammed into a house in Khan Yunis after people had reportedly formed a human shield to protect it, killing seven people.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks down 66.32 points: KARACHI, July 08 : At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was 29462.64,down 66.32 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, July 08 : The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 99.05 to the US Dollar in the open market.
Shah wants govt term reduced to 4 years Amir Wasim ISLAMABAD: Leader of the Opposition in the Natio­nal Assembly Syed Khursheed Shah has called for reducing the term of elected governments in the country from five to four years and has suggested that the Constitution be amended to allow senior bureaucrats and lawyers also to be considered for appointment as chief election commissioner (CEC). The PPP leader, who met Finance Minister Ishaq Dar and leaders of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf on Monday for consultations over the appointment of a new CEC, told reporters at Parliament House on Tuesday that a constitutional restriction, stipulating that the commissioner could only be taken from the judiciary, had limited their choices.
History hangs heavy on today’s semi-final Umaid Wasim in Sao Paulo IN a clash steeped in World Cup history, the Netherlands and Argentina face off in what promises to be a semi-final classic at Sao Paulo’s Arena Corinthians on Wednesday. In four previous meetings between the two sides, the Dutch have prevailed twice. Argentina won one and the other game ended in a draw.
Hatchet buried, Nisar gets back to work Khawar Ghumman ISLAMABAD: After burying the hatchet, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan held a three-hour one-to-one meeting on Tuesday, ostensibly to catch up on all pending business that has been delayed ever since the last time the two saw each other over a month ago. According to a tailor-made statement issued after the meeting by the Prime Minister’s Office, the two discussed a host of issues, including the ongoing military action in North Waziristan, measures for the upkeep of internally displaced persons (IDPs), the Karachi operation and the overall security situation of the country and the recently-passed Protection of Pakistan Bill.
Over 800,000 displaced persons registered Dawn Report PESHAWAR/BANNU: The number of registered people displaced from North Waziristan crossed 800,000 mark on Tuesday and the Fata Disaster Management Authority (FDMA) is continuing the process of registration in Peshawar and Bannu. According to the authority, 833,274 people – 361,459 children and 248,633 women among them – have been registered so far. An official said the process would continue till July 14.
PBC wants status of 100 ousted judges restored Nasir Iqbal ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) instituted a much-delayed petition before the Supreme Court on Tuesday, seeking review of the July 31, 2009 judgment that sent over 100 superior court judges packing. This is the fourth attempt to move such a petition. Previously, retired General Pervez Musharraf had filed a petition, which was dismissed by a 14-judge bench, headed by former chief justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani, on Jan 30 this year for “presenting irrelevant precedence” and being time-barred.
IMF assured of consistent hike in gas prices Khaleeq Kiani ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to keep increasing gas prices, limit expansion of gas consumption to domestic consumers and segregate gas distribution and transmission system by unbundling the existing gas utilities – SNGPL and SSGCL – for their failure to reduce system losses that are among the highest in the world. These measures, envisaged in an agreement with the International Monetary Fund, are aimed at making natural gas prices internationally competitive to accommodate proposed imported gas through a pipeline or in liquefied form to encourage new investment and promote efficiency not only in gas use but also in its transmission and distribution system.
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