DINA for the issue of August 11, 2014

	11 August, 2014 / Shawwal 14, 1435
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Shahbaz apologises to people for inconvenience and hardship The Newspaper's Staff Reporter LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has apologised to people for the inconvenience caused by ‘measures’ taken by the government in the face of ‘violent activities’ in the province.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995
Imran welcomes decision The Newspaper's Staff Reporter ?ISLAMABAD: ?Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan has welcomed Dr Tahirul Qadri’s decision to hold his Inqilab march on Aug 14 when the PTI plans to march on Islamabad. Mr Khan said in a statement that PTI had already urged all democratic forces to join the movement for strengthening democracy in the country and getting rid of the current ‘Badshahi Nizam’ of the Sharif family.
‘Tsunami’ to hit capital on Aug 14 as planned Khawar Ghumman ISLAMABAD: This Independence Day may be the most eventful in recent memory, as the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) resolved on Sunday to proceed with its Azadi March as planned, party insiders told Dawn. During a meeting of the party’s core committee held in the capital, Imran Khan painstakingly dispelled an impression that his party was pursuing back-channel talks with the government and that the march may be called off.
Army’s corps commanders meeting today Syed Irfan Raza ISLAMABAD: Chief of the Army Staff General Raheel Sharif has convened a meeting of corps commanders on Monday at the military General Headquarters in Rawalpindi. The Inter-Services Public Relations announced in a one-line statement the convening of the meeting, without saying anything about its agenda.
Qadri to march side by side with Imran Amjad Mahmood LAHORE: Adding a political twist to his campaign, the chief of Pakistan Awami Tehreek, Dr Tahirul Qadri, announced on Sunday that his ‘Inqilab’ march would move side by side with the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s ‘Azadi’ march on Aug 14. “We will be encamping here for the next three days,” Dr Qadri said while addressing thousands of his supporters gathered outside the headquarters of the PAT and Minhajul Quran in Model Town after braving a harsh lockdown to the city by the government. “And on August 14 we will start our Inqilab march”.
Obama prepares nation for long-term Iraq engagement Anwar Iqbal WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama urged the Americans to be ready for a “long-term” engagement in Iraq as his military expanded its Iraq air campaign over the weekend to beat back militants. “I don’t think we’re going to solve this problem in weeks … I think this is going to take some time,” Mr Obama told the White House press corps. “This is going to be a long-term project.”
Four die in Kabul suicide attack AFP KABUL: A suicide attacker targeted a Nato convoy in Kabul on Sunday, killing four civilians and wounding at least 35 others, officials said, in the latest violence to hit the capital. The Nato force said none of its soldiers had been killed, but did not give any details of injuries in the blast, which came as foreign troops wind down combat operations at the end of a 13-year war against Taliban militants.
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