DINA for the issue of August 13, 2014

	13 August, 2014 / Shawwal 16, 1435
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Imran spurns prime minister’s offer Mansoor Malik LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan has spurned the prime minister’s offer to form a commission consisting of three Supreme Court judges to investigate allegations of rigging in the 2013 general elections and asserted that “no probe is acceptable” without resignation of Nawaz Sharif.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995 Karachi Stocks up 233.09 points : KARACHI, August 12 : At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index was 28304.50,up 233.09 points. Forex Update : KARACHI, August 12: The Pakistani Rupee was traded at 99.35 to the US Dollar in the open market.
Activists held in crackdown across Punjab Faisal Ali Ghumman LAHORE: The Punjab police rounded up dozens of office-bearers and activists of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf in several districts of the province during a Monday night crackdown However, the ‘verbal’ orders of detention were withdrawn by the government on Tuesday afternoon, Dawn has learnt on good authority.
Ban likely on Qadri’s Pakistan Awami Tehreek The Newspaper's Staff Reporter LAHORE: The federal government is reported to have decided to declare the Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) as a proscribed organisation. Police sources privy to the development told Dawn on Tuesday that the decision had been taken at a high-level meeting held in Lahore and Dr Tahirul Qadri’s party was likely be included in the official list – First Schedule of the Ministry of Interior.
PPP wants SJC to try ‘corrupt’ ECP officials Iftikhar A. Khan ISLAMABAD: The PPP called on the Supreme Judicial Council on Tuesday to try members of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for their alleged role in rigging the general elections of 2013. “A reference, under Article 209 of the Constitution, should be initiated against the four ECP members and action taken so that their successors know they can be punished if they indulge in foul play,” PPP Senator Saeed Ghani said during a discussion in the Senate on the invocation of Article 245 in Islamabad.
Sharif proposes rigging inquiry by SC judges Syed Irfan Raza ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif once again tried to resolve the prevailing political crisis by accepting a demand of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan and requested that the Supreme Court announce a commission to investigate PTI’s allegations about the rigging in the May 2013 general elections. However, his offer did not impress the PTI while many analysts on various new channels also dismissed it as “too little, too late”.
Comedian Robin Williams commits suicide Reuters TIBURON: Robin Williams, the actor whose madcap comic style made him one of television and film’s biggest stars, was found dead on Monday after an apparent suicide at his home in Northern California. He was 63. The comedian’s appeal stretched across generations and genres, from family fare as the voice of Disney’s blue Genie in “Aladdin” to his portrayal of a fatherly therapist in the 1997 drama “Good Will Hunting”, for which he earned his sole Oscar.
Modi visits Kashmir, slams ‘proxy war’ The Newspaper's Correspondent NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on a second visit to Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday condemned the “continuing proxy war by Pakistan”, reports from Leh said. They said Mr Modi’s plan to visit the Siachen Glacier was aimed to send a strong signal to Pakistan about its importance to India.
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