DINA for the issue of August 2, 2014

DAWN INTERNET NEWS ALERT	August 2, 2014 | Shawwal 5, 1435
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Nisar reaches out to Imran, offers way out? Amir Wasim ISLAMABAD: Despite stating categorically that the time for talks with the government is over, it seems the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) is still keeping its options open.	For suggestions and comments: Email: webmaster@dawn.com Website: http://www.dawn.com Fax: +92(21) 35693995
Soldier killed in cross-border attack Anwarullah Khan KHAR: A soldier was killed when rockets fired from Afghanistan hit a border post in Bajaur Agency on Friday evening. Pakistan lodged a strong protest with Afghanistan over the attack.
No fresh deployment in capital, says army Baqir Sajjad Syed ISLAMABAD: As the notification about deployment of troops for the federal capital’s security went into effect on Friday, the army said it was making no fresh deployment in Islamabad. “No additional troops are being deployed in Islamabad other than the forces placed in the capital on June 15 for security duties at the time of the launch of the Zarb-i-Azb operation in North Waziristan,” military spokesman Maj Gen Asim Bajwa told Dawn.
Al Qaeda decimated in Fata: White House Anwar Iqbal WASHINGTON: The White House said on Friday that the United States has decimated the core leadership of Al Qaeda in Pakistan and Afghanistan. White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest told a news briefing in Washington that before 2001, core Al Qaeda was operating in “a virtual vacuum” in the tribal areas between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
PM in consultation mode to end impasse Amjad Mahmood LAHORE: At a time when multiple challenges are buffeting the government, the prime minister brought together some of his friends and businessmen under one roof at his Raiwind residence on Thursday evening. The objective: to seek their advice on how to improve governance. No minister was invited to the conclave, which lasted around two hours, a guest told Dawn. Even Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid, who is seen as an integral member of Mr Sharif’s inner cabinet, was conspicuous by his absence. Sources said another round of consultations will follow shortly.
Gaza truce collapses after ‘capture’ of Israeli soldier AFP GAZA CITY: A humanitarian truce in Gaza collapsed only hours after it began on Friday amid a deadly new wave of violence and the apparent capture by Hamas of an Israeli soldier. Intensive shelling killed more than 60 people in southern Gaza hours into the truce, which began at 8am and was due to last 72 hours.
Karachi beach tragedy toll rises to 34 Imtiaz Ali KARACHI: The death toll from the Eid holiday drowning tragedy rose to 34 after 11 more bodies were recovered from the Arabian Sea on Friday. Political parties called for an independent inquiry into the incident which, according to a fisherfolk organisation, occurred mainly because of growing human intervention in the sea by the DHA and port authorities. “We received 11 more bodies late on Thursday night and Friday morning,” police surgeon Dr Jalil Qadir said. The bodies were completely decomposed. Four of the dead were aged between 12 and 13 while the rest were youths.
US to help India get permanent membership of UNSC The Newspaper's Correspondent WASHINGTON: In a major display of solidarity with India, the United States has equated Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) with Al Qaeda, pledging to work with India to disrupt both. In a joint statement issued simultaneously in Washing­ton and New Delhi, the two nations also urged Pakistan to bring the perpetrators of the Mumbai attacks to justice.
Gas blasts tear through Taiwan city, kill 25 AFP KAOHSIUNG: A series of powerful gas blasts killed at least 25 people and injured up to 267 on Friday in the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung, overturning cars and ripping up roads as terrified residents fled an inferno. The explosions sparked massive fires which tore through the city’s Cianjhen district, leaving a yawning trench running for hundreds of metres down the middle of a major thoroughfare and littering the streets with dead bodies.
WTO stance sent wrong message, Kerry tells Modi AFP NEW DELHI: US Secretary of State John Kerry told Narendra Modi that India’s refusal to ratify a key WTO trade deal sent the wrong message, as he met the country’s prime minister for the first time on Friday. Mr Kerry expressed optimism about expanding cooperation between the world’s two largest democracies during a visit aimed at reviving a relationship clouded by mistrust.
Saudi king terms Israel’s Gaza offensive a war crime Reuters RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah criticised on Friday international inaction over Israel’s offensive in Gaza, which he described as involving mass slaughter and “war crimes against humanity”, in a speech read out on his behalf on state television. “This (international) community which has observed silently what is happening in the whole region, was indifferent to what is happening, as if what is happening is not its concern. Silence that has no justification,” he said in his speech.
Father beats baby, puts photo on Facebook From the Newspaper PARIS: In a case that has shocked France, a man reportedly admitted being violent towards his months old baby, who was taken to hospital where doctors diagnosed possible brain damage. Police in the town of Tergnier in the Aisne department in Picardy, northern France, were alerted on Monday by one of the couple’s friends who saw the child’s picture on the father’s Facebook account and was concerned at the baby’s “abnormal appearance” and bruised face.
Australian couple leave adopted but disabled baby with Thai surrogate AFP BANGKOK: Well-wishers on Friday had raised nearly $100,000 for a baby reportedly left with his surrogate Thai mother after his Australian ‘parents’ discovered he had Down’s Syndrome and returned home with his healthy twin sister. Pattaramon Chanbua from Chonburi province, southeast of Bangkok, agreed via an agent to be a surrogate for the couple for a fee of $14,900, giving birth to twins — a boy and a girl — in December, according to press reports.
Indian media upstages army in hostility towards Pakistan The Newspaper's Correspondent NEW DELHI: India’s new army chief Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag was leaving the podium after making formal remarks on assuming office on Friday. The TV cameras were evidently not satisfied with his measured comments about defence preparedness and his soldiers’ welfare being a priority.
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