Friday, February 10, 2012
- India test-fires ballistic missile interceptor
- MQM seeks SC notice over Bilour's interview
- Russia proposes bilateral extradition treaty with US
- Karachi violence claims seven lives
- SC rejects PM Gilani's appeal
- 9 sentenced for London Stock Exchange terror plot
- Greece reaches deal on austerity
- CJ takes suo motu notice of Lahore factory collapse
- India, Pakistan trade can reach $10 bn by 2015: CII
- Terror trial of accused Bali bomber starts Monday
The Nation in print for Wednesday, April 01, 2009
Front Page
Shahbaz returns
ISLAMABAD Suspending the apex court order of February 25 that had barred Sharif brothers from holding any public office, the Supreme Court on Tuesday reinstated Mian Shahbaz Sharifs Government in Punjab. The five-member bench of Supreme Court headed by Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jilani granted a ...
Two 'terror-cops' escape from hospital
LAHORE - Two injured policemen, doubted to be terrorists, have mysteriously disappeared from the emergency department of the ...
Lahore hit in response to drone strikes, says Baitullah
DERA ISMAIL KHAN (Agencies) - Countrys most-wanted militant Tuesday claimed responsibility for a deadly police academy assault ...
International
Iran, US find common cause in Afghan rebuilding
THE HAGUE (Agencies) - US President Barack Obamas Administration had its first direct contact with Iran Tuesday at a conference ...
Khost mayor, 30 Taliban killed in Afghanistan
KABUL (AFP) - The mayor of an Afghan city was killed in a bomb attack and 30 Taliban-linked militants died in a police operation, ...
British troops begin Iraq pullout
BASRA, Iraq (AFP) - British forces officially started to withdraw from Iraq on Tuesday, signalling the end of six years of ...
Al-Qaeda jail escape plot foiled
LONDON - The British Police have foiled an alleged plot by Al-Qaeda members to escape from a British jail in a hijacked ...
Netanyahu's statements discouraging: Palestinians
RAMALLAH, West Bank, (AFP) - Statements by Israeli prime minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu on peace are not encouraging as he ...
North Korea vows militay response if Japan downs satellite
SEOUL (AFP) - North Korea will view any interception by Japan of its satellite launch as an aggressive act and respond with its ...
Backers look to build on new US strategy
THE HAGUE (AFP) - Afghanistans international backers, including Iran and the United States, met Tuesday to try to boost efforts ...
US weighs doubling Afghanistan security force
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US military is looking at doubling the size of Afghan security forces but the option has not yet been ...
'War on terror' phrase is finished: Hillary
THE HAGUE (AFP) - The new US administration of Barack Obama has discreetly abandoned the expression war on terror adopted by ...
Eight dead in attacks
MOSUL, Iraq (AFP) - Eight people were killed in three attacks in the northern Iraq on Tuesday, including seven when a suicide ...
Business
UBL, PSO launch auto credit card
LAHORE - United Bank Limited (UBL) and Pakistan State Oil (PSO) launched Pakistans first Auto Credit Card on a nation-wide scale ...
Rs70b circular debt left as govt makes Rs80b payment
LAHORE - The circular debt, which was presently standing at over Rs150 billion across the energy sector, has been now left almost ...
Growth in developing world to slow sharply
WASHINGTON - Economic growth in the developing world is expected to slow sharply in 2009 as the global economy deteriorates, the ...
Global economic downturn likely to undercut Pak growth: ADB report
ISLAMABAD The global economic downturn is likely to undercut Pakistans growth, with the gross domestic product slowdown, ...
KSE fails to maintain 7,000 level on selling pressure
The stock market failed to maintain the psychological barrier of 7,000 on the last trading day of the month despite the fact that ...
Local cement sale down by 17pc
LAHORE - According to the latest provisional numbers, local cement sales in first nine months (Jul-Mar) of FY09 have depicted a ...
Pakistan, China to cooperate in setting up automotive industry
ISLAMABAD (APP) - An automotive assembly plant would be set up in Punjab with the help of a Chinese company at a cost of US $ 30 ...
PM approves work permit for foreigners
ISLAMABAD - The Prime Minister has approved issuance of work visa to foreigners working in multi-national or national companies ...
Politics
Roti price will be brought down to Re 1: CM
LAHORE - Remaining 37 days out of office, Mian Shahbaz Sharif resumed his charge within few hours after the Supreme Court verdict ...
PPP adopts 'wait-and-see' policy on Punjab
LAHORE-Following restoration of Shahbaz govt in Punjab as a result of apex courts interim order, the PPP leadership has decided ...
'Govt installations, five-star hotel were next target'
LAHORE - The Afghan terrorist arrested during operation at the Manawan Police Centre on Tuesday disclosed that Pearl Continental ...
Pakistan gets $500 million WB loan
KARACHI (Agencies) - Pakistan has received a $500 million loan from the World Bank to help stabilise the economy, an official at ...
Verdict to dilute bitterness, says President
ISLAMABAD - The President respects the courts and their verdicts, attaching high hopes that the restoration of Mian Shahbaz ...
US needs to build trust with Pakistan: Petraeus
WASHINGTON - The US military will reserve the 'right of last resort to deal with threats inside Pakistan, but it would prefer to ...
No govt differences with Army, ISI, says Gilani
ISLAMABAD-Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that ISI and Pakistan Army are backing the democratic government and ...
Obama to propose $2.8b in military aid
WASHINGTON - Following up on his pledge to help strengthen Pakistans capacity to combat terrorism, President Barack Obama plans ...
Bureaucracy back to Feb 24 position
LAHORE - With the restoration of the provincial political dispensation to the pre-February 25 position, Shahbaz Sharif-led ...
Turkey to host summit with Pakistan, Afghanistan
ANKARA (APP) - President Asif Ali Zardari arrived here Tuesday to represent Pakistan at the third Turkey-Pakistan-Afghanistan ...
Mumbai attacks lawyer targeted
MUMBAI (Agencies) - The lawyer appointed to represent the lone militant captured during the Mumbai attacks asked for time to ...
Summary sent to PM for approval
ISLAMABAD - Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis has sent a summary to the Prime Minister Secretariat recommending four additional ...
Fears mount over health of UN official
QUETTA - Apprehensions are mounting about the health of UNHCR official John Solecki who has been held in captivity for nearly two ...
Shahbaz's restoration Pakistan's internal matter: US
WASHINGTON - The United States Tuesday offered no comments on Pakistan Supreme Court's decision to restore PML-N leader Shahbaz ...
No deal for Shahbaz's return, says Ghaus Shah
KARACHI - President PML-N Sindh Syed Ghaus Ali Shah has said that his party would accept the court judgment about the ...
Entertainment
World's first flying hotel
EXPERIENCE the adrenaline rush of taking off and flying high in the largest helicopter ever produced. The Hotelicopter features ...
Afghanistan's American Idol going strong after 4 seasons
WESTERN countries arent the only ones obsessed with singers and the competitions that breed them. Afghan Star runs on a similar ...
Sanjay barred from election
THE Indian Supreme Court has ruled that Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, convicted for his role in the 1993 Mumbai blasts, cannot ...
Angelina Jolie wants to adopt Slumdog Millionaire star
ANGELINA Jolie is reported to have told a young star of the film Slumdog Millionaire that she hopes to adopt an Indian child. ...
Rats used to sniff out landmines
HIS highly sensitive nose can sniff out explosives at 50 paces. And because he weighs a mere 3lb, there is no chance of him ...
'Superpill' may cut heart disease
ORLANDO, Florida (AFP) - Healthy people could cut their risk of heart disease in half with a new super pill that combines low ...
Sports
Pakistan assesses security in UAE
KARACHI (AFP) - Pakistan has sent a two-man team to the United Arab Emirates to assess security arrangements for next month's ...
Nadal, Serena, Venus, Murray sweat for wins
MIAMI (Florida) (AFP) - On a difficult Monday for stars, top seeds Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams, Britain's Andy Murray and ...
Minister denies rumours of change in PCB
ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for Sports Pir Aftab Hussain Jilani said Tuesday that there would be no big changes in the Pakistan ...
Talent-drought forces oldies back into national team
LAHORE - Failing to spot talented youngsters, the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has decided to include old players in the ...
Pakistan team to fly today for Azlan Shah Cup
LAHORE - Pakistan hockey team will leave to Malaysia to take part in the 18th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Hockey Tournament on ...
New schedule of hockey trials announced
LAHORE - The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) Tuesday announced the new schedule of trials of PHF Regional Hockey Academies in ...
Momand mulls future with Afghanistan
KARACHI (AFP) - Disgruntled opening batsman Riffatullah Momand Tuesday mulled his future - whether to wait four years to become ...
SFA council endorses ban, fine on Nasir Karim
KARACHI - The general council of the Sindh Football Association has endorsed the ban and fine imposed on chairman DFA South ...
SFA council endorses ban and fine on Nasir Karim
KARACHI - The general council of the Sindh Football Association has endorsed the ban and fine imposed on chairman DFA South ...
Islamabad
Students compelled to study old books in new academic session
ISLAMABAD-Students in this academic session would study the same old textbooks as the Ministry of Education has failed to ...
Encroachments irk residents
RAWALPINDI - Encroachments along Kuri Road besides dilapidated conditions have turned out to be a nightmare not only for the ...
Ilona's light boxes delight Islooites
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Nomad Art Gallery here Tuesday opened an exhibition of collagraphs, paper works, and light boxes by Ilona ...
Polyclinic given go-ahead
ISLAMABAD - After getting approval from Finance Division, Health Ministry has allowed the Federal Government Services Hospital ...
14-day remand of Mumbai suspect
RAWALPINDIFederal Investigation Agency (FIA) Tuesday obtained physical remand of a suspected terrorist in Mumbai attacks, for 14 ...
Security of police stations beefed up
ISLAMABAD - Close Circuit Television (CCTV) Cameras (CCTVs) would be installed at all police stations of the Federal Capital ...
National
National Textbook Policy on the cards
LAHORE - The federal education ministry is all set to implement National Textbook Policy amid concerns and reservations of Urdu ...
Karachi
Altaf felicitates Shahbaz Sharif
KARACHI - The MQM on Tuesday endorsed a proposal from its party chief Altaf Hussain, in which he had urged the PML-N leader Nawaz ...
Govt mulling anti-drug drive in educational institutions
KARACHI - A proposal for dug abuse prevention and youth development programme in educational institutions of the province was ...
LEAs launch operation against terrorists in City
KARACHI - Law enforcement agencies have started operation against terrorists hiding in the City, sources revealed to The Nation ...
Workshop on gender-based governance system soon
KARACHI - A total of 30 per cent women from different political parties including PPP, MQM, PML-Q ANP and some others, 30 per ...
IBA aims to be ranked among top 10 in region
KARACHI - The Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Karachi aims to be ranked among the top 10 in the region in five years ...
Glaxo Smith clinch men's team title
KARACHI - Glaxo Smith Kline picked up the men's team title of the first KESC Inter Firms Table Tennis Championship by beating ...
Lahore
UN chief condemns Lahore attack
UNITED NATIONS - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned Monday's terrorist attack on a police academy in Lahore, hoping ...
'N' activists throng roads, pour out emotions
LAHORE - The celebrations with massive aerial firing stretched into length and breadth of Punjab after the restoration of PML-N ...
Parties hail SC decision
LAHORE - The political parties have welcomed the Apex Court decision of granting stay order on disqualification case of Sharif ...
This time police perform well
LAHORE - Timely response and professional attitude of the City polices senior police officers towards the Manawan terrorists ...
13,35,909 cases pending with LHC, lower courts
LAHORE - As many as 13,35,909 cases are pending in the Lahore High Court and the subordinate courts of the Punjab at the end of ...
All development projects in City revived
LAHORE - The restoration of Punjab government has revived to life all the development projects in the City initiated by Shahbaz ...
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