Friday, February 10, 2012
- 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
- Warrant issued for ex-Maldives president
- Nato supplies continue through Pak airspace: Munter
- Contempt appeal: SC asks Aitzaz to complete arguments on Friday
- Khar says drone attacks multiply militants
The Nation in print for Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Front Page
NA blasts profane sketches, Dutch documentary
ISLAMABAD - The National Assembly Tuesday passed a unanimous resolution strongly condemning publication of blasphemous sketches of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) in newspapers of Denmark and release of provocative and derogatory documentary on Islam by a Dutch parliamentarian Geert Wilder. The ...
Mahmud Durrani Advisor to PM on National Security
ISLAMABAD - Mahmud Ali Durrani has been appointed as the Advisor to Prime Minister on National Security here on Tuesday. ...
Clarity yet to come
ISLAMABAD - Although the meeting between the heads of ruling coalition partners went smoothly on all issues including the core ...
16-member Punjab cabinet takes oath tomorrow
LAHORE - In an interesting political development, Shahbaz Sharif who is Punjab Chief Minister-designate is likely to become part ...
International
Monarchy is finished, say Nepal Maoists
KATHMANDU (AFP) - Nepal's Maoists said Tuesday the abolition of the monarchy was now just a "matter of procedure" as ...
Hillary Clinton checks Obama surge: poll
PHILADELPHIA (AFP) - Hillary Clinton has checked Democratic foe Barack Obama's Pennsylvania surge according to a new poll ...
Pentagon seeks authority over training foreign armies
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The Pentagon asked Congress Tuesday to give it permanent authority over training and equipping foreign ...
Israel nixed planned visit to Gaza Strip, says Carter
RAMALLAH (AFP) - Former US president Jimmy Carter said on Tuesday he wanted to visit the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on his current ...
Iran to 'eliminate Israel' if attacked: Gen Ashtiani
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran would "eliminate Israel from the global arena" if it was attacked by the Jewish state, the deputy ...
79 killed in Congo plane crash
GOMA (D R Congo) (Agencies) - In one of the worst air accidents in the history of the Democratic Republic of Congo, 79 people, ...
UN warns of looming social catastrophe
PARIS (AFP) - A UN body warned Tuesday of a looming catastrophe unless farming is radically reformed, as the US pledged 200 ...
Business
Opec maintains estimate for oil demand in 2008
VIENNA (AFP) - OPEC on Tuesday left unchanged its 2008 estimate of growth in world oil demand, arguing that while high prices and ...
SLIC employees' salaries may be raised
LAHORE - Chairman State Life Insurance Corporation (SLIC) of Pakistan, Kamal Afsar has said that the board was taking up the ...
Loadshedding may continue for another three years
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Minister for Water and Power Raja Pervez Ashraf on Tuesday said the government would be able to overcome the ...
PSO, Shell and APL profits expected to surge
KARACHI - Analysts has predicted healthy growth in the financial results of OMC sector giants' including Pakistan State Oil, ...
Politics
Olympic torch arrives in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD (AFP) - The Olympic torch, symbol of the 2008 Games in Beijing, arrived in the Federal capital amid heavy security ...
Two FC men among 4 killed in Balochistan
QUETTA - As many as four persons including two personnel of Frontier Constabulary were killed and five others got injured in ...
SC summons AG on 18th over degree condition issue
ISLAMABAD - A larger bench of Supreme Court would proceed with the regular hearing of a constitutional petition against the ...
Nawaz confused over judges issue: Shujaat
LONDON - President Pakistan Muslim League (Q) Ch Shujaat Hussain has said that nobody will be allowed to impose one-party rule in ...
CJ urges lawyers to continue struggle
KARACHI - The lawyers should continue with their struggle as they are now close to achieving the cherished goal, said the deposed ...
Illegally-appointed contractual staff to go
LAHORE - Tuesday was the last day for completing the list of contractual appointments which were made in the Punjab govt ...
Entertainment
Khayyam pained by remix trends
Mumbai (PTI): Legendary music composer Khayyam has expressed anguish on the trend of remixes in present day films and television. ...
Delhi to host festival of B R Chopra films
New Delhi (PTI): A three-day-long festival of movies by veteran filmmaker B R Chopra will be held in the national capital from ...
Islamabad
No-trust move against Nazim, Naib negated
RAWALPINDI - The session of Potohar Town Council held at Jinnah Hall at the District Courts premises here on Tuesday. Potohar ...
Efforts on to make PIMS best hospital
ISLAMABAD - The bilateral exchange of expertise are always in the benefit of the patients and in this regards PIMS is ready to ...
Dog Centre opened at Rescue 15
ISLAMABAD - Inspector General Police Shahid Nadeem Baloch inaugurated Dog Centre at Rescue 15 here on Tuesday. The project had ...
Heavy rain, hail bring down mercury
ISLAMABAD - Heavy rain and hailstorm Tuesday lashed the Capital like most of the other parts of the country and brought the ...
National
All set for Olympics torch relay
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Fans waited eagerly as a grand rehearsal was conducted Tuesday on the eve of Islamabad leg of the torch relay ...
Pakistan U-15 cricket team off to West Indies
LAHORE - Pakistan's under-15 cricket team left for West Indies Tuesday morning from Lahore. The squad led by Babar Azam left ...
Bangladesh want Ashraful to fire
MULTAN (AFP) - Bangladesh coach Jamie Siddons urged captain Mohammad Ashraful to start firing and help the tourists achieve a ...
Appellate Tribunal meets on 17th
LAHORE - The PCB's Appellate Tribunal headed by Justice (r) Aftab Farrukh will hold its first hearing of the appeal filed by ...
Malik bats for Akmal, Butt as openers
MULTAN - Pakistan skipper Shoaib Malik hinted on Tuesday he would continue to try left-right combination on opening place as long ...
Karachi
Navy constable, woman killed
KARACHI - A constable of the Navy police and a woman were killed in separate incidents of firing on Tuesday. Mohammad Yamin, ...
Another scam in girls' scholarships unearthed
KARACHI - The education department has found another misappropriation in scholarship funds for girls. Around 7,094 girl ...
Lack of facilities irks SSC exam candidates
KARACHI - Students, appearing for English paper in SSC Part-II (Secondary School Certificate) annual examination, 2008, for ...
Lahore
TEVTA re-employed staff not on CS radar
LAHORE - The Technical Education and Vocational Technical Authority is yet to terminate 32 re-employed men from the armed forces ...
Dr Majeed acting VC KEMU
LAHORE - The Punjab government has decided to appoint the Principal Fatima Jinnah Medical College/Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Prof Dr ...
Iran not to bow before USA
LAHORE - Iran will never bow before USA and will never stop its nuclear programme. Iran's nuclear programme, which is totally ...
Institutions face monetary problems
LAHORE - Following the termination of senior bureaucrats including heads of institutions under the new policy of termination of ...
PML-N leaders pursuing policy of victimisation, says Pervaiz
LAHORE - Opposition leader in the National Assembly Ch Pervaiz Elahi has said that PML-N Quaid Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and ...
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