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 Thursday, April 23, 2009
Front Page
US asks Pakistanis to snub govt policy
WASHINGTON - Nuclear-armed Pakistan is becoming a mortal threat to the world, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told the House Foreign Affairs Committee Wednesday. Pakistan poses a mortal threat to the security and safety of our country and the world, Hillary Clinton said. And I want to take ...
President, PM refuse to meet British envoy
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has demanded of Britain not to deport the Pakistani students released by the British Police after the ...
India, Russia behind unrest in Balochistan
ISLAMABAD Advisor on Interior Rehman Malik Wednesday told the Upper House that India was backing Balochistan Liberation Army ...
International
Top US officials shaped torture policy: report
WASHINGTON (Agencies) - Top US officials, not a few bad apples of low rank, were behind harsh military interrogation tactics that ...
Sri Lanka rules out pardon for LTTE chief
COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lanka ruled out an amnesty for the Tamil Tiger leader as troops pressed a final offensive against the ...
UN warns of new highs for Afghan hashish production
KABUL (AFP) - Dishevelled and blind in one eye, the 57-year-old hashish dealer has no fear that police might try to stop the ...
Pakistan asks India to resume composite talks
UNITED NATIONS - Reiterating its determination to seek a peaceful settlement of the Kashmir dispute, Pakistan on Tuesday urged ...
Big turnout in SAfrican polls
JOHANNESBURG (Agencies) - A huge turnout in South Africas general election on Wednesday left officials struggling with angry ...
Ahmadinejad raps US President for shunning racism meeting
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday criticised US President Barack Obamas boycott of a United ...
War crimes complaint against Israel filed
OSLO (AFP) - Half a dozen lawyers filed a complaint in a Norwegian court Wednesday accusing Israels former prime minister Ehud ...
5 killed in Iraq suicide attack
BAGHDAD (AFP) - Five people were killed and 10 wounded on Wednesday when a suicide bomber wearing an explosives-filled vest blew ...
Second phase of Indian polls today
LUCKNOW, India (AFP) - Indias mammoth general election lumbers into its second and largest stage Thursday, bringing in nearly 200 ...
Business
One year T-Bills yield dips by 22bps
KARACHI - One year Treasury Bills (T-Bill) cut off yield has declined by 22 basis points to 13.27 percent in 12-month T-Bill ...
IMF says recovery will be slow and sluggish
WASHINGTON - With global economic activity now projected to decline 1.3 percent this year, the first such decline in more than ...
Pilots present CoD to PIA
LAHORE - The Pakistan Airline Pilots Association (PALPA) has presented a charter of demands (CoD), consist of 20 demands to the ...
Management not serious to resolve issues: Palpa
KARACHI - Pakistan Air Line Pilots Association (PALPA) has shown disappointment over the PIA managements strange attitude towards ...
Petroleum dealers oppose PDL, GST
KARACHI- The government has imposed two taxes, GST and PDL, on the sale of oil products which are not acceptable to the petroleum ...
Stock market sheds 260 points amid panic selling
KARACHI - Karachi Stock Exchange witnessed panic selling on Wednesday and the KSE-100 Index lost another 260 points, 3.32 percent ...
Pakistan, Saudi trade volume crosses $4b
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Saudi Arabia is among the 15 export partners of Pakistan with which bilateral trade volume has gone above US$ 4 ...
Govt to maximise power generation capacity
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Minister for Water and Power Raja Pervez Ashraf on Wednesday said that the present government has prioritised ...
Recession hits banks hard
WASHINGTON - The International Monetary Fund estimates banks and other financial institutions have been saddled with $4.1 ...
Donors moot conveys strong support to Pa
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Government of Japan and the World Bank, as co-hosts of the 2009 Pakistan Donors Conference, with the ...
Politics
US to pursue broader mily ties
WASHINGTON - With the Taliban tightening their grip on parts of Pakistan, the United States has said Tuesday it wants to pursue ...
Baloch leaders furious over Rehman's statement
QUETTA - The political leaders and lawyers community in Balochistan have showed their strong resentment over the policy statement ...
US Pak policy inadequate, says Kerry
WASHINGTON - Senator John Kerry, a key congressional leader, says President Barack Obamas plan for Pakistan is not adequate to ...
Kayani conveys Pak concerns to Mullen
Islamabad-The Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen Wednesday met Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq ...
Fazl's tirade exposes alliance fragility
ISLAMABAD - The speech of Jamiat-i-Ulema-i-Islam chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman at the floor of the National Assembly had further ...
Judicial offices in Buner closed
PESHAWAR - After Talibans arrival and considerable deterioration in law and order situation in Buner district, the administration ...
MNAs demand Swat peace accord review
ISLAMABAD - The Members of National Assembly have demanded of the government to revisit peace agreement with Taliban in Swat and ...
Israeli FM sees Pakistan biggest threat
TEL AVIV (Agencies) - Israel has declared that Pakistan is the biggest strategic threat to it than Iran. Israels hardline Foreign ...
Pakistan calls for limiting SC's work, boosting GA's role
UNITED NATIONS - Pakistan Monday called for limiting the work of the Security Council to the maintenance of international peace ...
PML-N all set for partnership with unification bloc
LAHORE - The PML-N is all set to forge partnership with unification bloc in the Punjab after PPPs expected pull-out from the ...
Obama to host Zardari and Karzai next month
WASHINGTON-With the Taliban insurgency growing in Pakistan and Afghanistan, US President Barack Obama will host talks with ...
Nizam-e-Adl bracketed with peace, says Gilani
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday said that if peace was not restored in Swat, the govt could 'revisit ...
Govt depts, private firms owe Rs 22.23b to Wapda, Senate told
ISLAMABAD - Various government, semi-government departments and private companies owe approximately Rs 22,235 million to WAPDA in ...
DCO snatched in Dir
UPPER DIR (APP) - District Coordination Officer Upper Dir Atifur Rehman, his guard and two other persons have been kidnapped by ...
5 die in IHK bomb blast
SRINAGAR (Agencies) - A bomb blast in Kashmir killed five people and injured seven, as the troubled Muslim-majority region braced ...
Entertainment
Potter end will be sad: Emma Watson
EMMA Watson has said that it will be a sad occasion when filming ends on Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows. The actress told ...
Earth-sized planet discovered in galaxy outside our solar system
EXOPLANET researchers have discovered the lightest exoplanet found so far. The planet, e, in the famous system Gliese 581, is ...
Raimi 'hopeful' for Dunst in Spider-Man 4
SPIDER-Man director Sam Raimi has revealed that Kirsten Dunst is still not confirmed for the fourth instalment of the superhero ...
400-year-old mummified cat found
A 400-year-old mummified cat has been found in the walls of a house that was being renovated. The cat, which is in recognisable ...
Kate Moss' stunning Vogue photoshoot
KATE Moss has teamed up with Justin Timberlake and fashion designer Marc Jacobs for a dazzling photoshoot. The stunning image ...
Arnold may return to big screen
CALIFORNIA Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has said that he may return to the big screen with the latest 'Terminator film, which ...
Sports
Afridi's six leaves Kangaroos in tailspin
DUBAI (AFP) - Shahid Afridi returned career-best bowling figures and then contributed with the bat to anchor Pakistan's ...
Pakistan lodges protest over World Cup shift
DUBAI (AFP) - Pakistan has lodged a protest with cricket's governing body over the shifting of World Cup 2011 matches due to be ...
Imran all praise for Dubai venue
DUBAI (AFP) - Former captain Imran Khan - who bowled the first ever ball in a day-night game under lights - was full of praise ...
Wapda down Police in Gold Cup kabaddi
LAHORE - Wapda won the Police Kabaddi Gold Cup Tournament beating Police in the final held here at the Wrestling Stadium, Iqbal ...
Nadal leads top ten through
BARCELONA (AFP) - World number one Rafael Nadal overpowered Portugal's Federico Gil to lead the top seeds into the Barcelona Open ...
UBL, Navy match heading towards a draw
KARACHI - Fine innings from Shaheryar Ghani 68 and Owais Rehmani 84 gave Pakistsn Navy innings first innings lead over UBL in the ...
KESC tightens noose on Pak Saudi
KARACHI - KESC moved into a winning position after they posted 340 for eight in first innings taking big first innings lead over ...
KCCA laments shifting of World Cup matches from Pakistan
KARACHI - Every Pakistani particularly former cricketers and cricket fans have been upset over the hasty decision of ICC, to ...
Defence Public, LGS Blues, Whites, City School in semis
LAHORE - The matches of the inter school football tournament are being played at the Model Town Football Academy Ground under the ...
Arshavin hits four as Liverpool play Russian roulette
LIVERPOOL (AFP) - Andrey Arshavin produced a stunning four-goal show to blow a huge hole in Liverpool's title dream as Arsenal ...
Islamabad
Pakistan, Uzbekistan feel warmth of ties: Envoy
ISLAMABAD - Embassy of Republic of Uzbekistan here Wednesday organised a seminar to discuss issues related to economic ...
Govt servants to get 2,200 plots near Bhara Kahu
ISLAMABAD- Federal Minister for Housing Rahmat Ullah Kakar has announced development of 2,200 plots for government servants on ...
A day marked by abductions
RAWALPINDIFour girls and a boy were kidnapped from various areas of the city here on Wednesday. As per details, a complainant ...
Ecological disorder costs Rs 365b each year
ISLAMABAD- The World Earth Day was observed on Wednesday in the country amidst reports that ecological degradations were causing ...
Pindi illegal arms dealers nabbed
RAWALPINDI - Officials of Police Station (PS) City, Wednesday raided the shops of illegal arms dealers at Liaquat Road and ...
Call to address Balochistan issue on priority basis
ISLAMABAD - The Balochistan crises must be addressed on an immediate basis to rectify the 60-year mishandling of Baloch demands ...
Karachi
Sindh to approach Centre for Katchi Abadis regularisation
KARACHI - The Sindh Assembly unanimously adopted four resolutions on Wednesday including one related to regularisation of Katchi ...
Altaf condemns Tessar Town attack by 'Taliban'
KARACHI - MQM Chief Altaf Hussain Wednesday condemned the looting and firing incident in Christians dominated Tessar Town in ...
ANP seeks ban on pillion-riding
KARACHI - Awami National Party (ANP) Sindh President, Shahi Syed, has expressed deep concern over deteriorating law and order ...
Excise police seize 2,000 litres liquor, arrest accused
Karachi (PPI) - Excise Police Karachi South seized 2,000 litres of homemade liquor and arrested one here on Wednesday. Excise ...
Burning fossil fuels responsible for climatic change
KARACHI - KARACHI - Fossil fuels are responsible for climatic change, as burning produces waste products due to impurities in the ...
Rashid for calling APC to discuss crises
KARACHI - Awami Muslim League (AML)s chief, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, has proposed that all the religio-political parties should be ...
Lahore
Use of ethanol in fruit drinks to be banned
LAHORE - The Punjab government is evaluating the proposal of disallowing ethanol contents in fruit drinks, sources informed The ...
Prosecutors' PPSC results details sought
LAHORE - A full bench of the Lahore High Court Wednesday sought the details about the results of prosecutors who appeared in the ...
Sri Lankan female medical student illness stirs agitation
LAHORE - An agitation was created when Sri Lankan female medical student of Fatmia Jinnah Medical College (FJMC) brought to the ...
Children, corporate sector take the lead
LAHORE - Schoolchildren, as usual, took the lead this year too in observing the World Earth Day and conducted a nationwide drive ...
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