Friday, February 10, 2012
- LHC adjourns hearing of petition against TCP
- Jamaat Ali Shah rejects treason charges
- Letter sent to BlackBerry Company: DAG
- PM will appear before SC on Feb 13, confirms Aitzaz
- 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
The Nation in print for Friday, April 24, 2009
Front Page
Troops rushed to Buner
PESHAWAR (Agencies) - Paramilitary forces rushing to protect government buildings and bridges in Taliban-infiltrated Buner District just 60 miles from the capital were met with gunfire Thursday that killed one police officer. The clash in Buner is likely to heighten concern about the viability of a ...
Pilots call off go-slow protest
KARACHI (AFP) - Pilots of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Thursday agreed to end their go-slow protest over pay which had ...
Failure to act may affect ties: Gates
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration is working to persuade the Pakistani government that its traditional focus on India as a ...
International
NWFP official talks about end game after Buner's fall
NEW YORK: They take over Buner, then they roll into Mardan and thats the end of the game, an unnamed senior law enforcement ...
Pakistan has not ceded territory to Taliban: Haqqani
WASHINGTON - Pakistan has not abdicated responsibility or ceded territory to the Taliban as claimed by Secretary of State Hillary ...
Tamil Tigers defiant against surrender calls
COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lankas cornered Tiger rebels put up stiff resistance despite calls for their surrender, the military said ...
Hundreds of civilians killed, says ICRC
GENEVA (AFP) - The International Red Cross said Thursday that hundreds of civilians had been killed or wounded in Sri Lankas ...
Rights group challenges Israel's Gaza war probe
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Human Rights Watch said on Thursday that the Israeli armys investigation of troop conduct during its war on ...
China parades naval might
BEIJING (AFP) - China paraded its warships and nuclear submarines Thursday in an unprecedented display of maritime might attended ...
ANC claims 'strong mandate' in South Africa elections
PRETORIA (AFP) - South Africas ruling African National Congress on Thursday claimed a strong mandate in general elections set to ...
Iranian officer killed by Afghan border guards
KANDAHAR (AFP) - Afghan border guards said Thursday they had shot dead an Iranian sergeant in an exchange of gunfire sparked when ...
EU not ready to upgrade ties with Israel
BRUSSELS (AFP) - Israel must back the creation of a Palestinian state and recommit to the Middle East peace process before the EU ...
Russia ready to 'significantly' cut N-arsenal
MOSCOW (AFP) - Russia is prepared to significantly cut its nuclear arsenal if a deal is reached with the United States, the head ...
43 candidates for Afghan presidency
KABUL (AFP) - Afghanistans Independent Election Commission (IEC) said Thursday it had received inquiries from 43 potential ...
16 BD mutineers die in custody
DHAKA (AFP) - Sixteen Bangladeshi border guards accused of taking part in a mutiny have died in custody, the military ...
EU, Iran mull experts meeting 'soon' on nuclear issue
BRUSSELS (AFP) - EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana and Iranian negotiator Said Jalili have discussed holding an experts ...
Condoleezza Rice approved waterboarding
WASHINGTON - Senior Bush administration officials signed off on the CIAs use of waterboarding and other harsh interrogation ...
No 'torture' commission now: Top Senator
WASHINGTON (AFP) - A top US Senator said Thursday that he opposed, for now, creating an independent commission to probe harsh ...
Pakistan look to build on excellent start
DUBAI - For the cricketing nomads that this Pakistan team has been forced to become, this gulf emirate is supposed to be home ...
Miandad blames conspiracy for Pakistan isolation
DUBAI (AFP) - Pakistan legend Javed Miandad said Thursday a "conspiracy" seeking to undermine his country was behind its ...
Afridi prefers runs to wickets
DUBAI (AFP) - Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi said Thursday said he preferred scoring runs to taking wickets, as his fans ...
Hamstring injury ends Marsh's UAE tour
DUBAI (AFP) - Australian opener Shaun Marsh will return home after injuring his left hamstring during the first day-night ...
Tarantino up for top Cannes prize
QUENTIN Tarantinos World War II saga Inglourious Basterds is one of several major titles that will compete for the Cannes Film ...
Business
How people spend their time on socioeconomic, other activities
TIME Use Survey (TUS) is the first of its kind ever carried out in Pakistan in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance and the ...
Pakistani businessmen have 'successful' talks in New York
NEW YORK - A delegation of Pakistani businessmen and entrepreneurs, jointly sponsored by the governments of Pakistan and the ...
Exercising constitutional provisions for budget process in proactive manner urged
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The National Assemblys Standing Committees should perform their responsibilities as per constitutional ...
Import of tractors to harm local industry
LAHORE (APP) - The import of tractors will harm local industry which has already achieved 93 percent deletion to produce parts ...
Ovex and Cisco hold seminar on IT opportunities
LAHORE - In a joint effort Ovex Technologies and Cisco, the worldwide networking solutions providers, came together for holding ...
Passco procures 238,235 metric tons wheat
LAHORE - The Pakistan Agricultural Storage and Services Corporations wheat procurement drive is in full swing while PASSCO has ...
MCB Bank profit surges to Rs6.24b; NIB's Rs1.17b
KARACHI - MCB Bank has posted profit before tax of Rs 6.24 billion and profit after tax of Rs 4.13b respectively with earning per ...
PSM board of directors to meet on 27th
KARACHI - A meeting of the board of directors of Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) is scheduled for April 27 to discuss financial and ...
Petrol and CNG pumps dealers threaten closure
KARACHI - All Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Foundation (APVPDF) has threatened to close petrol and CNG pumps across the country if ...
Volume squeezes to 181m shares as KSE sheds 239 points
KARACHI - Nervousness among the investors over certain political and economic issues once again pushed the local bourse towards ...
Politics
TNSM extends Darul Qaza deadline
SWAT - Expressing satisfaction over the efforts being initiated by the NWFP government, the Central Shoora of ...
Militants advance to Shangla
PESHAWAR - After consolidating their positions in Buner district, around 30 armed militants entered Alooch village in Puran area ...
'Taliban pursuing US agenda'
ISLAMABAD - Haider Abbas Rizvi of Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) on Thursday said that TNSM chief had negated the dignity of the ...
In-camera briefing on Balochistan in Senate
ISLAMABAD - Advisor to PM on Interior, Rehman Malik on Thursday told the Upper House in the in-camera session that migrant FATA ...
Pakistan decries Israeli Foreign Minister remarks
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Thursday took a strong notice of unwarranted remarks by Israeli Foreign Minister that it was a threat to ...
Quick Response Force unit soon
LAHORE - Punjab govt has decided to establish a new police force naming itQuick Response Force Unit (QRFU) to counter the deadly ...
Militants set Nato oil tankers on fire
PESHAWAR - Armed militants attacked the NATO supplying oil tankers in Chamkani area and set six oil tankers on fire early ...
Other options open if writ challenged: PM
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the government reserves the right to use other options if Swat ...
Nawaz says people against Talibanisation
LAHORE - PML-N Quaid Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has strongly condemned the arrest of Pakistani students by the British govt under ...
Extremists to benefit if talks not resumed: Asif
ISLAMABAD - (Online) President Asif Ali Zardari observed Pakistan wanted peace with India cautioning both the countries should ...
Pakistan won't be left in the lurch: Holbrooke
ISLAMABAD - The US Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke Thursday phoned President Asif Ali ...
Pakistan asks US to provide drones
Islamabad - Pakistan Thursday demanded of the US to provide material support and payment of expenses incurred on war against ...
No raids into Pakistan, says Nato chief
SOFIA, Bulgaria (Agencies) - NATOs Secretary General has ruled out any cross-border raids into Pakistan by the alliances troops ...
Mirwaiz asks Kashmiris to boycott Indian polls
SRINAGAR (Agencies) - Reversing its earlier stand of 'non-interference in elections, the APHC led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Thursday ...
11 killed in Afghan clashes
HERAT (AFP) - In the latest series of Taliban violence in Afghanistan a policeman, one civilian and nine militants were killed in ...
Scores killed in Iraq suicide attacks
BAGHDAD (AFP) - At least 73 people were killed in two bloody suicide bomb attacks in Iraq on Thursday as the military announced ...
Entertainment
Livestock export suspended to control prices of meat
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Federal Government has suspended export of livestock and allowed import of Halal meat to control prices in ...
Thurman quashes marriage rumours
UMA Thurman has quashed rumours that she secretly wed over the weekend. The actress denied that she and fianc Arpad Busson ...
Cheryl Cole most desired woman in world
CHERYL Cole has been voted the most desired woman in the world by the readers of a leading mens magazine. The Girls Aloud singer ...
Jack Cardiff dies aged 94
LONDON (AFP) - Oscar-winning British cinematographer Jack Cardiff has died aged 94, the British Film Institute said. Cardiff won ...
'I may launch X Factor in US'
SIMON Cowell has hinted that he may launch a US version of The X Factor. According to The Sun, the music mogul is considering ...
Susan's video sets world record
SUSAN Boyles performance on Britains Got Talent has set a new record as the most watched video clip ever on YouTube. The ...
Sports
Siddiq Memorial semifinal on 27th
LAHORE - The second semi-final of 6th M. Siddiq Memorial Cricket Tournament will be played between Model Town Club and P&T ...
Islamabad
Lawyers reject date for judges' restoration
RAWALPINDI - Reiterating their stance regarding the scheduled Long March in Islamabad, lawyers have decided not to accept any new ...
'Kashmir at core of govt foreign policy'
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Kashmir issue is at the core of foreign policy of the PPP government as peace cannot be ensured in the region ...
2 police officials suspended
RAWALPINDI Regional Police Officer (RPO) Rawalpindi Nasir Khan Durrani Tuesday suspended two police officials on charges of ...
3000 HEC scholars face bleak future over paucity of funds
ISLAMABAD The fate of almost 3,000 students sent abroad for higher studies on the government expenses by Higher Education ...
Pakistan wants to resume dialogue with India: Kaira
ISLAMABAD - Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas Qamar-uz-Zaman Kaira has said that Pakistan wants to resume Pak-India ...
PM lauds Motorway Police services
ISLAMABAD Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani appreciated the services being rendered by the Motorway Police and urged them to ...
National
A glance at today's game
Australia are very professional, and they will come harder in the next game, Pakistan captain Younis Khan said about Australian ...
Star to watch
It was a dream day at the office for Shahid Afridi. The charismatic Pathan single-handedly sent Australia to defeat by taking a ...
Karachi
SA flays killing of Christian youth
KARACHI - MQM minority member Stephen Asif Peter on Thursday provided detailed account of the violent events that occurred on ...
Govt will meet wheat procurement target
KARACHI - Sindh government will easily achieve the wheat procurement target of 1.2 million tons as 0.8 million tons of commodity ...
Karachi - a financial haven for militants
KARACHI - Militants are using Karachi as their financial facilitator, The Nation learnt on Thursday. According to the report, ...
Govt mulls setting up fish hatcheries across Sindh
KARACHI - The Provincial Government of Sindh is mulling to open fish hatcheries in all the districts of the province as people ...
Pollution kills 55,000 in country every year
KARACHI - Around 55,000 people die every year in the country due to various diseases caused by the air pollution, which is also ...
DUHS health expo to be held from Oct 3
KARACHI - First Dow University Health Expo 2009 will be held from October 3-5, 2009, at Karachi Expo Centre to increase awareness ...
Lahore
25 Walled City roads rehabilitation starts
LAHORE - The Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) has launched the rehabilitation project of 25 roads in Misri Shah and Data Nagar ...
'VVIP exemption' puts Wapda on trial
LAHORE - Justice Hamid Ali Shah of the Lahore High Court (LHC) Thursday sought reply, within 15 days, from the Chairman Wapda on ...
All marketable milk samples tested adulterated
LAHORE - The Quality Operation Laboratory of the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) conducted 665 milk ...
Medical students core part of human capital: Taseer
LAHORE - Governor Punjab Salmaan Taseer has said that the medical students are playing a vital role in the development of human ...
WB lends $350m for education sector
LAHORE - The World Bank (WB) has highly commended the Punjab Education Development Programme introduced by the provincial ...
Robbers killed in Sanda encounter identified
LAHORE - Two robbers shot dead in an 'encounter with SHO Sanda and other policemen two days back, have been identified as Hashim ...
Aisam says turf should be Pakistan's choice
LAHORE - Pakistan's ace tennis player Aisam-ul-Haq and non playing captain of the Davis Cup team Rashid Malik believe that July's ...
City School Gujranwala in baseball final
LAHORE - City School Gujranwala and Combined Pilot School Multan has qualified for the final of the Taavan Baseball Under-14 ...
Deaf Billiards and Snooker from today
LAHORE - The first All Punjab Deaf Billiard and Snooker Tournament will be played here under the auspices of the Pakistan Deaf ...
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