Thursday, February 09, 2012
- 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
- Tax collection registers increase of 26%: Hafeez Shaikh
The Nation in print for Sunday, April 26, 2009
Front Page
TTP warns against military operation
PESHAWAR - Warning against any fresh military action in Swat Valley, Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan spokesman Haji Muslim Khan on Saturday said that they were abiding by the peace agreement and the government would be responsible for breaching the truce if they launched another operation. Talking to ...
Pakistan needs massive world support: Zardari
ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari Saturday reiterated that Pakistan was eliminating terrorism and militancy from country, ...
Bomb kills 12 kids in Dir
PESHAWAR - At least 12 school children, including eight of a family, were killed and six others injured when a toy bomb exploded ...
International
US tortured detainees, says Jordan's King
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Jordans King Abdullah II, a key US ally, said in an interview that there was enough evidence that the United ...
NKorea reactivates nuclear programme
SEOUL (AFP) - North Korea said Saturday it has started reprocessing spent fuel rods to make weapons-grade plutonium, in an ...
Police-rebels clash leaves 20 dead in Iran
TEHRAN (AFP) - Twenty people were killed in clashes between rebels and Iranian police in the Kurdish-majority western province of ...
US not going to abandon Iraqis: Hillary
BAGHDAD (Agencies) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sought to assure Iraqis on Saturday that the Obama administration ...
US court quashes Gitmo torture case
WASHINGTON (AFP) - A federal appeals court has ruled that four British former Guantanamo detainees could not sue US officials for ...
'2008 deadliest year for Palestinians'
GAZA CITY (AFP) - More than 1,000 Palestinians were killed in 2008 in the Gaza Strip and West Bank, making it the deadliest year ...
Jailed US reporter on hunger-strike
TEHRAN (AFP) - US-Iranian reporter Roxana Saberi, who has been handed an eight-year jail sentence on charges of espionage, has ...
Swine flu outbreak 'serious situation'
GENEVA (AFP) - The World Health Organisation was on high alert Saturday in the face of an outbreak of a new multi-strain swine ...
Anonymous donor gives millions to colleges
The call typically comes from a banker, bringing word of a fairy godmother. This is followed quickly by a check arriving in the ...
Pakistan, plotting a way to bounce back
DUBAI - There cannot be any two opinions about this: Pakistan has let the advantage slip, and handed it to the Aussies on a ...
Butt kept out as Jilani meets ICC
DUBAI - The ICC has, through its chief executive Haroon Lorgat, reassured Pakistan's federal sports minister Pir Aftab Hussain ...
Waqar wants India to play Pakistan in UAE
DUBAI (AFP) - Famed paceman Waqar Younis Saturday said Pakistan should play arch-rivals India in the neutral venues of the United ...
Returning Symonds believes he can excel again
DUBAI (AFP) - Exiled Andrew Symonds capped his international comeback with usefull allround contributions in Australia's win in ...
Clarke pleased as Australia square series
DUBAI (AFP) - Australian captain Michael Clarke said he was pleased with his team's show of character to level the five-match ...
Deccan hero Ojha puts Mumbai in a spin
DURBAN (AFP) - A spinning masterclass from Pragyan Ojha and disciplined back-up from Venugopal Rao ensured Deccan Chargers ...
Business
WB ups financing on health, education in poor countries
WASHINGTON - The World Bank said that it was mobilising up to 3.1 billion dollars this year in health financing to help poor ...
IMF starts int'l monetary and financial body meet
WASHINGTON - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Saturday kicked off its semi-annual International Monetary and Financial ...
IPO urges government to provide enforcement arm to check piracy
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Director General Intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan (IPO-Pakistan), Khalid Mahmood Bukhari has ...
Telenor new CTO yet to get Pak visa
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The newly appointed Chief Technical Officer (CTO) of Telenor Pakistan, Sanjay Vaghasia, is yet to get a ...
New tech beneficial for banks and customers alike
KARACHI - New technology and changes are beneficial both for the banks and customers as they are timesaving, said Pakistan ...
Minimum cash margin on wheat financing withdrawn
KARACHI - Extending concessions to private sector for wheat procurement, the State Bank of Pakistan on Saturday withdrew minimum ...
'PIA poised to make profit in '09'
KARACHI - National flag carrier PIA, which suffered a record Rs 35.88 billion net loss in year 2008, has just turned the corner ...
Technology advancement must for growth
LAHORE - The speakers at the second Global Telecon 2009 Saturday endorsed technology advancement for economic growth and consumer ...
Govt concerned about ensuring intellectual property rights: PM
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has said the government is concerned about ensuring intellectual property ...
Bears beat bulls as stock market closes down 2.2pc
LAHORE - The equity market on week on week basis declined by 174 points as against 177 points positive last week on security ...
Politics
Riots in Karachi as 6 more killed
KARACHI - Six people, including an MQM woman activist, were killed and several others were injured in riots across the City ...
CM invites PPP to join Punjab govt
LAHORE - Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani reached here on Saturday, and later held a meeting with Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz ...
Kashmir settlement to help Pakistan shift focus on extremism: US Gen
WASHINGTON - Warning that Al-Qaeda and Taliban extremists are posing "an ever more serious threat to Pakistan's very existence", ...
Commissioner Malakand replaced for links with TTP
PESHAWAR - On suspicion of favouring Taliban militants, the government has transferred Commissioner Malakand Division Syed ...
Education must to fight terror: Gilani
LARKANA - While terming education and development of human resources as the prerequisites for the survival of any nation, Prime ...
Taliban loot bomb-making fertilizer
TALIBAN have looted seven trucks loaded with chemical fertilizer in Swat which, according to security officials, the insurgents ...
'Attack on PM feared'
LAW-enforcement agencies have been directed through an official document to beef up security of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza ...
Army to crush terrorists with nation's support: Gen Majeed
ABBOTTABAD (Online) - Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Gen Tariq Majeed has said that Pakistan seeks peaceful coexistence ...
US may use daisy-cutters 'if Pakistan shows reluctance'
ISLAMABAD - The political and military leadership of Pakistan has agreed to launch an operation against foreign elements involved ...
Rice scam culprits go scot-free
ISLAMABAD - The federal governments reluctance in taking stern action against the culprits involved in rice procurement scam and ...
PAC notes Rs174m loss in canal project
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Sub Committee of Public Accounts Committee of the National Assembly on Saturday took serious notice of ...
Blake to replace Boucher as new Assistant Secy
WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama has nominated Robert Blake as the Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian affairs ...
Peshawar airport rocketed
PESHAWAR - Unknown miscreants attacked sensitive airport area with two rockets fired from some unknown locality during the night ...
Attack kills 5 Afghan cops
KANDAHAR (AFP) - Three suicide bombers detonated at the gates of a government compound in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, ...
UN slaps sanctions on NK firms
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - The United Nations slapped sanctions on three North Korean firms accused of backing missile development, ...
Americans accused of stealing fuel in Iraq
WASHINGTON - A ring of Americans posing as contractors and their Nepalese drivers stole at least $40 million of jet and diesel ...
Kayani witnesses troops exercises
MULTAN (APP) - Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Saturday visited Multan Garrison. During his daylong ...
Basharat new MD Pepco
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The government on Saturday appointed Tahir Basharat Cheema as Managing Director Pakistan Electric Power Company ...
Pirates capture cargo ship
NAIROBI (AFP) - Pirates attacked a German-owned cargo ship flying under a Maltese flag and captured its 17-strong crew overnight ...
Pakistan angry at British terror 'slurs'
LONDON (Online) - Britain has plunged into a new diplomatic row with Pakistan over the arrest of 12 people accused of plotting ...
NAR a recipe for peace, says Pervaiz Elahi
LAHORE - Former chief minister Punjab Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has said that Pakistan is passing through a very critical phase as ...
Entertainment
Cats play guitar, tap bells, ride skateboard in circus
CHICAGO (AFP) - Reaching up with her front paws, the little white cat grabs the green pole and pulls herself upside down and ...
Miley eager to get back with ex
IF rumours are to be believed, Miley Cyrus is keen get back with ex-friend Nick Jones. The Hanna Montana star has been dating ...
Animal lover plays with affectionate lion
THE sight of a male lion rearing onto its back legs would leave most people quaking with fear. But playing with the friendly ...
Rihanna wants jewels from police
SINGER Rihanna has asked the LA police to return jewellery taken as evidence the night she was allegedly attacked by her ...
400,000 stolen from Dame Kiri's account
A BANK manager has been charged with stealing almost half a million pounds from Dame Kiri Te Kanawas retirement fund. Sokvoeun Su ...
A global sensation: Hitwise
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - With celebrities such as Ashton Kutcher and Oprah Winfrey helping fuel Twitter mania, the micro-blogging ...
Islamabad
Lecturers to observe strike from May 6
ISLAMABAD-The professors of all the colleges of the Federal Capital have decided to go on strike from May 6. It was decided at a ...
High-risk areas focused
ISLAMABAD-With 1.6 million malaria cases being reported per annum, Ministry of Health has decided to formally launch the Malaria ...
Women desk recommended in every police station
ISLAMABAD: The only Women Police Station in the Federal Capital has registered only 208 cases since its establishment in ...
Raja Assad's brother fired at
RAWALPINDI: Some unidentified persons Saturday fired at Raja Amjad Hameed, the brother of the slain journalist of The Nation/ ...
First phase of Zoological garden to be completed soon
ISLAMABAD (APP)- The first phase of Islamabad Zoological Garden established by Capital Development Authority (CDA) will be ...
Residents complain against polluted water
RAWALPINDI - The residents of the Railway Housing Scheme No 7, Railway Colony and Diesel Colony have complained of being supplied ...
Blind cricketers to tour WI, England in August
ISLAMABAD - Chairman, Pakistan Blind Cricket Council (PBCC) Syed Sultan Shah disclosed Saturday that the Pakistan blind cricket ...
Junior hockey camp commences
ISLAMABAD - The training camp of the national junior hockey team will be commenced from Sunday (today) here at Naseer Bunda ...
Karachi
Duplicate copies of orders submitted at SHC
KARACHI - Following the directives of Acting Chief Justice Sindh High Court (SHC), Justice Mushir Alam, on Saturday, the ...
Noise pollution creating problems for Karachiites
KARACHI - Noise pollution is not a new term in context and is a type of pollution which is distracting, irritating, or damaging ...
Poor law, order situation belies CM's claim
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shahs claim on the floor of the House that the law and order situation in the province is ...
Thin public transport irks commuters in City
KARACHI (PPI) - The public transport remained thin in the city on Saturday owing to the violent incidents of Friday, as the ...
Water scarcity keep migratory birds from Sindh
KARACHI (PPI) - Excessive hunting, lack of water in Indus River, as well as, in Sindh lakes and too much pesticide spray over ...
Can Pakistan be governed-II
As expected, my last ST article on the above subject received a mixed response. Two responses that are worth mentioning are from ...
Lahore
ACE nabs 401, recovers Rs480 million
LAHORE - After judicial activism, we are now witnessing activism on the part of Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE), which has ...
Taseer for consensus to combat terrorism
LAHORE - Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer has emphasized the need to create political consensus in a given frame work to combat ...
Gaza injured to be treated in City
LAHORE - Two Palestinians, who got multiple injuries in Israels deadly attack, will arrive Pakistan today (on Sunday) from Gaza ...
Peace must for country's stability, says Munawar
LAHORE - Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami Syed Munawar Hassan has said peace should be restored at any cost for survival, integrity and ...
No law can bar me from visiting Karachi: Imran
LAHORE - Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Imran Khan has reiterated his commitment to visit Karachi on May 3, saying that no ...
Provision of justice must for better future, says Shahbaz
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said we will have to ensure provision of social and economic justice for our ...
Punjab sports begins work on players capacity building
LAHORE - The Punjab sports secretariat has chalked out a capacity building plan on sports under which the department has started ...
Soccer coach praises PFF efforts for the game
LAHORE - Vienna-born Pakistani coach Georg Kottan said that football is one of the most popular game in Pakistan and PFF is doing ...
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