Friday, February 10, 2012
- Commission to record Ijaz's statement via video link
- 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
The Nation in print for Monday, April 27, 2009
Front Page
Military launches Lower Dir offensive
PESHAWAR - Scores of militants were killed and several others injured when security forces, backed by helicopter gunships and artillery, launched an operation against them in Maidan area of Lower Dir on Sunday. Prior to the security forces action, the administration and leading figures made ...
US has 'concerns' over safety of Pak nukes
WASHINGTON - The Pakistani government appears stable for now, but the United States is worried about what will happen if it ...
Time to 'achieve more', Zardari tells America
ISLAMABAD (APP)- President Asif Ali Zardari in a clear reference to repeated assertions of do more by the West and the United ...
International
Taliban's guile helped them gain Buner: NYT
NEW YORK - The fall of Buner last week to the Taliban militants involved tactics that could be replicated elsewhere, the New York ...
US urged not to create panic in Pakistan
WASHINGTON - A leading American newspaper Sunday cautioned the Obama administration against raising alarm over the deteriorating ...
Are Muslim children potential criminals?
LONDON In Britain, a farce is defined as a foolish show, a mockery or a ridiculous sham. It is also used to describe a play with ...
Pakistan keen to bounce back
ABU DHABI - Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam's platitude on a comeback aside, the realistic chances of a befitting riposte are scarce ...
Ajmal reported for illegal action
ABU DHABI - The International Cricket Council confirmed on Sunday that Pakistan's off-spinner Saeed Ajmal was reported for ...
Pakistan fined for slow over rate
ABU DHABI - Pakistan were fined for a slow over rate during the second one-day match against Australia, the ICC said ...
A glance at today's game
Australians fought their way back brilliantly in the second one-dayer. After a drubbing by Pakistan in the first game Australians ...
Dilshan fires Delhi to victory with unbeaten 67
PORT ELIZABETH (South Africa) (AFP) - Tillakaratne Dilshan smashed a quickfire half-century to power Delhi Daredevils to a ...
Hopes holds Australian hopes
He might not be as high profiled as some of his other colleagues but he goes about his job in his own peculiar manner. James ...
Australia's Hauritz relishes spin challenge
ABU DHABI (AFP) - Australian off-spinner Nathan Hauritz said Sunday said he was relishing the challenge of bowling against ...
I'm in best form ever, warns Nadal
BARCELONA (AFP) - Rafael Nadal pronounced himself in the best shape of his career on Saturday as the world number one stormed ...
Stakes high as US President shifts from Iraq to Afghan war
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Barack Obama has moved quickly to shift the US militarys focus to the Afghan war instead of ...
IMF to sell bonds to help struggling nations
WASHINGTON - The International Monetary Fund is considering selling bonds to several developing countries to raise money to ...
Two dead as Somali pirates seize oil tanker
SANAA (AFP) - Somali pirates seized an empty Yemeni oil tanker in a deadly clash with coast guards on Sunday that cost at least ...
Gyms for Saudi women face closure
RIYADH (AFP) - Increasingly popular sports clubs and gyms for women in Saudi Arabia face shutdown because the government only ...
Hillary calls for free and fair elections in Lebanon
BEIRUT (AFP) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Sunday called for free and fair elections in Lebanon during a visit to ...
Iran arrests Israeli-linked bombers
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran said on Sunday it has arrested members of a terrorist network linked to arch-foe Israel who planned a number ...
Iran ready to back Palestinian-Israel deal
NEW YORK - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in a televised interview Sunday he would accept a two-state solution in ...
Iraqi PM blasts deadly US raid
BAGHDAD (AFP) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Sunday that a US raid in which a policeman and a woman were shot ...
Lanka spurns rebel truce despite UN pressure
COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lanka rejected a ceasefire offered by Tamil Tigers on Sunday as the top United Nations humanitarian official ...
Politics
81 dead as Mexico flu sparks worldwide fears
WASHINGTON - The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Sunday it has declared a public health emergency in a bid to stop ...
'British HC abetting bogus students'
LONDON - A British educationist based in Pakistan has accused British High Commission in Islamabad of dereliction of duty by ...
British PM due today
ISLAMABAD (Online) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will arrive here on Monday (today) amid diplomatic row over the arrest ...
Woman dies of cardiac arrest during flight
LAHORE - The body of an aged woman, who expired on board a PIA flight, remained unattended at the Allama Iqbal International ...
Rehman urges Taliban to lay down weapons
ISLAMABAD (Agencies) - Pakistan called on Taliban fighters to lay down their arms after security forces launched an offensive ...
Shoe flung at Manmohan in election rally
ISLAMABAD (APP) - A man hurled a shoe at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during an election rally in Ahmedabad on Sunday, in what ...
Obama still sky-high in US polls
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Barack Obama, who is approaching his first 100 days in office, is enjoying the best presidential ...
Journalists boycott French envoy's briefing
ISLAMABAD - Journalists Sunday boycotted press conference of French Special Envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan Pierre ...
PPP leader, wife shot dead in DI Khan
DERA ISMAIL KHAN (Online) - In another incident of target killing in Dera Ismail Khan, District leader of Pakistan Peoples Party ...
Complete strike observed in Balochistan
QUETTA - A shutter-down and wheel-jam strike was observed on Sunday in provincial capital and other towns of Balochistan where ...
6 die in NWA blast
MIRANSHAH - At least six members of a family were killed and four others injured when a vehicle exploded mysteriously in Asar ...
Pakistan, Nato hold joint naval exercises today
KARACHI (Agencies) - NATO will begin two days of joint naval exercises with Pakistan on Monday (today) as part of an effort to ...
Taliban threaten to turn Pakistan into 'Afghanistan'
PESHAWAR (AFP) - The main Taliban spokesman and a representative of Maulana Sufi Muhammad, the pro-Taliban cleric who signed the ...
Peace deal intact, says Presidency
ISLAMABAD (Agencies) - The governments peace deal with Taliban in the Swat Valley is 'intact despite new military operation in ...
Security issue keeps PM away from convocation
ISLAMABAD - The recent intelligence reports regarding possible terrorist acts in Punjab have compelled Bahawalpur administration ...
Buner jirga extends 'support' to Taliban
BUNER - Tribal and local elders have announced conditional support for Taliban and made it clear they along with Taliban and ...
PPP decision on Punjab likely tomorrow
LAHORE - The PPP Punjab parliamentary party is meeting tomorrow (Tuesday) in Islamabad to examine a renewed offer from PML-N to ...
Raisani resigns from Senate
Senator and PPP Balochistan leader Lashkari Raisani has resigned from his Senate seat and party leadership, reported a private ...
Entertainment
Garner may make a good First Lady
BEN Afflecks wife Jennifer Garner has revealed her husbands political aspirations, and added that she thinks the actor married ...
Keira's too violent ad to be banned
AN anti-domestic violence advert, starring Keira Knightley, has been branded too shocking by advertising censors. The British ...
Tweed abandoned by Goody's family
JAILED Jack Tweed has reportedly been given the cold shoulder by the family and friends of his late wife Jade Goody. The ...
Kylie Minogue's high-profile health retreat
POP princess Kylie Minogue has sold her getaway home on Victorias French Island for more than 1 million dollars and it is set to ...
Slumdog Millionaire 'daughter sale': mother vows to win custody
THE natural mother of Slumdog Millionaire star Rubina Ali has vowed to win custody of her daughter, after claims that the girls ...
How Britain's Got Talent's little star almost lost a lung
THE ten-year-old girl who starred in Britains Got Talent on Saturday night nearly had part of a lung removed - which would have ...
Islamabad
42 mosques illegally built on CDA lands
ISLAMABAD - As many as 42 mosques in the Federal Capital have been illegally constructed while 82 other mosques have encroached ...
Flood warning system installed at Nullah Leh
RAWALPINDI - Japan has extended cooperation to Pakistan for improving social sector by installing Advanced Flood Warning System ...
Public reps pay no heed to dilapidated Dhamial Road
RAWALPINDI - The residents of UC-85 Dhamial have expressed their concerns over the negligence of the areas elected ...
Kutchi Abadis protest against forced eviction
ISLAMABAD- Residents of the I-9 Kutchi Abadi Sunday held a protest demonstration against threats by Capital Development ...
1018 drug smugglers arrested in one year
ISLAMABAD (APP)- The Anti Narcotics Force (ANF) has arrested a total number of 1018 drug smugglers, including 151 foreigners and ...
Development work of D-12 facing delay
ISLAMABAD (APP)- The development work of Sector D-12 is likely to face another delay due to recent rains and some land ...
Karachi
ST shows concern over chaos in NWFP
KARACHI - Sunni Tehrik has postponed the Difa-e-Islam rally, scheduled against the promulgation of Nizam-e-Adl Regulation (NAR) ...
Students flay efficiency of Sindh University
KARACHI - The concluding phase of the recruitment tests for the vacant posts of Primary School Teachers (PST) was postponed at ...
Coop between corporate sector, universities urged
KARACHI - Vice Chancellor University of Karachi Professor Dr. Pirzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui has emphasised the need of cooperation ...
Chinese cell phones grab major market share
KARACHI - The sale of Chinese cell phones is increasing in local markets as most people these days prefer buying them for their ...
Pak, Libya to ink six MoUs
KARACHI (APP) - Six MoUs and one treaty would be signed between Pakistan and Libya, during the forthcoming visit of President ...
Every sixth Pakistani infected with hepatitis
KARACHI (APP) - Media has been playing its due role in creating a general health consciousness and awareness about diseases, ...
Lahore
AHF announces schedule of Asia Cup Hockey
LAHORE - The Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) has announced the schedule of 8th Men's Asia Cup Hockey Tournament. The tournament ...
PHF academy trials at Sheikhupura conclude
LAHORE - The trials to select players for the PHF regional academy of Sheikhupura were held at the Govt Degree College ...
Govt lifts ban
LAHORE - Owing to expected bumper wheat crop this year, the Punjab government has lifted inter-provincial ban on the free ...
Another rat found in plane
LAHORE - Yet another rat was spotted in a PIA aircraft prior its take-off from the Allama Iqbal International Airport on ...
State and society must join hands to defeat Taliban
LAHORE - The speakers at a seminar held at South Asian Free Media Centre on Sunday were unanimous in saying that Taliban posed a ...
The shape of things to come
The Taliban will claim in future to have gained respectability when the Army chief assured his commanders that the state was ...
Sugar, ghee rates up; rice, pulses stable
LAHORE - Prices of sugar and ghee in the wholesale market of the City rose slightly whereas pulses and rice rates remained stable ...
Wheat cultivation rises by 7.3 per cent in Punjab
LAHORE - Agriculturists are expecting above 25 million tons wheat production this year as area under wheat cultivation rose by ...
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