Friday, February 10, 2012
- 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
- 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
The Nation in print for Friday, April 03, 2009
Front Page
G20 leaders seal $1tr deal
LONDON - The world leaders on Thursday agreed an economic recovery package of more than $1 trillion and new regulations for financial institutions, aimed at helping to pull the world out of recession and restoring confidence in a discredited global banking system. To help countries with troubled ...
NA resolution to pave way for body on CoD
LAHORE - Renewing his partys commitment to effect reconciliation with PML-N, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Thursday said ...
Girl flogged as Taliban hand out justice
A video showing a teenage girl being flogged by Taliban fighters has emerged from the Swat Valley, offering a shocking glimpse of ...
International
Chidambaram takes on BJP
NEW DELHI (Agencies) - Cautioning against panic or alarm amid reports of terrorist threats to politicians in the run-up to and ...
Sudan to hold first general elections after 24 years
KHARTOUM (AFP) - Sudan will hold its first general election in 24 years next February, an electoral official said Thursday, ...
Israeli settlers seize house in Jerusalem's Muslim quarter
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israeli settlers seized a house in the Muslim quarter of Jerusalem Old Citys on Thursday after breaking in ...
UN slams Afghan law on women's rights
UNITED NATIONS - A new law in Afghanistan that seriously curtails womens rights, even explicitly permits marital rape, is a huge ...
London on protest alert after man dies in G20 riot
LONDON (AFP) - Demonstrators pelted police with missiles as they tried to save a dying man during violent London demonstrations, ...
Fears for peace process as Israel's new govt takes over
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israels new government has started off business on a hawkish note, with remarks by its top diplomat sparking ...
New report urges U.S. focus on Pakistan in Afghan policy
NEW YORK: - A new report by an American think tank has called for US policy on Afghanistan to focus on Pakistan, strengthening ...
B'desh PM threatens to evict archrival
DHAKA (AFP) - Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has taken her feud with nemesis Khaleda Zia to a new level by threatening ...
2009 dawns as deadly year for journalists: Press group
GENEVA (AFP) - Thirty-five journalists were killed on the job during the first quarter of 2009 - 15 more than during the same ...
IMF to launch fund against money laundering, terrorism financing
WASHINGTON - The International Monetary Fund(IMF) said Wednesday it will launch a donor-supported trust fund to finance technical ...
Federer, Djokovic to clash in semi
MIAMI (AFP) - World number two Roger Federer overcame American Andy Roddick in three sets Wednesday to set up a semi-final clash ...
Wait-and-see for England as WI mull strike action
BRIDGETOWN (Barbados) (AFP) - England could be left standing at the altar if the West Indies team carries out its threat to ...
India vow to chase win in decisive Test
WELLINGTON (AFP) - India have vowed to chase victory in the third and decisive cricket Test against New Zealand starting here ...
Chicago, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo prepare for IOC bids
PARIS (AFP) - Chicago, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo, all vying to host the 2016 Olympics, get their chance over the next ...
Business
G20 takes big steps against 'failed regulatory system': Obama
LONDON (AFP) - G20 leaders made major progress in reforming a failed regulatory system for global finance which had endangered ...
PIA starts flights to Barcelona
RAWALPINDI (APP) - Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Thursday started direct flights to Barcelona, Spain, to help ...
Oil prices bounce back above $50
LONDON (AFP) - Oil prices rebounded back above 50 dollars Thursday with sentiment boosted by hopes that G20 leaders meeting here ...
Sri Lanka gets more duty free access to Pakistan
COLOMBO (PPI) - Pakistan has increased number of products that can be imported from Sri Lanka to 4,000 under final phase of Free ...
European stocks higher; Asians rocket on US data, GM hopes
LONDON/HONG KONG (AFP) - European stock markets shot up on Thursday, with London closing up 4.28 percent amid greater optimism ...
Sindh collects only Rs16.2 billion taxes
KARACHI - The Sindh government has collected only Rs16.2 billion in terms of tax and non-tax provincial receipts during eight ...
Emphasis will be on importing LPG
ISLAMABAD (PPI) - The government has announced the new petroleum policy, focusing on accelerating the oil and gas exploration and ...
Reserves to rise to $12b by June
KARACHI - The foreign exchange reserves of Pakistan are set to hit the level of $12 billion by June 2009. The release of $500m ...
Tax to GDP ratio to be enhanced upto 16pc:Tarin
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Tax to GDP will be increased upto 15-16 per cent, which currently stands at 9.5 per cent of GDP, to broaden the ...
KSE gains 259 points on economic recovery hopes
KARACHI - Once again the KSE-100 Index sailed over the 7,000 mark comfortably reaching 7,191 points, adding 3.74 percent on ...
Politics
Obama urges constructive Pak-India talks
LONDON - With the success of the G20 summit meeting on revival of the global economy under their belt, US President Barack Obama ...
'Q' forward bloc seeks own leader
LAHORE - The PML-Q forward bloc has announced to submit a written request to Speaker Punjab Assembly to have its own ...
FODP experts prepare strong recommendations
ISLAMABAD - The two-day experts meeting preparatory to the Friends of Democratic Pakistan (FODP) Ministerial moot concluded in ...
Fraud case against sugar mill sought
LAHORE-The Bank of Punjab has approached the police to get a fraud case registered against the top management of National Sugar ...
Pakistan to issue demarche to US on drones
ISLAMABAD Pakistan on Thursday said it would raise the issue of drone attacks on tribal areas with the United States during the ...
UN commission arrives
ISLAMABAD - A high-level UN delegation is to visit Pakistan in a few days to draw a security plan ahead of visit of the ...
Nawaz critical of Obamas AfPak strategy
LONDON (Agencies) - US President Barack Obamas policy to halt the advance of militants in Pakistan differs little from the ...
World leaders urged to step up efforts for MDGs
ISLAMABAD - The prevailing global economic crisis is fast becoming a wake up call for world leaders to step up efforts to attain ...
US intensifies efforts to cut Pak-India tensions
WASHINGTON (APP) - The United States has launched a diplomatic effort to ease tensions between India and Pakistan over ...
UN pushing Solecki towards death: BLUF
QUETTA - Baloch Liberation United Front (BLUF) that had abducted UNCHR official John Solecki has said that delaying tactics of ...
Pentagon seeks $3b for Pak to fight militants
WASHINGTON - As it seeks to step up the fight against militants along the Pak-Afghan border, the Obama administration plans to ...
Taj Jamali passes away
NASIRABAD (PPI) - Former Balochistan Chief Minister and PPP central leader MNA Mir Taj Muhammad Jamali died at hospital in ...
Malaysian PM resigns
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Malaysias Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi resigned Thursday after six years in office, clearing the way ...
28 miscreants held
DI KHAN (APP) - THE DI Khan police in a search operation in the district has arrested 28 alleged miscreants hailing from various ...
Suicide attack thwarted in Malakand
MALAKAND (APP) - The locals in Dargai area of Malakand Agency have thwarted a suicide attack during the funeral prayers of SHO, ...
Int'l passport imperative for Haj applications
ISLAMABAD (APP) - International passport has been made mandatory for Pakistani citizens intending to perform Haj, without which ...
Entertainment
Deer savages dogs
WHEN it comes to a fight between a dog and a cute little deer, you would expect there to be no contest. And youd be right. Rover ...
Lady GaGa knocks Flo Rida off US No 1
LADY GaGa has ended Flo Ridas six-week reign at the top of the US singles chart. Her track 'Poker Face climbs from two to one ...
Leopard cubs best friends of baby orang-utan
JUST five weeks old, these twin baby leopards are as inquisitive as they are adorable - which is how theyve made friends with a ...
Grapefruit diet almost cost woman her leg
PARIS (AFP) - A woman who ate a grapefruit each day almost had to have her leg amputated because of a dangerous blood clot, ...
Man accidentally swallows scissors
CHINESE surgeons saved a mans life after he accidentally swallowed a pair of nail scissors he was using to clean his teeth. These ...
New theory of autism suggests disorder may be reversible
SCIENTISTS at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have proposed a sweeping new theory of autism that ...
Islamabad
Work on northern loops, slip roads halted
ISLAMABAD - Capital Development Authority (CDA)s inability to relocate trees from the work area of Zero Point Interchange (ZPI) ...
Inter-provincial gang of dacoits busted
ISLAMABAD: Capital police have arrested 3 alleged members of inter-provincial gang involved in theft cases and recovered ...
Hamza Camp attack accused charge-sheeted
RAWALPINDI - Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Rawalpindi No 2 Thursday framed charges against a suspected terrorist for being involved ...
Kundi for more Pak-UK cooperation in edu sector
ISLAMABAD-it is obligatory upon West, especially UK and USA to work for winning hearts and minds of people of Pakistan by giving ...
City govt body fixes rates of daily use items
RAWALPINDI - A meeting of District Price Control Committee was held Thursday with District Co-ordination Officer (DCO) Jamal ...
'Special kids need more school'
ISLAMABAD Speakers on Thursday urged the government to take maximum initiative to establish schools or centres for autistic ...
Karachi
Power outages hit students harder
KARACHI - The metropolitan is facing acute shortage of power supply. This situation has largely affected the lives of citizens, ...
City Council demands KESC re-nationalisation
KARACHI - The city council in its emergency meeting conveyed by Naib Nazim Nasreen Jalil on Thursday asked the government to ...
'Capitalism is anti-labourer'
KARACHI - A large number of Pasban activists Thursday staged a protest demonstration outside Karachi Press Club for the ...
Security beefed up in Garhi Khuda Bux
KARACHI - Intelligence agencies have warned the concerned authorities that terrorists may hit PPP processions and rallies today ...
PPP leader Shams Bihari shot dead
KARACHI - A local leader of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Shamsul Hassan alias Shams Bihari, was shot dead by unidentified ...
Rats role in power cuts
KARACHI - An interesting situation was created when opposition members surprisingly sat on the treasury benches instead of their ...
Lahore
Outages continue stinging Lahorites
LAHORE - Despite the announcement by the Pakistan Electric Power Company (Pepco) that loadshedding period would be reduced from ...
'N' banners, portraits back on The Mall
LAHORE -The PML-Ns banners and portraits of Sharif brothers removed after the imposition of governor rule in the Punjab, are ...
Political polarisation of bureaucracy
LAHORE - Since February 25 - the day when Shahbaz Sharif was disqualified from holding the Punjab fort - two sprees of ...
IJT activists hijack Punjab University buses
LAHORE - Activists of Islami Jamiat Tulba (IJT) hijacked two PU buses, one each from Old and New Campuses, snatched a mobile and ...
No raids on marriage halls without magistrate's orders
LAHORE - The Punjab government Thursday assured the Lahore High Court (LHC) that the police would not conduct raids on marriage ...
Police, civil admin reverted to Feb 24 status
LAHORE - The Punjab government on Wednesday reversed all transfers and postings orders done from February 25 to March 31. ...
No cricket in Pakistan in near future, says ICC
LAHORE - ICC President David Morgan on Thursday ruled out the possibility of international cricket's immediate return to Pakistan ...
Australian team's hotels changed in UAE
LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board, on advice from Cricket Australia, has changed the hotels of the touring team in Dubai and ...
Sohail loses marketing post on sponsor failure
LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board has relieved Aamer Sohail of his additional charge as the PCB Director Marketing after the ...
Farhat stays defiant on ICL contract
LAHORE - Pakistan's former Test opener Imran Farhat has refuted speculation that all Pakistani players in the ICL wanted to end ...
Younis promises aggressive play
LAHORE - Pakistan captain Younis Khan on Thursday said his team will play aggressively against Australia in the upcoming One-day ...
Pakistan players to sue IPL for cancelling contracts
LAHORE - Five leading Pakistani cricketers, who were dumped by the IPL, are planning to file a case in an Indian court against ...
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