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 Saturday, April 04, 2009
Front Page
Public outcry over flogging of girl
ISLAMABAD - Taking a serious notice of the flogging of a young girl by Taliban in Swat, followed by sharp criticism from all walks of life, Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Friday took a suo moto notice of the incident constituting an eight-member larger bench on the ...
'Q' rebels move application in PA
LAHORE-PML-Q Forward Bloc has formally moved an application signed by 47 members to Speaker Punjab Assembly Rana Muhammad Iqbal ...
No judge can be sacked unconstitutionally: CJ
ISLAMABAD Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Friday remarked that no judge could be barred from ...
International
Pakistani detainees' pleas for medical help ignored until too late: NYT
NEW YORK: After extensive litigation by a civil rights body and several months of investigation by The New York Times, U.S. ...
Lankan troops take key village, kill 60 rebels
COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops captured a key village from the Tamil Tigers on Friday after heavy fighting that left at least ...
BJP revives Hindutva themes in poll manifesto
NEW DELHI (Agencies) - Indias hardline Hindu nationalist party - the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) - on Friday revived its pet ...
Ex-prosecutor to lead Gaza rights probe: UN
UNITED NATIONS - The former chief prosecutor of two UN criminal tribunals, Richard Goldstone, will lead an investigation into ...
Najib Razak sworn in as Malaysia's new premier
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Najib Razak was sworn in as Malaysias prime minister Friday, assuming charge of reuniting a fractured ruling ...
SKorea expects North Korea 'missile' launch today
SEOUL (AFP) - South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak said he expects the communist North to try to press ahead with a planned ...
US troop surge could harm Afghan civilians
KABUL (AFP) - The imminent deployment of extra US troops to insurgency-torn Afghanistan will likely lead to increased fighting ...
Gitmo prison a mistake: Obama
STRASBOURG (AFP) - US President Barack Obama on Friday conceded that the Guantanamo Bay prison camp in Cuba and the abuses that ...
Karzai's hold on power 'threat to poll'
PANJSHIR VALLEY, Afghanistan (AFP) - A former Afghan minister and likely presidential candidate warned Friday that the ...
Thailand and Cambodia in border clashes
PHNOM PENH (AFP) - Thai and Cambodian troops fought heavy gunbattles on their disputed border Friday, leaving at least two ...
Del Potro stuns Nadal at Miami ATP Masters
MIAMI (AFP) - Juan Martin del Potro shocked world number one Rafael Nadal in the quarter-finals of the Miami ATP Masters 1000 ...
Kiwis tipped to win Azlan Shah Cup
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - World number seven New Zealand are the early favourites to win the five-nation Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, which ...
Hussey leads Australian onslaught
DURBAN (AFP) - Mike Hussey ended a run of poor form when he led a late Australian onslaught in the first one-day international ...
Sachin steadies stumbling India
WELLINGTON (AFP) - India's tail wagged on the first day of the third and deciding Test against New Zealand here Friday to ensure ...
Symonds named in Australia's ICC Twenty20 squad
SYDNEY (AFP) - Andrew Symonds and three uncapped players were included Friday in Australia's preliminary 30-man squad for the ICC ...
Business
US unemployment rate hits new 25-year high of 8.5pc
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US unemployment rate leapt to a new 25-year high of 8.5 percent in March as recession-battered employers ...
Rs950 for 40kg wheat likely to eliminate smuggling
ISLAMABAD - Provided the government procured wheat from the farmers at the promised price of Rs 950 per 40 kilogram and also made ...
Dollar roars above 100 yen to hit 5-month high
LONDON (AFP) - The dollar soared above 100 yen on Friday for the first time in five months as investors welcomed a pledge by ...
Ban welcomes G-20 leaders $1 trillion pledge for worlds poorest
UNITED NATIONS - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the $1.1 trillion package committed by leaders of the Group of 20 ...
US House okays budget plan for 2010 fiscal year
WASHINGTON - The US House of Representatives has approved a 3.45-trillion-dollar budget blueprint for the 2010 fiscal year ...
Obama says dire jobs data shows need for global action
GERMANY (AFP) - US President Barack Obama said Friday that devastating US jobs data underlined the need for global economic ...
Growth in banks' deposits, mutual funds and real estate market to improve
KARACHI - The growth in banks deposits, mutual funds and real estate market including all liquid stock is expected to improve on ...
Sindh negotiates $12b loans with int'l donors
KARACHI - The Sindh government has been negotiating new loans to the extent of $12 billion with international donors. The Finance ...
SBP likely to cut interest rate by 50-100bps in Monetary Policy
LAHORE - The State Bank of Pakistan will move cautiously with regards to interest rate cuts and the expectations that 200-300bps ...
IMF tranche, FoP $30b aid hope jack up KSE by 242 points
KARACHI - Bullish sentiments continued to dominate the stock market as the KSE-100 Index gained another 242 points on Friday. ...
Politics
PPP CEC meets 30th death anniversary of ZAB today
Naudero/Garhi Khuda BuKHSH - 30th death anniversary of Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the former prime minister and founder of ...
Radio station ransacked in Wana
PESHAWAR - Some unknown militants blew up a security forces under-construction building and ransacked radio station in Wana on ...
No Nato troops in Pakistan: Obama
STRASBOURG - US President Barack Obama on Friday warned that Al-Qaeda posed a greater threat to Europe than America, and said ...
UN team due in Islamabad next week
UNITED NATIONS - A technical team of the United Nations will arrive in Islamabad next week to prepare the ground for an ...
Pak aid bill presented
WASHINGTON - A leading US lawmaker has introduced a bipartisan aid package for Pakistan that aims to triple economic assistance ...
Tarin hints at hedging oil prices
ISLAMABAD Advisor to the Prime Minister on Finance Shaukat Tarin Friday said he expected to get pledges of $4 to 6 billion in ...
Changa Manga politics revived, says Pervaiz
LAHORE-Former Chief Minister and the PML-Q Punjab President Ch Pervaiz Elahi has alleged that after Ittefaq Foundries, Sharif ...
Unification group vulnerable to defection law
LAHORE- The PML-Q members forming the unification group will remain vulnerable to defection law notwithstanding the fact of their ...
9 terrorists sneak into Punjab
AT least nine alleged terrorists have sneaked into Punjab and could carry out Manawan Police Training Centre and Liberty ...
Pakistani internet users hit by Confiker virus
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited (PTCL) Friday warned Pakistani internet users of a virus attack ...
Deadly shooting at US immigrant centre
NEW YORK - Thirteen people were shot and killed Friday when a gunman opened fire at an immigration services centre in downstate ...
Drone attacks aim at 20 Qaeda leaders
ISLAMABAD - The CIA-operated drone attacks are aimed at top 20 Al-Qaeda leaders allegedly hiding in Pakistani tribal areas ...
Islamabad hails Obama's Pakistan-India 'effective dialogue' suggestion
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Friday welcomed the President Obamas suggestion for an effective dialogue between Islamabad and New Delhi ...
President pays glowing tributes to ZA Bhutto
ISLAMABAD (APP) - President Asif Ali Zardari said Quaid- i-Awam Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto gave pride to every Pakistani, ...
Militants destroy nine Nato vehicles
PESHAWAR (AFP) - Suspected Taliban militants in Pakistan destroyed nine parked NATO force vehicles after attacking a terminal, ...
Nato soldier among 29 dead in unrest
KABUL (AFP) - Gunbattles and bomb strikes killed eight Afghan civilians and an international soldier in the Nato-led force trying ...
Entertainment
Malawi court rejects Madonna adoption bid
A MALAWIAN court has ruled that US pop star Madonna has failed in her bid to adopt a second child from the country. I must have ...
Woman dives 96 metres beneath ocean in one breath
A BRITISH woman has set a new world record after diving 96 metres below the surface of the ocean and back in a single ...
Beverage consumption a bigger factor in weight
WHEN it comes to weight loss, what you drink may be more important than what you eat, according to researchers at the Johns ...
Sun plunges into quietest solar minimum in a century
THE sunspot cycle is behaving a little like the stock market. Just when you think it has hit bottom, it goes even lower. The ...
Eating chocolate can help improve your maths
EATING chocolate could improve the brains ability to do maths, a new study suggests. Mental arithmetic became easier after ...
Eight-foot-long hair
AS every woman knows, a bad hair day can pretty much ruin your entire mood. But for Chenq Shiquin, they must be ...
Islamabad
Tandoor owners refuse to sell roti at Re 1
RAWALPINDI (NNI) - Tandoor owners of Rawalpindi city have ruled out selling roti at Re 1, saying this is not possible for them ...
Traders issue SOS call to CJ
ISLAMABAD - Trader bodies of the Federal Capital have issued a SOS call to Chief Justice of Pakistan against the excesses by ...
Govt yet to appoint DG FDE; bans promotions
ISLAMABAD - The government has failed to appoint permanent Director General of Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) while the ...
Ads through text messages gaining popularity
ISLAMABAD - The modern sophisticated techniques of publicity are replacing the conventional modes of advertising gradually. ...
3500 allergy patients treated at relief camp
ISLAMABAD (APP) - As many as 3500 pollen allergy patients have been treated at the free pollen allergy relief camp at the ...
Hunar collections displayed
ISLAMABAD - This stuff carries class. Thats something extravagant, really extravagant. Few people could relate to the delicacy it ...
National
Nasir in U-17 National Squash semis
PESHAWAR (APP) - Nasir Iqbal took berth into the semi-finals after recording victory against Samiullah in the first quarter-final ...
Karachi
FIH President skips Pakistan tour
KARACHI - The newly-elected president of International Hockey Federation Leandro Negre will pay a two-day visit to New Delhi ...
Lahore
258 bogus files of plots detected
LAHORE - The number of bogus files of plots in Johar Town housing scheme detected during the last few months have surged to 258, ...
Govt unable to control fanatics, says Asma
LAHORE - Chairperson Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) Asma Jahangir, while denouncing the flogging of a teenage girl by ...
Court orders to hand over kids to Austrian Embassy
LAHORE - Justice Mian Saqib Nisar of the Lahore High Court on Friday ordered to hand over two Austrian national children to ...
Govt will protect small farmers' interests: Khosa
LAHORE - Senior Advisor to Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Zulfiqar Ali Khan Khosa has said that on the directions of the Punjab ...
VC praises services of Dr Mughees
LAHORE - Dr Mughees uddin Sheikh has played vital role in the transformation of Department of Mass Communication into a unique ...
AAG summoned in contempt plea
LAHORE - A Division Bench of the Supreme Court taking a strong view on a contempt of court petition Friday called for the ...
Shoaib Akhtar in fray for Australia series
LAHORE (Agencies) - Recovering paceman Shoaib Akhtar was on track for a place in Pakistan's squad for next month's limited over ...
Butt outlines Miandad's role in PCB
LAHORE - Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt outlined reinstated director general Javed Miandad's job and said that he will ...
Pakistan to clash Taipei in opener
LAHORE - Four-times SAF Games Gold medallist Pakistan will start their mission on Saturday, April 4 2009 in third AFC Challenge ...
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