The Nation in print for Saturday, April 04, 2009
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Public outcry over flogging of girl

April 04, 2009
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

'Q' rebels move application in PA

April 04, 2009

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

No judge can be sacked unconstitutionally: CJ

April 04, 2009

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

Pakistani detainees' pleas for medical help ignored until too late: NYT

April 04, 2009

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

Lankan troops take key village, kill 60 rebels

April 04, 2009

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

BJP revives Hindutva themes in poll manifesto

April 04, 2009

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

April 04, 2009

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

April 04, 2009

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

April 04, 2009

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

April 04, 2009

KABUL (AFP) - The imminent deployment of extra US troops to insurgency-torn Afghanistan will likely lead to increased fighting ...

Gitmo prison a mistake: Obama

April 04, 2009

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'

April 04, 2009

PANJSHIR VALLEY, Afghanistan (AFP) - A former Afghan minister and likely presidential candidate warned Friday that the ...

Thailand and Cambodia in border clashes

April 04, 2009

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

April 04, 2009

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

April 04, 2009

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

April 04, 2009

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

April 04, 2009

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

April 04, 2009

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

US unemployment rate hits new 25-year high of 8.5pc

April 04, 2009

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

Rs950 for 40kg wheat likely to eliminate smuggling

April 04, 2009

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

Dollar roars above 100 yen to hit 5-month high

April 04, 2009

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

April 04, 2009

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

April 04, 2009

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

April 04, 2009

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

April 04, 2009

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

April 04, 2009

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

April 04, 2009

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

April 04, 2009

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

PPP CEC meets 30th death anniversary of ZAB today

April 04, 2009

Naudero/Garhi Khuda BuKHSH - 30th death anniversary of Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the former prime minister and founder of ...

Radio station ransacked in Wana

Radio station ransacked in Wana

April 04, 2009

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

No Nato troops in Pakistan: Obama

April 04, 2009

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

April 04, 2009

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

April 04, 2009

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

April 04, 2009

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

April 04, 2009

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

April 04, 2009

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

April 04, 2009

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

April 04, 2009

ISLAMABAD (APP) - Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited (PTCL) Friday warned Pakistani internet users of a virus attack ...

Deadly shooting at US immigrant centre

April 04, 2009

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

April 04, 2009

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

April 04, 2009

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

April 04, 2009

ISLAMABAD (APP) - President Asif Ali Zardari said Quaid- i-Awam Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto gave pride to every Pakistani, ...

Militants destroy nine Nato vehicles

April 04, 2009

PESHAWAR (AFP) - Suspected Taliban militants in Pakistan destroyed nine parked NATO force vehicles after attacking a terminal, ...

Nato soldier among 29 dead in unrest

April 04, 2009

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

Malawi court rejects Madonna adoption bid

April 04, 2009

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

Woman dives 96 metres beneath ocean in one breath

April 04, 2009

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

Beverage consumption a bigger factor in weight

April 04, 2009

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

April 04, 2009

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

April 04, 2009

EATING chocolate could improve the brains ability to do maths, a new study suggests. Mental arithmetic became easier after ...

Eight-foot-long hair

April 04, 2009

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

Tandoor owners refuse to sell roti at Re 1

April 04, 2009

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

Traders issue SOS call to CJ

April 04, 2009

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

Govt yet to appoint DG FDE; bans promotions

April 04, 2009

ISLAMABAD - The government has failed to appoint permanent Director General of Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) while the ...

Ads through text messages gaining popularity

April 04, 2009

ISLAMABAD - The modern sophisticated techniques of publicity are replacing the conventional modes of advertising gradually. ...

3500 allergy patients treated at relief camp

April 04, 2009

ISLAMABAD (APP) - As many as 3500 pollen allergy patients have been treated at the free pollen allergy relief camp at the ...

Hunar collections displayed

April 04, 2009

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

Nasir in U-17 National Squash semis

April 04, 2009

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

FIH President skips Pakistan tour

April 04, 2009

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

258 bogus files of plots detected

April 04, 2009

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

Govt unable to control fanatics, says Asma

April 04, 2009

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

Court orders to hand over kids to Austrian Embassy

April 04, 2009

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

April 04, 2009

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

April 04, 2009

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

April 04, 2009

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

April 04, 2009

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

April 04, 2009

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

April 04, 2009

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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