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 Friday, August 15, 2008
Front Page
Magsi intends to resign
QUETTA - Governor Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi while expressing concerns over law and order situation has said that he was seriously considering option of resignation from office of governorship. He expressed these views while talking to journalists at Governor House on Thursday. He said that ...
TTP deputy chief killed in air attack
PESHAWAR - Gunship helicopters on Thursday targeted two vehicles in Inayat Kali, Bajaur Agency, killing eight to ten militants, ...
Funds for new PSDP schemes withheld
LAHORE - The government has decided to hold on funds for the new schemes of Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2008-09, ...
Kayani avoids ex-boss
PRESIDENT Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, for the first time in country's history, organised two separate ...
International
India urged to show restraint in dealing with Kashmiri protesters
NEW YORK: - A leading human rights group Thursday asked the the Indian government to ensure that its troops and police refrain ...
Pakistan must raise Kashmir crisis at UN: ex-ambassador
NEW YORK: Pakistan should raise its concern on the situation in the Indian Occupied Kashmir at the United Nations, Yusuf Buch, a ...
Attacks show Taliban closing in on Kabul
LONDON - Recent deadly attacks in and around Kabul show that Taliban fighters are closing in on the Afghan capital, seven ...
Russia under US pressure over Georgia mily action
WASHINGTON - The United States ramped up pressure Thursday on Russia to pull out of its conflict with Georgia, amid charges that ...
Maoist leader Prachanda to contest Nepal PM election
KATHMANDU - The head of Nepal's former rebel Maoists, who led a campaign of armed struggle for a decade, announced Thursday ...
Iran open to dialogue on N-standoff: Nejad
ISTANBUL - Iran is open to dialogue to resolve the standoff on its controversial nuclear programme, but will not give up ...
US and Libya sign compensation deal
TRIPOLI -Libya and the United States Thursday signed a compensation deal for American victims of Libyan attacks and US ...
22 killed in spate of Iraq bomb attacks
BAGHDAD - At least 18 Iraqis heading to Karbala for a religious festival were among 22 people killed on Thursday as a spate ...
Be responsible, Moscow tells Washington
MOSCOW - Russia on Thursday warned the United States against encouraging Georgia's leaders to take steps that might lead to ...
US pressure over Hezb TV rejected
JAKARTA - Indonesia has rejected US pressure to stop a Lebanese Hezbollah militia television channel airing its programmes ...
Business
India's inflation races to fresh thirteen-year peak
NEW DELHI - India's inflation raced to a fresh 13-year peak, official data showed Thursday, amid worries that a major wage hike ...
Asian stocks close mostly up but gains modest
HONG KONG/LONDON - Asian shares closed mostly up Thursday but the gains were generally modest after disappointing Wall Street ...
US inflation rate fastest since 1991
WASHINGTON - Rising prices stretched Americans' wallets further in July, according to a government survey Thursday which showed ...
China industrial output growth at 17-month low
BEIJING - China's industrial output growth slowed to a 17-month low in July as weakening exports hit factory production across ...
SBP role vital for country's economic development
KARACHI - The State Bank of Pakistan, since its inception, has been making relentless efforts with sincerity and honesty for the ...
Call to enhance Pak-Russian coop in power generation
ISLAMABAD - There is wide scope for further expansion and consolidation of business and trade relations between Pakistan and the ...
Eurozone economy shrinks for first time ever: Eurostat
BRUSSELS - The eurozone economy contracted for the first time ever in the second quarter, with output falling 0.2 percent as ...
Sindh government opposes rationing of fuel
KARACHI - Sindh government has opposed the idea of the rationing of fuel as it could disrupt supply-line and create a cartel of ...
Rs5, Rs50 new currency notes rare in markets
KARACHI - The newly-introduced currency notes of Rs 5 and Rs 50 denominations are rarely available in the markets. A brief survey ...
Politics
Nawaz urges no immunity for 'violator of laws'
LAHORE - PML-N Quaid Nawaz Sharif on Thursday said in categorical terms that he was not ready to give any safe exit to President ...
Thousands fleeing Bajaur
PESHAWAR - Owing to the ongoing military operation against militants, thousands of people from Bajaur Agency have been left with ...
Nation celebrates Independence Day
ISLAMABAD - The country on Thursday celebrated its 61st Independence Day with traditional flag-hoisting ceremonies and ...
'Q' lawmakers in catch-22 situation
ISLAMABAD - The huge tide of anti-Musharraf public sentiments has forced the majority of Q-League lawmakers to shun support of ...
JI Senators to support impeachment
PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari contacted on phone Jama'at-i-Islami Amir Qazi Hussain Ahmed, and the latter assured him of his ...
Dr Aafia set up and tortured, says lawyer
NEW YORK - The lawyer for Aafia Sidiqui, a Pakistani neuroscientist charged with trying to kill American soldiers in Afghanistan, ...
No suicide jacket used in blast
LAHORE - The suicide bomber, who blew himself up at Moon Market on Wednesday night killing nine people including two police ...
Economic cost of impeachment
ISLAMABAD - Confrontational politics of the ruling coalition's decision to impeach President General (r) Pervez Musharraf, that ...
Another protester shot dead in IHK
SRINAGAR - Police shot dead another protester on Thursday in Occupied Kashmir, bringing the death toll from days of rioting to 22 ...
Food Stamp Scheme launched
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Thursday inaugurated the Food Stamp Scheme worth over Rs 22 billion during a ...
Billions evaporating in the air Reforms in FBR going down the drain
ISLAMABAD - Reforms involving billions of rupees in Federal Board of Revenue, mainly financed with loan money, are hitting snags, ...
US whites no longer a majority by 2042
WASHINGTON - White people will no longer make up a majority of Americans by 2042, according to new government projections. That's ...
Gori blasts shake fragile Georgia truce
GORI (Georgia) - Moscow's military might was on display around Gori on Thursday as Georgian troops hoping to enter the ...
BA meets today
QUETTA - Balochistan Assembly would meet here today (Friday) afternoon. The House would adopt a resolution regarding ...
Impeachment issue: Amin Faheem's supporters leave him in lurch
KARACHI - Pakistan People's Party (PPP) central leaders who were supporting PPP Vice President Makhdoom Amin Faheem had left him ...
Govt releases 34 Indians
KARACHI - Some 34 Indian fishermen, under 18 years of age, were released from Youthful Offenders Industrial School adjacent to ...
Zardari bigger problem than Musharraf: Imran
TEHREEK-e-Insaf leader Imran Khan blames PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari for protecting President Pervez Musharraf. In an ...
Three coalition soldiers killed in Afghanistan
KABUL - Three US-led coalition soldiers were killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, the force said, ...
11 dead in bus plunge
SRINAGAR - At least 11 people died Thursday when a bus plunged down a gorge in Occupied Kashmir. The driver lost control on a ...
Entertainment
Girls Aloud demands fatty food for performance
GIRLS Aloud have demanded fatty food for their upcoming V festival performances. The British band - who have been widely ...
Fruit, veggies lower men's cancer risk
TOKYO - Men who eat more fruit and vegetables have less risk of developing a type of cancer of the esophagus, a study by a ...
'Don't worry be happy': happiness is key to longer life
PARIS - Keep humming "Don't Worry Be Happy". The 1980s New Age-inspired hit got it right. New research shows being happy ...
Solar collector could change asphalt roads into renewable energy source
ANYONE who has walked barefoot across a parking lot on a hot summer day knows that blacktop is exceptionally good at soaking up ...
Posh expands DVB in NYC
HOLD on to your seats style mavens, there were reports that Lady Becks was planning to wow us in NYC this September by debuting a ...
Wife takes revenge on cheating husband
SYDNEY - An Australian woman has taken revenge on her cheating husband by auctioning his mistress's "huge" panties and his ...
Islamabad
'No bargain on judges issue'
ISLAMABAD - The impeachment of Pervez Musharraf has become possible because of 'big no' by deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar ...
Overseas Pakistanis to use vote right in next polls: Khursheed
ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for Labour, Manpower and Overseas Pakistanis Syed Khursheed Ahmad Shah said that Overseas Pakistanis ...
Resisting temptation
'I can resist anything but temptation', said Lord Byron, British romantic poet of the nineteenth century. Extremely handsome ...
District admin leaves citizens at ruffians' mercy
ISLAMABAD - The district administration left the citizens of the twin cities at the mercy of notorious lawbreakers on the eve of ...
Financial irregularities 12 QAU projects
ISLAMABAD - Financial irregularities, unnecessary delay and mismanagement have been observed in 12 development projects being ...
Amusing show for special persons
ISLAMABAD - Realising special persons as a part of society and give them their due share in Independence Day celebrations, an ...
Karachi
Karachiites celebrate I-Day in a befitting manner
KARACHI - Karachiites celebrated the 61st Independence Day with usual zeal and fervour. The celebrations started on Wednesday ...
President impeachment in national interest: Fazl
KARACHI - JUI-F chief, Maulana Fazalul Rehman on Thursday said that President Musharraf should resign after the verdict of three ...
Pakistan should sever relations with US: Qazi
KARACHI - Pakistan's survival and integrity cannot meet without breaking relations with United States, said Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) ...
Firing sabotage ST rally; 3 injured
KARACHI - Tension gripped the Clifton Town after firing incident when Istikham-e-Pakistan rally by Sunni Tehreek (ST) was being ...
Youth killed, 33 hurt in aerial firing
KARACHI - The personnel from the law enforcement agencies (LEAs) were put on high alert on the occasion of 61st Independence Day ...
Thousands registered as 'City Owners'
KARACHI - Thousands of people from a cross section of the society thronged Civic Centre on the Independence Day to get "City ...
Lahore
Independence Day celebrated: Govt determined to bring real democracy: Shahbaz
LAHORE - Chief Minister Punjab Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that had Dr Qadeer and Dr Samar Mubarak not made country ...
Flag-hoisting ceremonies
LAHORE - Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court Justice Sayed Zahid Hussain Thursday hoisted national flag atop LHC building on ...
Cement factory asked to control pollution
LAHORE - Environmental Protection Agency Punjab has directed a cement factory in Chakwal district to take remedial measures or ...
No destination without hard work, honesty, says Shahbaz
LAHORE - The Punjab Chief Minister Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that only those nations achieve destinations that work ...
CPNE hails bill against media curbs
LAHORE - Council of Pakistan Newspapers Editors (CPNE) President Arif Nizami Thursday hailed the government for moving a ...
Bashir's graphite drawings on display at Ocean Art Galleries
LAHORE - The exhibition of graphite drawings by Bashir Ahmed opened at the Ocean Art Galleries, Gulberg, on Thursday. Bashir ...
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