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, August 02, 2008
Front Page
Gilani, Singh meeting to defuse tensions
COLOMBO - Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh are meeting here today on the sidelines of the SAARC Summit to defuse the current tension between the two countries emanating from latest border skirmishes at Line of Control. All heads of governments and ...
President's powers not unlimited: acting CJP
ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) has adjourned the hearing of suo motu action against government moves to commute ...
NWFP PPP demands Governor's replacement
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan People's Party's ministers, MPAs and provincial office-bearers from NWFP Friday came up with barrage of ...
3 more civilians fall prey to Swat operation
MINGORA, Swat - Though casualties of both security forces and Taliban are yet to be ascertained, three civilians were killed and ...
International
Dramatic cabinet reshuffle in Japan
TOKYO (AFP) - Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda on Friday named a new cabinet filled with heavyweights, vowing to jump-start a ...
German docs perform world's first transplant of two full arms
BERLIN (AFP) - A German medical team said Friday it had performed what it called the world's first transplant of two full arms, ...
Jury fails to reach verdict in July 7 bombings case
LONDON - A jury on Friday failed to reach a verdict in the trial of three men accused of helping the July 7 suicide bombers plan ...
US anthrax suspect commits suicide
WASHINGTON (AFP) - A US government scientist has committed suicide just as he was about to be charged in the deadly 2001 anthrax ...
Protesters heckle Obama
MIAMI (AFP) - African American hecklers accused Barack Obama of ignoring the plight of the "oppressed" black community Friday, as ...
Delisting Korea from terror list conditional: US
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Nuclear-armed North Korea cannot be removed from a list of state sponsors of terrorism unless it agrees to a ...
GI among 3 killed in Iraq
KIRKUK (AFP) - Two Iraqi soldiers were killed and two others wounded in a restive area of northern Iraq on Friday when a roadside ...
US suspects Pakistani intelligence of Indian embassy bombing
WASHINGTON - US intelligence agencies believe that Pakistani intelligence agents were involved in the July 7 bombing of the ...
UNSC renews Darfur peacekeeping mandate, US abstains
UNITED NATIONS - The UN Security Council on Thursday evening voted to extend by one year the mandate of the U.N.-African Union ...
Pakistan contingent reaches Beijing
BEIJING (APP) - A 35-member Pakistan contingent arrived here Friday morning to take part in the 29th Beijing Olympic Games ...
Amir Atlas to face El Shorbagy in World Junior Squash final
LONDON (APP) - Top seed and favourite Aamir Atlas Khan of Pakistan will face Egypt's second seed Mohammad El Shorbagy in the ...
Pietersen keeps England hopes alive
BIRMINGHAM (AFP) - Kevin Pietersen kept England's hopes alive after his fellow top order batsmen failed on the third day of the ...
Harbhajan jolts Sri Lanka after Sehwag heroics
GALLE (Sri Lanka) (AFP) - Harbhajan Singh bagged four quick wickets in a magnificent spell to put Sri Lanka under pressure in the ...
Federer falls, giving Nadal chance for top spot
CINCINNATI (Ohio) (AFP) - Roger Federer was upset in the third round of the ATP Cincinnati Masters here Thursday, meaning Rafael ...
Seven athletes banned in doping row
MOSCOW (AFP) - Seven top Russian woman athletes have been temporarily suspended for the suspected switching of urine samples in ...
Business
Stock ends down 3.89pc at 19-month low
LAHORE - Bearish trend on the Karachi bourse continued for another day and most of the blue chips except some scrips of second ...
Sindh govt pays Rs15b more on SCARP loans
KARACHI - The Sindh government has paid an extra amount of Rs15 billion to federal government on account of SCARP cash ...
Sacked FBR officials trying to fit into new set-up
ISLAMABAD - The sacked officials of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) are putting in their best efforts to fit into the newly formed ...
Centre asks Punjab to take action against Cos
ISLAMABAD - The federal government has asked the Punjab government to start a crackdown against the companies involved in ...
SCCI for enhanced trade ties between Pakistan and India
ISLAMABAD - Tariq Sayeed, President SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI), has appreciated the initiatives of the ...
Soaring inflation worries before Ramazan
ISLAMABAD - Inflation for people earning merely Rs 100 per day has gone beyond 33 per cent, the highest in past 35 years, which ...
Pakistan can use third option to resolve issue
NEW DELHI (APP) - Expressing satisfaction over the modifications made by India in Baglihar hydro-electric as recommended by ...
ICCI focuses on women entrepreneurship capacity building
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Pakistan is emerging as an important economy in South Asian region and contribution of women to our national ...
Hubco may post net earnings of Rs2.4 to 2.5 billion
KARACHI - Hub Power Company (Hubco) is likely to post net earnings in the range of Rs2.4 to 2.5b (EPS Rs2.1-2.2) in full year ...
Producers asked to set up tehsil level urea outlets
ISLAMABAD - The government on Friday asked the UREA manufactures to set up fertilizer's distribution outlets at tehsil level to ...
Politics
IAEA approves India nuclear inspection deal
VIENNA (Agencies) - The UN's atomic watchdog approved an inspections agreement Friday with India that is key to finalising a ...
White House declines comment on Pak's involvement report
WASHINGTON - The White House Friday declined to comment on a newspaper report claiming that Pakistani intelligence agents were ...
Kashmir solution key to peace in region
WASHINGTON (APP) - The 9th International Kashmir Peace Conference opened on Capitol Hill with several Pakistani lawmakers, South ...
Refineries reject new pricing formula
ISLAMABAD - Contrary to a major dip in international crude oil prices of over 10 per cent, domestic tariff of the petroleum ...
Taliban threaten to target forces
MINGORA - Terming the ongoing military action in Swat as "unwanted" Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan demanded its early stoppage ...
SHC orders security for MCB management
KARACHI - Sindh High Court has directed the provincial government to provide security to the management Muslim Commercial Bank ...
No question of any purge in ISI: Sherry
ISLAMABAD (Agencies) - Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sherry Rehman has said that she was quoted out of ...
Five Nato soldiers killed in Afghanistan
KABUL (AFP) - Bomb blasts killed five NATO soldiers in Afghanistan on Friday, the alliance force said, in the latest in a surge ...
Partial solar eclipse in country
LAHORE - Partial solar eclipse took place in entire Pakistan on Friday. In Lahore, the partial eclipse started at 4:25:25 pm ...
Militants bid to cross Afghan border foiled
KURRAM AGENCY (Online) - The Frontier Corps on Friday foiled a bid of miscreants to enter Pakistan from Afghanistan by seizing ...
Entertainment
Miley Cyrus tops charts again with 'Breakout'
MILEY Cyrus is so popular that she can break just any record and sell just any material. The Vanity Fair issue that contained the ...
How first stars in universe came into existence
RESEARCHERS believe that our universe began with the Big Bang about 13 billion years ago, and that soon after that event, matter ...
Python panic
WITH Britain basking in a mini-heatwave, Danny Palmer decided there would be nothing nicer than to go for a pleasant walk in the ...
Potter fairytales to be published
A collection of fairytales penned by Harry Potter author J K Rowling is to be published to raise money for a children's charity. ...
6,500 miles by air from Qatar to London
AN Arab sent his 190,000 pounds Lamborghini on a 6,500-mile round trip flight to London for an oil check, it was revealed on ...
Rumer Willis to be 'Miss Golden Globe'
RUMER Willis is to be Miss Golden Globe at the awards ceremony next year. Rumer - the daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore - ...
Islamabad
Sarai Alamgir boys shine in Rawalpindi Board SSC results
RAWALPINDI - The Rawalpindi Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (RBISE) has announced the result of Secondary School ...
NBP inter-bank ATM service still out of order
ISLAMABAD - Hundreds of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) account-holders in Islamabad and Rawalpindi have been inconvenienced ...
Pak students win medals in Int'l Science Olympiads
ISLAMABAD - For the first time Pakistani students have won silver medals in International Science Olympiads held in India, ...
PML-Q decides to reorganise party's media cells
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Muslim League-Q's media managers here on Friday decided to reorganize party's media cells from central to ...
CDA's plan of launching CNG buses welcomed
ISLAMABAD - Appreciating CDA's plan of launching CNG buses between the twin cities and installation of pedestrian bridges over ...
Price of seat belts soars up
ISLAMABAD- After the city traffic managers announced to fine motorists not fastening seat belts from August 16, the price of a ...
11 ties decided in Freedom Cup Tennis
ISLAMABAD-As many as 11 matches have been decided on the opening day of the 7th Freedom Cup Junior Tennis Tournament that started ...
Karachi
Jama'at criticises peace process
KARACHI - Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Pakistan Occupied Kashmir Chief Abdul Rasheed Turabi on Friday said that the freedom movement of ...
Experts warn against re-emergence of dengue
KARACHI - Experts have directed the citizens to adopt preventive measures against Dengue Fever (DF) and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever ...
Pasban concerned over milk price-hike
KARACHI (PPI) - Pasban Sindh President Rafiq Ahmed Khaskheli and Karachi President Syed Ashraf Hussain have expressed concern ...
Businessmen hail CDGK performance during rains
KARACHI - The business community and dignitaries of the city applauded the massive development work of CDGK carried out under the ...
Woman goes 'missing' from JPMC
KARACHI - A young woman goes missing from JPMC mysteriously since July 28. Shah Aemun 22, resident of Korangi, reached Jinnah ...
Rise in fares after CM's nod
Karachi (PPI) - Secretary Transport, Sindh Rasheed Alam says raise in public transport fares would be notified only after the ...
Chess president elected in violation of sports policy
KARACHI - Altaf Ahmed Chaudhry has been reelected president of Chess Federation of Pakistan unopposed for a third four-year term ...
Lahore
Boys excel in Matric exam
LAHORE - The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE), Lahore on Friday announced the result of Secondary School ...
BISE Secretary praises brilliant students
LAHORE - Secretary Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Prof Haji Muhammad Dogar has said that Pakistan Public ...
IT Park to be set up to promote tech: Shahbaz
LAHORE - Chief Minister Punjab Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said the Information Technology Park, equipped with latest ...
LHC directs parents to solemnise rukhsati
LAHORE " The Lahore High Court while hearing a habeas corpus petition against detention of a Italian national girl of Pakistani ...
Bid to shift clinical waste to private godown foiled
LAHORE - Special squad of the City District Government, under the supervision of District Officer Environment Tariq Zaman Khan, ...
Position-holders demand abolition of entry test
LAHORE - The students, who have prominent positions in the Secondary School Examination, have demanded end to the entry test ...
Imran, Miandad fear Pakistan may lose Champions Trophy rights
LAHORE - The ICC has retained Pakistan as the host of next month's Champions Trophy for now but former captains Imran Khan and ...
NBP draw PEL 1-1, PMC gain full points
LAHORE - Two more matches were decided in Karachi phase of the Pakistan Premier Football League Friday with Habib Bank Limited ...
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