Friday, February 10, 2012
- Commission to record Ijaz's statement via video link
- LHC adjourns hearing of petition against TCP
- Jamaat Ali Shah rejects treason charges
- Letter sent to BlackBerry Company: DAG
- PM will appear before SC on Feb 13, confirms Aitzaz
- 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
The Nation in print for Thursday, August 21, 2008
Front Page
Coalition missile strike in Wana kills eight
PESHAWAR - At least 18 militants were killed and several others were injured on Wednesday when security forces successfully repulsed militants' attack on their checkpost at Mamoond, Bajaur Agency, the authorities have claimed. Meanwhile, missiles fired from Afghanistan hit a militant hideout in ...
Party wants Zardari in Presidency
ISLAMABAD - Most of the Parliamentarians belonging to the Pakistan People's Party want to see the party Co-Chairman Asif Ali ...
Split appears in PML-Q ranks
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Muslim League-Q here on Wednesday fractured into two factions within 48 hours of the ouster of party's ...
Pepco liquidity crunch touches Rs 402 billion
LAHORE - The Pakistan power sector may hit its lowest ebb of crisis, jacking up the liquidity crunch of Pakistan Electric Power ...
International
Both Bush and Mush suffered from their ties
WASHINGTON- George W. Bush and Pervez Musharraf each suffered politically from their friendship which developed in the wake of ...
Keep fighting for world freedom, Sarkozy tells troops
KABUL (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday told French soldiers mourning 10 comrades killed by the Taliban that ...
Mao Zedong's successor Hua Guofeng dies
BEIJING (AFP) - Hua Guofeng, who succeeded Mao Zedong as Chairman of China's ruling Communist Party and briefly ruled the ...
Former BD PM charged over defence deal
DHAKA (AFP) - Prosecutors formally lodged new charges Wednesday against ex-Bangladeshi premier Sheikh Hasina Wajed over her ...
50,000 Nepalis flee after dam burst
KATHMANDU (AFP) - Some 50,000 people have been forced to flee after monsoon rains washed away a dam in southern Nepal and were ...
Iran to continue N-talks with IAEA
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran said on Wednesday that talks on its controversial nuclear drive with top UN atomic watchdog official Olli ...
Russia moves to recognise Georgian rebel zones
MOSCOW (AFP) - Moscow moved closer Wednesday to recognising the independence of Georgian separatist regions, escalating a ...
23 dead in Algeria car bombings
OTTAWA (AFP) - Twelve Algerian employees of the Canadian engineering firm SNC-Lavalin were killed and 15 others were wounded in a ...
Egypt rules out terrorism in parliament fire
CAIRO (Agencies) - Columns of thin smoke were still rising from the upper house of the Egyptian parliament on Wednesday, a day ...
McCain edges past Obama in new poll
WASHINGTON- Republican John McCain swung into lead against Democrat Barack Obama in the U.S. presidential race as he is ...
Obama steps up rhetoric on Afghan war as he trails rival in polls
WASHINGTON - US Democratic presidential hopeful, who has now fallen behind his Republic rival John McCain in polls, said ...
Australia vs Spain, Netherlands vs Germany semis today
BEIJING - As far as hockey is concerned, not an iota has changed in its hierarchy since Athens 2004. The same quartet - ...
Stunning Bolt sets 200m world record
BEIJING (AFP) - Jamaica's Usain Bolt broke the 200-meter world record to complete the first Olympic golden sprint double in 24 ...
First high-profile drugs case hits Games
BEIJING (AFP) - Ukraine's heptathlon silver medallist Liudmyla Blonska has failed a drugs test, the IOC confirmed Wednesday as ...
ICC likely to decide on Champions Trophy on Sunday
KARACHI (AFP) - The International Cricket Council Wednesday said it is likely to make a final decision on the ill-fated Champions ...
India level series with tense victory
DAMBULLA (Sri Lanka) (AFP) - Mahendra Singh Dhoni capped Zaheer Khan's devastating spell with a crucial 39 as India posted a ...
Australia reserves decision on Champions Trophy
MELBOURNE (AFP) - As the International Cricket Council contemplated their next move, Cricket Australia remained non-committal ...
Zimbabwe confirms pull-out from Twenty20
DUBAI (AFP) - Zimbabwe will not be participating in the Twenty20 world championship next year in England, officials at the ...
Business
Toyota Japan raises stake in IMC: New Corolla model launched
KARACHI - Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) Japan has raised its stake in Indus Motor Company (IMC) to 25 per cent after ...
Judges deadlock invites heavy selling
LAHORE - The equity market on Wednesday, reacting to the deadlock in talks among the coalition partners over the restoration of ...
Farmers not beneficiary of urea subsidy
ISLAMABAD - The government's failure to get its orders implemented regarding the sale of urea on a price not more than Rs 650 per ...
Oil prices dip before US energy data
LONDON - Oil prices eased on Wednesday, reversing earlier gains and a sharp spike the day before, as the market awaited the ...
Dollar-rupee parity improves by Rs1.25
KARACHI - Like stock market, the dollar-rupee parity also took a U-turn on Wednesday and improved by Rs 1.25, closing at Rs 75. ...
Country to face shortfall of sugar
KARACHI - The country would suffer a shortfall of 0.5 million tons of sugar against estimated production of 4 million tons in ...
Recovery of agri loans
LAHORE - Punjab Minister for Irrigation Raja Riaz Ahmed has said that the government is seriously considering to accord special ...
PIA starts service from Nawabshah, Hyderabad
LAHORE - PIA has announced to launch flights from historic cities of Hyderabad and Nawabshah to Islamabad and Lahore, starting ...
Rs1b subsidy for Utility Stores soon
ISLAMABAD - Advisor to Prime Minister on Industries and Production Mian Manzoor Ahmad Watto Wednesday told the National ...
OGDC earns Rs49,613,593
ISLAMABAD - Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) net sale in the year 2007-08 is Rs. 125,445,674 while the last ...
Politics
Operation in Kurram ordered
THE federal government has issued orders to Frontier Corpse (FC) to take action against fighting groups in troubled Kurram Agency ...
Presidential election likely before Sept 17
ISLAMABAD - Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will soon announce the election schedule for the next president of Pakistan. ...
Musharraf mulls 'In the line of fire-II'
ISLAMABAD - Former President General (r) Pervez Musharraf Wednesday during his meeting with PML-Q parliamentarians resolved that ...
Judges return within a week: Gilani
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday said the 17th amendment in the Constitution had distorted the ...
Magsi resigns as Governor
QUETTA - Balochistan Governor Nawab Zulfiqar Magsi has submitted his resignation, however, it was not accepted so far. This ...
MQM backs Zardari as next president
KARACHI - Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) founder and leader Altaf Hussain has said that he and his party have proposed the name ...
Pakistan chaos emboldens Taliban: Nato General
KABUL (Agencies) - Drawing strength from the chaos in neighbouring Pakistan, Afghan insurgents are using their growing control of ...
Iraq signs N-test ban treaty
VIENNA (AFP) - Iraq has signed the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, the organisation working for the treaty's ...
Karzai for more focus on extremism
KABUL (AFP) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai expressed sadness Wednesday over the killing of 10 French soldiers, saying after ...
Brits stitched Musharraf deal: Aitzaz
PRESIDENT Supreme Court Bar Association Aitzaz Ahsan has accused a senior British diplomat of undermining his country's rule of ...
Another US journalist goes missing in Karachi
KARACHI - Nicholas Shamble, a US based journalist went missing from Karachi since last two days, The Nation learnt here on ...
US okays 20 T-37 aircraft for Pakistan
WASHINGTON (APP) - The United States on Wednesday authorised delivery of 20 T-37 trainer airplanes for Pakistan Air Force, which ...
Tanker owners threaten to halt oil supply
RAWALPINDI - All Pakistan Oil Tanker Owners Association (APOTOA) would halt the supply of petroleum products across the country ...
Entertainment
Nicole Kidman wishes Olympians good luck
NICOLE Kidman is such a sweetie. As if she's not busy enough with her newborn baby, she found time in her schedule to pick up the ...
50 Cent named hip-hop cash king of 2008
50 Cent has overtaken Jay-Z to be named the Hip-Hop Cash King of 2008. The "Candy Shop" singer topped the new list, compiled ...
Engineer becomes successful artist after stroke rewires his brain
A former engineer who was disabled and living on benefits has turned his life around - after a stroke rewired his brain and ...
Fruit juice 'could affect drugs'
DRINKING fruit juices may not be as healthy an option as thought - they could reduce the effectiveness of some medicines, it is ...
Medicine tailored to your genome, not your race: Venter
PARIS - Personalised, genome-based health care could help prevent hundreds of thousands of deaths caused each year by ...
Tall story
LONDON - A Chinese man has been reinstated as the world's tallest living male because a 'taller' Ukrainian refuses to be ...
Islamabad
Work on Interchange awaits inauguration
ISLAMABAD - The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is all set to kick off construction work on Zero Point Interchange (ZPI), but ...
'Musharraf's resignation to strengthen democracy'
ISLAMABAD - Exit of Pervez Musharraf from the office of Presidency would strengthen the democratic institutions in Pakistan, said ...
ICPC to ensure edibles at fixed rate in Ramazan
ISLAMABAD - A meeting of Islamabad Consumer Protection Council was held on Wednesday under the chairmanship of council chairman ...
Japanese film festival from August 26
ISLAMABAD - A three-day Japanese film festival will be open to public at Islamabad from August 26 to August 28 as a part of ...
'Pakistan to be polio-free by 2010'
ISLAMABAD (NNI) - District Health Officer Dr Mohammad Saeed has said that Pakistan would become a polio-free country by 2010. ...
JI demands judges' restoration
RAWALPINDI - The session of Jamat-e-Islami (JI) Majlis-e-Shura held under the chair of JI amir Dr Muhammad Kamal at Al-Ikram ...
Karachi
Musharraf's exit dominates City Council session
KARACHI - The city council members have been divided on the issue of Pervez Musharraf's resignation and impeachment as the ...
MQM, PPP workers killed
KARACHI - PPP and MQM activist shot dead here in two separate incidents. The worker of MQM were gunned down by unknown ...
Fishermen demo for rights
KARACHI - The fishermen on Wednesday staged protest here in-front of Karachi Press Club against the Defence Housing Authority ...
Antibiotic intake can aggravate dengue
KARACHI - Experts warned citizens not to take any antibiotic during high-grade fever and must consult their physicians as ...
Police take DNA samples after exhuming body
KARACHI - Police Wednesday took DNA samples after exhuming the body of Karachi Broast owner. He was killed after being kidnapped ...
Jirga to be discouraged
Karachi - Government of Sindh directed police to protect eloped couples. Source privy to the matter told that Government, ...
Lahore
Zero-tolerance for defaulters after deadline, says Pepco
LAHORE - The Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) has asked all of its eight electric distribution companies (Discos) to take ...
Journalism is a dynamic global industry: Khushal
LAHORE - A briefing/seminar about the education and training of working journalists was held at the Nisar Osmani Auditorium of ...
Makro gets go-ahead nod
LAHORE - Despite stiff resistance and hue and cry from the residents of Model Town, the Environmental Protection Agency has given ...
PA keeps up 'tradition' of delayed proceedings
LAHORE - Members from both sides of the political divide grilled Speaker Punjab Assembly over the delayed start to the ...
Doctors remove kidney during operation
LAHORE - Believe it or not A poor woman was running from pillar to post for the last four years to save the life of her teenage ...
NAB files reference against 12 ex-officials
LAHORE - The NAB Punjab has filed reference in the Accountability Court against 12 ex-officials of the Orient ...
National Jr Hockey C'ship from today
LAHORE - The 27th National Junior Hockey Championship will roll into action here at the National Hockey Stadium from today ...
Spirited Afghan FC hold Navy to goalless draw
Pakistan Premier Soccer League OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE - Afghan Football Club earned point with spirited 0-0 draw ...
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