Friday, February 10, 2012
- 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
- 9 sentenced for London Stock Exchange terror plot
- Greece reaches deal on austerity
The Nation in print for Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Front Page
Pakistan urges swift release of aid cashpile
ISTANBUL (Reuters/AFP) - Pakistan failed on Tuesday to secure swift aid from donors to help the cash-strapped country improve security and rebuild the northwest after an army offensive against the Taliban displaced millions of people. Donor countries pledged some $5.7 billion in aid to Pakistan in ...
Taliban confirm Baitullah's death
PESHAWAR (AFP) - Pakistan Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud died this month after a US missile strike, a commander Hakimullah Mehsud ...
Plea filed for case against Musharraf
QUETTA - An application has been filed in Sessions Court Sibi for registration of murder case of Nawab Muhammad Akbar Khan Bugti ...
International
UN rights chief hails US probe into CIA abuses
UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, has welcomed US decision to appoint a ...
Fit-again Kiwis ready for Sri Lanka challenge
COLOMBO (AFP) - New Zealand will field a full-strength team in Wednesday's second cricket Test against Sri Lanka after the ...
I was humiliated at Gitmo: freed Afghan
WASHINGTON - A young Afghan Guantanamo Bay prisoner has been released and returned to Afghanistan, the US Justice Department said ...
US to probe CIA threats
WASHINGTON - The CIA, under court orders, Monday released a 2004 inspector generals report on abuses during interrogation of ...
Fayyad unveils plan for Palestinian state
RAMALLAH (AFP/Reuters) - Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad on Tuesday unveiled his governments plans to create a de facto ...
Iraq, Syria recall envoys in tit-for-tat moves
BAGHDAD (Reuters/AFP) - Iraq and Syria recalled their ambassadors on Tuesday after Baghdad demanded Damascus hand over two people ...
'No Iran atom expansion since May'
VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran has not expanded the number of centrifuges enriching uranium at its Natanz nuclear site since the end of ...
Hu vows Xinjiang 'separatists' will fail
BEIJING (AFP) - President Hu Jintao vowed on Tuesday that separatist forces which China blames for recent deadly unrest in its ...
Tehran puts leading reformers on trial over unrest
TEHRAN (Reuters/AFP) - A prosecutor demanded on Tuesday maximum punishment for a senior reformer accused of acting against ...
No immunity in any CIA abuse cases, says UN Rights Chief
GENEVA (Reuters) - United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said on Tuesday there should be no immunity from ...
US ordered attacks, says Jundallah leader
ZAHEDAN, Iran (AFP) - A Jundallah leader who is awaiting execution in Iran said on Tuesday that his group received orders from ...
Business
Full US recovery a 'long way' away, says Obama
OAK BLUFFS/WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Barack Obama warned on Tuesday the US economy had a long way to go before it reached ...
Pakistan should ease poverty, mobilise tax
PAKISTAN must alleviate poverty and improve tax collections to reduce its fiscal deficit and improve the economy, an ...
Economy showing stability: Tarin
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin said due to prudent economic policies initiated by the present government the ...
No 'firm recovery' for Europe
BRUSSELS (AFP) - Europes economy has not made a firm recovery from the global downturn despite some encouraging signs, EU ...
FBR plans moot to discuss VAT implementation
ISLAMABAD - Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) would organise a two-day conference to discuss implementation of Value Added Tax (VAT) ...
Oil price hits 10-month peak at $75
LONDON (AFP) - World oil prices briefly struck 75 dollars per barrel on Tuesday for the first time in ten months, as traders ...
PPMA seeks cancellation of imported drugs registration
KARACHI (APP) - Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (PPMA) has urged the government to cancel the decision to ...
KSE sheds 40 points as profit-taking ends 100-index upward march
KARACHI - The KSE 100-index lost the upward movement on Tuesday due to profit taking; shedding 40 points to close at 8,246 ...
OGDCL employees get 12pc shares under BESOS today
ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for Privatisation, Petroleum and Natural Resources, Syed Naveed Qamar, is distributing 12 per cent ...
Comprehensive plan a must to salvage PR
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Ministry of Railways has been directed to chalk out a comprehensive plan for salvaging Pakistan Railways, ...
Many a PTCL facilities under corporate solutions in the offing
KARACHI - Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL) is to offer SAP/CRM, Siebel, Oracle, and Contact Centre facilities soon ...
South Asia hit by sugar shortages
A massive shortage in sugar stocks in India and Pakistan has led to soaring prices and consumer unrest, BBC reported on Tuesday. ...
Politics
Humayun dines with Musharraf
LAHORE - Senior leader of PML (Q)s like-minded group Humayun Akhtar had a dinner with former President Pervez Musharraf during ...
'N' asks Altaf to come back, face cases
LAHORE - PML-N senior leader and spokesman Sadiqul Farooq has said that MQM Chief Altaf Hussains tirade is nothing but to avert ...
Constitution protects NRO beneficiaries: AG
ISLAMABAD - Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) Sardar Latif Khosa has said that Article 264 of the Constitution provides ...
SC seeks report from NAB
ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday directed National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to report how many accused it had ...
Punjab food officials accused of 'foul play'
ISLAMABAD - The provincial government seems helpless before the Punjab Food Department officials highhandedness, as they have ...
Indian proof not enough: FM
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The international community urgently needs to release billions of dollars in pledged aid to Pakistan to ...
No political wings at ISI, IB: Malik
ISLAMABAD (APP/AFP) - Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik Tuesday said that Pakistan Intelligence Bureau (IB) and ...
UN agencies discuss early recovery efforts with Pakistani authorities
UNITED NATIONS - United Nations officials have wrapped up a mission to Swat district to discuss the strengthening of humanitarian ...
Bomber kills 36 in Kandahar
KANDAHAR (AFP/Reuters) - A massive suicide car bomb ripped through a bustling area of Afghanistans troubled southern city of ...
Verdict on Sufi sons' detention today
PESHAWAR - A single-member bench of Peshawar High Court on Tuesday reserved order till today (Wednesday) on petition pertaining ...
US serious in setting up ROZs
PESHAWAR (APP) - United States is very much serious in setting up Reconstruction Opportunity Zones (ROZs) in NWFP and legislation ...
Rendition of suspects to continue under Obama: NYT
NEW YORK-In another U-turn, the Obama administration plans to keep sending terror suspects to third countries-a process called ...
China backs Pakistan's right to nuclear energy
GUANGZHOU (APP) - Spokesman to the President Farhatullah Babar Tuesday said that Chinese Foreign Minister has advocated Pakistans ...
Zardari leaves for UK
ISLAMABAD (APP) - President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday left for London for a three-day visit to the United Kingdom. The ...
Warrants for Mangal Bagh issued
PESHAWAR (Online) - Arrest warrants issued against banned Lashkar-e-Islam Chief Mangal Bagh were sent to secretary security FATA. ...
NWFP okays special police force
PESHAWAR (APP) - The NWFP government has approved setting up of special police force on the pattern of community police with a ...
Dialogue is the answer: Manmohan
NEW DELHI (APP) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Tuesday India strives to engage its neighbours to resolve ...
Three more bodies found
MINGORA - The security forces during search operation on Tuesday apprehended eight terrorists and recovered three dead bodies of ...
Raza Sarwar's mother dies
LAHORE - Mother of Ahmed Raza Sarwar, Additional Secretary Chief Ministers Secretariat and wife of Muhammad Sarwar (retired ...
Entertainment
Plant filtration system that lets you drink your own shower water
ECO-thinkers have come up with an amazing new way to create drinking water - by putting plants in the bottom of a ...
Catherine Zeta Jones to star in 'A Little Night Music
CATHERINE Zeta Jones is to star in the Broadway show A Little Night Music. The Hollywood beauty - who won an Oscar for her ...
Looking tough is a challenge: Scarlett
SCARLETT Johansson worked out hard for her role as the Black Widow in Iron Man 2 - but she found convincing herself she looked ...
Rare 'upside-down' lightning captured
STROKES of lightning flashing down towards the ground are a familiar sight during summer thunderstorms, but scientists have ...
Pitt has no plans to work with Jolie
HOLLYWOOD superstar Brad Pitt has revealed that he has no plans to collaborate with partner and actress Angelina Jolie on the big ...
Poodles sheared and coloured
AT first glance they look like pandas, buffalos and camels and other animals, but these are all poodles that have been ...
Islamabad
Consumers feel USC not doing enough to control prices
ISLAMABAD - The utility stores though are providing various food items on subsidised rates to the masses but having a very small ...
Hoarders, profiteers make people's lives miserable
ISLAMABAD - The hoarders and profiteers have started squeezing masses with both hands turning the holy month of blessings into a ...
Ministry decides to hire independent consultants
ISLAMABAD - On the directives of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Women Development to conduct a third party ...
No Ramazan Bazaar in NA-52, 54
RAWALPINDI - The residents of constituencies of NA-52 and NA-54 have to purchase daily use edibles on high rates in absence of ...
Subsidised atta being sold at 13 sale points
ISLAMABAD - The Islamabad Capital Territory Administration has set up 13 sale points for selling 20 kg flour bags at the rate of ...
Long queues, scuffles seen at sasta atta points
RAWALPINDI (PPI) - Long queues and scuffles were witnessed on Tuesday in Sasta Ata sale points in Rawalpindi despite the ...
Karachi
Aussie downfall excites Wasim
KARACHI (AFP) - Australia losing the Ashes and slumping to number four in Test rankings is good for world cricket as it gives ...
Pakistan wary of wounded Kangaroos
KARACHI (Reuters) - Pakistan are bracing themselves for an Australia backlash at next month's Champions Trophy in South Africa ...
Pakistan pugilists to leave for World C'ship tomorrow
KARACHI (APP) - An eight-member Pakistan Boxing squad is due to leave for Milan (Italy) on Thursday to take part in the AIBA ...
Sindh calls for multiple criteria for NFC award
KARACHI - The Sindh government has finalized its recommendations for the maiden meeting of the National Finance Commission, to be ...
Ramazan Package fails to yield desired results
KARACHI - The Ramazan Relief Package announced by the Sindh government in haste failed to yield desired results, creating ...
Measures against gastro
KARACHI - Health experts on Tuesday warned the citizens to adopt precautionary measures and avoid taking untreated tap water ...
Stay order issued over sending accused to Saudia
KARACHI - The Sindh High Court on Tuesday issued stay-order to hand over the accused involved in deceitful smuggling of drugs to ...
Significance of prayers
Prayer is one of the five pillars of Islam. There is hardly any Surah in the Holy Quran that does not expound or refers to the ...
Khaliq Dina Hall repair work stopped
KARACHI - Khaliq Dina Hall, one of Pakistans important historical heritage sites, was laying dilapidated as its maintenance work ...
Lahore
Yousuf promises better performance
LAHORE - Pakistan's star batsman Mohammad Yousuf has promised to silence critics with top performance in the eight-nation ...
PHF names organising committee for Junior League
LAHORE - The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has announced the organising committee of Junior U-18 Super Hockey League being ...
Pakistan facing uphill battle in Hockey World Cup qualifiers
LAHORE - Four-time champions Pakistan will be featuring in the World Cup hockey qualifiers for the first time and are aware that ...
PHF changes schedule of Benazir Memorial Tournament
LAHORE - The Pakistan Hockey Federation has changed the schedule of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto All Pakistan Gold Cup Hockey ...
Asif inclusion sparks interesting debate
LAHORE - The selection of dope-tainted fast bowler Mohammad Asif in Pakistan's Champions Trophy squad has evoked mixed reaction ...
Karachi, Islamabad media slams Inzamam
LAHORE - The Sports Journalists Association of Sindh (SJAS) and Rawalpindi-Islamabad Sports Journalists Association (RISJA) have ...
Wasa hires 4 firms for detection
LAHORE - The Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) has contracted four survey companies to detect illegal water connections to ...
Minister admits sugar being sold at Rs54 per kg
LAHORE - Punjab Minister for Food Malik Nadeem Kamran has admitted that sugar was being sold at Rs52 to Rs54 per-kg against its ...
Faraz anniversary passes unnoticed
LAHORE - Continuing the unfortunate tradition of forgetting the national heroes, the first death anniversary of renowned Urdu ...
Vocational training vital to country's uplift
LAHORE - Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif has said that education, research and vocational training can help make Pakistan a ...
No let-up in soaring prices
LAHORE - There is no let-up in the spiraling prices of fruits, vegetables and other commodities as the people are facing worst ...
PML-Q slams govt failure to address public woes
LAHORE - Opposition leader in the Punjab Assembly, Ch Zaheerud Din has demanded immediate session of the Punjab Assembly as the ...
ANP backs trial of Musharraf, cronies
LAHORE - ANP would fully support the high treason trial of former dictator Pervez Musharraf and also those who legitimized his ...
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