Friday, February 10, 2012
- 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
- 9 sentenced for London Stock Exchange terror plot
The Nation in print for Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Front Page
Presidential race begins
ISLAMABAD - PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari, Justice (r) Saeeduz Zaman Siddiqui and Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed were amongst over 30 candidates who filed their nomination papers with the Chief Election Commissioner Tuesday to contest September 6 presidential election. According to the ...
Top US diplomat escapes gun attack
PESHAWAR - Peshawar-based United States Consul General Lynne M Tracy survived an attempt on life here on Tuesday morning. "Two ...
Taseer warns Shahbaz govt
LAHORE - Punjab Governor Salman Taseer on Tuesday warned Shahbaz Sharif government against using official resources and indulging ...
Khalilzad in trouble over secret contacts with Zardari
NEW YORK - Zalmay Khalilzad, the Afghan-born American Ambassador to the United Nations, is in deep trouble over his "unauthorized ...
International
CPJ slams media curbs in Occupied Kashmir
NEW YORK - The Committee to Protect Journalists, an independent Watchdog, has condemned restrictions on the media by Indian ...
Russia recognises rebel regions of Georgia
MOSCOW (AFP) - Russia is freezing cooperation with Nato in a number of areas to protest against the Western alliance's stance on ...
Thai protesters storm state offices
BANGKOK (AFP) - Thousands of Thai protesters stormed a state-run TV station and the seat of government on Tuesday, in what Prime ...
Four held in 'plot' to kill Barack Obama
DENVER, Colorado, (AFP) - Four people have been arrested in Denver amid fears of a plot to kill Democratic White House hopeful ...
North Korea halts denuclearisation
SEOUL (AFP) - North Korea said Tuesday it has stopped disabling its nuclear plants and will consider restoring them because the ...
Tiger rebels attack Sri Lankan navy base
COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels Tuesday carried out their first air attack in 16 months, dropping two bombs on a ...
Rice criticises settlements but sees progress in ME talks
RAMALLAH (AFP) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Tuesday that Israeli settlements were "not helpful" to the peace ...
West slams recognition
PARIS (AFP) - Western nations warned Tuesday that Russia's recognition of the independence of Georgian regions South Ossetia and ...
'90 civilians were dead in US-led strikes'
KABUL (AFP) - A United Nations team has found "convincing evidence" that 90 civilians, including 60 children, were killed in ...
Fourth arrest over plot to kill British PM
LONDON (AFP) - British police arrested a 24-year-old man for alleged terror offences Tuesday, after three others from the same ...
Broad annihilates hapless South Africa
NOTTINGHAM (AFP) - Stuart Broad produced his best ever figures of five for 23 from ten overs as England destroyed South Africa by ...
Bradman's century honoured in Australia
SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia will celebrate the centenary of their greatest sporting legend Donald Bradman on Wednesday by naming the ...
Business
OGDC sell-off in the offing
ISLAMABAD - The government has finally decided to look into all options, including handing over management control to the buyer, ...
Political uncertainty eats up Rs388 billion
KARACHI - The Karachi Stock Exchange benchmark 100 index took a dive of 1,289 points or 12 per cent while the market ...
8-hour power cuts in Karachi spoil business
KARACHI - The hours-long unscheduled load-shedding continued on Tuesday as the shortfall in power supply increased between 500 MW ...
Sindh raises wheat issue price to Rs750
KARACHI - The government of Sindh has set the issue price of wheat at Rs 750 per 40 kg for this season, it is learnt on Tuesday. ...
Oil prices slip on demand fears
LONDON (AFP) - Oil prices fell on Tuesday as weak German data stoked concerns about slowing global economic growth and lower ...
Price of CNG likely to go down further
ISLAMABAD (APP) - CNG price per kilo is likely to be further cut down after amendment in OGRA Ordinance by the Parliament. ...
PTA to start automated blocking of illegal IPs
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has decided to start automated blocking of Internet Protocol ...
Pakistan looks to India for green energy know-how
NEW DELHI (PPI) - While bilateral relations between Pakistan and India may not be very cordial at the moment, businessmen across ...
Utility Stores in all UCs, says Gilani
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani told the National Assembly on Tuesday the present government has formulated ...
Urea offtake up 18pc and DAP down 71pc
KARACHI - Urea offtake during the seven months (January-July) of CY08 stood at 3.2 million tons, reflecting an increase of 18 per ...
Politics
Asif had serious mental illnesses: FT
LONDON - PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari has suffered from depression and dementia in recent years, it has been revealed. ...
People get extra power charges bills
ISLAMABAD - Opposition in the Senate Tuesday claimed that Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) is acquiring illegally ...
Some facts about candidates
Asif Zardari n Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto's widower and political successor, Zardari was thrust ...
8 SHC judges likely to be restored today
KARACHI - As many as eight deposed judges of Sindh High Court (SHC) have agreed to rejoin their offices by taking fresh oath and ...
Stocks slump 4pc on political uncertainty
LAHORE - The equity market on Tuesday fell nearly 4 per cent in the wake of the quitting of PML-N from the government over the ...
PML-Q tilts towards PPP
LAHORE - The PML-Q has more to gain through cooperation with PPP than the PML-N in the fast changing political scenario, believe ...
Strike paralyses Balochistan
QUETTA - At least 25 people suffered injuries when a bomb exploded at a public meeting in Dera Allah Yar on Tuesday while ...
5,400 MW power shortfall in country
LAHORE - The country on Tuesday experienced shortfall of around 5,400 MW of electricity following the closure of 5 power houses ...
10-member NFC reconstituted
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The government has reconstituted 10-member National Finance Commission (NFC) for the award of distribution of ...
US State Dept. defends Khalizad
WASHINGTON - The US State Department Tuesday defended Zalmay Khalilzad, the American ambassador to the United Nations, after ...
US indifference towards Aafia's medical needs 'cruel': lawyer
NEW YORK - Calling US authorities' indifference towards the critical medical needs of ailing Aafia Siddiqui, her lawyer Monday ...
Mangla Dam raising project a futile effort
LAHORE - The Mangla Dam Raising Project will remain a useless exercise as water level failed to increase even in flood season. ...
Restructuring of PIA sanctioned
ISLAMABAD - The government on Tuesday approved multibillion rupees operational and debt restructuring plan for ailing Pakistan ...
JUI-F sets terms for supporting Zardari
ISLAMABAD - Jamiat Ulema Islam (Fazl) has presented four priorities to Pakistan People's Party (PPP) for supporting its ...
Gilani, Pervaiz talk
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and Leader of the Opposition Ch Pervaiz Elahi Tuesday had a long discussion ...
Bomber hits Iraqi police; 25 killed
BAQUBA (AFP) - A suicide bomber thwarted a security check at a police recruiting centre in Iraq on Tuesday and blew himself up, ...
Entertainment
Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius statue found
REMAINS of a beautifully carved 15-foot sculpture of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius have been discovered at an archaeological dig ...
Songwriter joins Idol judge panel
GRAMMY-nominated songwriter Kara DioGuardi, who has written tracks for Gwen Stefani and Kylie Minogue, is joining American Idol ...
100 Things co-author Dave Freeman dies
LOS ANGELES (Agencies) - Dave Freeman, co-author of "100 Things to Do Before You Die", a travel guide and ode to odd adventures ...
Iran actress didn't face travel ban
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani, who starred in a Hollywood movie, has left for the United States, a colleague ...
Holy cow Cattle possess magnetic compass
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Wondering which way is north? You might want to look at grazing cows. European scientists who studied ...
Diana wedding cake slice for sale
A slice of Princess Diana's wedding cake, kept untouched for 27 years in a former servant's attic, could sell for as high as ...
Islamabad
Senior official, family manhandled
ISLAMABAD - Estate Office here demonstrated worst exhibition of misuse of power when it on Tuesday harassed, abused and ...
Plans for foodstuff at reduced rates finalised
ISLAMABAD - Arrangements regarding provision of essential commodities at the reduced rates during Ramazan were finalised at ...
Training project for special persons launched
ISLAMABAD (PPI) - A three-year project was launched here Tuesday to impart training to disabled persons to equip them with ...
US company to invest $10b in PM's housing scheme
ISLAMABAD (PPI) - The Ministry of Housing & Works and the International Oil Company of USA Tuesday signed a Memorandum of ...
IMC teachers demand regularisation
ISLAMABAD - Hundreds of lecturers of Islamabad Model Colleges took out a protest rally in front of Parliament House for ...
Draft National Drinking Water Policy opposed
ISLAMABAD - A group of civil society, local government representatives and People's Water Alliance, Tuesday partly opposed ...
National
Waqar clinches CAS Junior National Squash title
PESHAWAR (APP) - Waqar Mehboob of NWFP retained the title of the CAS Under-19 National Junior Squash Championship after defeating ...
Karachi
Three students, watchman killed in varsity firing
MANSOOR KHAN & SYED JAFAR ASKARI KARACHI - Three students and a watchman of Karachi University were killed and six ...
Janey Pehchanay Ajnabi comes to stage
KARACHI - Janey Pehchanay Ajnabi made a debut at the Arts Council the other day. Written by a York University graduate, Zain ...
Shazia Marri hosts lunch for diplomats
KARACHI - Sindh Minister for Information Shazia Marri Tuesday hosted a lunch in honour of diplomats posted in Karachi at a local ...
Sepa starts action against 25 tanneries
Karachi (PPI) - Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) Director-General, Dr. Mohammad Ali Shaikh, has ordered for ...
Zardari to take steps end poverty: MQM
KARACHI (APP) - Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Parliamentary Leader in the National Assembly, Dr. Farooq Sattar on Tuesday said ...
Workers decry privatisation of garbage-lifting
KARACHI (PPI) - Some 11000 workers of sanitation departments of various towns of city district government Karachi have serious ...
Lahore
Irregularities in LDA still unchecked
LAHORE - Massive irregularities in leased and rented properties of LDA worth billion of rupees are still unchecked in different ...
PM Gilani is another Shaukat Aziz: Imran
LAHORE - Chairman Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf Imran Khan has said that Asif Zardari was not suitable for the office of President and ...
N-war with India better than dying in desert state
LAHORE - Eminent journalist and Chairman Nazaria-i-Pakistan Trust Majid Nizami has said that without Kashmir, Pakistan's future ...
Export of food items main reason of inflation: Minister
LAHORE - Punjab Minister for Prison Chaudhry Abdul Ghafoor has demanded the federal government to immediately ban the export of ...
Faraz's death mourned by litrary circles
LAHORE - Ahmad Faraz, a great poet of contemporary era, died on Tuesday. His contemporary poets, writers and his friends have ...
Demise creates vacuum in realm of words
LAHORE - One of Pakistan's greatest poets Ahmed Faraz death has left a vacuum in the literary scene that may takes ages to fill. ...
Pakistan plans series against Australia, SA
LAHORE - Pakistan hope to play a one-day series either in South Africa or Australia after the postponement of the Champions ...
Pakistan hockey coach resigns
LAHORE - Following Pakistan's disastrous performance in Beijing Olympics, chief coach of Pakistan hockey team Khawaja Zaka Uddin ...
Asif to appear before IPL inquiry tribunal next week
LAHORE - Disgraced Pakistani pacer Mohammad Asif and his lawyer Hamid Karim are going to India next week to appear before the ...
India's Naveen downs Bhola Bhala in Rustam-e-Pak-o-Hind
LAHORE - Bashir Bhola Bhala failed to maintain his supremacy in traditional wrestling as he lost the most prestigious ...
Sindh Whites rout Balochistan in Jr Hockey
LAHORE - Sindh Whites routed Balochistan by seven goals in the last league match of the National Junior U-20 Hockey Championship ...
Rising Star, WAPDA enter last four: Diya Club eliminated
LAHORE - Referee Hidayat Ullah awarded three penalty-kicks as Young Rising Star Club of Rawalpindi overpowered Karachi's Diya ...
Hamza leads golf trials at Islamabad
LAHORE - The golf trials to select a three- member golf team for the World Amateur team championship for Eisenhower trophy to be ...
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