Thursday, February 09, 2012
- 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
- 77% of Pakistanis marry within family: Gallup poll
The Nation in print for Thursday, August 28, 2008
Front Page
Eight deposed SHC judges stage return
KARACHI - Eight deposed judges of Sindh High Court (SHC), including new Chief Justice Anwer Zaheer Jamali, took fresh oath while the number of judges of the said court has also been increased and the notification issued in this regard, The Nation has learnt here on Wednesday. The law ministry ...
Rift in LHC judges over fresh oath offer
LAHORE - The Federal Government has formally contacted deposed judges of the Lahore High Court to seek their consent for ...
Fighting flares up across tribal belt
KHAR (Agencies) - Troops Wednesday killed 49 militants, including foreign fighters, near the troubled Afghan border amid an ...
A civilian PCO for reinstatement
ISLAMABAD - Eight deposed judges of Sindh High Court have taken fresh oath to return to the bench. More from Lahore are likely to ...
International
Indian author tells Delhi to move on settling Kashmir
NEW YORK - Denouncing India's "pitiless intransigence" in Jammu and Kashmir, an Indian author has called on New Delhi ...
UN voices concern over killings in Indian Occupied Kashmir
UNITED NATIONS - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) have voiced their concern ...
US paper urges Zardari to demonstrate he is man of his word
WASHINGTON - A conservative American newspaper on Wednesday asked Asif Ali Zardari, PPP Co-Chairman and a leading candidate for ...
US denies report about Ambassador Khalilzad quitting post
UNITED NATIONS - A spokesman for the United States Mission to the UN on Wednesday rejected as "gossip" a media report ...
Obama is my candidate
DENVER, Colorado, (Agencies) - Hillary Clinton has delivered a full-throated appeal for her supporters to unite behind Barack ...
71 would-be immigrants perish off Malta
VALLETTA (AFP) - Seventy-one would-be illegal immigrants to Europe perished when their boat sank in the Mediterranean Sea, ...
Israel too weak to attack: Iranian Gen
TEHRAN (AFP) - The head of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards, General Muhammad Ali Jafari, said on Wednesday that Israel is too ...
Russia warns Nato as West fumes
MOSCOW (AFP) - Russia warned Nato on Wednesday over its naval presence in the Black Sea as Western powers lined up to condemn ...
Thai protesters refuse to comply with court orders
BANGKOK (AFP) - A Thai court Wednesday ordered thousands of protesters to leave the main government complex and issued ...
UN expresses concern over Russian move
UNITED NATIONS - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed concern on Tuesday over Russia's recognition of the independence of ...
Federer off to flying start
NEW YORK (AFP) - Roger Federer began his quest for his fifth consecutive US Open title in stunning fashion with a dominating 6-3, ...
Safina, Williams taking aim at Ivanovic's No. 1 ranking
NEW YORK (AFP) - Top seed Ana Ivanovic struggled but held on to win her opening match, while a pair of wannabe number ones ...
Juve, Barca through to group phase
PARIS (AFP) - Former champions Juventus and Barcelona on Tuesday reached the lucrative Champions League group stage after safely ...
Business
Businessmen and citizens blast hike in KESC tariff
KARACHI - The business community has robustly condemned the federal government's decision of allowing the Karachi Electric Supply ...
ADB sets new poverty line for Asia
ISLAMABAD - Asian Development Bank (ADB) has offered new ways to measure poverty in Asia and Pacific and fixed US 1.35 dollars a ...
Industry suffering due to power shortage
LAHORE - Sixteen hours scheduled and unscheduled load-shedding is not only leaving an adverse impact on the national economy but ...
Poland for boosting trade ties with Pakistan
KARACHI - Ireneusz Makles, Consul General of Poland, has said that it is need of the hour to accelerate the existing business and ...
Pakistani exhibitors get encouraging response
BEIJING (APP)- Pakistani exhibitors who are participating in the annual exhibition of textile products in Shanghai started ...
Businessmen seek road map for economic turnaround
LAHORE - Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has urged the government to immediately announce economic road map for ...
Basmati growers reject MEP removal
LAHORE- The Basmati Growers Association on Wednesday strongly rejected the removal of Minimum Export Price (MEP) on non-Basmati ...
Unilever announces MoU with USAID
KARACHI (PR) - Unilever Pakistan Limited has announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with United States Agency for ...
First LPG Autogas Station
LAHORE- Pakistan's first LPG autogas station is being set up here in the City by Lub Gas (Private) Limited, one of the country's ...
Oil prices climb above $117
LONDON (AFP) - World oil prices rallied on Wednesday as Tropical Storm Gustav remained a threat to US energy installations in the ...
Politics
Return on PPP's terms
LAHORE - The fresh phase to get the deposed judges back into business, demonstrates more of the mode PPP government has ...
All judges will be reinstated, says Zardari
PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari has said that he does not believe in numbers game and expressed the hope that all the deposed ...
Juniors betray seniors' trust
Islamabad - Justice Sajjad Ali Shah, one of the eight Sindh High Court (SHC) judges who have taken fresh oath on Wednesday ...
Reappointment disappoints Nawaz Sharif
PML-N Quaid Nawaz Sharif has said that no new contacts have been established with PPP and the way the judges being restored is ...
PPP decision on Punjab Cabinet after Sept 6
LAHORE - The PPP seems to be in no mood to quit the Punjab government immediately to reciprocate the PML-N which three days back ...
Four militant commanders held
MINGORA, Swat - Amidst blowing up of schools and other violent acts, the security forces with the help of gunship helicopters ...
Two shot dead during Held Kashmir protests
SRINAGAR (Agencies) - Indian security forces opened fire Wednesday on Muslim protesters demanding the end of New Delhi's rule in ...
India lodges protest with Pakistan
JAMMU (Agencies) - India on Wednesday lodged a strong protest with Pakistan for allegedly pushing in suspected freedom fighters ...
Siddiqui's candidature challenged in SHC
Karachi - A constitutional petition has been filed to challenge presidential candidature of the PML-N, former justice ...
80 Taliban killed in airstrikes: Afghan Army
KABUL (Agencies) - Ninety suspected Taliban militants were killed in coalition airstrikes and clashes with Afghan forces, while ...
Body of Japanese aid worker found
JALALABAD (AFP) - Afghan police Wednesday found the bullet-scarred body of a Japanese aid worker, a day after he was kidnapped in ...
APDM for delay in presidential election
QUETTA - APDM Convener and Chairman of Pashtoon Khowa Milli Awami Party (PKMAP) Mehmood Khan Achakzai while making a passionate ...
Entertainment
Dark chocolate reduces risk of heart disease
SNACKING on dark chocolate every day for just two weeks can significantly reduce the risk of heart disease, according to new ...
Ready for take-off?
WHILE most cats are renowned for having nine lives, these moggies are clearly living on a wing and a prayer. The cute little ...
Brangelina to receive $2.5k in child benefits
BRAD Pitt and Angelina Jolie are eligible for around $2,500 in child benefits. Brad registered his family at Brignoles town ...
Secret of newborn's first words revealed
A new study could explain why "daddy" and "mommy" are often a baby's first words - the human brain may be hard-wired to recognize ...
Britney not performing at the MTV VM Awards
BRITNEY Spears will not perform at the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs). The troubled singer was believed to be making a comeback ...
More strawberries, more antioxidant absorption
AGRICULTURAL Research Service (ARS) scientists have assessed the human body's capacity for absorbing certain antioxidant ...
Islamabad
Ordinance for senior citizens finalised
ISLAMABAD - The Ministry of Social Welfare is all set to table the much-awaited Pakistan Senior Citizens Ordinance 2008 before ...
Senate body discusses Industrial Relations Bill
ISLAMABAD - The Senate Standing Committee on Labour, Manpower and Overseas Pakistanis considered the Government Bill titled "The ...
Strict action will be taken from Sep 1: SSP
ISLAMABAD - Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP Traffic) Muhammad Zubair Hashmi said strict action will be taken for not ...
PANA's meeting to be held on 31st
ISLAMABAD - The upcoming session of Pakistan Norway Association (PANA) would be held on August 31 in Islamabad, said Atle ...
Accreditation system for teachers suggested
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Educationists, professors and experts have suggested for ministry of education to put in place a system for ...
Lawyers' two-hours sit-in at Zero Point today
ISLAMABAD - The black coats will today stage a two-hour sit-in at Zero Point to press for their core demand of sacked judges ...
Nasim Ashraf meets Prime Minister
ISLAMABAD - Former chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Dr. Nasim Ashraf Wednesday called on Prime Minister of Pakistan Syed ...
Australia's Siyaguna stuns Abhishek to reach semis
ISLAMABAD - India's Shantanu Rajput and Vaidik Munshaw, Malaysia's Ariez Elyaas Deen and Australia's Michael Siyaguna qualified ...
Karachi
CM assures House of curbing price-hike during Ramazan
KARACHI - Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah Wednesday assured that government will leave no stone unturned in controlling ...
14-hour loadshedding
KARACHI - The duration of unscheduled loadshedding in mega city of Pakistan increased up to 12 to 14 hours on Wednesday and badly ...
Rival student unions file FIRs against each other
KARACHI - Police have registered two FIRs on behalf of injured workers of All Pakistan Muttahida Student Organization (APMSO) and ...
Qazi offers support to PPP for peace at educational institutes
KARACHI - Amir Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Pakistan Qazi Hussain Ahmed has strongly condemned the assassination of two Islami Jamiat ...
KU mulls ban on students wings
KARACHI - The administration of the Karachi University (KU) is considering to impose a ban on the activities of students' ...
16 institutes show zero performance
KARACHI - The Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK) declared the results of the Higher Secondary School Certificate ...
Karachi Blues beat Rawalpindi in one-day Inter-region U-19 cricket
KARACHI - Shahbaz Hasan's half-century was the highlight in Karachi Blues easy 12 runs win over Rawalpindi in the one day limited ...
Lahore
E&T dept misses Rs4b revenue target
LAHORE - Owing to lethargic and incompetent management, the excise and taxation department Punjab has lost Rs 4 billion revenue ...
Fruits, vegetables prices surge by 30-50 per cent
LAHORE - The prices of most of the fruits and vegetables have surged by 30 to 50 per cent here in the Punjab Capital during one ...
Self-finance scheme in colleges gets confused with second shift
LAHORE - The polytechnic institutes and colleges of technologies which cater an average technical education up to the diploma ...
SHC judges' fresh oath 'a betrayal to lawyers drive'
LAHORE - Lawyers fraternity have expressed 'sorrow' over the fresh oath taking of eight Sindh High Court judges terming it a ...
LDA contractors concerned over awarding contracts to FWO
LAHORE - LDA contractor association has strongly objected Punjab govt's decision to award new contracts for the construction of ...
Getting a new president
Three faces stand in front of us today, one out of which we are going to see very frequently for a very long time in the coming ...
Knee injury forces Mushtaq to call it a day
LAHORE - Pakistan's legendary spinner Mushtaq Ahmed has played his last game for Sussex after confirming his retirement due to a ...
Pakistan assistant hockey coach resigns
LAHORE - Pakistan Olympics hockey team's assistant coach former Olympian Naveed Alam resigned from his position and has asked the ...
KRL overwhelm Wapda 3-1; Army play 2-2 draw against PEL
LAHORE - Garhi Shahu 's Railway Stadium saw explosive action as KRL overwhelm WAPDA 3-1 after slow-paced first session during the ...
PIA, Pak Steel, Army and NBP in Junior Hockey semis
LAHORE - PIA thrashed Police 8-1 while Pakistan Steel beat NWFP Whites 3-1 to enter the semi-finals of the Junior Under-20 ...
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