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 Sunday, August 03, 2008
Front Page
Pakistan, India agree to keep peace talks alive
COLOMBO - The prime ministers of Pakistan and India on Saturday agreed here to push ahead with their peace process. Yusuf Raza Gilani and Manmohan Singh met here for the first time, on the sidelines of a South Asian Summit, the highest-level contact between the nuclear-armed neighbours in 15 ...
6 troops, 14 militants die in Dera Bugti clashes
QUETTA - At least twenty people, including six personnel of security forces and fourteen militants, were reportedly killed as ...
Bomb on Swat bridge kills nine securitymen
MINGORA - At least nine security men were killed and six others injured when a bomb, planted by some unknown militants, hit a ...
No threat to govt if 'N' quits: Mukhtar
NEW YORK - Stating that the PPP government is in a strong position, Defence Minister Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar said it could stay in ...
International
Iraq says 265 held in anti-Qaeda offensive
BAQUBA - Iraq said on Saturday that its military backed by US forces had arrested hundreds of suspects during an offensive ...
Congress notified of $9b Baghdad arms sales request
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon said on Friday it has notified Congress of proposed military sales to Iraq valued at more than ...
US paper urges support to new Pak democratic govt.
WASHINGTON: - Calling for Washington's support to Pakistan's fragile democracy while defending the United States against ...
4 die in Gaza clashes
GAZA CITY - Four Palestinians were killed and dozens hurt in running street battles on Saturday between forces of the rival ...
Gaza border tunnel blast kills five
GAZA CITY - Five Palestinians were killed Friday night when a tunnel under the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip collapsed, ...
Rice looks to improved US-Libya relations
WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday she looked forward to further improvements in ties with ...
Japan warned of radioactive seepage from US sub: navy
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon has notified local authorities that trace amounts of radioactivity may have seeped out of a US ...
Iran heading to N-breakthrough, says Israel
WASHINGTON - Iran is heading towards a major breakthrough in its nuclear weapons capability, Israel's deputy Prime Minister ...
290 Mexicans die crossing US border in last six months
MEXICO - A total of 290 Mexicans have died trying to cross the border into the United States in the first half of 2008, according ...
Azerbaijan president to seek 2nd term
BAKU - Azerbaijan's ruling party on Saturday nominated President Ilham Aliyev to stand for a 2nd term at October elections ...
Iraqi Arabs protest over Kirkuk row
KIRKUK - Thousands of Arabs staged a noisy rally in Iraq's northern city of Hawija Saturday to protest fresh moves to ...
Business
Cos submit bids for 1,500MW projects
ISLAMABAD - As many as nine national and international companies have submitted their bids for 1,000MW independent power plants ...
7 per cent reduction in oil prices: Senate body subscribes to OGRA's proposal
ISLAMABAD - Parliamentarians on Saturday seconded the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)'s proposal to reduce oil prices by ...
Stock market loses 861 points to close at 19-month low (KSE weekly review)
KARACHI - Karachi Stock Exchange once again went through one of the worst weeks as the KSE-100 index dived by 7.8 per cent to 861 ...
MCB Staff Union calls off strike
KARACHI - MCB Staff Union called off two-day strike on Saturday on the request of S Khursheed Shah, Federal Minister for Labour, ...
KSE special trading session a success
KARACHI - The Karachi Stock Exchange has received overwhelming response from members and institutional buyers during the special ...
Iran expects Opec to control quotas
TEHRAN - Iran, the number two oil producer in OPEC, expects the cartel to discuss ways of controlling the quotas of member ...
Zimbabwe issues new notes
HARARE - Zimbabwe issued new bank notes on August 1 (Friday) that will knock 10 zeros off the dollar and revalue a 10 ...
Cotton spot rates up Rs250 to Rs,4159
KARACHI - Cotton spot rates of new crop jumped by Rs 250 to Rs 4,150 per maund (37.324 kg) on high demand during the week, ...
Five-year Trade Policy must to achieve results
LAHORE- The Chief Executive Officer of Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) Syed Mohibullah Shah has said that the ...
Enhanced trade ties must to solve problems of SAsia
LAHORE- The SAARC Chambers of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) has stressed the member states to boost regional trade and investment ...
Politics
Nawaz-Zardari talks on Tuesday
ISLAMABAD - The much-awaited and quite crucial meeting between Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) Quaid Mian Nawaz Sharif and ...
Musharraf concerned over economic crisis
PRESIDENT Pervez Musharraf has said that he is concerned about country's falling economy and is keenly observing economic crisis ...
PPO will be scrapped soon, says Sherry
LAHORE - Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sherry Rehman has said that free press was essential for strengthening ...
Saarc leaders for strong action to crush terror
COLOMBO - South Asian leaders on Saturday demanded strong action to stop terrorism spreading like "wildfire" as a regional ...
Pakistan, US to take new steps to combat militants: Haqqani
WASHINGTON: - Amid stepped up U.S. pressure on Pakistan's government to bring the country's spy agency under civilian control, ...
No information about Zawahiri's killing: ISPR
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Army Saturday said that it had received no information regarding the reported killing or wounding of Al ...
Kashmir moot calls for talks timeframe
WASHINGTON: - A declaration adopted at the end of a two-day conference on Kashmir on Friday affirmed that a just solution of the ...
Fresh land protests in Occupied Kashmir
JAMMU - Indian soldiers were patrolling the streets in two districts of Kashmir Saturday after protesters clashed with ...
Law and order in NWFP reviewed
PESHAWAR - A high level meeting was held here under the chair of NWFP Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani here at the Governor House on ...
LI activists preaching four-point doctrine
PESHAWAR - Contrary to the claims of civil and military authorities regarding outcomes of the recent operation "Sirat ul ...
FC rejects penetration of Taliban in Balochistan
QUETTA -Inspector General Frontier Corps (FC) Balochistan Major General Saleem Nawaz has outrightly rejected reports regarding ...
NFC constituted: Naveed
KARACHI - Federal Finance Minister Syed Naveed Qamar on Saturday said the National Finance Commission (NFC) has been ...
Bride, groom among 13 killed in Afghan blast
KABUL - A suspected rebel bomb struck a minibus carrying a newly married couple in southern Afghanistan Saturday, killing ...
Faraz to leave for Pakistan today: Doctor
NEW YORK - Preparations are underway to transport ailing Ahmed Faraz on Sunday from Chicago to Toronto where he will be put ...
Gas pipeline blown up
QUETTA - Unknown armed persons blew up a 16-inch gas pipeline in Dera Bugti district on Saturday. According to reports ...
Entertainment
Brangelina's $14m babies
PEOPLE magazine has won the bidding for the North American rights to publish exclusive photos of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's ...
Meet Prince Chunk
CATS are cute ... would you say that about an obese cat too? Well, check this cat out This is Prince Chunk, an over ...
Hudson & Armstrong split
KATE Hudson's relationship with Lance Armstrong is all cycled out. The couple of three months have called it quits, an insider ...
Family forced to live in car
A family of four have been forced to live in a car after their home was repossessed because of the current credit crisis. ...
Telescope embedded in glasses lens
GLASSES embedded with a telescope promise to make it easier for people with impaired vision to drive and do other activities ...
Doctor Fish
YOU probably won't see it recommended in Tess Daly's style blog, but exfoliation may be set to take a fishy twist. Yvonne's ...
Islamabad
Interior Ministry directs agencies to arrange for tight security blanket
ISLAMABAD - The Interior Ministry has directed to the Punjab and Sindh police officers to provide foolproof security to the ...
Section 144 imposed: Demos, rallies banned for 2 months
ISLAMABAD - The ICT administration here on Saturday imposed Section 144 in the Capital for two months, sparking a strong disgust ...
'Spiritual democracy real focus of Islam'
ISLAMABAD - Allama Iqbal's concept of state is based on Islamic, democratic, welfare and humanistic values and the ...
'Govt should ratify ILO home-based work convention'
ISLAMABAD - The government should ratify the International Labour Organization (ILO) Home Based Work Convention 1996 (C-177) to ...
G-6 bazaar starts today after over 20 months
ISLAMABAD- The much-awaited G-6 bazaar is starting to function today (Sunday) despite the development work still incomplete. ...
August 14 preparations in full swing
ISLAMABAD - The month of August each year gives a new colour to every part of the country as people establish stalls to ...
Rawal Town approves development budget
RAWALPINDI - Rawal Town session held under the chair of the Convener Chaudhry Farooq Azam here on Saturday at TMA ...
Karachi
Straight Talk - Remembering Home
After a week in Houston and almost three weeks in the US of A, I was beginning to miss home and thinking about returning. Why, I ...
Mirza rules out operation against Taliban in Sindh
Karachi - Sindh Home Minister Dr Zulfikar Mirza said on Saturday that neither Taliban are existing in Sindh nor any ...
Action ordered against fertilizer hoarders
KARACHI - Advisor to Prime Minister for Industries, Mian Manzoor Ahmed Wattoo, here on Saturday, held a high-level meeting at ...
Forests conservation must to fight global warming: Minister
KARACHI - The Sindh Minister for Home and Forests Dr Zulfiqar Mirza has said that conservation of forestry resources are must to ...
IG sees reduction in crime ratio in City
KARACHI - Inspector General Police Sindh, Sultan Salahuddin Babar Khattak has said that crime ratio had been decreased in the ...
SHO Defence suspended, demoted
KARACH - Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Karachi Wasim Ahmed has taken action against those officers who had failed to ...
Swiss national day celebrated
KARACHI - The National Day of Swiss Confederation was marked on Friday evening. To mark the event, the Consul general of ...
Lahore
2 sisters see daylight after 15 years
LAHORE - Police and the Rescue 1122 officials Saturday recovered two mentally retarded sisters and their father from the custody ...
City to receive widespread heavy rain today
LAHORE - Widespread fairly moderate to heavy rain is predicted on Sunday (today) as two strong currents of clouds - one from Bay ...
Flour millers to move court against food dept
LAHORE - Chairman Pakistan Flour Mills Association (PFMA) Punjab-branch on Saturday alleged that the food department was ...
'PPP fails to deliver': Lawyers want national govt
LAHORE- Lawyers in their daily protest on Saturday raised slogans for the constitution of a national government with Pakistan's ...
Quality education duty of govt: CM
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said provision of quality education is the basic ...
No differences between PPP, PML-N over judges issue
LAHORE - Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leaders have said that there has been no difference between the PPP and the PML-N on the ...
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