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 Sunday, August 30, 2009
Front Page
Northern Areas given full internal autonomy
ISLAMABAD - The Federal Cabinet on Saturday unanimously approved the new Gilgit-Baltistan Empowerment and Self-Governance Ordinance 2009 to give full internal and political autonomy to the Northern Areas. Giving briefing on the Cabinet meeting to the media, Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani ...
India shying away from peace dialogue, says FM
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Saturday said that India was shying away from composite dialogue despite the commitment made by Indian Prime ...
Helicopters destroy suicide bombers base
SWAT - Troops killed at least 18 militants including six would-be suicide bombers during an ongoing offensive against Taliban ...
International
US rift with Karzai worsens: media reports
WASHINGTON - Cracks in the relationship between Washington and President Hamid Karzai following last weeks elections suggest the ...
Senator Edward Kennedy mourned at funeral
NEW YORK - US Senator Edward Kennedy was mourned Saturday in an elaborate funeral that brought together President Barack Obama ...
Karzai extends vote lead; run-off indicated
KABUL (Reuters/AFP) - Partial Afghan election returns released on Saturday showed President Hamid Karzai extending his lead in ...
Japan election set to break political mould
TOKYO (Reuters) - Frustrated Japanese voters look set to oust the long-ruling conservative party in an election on Sunday, ...
Thirty Myanmar troops killed in fresh violence
BEIJING (AFP) - Fresh fighting broke out Saturday in Myanmars northeast between the junta and rebel ethnic forces, whose leader ...
Iran calls for regional moot on Iraq security
BAGHDAD (Reuters/AFP) - The Iranian Foreign Minister on Saturday called for Iraqs neighbours to hold a meeting to discuss Iraqi ...
Swine flu spreading at 'unbelievable' rate: WHO chief
PARIS (AFP) - Swine flu spreads four times faster than other viruses and 40 per cent of the fatalities are young adults in good ...
Saudi Arabia, Russia set to finalise giant arms deal
MOSCOW (AFP) - Saudi Arabia is close to signing a two-billion-dollar deal to buy Russian arms, a Russian defence industry source ...
India faces 'severe drought: PM
NEW DELHI (AFP) - India faces a severe drought but the countrys ample food grain stock will ensure no one goes hungry, Indian ...
Tel Aviv 'accepts Shalit swap deal
BERLIN (AFP) - Israel has accepted a German-mediated prisoner swap deal for captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit to which Hamas ...
Hussey's ton helps Australia shake off Ashes agony
EDINBURGH (AFP) - David Hussey smashed his first one-day international century as Australia began life without the Ashes by ...
Just horsing around, old bruisers Ali and Cooper
LONDON (AFP) - Forty-six years after their memorable world heavyweight title fight, Muhammad Ali and Sir Henry Cooper were ...
Nannes goes in search of special double
LONDON (AFP) - Australia's tour of England enters its closing stages with the first of two Twenty20 matches at Old Trafford on ...
KKR wants Pakistan psychotherapist?
MUMBAI - Two years back, when the first IPL auction took place, the Kolkata Knight Riders, and Shahrukh Khan in particular, had ...
Four-wicket Herath leaves Kiwis in a spin
COLOMBO (AFP) - Left-arm spinner Rangana Herath grabbed four wickets as Sri Lanka pushed New Zealand towards a massive defeat in ...
Messi lights up SuperCup gloom
MONACO (AFP) - Argentine superstar Lionel Messi lit up the European Super Cup on Friday as Champions League winners Barcelona ...
Bolt powers back for 'shaky' Zurich win
ZURICH (AFP) - Jamaican treble world and Olympic champion Usain Bolt looked in trouble before pegging back compatriot Asafa ...
Isinbayeva sets new pole vault world record
ZURICH (AFP) - Russian Yelena Isinbayeva roared back to the top of the women's pole vaulting charts after her disastrous Berlin ...
Wozniacki takes inside track to New Haven final
NEW HAVEN (AFP) - Defending champion Caroline Wozniacki headed indoors Friday to book a return to the women's final of the Pilot ...
Business
IMF pumps $250b into global forex reserves
WASHINGTON - The International Monetary Fund has pumped about $250 billion into foreign-exchange reserves worldwide, acting on an ...
KSE receives $59.324m investment in August
KARACHI (APP) - Foreign investors have invested $ 59.324 million in the stock market during August 2009, SBP report said here ...
Pakistan to benefit from Azerbaijans experience
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Dr. Eynulla Madatli Saturday called on Federal Minister for Petroleum ...
Growth of aviation industry depends on new policy
KARACHI (APP) - Air Cdre. (Rtd.) Junaid Ameen, Director General CAA has said that the new aviation policy still awaits the ...
Gilani asks State Life to use network for economic growth
ISLAMABAD - Chairman State Life Insurance Corporation Shahid Aziz Siddiqui called on Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani at ...
Bulls in complete control as market crosses 8,500 barrier
The bulls overwhelmed the bears at the Karachi stock market last week as the bourse remained fully responsive to different ...
Commodity prices diverge amid recovery hopes
LONDON (AFP) - The prices of raw materials were mixed this week in cautious trade despite increased signs of global economic ...
Revival of tourism sector urged
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Post 9/11 situation that marked global alliance against terrorism triggered militancy in Pakistan on ...
Member WB seeks KCCI cooperation for survey
KARACHI - Member of World Bank -TVET Identification Mission under Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Youth Development Program (BBSYDP), ...
Skill development vital to economic progress
ISLAMABAD - Chairman Skill Development Council Imtiaz Rastgar has urged the youth of the country to go for skills development as ...
PISMA seeks end to investigation of PSM dealers
KARACHI - The Pakistan Iron Steel Merchants Association (PISMA) have taken a serious note of harassment caused to Karachi based ...
Politics
SJC summons Justice Soomro on Sept 26
ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) in its meeting on Saturday issued notice to Justice Muhammad Afzal Soomro, Judge ...
Govt to defend NRO in apex court
ISLAMABAD - The government will defend National Reconciliation Ordinance in the Supreme Court and take stance that the relief ...
Two more Mumbai suspects arrested
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Police have arrested two more suspects involved in the planning of an attack on the Indian city of Mumbai ...
Dogar to challenge CJP's status
FORMER chief justice Abdul Hameed Dogar has decided to challenge the constitutional status of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad ...
Atmosphere not conducive for talks: Singh
NEW DELHI (Online/AFP) - Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh said on Saturday that relations with Pakistan are currently not ...
Asif losing ground as public disillusioned: LAT
NEW YORK - President Asif Ali Zardari, whose popularity has sunk nearly a year after assuming his office, has done little to ...
Organised crime feeds Taliban: NYT
NEW YORK - Taliban extremists have resorted to 'organised crimes to generate funds for their militant insurgency being carried ...
Govt may opt for presidential ords
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has assured the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to bring mini-budget if revenue targets, set for the first ...
Halt to Nato supply through Chaman
QUETTA - Afghan forces closed border at Chaman on Saturday that suspended supplies to American and NATO forces in ...
NWFP regularises contract employees
PESHAWAR - The NWFP government Saturday announced to regularise its all contract and ad hoc employees, besides exempting cinema ...
Taliban 2nd tier fleeing Pakistan
LONDON (Online) - Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said Pakistan and Afghanistan can get rid of the terrorism very soon if they ...
UN team leaves after initial probe
ISLAMABAD (Online) - Four members of the United Nations team investigating the assassination of Benazir Bhutto returned back on ...
Pakistan angry over attack on Saudi prince
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Minister for Interior, A. Rehman Malik arrived in Jeddah from London early Saturday morning. On arrival, the ...
PM to visit Libya from tomorrow
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on the invitation of the Libyan leadership will visit Libya from August 31 ...
Military 'inflexible' over AQ Khans security
ISLAMABAD (Online) - The agencies concerned with national security are not ready to take any risk with reference to security of ...
Suicide attack on Nato troops
KANDAHAR (Reuters/AFP) - A suicide bomber wearing an explosive vest attacked a patrol of Western and Afghan troops in southern ...
Entertainment
I want to grow old gracefully like Sophia Loren, says Penelope
I never want to lie about my age. If I look around at the actresses I admire, they are all women who have not fought growing ...
Emily Blunt engaged
Emily Blunt is going to get married The Devil Wears Prada star, 26, is engaged to her boyfriend, The Office star John Krasinski, ...
Kirsten Dunst's addiction resurfaces
Hollywood actress Kirsten Dunst who recently recovered from alcohol addiction is reportedly getting into the habit again. The ...
Noel Gallagher quits British rock group Oasis
LONDON (AFP) - The future of British rock group Oasis was plunged into doubt Saturday after lead guitarist Noel Gallagher ...
Mysterious glaciers that grew when Asia heated up
ICE, WHEN heated, is supposed to melt. Thats why a collection of glaciers in the Southeast Himalayas stymies those who know what ...
Police missed chance to rescue Jaycee Lee in 2006
The campus police officer whose unease triggered the arrest of Philip Garrido for the kidnap of Jaycee Lee Dugard has described ...
Islamabad
CNG transporters fleecing passengers
ISLAMABAD (Online) - The CNG-fitted public transport vehicles plying on various routes in the twin cities are charging ...
Shigris services eulogised
ISLAMABAD - Former Inspector General of Police Afzal Ali Shigri Saturday stated that police should not only enforce law and ...
MoE yet to compile tree plantation data
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Though celebrated with much pump and show, the Environment Ministry is yet to compile the final data of tree ...
'ITP driving licence matches intl standards
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Assistant Inspector General of Police, Islamabad Ehsan Sadiq has said that driving licence being issued by ...
'Disasters ruined tourism'
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Post 9/11 situation that marked global alliance against terrorism triggered militancy in Pakistan on ...
Prices of fruit, vegetable register decline
ISLAMABAD - Prices of fruits, vegetables and other daily used commodities are witnessing decline in the markets, weekly and ...
Karachi
KESC set to take on power pilferers
KARACHI - The Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) will now take aggressive steps against the electricity theft, including the ...
Disabled guidance system at bus stops
KARACHI: City Nazim Mustafa Kamal has waived off the fares for disable persons in recent, however, the Europe-like information ...
Karachiites enjoy Japanese cultural activities in City
KARACHI - The Consul General of Japan Akinori Wada is an elegantly smart man. His family name 'Wada means 'Promise in Urdu and ...
Students demo against self-finance scheme
KARACHI (PPI) - A large number of students staged a protest demonstration against Sindh Technical Education and Vocational ...
Cop among 3 shot dead
KARACHI - Former policeman among three were killed in separate incidents here on Saturday. Mobin Ahmed, 36, resident of Baldia ...
Three dead in accidents
KARACHI - A young man Nadeem, 24, son of Riaz, was crushed to death when a speedy bus hit his motorbike at Nagan Chowrangi in the ...
Lahore
Musharraf must be tried
LAHORE - Central Secretary Information Pakistan Peoples Party Fauzia Wahab has appealed to the Chief Justice of Pakistan to take ...
Sugar shortage increases public woes
LAHORE - The non-availability of sugar at almost all Sasta and Ramazan Bazaars has further increased the miseries of the people, ...
Jinnah Garden's assets handed over to PHA
LAHORE - Despite all opposition from various quarters, the Punjab government on Saturday handed over assets of the historic ...
80pc aspirants may not get admission in BCom-IT
LAHORE - As August 31, the last date for submitting admission forms for different groups at the graduation level, is just two ...
Poverty compels woman to swallow toxic pills
LAHORE - A widow and mother of two babies committed suicide by swallowing poisonous pills after she could not pay house rent due ...
Govt to continue IDPs help till complete rehabilitation: CM
LAHORE - NWFP Governor Awais Ahmad Ghani called on Punjab Chief Minister, Shahbaz Sharif, here on Saturday. Various national ...
India will take full control of Pak rivers by 2014: Zahur Dahar
LAHORE (NNI) - Chairman Indus Water Basin Council and Chief Coordinator of International Water Assembly Hafiz Zahur-ul-Hasan ...
Pakistan qualify for World Cup Golf, make history
LAHORE - Muhammad Shabbir and Muhammad Munir etched their names in the history books when they guided Pakistan to their first ...
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