Friday, February 10, 2012
- 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
- CJ takes suo motu notice of Lahore factory collapse
- India, Pakistan trade can reach $10 bn by 2015: CII
The Nation in print for Tuesday, August 04, 2009
Front Page
No compromise on verdicts: CJ
ISLAMABAD - Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry Monday said that National Judicial Policy (NJP) would be vigorously implemented despite shortage of required funds. Chairing a full court meeting at the Supreme Court building, the Chief Justice said that pending cases were being disposed of ...
Simple majority enough for Musharraf trial: AGP
ISLAMABAD - Attorney General Sardar Latif Khosa Monday said that former President Gen (Retd) Pervez Musharraf could be tried for ...
PM says SC verdict to strengthen democracy
ISLAMABAD - The National Assembly on Monday unanimously passed resolution of condemnation on Gojra incident asking the federal ...
International
US expert says troop surge won't help defeat Afghan militants
NEW YORK - Stating that U.S. troops are floundering in Afghanistan without a purpose, an American strategic analyst said Monday ...
Khamenei endorses Nejad but rivals absent
TEHRAN (AFP) - Irans supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday endorsed Mahmoud Ahma-dinejad as president for a new ...
We must negotiate with Taliban: France
PARIS (AFP) - France still supports reaching out to the Taliban in Afghanistan despite a surge in attacks ahead of the August 20 ...
US may send Guantanamo inmates to special prison
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US officials are considering a plan to move Guantanamo Bay war on terror detainees to a special US prison camp ...
US to do everything to keep Iran away from N-arms
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States will do what has to be done to keep Iran from developing nuclear weapons, the White House ...
Hillary slams Israeli evictions of Palestinians
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday said Israels evictions of Palestinian families from east ...
US plans 'bunker buster' bomb
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US Defence Department on Monday said it wants to speed up production plans for an enormous bunker buster ...
First Saudi women work as maids
The first group of Saudi housemaids has begun work under a government scheme, say reports from Saudi Arabia. According to a BBC ...
British troops too fat to fight in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Thousands of British troops cannot be sent to Afghanistan because they are too fat to fight, a leaked army memo ...
Thousands bid farewell to Aquino
Manila (AFP) - Tens of thousands of Filipinos, many in tears, lined the streets of Manila to see the coffin carrying former ...
Hapless Pakistan slump to series defeat
DAMBULLA (Sri Lanka) (AFP) - Mahela Jayawardene hit his first one-day century in two years as Sri Lanka thumped Pakistan by six ...
Australia secure draw
BIRMINGHAM (Reuters) - Australia batted with grim determination through the final day to earn a draw in the third Ashes test ...
West Indies rescue a little pride against Bangladesh
BASSETERRE (St Kitts) (AFP) - Bangladesh suffered the only defeat on their trip to the Caribbean, when West Indies won their ...
Bartoli upsets Williams to capture Stanford title
STANFORD (California) (AFP) - Marion Bartoli avenged a Wimbledon loss to Venus Williams, winning a marathon final at the WTA Bank ...
Business
Sindh fixes wheat issue price at Rs975 per 40kg
KARACHI - The Sindh government has finally fixed the issue price of wheat at Rs975-40kg, which to be released to flour mills and ...
Fertilizer sector profit down 15.1pc
KARACHI - The fertiliser sector profits down by 15.1 per cent in the first half calendar year 09 due to the resurged DAP sales ...
FBR collects Rs74b in July
ISLAMABAD - Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has collected Rs 74.07b during the first month (July) of fiscal year 2009-10, showing ...
LPG price down by Rs10/cylinder
LAHORE - LPG producer prices have decreased by Rs 10 per 11.8kg cylinder across Pakistan reflecting lower prices in global oil ...
Pakistan to formally request IMF for loans augmentation
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Pakistan would formally request for the augmentation of loans in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Board of ...
LCCI decries over-billing
LAHORE - The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry has decried the issuance of excessive electricity bills to general consumers ...
Investors prefer booking profits at equity market
KARACHI - Mixed activity was witnessed in overbought market as investors preferred booking profits in banks and fertilizer ...
KSE Trading Committee meets today
KARACHI - A meeting of KSE Trading Committee is scheduled to be held today. The committee will review the trading proposals for ...
Rupee devaluation may up banks non-interest income
KARACHI - The phenomenon of rupee devaluation could boost the non-interest income of the commercial banks in providing banking ...
Textile, rice and pharmaceutical in high demand in Senegal
LAHORE - Former Secretary Commerce and the Member Advisory Board Hilal Expo Pakistan Inamul Haq has said that Trade Ordinance ...
Politics
Gojra report presented to President
ISLAMABAD - Punjab Governor Salman Taseer and Federal Minister for Minorities Affairs Shahbaz Bhatti Monday presented preliminary ...
SC orders warrants for Hamesh, Afzal
ISLAMABAD (NNI/APP) - The Supreme Court has ordered to issue warrants for the arrest of former president Punjab Bank Hamesh Khan ...
Pakistanis hold I-Day parade in NY
NEW YORK - Perhaps for the first time, representatives of Pakistans mainstream political parties came together at a colourful ...
US expert says troop surge won't help defeat Afghan militants
NEW YORK - Stating that U.S. troops are floundering in Afghanistan without a purpose, an American strategic analyst said Monday ...
Jets kill 5 near Swat
SWAT/MINGORA (AFP/APP) - Fighter jets bombed Taliban hideouts and killed at least five militants near the Swat valley on Monday, ...
Energy crisis to stay for two years
ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for Water and Power, Raja Pervez Ashraf, Monday told the National Assembly that as many as 32 small ...
PIA a bankrupt institution: MD
Managing Director, PIA Ejaz Haroon has stated that Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has turned into a bankrupt ...
Pope appeals for peace
VATICAN CITY (AFP/Reuters) - Pope Benedict XVI on Monday urged Pakistanis to turn their backs on violence after seven Christians ...
'NRO not to affect PPP leadership'
ISLAMABAD - Fate of the notorious National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) promulgated by the former President General (Retd) ...
Shujaat says govt will not bring Ord in NA
ISLAMABAD - President Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q) Ch Shujaat Hussain has said that in his view the government would not ...
'N' to take principled decision on issue: Shahbaz
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Monday PML-N would take principled decision on NRO and other ...
Kayani-Mullen courtship pays dividends
FAR from the prestigious windowed offices on the outer ring of the Pentagon, a new war room focusing entirely on the conflicts in ...
Nato not in rush for Afghan exit
BRUSSELS (AFP) - Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Monday that NATO would help prevent Afghanistan from once more becoming the main hub ...
Jamali takes oath as SC judge; Usmani SHC CJ
KARACHI - Justice Sarmad Jalal Usmani took oath as Chief Justice of the Sindh High Court (SHC) here on Monday. Governor Sindh Dr. ...
Pakistan testing India's patience: Krishna
AS Pakistan continues to engage in dilly dallying tactics on prosecuting Jamaat-ud-Daawa chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, India on ...
Qaeda tells Obama conditional truce offer stands
DUBAI (Reuters) - Al-Qaedas second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahri has said that a truce offered to the last US administration is ...
Reshuffle in Sindh Cabinet on the cards
KARACHI - President Asif Ali Zardari has summoned Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah and other PPP office bearers in ...
SC adjourns hearing in Hafiz Saeed case
ISLAMABAD - Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the hearing in the case of Jamaat-ud-Dawa Chief, Hafiz Saeed, till ...
Sufi trial in Islamic Court, says Minister
PESHAWAR - The NWFP Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain has said that government will provide maximum opportunities to ...
BRA claims killing five abductees
QUETTA - At least five abductees including SHO Dera Murad Jamali have been reportedly killed by Baloch Republican Army (BRA) who ...
3 killed in IHK attacks
SRINAGAR (AFP) - Suspected freedom fighters killed three people and injured four others in separate attacks in Kashmir amid an ...
Entertainment
108 skydivers set freefall world record
THEREs nothing like plunging in headfirst if you enjoy high-adrenaline sports such as sky-diving. Which is just what this group ...
Simon wants Madonna
SIMON Cowell is so desperate for the next season of his UK TV talent series The X Factor to be a roaring success - and beat rival ...
Kirsten Dunst smitten by Robert Pattinson
ACTRESS Kirsten Dunst has revealed that she has a crush on English actor Robert Pattinson and says he has the qualities to be an ...
Butler denies Aniston romance
IS Gerard Butler dating Jennifer Aniston? No The Scottish actor insists if he was romancing the former Friends actress - who he ...
Beauty queen's outfit falls short of Japanese tastes
TOKYO (AFP) - Japans finalist for the Miss Universe pageant has modified her costume after triggering a storm of protest with her ...
Scientists find malaria jumped from chimps to humans
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Malaria, which affects some 500 million people a year worldwide, was first transmitted to humans by ...
Islamabad
Army record first win: KPT, Navy drawn
LAHORE - Star-studded Karachi Electric Supply Corporation failed to neutralise Imran Hussain's second session goal as four-time ...
Young Rising Stars, Diya Club in quarters
ISLAMABAD - Besides defending champions Young Rising Stars, Diya Club, Punjab, Iranian Club, Balochistan United, Lahore's Sports ...
Plan chalked out to control malaria, dengue fever
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Health Directorate of CDA has chalked out an action plan to control malaria and dengue fever in Monsoon ...
4 arrested, looted property recovered
ISLAMABAD - Capital police on Monday busted a gang comprising of four criminals who were allegedly involved in dacoities and ...
Ministry rejects plan to hire folk artists on permanent basis
ISLAMABAD - The National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage, Lok Virsas proposed plan of hiring folk artists on permanent ...
Lawyers to hold demo today
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The lawyers body of defunct Islamabad High Court here Monday decided in its executive meeting to hold a ...
First National Disability Survey by end of Aug
ISLAMABAD - After negotiating for a period of six months, the Ministry of Social Welfare and Special Education and World Bank ...
8 students awarded UK scholarships
ISLAMABAD (APP) - As many as eight students were awarded UK scholarships by Preparation For All (PFL) International Limited in a ...
Karachi
KESC claims Zero outages
KARACHI - The Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) will be commissioning a high technology based system SCADA within a ...
KU produced 1,240 PhDs in 42 years
KARACHI - Vice Chancellor Karachi University (KU), Prof Dr Pirzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui, has said that the KU has produced 1,240 ...
Govt has given free hand to land mafia, says Palejo
KARACHI - Rasool Bakhsh Palejo, head of Awami Tehreek, on Monday said that the government had given free hand to the land mafia ...
SHC issues notice to government, 22 SHOs
KARACHI - Sindh High Court on Monday issued notices to federal and provincial governments, Advocate General Sindh, Federal ...
33 more buildings rated dangerous
KARACHI (APP) - Karachi Building Control Authority has declared 16 more buildings as dangerous in the light of inspection reports ...
No reprieve in sight for journalists rights
KARACHI - Journalists have always remained the representatives of society due to their presentations of all circles of the ...
Stress can contribute to Asthma in children
KARACHI (PPI) - Children in todays society are subject to a lot of stress that can lead to a whole host of ailments, which now ...
Kaleem to lead Customs hockey team in Sri Lanka
KARACHI (APP) - Led by former Olympian Kaleemullah, Pakistan Customs hockey team will be undertaking a week-long trip to Sri ...
Lahore
LHC faces dearth of 38 judges
LAHORE - Only 10 judges of the Lahore High Court including four PCO and three non-PCO judges carried out judicial work on first ...
'Dismal' tree plantation campaign launched
LAHORE - The 2009 plantation campaign launched by the PHA, and inaugurated here Monday by Chairman CMs Taskforce for Horticulture ...
Campus Management System launched at PU
LAHORE - The Campus Management System (CMS) was inaugurated at the Punjab University College of Information Technology (PUCIT), ...
Remove coats before appearing in court, CJ asks 'lawyers'
LAHORE - Lawyers did not allow journalists to enter the Sessions Courts premises for the coverage of former MPA Shumaila Ranas ...
Governor, CM to visit Gojra
LAHORE - Governor Punjab Salman Taseer and Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif will visit Gojra today (Tuesday) to take the stock and ...
SC rejects PIA petition against retired workers
LAHORE - A three-member bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, headed by the Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, has ...
Ulema issue joint declaration against sectarian violence
LAHORE - A joint declaration was issued by leading ulema, which strongly condemns violence, terrorism, militancy, anarchy and ...
Archbishop urges Christians for mourning over Gojra killings
LAHORE - Archbishop Lawrence John Saldana, the head of Catholic Church in Pakistan and Chairperson National Commission for ...
Hockey World Cup camp from next week
LAHORE - The camp training of the national team for participation in the Hockey World Cup qualifying round will start in the ...
Shoaib comeback hits snags
LAHORE - Controversial pacer Shoaib Akhtar's hopes of ending his legal tussle with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) received a ...
PCB awaits approval from Pakistan, India governments
LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board is still waiting assurances from New Delhi and green signal from Islamabad for its ...
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