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 Wednesday, August 06, 2008
Front Page
Nawaz-Zardari talks extended
LAHORE/ISLAMABAD - Although no breakthrough could be achieved in Tuesday's meeting between PPP chief Asif Ali Zardari and PML-N Quaid, Mian Nawaz Sharif, with regard to the reinstatement of deposed judges and other contentious issues, the coalition partners agreed to continue parleys for another ...
Aafia's family receiving threats
KARACHI - The FBI and other US agencies have been torturing Dr Aafia Siddiqui mentally and physically for the last five years and ...
Awais says Qaeda influence in Fata uprooted
PESHAWAR - NWFP Governor Awais Ahmad Ghani on Tuesday said that there was no threat to the United States from any part of the ...
'Q' agrees with PPP's package
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Muslim League Q's constitutional committee met here on Tuesday and decided to support the restoration of ...
International
Protests greet Bush in South Korea
SEOUL (AFP) - South Korea mounted a massive security operation Tuesday as US President George W Bush arrived for a two-day visit ...
Japan noncommittal on support to India-US N-deal
NEW DELHI (Agencies) - Japan's Foreign Minister on Tuesday said Tokyo needed assurance a crucial nuclear accord between India and ...
Solana receives letter from Iran
BRUSSELS (AFP) - EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana received a letter from Tehran Tuesday, and will discuss its contents with ...
Mofaz warning ridiculous: Hamas
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak said Israel will go back to carrying out military strikes on the ...
One dead as strong quake shakes China
BEIJING (AFP) - A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit China's southwest Sichuan province on Tuesday, close to the area that was ...
White House ordered faked letter to tie Saddam and 9/11: book
WASHINGTON (AFP) - A new book by author Ron Suskind alleges that the White House ordered the CIA to fabricate a letter ...
France took part in Rwanda genocide
KIGALI (AFP) - France played an active role in the 1994 Rwanda genocide, a report unveiled Tuesday by the Rwandan government ...
Gaddafi warns Iran of military humiliation
TUNIS (AFP) - Libyan leader Moamer Gaddafi on Tuesday warned Iran that it faces military humiliation on the scale of Iraq for its ...
Seven-Point lead for Obama in U.S. presidential race
WASHINGTON - Democrat Barack Obama is still the frontrunner in the 2008 United States presidential race, according to a poll by ...
Lawyer suggests detained Osama's driver aided U.S. in Afghanistan
NEW YORK - The war crimes case against Salim Ahmed Hamdan, Osma bin Laden's driver, went to the military jury in Guantanamo Bay, ...
Waugh wants cricket to be Olympic sport
HONG KONG (AFP) - Former Australia Test captain Steve Waugh has thrown his weight behind Twenty20 cricket becoming an Olympic ...
Business
Banks unable to meet government borrowings
KARACHI - The domestic banks are not in a position to meet the annual budgetary borrowings requirement of the federal government, ...
Stock market regains 10,000 crucial level
LAHORE - The equity market on Tuesday after initial decline staged technical recovery and closed at its high due to increase in ...
Building human capital: a hallmark of 21st century
PAKISTAN has entered the phase of demographic dividends, whereby, human capital is at the mainstay of development and a crucial ...
Consumers have to pay cement rising cost
LAHORE - All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) has said that consumers will have to bear the burden of increased ...
Oil touches 118 dollars
LONDON (AFP) - Oil prices slumped beneath 119 dollars a barrel again on Tuesday, as slowing US demand for energy offset tensions ...
Eurozone business activity near 7-year low
BRUSSELS (AFP) - Business activity in the 15 countries using the euro in July fell to the lowest level since November 2001, as ...
African countries wish to import Pak tractors: EDB
ISLAMABAD (APP) - South Africa and surrounding countries are interested in importing Pakistani tractors and their parts, ...
Asian stocks close mostly down; Europeans rally
HONG KONG (AFP) - Asian stocks closed mostly down Tuesday as investors worried about the cooling world economy, disappointing ...
ILS to be installed at Quetta Airport
KARACHI - Civil Aviation Authority will install Instrument Landing System (ILS) at Quetta Airport to facilitate domestic and ...
Politics
Talks chocolate teapot, opine deposed judges
ISLAMABAD - Majority of the deposed judges think that the ongoing political wheeling and dealing between the political parties ...
Govt assures World Bank of gas subsidy withdrawal
LAHORE - The government has assured the World Bank that it would change the existing gas formula and take step in phasing out the ...
July 26 notification held in abeyance
ISLAMABAD - The Cabinet Division in a memorandum here late Tuesday night held in abeyance its notification issued on July 26, ...
Karzai again points finger at Pakistan
NEW DELHI (AFP) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday repeated allegations that Pakistan was linked to a car bomb attack on ...
Burnt schools touch 136 mark
ISLAMABAD - The unending battle between the security forces and local militants in the Swat valley, the most scenic northern part ...
Charges are absurd, says attorney
NEW YORK - An American-educated Pakistani neurosc-ientist suspected of Al-Qaeda ties has been extradited to the United States ...
Taliban could activate in Karachi on Baitullah orders
PESHAWAR (PPI) - Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on Tuesday claimed that Taliban have a strong network in Karachi and watching ...
TTP leaders statements confirm MQM concerns, says Sattar
KARACHI - MQM Rabita Committee deputy convener Dr Farooq Sattar on Tuesday said the confessional statement of Maulvi Umar, the ...
Pakistan, China likely to reach N-energy deal
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan and China are expected to reach a vital agreement on nuclear energy cooperation soon under which Beijing ...
DCOs get more powers
LAHORE - The Punjab government has amended the Punjab Maintenance Public Ordinance 1960 where the powers of the defunct district ...
Entertainment
Hundreds mourn Russian writer Solzhenitsyn
MOSCOW (AFP) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin led hundreds of mourners paying last respects on Tuesday to Alexander ...
DOL 32.5m ordinary shares IPO today
KARACHI - The Descon Oxychem Limited (DOL) is going to conduct an initial public offer (IPO) of 32.5m ordinary shares at par ...
Protest session of Rawal Town
RAWALPINDI - A protest session of Rawal Town members against political victimization of Punjab government towards Local Bodies ...
Nasa probe finds perchlorate in Mars soil sample
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The Phoenix lander's analysis of recent soil samples taken on Mars has found possible traces of perchlorate, a ...
Korean firm claims first pet dog clones
SEOUL (AFP) - An American woman blinked back tears of joy Tuesday as she cuddled puppies cloned in South Korea from her beloved ...
Vitamin-C injections slow cancer in mice: study
WASHINGTON (AFP) - High doses of vitamin C injections reduced the size of tumours and slowed cancerous growths by about 50 per ...
Olsen seeks immunity in Ledger death probe
ACTRESS Mary-Kate Olsen will not speak to investigators about Heath Ledger's death unless she is granted immunity from ...
Freeman in good spirits
MEMPHIS (Tennessee) (AFP) - Oscar-winning movie actor Morgan Freeman suffered multiple broken bones, but escaped with his life ...
Islamabad
Cheats using new methods to enhance performance
ISLAMABAD (APP) - One of the world's leading drug sport scientists claims some Olympic athletes are turning to Viagra, laughing ...
PTV names football team for Premier League
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Television (PTV) announced 42-player football team for the Pakistan Premier Football League (PPFL) 2008, as ...
Ajmal Khattak nominated for Kamal-e-Fun Award
ISLAMABAD - Prominent writer and scholar Ajmal Khattak has been nominated for the 'Kamal-e-Fun Award 2007'in recognition of his ...
Motorway Police recover nine vehicles
ISLAMABAD - Motorway Police have recovered nine vehicles, which were either stolen or snatched from different cities of country, ...
Fifth water quality monitoring report for 2005-06 launched
ISLAMABAD - Fifth water quality monitoring report 2005-06 launched on Tuesday termed most of the water sources of 23 major cities ...
Internees to get certificates in August: DG NIP
ISLAMABAD - The internees who have completed their internship since March 2008 and onwards, will get internship certificates this ...
Group show continues at NAG
ISLAMABAD (APP) - An exhibition of paintings, drawings and prints by various artists is continuing here at Nomad Art Gallery ...
Karachi
Mystery still shrouds Dr Afia's whereabouts
Relatives, LEA official issue contradictory statements; FBI website shows her as absconder KARACHI - Despite her ...
Saarc declaration against people's will
KARACHI - South Asian People's Assembly (SAPA) has expressed their concern over the declaration of Saarc about terrorism, poverty ...
SIUT performs world's highest renal transplants
KARACHI - Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT) has become the largest centre of South Asia which is performing ...
Ukrainian's murder mystery solved
KARACHI - A Ukrainian worker was arrested on Tuesday after found involve in killing of his associate worker (Ukrainian national) ...
Royalty on surface minerals enhanced, High Court told
KARACHI (PPI) - Assistant Director (Admn & Finance) Sindh Mines and Minerals Development Department Tuesday told Sindh High ...
New contract signed for early completion of Awan-e-Riffat
KARACHI - A new contract has been signed for the early completion of the remaining work on Awan-e-Riffat Faizee Rehmeen Art ...
Lahore
ICC task force to visit Pakistan from 10th
LAHORE - The eight-man ICC task force, set up to assess and monitor the security situation in the three venues hosting the ...
PCB to handover grounds to ICC on 15th
LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will handover the stadiums of Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi to the International ...
Pakistan cricketers practice match cancelled
LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board has cancelled the first practice match of the probable players of the Pakistan team due to ...
ICC board meeting today
LAHORE - In the wake of stalemate over the dates of the proposed Champions League Twenty20 tournament, the ICC has finally called ...
Pakistan-India kabaddi opener in Multan on 7th
LAHORE - India's kabaddi team reached here to play a series of six matches against Pakistan counterparts. The team arrived here ...
30 teams to feature in National Junior Hockey
LAHORE - The National Junior Under-20 Hockey Championship, which start at Lahore from August 21, will be treated as trials ...
KPT overpower PEL: PIA hold Navy to 1-1 draw
LAHORE - Karachi Port Trust (KPT) recorded narrow 1-0 win over defensive-mind PEL at CDGK Stadium while PIA drew 1-1 with Navy at ...
Inquiry incharge 'backing killers'
LAHORE - The Incharge investigation police New Anarkali was accused of allegedly backing the criminals involved in the murder ...
'Public pressure compelled US to admit Aafia's arrest'
LAHORE - The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan on the basis of admission made by the US authorities about the custody of Dr ...
Pak media summit backs mode of ethics, self-regulation
LAHORE (PR) - A national summit of journalists in Lahore, organised by the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and ...
CM waives off abiana, malia in flood-hit areas
LAHORE (APP) - Punjab Chief Minister Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has issued instructions for waiving of 'Abiana' and 'Malia' as ...
Hoti asks officials for speedy relief efforts
PESHAWAR - NWFP Chief Minister Amir Haider Khan Hoti has directed for accelerating relief efforts and shifting stranded flood ...
Topi residents vow to boost women education
SWABI - Tehsil Topi community have vowed to work collectively for boosting girls' education, as it is an essential prerequisite ...
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