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 Thursday, August 07, 2008
Front Page
Coalition talks see many a flip-flop
ISLAMABAD " Negotiations between the partners of the ruling coalition, which seemed to be making headway on Tuesday, saw many a flip-flop on Wednesday and could not make any headway on the impeachment of President Musharraf as news regarding the approval of the summary of reinstatement of eight ...
Can they impeach him?
ISLAMABAD - Two-thirds of a joint session of the Senate and the National Assembly is required for an impeachment to go through ...
Musharraf recounts his cards
ISLAMABAD " In the wake of coalition leaders' last ditch efforts to join hands for much delayed restoration of the deposed judges ...
'A malicious move'
ISLAMABAD- The PML-N team that is engaged in 'make or break talks' with PPP and other ruling allies Wednesday, made it clear that ...
International
Mauritania's democratic President ousted in coup
NOUAKCHOTT - Troops overthrew Mauritania's first democratically-elected president in a military coup on Wednesday after he ...
World faced with growing instability, violence: think-tank
UNITED NATIONS - Rising food and energy prices, water scarcity, climate change and increasing migrations could fuel growing ...
Nablus mayor among six released by Israel
NABLUS - Israel on Wednesday released the mayor of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, a member of the Islamist Hamas ...
Musharraf should go, says US expert
WASHINGTON: A top US expert has urged the United States not to resist the removal of President Pervez Musharraf amid media ...
Ban Ki-moon outlines options to wind up oil-for-food programme for Iraq
UNITED NATIONS: - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has outlined options for resolving outstanding issues involved in winding up ...
UN chief deplores overthrow of civilian Mauritanian government
NEW YORK: " UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Wednesday deplored the ouster in a military coup d'tat of Mauritanian President Sidi ...
Gitmo detainee convicted by military panel
NEW YORK: " In a split verdict, a panel of six military officers convicted a former driver for Osama bin Laden of a war crime at ...
47 killed in heavy Sri Lanka fighting
COLOMBO - Some 43 guerrillas and four soldiers died in fierce fighting as Sri Lankan troops beat back a major Tamil rebel ...
Hiroshima marks bomb anniversary
HIROSHIMA - The mayor of Hiroshima on Wednesday urged the next US president to work to abolish atomic weapons as the city ...
Bird flu claims three lives in Indonesia
MEDAN (Indonesia) - Three people have died and 13 have been admitted to hospital with symptoms of bird flu in Indonesia, a ...
Business
Sindh govt proposes Rs83 and Punjab suggests Rs80 per 40 kg
KARACHI - The Sindh and Punjab governments are mulling to fix the sugarcane support price around Rs83 and Rs80-per 40 kg ...
Political tension continues to haunt stock market
LAHORE - Stock market on Wednesday resumed downward move and went down by 3.62 per cent after some technical correction. The ...
Foreign investors keen to invest billion of dollars, says Qaim
KARACHI - Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah Wednesday said that about a dozen foreign companies showed interest to invest ...
SECP and KSE agree on draft rules for bourses integration
KARACHI - Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) and members of Karachi Stock Exchange's Member's committee on ...
SNG technology for industries
KARACHI - A US company has introduced synthetic natural gas (SNG) technology for industrial sector, as an alternative source to ...
Oil climbs but still below $119
LONDON - World oil prices rebounded somewhat on Wednesday as traders awaited a weekly US crude stockpiles report that could ...
No relief for POL consumers despite cut in profit margin
LAHORE - The government has reduced 60 paisas and 25 paisas from petrol and diesel margin of petroleum dealers respectively ...
Trickledown effects of growth versus inflation
KARACHI- For the last five years the economy of Pakistan had been enjoying the trickle down effects of economic growth and ...
Minister directs PC to arrange Kapco listing
LAHORE - The Federal Minister for Privatisation, Investment & Finance directed the Privatisation Commission (PC) to ensure ...
FBS to release inflation statistics
LAHORE - Federal Bureau of Statistics is expected to shortly release July 2008 CPI inflation numbers, which, the annalists ...
Politics
Govt pursuing peace policy with Delhi, Kabul, Senate told
ISLAMABAD - Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi Wednesday told the Upper House of the Parliament that the government was ...
8 SHC judges reinstated
Islamabad/KARACHI - Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)-led coalition government has inflicted a severe blow on the unity of deposed ...
Deposed LHC judges ready to accept restoration
LAHORE - After the reinstatement of eight deposed judges of Sindh High Court, most of Lahore High Court sacked judges have also ...
Top militant among 15 dead
MINGORA - At least 15 persons, including 12 Taliban militants, were killed and several others were injured in Swat region on ...
Pak Brigadier ambushes Indian Army Chief
INDIA'S stated position on the role of Pakistan's ISI in the recent Indian embassy bombing in Kabul came under sharp criticism ...
Aafia denies she tried to kill Americans
NEW YORK - Aafia Siddiqui, a US-educated Pakistani neuro-scientist, was ordered held without bail late Tuesday afternoon by a ...
6 die in Sibi, Nasirabad bomb blasts
QUETTA - Four people were killed and five wounded when a bomb attached to a bicycle exploded in a bazaar in Sibi, while two ...
No threat to Sindh from Taliban: Mirza
KARACHI - Sindh Home Minister Zulfiqar Mirza has rejected the rumours about the presence of Taliban in Sindh, saying that the ...
Manmohan Singh for urgent Kashmir talks
SRINAGAR - A Hindu protester was shot dead in an army firing in Occupied Kashmir on Wednesday as Indian Premier Manmohan ...
MQM refuses to back impeachment move
KARACHI - Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) will not support any move to impeach President Musharraf, launched by the PPP-led ...
US working with Pak to deal with ISI
Washington - With the Pakistani spy agency ISI coming under pressure following reports that it was involved in attack in ...
World powers mulling fresh Iran sanctions
LONDON - The six powers negotiating with Iran over its nuclear plans have "no choice" but to seek further sanctions after ...
Seven killed, 8 missing in Gilgit village landslide
GILGIT - Seven people were killed in a landslide triggered by torrential rain and soldiers were searching for eight others ...
Abducted bank staffer found dead in Hangu
HANGU - The body of one of the three kidnapped employees of a private bank (Khushhali Bank) was found Wednesday morning from the ...
US Marine, five policemen dead in Afghanistan
KABUL - A US Marine deployed in Afghanistan to fight Taliban extremists was killed by a bomb while five policemen and ...
India reports fresh firing across LoC
SRINAGAR - India reported fresh firing Wednesday from across the Line of Control. The firing was reported in the same ...
Tirah clashes leave 5 dead
PESHAWAR - At least five persons were killed and eight others were injured on Wednesday in fresh clashes between Lashkar-i-Islam ...
Entertainment
Cosmic ghost
WHEN Yale astrophysicist Kevin Schawinski and his colleagues at Oxford University enlisted public support in cataloging galaxies, ...
On the wings of love
A daring couple had their head in the clouds as they married on top of the wings of three planes today - 1,000 feet above the ...
Eagle chases tennis balls
IT'S the ultimate game of fetch, but with a difference - it's played with an eagle. Evie, a stunning white-tailed sea eagle, ...
Paris Hilton enters US presidental race
LOS ANGELES - Paris Hilton threw her hat into the US presidential race Tuesday, declaring her desire to campaign against ...
Crocodile sighting sparks hunt
SINGAPORE - A rare crocodile sighting in a Singapore suburb has sparked a hunt by authorities " as well as locals eager to ...
MySpace to connect users with US presidential debates
SAN FRANCISCO - MySpace announced Wednesday it is launching a website devoted to the US presidential debates. ...
Islamabad
DC visits atta sale points
ISLAMABAD - Deputy Commissioner Amer Ali Ahmad conducted visit of atta sale points on Wednesday and reviewed the arrangements ...
'LG system solves problems at doorstop'
RAWALPINDI - The Present Local Govts system (LGs) has solved problems of common man at their doorstep. Neither its significance ...
CDA assures IHC of removing garbage dump
ISLAMABAD - The Capital Development Authority (CDA) Wednesday assured Islamabad High Court (IHC) that it would remove garbage ...
Protest day observed against price hike
RAWALPINDI - The Pakistan Workers Federation (PWF) observed the protest day against unbearable price hike and unemployment here ...
New HEC notification adds to students' miseries
ISLAMABAD - The new notification of Higher Education Commission (HEC) for M. Phil and Ph.Ds scholarship has multiplied the ...
FGEHF pays Rs 4b to district govt
ISLAMABAD - The Federal Government Employees Housing Foundation has paid Rs 4 billion to the district government as compensation, ...
Karachi
9,364 fall victims to police torture in 9 years
KARACHI - "As many as 9,364 cases of police torture were reported during the last nine years", claimed Madadgaar Helpline in its ...
Sewage drain nuisance for SITE area workers
KARACHI - Sindh Industrial and Trading Estate (SITE) area residents and workers have appealed to the Nazim Karachi to take ...
New cancer treatment at SingHealth Institutions
KARACHI - A new cancer treatment with millimetre precision is available for patients at SingHealth (SingHealth) ...
23 dengue cases confirmed
KARACHI - Sindh Health Minister Dr. Saghir Ahmed Wednesday said some 175 patients with suspected dengue fever have so far been ...
4 ST workers held
KARACHI - The CID police have arrested four activists of Sunni Tehreek (ST) allegedly involved in street crimes and recovered ...
Two suspects arrested
KARACHI - The police on Wednesday arrested two culprits after a brief encounter. Police said they were allegedly involved in ...
Lahore
Admission in colleges: Student unions not allowed to set up stalls
LAHORE - Pending revival of students' union in educational institutions, no single student group is in a position to enjoy ...
CDG plans to regularise all marriage halls
LAHORE - The City District Government Lahore is planning to regularise all marriage halls which are still unregistered to ...
Termination of 41 prosecutors stayed
LAHORE - The Lahore High Court on Wednesday stayed termination of 41 more sacked prosecutors who filed identical petitions ...
Crisis is bigger than that of 1971
LAHORE - "Pakistan is facing even bigger crisis than that of 1971, and its results would be more horrible than the Dhaka debacle. ...
Replacement of law officers from AG office on the cards
LAHORE - Replacement of a number of law officers at the Advocate General Punjab Office is on the cards after coalition partners ...
Best sports for Pakistan
Sports lovers are waiting for Olympics. And China is waiting for sports lovers. It is Beijing's luck this year to be hosting the ...
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