Thursday, February 09, 2012
- Contempt appeal: SC asks Aitzaz to complete arguments on Friday
- Khar says drone attacks multiply militants
- Tax collection registers increase of 26%: Hafeez Shaikh
- 77% of Pakistanis marry within family: Gallup poll
- US drone kills Qaeda leader in Pak: officials
- Blast rocks ASF headquarters in Karachi
- Three including two women killed for honour in Faisalabad
- Obama briefed by national security team on US-Pakistan cooperation
- Awan contempt case: Hearing adjourns till Feb 20
- Memo case: Lawyer insists recording of Ijaz statement abroad
The Nation in print for Friday, August 08, 2008
Front Page
Move and its pitfalls
Islamabad - The landmark decision of the coalition government to impeach President Pervez Musharraf seems to be a bold initiative yet the ground reality makes it equally risky. Background discussions and interviews with some leaders of mainstream political parties revealed that PPP mooted ...
Coalition gets oxygen
LAHORE - Though, no clear time frame has been given by the coalition partners to impeach President Musharraf, their resolve to ...
Impeachment or building pressure?
ISLAMABAD - The coalition partners, in a historic joint communiquT issued here on Thursday afternoon at Zardari House, minced no ...
Restoration made hard
LAHORE- The reinstatement of deposed judges has been pushed behind the impeachment of President Pervez Musharraf contrary to the ...
International
Mauritania police break up anti-coup rally
NOUAKCHOTT - Mauritanian police on Thursday broke up a protest by hundreds of people against an army coup in the West ...
Attacks reinforce need to confront terrorists: Bush
BANGKOK - US President George W Bush on Thursday marked the tenth anniversary of the bombings of the US embassies in Kenya and ...
Imran urges US to address terrorism through dialogue
NEW YORK: - The root of terorism is political, not religious and the best way to deal with this scourage is through dialogue, ...
Hillary unwitting star of new McCain ad
WASHINGTON - Hillary Clinton's virulent attacks on Barack Obama during their primary epic returned to haunt her Thursday as ...
Osama's driver appeals for leniency
US NAVAL BASE AT GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba, - Osama bin Laden's ex-driver appealed for leniency Thursday, saying he was sorry ...
Pentagon's $2.2b push for war zone surveillance
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon is mounting a 2.2 billion dollar effort to dramatically expand surveillance of Iraq and ...
Old landmine kills 8 of Iraqi family
NASIRIYAH - Eight members of one Iraqi family, including three woman and two children, were killed Thursday when an old ...
China hits back at US President on human rights
BEIJING - China hit back Thursday at criticism by US President George W Bush on religion and human rights, saying it ...
Muslims urged to stay away from Olympics
WASHINGTON - A Muslim group in China has made a new video threat against the Beijing Olympics, warning Muslims to keep ...
Israel okays new W Bank settlement construction
JERUSALEM - Israel on Thursday approved construction of 400 new homes in a Jewish neighbourhood in annexed east Jerusalem ...
Business
Kibor may remain below 14 per cent
KARACHI- Despite 100 bps surge in the discount rate, the benchmark Karachi Interbank Offer Rates (KIBOR) for the six-month tenure ...
Market reacts positively to impeachment report
LAHORE - The equity market on Thursday reacted positively to the news reports that the ruling coalition partners have, in ...
Petrol, diesel and CNG stations not in position to run business
Karachi - The owners of petrol, diesel and CNG stations are financially not in a position to run business due to sharp ...
FAO launching project to help farmers increase agriculture production
ISLAMABAD - The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will launch an emergency project through its Technical Cooperation ...
FPCCI rejects banks demand for increase in interest rate
KARACHI - President, Federation Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Tanvir A. Sheikh has strongly reacted to the ...
Political stability must to bring country out of economic crisis
LAHORE - Chairman Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front (PIAF), Irfan Qaiser has urged the government to prepare a ...
Oil prices rebound above $120
LONDON - World oil prices rebounded back above 120 dollars on Thursday, after a statement that a pipeline carrying crude ...
Govt to promote industries for accelerating growth
ISLAMABAD - Advisor to Prime Minister for Industries, Production and Special Initiatives (MOIP&SI) Mian Manzoor Ahmad ...
Foreign reserves at Rs10.159b
KARACHI - The total liquid foreign reserves held by the country stood at $10,159.1 million on August 2, said a statement issued ...
Politics
Lawyers disappointed
ISLAMABAD - The elders of the legal fraternity are displeased with the ruling coalition for placing the demand of restoration of ...
10 soldiers, 25 militants dead in Bajaur clashes
PESHAWAR - At least 25 militants and 10 security forces men were killed and several others were injured in clashes between ...
6 examiners abducted
PESHAWAR - Some unknown armed persons on Thursday abducted ten persons including four personnel of Khasadar Force and six members ...
Crises wipe out Rs1.76 trillion from KSE
KARACHI/LAHORE - The unending political uncertainty has derailed the stock market during the past few months, leading to a ...
PA passes resolution to abolish 58-2(b)
LAHORE - The Punjab Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution against 58-2(b), which allows the president to dissolve ...
They've bitten more than they can chew
ISLAMABAD - Deploring the ruling coalition's decision to impeach President, Pakistan Muslim League-Q said on Thursday that ...
Prices raised by 40pc in four months, Senate told
ISLAMABAD - Leader of the House in Senate, Senator Raza Rabbani Thursday told the House that government had taken serious notice ...
NPF becomes Trust
LAHORE - The Punjab Assembly on Thursday passed the Nazaria-i-Pakistan Foundation (repeal) Bill 2008 through a majority vote ...
US calls Musharraf's impeachment move 'internal politics of Pakistan'
WASHINGTON: - The United States on Thursday called the moves by Pakistan's ruling coalition to impeach President Pervez Musharraf ...
No deviation from principled stance, says deposed CJ
PESHAWAR - Deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry Thursday said that no society could survive without the supremacy of ...
APHC plans to cross LoC
ISLAMABAD - In Occupied Kashmir, the Allied Parties Hurriyet Conference has announced its plan to cross the Line of Control ...
Chairman Nadra resigns
KARACHI - Chairman National Database & Registration Authority (NADRA), Brig (R) Saleem Ahmed Moeen, has resigned from his ...
Iran rebel leader ready for talks with govt
DUBAI - The leader of a rebel group blamed for a string of attacks in restive southeastern Iran said in an interview ...
India to deploy 10,000 more troops in HK
THE Indian army is deploying around 10,000 extra soldiers in Occupied Kashmir as the protests over land for Amarnath shrine grow, ...
Morale of Army high: COAS
RAWALPINDI - Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has said that morale of the Army is very high and it has the ...
US lawmaker threatens to hold up India N-deal
WASHINGTON - A key US lawmaker threatened Wednesday to hold up a landmark US-India nuclear agreement unless nuclear ...
Yasin Malik hospitalised
SRINAGAR - A prominent Indian Kashmir leader was hospitalised Thursday after his health deteriorated on the third day of ...
Entertainment
Water is 'designer fluid'
ACCORDING to new research, old ideas about water behavior are all wet. Ubiquitous on Earth, water also has been found in comets, ...
Internet flaw a boon to hackers
LAS VEGAS (Nevada) - Computer security professionals crammed into a Las Vegas ballroom on Wednesday for the first public ...
Kidman in plea to media over baby
ACTRESS Nicole Kidman has called on the media in her hometown of Sydney to give her "a little space" during her visit there with ...
Deep mystery: Why sea turtles plumb the depths
PARIS - Researchers say they have figured out why sea turtles that normally feed and breed in shallow water or on land ...
Kate Moss acts as a nanny
KATE Moss swapped lives with her nanny yesterday. The British supermodel decided to switch roles with Mary Davidson - who is ...
Eye-shaped camera
PARIS - Inspired by the human anatomy, researchers in the United States have created the world's first curved electronic ...
Islamabad
Drug Act, 1976: Amendment suggested to arrest spurious drugs
ISLAMABAD - A proposal aimed at curbing the menace of rampant spurious drugs in the country suggesting amendment in section 32 of ...
78.74pc students pass FBISE HSSC exam
ISLAMABAD - The result of the candidates who appeared in HSSC Part-II annual Examination 2008 remained 78.74 percent declared by ...
NH&MP face uniform and non-uniform staff shortage
ISLAMABAD - The National Highway and Motorway Police (NH&MP) is facing great shortage of uniform and non-uniform staff that ...
HEC making efforts to promote academic vitality
ISLAMABAD - Since its inception in 2002 Higher Education Commission (HEC) is making all efforts to promote academic ...
'My sister is innocent'
ISLAMABAD - Dr Fozia, sister of Dr Afia, has said that Dr Afia is innocent but for a long time, she had been facing inhuman ...
354 outlaws held, narcotics recovered
ISLAMABAD - Capital police have arrested 354 accused involved in narcotics and recovered 6.570 kilograms hashish, 15.481 ...
Karachi
New High Court CJ a conspiracy by govt
KARACHI - Former President Pakistan Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) Munir A Malik said on Thursday that appointment of new ...
Power cuts at peak as Wapda-KESC row lingers
KARACHI - Six hours of loadshedding on rotational basis has currently gripped the City due to shortage of 400-450 megawatts of ...
NCHD employees stage demo for reinstatement
KARACHI - The sacked employees of National Commission for Human Development (NCHD) staged protest demo in front of Karachi Press ...
Appointment of Hameed Alwani irks PPP leaders
KARACHI - The PPP may face criticism from its own members in the coming session of Sindh Assembly after the Chief Minister ...
Special people seek rights
KARACHI - Karachi Association for the Welfare of Special Persons (KAWSP) on Thursday demanded that the disabled people should be ...
Mentally retarded woman kills her baby
KARACHI - A mentally abnormal woman here on Thursday killed her minor daughter and later attempted to commit suicide and was ...
Lahore
NCHD sacked workers thrashed
LAHORE - The police thrashed the recently-sacked employees of the National Commission for Human Development, who were protesting ...
Exposure to chemicals causes birth defects, reproductive failure: scientist
LAHORE - The renowned Pakistani scientist Dr Kazim R Chohan from Medical University of Syracuse, New York (USA) has said that ...
Rain knocks down Wasa preparations
LAHORE - The City received heavy rain on Thursday, disturbing normal routine life as the rainwater inundated on a number of ...
Distribution of power most contentious issue
LAHORE - Distribution of power between the federation and federating units, an essential attribute of federalism, is one of the ...
'It is not right'
LAHORE - With as usual late beginning - by over one and a half hour - of the second day of the 8th Session of the Punjab Assembly ...
Lawyers, parties rally for judges' return
LAHORE - Hopeful Lawyers and political activists of different parties on Thursday held a joint protest rally sensing victory of ...
MPA Hundali cries for protection
LAHORE - Pakistan Peoples Party member of the Punjab Assembly Tahir Mehmood Hundali has accused the Chief Minister Punjab, Senior ...
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