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 Sunday, August 09, 2009
Front Page
TTP infighting proves deadly
PESHAWAR - Hakimullah Mehsud and Waliur Rehman Mehsud, potential candidates to replace Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud, were killed during an exchange of fire at the TTP Shoora meeting at an undisclosed location in South Waziristan Agency late Saturday. Sources told TheNation ...
Niaz Naik found 'murdered'
ISLAMABAD - Architect of Pakistans 'track 2 diplomacy' with India and former foreign secretary Niaz A Naik was found 'murdered' ...
SJC serves notice on two HC judges
ISLAMABAD - Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) met here Saturday under the chairmanship of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry ...
International
No ton for Clarke but North gives Aussies lead
LEEDS (AFP) - Australia were bowled out for 445 in reply to England's first innings 102, a lead of 343, to force tea on the ...
New Zealand wary of Sri Lanka's improved attack
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's improving pace attack has been pinpointed by New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori as a key threat ...
Aussie Stosur, Sharapova advance at LA tennis
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Aussie Samantha Stosur continued her impressive play at the Los Angeles Women's Tennis Championships on ...
Roddick outlasts Karlovic to reach Washington semis
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US top seed Andy Roddick surrendered early service breaks but beat Ivo Karlovic 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (7/5) in a ...
Iran charges dozens with helping Western plot
TEHRAN (Reuters/AFP) - An Iranian court on Saturday charged a French female lecturer, two Iranians working for the British and ...
Eight killed in Yemen sectarian clashes
SANAA (AFP) - Eight gunmen were killed in sectarian clashes in northern Yemen between Shias and Sunnis amid continuing tension ...
Britain could stay in Afghanistan for 40 yrs
LONDON - The British Army might stay in Afghanistan for the next 40 years, the next head of the Britains armed forces has ...
Abbas re-elected as Fatah chief
BETHLEHEM (AFP) - Fatah on Saturday re-elected Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas as head of the secular movement on the fifth ...
Rains and landslides wreack havoc in Asia
DEHRADUN, India (AFP) - At least 12 people were killed and about 50 missing Saturday in a landslide triggered by heavy rains in ...
Sotomayor 1st Hispanic US SC justice
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Sonia Sotomayor was sworn in Saturday as a US Supreme Court justice, becoming the first Hispanic justice on ...
Plot to attack Indonesian President foiled
BEKASI, Indonesia, (AFP) - Indonesian police in a raid foiled a plot to attack Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyonos ...
Iran uranium for N-weapons not expected before 2013
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The State Departments intelligence bureau has concluded that Iran will not be technically capable of ...
'Georgian leaders will face 'retribution for war'
VLADIKAVKAZ, Russia, (Reuters/AFP) - A year after Russia defeated neighbour Georgias military bid to retake a pro-Moscow region ...
Small plane collides with helicopter near NY
NEW YORK - A helicopter and a small plane collided in the air and both crashed into the Hudson River, which separates the states ...
Business
Malakand insurgency costs livestock, dairy sector Rs63b
PESHAWAR (APP) - The recent wave of militancy in Malakand division and military operation for curbing the insurgency has caused ...
KSE gains 151 points; likely to keep up momentum next week
LAHORE - Bulls overpowered the bears at the stock market during the last week on support from buying activities in the oil ...
Feedback on Investment Policy encouraging: Waqar
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Federal Minister for Investment, Senator Waqar Ahmed Khan on Saturday said that the present government was ...
Bleak outlook looms large over pharma industry
KARACHI - A bleak outlook looms large over of the Pharmaceutical Industry and it is apprehended that the country will be left ...
Draft Electronic Policy prepared
ISLAMABAD (APP) - EDB CEO Asad Elahi has emphasized the importance of electronic industry in development of national industry ...
Speakers stress govt patronage for SMEs
KARACHI - Despite having major share in the countrys economy, the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are not being paid due ...
Zardari wants ZTE to set up mobile manufacturing plant
ISLAMABAD (APP) - President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday called for the setting up of a telecom university, a telecom research ...
Country faces 3985MW shortfall
ISLAMABAD (APP) - At present, the country faces 3985 Mega Watt power shortfall as the generation stands at 12870 MW against the ...
Distributors for setting up LPG fuel stations
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Liquified Petroleum Gas Distributors Association Pakistan has proposed to establish LPG fuel stations ...
New IMF loan insufficient to solve economic woes
KARACHI (AFP) - The economists on Saturday said an additional 3.2 billion dollar loan from the IMF would have little impact on ...
Politics
Claims sans evidence
PESHAWAR- Despite government claims that Taliban leader Bait Ullah Mehsud had been killed in an alleged US drone attack, ...
BRA kills four more abducted policemen
QUETTA - Baloch Republican Army (BRA) has killed four more police officials kidnapped from the Chatter area of Naseerabad ...
America insists on Waziristan action
ISLAMABAD - The United States has conveyed to Pakistan its renewed desire for military offensive in Waziristan in the wake of ...
India violating Indus Treaty: Zardari
ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari has said that the government is moving in right direction to address the problems of the ...
IMF hikes aid by $3.2b
WASHINGTON-The International Monetary Fund on Friday agreed to increase a loan to Pakistan by $3.2 billion to buttress an economy ...
2 SC judges allowed to retire
ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari Saturday allowed two Supreme Court Judges, Justice Faqir Muhammad Khokhar and Justice M ...
Petroleum advisor resigns
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Advisor to the Prime Minister on Petroleum and Natural Resources Dr Asim Hussain has resigned from his post due ...
17 terrorists arrested, three others surrender
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The security forces have nabbed around 17 terror suspects while three others voluntarily surrendered during the ...
Three hurt in blast outside school
PESHAWAR - At least three persons have been injured when a bomb went off outside a private school in Tehsil Shabqadar, District ...
President, PM calm Fazl on Waziristan
ISLAMABAD - JUI-F Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman held a detailed meeting with President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Syed ...
Tarin, Qaim call on Zardari
ISLAMABAD - Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah and Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin called on President Asif Ali Zardari ...
Two ANF men killed in crossfire
QUETTA - Two personnel of Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) were killed and three other wounded in an exchange of fire in Turbat on ...
Action against US official recommended
HIGHER authorities of Islamabad police in their inquiry report have recommended action against US embassy official who had ...
Govt approves $2 million for Aafias lawyers
ISLAMABAD - Dr Fauzia Siddiqui, sister of Dr Aafia Siddiqui called on the Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani at the PM House ...
Pak accuses India of being non-serious
PAKISTAN on Saturday insisted that the information provided by India on the Mumbai attacks is 'not sufficient for it to take ...
Indian troops shoot dead 6 'infiltrators
SRINAGAR (Reuters) - Indian army claimed on Saturday that its troops shot dead six freedom fighters as they tried to cross into ...
Fire at Kohat grid station
KOHAT (Online) - At least six feeders of the Kohat Grid Station were destroyed when fire suddenly erupted here late Friday night, ...
Meteor shower on 12-13th night
LAHORE - Members of the public will have a unique opportunity to observe an astronomical highlight of 2009 as the Earth passes ...
England in trouble
LEEDS (England) (AFP) - England were 82 for five in their second innings in reply to Australias massive first innings total of ...
TTP chief's death major blow to Taliban
WASHINGTON (AFP) - With a shattering stroke from the sky, the United States appeared to have dealt a major setback to extremist ...
Entertainment
Paris shows off $325,000 doghouse
PARIS Hiltons pets are one luxurious bunch of animals, for they live in a 325,000 dollars doghouse, all thanks to their fabulous ...
Meet Koda the miniature horse
HE is so tiny, visitors often assume hes a stuffed toy. Standing at 59cm tall, if Koda the horse wants an equal he has to turn to ...
Jackson's brain returned to family
MICHAEL Jacksons brain has been returned to the family of the late pop star in a move that could soon see him finally laid to ...
People 'get happier as they age'
MOST people get happier as they grow older, studies on people aged up to their mid-90s suggest. Despite worries about ill health, ...
Mysteries of human behaviour that science cant explain
SCIENTISTS have split the atom, put men on the moon and discovered the DNA of which we are made, but there are 10 key mysteries ...
I want to be Johnny Depp: Sienna Miller
SIENNA Miller wants to be like Johnny Depp - because hes a great actor who manages to stay out of the spotlight. The British ...
Islamabad
Iran-Wapda semis clash in National Women Soccer today
ISLAMABAD - Iranian soccer team will take on Pakistan WAPDA in the second semi-final of the 5th National Women's Football ...
Nomi records second hat-trick
ISLAMABAD-Mian Chunnu-born international midfielder Nomi Martin Gill recorded the second hat-trick of Pakistan Premier Football ...
CDA workers block Islamabad Highway
ISLAMABAD - The workers of Capital Development Authoritys Mazdoor Union Saturday protested and blocked Islamabad Highway Zero ...
Plan to implement youth policy finalised
ISLAMABAD - The action plan for implementation of the national youth policy has been finalised with worth Rs 1,000 million for ...
61.68pc declared successful
ISLAMABAD - The result of the candidates who appeared in HSSC Part-I annual examination 2009 remained 61.68 per cent declared by ...
Call to involve locals in development process
ISLAMABAD - Some thirty-five local leaders from the areas of military operation announced that the rapid assessments undertaken ...
Roti to be sold at Rs 4 during Ramazan
ISLAMABAD - The Islamabad Capital Territory Administration and Nanbai Association have decided unanimously to reduce the price ...
Muslim scholars urged to focus on research work
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Federal Ministry for Parliamentary Affairs, Dr. Babar Awan on Saturday called upon the Muslim scholars to ...
Karachi
Rashid plans to make emerging players' camp naturally effective
KARACHI - Former Pakistan wicketkeeper captain Rashid Latif has pointed out only that coaching could be effective and meaningful, ...
92 City areas power pilfering dens: KESC
KARACHI - The Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) has identified 92 areas of the City where the 'kundas are in abundance, ...
Int'l experts to assess TB Dots strategy
KARACHI - An International Review Mission comprising experts is visiting Sindh Province from August 09 to the 11th of August ...
Life in Karachi better than perceived abroad
KARACHI - Dr Christian Brecht is the present Consul General of Germany based in Karachi and reflects about his first year in the ...
Treasury criticises Sindh govt decision
KARACHI - The treasury members of City council demanded of the convener that matter of abolishing the City council resolutions ...
SEPA clarifies news item
KARACHI - DHA has claimed that Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) has not barred it to initiate booking for its new ...
Rising corruption
The KESC Saga has already exposed how the country has been crippled due to corruption in the corridors of power in Islamabad ...
Lahore
PIA Planetarium suffering from neglect
Lahore - Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Planetarium at Chauburji, established for educating and providing constructive ...
Sewerage system in City need to be improved
Lahore - Most of the parks, grounds and sporting venues lack any drainage system making it almost impossible for the people to ...
Shah Muhammad Ghaus Library in the shambles
Faryal Shakir/Ayesha Siddiqa LAHORE - Standing near Delhi Gate the shrine of Shah Muhammad Ghaus adjoins Municipal Library named ...
Journalists rally against lawyers' high-handedness
LAHORE - Following the call of Pakistan Federal Union of Journalist (PFUJ) the journalists took out a protest rally against the ...
Attack on mediamen a conspiracy: Baloch
LAHORE - Secretary General Jamaat-e-Islami Liaquat Baloch has termed the lawyers attacks on mediamen as a conspiracy and has ...
Women participation must for nation-building
LAHORE - President Lahore High Court Bar Association, Justice (r) Nasira Javed Iqbal has said now women are more than half of the ...
Shumaila's interim bail period extended till 15th
LAHORE - The Court of Additional District Sessions, Lahore, Saturday extended till August 15 next bail interim period earlier ...
Hidden forces trying to create religious differences: Rasheed
LAHORE - Advisor to the Punjab chief minister and Senator Pervez Rasheed has said in order to maintain law and order situation ...
Shoaib still has future in cricket, feels Qasim
LAHORE - Newly appointed Pakistan Chief Selector Iqbal Qasim feels controversial fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar, though left out of ...
Cricket with Pakistan, not yet: Indian minister
LAHORE - "The first ball I faced in my Test career came from Wasim Akram. I had seen a lot of him on the TV so I knew what was ...
Blind cricketers to drop England tour after delay in visas
LAHORE - The England tour by blind cricketers of Pakistan is in danger of being called off as British High Commission here failed ...
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