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 Monday, December 01, 2008
Front Page
Deaths 30 as Karachi burns
KARACHI - Death toll in the fresh wave of riots and firing incidents in various parts of the metropolis shot up on Sunday to 30 with over 200 injured. Sindh Home Department has imposed a ban on pillion-riding for three days. Heavy contingents of police and Rangers failed to maintain law and order ...
Petroleum prices take another dive
ISLAMABAD - Passing on the consumers, though partially, the benefit of massive reduction in international crude oil, the ...
India to set up new anti-terrorism body
NEW DELHI (Agencies) - Sharing his views with politicians at an all-party conference, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on ...
Zardari, Gilani call world leaders
Islamabad-President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Sunday discussed with world leaders the regional ...
International
India tour likely to be cancelled
NEW DELHI (Agencies) - India's government could refuse permission to send a cricket team for a full tour of Pakistan early next ...
ICC chief urges England to go back to India
LONDON (AFP) - International Cricket Council chief executive Haroon Lorgat has pleaded with England's stars to return to India ...
England players won't be forced into India return
LONDON (AFP) - England's cricketers will not be forced to return to India for the two-Test series between the two countries, the ...
Internationals win Lexus Cup in Sorenstam swansong
SINGAPORE (AFP) - American Cristina Kim birdied the last to hand the Internationals a nailbiting 12.5/11.5 win over Asia at the ...
Attackers never sought to negotiate: commando chief
MUMBAI (AFP) - The attackers who herded together selected hotel guests during their attack on Mumbai never intended to keep any ...
Mumbai atrocities highlight need for Kashmir solution
LONDON - The British media has reported that Mumbai atrocities have highlighted need for solution to Kashmir issue, as the Jihadi ...
Too little, too late: BJP
NEW DELHI (Agencies) - Dubbing the resignation of Home Minister Shivraj Patil as "too little too late", India's hardline Hindu ...
Iraq and Iran swap soldiers' remains 20 years after war
BASRA, Iraq (AFP) - Iraq and Iran on Sunday exchanged the remains of nearly 250 soldiers killed during their long and bloody war ...
Security at Taj was eased before attack: owner
MUMBAI (AFP) - The management of the Taj Hotel in Mumbai was warned it was a possible target, but increased security measures ...
Russia, India to work on war against terror
Moscow (AFP) - Russia President Dmitry Medvedev and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh agreed on Sunday to work closely in the ...
Hundreds remember dead
MUMBAI (AFP) - Hundreds thronged Mumbai's boardwalk overlooking the Arabian Sea on Sunday carrying candles to remember those ...
Obama to name Hillary as secretary of state
NEW YORK " President-Elect Barack Obama was set to name his national security team on Monday, with former political rival Hillary ...
Politics
Six cops, 3 militants die in NWFP clashes
MIRANSHAH (Agencies) - At least six policemen and three militants were killed in gunfights in two cities of NWFP, police said ...
Tribals to send million fighters if India attacks
PESHAWAR (Agencies) - Elders of North Waziristan tribal district on Sunday offered the Pakistani government complete support if ...
PM takes notice of violence
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Sunday took a serious note of the situation in Karachi and sought a report ...
US lawmakers back Obama's proposal for Bill Clinton as special envoy on India-Pakistan
NEW YORK - Two Leading U.S. senators Sunday backed President-elect Barack Obama's proposal for appointing a high-level US envoy ...
Indian experts review Chenab water situation
DASKA - A high profile Indian delegation of engineers and experts headed by Indian Commissioner Indus Basin Treaty Oranga Nathan ...
Chaudhrys blocked my elevation as PM
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Former Commerce Minister Humayun Akhtar Khan Sunday said that Chaudhrys of Gujrat opposed his nomination as ...
23 killed in Afghan clashes, suicide attack
KABUL (AFP) - A suicide attack near a German diplomatic convoy in Afghanistan's capital Kabul left three Afghan civilians dead ...
Curfew imposed, Hurriyat leaders house arrested
SRINAGAR (PPI) - In Occupied Kashmir, the authorities imposed undeclared curfew, on Sunday, in the entire Valley except Kupwara ...
Pakistan urges int'l community to held avert conflict in sub-continent
UNITED NATIONS - Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan in wake of the terrorist attacks in Indian city of Mumbai, ...
Obama's proposal for Clinton as special envoy on India-Pakistan backed
NEW YORK - Two Leading US senators Sunday backed President-elect Barack Obama's proposal for appointing a high-level US envoy ...
Entertainment
Britney storms X Factor
AFTER four years absence from British television screens Britney Spears made a storming comeback on the X factor last night. But ...
I learnt a lot about my self in rehab: Beyonce
SHE is as renowned for her wholesome image as for the chart-topping hits that have made her one of the highest-paid pop artists ...
Shark versus seal in deadly game
AT the Southern tip of Africa a deadly game of cat and mouse is played out over and over again in the salty waters off the fabled ...
Davina McCall unsure over BB's future
DAVINA McCall has admitted that she does not know if Big Brother will be on the air in three years' time. The show's host ...
Solar wind rips up Martian atmosphere
RESEARCHERS have found new evidence that the atmosphere of Mars is being stripped away by solar wind. It's not a gently ...
Daisy Lowe makes her Marc
HAVING recently lost her contract with lingerie label Agent Provocateur, Daisy Lowe has now signed a rather lucrative contract to ...
Islamabad
Amir Atlas impresses in Macau Open Squash
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's Aamir Atlas Khan produced remarkable performance in the Macau Open Squash Championship 2008 that concluded ...
A woman's exemplary fight against stigma
ISLAMABAD - The international World AIDS Day is being marked today like every year for those who are HIV positive but it also ...
RPO suspends six SIs, 13 constables
RAWALPINDI - Addltional IG and Regional Police Officer (RPO) Nasir Khan Durrani paid a surprise visit to Police Station (PS) RA ...
PBM to observe Int'l Day of Persons with Disability on 3rd
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal (PBM) will hold various programmes to mark International Day of Persons with Disability, ...
NBF sales prove book reading habit is not dying
ISLAMABAD (APP)- Sales of National Book Foundation (NBF) have shown an unprecedented surge over the years, falsifying the notion ...
Fall hues prevail Capital
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The mesmerizing fall hues with eye-catching variety create a magic spell on those living in capital or visit ...
No tree chopped down in Zoo for extension: DG
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Director General Marghzar Zoo, Raja Muhammad Javed here on Sunday said that "Not a single tree has been chopped ...
Karachi
MQM, ANP blast bloody violence
KARACHI - Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and Awami National Party (ANP) on Sunday vehemently condemned the ongoing bloody ...
Altaf appeals for unity
KARACHI - MQM chief Altaf Hussain has appealed to the people of all communities to remain steadfast and united for the ...
City hospitals face shortage of rabies vaccine
KARACHI - The government and private hospitals of the metropolis are facing shortage of Cell Culture Vaccines and Rabies Immune ...
Sindh seeks Centre's nod to set up constabulary
KARACHI - Provincial Government has decided to establish active Constabulary to maintain law and order in the province, reliable ...
Killings, terror grip Karachi
During the past three days over a dozen people had been shot dead mercilessly in Karachi while over 100 have sustained injuries ...
TA to protest over illegal KBA construction
KARACHI - Tanzeem-e-Askari announced that they would stage a protest against the illegal construction at the head office of KBCA. ...
Lahore
13 sale points set up
LAHORE - The full-fledged drive to evict cattle from the limits of City and remove illegal sale points regarding sacrificial ...
Punjab to be made bastion of PPP: Taseer
LAHORE - On the occasion of its 42nd foundation day, the PPP renewed its pledge to complete the mission of party founder Shaheed ...
Raw, FBI hatching conspiracy against ISI, says Rashid
LAHORE - Chairman Awami Muslim League Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has said the entire nation is behind the government in case of any ...
Sigh of relief as veg prices fall at Sunday Bazaars
LAHORE - Shoppers heaved a sigh of relief on Sunday as the prices of vegetables and fruits dropped in the Sunday Bazaars here in ...
Pakistan's economic future linked with China
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif has said that promotion of agriculture and agriculture-based products could ...
Nine ties decided in National Rugby Championship
LAHORE - Nine ties were decided on the fourth day of the National Rugby Championship here on Sunday. Islamabad beat University ...
Abacus Consulting beat Honda Atlas
LAHORE - Abacus Consulting beat Honda Atlas in a friendly cricket match the other day here. Batting first Honda Atlas scored 172 ...
En Vogue thrash Goodwill in final
LAHORE - En Vogue thrashed Goodwill 9-3 in the final to win the Members Polo Cup at the Lahore Polo Club here Sunday. Shah ...
WAPDA widen gap with PTV thrashing
LAHORE - Titlist WAPDA continued giant march towards their seventh national title when they thrashed PTV 5-1 after 3-0 at ...
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