Friday, February 10, 2012
- Commission to record Ijaz's statement via video link
- LHC adjourns hearing of petition against TCP
- Jamaat Ali Shah rejects treason charges
- Letter sent to BlackBerry Company: DAG
- PM will appear before SC on Feb 13, confirms Aitzaz
- 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
The Nation in print for Saturday, December 12, 2009
Front Page
Consensus over NFC Award
LAHORE The longstanding issue of 7th National Finance Commission (NFC) Award was resolved amicably in the Punjab capital on Friday, as the Chief Ministers of Sindh, NWFP and Balochistan termed the Punjab as a sincere elder brother, offering special thanks to Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif ...
FO, Interior Ministry at odds
ISLAMABAD The Interior Ministry has established 'National Counter Terrorism Authority to carry out research work, defining ...
PM raps Interior Ministry's output
ISLAMABAD Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has directed the Ministry of Interior to share real-time, actionable and ...
International
US, Pakistan bridging gap over their approach to war on terror: Hillary
WASHINGTON - The United and Pakistan are trying to bridge the gap between their positions on their pursuit of the war on terror, ...
Jewish vandals attack West Bank mosque
YASUF, West Bank, (Agencies) - Israeli extremists on Friday attacked a mosque in the occupied West Bank, vandalising the property ...
Climate cuts of 50pc urged by 2050
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - The world should at least halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 with rich nations taking the lead, ...
EU, US back new Iran nuclear sanctions
BRUSSELS (AFP) - European leaders backed Friday new sanctions against Iran, warning that Tehrans refusal to negotiate over its ...
Thieves steal Cyprus ex-presidents body from grave
NICOSIA (AFP) - Thieves opened the grave of former Cypriot president Tassos Papadopoulos during the night and stole his corpse in ...
Obamas Nobel 'a little early: Dalai Lama
MELBOURNE (AFP) - Nobel laureate the Dalai Lama called Barack Obamas controversial peace prize a little early as the US President ...
India statehood sparks more calls, Congress cornered
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indias plan to carve a new state out of southern Andhra Pradesh on Friday sparked statehood demands in ...
UN envoy to Afghanistan to step down
UNITED NATIONS - The top UN envoy to Afghanistan, Kai Eide, will step down when his two-year contract expires in March 2010. This ...
Swine flu has killed 10,000 Americans since April
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Swine flu has killed nearly 10,000 Americans, including 1,100 children and 7,500 younger adults, and infected ...
No specific request to help resolve Kashmir: US
WASHINGTON - A US State Department spokesman, responding to President Asif Ali Zardaris call for the Obama administration to ...
New Zealand stay on top despite Farhat ton
NAPIER A fine counter-attacking century from opener Imran Farhat saved Pakistan from embarrassment as Iain OBrien and Daryl ...
Liu Xiang beats fatigue to take gold
HONG KONG (AFP) Former world record holder Liu Xiang coasted to victory in the 110-metre hurdles at the East Asian Games on ...
Bordeaux primed to undermine Lyon title bid
PARIS (AFP) French league leaders Bordeaux welcome Lyon to the Stade Chaban-Delmas on Sunday knowing that victory would take ...
Valencia test Real title mettle
MADRID (AFP) Real must do without 164 million euros worth of talent for Saturdays crucial title duel at Valencia as they bid to ...
Ferguson rules out United move for Campbell
MANCHESTER (AFP) Sir Alex Ferguson has dismissed suggestions he will move for Sol Campbell in the transfer window and insists ...
Business
Handing over of Gwadar Port to PSA one-sided
KARACHI - The Gwadar Port was handed over to Singapore Authority (PSA) on just 9 per cent Gross Revenue Sharing Formula, costing ...
Only 3 IPOs floated at KSE in 2009
KARACHI - Unlike previous year, only 3 new companies with the total paid up capital of Rs 1 billion have been listed at KSE so ...
ICCI urges govt to improve taxation system
ISLAMABAD - President Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Zahid Maqbool, stressed upon the government on Friday to bring ...
SECP allows KESC to issue 14.5pc right shares
KARACHI (APP) - Security and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has relaxed the condition for issuing right shares twice in a ...
Govt 'determined' to facilitate taxpayers
ISLAMABAD - FBR Chairman Sohail Ahmad said on Friday the government is determined to facilitate and provide conducive environment ...
KCCI Employees Union still facing setbacks
KARACHI - KCCI Employees Union is facing great setbacks, even after restoration by the Sindh High Court. The registered trade ...
Inflation data reduces KSE intra-day gains
KARACHI - The strong valuations in banks, fertilizer and textile scrips failed to help much to benchmark as the KSE 100-index, ...
An outlook on our foreign borrowings
The October 2009 moot of the international financial community was hosted by Istanbul, which also included the Annual Meeting of ...
Govt utilising all resources to get trade concessions from EU
LAHORE - Federal Secretary Commerce Zafar Mehmood has said that the government is utilizing all its resources to get trade ...
Oil drops under $70 amid 'sluggish' demand
LONDON (AFP) - Oil prices fell for an eighth session on Friday, ducking below 70 dollars amid sluggish energy demand in the ...
Politics
PBC jams VOA Pashto service
ISLAMABAD Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) has blocked Voice of Americas (VOA) 4-hour Pashto language programme on the ...
Pakistan kowtows to Americans 'illegal action'
LAHORE Security agencies on Friday detained a US national working at American Consulate media cell in Lahore while she was ...
Blackwater guards joined CIA raids: Report
NEW YORK Blackwater Worldwide guards in Iraq and Afghanistan exceeded their role of guarding CIA officers by taking part in ...
Consensus historic: Shahbaz
LAHORE Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that today (Friday) is a day of historic importance, as the unanimously ...
Victory of democracy: Qaim
LAHORE Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah has said that the unanimous approval of NFC Award is the victory of democratic forces. ...
A positive development: Hoti
LAHORE NWFP Chief Minister Amir Haider Khan Hoti while congratulating the entire nation has said that the approval of NFC Award ...
Punjab role laudable: Raisani
LAHORE Balochistan Chirf Minister Nawab Muhammad Aslam Khan Raisani has said that the consensus on the National Finance ...
Get ready for loadshedding, Ashraf tells nation
LAHORE - Minister for Water and Power Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, who himself set deadline to end loadshedding till this December, on ...
SC orders action against Islamabad Chief Commissioner
ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court on Friday directed Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to take legal action against Chief ...
Mehdi Shah elected G-B CM
SKARDU (Online) - Syed Mehdi Shah of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Friday was elected unopposed as first Chief Minister of ...
PSO employees caught with hand in the till
Karachi-police grilled PSO employees over the embezzlement of 30 millions, TheNation has learnt here on Friday. According to ...
Pakistan laments HR champions' absence from UN meeting
UNITED NATIONS-Pakistan on Thursday lamented the absence of some key delegates some of them avowed champions of human rights ...
Ex-MNA escapes attempt on life
LAKKI MARWAT - At least five persons including a former MNA were injured in a bomb blast here at Naurang town on ...
Cops beat protesters in IHK; 60 wounded
SRINAGAR (AFP) - Sixty people were hurt on Friday as police in Indian-occupied Kashmir clashed with demonstrators in the regions ...
Pak militant groups a global threat: Brinkley
QUETTA-British High Commissioner to Pakistan Robert Brinkley has declared that 'militant groups are still active in Pakistan and ...
Kayani, Rao attend Army war game
ISLAMABAD - Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani visited Karachi Friday and attended the concluding session of Army ...
Entertainment
Stage set for Miss World finale in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - After a month of traipsing around the country and immersing themselves in South African culture, beauties ...
Miley Cyrus song ruled out of Grammy race
A song by US teen star Miley Cyrus that had been nominated for a Grammy award has now been ruled ineligible. The Climb, featured ...
Kate Hudson sung to Fergie
KATE Hudson sung Black Eyed Peas songs to Fergie while the pair filmed their upcoming musical movie Nine. The Bride Wars star ...
Scientists decode monkey noises
Scientists believe they have taken a step closer to understanding the origins of human language after identifying how monkeys ...
Rihanna might talk to Chris Brown again
RIHANNA wants to talk to Chris Brown again. The Russian Roulette singer insists she doesnt hate her ex-boyfriend - who she is ...
Critics hail Avatar as titanic world-beater
LONDON (AFP) - Critics heaped praise Friday on Avatar, the new epic film by Oscar-winning director James Cameron, calling it a ...
Islamabad
Bombers' artificial Jannat unearthed
PESHAWAR (APP) - An artificial heaven (Jannat) established by terrorists as a training centre for brain washing of suicide ...
Ex-auditor alleges embezzlement in MOL
ISLAMABAD - Former internal auditor of MOL, a leading multinational organisation in the energy sector of Pakistan, has accused ...
Babu may be transferred on corruption charges
ISLAMABAD - The Establishment Division is likely to transfer Fazeel Asghar, Chief Commissioner Islamabad, as charges of ...
Pakistanis may top UK visa rejections
PAKISTANIS are more likely to be turned down for visas to visit the UK than any other nationals, figures show, reported BBC on ...
Project proposals for FODP being prepared
ISLAMABAD - The PPP-led coalition has geared up efforts in fine-tuning the list of projects for various sectors of the economy ...
Pak, Japan to explore new avenues of cooperation
ISLAMABAD - The fifth round of Foreign Secretary level Pakistan-Japan Bilateral Political Consultations was held in Tokyo on ...
President, PM felicitate nation on NFC Award
ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani have congratulated nation, Finance Minister ...
Quetta Shura exists: Mukhtar
QUETTA (Online) - The government has admitted the existence of Afghan Talibans Quetta Shura for the first time, and says it has ...
Pak airspace violated by Nato copters
LANDI KOTAL (Online)-Two NATO helicopters from Afghanistan violated Pakistani airspace at 2.02pm local time and flew over ...
Police commandos deployed for Muharram
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Inspector General of Police (IGP) Islamabad Syed Kaleem Imam directed police force to perform their duties with ...
'Eligible' candidates demand inquiry by High Court judge
ISLAMABAD Hundreds of the affectees who were denied jobs by the Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) in various categories ...
PML-N expresses solidarity with Christians
ISLAMABAD PML-N central leader Raja Zafarul Haq Friday said that biggest problem faced by Pakistan was non-enforcement of laws ...
Wakhi Mushaira delights visitors at Lok Virsa
ISLAMABAD (APP) - National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage Lok Virsa on Friday organized a one-day seminar to depict ...
Act being amended to support hotel industry
RAWALPINDI Hotel, Restaurant, Travels agency and Tourist Act 1976 would be amended after certain suggested improvements in the ...
Roundtable conference on Pak-China relations
IALAMABAD Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (PILDAT) hosted a Roundtable Discussion with a visiting ...
National
A glance at first day's play
Black Caps in command The first day clearly belonged to New Zealand. Pakistan despite winning the toss and electing to bat first ...
Karachi
SHC issues arrest warrants for SP, other cops
KARACHI - District and Sessions Judge (south) Fahim Ahmed Siddiqui here on Friday issued arrest warrants for SP Special ...
Citizens throng expo defying terror fear
KARACHI - The citizens have suggested organising book fairs on a regular basis to diminish the aftermaths of terrorists attacks ...
5 cops among 11 hurt in encounter with grabbers
KARACHI (PPI) - As many as 11 people including five police officials sustained bullet wounds during an exchange of fire between ...
Shura Hamdard urges nation to unite against terror
KARACHI - Speakers at the meeting of Shura Hamdard Karachi chapter urged the people of Pakistan to keep an eye on suspicious ...
Experts fear surge of swine flu cases in City
KARACHI (PPI) - Experts fear there might be a huge surge in swine flu cases in Karachi, as the government-run hospitals are not ...
Hospitals to ensure immediate reporting
KARACHI - On the directive of Sindh Health Minister Dr Sagheer Ahmed, a meeting to chalk out strategy to deal with swine flu ...
Pakistan to clash with India in semis today
KARACHI Pakistan bounced back into the title race in the eight-nation Champions Challenge Cup hockey in Salta (Argentina) when ...
National Ranking Boxing starts today
KARCHI The Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) is organising the National Open Ranking boxing tournament form December 12 to 16 at ...
Lahore
Evidence presentation after talks revival:PM
LAHORE - Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Friday expressed his governments inability to talk to his Indian counterpart about ...
Swine flu staffer panics medics
LAHORE - Panic gripped Nawaz Sharif Social Security Hospital (NSSSH), Multan Road after one of its paramedical staff was ...
LHC displeased with govt's pick & choose policy
LAHORE - The Lahore High Court on Monday summoned the record of police officer being sent for United Nations peace mission and ...
12,000 cops to guard City during Muharram
LAHORE - Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Pervez Rathore has said that Lahore Police has identified 184 possible trouble spots ...
Imanae's father demands FIR against doctors
LAHORE - Father of 3-year-old minor girl, Imanae Ali, who died due to the alleged negligence of doctors on Nov 29 at a local ...
SWM privatisation plan hits snags
LAHORE - In view of the ongoing worse law and order situation due to massive terror attacks, four private companies including two ...
Pakistan stripped off Lahore Davis Cup tie
LAHORE Pakistan sports suffered yet another setback Friday when the International Tennis Federation (ITF) moved the countrys ...
Lacklustre WAPDA play drabbed draw with HBL
LAHORE National champions WAPDA lost the chance of getting leadership when they were held to 1-1 draw by Habib Bank Limited in ...
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