Friday, February 10, 2012
- 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
- 9 sentenced for London Stock Exchange terror plot
- Greece reaches deal on austerity
The Nation in print for Sunday, December 13, 2009
Front Page
PM flip-flops on SWA operation
LAHORE - Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said on Saturday that the Army has finished its operation against Taliban in South Waziristan, but may soon pursue militants in Orakzai Agency. However, speaking in Karachi later, the Prime Minister said the operation against the militants in South ...
Americans continue mocking Pakistani law
LAHORE Security agencies have arrested four Cobra operatives, suspected to be linked with notorious American spy agency ...
Olive branch for angry Balochs
ISLAMABAD The approval of 7th National Finance Commission (NFC) Award with tilt in favour of smaller provinces has cooled down ...
International
Copenhagen climate rallies turn violent
COPENHAGEN (AFP/Reuters) - A planetary chain of protests headed by a mass rally in Copenhagen cranked up the heat here Saturday ...
New curbs to have no impact: Iran
MANAMA (AFP) - Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on Saturday proposed that Tehran swap 400 kilos of low-enriched ...
Climate change threatening survival of Himalayan communities: UN
UNITED NATIONS - Climate change is posing a serious threat to communities in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region, bringing both ...
Nearly 300 deported in major US operation
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Nearly 300 foreign nationals with criminal records have been deported from the US or face removal after a ...
5 whales die after rare beaching off Italy
ROME (Reuters) - At least five whales have died after nine beached themselves off Italys southern coast, in what experts called a ...
UK to close airbase, cut defence budget
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is set to close at least one air force base and scale back its base in Cyprus as part of defence cost ...
Ban on Kurdish party sparks clashes
ANKARA (Reuters) - Clashes erupted in some towns across Turkeys Kurdish southeast on Saturday after a court disbanded a leading ...
Protesters condemn Swiss minaret ban
BERN (AFP) - Some 500 protesters gathered outside parliament in Bern on Saturday to condemn a Swiss ban on the building of new ...
OIC flays West Bank mosque desecration
RIYADH (AFP) - The Organisation of the Islamic Conference on Saturday strongly condemned the desecration of a West Bank mosque ...
Faithful not freaks: Anglican chief
LONDON (AFP) - The head of the Anglican Church, Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, criticised the British government ...
Strauss, Pietersen lead England run feast
EAST LONDON (South Africa) (AFP) - England captain Andrew Strauss cruised to a century and Kevin Pietersen played himself into ...
India chase down Lanka to draw series 1-1
MOHALI (AFP) India defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets in the second Twenty20 international here on Saturday to draw the two-match ...
Geoff Lawson invited to speak on Women's cricket
MUMBAI Pakistans former Australian coach Geoff Lawson has been invited by the Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) to speak on Womens ...
Love cheat Woods says bye bye golf, hello family
LOS ANGELES (AFP) The fallout continued Saturday for Tiger Woods who says he will step away from the sport to try and fix the ...
Lehmann refuses to pay Stuttgart fine
BERLIN (AFP) Jens Lehmann announced Saturday he would refuse to pay the fine he was given for criticising his club Stuttgarts ...
Business
Microfinance role vital to alleviate poverty: SBP
KARACHI - Governor, State Bank of Pakistan, Salim Raza on Saturday said that microfinance banks/institutions have a key role to ...
USA puts ROZs in NWFP on back burner
LAHORE - The Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Commerce Ilyas Bilour has said that the United States has put Reconstruction ...
VAT to replace GST
KARACHI (APP) - Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin said Saturday that Value Added Tax (VAT) will replace General Sales Tax (GST) as ...
Trade deficit down 38pc in 5 months
ISLAMABAD - Due to numerous problems countrys exports have declined by 7.40 percent in the first five months (July-November) of ...
KSE regains 9,000 psychological mark
LAHORE - In the battle of bulls and bears in Karachi Stock Exchnage, ultimately bulls dominated and benchmark 100-index regained ...
New petroleum policy to ensure oil, gas self-sufficiency
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The new Petroleum Policy announced by the government early this year focusses on accelerating oil and gas ...
CNG stations closure boils consumers
LAHORE - Closure of CNG filling stations in the city caused massive nuisance not only for the commuters but also for the public, ...
TDAP vows to meet global trade challenges
DASKA - Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) was determined to meet global trade challenges of the time and to give a ...
Gold prices fall from record heights
LONDON (AFP) - Gold prices dropped further from recent record heights and crude oil futures tumbled this week but cocoa struck a ...
Businessmen asked to explore Maldives for exports
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Maldives meets most of its needs through imports, providing Pakistani businessmen a good opportunity of ...
Politics
CIA cancels pact with Blackwater: NYT
NEW YORK Amid an outcry over its black deeds, the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has cancelled a contract with Blackwater ...
CIA admits Xe Services presence in Pakistan
DESPITE repeated denials, the CIA has now confirmed that US security contractor Xe Services, formerly known as Blackwater, has ...
Lawyers get charged up against Blackwater
RAWALPINDI Lawyers will commence countrywide movement to protest against the presence of American security agency Blackwater in ...
Likely to replace Malik
ISLAMABAD - In the ongoing reshuffle of Federal Cabinet members, which started with the change of three federal ministers ...
Citibankers ruling the roost
ISLAMABAD Isnt it amazing that the United States keeps all the information about Pakistani politicians and so-called national ...
FBI training local law enforcers
KARACHI - Specialists of US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in counter terrorism have started holding training courses for ...
Patterson asks Asif to deport held Americans
ISLAMABAD - US Ambassador to Pakistan Anne W. Patterson has requested President Asif Ali Zardari to deport five arrested ...
Girl sold in open auction
JACOBABAD A 20-year-old girl was auctioned at village Badani Bhutto of Taluka Kashmore in consideration of Rs2,70,000 on ...
Mumbai attack suspects challenge indictment
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Seven Pakistanis suspected of involvement in last years attacks on the Indian city of Mumbai raised legal ...
US losing in Afghanistan: Mullen
WASHINGTON The current year of fighting in Afghanistan is the third year in a row that insurgents have gained the upper hand, US ...
US freezes Irans $2b in Citigroup accounts
NEW YORK A US court, last year, secretly froze Irans assets worth more than US$2 billion in Citigroup Incorporated accounts, the ...
US suspects shifted to Lahore
LAHORE (Agencies) - Five American men arrested in Sargodha on suspicion of plotting 'big terror attacks had contacted someone ...
Forces capture underground cave in SW
PESHAWAR (APP) - Security forces have captured an underground cave in South Waziristan Agency that was used as a depot by the ...
Pakistan must help US more: Obama
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Pakistan must cooperate more fully with the United States to help wipe out Al-Qaeda, US President Barack Obama ...
Zardari fighting for political survival: LAT
NEW YORK - President Asif Ali Zardari, who is portrayed as a key partner for the US in its Afghan war effort and a valuable ally ...
Hillary urges Pak-Americans to bridge trust deficit
NEW YORK - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Friday urged a group of Pakistani-Americans to help bridge the trust deficit ...
Lack of coordination 'unfortunate'
ISLAMABAD (APP) A senior US military official Saturday termed as unfortunate the lack of coordination with Pakistan Army over ...
Zardari for talks to resolve Balochistan issues
ISLAMABAD President Asif Ali Zardari has said that through re-writing the equation between the Federation and the Federating ...
Nawaz wants recovery of written-off loans
LAHORE PML-N Quaid Nawaz Sharif has said that PML-N has adopted reconciliatory policy to protect national interests but not to ...
'Qaeda not behind Pakistan bombings'
HONG KONG (AFP) - An American member of Al-Qaeda on Saturday issued a video denying the organisation was behind a recent deadly ...
Afghan counter-terror official shot dead
KANDAHAR (AFP) Taliban gunmen riding motorbikes assassinated an Afghan counter-terror officer Saturday in Kandahar, police ...
No NAB summons for Babar
ISLAMABAD The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has not summoned Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Dr Babar Awan, ...
15 militants killed in Kurram skirmishes
PARACHINAR At least 15 militants including a prominent commander Wali Dad were killed, while three security personnel were ...
Body to reinvestigate CJ's car mishap
ISLAMABAD - On the instructions of the Prime Minister, the Interior Ministry has formed a committee to reinvestigate the case of ...
CJ dissatisfied with PPO Sindh's report over murder case
ISLAMABAD (APP) Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry Saturday expressed his dissatisfaction over a report ...
Entertainment
Scientists create formula for perfect parking
FOR those who dread trying to squeeze their car into a tight space, help is at hand - scientists have created a mathematical ...
Pistachios may reduce lung cancer risk
A DIET that incorporates a daily dose of pistachios may help reduce the risk of lung and other cancers, according to data ...
X Factor judge Dannii Minogue to be replaced by Mel B
SIMON Cowell is secretly lining up ex-Spice Girl Mel B to replace Dannii Minogue on the X Factor next year, it was claimed on ...
Portman to play Elizabeth Bennet
NATALIE Portman is said to have signed up to star in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, a novel written by Seth Grahame-Smith. The ...
DiCaprio back with Refaeli
HOLLYWOOD star Leonardo DiCaprio has reunited with his ex-girlfriend, supermodel Bar Refaeli. Imdb.com reports that the two ended ...
Saiorse Ronan carries heavy roles lightly
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Irish actress Saoirse Ronan was only 13-years-old when she took the part of a murdered girl who watches ...
Islamabad
Tripartite flag meeting at Landikotal
LANDIKOTAL - A tripartite flag meeting of NATO, Afghanistan and Pakistan officials was held here on Saturday. Six officers and ...
Six wardens arrested for torturing JI worker
KARACHI - As many as 6 City wardens were arrested by the police on Saturday for torturing a Jamat-e-Islami worker near Hassan ...
US still using Shamsi base, says Mukhtar
ISLAMABAD (Online) - Federal Defence Minister Ahmed Mukthar on Saturday disclosed that US forces are still using Shamsi airbase ...
Guard killed by Interior Ministry vehicle
ISLAMABAD - A speedy vehicle belonging to Interior Ministry here on Saturday hit a poor cyclist resulting in his sudden death, ...
IESCO issues 'correct' bill to domestic consumer for three consecutive months
ISLAMABAD - Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) by issuing inflated and unclear domestic electricity bills not only keeps ...
Low pressure in twin cities
ISLAMABAD (PPI) - The residents of different localities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad have been facing Sui gas loadshedding and ...
Serious efforts required against human trafficking
ISLAMABAD - Government is well aware of the challenges being posed by human trafficking and is committed to undertaking ...
Drive against vehicles with tinted glass
RAWALPINDI - Traffic Police Rawalpindi has launched a massive campaign against the vehicles with the tinted glass during which ...
Only 45.80pc pass FBISE supplementary exams
ISLAMABAD - The overall pass percentage of the result of the candidates who appeared in the Higher Secondary School Certificate ...
Seminar on security issues today
ISLAMABAD - In a bid to address increasing security problems in Pakistan, a three-day innovative conference is being organised to ...
National
Vettori, McCullum help New Zealand take lead against Pakistan
NAPIER (Agencies) Skipper Daniel Vettori and his deputy Brendon McCullum on Saturday rescued New Zealand with a blazing 176-run ...
Vettori leads from the front
Daniel Vettori is a born-again batsman. He is a class act with the ball and he has now reformed himself into a fine middle order ...
Karachi
Is CCP in jeopardy?
Three weeks back, Helpline Trust had organised a seminar in Karachi on Corruption and White Collar Crimes, in which the Key Note ...
Leadership capable of resolving national issues: PM
LAHORE - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has termed the agreement reached on the 7th NFC Award a milestone in the history ...
New Award brings Rs70b to Sindh exchequer
KARACHI - Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has said that the overall revenue of Sindh province would be increased to Rs70 ...
PPP takes out rally to celebrate NFC Award
KARACHI - Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) central information secretary Fauzia Wahab on Saturday said that from the past six months ...
Bail granted to SP Investigation
KARACHI - District and Sessions Judge (South) Fahim Ahmed Siddiqui on Saturday granted the bail of SP Special Investigation Unit ...
Consensus on NFC award big success: Marri
KARACHI - Sindh Information Minister Shazai Marri has said that the consensus on NFC Award after 35 years is great success of ...
Four killed in various incidents in Karachi\\
KARACHI-Two people were killed in separate incidents in different parts of the metropolitan, while two bodies were also found ...
FIH Congress to meet in Switzerland next year
KARACHI The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has allocated the 2010 Congress to Montreux, Switzerland. The 42nd Statutory ...
Lahore
Court extends remand of accused
LAHORE - A local magisterial court on Saturday granted further two days physical remand of two accused into police custody, ...
Foreigners have to respect Pak law: Wattoo
LAHORE (APP) - Federal Minister for Industries and Production Mian Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo has said every foreign national must ...
30 staffers tested positive for swine flu
LAHORE - Nawaz Sharif Social Security Hospital, Multan Road, presented a deserted look after the hospital paramedical Staff was ...
EDOs directed to regularise employees
LAHORE - Secretary Schools Education Muhammad Aslam Kamboh has directed the EDOs to issue the orders to regularise contractual ...
Radical security steps directed for Zuljinnah routes
LAHORE - Commissioner Lahore Khusro Pervaiz Khan has directed the officials to ensure checking of all suspected shops on the ...
Health Dept takes measures to control swine flu
LAHORE - Health department has taken various steps on war footing basis to control the swine flu and necessary medicines have ...
PPP vows to eliminate terrorism
LAHORE - Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) took out a mammoth peace rally in the provincial metropolis against rising wave of ...
No effective law to bar entry on roads
LAHORE - The government has no power or laws to bar the entry of smoke-emitting vehicles on the city roads and all impounded ...
Govt barred from sealing Doctors Hospital
LAHORE - The Lahore High Court has restrained Punjab government from possible sealing Doctors Hospital and summoned head of Chief ...
SC moved to recover Rs200b written-off loans
LAHORE - A petition is moved before the Supreme Court seeking recovery of Rs200 billion written off loans due to political ...
New generation key to uplift: CM
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that new generation is bright future of Pakistan, and it has the key to ...
Committee on LG proposes next polls on party basis
LAHORE - Committee constituted by the Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif to submit recommendations for revising the local ...
PML-N announces names of members, chiefs
LAHORE - PML-N Quaid Nawaz Sharif, who was unanimously elected as the chairman of partys central organising committee after its ...
KRL become Pakistan football champion
LAHORE Rawalpindi-based Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) became new football Champion of Pakistan when they registered solitary ...
PIA romp to win over Lahore Shalimar
LAHORE PIA thrashed Lahore Shalimar by nine wickets on the fourth and final day of the 10th Quaid-e-Azam Trophy match here at ...
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