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 Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Front Page
India prepared for air raids: US
WASHINGTON - India's Air Force geared up for possible missions against suspected terrorist camps in Pakistan in the immediate aftermath of the last month's Mumbai attacks, CNN reported Monday, citing US military officials. One unnamed US official said the Indian Air Force "went on alert" following ...
Shoe attack hailed as Bush's farewell gift
BAGHDAD (Agencies) - Iraq faced mounting calls on Monday to release the journalist who hurled his shoes at George W Bush, an ...
ISI not involved in assaults: Kerry
ISLAMABAD - Leading US Senator and President-elect Barack Obama's representative, John Kerry on Monday urged Pakistan to ...
Delhi warned over airspace violation
ISLAMABAD (Agencies) - President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Monday made it clear that no more ...
Matching response if attacked: Gilani
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Monday said Pakistan didn't have any hostile designs against anyone but if war ...
International
Thai Opp leader elected new PM amid protests
BANGKOK (AFP) - Thai opposition leader Abhisit Vejjajiva was elected Monday as the kingdom's third prime minister in four months, ...
Iraq right group sues Rumsfeld for torture
AMMAN (AFP) - A Jordan-based Iraqi rights group said on Monday it has filed 200 lawsuits against US former defence secretary ...
Israel, Hamas up rhetoric as truce nears expiry
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israel and Hamas ratcheted up the rhetoric on Monday ahead of the expiry of a six-month Gaza truce which the ...
227 Palestinians released
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AFP) Hundreds of people gave a heroes' welcome on Monday to more than 200 Palestinian prisoners freed by ...
18 killed in Iraq attacks
MOSUL, Iraq (AFP) - Seven members of a single family were gunned down in their home as violence continued in Iraq on Monday in ...
UAE agrees with US on nuclear pact
ABU DHABI (AFP) - The United Arab Emirates said on Monday it has agreed a draft pact with the United States for civilian nuclear ...
US missile talks fail to solve 'serious differences': Russia
MOSCOW (AFP) - Russian and US officials negotiating on missile defence and the future of a key arms treaty still have "serious ...
95 journalists killed in harness in '08
GENEVA (AFP) - Nearly 100 journalists were killed doing their job during 2008, a slight fall from the previous year due to ...
Classy Tendulkar guides India home with 41st ton
CHENNAI (AFP) - Batting great Sachin Tendulkar hit an unbeaten 103 as India achieved the fourth-highest run chase in history to ...
Sri Lanka may tour Pakistan in place of India
COLOMBO (Agencies) - Sri Lanka cricket chairman Arjuna Ranatunga on Monday said he would not mind sending their cricket team to ...
NZ-West Indies Test ends in draw after heavy rain
DUNEDIN (New Zealand) (AFP) - The first Test between New Zealand and the West Indies ended in a draw after rain washed out the ...
Haye announces Klitscho world title bout
LONDON (AFP) - Britain's David Haye said Sunday he'd agreed a bout to fight Vitali Klitschko in London in June next year for the ...
Aamir Atlas falls in the first round
LONDON (APP) - Pakistan's top ranker Aamir Atlas Khan fell in the first round of the Saudi Squash International at Al-Khobar in ...
Business
NCCPL closes CFS MK-II
KARACHI - National Clearing Company of Pakistan (NCCPL) on Monday announced that CFS MK-II market shall remain closed from ...
Petroleum products sales down by 5.5pc in 4MFY09
LAHORE - Petroleum products sales have decreased by 5.5 per cent year on year basis from 6.3 million tons in 4MFY08 to 6.0 ...
Farmers to get up to Rs5,00,000 loan
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Sherry Rehman Monday said the government would introduce Benazir ...
Govt urged to decrease electricity tariff
LAHORE - President Quaid-e-Azam Industrial Estate (QIE) Main Nauman Kabir has urged the government to create an enabling business ...
Cars and jeeps output shows 47 per cent steep decline
KARACHI - Having the largest share in local consumer durables industry and being a main component of large scale manufacturing ...
President calls for meeting food needs on war-footing
ISLAMABAD (APP) - President Asif Ali Zardari Monday urged greater focus on the agriculture sector to make the country ...
Airblue starts flights from Islamabad to UAE
KARACHI (PR) - Airblue, Pakistan's fastest growing airline, launched its direct flights to Sharjah and Abu Dhabi from December ...
Challenges of emergence of 3G in Pakistan
Having a cell phone today is one's passport to the entire world. Modern day mobile technologies have taken wireless connectivity ...
PTCL, Emaar to provide state-of-the-art ICT services
ISLAMABAD (APP) - PTCL Monday signed an agreement with Emaar, Pakistan to provide state-of-the-art Information and Communications ...
ADB okays measures to enhance operations'evaluation function
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The ADB Board of Directors Monday approved a series of measures to further enhance the independence and overall ...
Politics
US for anti-terror coop with Pakistan
WASHINGTON (Agencies) - US President George Bush has urged a collaborative strategy to deal with terrorism afflicting the ...
Nawaz Sharif warns India over airspace violation
LAHORE - PML-N Quaid Nawaz Sharif has said that Pakistan is a peaceful country and wants to improve its ties with every country ...
McCain calls for 'significant action'
WASHINGTON (Agencies) - Pakistan should take "significant action" to bring the perpetrators of the Mumbai carnage to justice in ...
Three Nato planes violate Pak airspace
QUETTA - Three fighter planes of NATO forces allegedly violated Pakistani airspace in Chaman, a bordering town of Balochistan ...
US tabloids play up shoe-throwing Baghdad incident
NEW YORK - "Shoe-icide Attack" is the screaming headline of a New York tabloid on the double shoe-throwing attack on President ...
Outspoken UNGA chief receives death threats: spokesman
UNITED NATIONS - The head of the U.N. General Assembly, Miguel D'Escoto Brockmann, an outspoken critic of policies of Israel and ...
India's new foe in Kashmir: Peaceful campaigners for self-determination
NEW YORK: - India now largely faces a different, and potentially more challenging foe in occupied Kashmir -- peaceful campaigners ...
President calls ruling parties meeting today
ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari will update the ruling alliance today (Tuesday) on his high-level consultations with the ...
Entertainment
Dark Knight makes best film list
BATMAN film The Dark Knight has been named as one of the Top 10 movies of 2008 by the American Film Institute. Others include ...
Suri enjoys a night at ballet with mom
SHE may be just two years old, but Suri Cruise is already developing an appreciation for fashion and culture. The toddler was ...
Swiss watch found in 400-year-old tomb
ARCHEOLOGISTS in China are baffled after finding a tiny Swiss watch in a 400-year-old tomb. The watch ring was discovered as ...
Cat with perfect vision by wearing contact lens
MOST contact lens wearers have had trouble putting them in their eyes at some point - so the idea of putting them on a cat might ...
Winslet claims 'she's like a wife and mother' to DiCaprio
KATE Winslet is like a "wife and mother" to Leonardo DiCaprio. The 33-year-old actress - who starred alongside Leonardo in 1997 ...
More than 1,000 new species discovered
BANGKOK (AFP) - Scientists have discovered more than 1,000 species in Southeast Asia's Greater Mekong region in the past decade, ...
Islamabad
'One dish law to be ensured at marriages'
RAWALPINDI - City Police Officer (CPO) Rao Muhammad Iqbal Khan has said that one dish law would be implemented in marriage ...
Christmas preparations at peak in twin cities
ISLAMABAD (APP) - With few days left in Christmas, the Christian community is giving final touches to its preparations for one ...
Authorities return money to commuters
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration returned Rs. 70,000 to commuters which was over-charged from ...
HEC classifies universities into 4 categories
ISLAMABAD (Online)- Higher Education Commission (HEC) on Monday divided various universities running all over the country into ...
'Pakistan committed to SAARC uplift goals'
ISLAMABAD (APP)- The Chief Economist, Planning and Development Division, Dr Rashid Amjad said that Pakistan was fully committed ...
Old artisan's woodwork fascinates Hunerkada visitors
ISLAMABAD (APP) - An exhibition of a unique kind of woodwork at Hunerkada, College of Visual and Performing Arts here has become ...
Karachi
People reject govt law, order policy
KARACHI - The citizens have rejected flawed and meaningless strategy of the Sindh government to maintain law and order in the ...
CM reviews teachers recruitment
KARACHI - An important meeting presided over by Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah held here Monday to discuss matters relating ...
Court reserves order on petition
KARACHI (PPI) - A division bench of Sindh High Court, comprising Justice Khilji Arif Hussain & Justice Mehmood Alam Rizvireserved ...
20 UCs' record seized over corruption charges
KARACHI (APP) - Corruption cases have been detected in various district governments in Sindh and record of over 20 Union Councils ...
Moot demands agri reforms, national saving plans
KARACHI - Speakers at a meeting of Shura Hamdard Karachi chapter have urged the government to end the terrorism, enhance the ...
Foolproof security on Quaid Day, Xmas
Karachi (PPI) - A high-level meeting of Rangers, with DG Pakistan Rangers (Sindh) Major General Liaquat Ali in chair was held on ...
Malik leads Punjab to second win
KARACHI - Pakistan skipper and all-rounder Shoaib Malik led Punjab Stallions to an exciting 17 runs victory over NWFP Panthers ...
Lahore
Pakistan, India hockey officials to meet in Malaysia
LAHORE - The Pakistan Hockey Federation decision on a double leg Indian tour will come after the officials of both the ...
India should tour for sake of cricket: Qadir
LAHORE - Pakistan's chief cricket selector and former leg spinner Abdul Qadir has said that India should tour Pakistan and not ...
Champions of Hills Cycle Race from 25th
LAHORE - The Pakistan Cycling Federation is holding the Champions of the Hills Cycle Race in memory of Benazir Bhutto Shaheed ...
8-hour power cut to go on till Feb
LAHORE - Power shutdowns in the City owing to the excuse of maintenance problem and technical faults continued to disturb over ...
Unification of PML need of the hour
LAHORE - Former federal minister for Information and Broadcasting and the PML-Q leader Muhammad Ali Durrani has urged the ...
Reference against Double Shah filed
LAHORE - The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Punjab has filed reference against Syed Sibt-ul-Hassan alias Double Shah and ...
LDA demolishes illegal structures at Jail Road
LAHORE - In a jointly carried out operation by the officials of the Estate Management Directorate and Town Planning Wing of ...
Burki moves LHC against ombudsman appointment
LAHORE - The PPP Finance Secretary Punjab has challenged appointments of provincial Ombudsman and Chairman Punjab Service ...
'Leadership needs to act prudently'
LAHORE - Like other intellectual segments, legal fraternity also feels India exploiting the Mumbai mayhem to push Pakistan to a ...
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