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 Thursday, December 17, 2009
Front Page
SC strikes down NRO
ISLAMABAD Declaring the NRO void ab initio, the Supreme Court on Wednesday directed reopening of all the cases withdrawn under the Ordinance both inside the country and abroad with immediate effect. The full bench of the court also directed the government to take immediate steps for revival of the ...
A living judgement
The Supreme Court decision to declare the NRO as null and void was an extraordinary judgement with in-built implementation ...
President, PM's foreign visits cut
ISLAMABAD Approving a cut in the foreign visits of President, Prime Minister and federal ministers, the Federal Cabinet on ...
International
Jacques Kallis ton thwarts England
CENTURION (South Africa) (AFP) - Jacques Kallis made a patient, polished century and sapped the energy from Englands bowlers on ...
Imran Khan to deliver 2010 Cowdrey Lecture
LONDON (AFP) Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan will give the tenth MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture at Lords next year, ...
Muralitharan, Fernando out of India one-dayers
NEW DELHI (AFP) - Sri Lanka suffered a double blow when Muttiah Muralitharan and Dilhara Fernando were ruled out of the one-day ...
Security is cricket's great problem, says ICC chief
LONDON (AFP) Safety and security remains the biggest problem facing world cricket, the head of the sports global governing body ...
No immediate comments, says US
WASHINGTON - The United States on Wednesday offered no immediate comment after Pakistan's Supreme Court Wednesday ruled that the ...
PLO extends mandates of president, parliament
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AFP) - The Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) on Wednesday extended the mandates of both president ...
India probing possible 'double agent' Headley
NEW DELHI (AFP) - India is investigating whether a Chicago man accused of helping plan the deadly 2008 Mumbai siege was a double ...
Calls to end France' 'anti-Muslim' identity debate
PARIS (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy faced calls Wednesday to scrap his debate on national identity after a ministers ...
Karzai delays new cabinet
KABUL (Reuters) - President Hamid Karzai has postponed the long awaited announcement of a new cabinet until Saturday, requiring ...
Kuwaiti premier survives ousting bid
KUWAIT CITY (AFP) - Kuwaits Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Mohammad al-Ahmad al-Sabah on Wednesday comfortably survived an ...
Police battle climate activists amid talks rancour
COPENHAGEN/STRASBOURG (AFP) - Police battled demonstrators outside the UN climate summit on Wednesday as leaders of developing ...
World powers urged to act against Israeli settlements
UNITED NATIONS - Warning that Israels settlement activities on occupied lands violate international law, A UN committee on ...
Knitting needles allowed on Aussie planes
SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia on Wednesday announced plans to allow knitting needles, nail files and metal cutlery back on aeroplanes, ...
Indian MPs protest against inflation
NEW DELHI (AFP) - Members of Indias opposition parties on Wednesday staged raucous protests against skyrocketing inflation, ...
Business
FDI falls 52.2 per cent
KARACHI - The inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) into Pakistan declined by 52.2 per cent during the first five months of ...
Rupee downslide continues
KARACHI (Reuters) - The Pakistani rupee ended at a record closing low on Wednesday on high demand for dollars for payments for ...
Ministry not ready to ban yarn export
ISLAMABAD - Another meeting between Ministry for Textile Industry and Trade Associations of value-added sector ended with no ...
Malaysia to import rice, meat from Pakistan
ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for Food and Agriculture Nazar Muhammad Gondal has said that Malaysia will import rice and meat from ...
KSE volatile amid uncertainty over NRO
KARACHI - The equity market witnessed a range-bound activity amidst uncertainty over the Supreme Courts decision on NRO coupled ...
Move against excessive yarn export launched
FAISALABAD - Despite strict security arrangements of district police, movement to save the powerloom industry was started here on ...
Pak economy to grow 3 per cent in FY10, predicts ADB
KARACHI - A modest revival in Pakistans economic growth to about 3 per cent is projected for FY2010, in an anticipation of good ...
Mobile banking connectivity very soon
ISLAMABAD - Chairman Pakistan Telecom Authority has vowed to introduce mobile banking connectivity very soon. Chairman Muhammad ...
Only 2 TFCs floated at KSE in 2009
KARACHI - The year 2009 proved to be a dull one for corporate debt offerings as mere 2 Term Finance Certificates (TFCs) were ...
Govt to 'ensure' textile policy implementation
LAHORE - Senate Standing Committee on Textiles Chairman Gul Mohammad Lot has said that the government would ensure implementation ...
Politics
President's resignation out of question: Babar
ISLAMABAD President Asif Ali Zardari, the top beneficiary of National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO), which the Supreme Court ...
Unease before verdict
KARACHI - Tension prevailed in PPP-dominated areas after the verdict of Supreme Court pertaining to the NRO while the prolong ...
Taseer reacts sharply
LAHORE Sharply reacting to the Supreme Court verdict on NRO, Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer said that following courts decision, ...
Shahbaz hails decision
LAHORE Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has hailed the decision of the Supreme Court of Pakistan regarding the National ...
No concept of indemnity in Constitution: Zafar
ISLAMABAD PML (N) Senator Zafar Ali Shah said on Wednesday that concept of indemnity was a distorted concept and it was the ...
COAS rejects US demand for new operation
ISLAMABAD Reiterating its full commitment to fight terrorism, Pakistan made it clear to the US on Wednesday that without any ...
Pak resists US timeframe: WP
WASHINGTON Responding to a direct appeal from President Barack Obama for a rapid expansion of Pakistani military operations in ...
Govt mulls detainees' swap with US
ISLAMABAD Pakistan is considering to swap five Americans arrested from Sargodha last week with former Bank of Punjab president ...
Pakistan refuses visa to 137 US nationals
ISLAMABAD Pakistan has refused visas to as many as 137 US citizens because of incorrect information that the applicants provided ...
PML-N to requisition NA session
ISLAMABAD The Opposition would expose the dangers looming large over the countrys sovereignty mainly due to the devious ...
Opp to resist move: Nisar
ISLAMABAD Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) has decided to resist Governments efforts seeking to give protection to Defence Housing ...
14 militants killed in SW, Kurram
ISLAMABAD At least 14 militants including a commander were killed during clashes with security forces in South Waziristan and ...
'A step towards corruption-free country'
LAHORE - Legal fraternity has termed the decision of Supreme Court of Pakistan against notorious NRO another landmark judgment in ...
Lawyers, civil society jubilant over verdict
ISLAMABAD Lawyers, Human Rights activists and members of civil society were jubilant to hear the decision of apex court striking ...
French victims' families accuse Sarkozy ally of corruption
PARIS (AFP) Families of French naval engineers killed in a Pakistani bomb attack said Wednesday that they had lodged a complaint ...
President, COAS discuss issues
ISLAMABAD President Asif Ali Zardari and Chief of Army Staff Gen. Ishfaq Pervez Kayani held a detailed meeting at Presidency on ...
PM merges 2 ministries
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday merged Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Ministry of Law and ...
Iran test-fires missile
TEHRAN (AFP) - A defiant Iran on Wednesday test-fired an improved version of its Sejil 2 medium-range missile which it says can ...
11 workers injured in grenade attack
QUETTA At least 11 workers of a local factory were wounded after unidentified assailants hurled a hand grenade on their vehicle ...
MQM respects SC decision, says Altaf
MUTAHIDDA Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has said that his party fully respects the Supreme Court verdict on National ...
US House approves Iran fuel sanctions
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved sanctions legislation aimed at forcing Iran ...
Entertainment
Earth-like, water-rich planet discovered
Astronomers have discovered a new Earth-like planet that is larger than our own and may be more than half covered with water, ...
Knightley's fear over stage debut
ACTRESS Keira Knightley has admitted that she expects to be 'burned alive by critics following her West End debut later this ...
Why smaller fingers mean women are more sensitive
ALWAYS thought women were more sensitive than men but not been able to put your finger on why? Now scientists have come up with a ...
Top 10 best-selling books of the decade
THE online retailer Amazon.co.uk has revealed its top 10 highest-selling books of the decade, with Harry Potter and Twilight ...
Reducing TV time helps people burn more calories, study finds
PEOPLE who used an electronic lock-out system to reduce their television time by half did not change their calorie intake but did ...
Kidman's husband hates her cooking
NICOLE Kidmans country music star husband Keith Urban is not a fan of his actress wifes cooking The singer apparently doesnt have ...
Islamabad
Bari says tour Down Under one of the toughest
ISLAMABAD Chief Operating Officer Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Wasim Bari said Wednesday here that Australia tour would be tough ...
KRL stage comeback
ISLAMABAD Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) bounced back in the game after incurring 21 runs deficit in the first innings as they ...
Senate body for revival of 'library culture'
ISLAMABAD - The Senate Standing Committee on Education, which met at the Parliament House, Wednesday, with Senator SM Zafar in ...
Nothing works like hard work, Prof Masud advises students
RAWALPINDI - Students should get education for the larger end to serve humanity. Only strenuous hard work and labor on part of ...
ANF plea to drop criminal case against its officials rejected
RAWALPINDI - A Division Bench (DB) of Lahore High Court (LHC) Rawalpindi, Wednesday, dismissed a petition moved by Anti Narcotics ...
Play invokes masses to rise against dictator
ISLAMABAD - Although, the motherland is suffering from challenging phase of its existence yet adhering to honesty, commitment and ...
Polyclinic gets latest emergency system
ISLAMABAD (Online) - In charge Emergency Department of Federal Government Services Hospital (FGSH), Dr Arshad has said that the ...
Boy's hoax call creates panic at school
ISLAMABAD - A twelve-year-old student - acting as a high-profile terrorist- threatened his school administration on Wednesday ...
Karachi
NBP announces Rs20m new sponsorship with PHF
KARACHI National Bank of Pakistan has announced a fresh Rs 20 million sponsorship with the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) for ...
Jerry Yu appointed head of medical jury
KARACHI - The Asian Boxing Confederation (ASBC) has appointed Dr Jerry Yu of Chinese Taipei as a head of the medial jury for the ...
Need stressed for provincial autonomy
KARACHI - MQM Parliamentary leader in the Sindh Assembly and provincial minister Syed Sardar Ahmed on Wednesday stressed the need ...
Nationalists reject Sindh govt stance on NFC
KARACHI - Five nationalist parties rejecting the Sindh governments stance on the National Finance Commission Award have observed ...
Sport complexes in all Sindh dists soon
KARACHI - The Federal Sports Ministry has offered the Sindh government to identify land as it is ready to construct sports ...
Fall of Dhaka remembered
KARACHI - Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on Wednesday observed the fall of Dhaka and the bloody incident of Qasba Aligarh Colony. ...
Explanation sought over sealing pvt security office
KARACHI - Sindh High Court on Wednesday summoned the Provincial Home Ministry, Chief Secretary and other respondents seeking ...
Nazim inaugurates Rs200m edu projects
KARACHI - Nazim Karachi Syed Mustafa Kamal, Wednesday inaugurated three women educational projects constructed at a cost of Rs ...
Lahore
Kamran glory run fails to halt Lahore Shalimar progress
LAHORE Kamran Hussain of HBL grabbed seven wickets for 25 including four consecutive wickets against Lahore Shalimar in the ...
PbOA to cut down number of sports in Punjab Games
LAHORE Lack of funds has compelled the Punjab Olympics Association to reduce the number of disciplines for females in the ...
Massive power outages hit City again
LAHORE - The unending sufferings of the Lahorites has started to further aggravate the situation as the Pakistan Electric Power ...
Multan Road Project to start next year
LAHORE - After the project of Lahore Ring Road (LRR), another brainchild of Sharif brothers 'Multan Road Project pending since ...
India latest edition of Nazism, says Munawar
LAHORE - On the third and final day of its anti-India protest drive, the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) on Wednesday staged demonstrations ...
Dhaka-like situation be avoided
LAHORE- East Pakistan debacle was remembered at a number of public meetings and seminars on Wednesday in which speakers expressed ...
256 inmates tested HIV-positive
LAHORE - As many as 256 jail inmates were detected as HIV positive on rapid testing in the 31 jails of the province, said project ...
Air pollution sets alarm bells in City
LAHORE - The air quality reports prepared by the Punjab Environment Protection Department (EPD) indicate that ambient air in most ...
Inquiry against Addl Sessions Judge ordered
LAHORE - A division bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday ordered to hold inquiry against an additional sessions ...
PPP, JI and 'Q' back LB polls on party basis
LAHORE - Local bodies elections should be held on party basis, as it will not only strengthen democracy and democratic ...
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