Friday, February 10, 2012
- 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
- 9 sentenced for London Stock Exchange terror plot
The Nation in print for Friday, December 18, 2009
Front Page
NAB moves to reopen NRO cases
ISLAMABAD National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has directed all its regional offices to take up all the cases dropped under National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) as the relief taken under the ordinance has been withdrawn following the Supreme Court verdict in NRO case declaring it void ab ...
SC serves contempt notice on Rehman
ISLAMABAD The Supreme Court on Thursday issued contempt of court notice to Minister for Interior Rehman Malik for intervention ...
'Poisonous halwa' lands ulema in hospital
FOZIA AZAM and Kashif Abbasi ISLAMABAD Chairman Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman, Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Hyderi, ...
International
Iraqi insurgents hack U.S. drones: WSJ
NEW YORK - Militants in Iraq have used $26 off-the-shelf software to intercept live video feeds from U.S. Predator drones, ...
Aides recount plan to replace Karzai: report
NEW YORK - As widespread fraud surfaced in the presidential election in Afghanistan, the No. 2 U.N. official in the country, ...
US an oil-addicted warmonger: Nejad
COPENHAGEN (AFP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad lashed out at the United States on Thursday as an oil-addicted warmonger ...
UN to make Al-Qaeda sanctions more fair, transparent
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - The UN Security Council on Thursday unanimously adopted a resolution aiming to bring greater fairness and ...
ME peace efforts face race against time: UN
UNITED NATIONS - Efforts to forge a Middle East peace are in a race against time with both sides needing to do more, Israel by ...
UN envoy forced out of Kabul, says his ex-deputy
WASHINGTON - The planned departure of Kai Eide from his position as the top UN envoy to Afghanistan was involuntary, said his ...
Nato fails to gain Russia aid in Afghanistan
MOSCOW (Agencies) - Nato Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has failed to gain any commitment from Russia to help win the ...
Washington accused of slowing down N-talks
MOSCOW (AFP) - Russia on Thursday accused the US of slowing down talks to agree a new nuclear weapons disarmament treaty, after ...
Bomb kills six in Myanmar
YANGON (AFP) - Six people have been killed and 12 injured when a time bomb exploded in Myanmars restive Karen state on Wednesday ...
Top Mexican drug lord killed
MEXICO CITY (AFP) - Arturo Beltran Leyva, a Mexican drug kingpin nicknamed the boss of bosses, was killed in a dramatic shootout ...
Father gets life for 'honour' murder
LONDON (Reuters) - The father of a 15-year-old schoolgirl was sentenced to a minimum of 22 years for her murder on Thursday in a ...
Tiger's wife Elin seeking divorce: Reports
NEW YORK (AFP) Tiger Woodss wife will divorce the disgraced billionaire golf star and plans to spend Christmas apart after the ...
South African tail frustrates England
CENTURION (South Africa) (AFP) South Africas lower order batsmen frustrated England as the host nation crawled past 400 on the ...
Usain Bolt sets world alight again
PARIS (AFP) Jamaicas Usain Bolt was again the highlight of a thrilling year of athletics, claiming triple gold and a double ...
Chelsea back on winning track as Arsenal stumble
LONDON (AFP) Chelsea reclaimed their three-point lead at the top of the Premier League table after a hard-earned 2-1 win over ...
Barca into World Club Cup final
ABU DHABI (AFP) European champions Barcelona produced a masterclass to beat Mexican side Atlante 3-1 here on Wednesday and book ...
Inter reach quarters after Livorno win
ROME (AFP) Inter Milan eased into the Coppa Italia quarter-finals with a controlled and disciplined 1-0 win against Livorno at ...
Business
C/A deficit narrows to $1.359b
KARACHI - Pakistans current account deficit plunged to Rs 1.359 billion during the first five months of current financial year ...
Strikes hit Europe amid anger over recession
PARIS (AFP) - Anger over the fallout from the crippling recession mounted across Europe on Thursday with strikes against ...
CCP imposes Rs318 million fine on JJVL, LPGAP
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) here on Thursday imposed Rs 318 million aggregate fine on Jamshoro ...
ICCI for focusing on R&D to accelerate growth
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) on Thursday urged the government to enhance its spending on ...
Bear-run continues at KSE amid security concerns
KARACHI - The annulment of NRO by Supreme Court resulted in profit taking at KSE, but at the same time the political uncertainty, ...
SBP to introduce electronic bond trading platform soon
KARACHI - State Bank of Pakistan Governor Syed Salim Raza has said that the central bank intends to introduce an electronic bond ...
US jobless claims rise for 2nd week
WASHINGTON (AFP) - New US claims for unemployment benefits climbed for a second straight week but remained below the level of ...
Another wheat crisis likely
LAHORE - Country will have to face a new wheat crisis in April on the arrival of new crop due to low capacity of storage on the ...
TDAP clarifies
KARACHI - Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) has contradicted a news item in connection with awarding a contract for ...
Large scale manufacturing shows slight increase
ISLAMABAD - Growth of Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) has shown slight increase of 0.67pc in the first four months (July-October) ...
Politics
Americans mapping sensitive info
PESHAWAR Americans are conducting a detailed survey across the country and mapping each and every sensitive as well as strategic ...
414 'special Americans' in Islamabad
Islamabad Intelligence agencies have submitted a complete report to the Interior Ministry regarding 414 non-diplomat Americans ...
Minister stopped from going to China
ISLAMABAD(Online)-Defence Minister, Chaudhry Ahmad Mukhtar has been barred from boarding a China-bound flight at Benazir ...
Khosa reappointed DG FIA
THE government, in the directions of the Supreme Court, has reappointed Tariq Khosa as Director-General Federal Investigation ...
NAB, other state organs in a fix
ISLAMABAD National Accountability Bureau and other state organs, which are to implement the Supreme Court of Pakistan verdict, ...
Dozens escape unhurt in suicide attack on DN's hujra
LAKKI MARWAT Dozens of people miraculously escaped when a suicide attacker detonated his explosives at the hujra of District ...
US accuses Pakistan of harassing its diplomats
NEW YORK American officials in Islamabad have accused parts of the Pakistani military and intelligence services of harassing US ...
Merit flouted for selection of GPA officials
KARACHI The Gwadar Port Authority (GPA) Board Committee has openly flouted the merit while demonstrating nepotism in selection ...
US raises 'concerns' with Pakistan
WASHINGTON (AFP/Reuters) The United States said Thursday it has raised its serious concerns with Pakistan over the delays of ...
No foreign access to arrested Americans: LHC
LAHORE Lahore High Court Chief Justice Khawaja Muhammad Sharif on Thursday ordered that the repatriation of six American ...
US drones rain down missiles in NW; 17 killed
PESHAWAR - At least 17 people were killed when US multiple drones rained down missiles on North Waziristan, considered a safe ...
Govt respects SC ruling: PM
ISLAMABAD Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Thursday said that the government had respect for the Supreme Courts verdict in NRO ...
Cases to reopen only after Pak does it: Swiss govt
ISLAMABAD The Swiss government has conveyed to Pakistan on Thursday that it may resume hearing of the cases against President ...
If US attacks Quetta?
LAHORE President Obama spelled out his end game strategy for Afghanistan while addressing cadets at West Point on December 1, ...
Now NRO is the baseline
LAHORE The Full Court decision declaring the NRO null and void ab initio as ultra vires of the Constitution whereof all the ...
US fixed drones hacked by Iraqis: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (AFP) The US military has fixed a problem that allowed Iraqi fighters to use cheap software to intercept the video ...
Asif, Altaf discuss strategy
ISLAMABAD The ruling coalition partners, the PPP and the MQM, are most likely to evolve a joint strategy to get rid of the cases ...
Suicide attacks un-Islamic, declare ulema
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Ulema and Mushaikh belonging to different schools of thought on Thursday unanimously declared suicide attacks ...
Operation to continue until goals achieved: COAS
ISLAMABAD Chief of Army Staff Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani Thursday chaired the 124th Corps Commanders Conference that deliberated ...
No flags on unauthorised vehicles, says PM
ISLAMABAD - To ensure good governance and austerity measures approved in the Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday, Prime Minister ...
Government assures security for UN staff
ISLAMABAD (APP) Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani said Thursday that the government was taking all possible measures to ...
Police respond to 'mouse-call'
KARACHI - A heavy contingent of police cordoned off the building of a private bank at Napier Road after the banks emergency alarm ...
1st Muharram tomorrow
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The mo-on of Muharram-ul-Haram was not sighted across the country on Thursday, therefore the fist Muharram will ...
7 bullet-riddled bodies found in Darra
PESHAWAR Seven bullet-riddled dead bodies were recovered from Jawaki and Akhwarwal area of Darra Adam Khel region here on ...
Body okays DHA Bill; 'N' dissents
ISLAMABAD Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) Thursday opposed the Defence Housing Authority Islamabad Bill, 2007 which was approved ...
Saifullah asks 'NRO-affected' ministers to quit
ISLAMABAD PML-Likeminded has demanded of the government to appoint a retired judge of Supreme Court as Chairman National ...
Sherpao says his name not on beneficiaries list
ISLAMABAD Chairman of his own faction of Pakistan Peoples Party Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao has said that after the presentation of ...
Entertainment
Scientists crack gene code of common cancers
THE genetic code of two of the most deadly cancers has been cracked by British scientists in a world first that opens up a whole ...
Simpson to design jewellery line
AMERICAN singer-actress Jessica Simpson is set to follow in the footsteps of stars like Nicole Richie and Angelina Jolie by ...
World's largest artwork
ETCHED onto the desert sands of the Black Rock Desert in Nevada, this unique sand drawing is the worlds largest single artwork ...
Importance of attractiveness depends on where you live
DO good-looking people really benefit from their looks, and in what ways? A team of researchers from the University of Georgia ...
Genetic gift from mom, genetic burden from dad
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Will a gene bring healthful blessings or the curse of disease? It may depend on whether it is inherited ...
Prince Charles draws fire over letters to ministers
LONDON (AFP) - Britains Prince Charles, known for his strong views on architecture and the environment, has written to ministers ...
Islamabad
Amateur models present 'Korean Touches'
ISLAMABAD South Korean diplomats in the capital have maintained their tradition of representing the entire Korean lifestyle by ...
CDA chief admits flaws in Master Plan
ISLAMABAD - Chairman Capital Development Authority (CDA) Imtiaz Inayat Elahi on Thursday confessed that cancer of corruption ...
Schoolteachers' posts yet to be upgraded
ISLAMABAD - Despite lapse of a year, the proposal of upgrading schoolteachers posts in the Capital could not get approval from ...
Security plan for NAB courts
RAWALPINDI (Online) - New security plan for four NAB courts of Rawalpindi has been prepared and entry in the courts limits would ...
Lok Virsa sets up art library
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Lok Virsa, the National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage has set up a unique library of its kind in ...
Students work exhibited at PMAS-AAUR
RAWALPINDI - With an aim to diversify creative and artistic skills of the students, Directorate of Students Affairs and Sports ...
Karachi
Sindh Assembly reposes confidence in President
KARACHI - In the aftermath of Supreme Courts decision declaring NRO void ab initio, the Sindh Assembly on Thursday, through a ...
Taliban 'Rocket' defused
KARACHI - The Sindh polices Crime Investigation Department (CID) on Thursday claimed to have apprehended Nooran Gull Mehsud alias ...
Majid Nizami calls for united, strong nation
KARACHI - Majid Nizami has called for a strong and united nation to safeguard the ideological frontiers of the country ...
Illegal business may cause any mishap
KARACHI - More than 3,000 Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) decanting outlets, running in densely populated areas of the provincial ...
'Hijacked Pak vessel was not registered'
KARACHI - Ports and Shipping Director General Syed Afzal Hyder on Thursday said that the hijacked Pakistani fishing-trawler was ...
City Council welcomes SC verdict on NRO
KARACHI: City Council of the City District Government Karachi (CDGK) on Thursday passed five resolutions (CR) pertaining to ...
FIH mulls idea of introducing water free synthetic turf
KARACHI With water becoming an expensive and rare commodity all over the world, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) is ...
Lahore
CNG body to defy govt decision today
LAHORE - CNG Association Pakistan again plans to open all the CNG filling stations today (Friday) in Multan, Bahawalpur and ...
Lawyers celebrate SC landmark judgment
LAHORE - Lawyers Thursday took out rallies and held general house meetings to celebrate landmark judgment of Supreme Court ...
Nuisance of generators plague City life
LAHORE - As loadshedding continues in City again with all its might, nuisance of generators has once again plagued the ...
Quality edu as defence against poverty, terrorism
LAHORE - It goes without saying that education is one of the vital ingredients which contributes to raise level of understanding, ...
Music concert at police centre irks CM
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif taking serious view of a music concert held at Thokar Niaz Baig Center of Lahore ...
LHC orders police to add Sec 302 in FIR
LAHORE - A division bench of the Lahore High Court on Monday ordered police to add section 302 of Pakistan Penal Code in the FIR ...
International cricket to return to Pakistan soon
LAHORE International cricket could return to Pakistan within a year due to improved security conditions in the country, a ...
Pakistani foreign guns perform to expectations
LAHORE Buoyed by a five-pack UK-based footballers, Pakistans attacking instincts paid off. Spearhead Arif Mehmood (27, 36, 67) ...
HBL romp to victory against Lahore Shalimar
LAHORE Habib Bank won the last round match of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy against Lahore Shalimar by 117 runs here at the Gaddafi ...
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