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 20, 2008
Front Page
SC dismisses plea against NA body
ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday dismissed a legal challenge to the National Assembly's Standing Committee on Education, which was probing the award of additional 21 marks to Farah Hameed Dogar, the daughter of Chief Justice of Pakistan, in FSc annual examination, 2008. With ...
Unfazed Indian minister quits
NEW DELHI (Agencies) - The Indian government will reveal its stand in Parliament on the issue of its minister AR Antulay who ...
NA body takes up Farah issue on 22nd
ISLAMABAD - The office of National Assembly's Speaker has finally fixed the date of December 22 for the meeting of Standing ...
Privilege motion moved in NA against SC judge
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Muslim League-N on Friday submitted a privilege motion to the National Assembly against the Supreme Court ...
International
Amnesty denounces Indian anti-terror law
NEW DELHI (Agencies) - Amnesty International on Friday slammed India's new anti-terror legislation to beef up police powers in ...
France to simulate Mumbai-style attacks
PARIS (AFP) - Simulated attacks and hostage-taking will take place across Paris on Monday in order to test French security ...
Terrorist threat still exists: US President
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Outgoing US President George W Bush said Friday that the Middle East peace talks are a hard but "irreversible" ...
Tension surges as Hamas vows no renewal of truce
GAZA CITY (AFP) - Tension surged in and around Gaza on Friday as the Islamist rulers of the besieged Palestinian enclave declared ...
Brits advised not to buy property in settlements
LONDON - The British Government on Friday has advised its citizens not to buy property in settlements in the Israeli-occupied ...
India among big contributors to Bill Clinton charity
WASHINGTON - Former US President Bill Clinton's charitable foundation has received millions in contributions from foreign ...
Watergate's secret informant Mark Felt dies
WASHINGTON - W Mark Felt, the former FBI second-in-command who became known as "Deep Throat," " the nickname for the anonymous ...
Iranian cleric Jannati dubs Muntazer act 'shoe intifada'
TEHRAN/LONDON (Agencies) " The Iraqi journalist who hurled his shoes at President George W Bush has won some hearts in ...
Polls being manipulated: BD ex-PM
DHAKA (AFP) - Former Bangladeshi premier Khaleda Zia Friday accused "unseen hands" of controlling media coverage of elections to ...
Gambhir, Dravid frustrate England in second Test
MOHALI (India) (AFP) - Gautam Gambhir hit an unbeaten 106 and Rahul Dravid finally returned to form with 65 not out as India made ...
Gaultier and Darwish to battle for Squash's richest Prize
LONDON (APP) - Second-seeded Frenchman Gregory Gaultier and Egypt's Karim Darwish, the No 7 seed, will compete for the richest ...
Chanderpaul leads West Indies fightback
NAPIER (New Zealand) (AFP) - The West Indies were 258 for six at close of play on the first day Friday of the second Test against ...
Spurs through as Sevilla crash out
PARIS (AFP) - Tottenham made it into the UEFA Cup knock out stages with a gritty come-from behind 2-2 draw over Spartak Moscow at ...
Liverpool look to break Arsenal jinx
LONDON (AFP) - Liverpool will look to extend their lead at the top of the English Premier League to four points by beating ...
"Our women are strong" - Miss Pakistan World
NEW YORK - Natasha Paracha, who was recently crowned Miss Pakistan World, Paracha, has said Pakistani women are strong and "we ...
Business
World economic gloom deepens as oil prices plunge
LONDON (AFP) - Evidence of global downturn deepened on Friday as oil prices plunged again, Japan slashed interest rates to near ...
FBR directed to form comprehensive tax policy
LAHORE (APP) - Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance, Shaukat Tarin, has said that Pakistan will have to encourage foreign and ...
219pc increase as saving schemes fetch Rs13.884b
KARACHI - The growth in the public and private savings, mobilised by the National Saving Schemes, has sharply increased by 219 ...
150 per cent hiked electricity bills enrage traders
KARACHI - Chairman Karachi Traders' Action Committee Siddiq Memon Friday condemned the inflated electricity bills that have been ...
KSE sheds further 3.5 per cent; erodes one-fifth in a week
LAHORE - Last day of the business week Friday also witnessed tumbling of shares in all bourses while Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) ...
SBP to issue MCGF to promote funds channelisation
KARACHI - The State Bank of Pakistan has decided to introduce Pakistan Microfinance Credit Guarantee Facility ("MCGF") to ...
Global recession may prove blessing in disguise for Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The current global economic recession provides great opportunity to Pakistan for attracting investment as the ...
Economy watch
The general impression being conveyed by the country's economic managers these days is that things in Pakistan are finally on the ...
Media Times briefs KSE on new IPO
KARACHI - Director Finance Media Times Limited, Sardar Ali Wattoo, in his first presentation of Initial Public Offering (IPO) of ...
SCCI plans centre to boost food and vegetable exports
DASKA - The Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) has planned to set up food & vegetable processing/packing centre ...
Politics
India obliged to consider all options, says Pranab
GANGTOK (Agencies) - India on Friday said it was obliged to 'consider the entire range of options that exist' with the failure of ...
Govt in a fix over dearth of regulators
ISLAMABAD - Amid deepening capital market crisis, the government is in a fix about the lack of bailout funds and capacitated ...
88pc feel Pakistan heading in wrong direction
ISLAMABAD - A recent poll of International Republican Institute (IRI) has revealed that 88 per cent of Pakistani people feel that ...
Bad weather thwarts Asif's Kabul visit
ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari's visit to Afghanistan was postponed on Friday because of bad weather, the foreign office ...
30m live below poverty line
KARACHI - The micro-credit borrowers in the country would soon have the lending facility from the formal financial institutions ...
12-hour loadshedding due to DISCOs mismanagement
LAHORE - The Power Distribution Companies (DISCOs) all over the country have increased the duration of electricity shutdowns of ...
Strike paralyses Balochistan
QUETTA - Partial shutterdown strike was observed in Quetta while complete strike was observed in other parts of Balochistan on ...
Hajis not getting Aab-e-Zamzam
LAHORE - Haj pilgrims are facing difficulties in their efforts to return home due to extraordinary delay in their flights ...
Interpol seeks credentials of Saif, 4 others
KARACHI - The Interpol on Friday, on the request of Government of Pakistan, has sought information about former Chairman NAB ...
UN must take steps to realise Palestinian state: Pakistan
UNITED NATIONS - Reaffirming its solidarity with the oppressed Palestinians, Pakistan called for the implementation of relevant ...
Pentagon proposes $2.6 bln in new military aid for Pakistan
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon is proposing to give Pakistan as much as $2.64 billion to buy better weapons and provide more training ...
Several hurt as train rams into oil-tanker
TANDO JAM - More than 50 persons were injured, some of them seriously, when a Karachi-bound Shah Latif Express collided with an ...
Entertainment
Jennifer Lopez's marriage at 'breaking point'
JENNIFER Lopez's four-year marriage to Marc Anthony is at "breaking point." The singer-and-actress was spotted without her ...
Is Kate getting set for an Oscar?
IF you fancy a flutter, it might be wise to put a fiver on Kate Winslet winning an Oscar. After being short-listed for two Golden ...
Johansson sells off a used tissue
ONE of Scarlett Johansson's used tissues is being offered for sale on auction website eBay. The actress was appearing on US talk ...
2009 to arrive a moment later
NEW Year's Day will arrive a moment later this year, after the world's timekeepers decided to add a leap second to the last day ...
Tree shaped like pudding
IT looks good enough to eat - but this is one Christmas pudding you certainly wouldn't want to cover in flaming brandy. The ...
U2 to launch new album in March '09
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Irish supergroup U2 will release their first album in nearly five years next March, the band's record company ...
Islamabad
Needy to get cash to celebrate Christmas
ISLAMABAD (APP)- The Ministry of Minorities Affairs has planned to extend financial support to the needy members of christian ...
Construction along Murree Expressway banned
RAWALPINDI - Environment Protection Department (EPD) Punjab, following the instructions of Chief Minister (CM) Punjab Mian ...
Capital's rural areas to get more uplift schemes
ISLAMABAD - Water Supply Scheme of Union Council Koral will be up-graded in order to meet the requirements of local community and ...
PC approves Rs 4.78m for two environment projects
ISLAMABAD - On the demand of Pakistan Environment Protection Agency (Pak-EPA), the Planning Commission has approved cash plan of ...
'No housing project contract given to UK company'
ISLAMABAD - Minister for Housing and Works Rehmatullah Kakar, here on Friday denied the allegation of awarding the multibillion ...
'Civic education vital to youth'
ISLAMABAD - Imparting civic education to the people particularly the youth is vital for making Pakistan a modern democratic ...
Karachi
Torrential rains disrupt life in City
KARACHI - The continuous spell of torrential rains during the last two days disturbed normal life in the metropolis as the cold ...
Korangi incident linked to lack of coordination
KARACHI - The lack of communication and knowledge regarding new technology of Geographical Information System (GIS) among ...
Experts to make genomic passports for domestic animals
KARACHI - Pakistani scientists are carrying out research on domestic animals to prepare genomic passports in order to save their ...
Strict security ordered for Moharram processions
KARACHI - Sindh Home Minister Dr Zulfiqar Mirza has directed CCPO Karachi to ensure installation of surveillance cameras on the ...
Kamal proposes fund for City uplift projects
KARACHI - City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has invited citizen to create a fund for supporting ongoing development activities in the ...
Karachi citizens favour security barriers
Sindh minister Zulfikar Mirza has launched a drive to remove barriers erected by the citizens in their streets and neighbourhoods ...
Lahore
Sri Lanka confirms Pakistan tour
LAHORE - Sri Lankan cricket officials confirmed on Friday that their team would tour Pakistan in the third week of January. A ...
Pakistan, India row devastating for cricket
LAHORE - F'ormer captain Ramiz Raja said world cricket can't afford Pakistan and India at crossroads. "Cricket is like a ...
PHF looks to other options after India row
LAHORE - The Pakistan hockey team's participation in the 4-Nation Punjab Gold Cup seem in doldrums after the cricket series ...
ICC meeting on Champions Trophy fate on January 31
LAHORE - The holding of the Champions Trophy in Pakistan would be decided at the meeting of the International Cricket Council ...
Punjab Inter district Rugby from 21st
LAHORE - The Punjab Rugby Association is holding the 3rd Punjab Inter-District Rugby Championship on December 21 at Garrison ...
Mayo Hospital patients' room converted into CS office
LAHORE - The Mayo Hospital Lahore administration has converted one of the patients' rooms into the office of Punjab chief ...
Delay in IMAX theatre behind Orya's removal
LAHORE - Due to delays in the implementation of the directions given by the Punjab government regarding the IMAX Theatre's ...
Engineers, APCA call off strike
LAHORE - Seeing the firm stance taken by the Punjab government regarding the transfers and postings of Chief Engineers (North and ...
LDA showcases 14 recommendations
LAHORE - The LDA (Urban Development Wing) has showcased 14 recommendations to help authority improve financial and management ...
HEC refuses to recognise bachelor degree of MPA
LAHORE - Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan on Friday informed the Lahore High Court that it did not recognise the ...
Solid measures taken to promote information technology: CM
LAHORE - Punjab Chief MinisterMian Shahbaz Sharif has said that government is taking solid measures for the promotion of ...
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