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 Sunday, December 21, 2008
Front Page
Zardari asks Punjab MPs to remain calm
ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari Saturday advised the parliamentarians of his party from Punjab to be calm in the face of the hostile posture adopted by Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) as confrontation of any level at this stage would be dangerous for the whole political dispensation. The ...
No role in Kasab arrest: Nepal
ISLAMABAD - High Commissioner of Nepal to Pakistan Bala B Kunwar here Saturday strongly refuted the media reports that Ajmal Amir ...
5 die, 50 hurt as Pindi plaza crumples
RAWALPINDI - Rawalpindi's most popular shopping mall, Ghakhar Plaza, on Saturday was reduced to ashes as huge fire erupted at ...
Rs10 million Benazir HR Fund set up
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Saturday said the democratic government was committed to creating a society ...
International
Israeli airstrike on Gaza kills Palestinian
GAZA CITY (AFP) - Israeli forces killed one Palestinian and wounded three others in an air raid on the Gaza Strip on Saturday, a ...
Obama picks military man as top spymaster
WASHINGTON (Agencies) - President-elect Barack Obama has chosen retired Adm. Dennis C. Blair to be his top spymaster, indicating ...
Iraq frees officers amid talk Maliki was behind arrests
BAGHDAD (AFP) - Iraq on Saturday freed 24 security personnel arrested this week on suspicion of aiding terrorism, amid claims ...
Istanbul or Jakarta proposed for Obama's address to Muslims
WASHINGTON - An Egyptian professor has backed President-elect Barack Obama's plan to visit a Muslim capital during his first 100 ...
New Thai FM linked to airport protesters
BANGKOK (AFP) - Thailand's new foreign minister was immediately under pressure on assuming the role Saturday, after lawmakers ...
Iran sends warship to fight Somali pirates
TEHRAN (AFP) - An Iranian warship has entered the Gulf of Aden to protect Iranian vessels against pirates off the coast of ...
Putin warns against any attempt to destabilise Russia
MOSCOW (AFP) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin warned Saturday that any attempt to destabilize Russia would be firmly dealt ...
Mumbai hostage hotels prepare to reopen
MUMBAI (AFP) - Final preparations were taking place in Mumbai Saturday for the reopening of the two luxury hotels stormed by the ...
Lankan navy destroys rebel arms ship
COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lanka's navy on Saturday destroyed a Tamil Tiger vessel carrying arms and other supplies off the island's ...
Strong quake rocks Japan
TOKYO (AFP) - A strong 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck Saturday off the east coast of Japan but there was no damage or injuries, ...
Smith ton gives South Africa a hope
PERTH (Cricinfo) - Graeme Smith knew there would be pain in his elbow throughout his 108, but he will have to wait to learn ...
McIntosh, Flynn century stand lifts Kiwis
NAPIER (AFP) - A century stand by Tim McIntosh and Daniel Flynn put New Zealand in the box seat as they hunted down the West ...
India on top after Dravid, Gambhir centuries
MOHALI (AFP) - India took charge of the second and final cricket Test against England here on Saturday after posting a commanding ...
Business
Agri credit disbursement up by 7.8pc toRs74.504b
KARACHI - Disbursement of credit to the agriculture sector by commercial and specialised banks has increased by 7.80 percent ...
2,851MW to be added in system by next year
ISLAMABAD - The government is committed to achieve its targets of generating more electricity and getting rid of the menace of ...
SBP for integrating SAsian economies
KARACHI - Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Dr Shamshad Akhtar on Saturday stressed the need for sustained efforts to achieve ...
Japan's cabinet approves extra budget to stimulate economy
TOKYO (AFP) - The Japanese cabinet on Saturday approved a 4.8 trillion yen (54 billion dollar) second extra budget to finance a ...
Oil prices collapse under 34 dollars as commodities reel
LONDON (AFP) - Oil prices fell this week to their lowest levels since 2004, despite a record OPEC output cut, while many ...
32nd FPCCI Export Awards venue changed
KARACHI - President FPCCI, Tanvir A Sheikh has announced that FPCCI is organising 32nd FPCCI Export Awards ceremony in Karachi at ...
Hiding assets abroad a cognisable crime: FBR
GUJRANWALA" Chairman FBR Ahmad Waqar has said concealment of assets abroad is a cognisable crime but no action can be taken ...
Lack of Passco staff shuts 44 rice mills
KARACHI - President Sindh Balochistan Rice Mills Association (SBRMA) Arif Mahesar has informed the Union of Small and Medium ...
PRGMEA demands support for garment sector
KARACHI - Pakistan Ready made Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PRGMEA) Zonal Chairman, Dawood Usman Jakhura and ...
NFC to start sale of 350,000 tonnes Urea from tomorrow
ISLAMABAD (APP) - National Fertilizer Corporation (NFC) will start sale of over 350,000 tonnes Urea fertilizer from its sale ...
Politics
Pak anti-terror steps not enough: Rice
WASHINGTON (Online) - Pakistan has taken some "positive steps" in the wake of the Mumbai attacks for which India has blamed a ...
US offers India package on terrorism
WASHINGTON (Agencies) - The US is working on a package for India on dealing with the situation in the wake of the Mumbai terror ...
Elders for end to Mohmand operation
PESHAWAR (PPI) - Tribal elders of Mohmand Agency Tehsil Safi on Saturday demanded of the government to immediately stop the ...
Afghan war to last long, says Britain
LONDON - British Defence Secretary John Hutton warned on Saturday that the war in Afghanistan will be long and hard and British ...
US orders more troops to Afghanistan
WASHINGTON - US Secretary of Defence Robert Gates has designated a combat aviation brigade to be deployed to Afghanistan next ...
TV artist among 5 killed in Bannu
PESHAWAR - At least five persons, including a TV artist, have been killed in different incidents on Saturday in Bannu, sources ...
Gwadar pact with Singapore may be cancelled, says Gabol
QUETTA - Federal Minister for Port and Shipping Nabeel Gabol has said that Gwadar port would be made functional in accordance ...
Entertainment
Hilton gets robbed
PARIS Hilton was the victim of a home robbery this morning, and the burglar got away with millions worth of goods A a man in a ...
Mice kill 100 cats by fire
A fire that killed nearly 100 cats at an animal shelter near Toronto may have been started by mice, say officials. Three dogs ...
Psychology of crying
We've all experienced a "good cry"-whether following a breakup or just after a really stressful day, shedding some tears can ...
China face transplant patient dead
BEIJING (AFP) - A Chinese man who received a rare face transplant in 2006 has died, his doctor and a government official ...
Man's 5 debt repaid 39 years on
A Sheffield man who lent a penniless Australian tourist 5 to pay for a ferry trip in 1969 has been repaid his debt nearly 40 ...
Cruise, Theron to star in remake of Antony Zimmer
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Tom Cruise will share the screen with South African actress Charlize Theron for an American remake of 2005 ...
Islamabad
Blood transfusion centres to be set up across country
ISLAMABAD - In the wake of growing cases of Hepatitis, the government has decided to launch comprehensive campaign including ...
It no more looks like Lashari's CDA
ISLAMABAD - Despite hefty efforts being apparently made by Chairman Capital Development Authority (CDA) Tariq Mehmood Khan, the ...
Sherry urges media to project true image of Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sherry Rehman on Saturday inaugurated newly renovated Central News ...
Computer course from class one to be introduced by April
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The 14th inter-provincial education ministers (IPEM) meeting here on Saturday approved beginning of education ...
Peace to be ensured during Muharram
ISLAMABAD - Advisor to the Prime Minister on Interior A Rehman Malik Saturday chaired a high level meeting in Interior Ministry ...
Capital to have two high-tech cinemas soon
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has planned to set up two high-tech cinemas in the federal capital to ...
Duoda Khan elected as boxing federation president
ISLAMABAD - Duoda Khan Bhutto has been unanimously elected as president of the Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) on Saturday here ...
National
Inayatullah maintains lead in Frontier Amateur Golf
PESHAWAR (APP) - Under light drizzling and windy condition Inayatullah Yousafzai maintained a stroke lead against the fellow ...
Karachi
Procession routes in City finalised
KARACHI - Sindh police have finalised 'Route Procession Plan' during Muharram processions for the 8th, 9th and 10th of the holy ...
KESC owes Rs25b to Wapda, not Rs 75b
KARACHI - The KESC owes Rs25 billion arrears to WAPDA instead of RS 75 billion as the latter has claimed recently. Naveed Ismail, ...
Energy Board challenged
KARACHI - The establishing of Thar Coal Energy Board (TCEB) was challenged in Sindh High Court (SHC) on Saturday. The petitioner ...
Education sector be handled beyond politics, pleads Atta
KARACHI - Former Chairman Higher Education Commission (HEC) Prof Dr Atta-ur-Rehman has said that the education sector should be ...
City Council slams airspace violation by Indian jets
KARACHI - City council members expressed concern on the violation of Pakistan borders by Indian fighter planes since the ...
Of non-state actors and comedians
They say that the world is a stage. Well it certainly is, for after the terrible 9/11, Marriot and Mumbai attacks, in which many ...
NWFP Panthers beat Balochistan Bears in a low scoring contest
KARACHI - NWFP Panthers preferring to bat second on a slowing wicket succeeded in outwitting Balochistan Bears by six wickets in ...
Lahore
DIG's censure drives cop to death
LAHORE - A Sub-Inspector of Investigation Police committed suicide after being insulted and humiliated by the DIG Investigation ...
Police, bailiff, plaza owners thrashed
LAHORE " As many as 200 persons attacked and tortured the police officials, court bailiff and owners of Qureshi Plaza here ...
Mushahid stresses national govt to counter challenges
LAHORE - Chairman Foreign Affair Committee in Senate, Syed Mushahid Hussain has demanded political ceasefire among all political ...
City to have $150m Hyatt five-star hotel
LAHORE - A $150 million state-of-the-art Hyatt regency five-star luxury hotel with 300 rooms is under construction in Cantt near ...
Punjab to be liberated of fake medicines
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that resources are being utilized all out for providing ...
Make police stations centres of justice: CM
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that police stations should serve as centers for the provision of justice ...
Etihad International Golf Challenge today
LAHORE - The Royal Palm leg of the Etihad Airways International Golf Challenge Tournament will be contested at the par 72 Royal ...
Faisal sees football growing with each passing day
LAHORE - Pakistan Football Federation president Syed Makhdoom Faisal Saleh Hayat sees a satisfactory 2008 for the game in ...
AHF honours Rehan, Brig Atif
LAHORE - Pakistan hockey star Rehan Butt named best player of Asia for the year 2008 in Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) Congress in ...
Pak women to play for seventh place
LAHORE - Singapore beat Pakistan junior women hockey team by one goal to nil in a classification match of the Junior Women Asia ...
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