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 Monday, December 21, 2009
Front Page
Balochistan package jeopardised
ISLAMABAD Imminent threats of American drone attacks inside Balochistan and adjacent tribal belt are feared to jeopardise the Governments endeavours to appease the estranged Baloch through the recently announced empowerment package for the most backward province. According to well-placed sources, ...
Terror financing dominates Pak-Afghan transit trade talks
ISLAMABAD The US-monitored ongoing Pakistan-Afghanistan parleys aimed at a new transit trade agreement hit snags after ...
Another victim of US 'land grabbing'
ISLAMABAD Prime Ministers Staff Colony that falls in the limits of Diplomatic Enclave is the latest piece of land that fell prey ...
International
Twelve detainees released from Gitmo
WASHINGTON - Twelve detainees were released from the U.S. military prison camp at Guantanamo Bay to Afghanistan, Yemen and the ...
Saudi airstrikes kill 54 civilians: Yemen rebels
DUBAI (AFP) - A spokesman for Shia rebels in Yemen on Sunday accused Saudi forces of killing 54 civilians in airstrikes against a ...
Lorry hits Nigerian market killing 100
UP to 100 people have been killed after a runaway truck ploughed into a crowded market in Nigeria, reported BBC on ...
Iran troops leave oil well, still in Iraq
AMARA (AFP/Reuters) - Iranian troops who for three days controversially occupied a disputed border oil well left the facility ...
World leaders hammered over climate accord
COPENHAGEN (AFP) - World leaders on Sunday insisted that the climate deal clinched in desperation at the UN summit was the best ...
Climate deal did not achieve goals: Ban
UNITED NATIONS - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has praised the US-backed deal at the Copenhagen climate summit as an essential ...
Cold snap strands thousands of European travellers, 19 die
PARIS (AFP) - Tens of thousands of European travellers were stranded Sunday in rail stations, traffic jams and airports as heavy ...
Karzai defends new Afghan cabinet
KABUL (AFP) - Afghanistans President Hamid Karzai on Sunday defended his nominees for ministerial posts and promised that all ...
I'm no bogey man: Nejad
COPENHAGEN (AFP) - He may be the Wests favourite bogey man but Irans President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad insists hes really just ...
Kamran's ton helps Pakistan reach 437 against Tasmania
HOBART (Agencies) Wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal cracked a brisk century to help Pakistan reach a big score against Tasmania ...
Braehmer retains light heayweight crown
SCHWERIN (Germany) (AFP) Germanys Juergen Braehmer just retained his WBO light heavyweight crown overnight Saturday in scoring a ...
Trott, Pietersen steer England towards safety
CENTURION (South Africa) (AFP) Jonathan Trott and Kevin Pietersen steered England towards safety with a century partnership on ...
Rock defeats Phelps but USA win Duel in the Pool
MANCHESTER (AFP) Britains Michael Rock achieved a rare victory over swimming legend Michael Phelps but the USA won the 'Duel in ...
Tiger's absence 'may boost US PGA move to Asia'
TOKYO (AFP) World number one Tiger Woodss absence from golf may prompt the US PGA Tour to court sponsors more aggressively in ...
Delhi chief 'prays' for Commonwealth Games success
NEW DELHI (AFP) Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit said on Sunday she can only pray for a successful Commonwealth Games next ...
Barcelona reign supreme
ABU DHABI (AFP) Barcelona left it late before capping a superb year by clinching the Club World Cup here on Saturday. The ...
Manchester misery as United crash, City axe Hughes
LONDON (AFP) Fulham produced the latest twist in a see-saw Premier League title race with a shock 3-0 win over champions ...
Politics
Passports go missing at UK visa office
ISLAMABAD Over a dozen people have landed in trouble, some of them in quite serious problems, when the British High Commission ...
Islamabad Police Lines new home of US 'trainers'
ISLAMABAD Succumbing to pressure of media and lawyers fraternity, who protested twice in front of Police Training College, ...
'India backtracking on Sharm-el Sheikh commitment'
NEW DELHI (Agencies) Pushing for resumption of dialogue, Pakistan has suggested that India was not fulfilling its commitment ...
Another school blown up in Peshawar
PESHAWAR (Online) Some unknown miscreants Sunday blew up a private school on the outskirts of Peshawar. The explosion occurred ...
No PPP minister will quit: Taseer
LAHORE Punjab Governor Salman Taseer said on Sunday that no PPP minister would resign merely on the basis of allegations. ...
MQM for political administrators in LG system
KARACHI The Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) on Sunday suggested replacing nazims with political administrators or holding ...
Ex-US envoy backs Zardari on Kashmir
NEW YORK - A former American ambassador to Pakistan has endorsed President Asif Ali Zardaris view that there would be no lasting ...
'NAB tried to use EC against Benazir, Asif'
ISLAMABAD (Online) The former Secretary Election Commission of Pakistan has said that the National Accountability Bureau tried ...
Iran dissident Ayatollah Montazeri dies
TEHRAN (AFP) Top Iranian dissident Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, a fierce critic of President Ahmadinejad who was once ...
Lawai's appointment as President AHBL challenged in SC
PESHAWAR - Appointment of well-known banker Hussain Moosa Lawai as President Arif Habib Bank Limited (AHBL) has been challenged ...
'I don't fear my day in court'
INTERIOR Minister Rehman Malik has defiantly characterised himself and other politicians facing corruption charges as victims of ...
Agha Siraj in dock tomorrow
ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court has reinitiated criminal proceedings against PPPs Sindh Local Bodies Minister Agha Siraj Durrani, ...
Rangers appointed for CJ's security
ISLAMABAD - Taking serious notice of police negligence that resulted into the accident of Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar ...
Investors cautious after NRO demise
Political uncertainty erupting after December 16 apex courts verdict against the notorious National Reconciliation Ordinance ...
No MQM leader on ECL: Ministry
ISLAMABAD (Online) - The Interior Ministry Spokesman has clarified that names of MQM ministers Dr Farooq Sattar and Babar Ghauri ...
Supply to Wattoo's CNG station suspended
SUI Northern Gas Company suspended gas supply to Haweli Lakha based CNG station of Federal Minister Mian Manzoor Wattoo. SNGCs GM ...
Nobody can be convicted twice in same case: DAG
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Deputy Attorney General of Pakistan Muhammad Hussain Azad Sunday said that no court could convict a person ...
Detained foreigners set free
RAWALPINDI The three foreigners held by law enforcement agencies for taking pictures of sensitive buildings here on Mall Road in ...
Pakistan refuses visa to Mehbooba Mufti
PAKISTAN has refused visa to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti for attending a conference to be held in ...
2 would-be bombers held
MIANWALI (NNI) - The Police arrested two would be suicide bombers near the wagon stand in Mianwali, sources said on Sunday. ...
Entertainment
Lucie Jones heads for catwalk career
X Factor contestant Lucie Jones has been signed to Select Model Management, the modelling agency has announced on Sunday. The ...
Keira Knightley 'paid basic rate for West End debut'
KEIRA Knightley gets paid top dollar to star in Hollywood movies. But its a different story when it comes to a West End ...
Parker kicked by cow on film set
SARAH Jessica Parker has revealed a cow kicked her during filming of her latest movie Did You Hear About the Morgans? Speaking to ...
Anti-ageing pill developed
A ONE-a-day pill the size of a Smartie that claims to be able to give younger looking skin and fewer wrinkles is being hailed as ...
Women worse at parking than men
WOMEN are slower and less accurate at parking than men, according to a scientific study that confirms the suspicions of many male ...
Does cold weather really make arthritis worse?
A COMMON misconception about arthritis is that it is an inevitable part of ageing. In fact, while osteoarthritis (OA) - the most ...
Islamabad
Terror bid foiled in Lakki Marwat
LAKKI MARWAT - Police, backed by personnel of anti-terrorist squad and elite forces, seized improvised explosive devices, ...
Salma Iftikhar's memoir launched
ISLAMABAD: Launching ceremony of 'Sunset Boulevard was held on Sunday in which the writer Salma Iftikhar recollects the time when ...
Remission granted to Adiala Jail inmates
RAWALPINDI (APP) - Some 93 prisoners, including a woman were released from Central Jail Adiala after President Asif Zardari ...
Ulema back govt peace efforts: Malik
ISLAMABAD - Some 8,442 cases have been withdrawn under the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) and there are only 10 cases in ...
Flowers leave lasting impact on personality: VC AIOU
RAWALPINDI - Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) Vice Chancellor (VC) Dr Mehmood-ul-Hassan Butt has said that lush green gardens ...
Bari Imam shrine inner portion to be closed
ISLAMABAD (PPI) - The inner portion of Hazrat Bari Imam Shrine would remain closed for devotees next month (January) in prospect ...
JI demands parting ways with US
RAWALPINDI - Jammat-e-Islami (JI) Amir Syed Munawar Hassan has lambasted the US interference into Pakistani affairs and asked the ...
PTI for Qamar's reinstatement
ISLAMABAD - Scores of workers of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) organised a torchbearer protest rally from the central office of ...
262 families expelled from I-11 slums
ISLAMABAD (PPI) - The Capital Development Authority (CDA) operation against illegally constructed temporary mud houses at 1-11 ...
Karachi
City command, control system fails to deliver
KARACHI - Due to lack of coordination between the City government and the police, the Command and Control System, equipped with ...
PPP vows to turn tables on conspirators
KARACHI - The Pakistan Peoples Partys legislators in Sindh Assembly on Sunday warned the anti-PPP forces and their patrons that ...
Call for eradication of bonded labour
KARACHI - Despite anti-bonded labour laws, this curse is increasing with the passage of time in Pakistan. Various wretched ...
Experts urge proactive measures against swine flu
KARACHI - Experts on Sunday urged citizens to adopt proactive measures against swine flu, saying that a global pandemic threat ...
Citizens favour ban on dowry
KARACHI - Citizens have appreciated the Sindh governments decision to impose ban on holding wedding ceremonies after 12 midnight. ...
Tight security arrangements for Muharram
LARKANA - The prevailing situation demands adopting the extra security arrangements in order to maintain law and order situation ...
Lahore
Govt fighting a lost war: JI
LAHORE - Expressing solidarity with the Apex Court on the landmark decision of striking down the controversial National ...
DMG officers threaten to launch protest
LAHORE - In view of the reports about placement of post of Assistant Commissioner in grade 18 for PCS officers and in grade 17 ...
Poor security dampens Sunday Bazaar business
LAHORE - Insufficient security arrangements in all the Sunday Bazaars of the City and the fear of terrorists act among the ...
Danish Schools to fulfil educational needs of South Punjab: CM
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister, Shahbaz Sharif has said that modern and fully-equipped Danish Schools are being set up in the ...
Overcast conditions increase chill in weather
LAHORE - Overcast conditions caused decrease in daytime temperature in the City on Sunday, increasing chill in weather. Maximum ...
The winter of our discontent
In case no one has noticed, winter has well and truly set in. There is no longer a nip in the air, but a bite. Nothing seems as ...
'Sufi music getting popular in West'
LAHORE - The western nationals have been taking keen interest in the Sufi music of the east and they are inclined to convert ...
Irshad wins Governor's Cup Golf tournament
LAHORE The Millat Tractors endorsed Governors Cup Golf Tournament 2009 came to a rewarding conclusion, for at least Nasir ...
PFF okays 35 females for camp
LAHORE The Pakistan Football Federation has approved 35 female footballers in the build up for the national women football team ...
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