Friday, February 10, 2012
- SC rejects PM Gilani's appeal
- 9 sentenced for London Stock Exchange terror plot
- Greece reaches deal on austerity
- CJ takes suo motu notice of Lahore factory collapse
- India, Pakistan trade can reach $10 bn by 2015: CII
- Terror trial of accused Bali bomber starts Monday
- Warrant issued for ex-Maldives president
- Nato supplies continue through Pak airspace: Munter
- Contempt appeal: SC asks Aitzaz to complete arguments on Friday
- Khar says drone attacks multiply militants
The Nation in print for Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Front Page
Pakistan has complied with sanctions: UN
NEW YORK - A top United Nations official has said that Pakistan has 'satisfactorily complied' with the UN's sanctions on terrorist groups. Richard Barrett, Coordinator of the Security Council established Al-Qaeda and Taliban Sanctions Monitoring Committee, told CNN-IBN television that it was ...
Delhi does not want war, says Manmohan
NEW DELHI (Agencies) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh sought to lower tensions with neighbouring Pakistan on Tuesday in the ...
Ullman advice not on Atlantic Council's behalf
ISLAMABAD - The Atlantic Council has distanced itself from any advice given by former US Navy Commander Dr Harlan K Ullman who ...
Sleaze campaign on Musharraf's directives: 'N'
ISLAMABAD-The PML-N leadership believes that the plan to launch a sleaze campaign against PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif by ...
International
Army seizes power in Guinea
CONAKRY (AFP) - A group of soldiers launched a coup on Tuesday in the west African state of Guinea, hours after the death of ...
South Korea accused of provoking war
SEOUL (AFP) - North Korea accused South Korea Tuesday of trying to provoke another war and threatened to turn its neighbour into ...
Iraqi Speaker resigns, troops mandate extended
BAGHDAD (AFP) - Iraqi parliament Speaker Mahmud Mashhadani said on Tuesday that he would resign, ending a political crisis that ...
Obama decision hailed
UNITED NATIONS - A group of UN human rights experts have welcomed US President-elect Barack Obama's announced decision to shut ...
US President-elect wants Bush war team to stay
US Defence Secretary Robert M Gates is asking many of the Bush Administration's 250 Pentagon political appointees to remain on ...
Hamas offers to study fresh Gaza ceasefire with Israel
GAZA CITY (AFP) - A tense calm broken by intermittent rocket fire reigned over the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Tuesday as the ...
Olmert orders Jerusalem barrier completed by '10
JERUSALEM (Agencies) - Israel must complete its Jerusalem barrier by 2010, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Tuesday, signalling ...
Russia orders 70 strategic nuclear missiles by 2011
MOSCOW (AFP) - The Russian military will commission more than 70 strategic nuclear missiles in the next three years, Interfax ...
Haneef was wrongly charged, admits Australia
SYDNEY (Agencies) - The Australian government Tuesday admitted mistakes were made at the highest level when it wrongfully charged ...
5 cops killed in bombing
TARMIYAH, Iraq (AFP) - Five Iraqi policemen were killed when their convoy was hit by roadside bomb in the town of Tarmiyah north ...
Gambhir misses ton as second Test drawn
MOHALI (AFP) - India's Gautam Gambhir missed his second century of the match by three runs as the second Test against England was ...
India tour a lesson for England
MOHALI (AFP) - England captain Kevin Pietersen said on Tuesday the tour of India had provided his team a learning experience ...
Business
Only Rs7.4b raised thru 10 IPOs in '08
KARACHI - The Karachi Stock Exchange has recorded a total of 10 Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) worth Rs7.4 billion in the ...
Bank defrauds foreign national
LAHORE - Now when the country is facing foreign exchange reserve crunch, the staff of a very reputed and country's frontline bank ...
First Capital Equity likely to default
LAHORE - The First Capital Equity, a brokerage house listed with the Karachi Stock Exchange, is reportedly on the verge of ...
Call to boost Pak-Iran economic ties
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance, Shaukat Tarin stressed the need for enhancing Pakistan-Iran economic ...
House of cards KSE lost 1/4 value; down 293.31 points
LAHORE - Karachi Stock Exchange went further down to 4.1 per cent on Tuesday on seventh consecutive day and raised alarming bells ...
Oil slides under $40
LONDON (AFP) - World oil prices fell Tuesday below 40 dollars a barrel in thin pre-Christmas trade, as traders eyed weak energy ...
Siemens to implement software solution at CP
KARACHI - The Siemens will implement SAP ERP software solution at Colgate-Palmolive (Pakistan) Limited. An announcement to this ...
President for timely completion of construction projects
ISLAMABAD (APP) - President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday stressed upon the concerned authorities to complete the ongoing ...
TDAP uses market diversification for export growth
KARACHI (PR) - "Diversifying markets for Pakistani products is an urgent need to accelerate the export growth of our products ...
Power companies asked to recover outstanding dues
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Minister for Water and Power, Raja Pervez Ashraf has directed Power Distribution Companies (DISCOs) to take ...
Politics
SJC moved against CJP, two judges
ISLAMABAD - One of the senior most lawyers of Pakistan has moved Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) against Chief Justice of Pakistan ...
NA body could not be given Farah's marks record: Bijrani
ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for Education Mir Hazar Khan Bijrani on Tuesday told the Lower House that his ministry could not ...
Free judiciary to ensure progress: Iftikhar
MULTAN - Deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said on Tuesday the Freedom Award conferred on him at Harvard was a ...
PAC concerned over illegal occupation of land by Rangers
ISLAMABAD - Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Tuesday exposed that Pakistan Railways has been deprived of around Rs 500 million ...
Senators for joint session of Parliament
ISLAMABAD - Leader of House in the Senate Mian Raza Rabbani Tuesday said that civil and military leadership would not tolerate ...
US asks Pak to track down perpetrators
WASHINGTON - The United States believes it is up to Pakistan how to bring to justice those involved in last month's strikes in ...
Pakistan peacekeepers in Darfur
UNITED NATIONS - Eighty-five Pakistani troops arrived in Darfur during the past two days to bolster the strength of joint ...
Delhi's claim of arresting Pak soldier denied
THE Pakistan Army on Tuesday rebutted Indian police claim that one of the three men detained for allegedly planning a suicide ...
Entertainment
Artificial human bone marrow created
ARTIFICIAL bone marrow that can continuously make red and white blood cells has been created in a University of Michigan ...
Britney to stay home on New Year's Eve for her sons
BRITNEY Spears is forfeiting a night out on New Year's Eve to look after her children. The pop star is set to stay home on ...
Ancient Egyptians' tombs found in 4,000-year-old cemetery
EGYPTIAN archaeologists have found the tombs of two court officials, in charge of music and pyramid building, in a 4,000-year-old ...
Migratory birds face peril in Lebanon sanctuary
BEIRUT (AFP) - Lebanon, one of the world's key migratory bird corridors, has turned into a death trap for the avian population ...
Storybooks better for kids than reading fiction on computer screen
CLICKING and scrolling interrupt our attentional focus. Turning and touching the pages instead of clicking on the screen ...
Jackson 'transplant' claim denied
A spokesman for Michael Jackson has denied reports the singer is suffering from a rare respiratory disease and needs a lung ...
Islamabad
National Clay Court Tennis
ISLAMABAD - As many as 18 matches were decided on the opening day of the 6th Subh-e-Nau National Clay Court Tennis Championship ...
Death toll touches 18
RAWALPINDI - The death toll of Gakhar Plaza inferno reached to 18 as another fire fighter died at the Combined Military Hospital ...
IHC maintains bar upon land transaction
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Islamabad High Court here Tuesday maintained status quo on all kinds of land transaction, including ...
"Latest news...War about to break out"
ISLAMABAD - The ongoing Pak-India tension might not be as grave as being floated by some cellular subscribers. Some mischievous ...
Lubricant dealers fleecing consumers
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Despite a substantial decrease in petroleum prices both in the international and local markets, lubricant ...
Committee formed to review HEC projects
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The government has set up a four-member Cabinet Committee to review all the Higher Education Commission (HEC) ...
Minister lauds TVO's welfare activities
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Federal Minister for Social Welfare and Special Education, Samina Khalid Ghurki appreciated the efforts of ...
National
Umar ousts top seed Nouman to reach semis
PESHAWAR (APP) - Young Umar Ali defeated out second seed Nouman Awan by reaching into the semi-final of the 17th Frontier Open ...
Karachi
Banks noticed over harassing defaulter
KARACHI - Sindh High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the high ups of various banks seeking explanations till 21 January. A ...
Two killed in blast at firecracker store
KARACHI - Two persons were killed in blasts at a firecrackers store here in the limits of Gulberg Town on Tuesday. Resident of ...
Int'l multi-topic conference kicks off at BU
KARACHI - A two-day International Multitopic Conference, (IEEE INMIC 2008) commenced on Tuesday at Bahria University (BU), ...
DIG Hyderabad to probe Solangi murder case
KARACHI - The Sindh government, in pursuance to the directives of President of Pakistan, has appointed Sanaullah Abbasi, Deputy ...
City flooded with Afghan children
Karachi (PPI) - Scores of Afghan refugee children have flooded Karachi, which could be seen begging and wiping screens of ...
Hi-tech surveillance must for naval defence
KARACHI - Enormous advancement in the field of communication over the last two decades has had predominant impact on the conduct ...
Punjab face Federal Areas in RBS Cup final
KARACHI - Pakistan's top batsmen and fast bowlers would be seen in action in the final of the RBS Pentangular Cup One-Day cricket ...
Mani fears more isolation for Pakistan cricket
KARACHI (AFP) - Pakistan risks being the pariah of the cricket world unless it addresses security fears that have prompted ...
Lahore
LHC bars disposing of mortgaged properties
LAHORE - A full bench of the Lahore High Court Monday barred financial institutions from disposing of mortgaged properties of ...
Low key New Year festivities likely
LAHORE-The New Year celebrations this year will commence much earlier here in the City as the holy month of Muharram-ul-Haram ...
Fighter jets continue surveillance
LAHORE - The PAF fighter jets' low-flying in City airspace on second consecutive day continued warming up the hearts of people ...
Reply sought from AGP, AG
LAHORE - Justice Syed Shabbar Raza Rizvi of the Lahore High Court on Tuesday sought reply from Attorney General of Pakistan and ...
Ravi Road: a killing spot; 60 die in 6 months
LAHORE - True to what many call the 'killer' Ravi Road, it continues playing havoc with the lives of the pedestrians as during ...
One-dish law to be strictly implemented, says Shahbaz
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister, Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that one dish law would be strictly implemented in marriage ...
Lorgat denies remarks over Pakistan security assessment
LAHORE - International Cricket Council chief executive Haroon Lorgat has 'categorically denied' remarks he is reported to have ...
FIH coaching course from today
LAHORE - The high level FIH Coaching Course will start from today (Wednesday) at the National Hockey Stadium Lahore. The ...
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