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 Thursday, December 24, 2009
Front Page
Everyone looting national wealth: CJ
ISLAMABAD (Agencies) Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has regretted that everyone is busy in looting the national wealth, but it must be recovered at all costs. A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry here Wednesday questioned the logic behind ...
Engage eunuchs to recover loans
ISLAMABAD The government can be urged to ponder over the appointment of eunuchs for the recovery of billions of rupees loans ...
India leaves its fishermen in the lurch
KARACHI The release of about 100 detained Indian fishermen, scheduled for Wednesday, was postponed on the request of the Indian ...
International
Drug test issue could doom Pacquiao-Mayweather
LOS ANGELES (AFP) A dispute over doping test rules for the planned showdown between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather has ...
Armstrong pulls the strings, but Contador the king
PARIS (AFP) As fans and rivals know only too well, Lance Armstrong is not used to coming second best. But in what proved to be a ...
Iran forces clash with cleric's mourners
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iranian police clashed with mourners at a memorial service Wednesday for dissident cleric Grand Ayatollah Hossein ...
Election candidate among 13 killed in Iraq attacks
MOSUL (AFP) - A pre-Christmas attack on a church killed two people in the Iraqi city of Mosul Wednesday while a Sunni Arab ...
Guantanamo detainees' transfer facing new delay
NEW YORK - US lawmakers have refused a White House bid for money to buy an Illinois prison where Guantanamo Bay terrorism ...
Colombia governor's murder draws wide condemnation
BOGOTA (Reuters) - The international community on Wednesday condemned the murder of a Colombian governor in a high-profile ...
European travellers battle new Christmas chaos
LONDON (AFP) - Thousands of Eurostar passengers anxious to get away for Christmas battled for train places out of London on ...
Bethlehem wall spoils X-mas: Palestinians
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (Reuters) - Christian visitors coming to Bethlehem this week to celebrate the birth of Christ will encounter ...
Four Indian Generals face court martial
NEW DELHI (Agencies) - Four Indian Army Generals, who have been found guilty in Darjeeling land scam, will face action of court ...
Bishop quits over abuse scandal
DUBLIN (AFP) - A second Irish bishop said he had offered his resignation to Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday over a clerical child ...
Global swine flu deaths exceed 11,516
GENEVA (Reuters) - At least 11,516 people around the globe have died from the H1N1 flu virus since the pandemic emerged in April, ...
US 'balloon boy' parents jailed
DENVER, Colorado, (AFP) - The parents in Colorados balloon boy hoax were handed jail sentences on Wednesday after pleading guilty ...
Fast bowler Bond retires from Test cricket
WELLINGTON (AFP) Dynamic but injury-prone New Zealand fast bowler Shane Bond announced his retirement from Test cricket ...
Business
Gas price likely to surge up to 18pc
KARACHI - In a bid to pass on the impact of expected surge in the wellhead gas prices, the government is considering to increase ...
Nishat Mills to invest $60m in AES power plants
KARACHI - Nishat Mills Limited will invest $60 million in the shares of AES Lal Pir Power Projects after getting formal approval ...
Risk-based CAR of banks improves to 14.3pc till Sept: SBP
KARACHI - The risk-based capital adequacy ratio (CAR) of all banks operating in the country has improved to 14.3 percent in the ...
Customs duty on import of cotton yarn removed
ISLAMABAD - Cabinet Committee on Textile Industry on Wednesday decided to remove customs duty on import of cotton yarn falling ...
Decision on yarn export after consultation with stakeholders
LAHORE (APP) - Federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources, Syed Naveed Qamar has said that the decision on imposing ban ...
Bears overwhelm stock market ahead of IMF meeting
KARACHI - The local bourse remained range-bound on Wednesday after bullish session yesterday as benchmark KSE 100-index closed at ...
Oil rises before US inventory data
LONDON (AFP) - Oil prices climbed on Wednesday as traders awaited the latest official reading on energy inventories in the United ...
Dollar edges down against euro, yen
LONDON (AFP) - The dollar nudged lower versus the euro and yen on Wednesday in muted trade, dealers said one day after the ...
Pakistan to export 0.43m workers
KARACHI (APP) - Pakistan has exported 270,000 workforce last year and this year over 430,000 workers are expected to be exported ...
Competition law must for economic turnaround
LAHORE - The Chairman Competition Commission of Pakistan Khalid Mirza has said that competition law and its effective ...
Politics
Pakistan urges UN not to leave climate change to 'select group of nations'
UNITED NATIONS-Pakistan has urged UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to take the lead in addressing the key issue of climate change ...
Shujaat outlines 4-point party agenda
ISLAMABAD PML(Q) President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on Wednesday outlined the partys four-Point 2010 Vision during Central ...
'N' not to seek President's resignation: Nisar
ISLAMABAD Leader of the Opposition in National Assembly and PML-N senior leader Ch Nisar Ali Khan has said that his party will ...
Lawyers strike in IHK over CBI cover-up
SRINAGAR (AFP) - Lawyers in Kashmir went on a one-day strike Wednesday to protest against an alleged cover up by police over the ...
France lauds Pak role in terror war
ISLAMABAD General Jean-Louis Georgelin, Chief of the Defence Staff, French Republic, on Wednesday visited General Headquarters ...
Public pays for extravagant care of MNA
ISLAMABAD A paralysed MNA of the ruling PPP, who just needs nursing care more preferably at home, has been kept in a VVIP suite ...
Gilani reshuffles ministers' portfolios
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has changed the portfolio of Minister of State for Law and Justice Afzal Sindu ...
BB had rejected NRO: Badr
LAHORE In a startling revelation on Wednesday, PPP General Secretary Jehangir Badr maintained Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto had ...
Pak-Afghan border near Kurram sealed
KURRAM AGENCY Sensing the security situation in the wake of Muhram-ul-Haram, the Pak-Afghan border near Kurram Agency has been ...
Mid-term polls need of the hour: Imran
OKARA (Online) The present government is responsible for crises in the country and due to rulers mistakes, mid-term elections ...
Girls school detonated in Khyber
PESHAWAR (AFP) - The Taliban blew up a girls school in Khyber district, an official said Wednesday. Militants detonated ...
IMF approves $ 1.2 billion tranche for Pakistan
WASHINGTON - The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday approved a $1.2 billion tranche for Pakistan as the Fund completed ...
Kishwar Naheed denied British visa
ISLAMABAD In yet another case of irrational highhandedness the British High Commission has denied a visa to renowned writer, ...
'Mehram' condition imposed for women
ISLAMABAD - The South African High Commission surprised a lady activist by refusing her a visa to South Africa where she was ...
Kayani conveys concerns to Asif, Gilani
ISLAMABAD Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Wednesday updated both President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime ...
NA body seeks amendment in Army Act 1952
ISLAMABAD National Assembly Standing Committee on Defence on Wednesday deferred the Pakistan Army (Amendment) Bill 2007 seeking ...
'US Consulate' vehicle leaves man injured
PESHAWAR An overspe-eding vehicle carrying officials of US Consulate and intelligence operators on Wednesday rammed into another ...
CNG body threatens strike after 30th
ISLAMABAD All Pakistan CNG Association (APCA) Wednesday announced a countrywide strike by closing CNG stations for an indefinite ...
Malik orders VIP security for media
ISLAMABAD Minister for Interior Rehman Malik Wednesday assured VIP security for press clubs and media outlets besides promising ...
Another blast victim dies
PESHAWAR Accountant Peshawar Press Club Mian Iqbal Shah who was critically injured in Tuesdays suicide bomb blast succumbed to ...
US watching Pakistan 'very carefully': Holbrooke
WASHINGTON The United States is very carefully watching the unfolding major political drama in Pakistan after the Supreme Court ...
Mush ref against CJ holds no ground
ISLAMABAD Violating the 1973 Constitution,former President and the then COAS, General Pervez Musharraf, compelled CJ Iftikhar ...
Entertainment
Britney beats Obama as most searched celeb
POP diva Britney Spears has beaten US President Barack Obama as the most searched for celebrity on the Internet in the last ...
Alexa beats Moss to best-dressed title
ALEXA Chung, the television presenter hailed for her geek chic, has deposed Kate Moss in Vogues 2009 best-dressed list. The ...
Thinking out loud helps solve problems
THINKING out loud really does help you to solve problems faster, scientists have discovered. People who talk out loud to think ...
7ft-long 'Giant George' could be the worlds tallest dog
STANDING at nearly 43 inches tall from paw to shoulder and weighing a staggering 245lbs could this be the worlds new tallest ...
World's oldest plant is 13,000-year-old oak that survives by cloning itself
RESEARCHERS from UC Davis and UC Riverside say the 75-foot-wide Palmers oak shrub has lived about 13,000 years despite ...
We really can feel physical pain of others
PEOPLE really do feel the pain of others, a study claims. Researchers found that around one in three people actually feel ...
Sports
Lahore attack shattered illusion of crickets safety: NYT
NEW YORK - The terrorist attack on Sri Lanka's team in Lahore shattered the belief that crickets popularity in South Asia ...
Islamabad
CDA to form sector citizens committees
ISLAMABAD Capital Development Authority (CDA) has decided to take the representatives of all the sectors, sub-sectors and ...
Foolproof security for Christmas
ISLAMABAD Inspector General of Police (IGP) Islamabad Syed Kaleem Imam has said that foolproof security arrangements have been ...
Sectt employees flay Pay & Pension Commission
ISLAMABAD Federal government employees are perturbed over the unnecessary delays on part of the Pay and Pension Commission in ...
Water shortage irks residents
ISLAMABAD (Online) Water is not being supplied to Model Town Hamak Zimny regularly while the residents have demanded of the ...
Majority of hospitals lack swine flu arrangements
ISLAMABAD The doctors of leading hospitals of the twin cities and various districts have said that the majority of hospitals ...
IIU screens documentary on Quaid's life
ISLAMABAD International Islamic University (Women Campus) Wednesday held a ceremony in connection with the 133rd birthday of the ...
National
Senator, five civilians killed in Afghanistan
KUNDUZ (AFP) An Afghan senator was killed when he drove through a police ambush set for Taliban in northern Afghanistan on ...
Karachi
Sami, Tanveer bowls Karachi Blues to majestic win
KARACHI Bunker busting bowling from Karachi Blues pace duo of Muhammad Sami and Tanveer Ahmed skittled a strong Habib Bank ...
Man killed, cop among two hurt in shoot-out at City Courts
Karachi - An accused of a murder case was killed by his rivals at City Courts premises, while two other people including cop ...
Strange disease plagues locality of fishermen
KARACHI (Agencies) - A mysterious disease has come to haunt the fishermen locality Rehri Goth situated in Karachi causing mental ...
PPP censures opposition parties
KARACHI - Pakistan Peoples Party MNA Gul Mohammad Jakhrani on Wednesday lashed out at Sindh National Front (SNF) Chief Mumtaz ...
Sale of poisonous liquor feared on New Year
KARACHI - Islam has forbidden liquor in great as well as small quantities and even in Pakistan, its sale is banned for Muslims. ...
Sindh Govt asked to probe land fraud cases
KARACHI - The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Sindh government to conduct an inquiry into fraud cases of land ownership ...
Air Chief lauds City Nazim
KARACHI - Pakistan Air Force Vice Chief of the Air Staff Air Marshal Hifazat Ullah Khan has complimented City Nazim Syed Mustafa ...
Argentinean interpreter nails scandalous media lie
KARACHI An interpreter who led a team of local English speaking girls to help Pakistan hockey team during the Champions ...
Cameroon may emerge as giant killers
KARACHI More known for its footballing power, the African nation of Cameroon is expected to emerge as giant killers in heavier ...
Saquib ousted from U-19 boys event
KARACHI Farhan Zaman of Pakistan Navy caused a flutter on the penultimate day of the PST second Roshan Khan Junior Squash when ...
Lahore
Pentangular Cup Cricket from Jan 1
LAHORE The Pentangular Cup Cricket Tournament will start from January 1, 2010 throughout the country. The PCB Wednesday ...
FYDC key for PFF Vision Plan 2020 success: Umer
LAHORE The Sahiwals PFF Football Youth Development Center (FYDC) is showing tremendous progress under AFC AID-27 coach Noman ...
Pull down security wall, CCPO ordered
LAHORE - The Lahore High Court chief justice on Wednesday ordered to stop construction of a concrete wall outside the office of ...
Patients being referred at 40pc commission
LAHORE - The laboratories in the public hospitals of the City lack Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), testing facilities, ...
CM for peace, sectarian harmony during Muharram
LAHORE - Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif has said that peace and sectarian harmony will be strictly maintained during ...
Audit of housing schemes on cards
LAHORE - The Punjab government is planning to launch land audit of all the approved housing schemes after finding massive ...
Theatres, cinemas closed in respect of Muharram
LAHORE - All theatres, cinema houses, film studios, clubs, arts councils and cultural centres have been closed in respect for the ...
Plunderers resisting courts' decision: Munawar
LAHORE - Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami Syed Munawar Hassan has said that a gang of thieves and plunderers is resisting the implementation ...
There is no room for scandals
LAHORE The Pakistan hockey team seemed to have turned their focus on leisure or liaison in the name of culture rather than ...
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