Thursday, February 09, 2012
- 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
- Tax collection registers increase of 26%: Hafeez Shaikh
- 77% of Pakistanis marry within family: Gallup poll
The Nation in print for Thursday, December 25, 2008
Front Page
NA seeks closure of terror cells in India
ISLAMABAD " Asking India to exercise restraint from any aggressive design against Pakistan, the National Assembly on Wednesday passed a unanimous resolution against Mumbai terror attacks. Minister of State for Foreign Affairs moved the resolution, which urged India to stop hostile propaganda ...
IAF conducts precision bombing runs
NEW DELHI (Agencies) - With the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) flying sorties over two important cities in the wake of heightened ...
Iran offers 'Peace Pipeline' diplomacy
ISLAMABAD - Iran has offered India and Pakistan to use the forum of trilateral gas pipeline, which Iranians call a "Peace ...
India aims 5,000 targets
PAKISTAN on Wednesday deployed its Army in place of the regular Pakistan Rangers along its border with India, BSF officials said, ...
International
Erdogan vows non-stop fight against 'terrorism'
ANKARA (AFP) - The Prime Ministers of Turkey and Iraq vowed Wednesday to step up their cooperation in the fight against Turkish ...
Any attack on Gaza will open gates of hell
GAZA CITY (AFP) - Hamas activists pounded Israel with rocket and mortar fire on Wednesday and vowed more attacks as the Jewish ...
No war hysteria in India, says Congress
HYDERABAD (Agencies) - Jama'at-e-Islami Hind on Wednesday criticised Indian Home Minister P Chidambaram for denying any ...
Japan PM rejects calls for snap election
TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's beleaguered Prime Minister Taro Aso on Wednesday rejected calls for a snap election, pledging to focus on ...
Dutch won't take Guantanamo inmates
PARIS (AFP) - Europe reacted cautiously Wednesday to the idea of resettling terror suspects released from Guantanamo Bay, with ...
Christians flock to Bethlehem for Christmas
BETHLEHEM, West Bank, (AFP) - Braving chilly temperatures, thousands of Christian faithful on Wednesday flocked to Bethlehem to ...
Pope inaugurates Christmas creche
VATICAN CITY (AFP) - Pope Benedict XVI Wednesday inaugurated this year's Christmas creche, appearing at his window in the Vatican ...
Coup leaders tighten grip in Guinea
CONAKRY (AFP) - Coup leaders tightened their grip on Guinea on Wednesday, declaring a nationwide curfew and ruling out elections ...
Iran hangs nine killers, drug trafficker
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran on Wednesday hanged nine people convicted of murder in a mass execution in a Tehran prison as well as a drug ...
BD slaughters 10,000 birds over avian flu
DHAKA (AFP) - Almost 10,000 birds have been slaughtered in Bangladesh in the past two months, an official said Wednesday, as the ...
Business
Bleeding KSE erodes 3.8pc; shedding 263.97 points more
LAHORE - Losing spree continued on Wednesday as bleeding Karachi Stock Exchange went further down to 3.8 per cent on eighth ...
48 hours for 32 brokers to clear dues
KARACHI - The National Clearing Company of Pakistan (NCCPL) has given 48 hours deadline to 32 suspended members to clear their ...
Brokers challenge SHC decision
KARACHI - The stockbrokers on Wednesday moved to the apex court against the dismissal of their plea relating to the furnishing of ...
Stock market crisis to eclipse financial sector growth
KARACHI - The book value and Capital Adequacy Ratios of the banking sector are expected to remain under pressure during the ...
Four bankers involved in scam given in FIA custody
KARACHI - The District and Sessions Judge, South, Asif Ahmed on Wednesday handed over four bankers involved in the financial scam ...
Pak-Iran trade likely to reach 1 billion dollars next year
KARACHI - Pakistan's bilateral trade with Iran is likely to edge up to around one billion dollars next year as the State Bank of ...
Urea off-take falls by 34pc in November
LAHORE - Urea off-take has depicted a significant fall of 34 per cent YoY and 10 per cent MoM to 690k tons mainly due to decline ...
MoU signed for textile industry energy conservation
LAHORE - All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA), Small & Medium Enterprises Development Authority (Smeda) and University ...
Majority of old mobiles lying in drawers at home: survey
LAHORE - Only 3% of people recycle their mobile phones despite the fact that most have old devices lying around at home that they ...
Task force on maritime industry constituted
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Planning Commission has constituted a task force on Maritime Industry with Naeem Sarfraz as its Chairman. A ...
Politics
Diplomats' kidnappers arrested: IG NWFP
NOWSHERA - Inspector General of Police, Malik Naveed Khan said on Wednesday that NWFP police have lost 154 policemen and wounded ...
Pakistan to take up visas delay with Saudi mission
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan government is working to take up the issue of delay in issuance of employment visas by Saudi Embassy. ...
6 dead in fresh Swat clashes
SWAT - At least six persons have been killed and another has been injured in fresh clashes in different parts of Swat District, ...
Islamabad plans counter moves
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan will soon dispatch its diplomats to important world capitals and other states to counter the aggressive ...
Body to review Journalist Colony plots prices
LAHORE - The Punjab government has constituted a committee for reducing plots prices of Journalist Housing Foundation Lahore and ...
Dukhtar-e-Mashriq coin introduced
KARACHI - The State Bank of Pakistan has introduced the Dukhtar-e-Mashriq Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto (Shaheed) commemorative coin of ...
Quaid's birth anniversary today
LAHORE - The 132nd birth anniversary of the Founder of Pakistan, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, is being celebrated across the ...
President deprives PM of PS, NFC Chair
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Ginlani has, apparently, been operating as a docile chief executive under overwhelming ...
Bomb shelter for Musharraf
ISLAMABAD " Former President General (r) Pervez Musharraf will shift to his personal residence at Chak Shahzad after the ...
Chinese engineer shot, injured in Malakand
MALAKAND - A Chinese engineer on Wednesday was critically injured along with his bodyguard when some unidentified men attacked a ...
Taliban ban female education in Swat
SWAT (Agencies) - Militants have imposed a ban on female education and warned teachers of severe consequences if any girl is seen ...
Nawaz warns India against threats
LAHORE - PML-N Quaid Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has declared Indian government attitude irresponsible, saying that threats and ...
Indian spy arrested from GOR
LAHORE-Sensitive agencies have reportedly arrested an Indian national from GOR after the blast incident and shifted him to an ...
Entertainment
Afghan model's death takes another turn
The model who fell to her death from a block of flats lodged a complaint of sexual assault with police. Sahar Daftary, from ...
Winslet 'nearly cried' over DiCaprio
KATE Winslet has admitted that she nearly cried after watching co-star Leonardo DiCaprio in Revolutionary Road. The actress, who ...
Britney's dad gets a raise
JAMIE Spears just got a nice holiday bonus for playing the important role of father and keeper to his daughter, Britney Spears: ...
Health monitoring with your cellphone
CELL phones have already revolutionized the way people around the world communicate and do business. Thanks to advances being ...
Orangutans learn to trade favours
ORANGUTANS can help each other get food by trading tokens, scientists have discovered - but only if the help goes in both ...
Walk in park a day keeps mental fatigue away
IF you spend the majority of your time among stores, restaurants and skyscrapers, it may be time to trade in your stilettos for ...
Islamabad
Aqeel Khan sweats to beat Heera
ISLAMABAD - Top seed players cruised to the next round of Subh-e-Nau National Clay Court Tennis Championship here at PTF Tennis ...
'Every Pakistani owes Quaid his life'
ISLAMABAD - Quaid-e-Azam, the great leader sacrificed his life for the nation and every Pakistani owes Quaid his lifetime, the ...
Govt committed to safeguard minorities' rights: Fehmida
ISLAMABAD -Speaker National Assembly Dr. Fehmida Mirza, Madam has extended heartiest greetings to the Christian community on the ...
Media contacts to bolster Pak, Syria ties: Sherry
ISLAMABAD (APP)- Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sherry Rehman said on Wednesday that contacts between Pakistani and ...
Housing scheme for grade 17-22 officers on the cards
ISLAMABAD -Minister for Housing and Works Rehmatullah Kakar Wednesday told the National Assembly that PHA is launching Housing ...
Musical album on child rights launched
ISLAMABAD - Speaking about vulnerability of children being exposed to the hazards of child labour, living in the streets and ...
Meeting reviews Muharram security
RAWALPINDI - Additional IG and Regional Police Officer (RPO) Nasir Khan Durrani has said that unity among different sects is ...
Karachi
Punjab Stallions romp to title victory
KARACHI - Intelligently led by Shoaib Malik, Punjab Stallions gave a perfectly professional performance to clinch RBS Pentangular ...
Pakistan hope Sri Lanka tour will go ahead
KARACHI (AFP) - Cricket officials in Pakistan said Wednesday they hoped Sri Lanka's tour would go ahead next month amid doubts ...
Civil Defence dept in a shambles
KARACHI - Civil Defence Department, responsible to maintain law and order besides performing rescue activities during emergency ...
Firecracker blast site sealed
KARACHI - The police on Wednesday sealed the house, where the fireworks material exploded, while the Karachi Building Control ...
Ulema express unity against Indian threats
KARACHI - The religious scholars belonging to the Sunni, Shia, and other schools of thoughts on Wednesday vowed that they would ...
4th internationl book fair starts tomorrow
KARACHI - A telecommunication company has extended its support to the 4th Karachi International Bookfair (KBIF), which is being ...
Pakistan takes fight against AIDS into mosques
KARACHI (AFP) - Mohammad Azeem leads prayers every Friday at a local mosque in Karachi, but one week his sermon contained a shock ...
Karachi varsity to remain closed today
KARACHI - The University of Karachi will remain closed on December 25 on account of the birth anniversary of Quaid-i-Azam ...
Lahore
Pakistan to play cricket series against B'desh
LAHORE - Pakistan will play Bangladesh in a return tour in March after the Sri Lanka series next month, it was learnt Wednesday. ...
Pakistan likely to pull out from sporting events in India
LAHORE - In what can be seen as a tit-for-tat response, Pakistan is likely to pull out from upcoming sporting events in India, ...
PCB may seek President's help if SL board mulls pull out
LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is considering requesting President Asif Ali Zardari to help save the proposed home ...
Pakistan to host Asian Hockey Champions Trophy
LAHORE - Pakistan will host the first-ever Asian Hockey Champions Trophy next year as part of the plan to develop the game in the ...
ELBA makes maiden appearance in 8-team show
LAHORE - Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) 's President Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat has approved eight teams for the ...
Pakistan U-13 baseball team off to Hong Kong
LAHORE - A 16-member Pakistan under-13 baseball team left for Hong Kong to take part in the Asian Youth Championship. The tam ...
Police clueless about blast perpetrators
LAHORE - The police investigators are not sure why the terrorists have picked a rather quiet place of GOR-2 for the sabotage and ...
Citizens have right to kill robbers in danger: CCPO
LAHORE - Capital City Police Chief Pervez Rathore has said the citizens have the right to kill the robbers in case they find ...
IGP directs to heighten vigilance
LAHORE - Inspector General Police Punjab, Shaukat Javed Wednesday directed to further beef up security of sensitive locations in ...
'Punjab govt may be dismissed any time'
LAHORE - Keeping the PPP and PML-N power tussle in Punjab alive, member Punjab Assembly and PPP's former Punjab president Qasim ...
Enquiry against Orya dropped
LAHORE - The Federal government on Thursday dropped enquiry against Orya Maqbool Jan Abbasi after charges, levelled against him, ...
LDA to demolish illegal construction of marriage halls
LAHORE - The LDA has launched crackdown against illegally constructed marriage halls during the grand anti-encroachment drive ...
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