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 Saturday, December 26, 2009
Front Page
Snatch loan money from defaulters: CM
LAHORE Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that the Quaid-i-Azam wanted to make Pakistan an Islamic, democratic and welfare state but we did not come up to his expectations. He called upon the government to arrange recovery of Rs 193 billion written-off loans from the defaulters and ...
Pak declines transit facility to India
ISLAMABAD Pakistan has declined to succumb to the US pressure in granting transit facility to Indian goods to Afghanistan ...
100 Indian fishermen re-released
KARACHI Pakistan has released as many as 100 Indian fishermen as a goodwill gesture, reviving hope among the national fishermen ...
International
Crisis in Indian state further deepens
HYDERABAD (Agencies) - Political crisis further deepened with all 13 Andhra Pradesh Ministers and over 60 MLAs hailing from the ...
Japan drafts record budget as PM battles scandal
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan approved on Friday a record budget for next year that will inflate the countrys already huge debt by $484 ...
Teachers among 14 killed in Iraq attacks
BAGHDAD (AFP) - Fourteen people were killed in a spate of attacks across Iraq on Friday, despite ramped up security for Christmas ...
Iranian cleric urges unity during Ashura
TEHRAN (AFP) - A senior cleric Friday urged Iranians not to misuse Ashura ceremonies this weekend to create disunity, amid police ...
People crowd Bethlehem on warm Christmas eve
BETHLEHEM/CHICAGO (Reuters/AFP) - Thousands of people and dignitaries crowded into Bethlehems Church of the Nativity for a ...
17 die in India bridge collapse
KOTA, India, (AFP) - Rescuers were battling Friday to rescue dozens of workers trapped under a collapsed bridge in western Indian ...
Two more bishops quit over child abuse scandal
DUBLIN (AFP) - Two more bishops said Friday they were offering their resignation to Pope Benedict XVI in the wake of a child sex ...
Sailors missing after ship fire off Venezuela
ATHENS (Reuters) - Nine crew members of a Greek bulk carrier en route to Houston from Brazil were reported missing on Friday ...
Six dead in Philippines Christmas fires
GENERAL SANTOS, Philippines, (AFP) - Six people have been killed in Christmas fires in the Philippines that were blamed on ...
Rajiv Shah new head of USAID
WASHINGTON (Agencies) - The United States Senate has approved the nomination of Rajiv Shah to head the US Agency for ...
Test battle against Aussies will require patience: Yousuf
MELBOURNE (Agencies) Pakistan cricket captain Mohammad Yousuf will remind his team that brilliance alone wont be enough to beat ...
Gambhir, Kohli steer India to series-clinching win
KOLKATA (India) (AFP) Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli hammered impressive centuries to power India to a seven-wicket victory over ...
Pietersen braced for Durban homecoming
DURBAN (South Africa) (AFP) Controversial England batsman Kevin Pietersen hopes to end his topsy-turvy 2009 by playing a ...
Thai boxing world champion shot dead in Moscow: official
MOSCOW (AFP) A former world champion in Thai boxing was shot dead in Moscow in an apparent contract killing, officials said ...
Villa to test Arsenal's title credentials
LONDON (AFP) Arsenal face a stern examination of their Premier League title credentials on Sunday when in-form Aston Villa come ...
Florida set to host T20s in 2010: Bindra assesses facilities at new venue
MUMBAI Fort Lauderdale is set to be the International Cricket Council (ICCs) new venue for Twenty20 Internationals, it is learnt ...
Business
Textile faces four-day a week gas suspension
ISLAMABAD - Following its trend, the Federal Government has once again failed to honour its commitment made a couple of months ...
Wapda Chairman for early completion of Gomal Dam
LAHORE - WAPDA Chairman Shakil Durrani has directed the project authorities to expedite their efforts for early completion of the ...
BT cotton crop sowing to increase urea consumption
KARACHI - The sowing of BT cotton crop and increased farmer liquidity from higher credit availability with greater crop support ...
Oil prices add gains from stockpile drop, cold weather
NEW YORK (AFP) - Oil prices extended gains from a larger-than-expected drop in US energy stockpiles and an intense cold snap in ...
Iesco registered 7.6 per cent line losses in last fiscal year
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) received 7,825 million units for distribution out of which 7,232 ...
PR modifying ticket checking system
LAHORE - Pakistan Railways has decided to modify ticket-checking system with changing ticket examiners and guards by rotating ...
Govt committed to promote quality culture
KARACHI - The Government of Pakistan is committed to promote quality culture in the country and therefore, has to take legal ...
Japans jobless rate rises to 5.2pc in Nov: Govt
TOKYO (AFP) - Japans unemployment rate rose to 5.2 per cent in November from 5.1 per cent in October, worsening for the first ...
Toyota to recall 43,000 cars in China
TOKYO (AFP) - Japans Toyota Motor Corp is recalling about 43,000 cars in China due to a defect that may cause engine oil to leak, ...
Agriculture highly subsidised sector
LAHORE - Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) spokesman on Friday claimed that agriculture is still highly subsidised sector ...
Politics
Americans to land only in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD Now Americans can land only on Benazir Bhutto Shaheed International Airport, Islamabad, as Government has banned other ...
Gilani promises 'good news' to Nawaz
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani telephoned Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) Quaid Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and ...
10 'civilians' killed in Orakzai
ORAKZAI AGENCY - At least 10 persons including five children and four women were killed while five others including three ...
PSA Gwadar operating sans security clearance
Zamir Sheikh and Waqar Hamza KARACHI Though Port of Singapore Authority (PSA) took over operational duties at Gwadar Deep Water ...
NWFP renaming & provincial autonomy
ISLAMABAD All the major political players have geared up their efforts to clear the impediments in the way of Parliamentary ...
A fruitless effort to escape eventuality: Lawyers
ISLAMABAD Senior lawyers of the Supreme Court have termed governments decision to wait for the detailed judgement against NRO as ...
Two cops gunned down in Peshawar
PESHAWAR (APP) - Two policemen embraced martyrdom when unknown miscreants opened fire on a police checkpost in the jurisdiction ...
Police win more time to quiz 5 Americans
SARGODHA (AFP) A court on Friday remanded five American militant suspects in custody for another 10 days after police sought ...
Zardari begins direct public contact
ISLAMABAD President Asif Ali Zardari has decided to go for direct public contact in order to restore his damaged image ...
To Pakistan from CIA, Mossad, RAW; to govt from GHQ, CIA
KARACHI The troika of spy agencies of US, Israel and India seems to have joined hands and is working covertly through invisible ...
GHQ started mly drive, not Parliament: Fazl
LAHORE - Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazl) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said that the process of preparing Constitutional package ...
Pakistan concerned over UN's apathetic attitude
ISLAMABAD The heatedly debated decision of the United Nations regarding the relocation of its international staffers has mounted ...
Shakrial blast bomber's picture released
ISLAMABAD Police have released a picture of the suicide bomber who blew himself up here at the entrance of an Imambargha near ...
Four militants killed in Swat
SWAT The security forces killed at least four militants during a search operation here at Amlok Dara area on Friday. Sources ...
Taliban shell 3 schools in NWFP
PESHAWAR (AFP) The Taliban blew up Friday three schools in NWFP where troops are fighting against militants, officials ...
Entertainment
Kim Kardashian paid $10,000 per tweet
SOME might question her apparent celebrity status, however Kim Kardashian certainly seems to have acquired some pulling power. ...
Make-up 'dangerous' for young girls: Study
BAD news for young girls who love wearing make-up to look attractive, as a new study has claimed that beauty products such as ...
Britain's biggest bullock weighs 3,682lbs
A COLOSSAL bull called The Field Marshall has reaffirmed his title as Britains biggest bullock. The eight-year-old Charolais ...
Rachel Stevens plots pop comeback
RACHEL Stevens has confirmed rumours that she is plotting a pop comeback. The former S Club 7 star, who has been absent from the ...
Paris gets diamonds for Christmas
SOCIALITE and heiress Paris Hilton has already opened her and Christmas presents to find that she has been gifted sparkling ...
Dainty models made using glue and just one sheet of A4 paper
ARTIST Peter Callesen proves he is a cut above the rest with these dainty models made using glue, a scalpel - and just one sheet ...
Islamabad
Herculean tasks await new AGP
ISLAMABAD - The prosecution of Swiss cases and the issue of Presidents immunity will be the Herculean tasks for the newly ...
Anaesthesia overdose causes another brain-death
MULTAN - The alleged negligence of doctors of Nishtar Hospital has brought another young man, Muhammad Asif, 28, to the deathbed, ...
PAF always alert to any threat: Rao
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force said that PAF always ready to ...
Another accused arrested from Peshawar
KARACHI - Police on Friday claimed to have arrested another suspect allegedly involved in the recently bank heist took place in a ...
BB martyrdom site washed with rose water
RAWALPINDI (APP) - The martyrdom site of Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto was washed at Liaquat Bagh here on Friday under the auspices of ...
Prolonged dry spell causing severe dust allergy
ISLAMABAD - Prevailing long dry spell coupled with massive construction activities has resulted in enormous increase of dust ...
Rescue 1122 on emergency alert during Ashura
RAWALPINDI - Punjab Emergency Service (Rescue 1122) Friday chalked out a comprehensive plan to provide emergency medical cover to ...
Muharram security arrangements reviewed
ISLAMABAD - The newly appointed Chief Commissioner Islamabad Shahid Mahmood here on Friday held an important meeting with ...
Parveen Shakir's death anniversary today
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Parveen Shakir Trust is observing the 15th death anniversary of noted poetess Parveen Shakir today ...
'Pakistan Post to improve mail delivery'
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Pakistan Postal Services (PPS) Addl. Director General (Ops) Fazli Sattar Khan has that Pakistan Post is ...
13 held during search operation
ISLAMABAD - The City Police rounded up 13 suspects during different search operations, police informed here on Friday. According ...
Sports Ministry takes notice of Argentina scandal
ISLAMABAD - The Ministry of Sports has decided to take serious notice of the Argentina scandal in which national hockey players ...
National
Pakistan's chance to end drought
In the current tour of Australia, Pakistan will play three Test matches with the first being played at Melbourne Cricket Ground, ...
Karachi
Nawaz asks Gilani to implement SC decision
LAHORE-PML(N) Quaid Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has expressed hope that Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani will ensure a ...
No room for military courts in Constitution: Awan
KARACHI - Federal Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Dr Babar Awan on Friday ruled out the possibility of ...
'Q' pays rich tribute to Quaid-i-Azam
ISLAMABAD - PML Secretary General Mushahid Hussain Sayed Friday paid rich tributes to the father of the nation saying that ...
Change of guard at Quaid's tomb
KARACHI - The nation celebrated the 133rd birth anniversary of the founder of the nation Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah in a ...
Poverty reduction programme starts yielding results
KARACHI - The Union Council Based Poverty Reduction Programme (UCBPRP) launched by Sindh Rural Support Organisation (SRSO) with ...
MQM worker among two shot dead
KARACHI - One MQM worker and a local transporter were gunned down in separate incidents of target killings in different parts of ...
CM reviews land grant policy
KARACHI (APP) - The amendments and proposals with regards to Land Grant policy for Sindh came under detail consideration at a ...
Dilemma of power supply in City
KARACHI - KESCs problems remain unresolved and it has been asserted that there is no respite from power outages till June 2010. ...
MQM organises Christmas ceremony
KARACHI (PPI) - A Christmas gathering was organized by Mutahhida Qaumi Movement (MQM) at Khursheed Memorial Hall, Azizabad in ...
KU faces political pressure
KARACHI - After the Senate Meeting while talking to journalists, KU Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Pirzada Qasim expressed his serious ...
Tanvir forced out of Australia stint
KARACHI (AFP) Pakistans all-rounder Sohail Tanvir on Friday pulled out of a contract with Australian side Victoria after doctors ...
Lahore
Tepa to outsource D-Point parking plaza
LAHORE - In the wake of precarious law and order situation jeopardised by terror attacks, the Traffic Engineering and Planning ...
Principal asked to refer matter to BoG
LAHORE - The Punjab government has taken notice of Kinnaird College Principal decision, terminating five senior college teachers ...
Christians show solidarity with Muslims on Christmas
LAHORE - The Christians community celebrated the holy festival of Christmas in the City with reverence and religious fervour on ...
Police using delaying tactics in recovering girl
LAHORE - Despite rhetoric by the bigwigs of the police department about increasing police performance, Sabzazar police have ...
Quaid's birthday celebrated
LAHORE-The 133 birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was celebrated on Friday with ...
'ensure supply of power during Majalis'
LAHORE-Senior Advisor to Chief Minister, Sardar Zulfiqar Ali Khan Khosa has asked the district authorities to ensure supply of ...
'Jinnah's teachings must be followed for peaceful Pakistan'
LAHORE - Survival and security of Pakistan can be addressed only by implementing the teachings of Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali ...
Sixteen teams vie for top berth
LAHORE The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) will host 12th National Under-14 Festival of Football from February 19 to March 4, ...
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