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 27, 2008
Front Page
Army shifts troops
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Armed Forces Friday restricted leave of their personnel as part of defensive measures to ward off Indian threat of war. A senior security official told TheNation that Armed Forces had taken minimum defensive measures as part of necessary preparations. "Limited troops have been ...
Manmohan meets defence chiefs
NEW DELHI (Agencies) - India's Prime Minister on Friday summoned his military chiefs to a meeting amid tensions with rival ...
India steps up diplomatic offensive
NEW DELHI (Agencies) - India and Saudi Arabia on Friday called for global coordinated action against terrorism following last ...
Divided we fall
EVER since Pakistan got an elected government, and the Army declared its retreat from politics and governance, there has been a ...
International
Russia sells surface-to-air missiles to Libya, Syria
MOSCOW (AFP) - Russia has begun to fulfil a 250-million-dollar contract to deliver surface-to-air missiles to seven countries ...
Gaza bracing for Israeli military strike
Gaza City (AFP) - The spectre of a military invasion on Friday hung over Hamas-run Gaza Strip where two children were killed as ...
Chinese navy off for Africa on anti-piracy mission
BEIJING (AFP) - An anti-piracy task force of the Chinese navy set sail Friday for Africa, state media said, in the nation's first ...
Lanka takes key Tiger town; 40 killed
Colombo (AFP) - Government forces on Friday wrested control of a strategic town after heavy fighting with Tamil Tiger rebels that ...
More militants held in BD
DHAKA (AFP) - Bangladesh has arrested more suspected militants ahead of next week's elections, a police officer said Friday, ...
Prayers and tears as Asia marks tsunami anniversary
MEULABOH, Indonesia (AFP) - Bereaved families across Asia wept and prayed on Friday as they marked four years since a huge ...
Thai PM urges Thaksin not to incite unrest
BANGKOK (AFP) - Thailand's new Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva Friday urged fugitive former leader Thaksin Shinawatra not to ...
Death toll rises to eight
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - A man dressed in a Santa Claus costume burst into a Christmas Eve party at his former in-laws and opened ...
Nepal declares power 'crisis'
Kathmandu (AFP) - Nepal's Maoist-run government has declared a "national power crisis" and warned that blackouts in the ...
Obama most admired American: poll
WASHINGTON (AFP) - President-elect Barack Obama has replaced US President George W Bush as the most admired man in America, ...
Sri Lanka President gives go ahead for Pakistan tour
COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lanka's President has given the green light for the national team to tour Pakistan next month in place of ...
Gayle blasts New Zealand in twenty20
AUCKLAND (AFP) - A Chris Gayle blast in a special "eliminator over" broke the deadlock between the West Indies and New Zealand to ...
Business
KSE tumbles under 6500 level after losing extra 2.6pc
LAHORE - Losing spree continued even on the last of the business week on Friday and dilapidated Karachi Stock Exchange went ...
Govt institutions to buy shares from suspended brokers
KARACHI - The government-run financial institutions and other lending institutions have agreed to buy shares from the 34 ...
Oil prices rebound in post-Christmas trade
SINGAPORE (AFP) - World oil prices rebounded in Asian trade Friday after tumbling to four-year lows before the Christmas break, ...
State Bank issues 730 branch licenses in 2008
KARACHI - State Bank of Pakistan has issued 730 licenses to commercial banks to open new branches/sub-branches in 2008 under its ...
State Bank revises refund procedure for exporters
KARACHI - State Bank of Pakistan has issued the revised procedure for the payment of refunds to the exporters under the Export ...
Budgetary borrowings shoot up to Rs339.41b
KARACHI - The budgetary borrowings of the federal government have shot up to 339.41 billion rupees in the current financial year. ...
FMFB ranked 7th in top 100 MFIs of world
KARACHI (PR) - The First Micro-finance Bank Ltd (FMFB) has been ranked 7th in the 2008 MIX Global 100 Composite Rankings of ...
Sharp decline seen in cotton prices
KARACHI - The cotton prices in local market have declined by 31 per cent, which would be beneficial to the textile sector. ...
The way to development of Saarc
Truly tragic and sad the Mumbai attacks represent a defining moment in the relationship of India and Pakistan. The two countries ...
Farmers' welfare key to boost agriculture sector
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Agriculture experts here Friday stressed the need for educating farmers and making their incomes and welfare as ...
Politics
Taliban hail withdrawal of troops
ISLAMABAD - Responding positively to the move of withdrawal of forces from the restive tribal areas, Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan ...
2 young girls killed in blast
QUETTA-Two girls were killed and two others injured when a bomb exploded in their house in Nasirabad district on Friday, police ...
Musharraf makes public appearance
LAHORE - Marriage of Khurshid Kasuri's son with Manzoor Wattoo's daughter was definitely a union of two big political families, ...
Avoid raising tensions: US
WASHINGTON-The White House on Friday said it remains in close touch with both Pakistan and India and urged them to avoid taking ...
Kashmir violence at all-time low: India
SRINAGAR (Agencies) - Violence in Kashmir has fallen to an all-time low, Indian police said Friday, while noting that more than ...
Zardari among top 2008 personalities
WASHINGTON (Online) - US Time magazine has included President Asif Ali Zardari in its list of top 20 most prominent personalities ...
UN commission to probe Benazir's murder soon: Ban
UNITED NATIONS - In a statement marking the first death anniversary of Benazir Bhutto's assassination, UN Secretary-General Ban ...
Entertainment
Seals perform underwater dance
FLIPPERS entwined in a courtly embrace, two seals perform an underwater version of Strictly Come Dancing. And their graceful ...
Rare white deer pictured
SEEING one would be lucky. Seeing two might make you regret that extra Christmas cognac. But amateur photographer and wildlife ...
Anne's ex admits to 2.4m fraud
ANNE Hathaway's ex-boyfriend Raffaello Follieri, who was imprisoned in a scam case, has confessed to a fraud of over 2.4 million ...
Sparkling spray of stars seen
NGC 2264 lies about 2600 light-years from Earth in the obscure constellation of Monoceros, the Unicorn, not far from the more ...
Leona Lewis named 'Person of the Year'
Leona Lewis has been named Person of the Year by animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). The ...
Asia at risk of mega-disasters
SYDNEY (AFP) - The Asia-Pacific faces an era of large-scale natural disasters, which could kill up to one million people at a ...
Islamabad
Thin attendance witnessed at government offices
ISLAMABAD - Government offices on Friday gave a deserted look as majority of public servants left the offices early in morning to ...
Missing persons' kids narrate ordeal
ISLAMABAD - Activists of Defence of Human Rights staged a protest demonstration here on Friday in favour of missing persons. A ...
PIMS establishes blood camp today
ISLAMABAD - To pay homage to the slain prime minister Benazir Bhutto on her first death anniversary Pakistan Institute of Medical ...
Need stressed for more neurologists
ISLAMABAD - A large number of eminent neurologists across the country and from abroad convened in the 8th International Neurology ...
'Nation stands behind troops in case of attack'
ISLAMABAD -Imamia Student Organisation (ISO) staged protest demonstration against possible Indian aggression here on Friday. ...
Tears, prayers, flowers, tributes for Shaheed BB
RAWALPINDI (APP) - Tears, flowers, prayers, candles and slogans marked the day as thousands of PPP workers, loyalists, ...
AQEEL TOO GOOD FOR VETERAN HAMEDUL HAQ
ISLAMABAD - Salman Bin Saleem claimed the title of Under-13 event of the ongoing Subh-e-Nau National Clay Court Tennis ...
Karachi
Power outages at peak despite oil prices plunge
KARACHI - Despite a drastic decline in the furnace oil prices, the mega city of Pakistan is facing hours long unscheduled and ...
Violence victims still await compensation
KARACHI -The law enforcement agencies have failed to arrest the culprits involved in the assassination of Benazir Bhutto and ...
Health insurance scheme in Sindh from January 15
KARACHI (APP) - Sindh Government is inviting offers from Insurance Companies on January 1, 2009 for Health Insurance Scheme for ...
International Book Fair opens in City
KARACHI - Sindh Minister for Industries and Commerce Rauf Siddique has said that to trigger interest of knowledge seeking and ...
After Bhutto, Benazir leads from her grave
'I led Benazir Bhutto to the room where her brother Mir Murtaza Bhutto was lying dead, she became hysterical as soon as she saw ...
People against idea of two weekly holidays
Karachi (PPI) - Citizens and traders have showed reservations on the proposal of two weekly holidays to save electricity and ...
Lahore
Country in safe hands, says PM
LAHORE - Since August 18, on Friday it was the first appearance in the provincial metropolis at a function by former president of ...
People perturbed over unscheduled outages
LAHORE - The Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) continued to carry out up to 12 hours unscheduled power shutdowns in city ...
Forex scam accused held
LAHORE - NAB Punjab has arrested accused Muhammad Khalid, ex-associate director of M/s US Credit Securities, Gujranwala, who was ...
Talks underway with France for waste management: CM
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that for providing a healthy atmosphere to the citizens, government is ...
CM urges nation to forge unity
LAHORE - A delegation led by Naib Ameer Jamat-e-Islami, Liaqat Baloch called on Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif at Chief ...
'Police to remain on high alert during Muharram'
LAHORE - Capital City Police Officer Pervez Rathore has said that Lahore Police will remain on high alert in order to maintain a ...
PCB promises foolproof security
LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board has promised foolproof security to the visiting Sri Lankan team, which is expected to arrive ...
Younis says IPL will lose charm without Pakistan players
LAHORE - Indian Premier League will lose substantial fan-base if Pakistani cricketers are not able to participate in the Twenty20 ...
2011 World Cup organising committee meets to select MD
LAHORE - The central organising committee of the 2011 World Cup in South Asia will meet next week in Kuala Lumpur to select a ...
PCB, Sri Lankan officials to meet in Malaysia today
LAHORE - The officials of the Pakistan Cricket Board will be meeting the Sri Lankan Cricket Board (SLCB) today at Kuala Lumpur ...
Ittikhab backs Malik captaincy for another year
LAHORE - Pakistan Cricket Board should continue with Shoaib Malik as captain for another year as he has improved a lot as leader, ...
SSGC's Sabir retains Champion of Hills title
LAHORE - Rider Muhammad Sabir of Sui Southern Gas Company retained the title of Champion of Hills Cycle Race held from Rawalpindi ...
Warid Golf Championship at Gymkhana from 27th
LAHORE - Star attractions at the Warid Club Championship 2008 from Saturday (December 27) at the Lahore Gymkhana Golf Course will ...
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