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 Monday, December 29, 2008
Front Page
Bomber ravages polling station
PESHAWAR - At least 37 people were killed and over 35 injured on Sunday as a result of suicide attack on a polling station in Buner District, where by-elections for the National Assembly constituency, NA-28, were being held. According to eyewitnesses, political activists of different parties and ...
Anti-aircraft guns deployed in Gujranwala
GUJRANWALA - Armed forces fixed anti-aircraft guns at roofs of various buildings of strategic importance on Sunday morning and ...
Saudi Imam urges attacks on Israel
RIYADH (AFP) - A prominent Saudi Imam called in a fatwa on Sunday for attacks on Israelis everywhere in retaliation for the ...
Israel to invade Gaza
UNITED NATIONS - The UN Security Council Sunday expressed 'serious concern' over the Israeli strikes in Gaza Strip that have left ...
International
Israeli aggression sparks worldwide protests
LONDON (AFP) - Demonstrators in cities across the world on Sunday marched in protest against the Israeli airstrikes on Gaza that ...
Obama silent on Israeli brutality
WASHINGTON - US President-elect Barack Obama spoke with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Saturday about Israel's strikes ...
Israeli warplanes fly low over south Lebanon
TYRE, Lebanon (AFP) - Israeli warplanes on Sunday flew low over south Lebanon, already the target of an overnight reconnaissance ...
Abbas blames Hamas for Gaza bloodshed
CAIRO (Agencies) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has blamed Hamas for triggering Israel's deadly raids on Gaza, by not ...
Gaddafi condemns 'cowardly' Arab response to Gaza blitz
TRIPOLI (AFP) - Libyan leader Moamer Gaddafi has accused fellow Arab leaders of adopting a "cowardly" response to Israel's deadly ...
US President-elect's family spends night with no power in Hawaii
HONOLULU (Agencies) - A thunderstorm knocked out power throughout the Hawaiian island of Oahu after sunset Friday, suddenly ...
Jayawardene ton puts Sri Lanka on top
DHAKA (AFP) - Mahela Jayawardene smashed a solid 129 not out to put Sri Lanka in a winning position on the third day of the ...
Outspoken UNGA president slams Israel
UNITED NATIONS - The outspoken president of the UN General Assembly, Miguel D'Escoto Brockmann, Sunday lashed out at the Israeli ...
Politics
10-hour loadshedding till January
LAHORE - The Pakistan Electric Power Company has announced that up to 10 hours loadshedding will continue by the end of January ...
LPG being sold at Rs110
LAHORE - The black marketing of Liquefied Petroleum Gas is going on unchecked across the City as the price of the product crossed ...
Govt bans New Year Night festivities
ISLAMABAD (Online) - All the festivities regarding 'New Year Night' have been cancelled owing to the arrival of Muharramul Haram ...
President to visit Kabul on Jan 7
ISLAMABAD (Online) - Pakistan and Afghanistan are expected to enter into a new trade and economic cooperation mechanism during ...
Brokers seek relief from KSE
KARACHI - About 40 brokers of Karachi Stock Exchange have approached the KSE on Sunday to seek relief from the payment of CFS ...
Pakistan, India DGMOs meet to defuse tension
ISLAMABAD - Military Operations commanders of Pakistan and India on Sunday exchanged views on the prevailing situation on the ...
Firm dupes Wapda to win Bunji contract
LAHORE - The Bunji consultants joint venture (BCJV) with the lead firm Mott MacDonald Limited is stated to have duped the Wapda ...
Fortified Marriott Hotel reopens
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The suicide attack-hit Islamabad Marriott Hotel reopened on Sunday with a new look and state-of-the-art ...
Taseer, Chaudhrys mull change in Punjab
LAHORE - Punjab Governor Salman Taseer met with both PML-Q President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and former Chief Minister Pervaiz ...
Yet another threat to PML-N govt
ISLAMABAD - Meeting of Governor Punjab Salman Taseer with PML-Q top leaders in Lahore on Sunday cast more shadows of uncertainty ...
Entertainment
UK's Prince accused of beating dog
LONDON (AFP) - Britain's Prince Edward was in hot water with animal rights charities Sunday after using a stick to break up a dog ...
Killer Australian shark will not be hunted
SYDNEY (AFP) - Australian authorities said Sunday they will not attempt to hunt down a shark believed to have killed a swimmer ...
Britney wants to sing to troops
BRITNEY SPEARS is keen to bounce back from her X Factor shocker by turning into a modern-day Vera Lynn, my showbiz spies tell ...
Ray, Miley make surprise visit to cheer up sick children
MILEY and Billy Ray Cyrus gave the young patients at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital a surprise they will never forget. ...
Samuel Huntington, a man of enormous influence
DR SAMUEL Huntington's first book, "The Soldier and the State: the Theory and Politics of Civil-Military Relations," was such an ...
Goldfish survives 13 hours out of water
A goldfish survived for 13 hours on the floor after apparently leaping from its bowl, according to its owner. Barbara Woodford ...
Islamabad
Aqeel and Sara register thumping wins in finals
ISLAMABAD - Defending champion top seed Aqeel Khan retained the title of Subh-e-Nau National Clay Court Tennis Championship by ...
PSB to spend Rs 40m on South Asian Games athletes
ISLAMABAD - Director General, Pakistan Sports Board (PSB), Syed Amir Hamza Gilani has said that PSB would spend over Rs.40 ...
Security plans in twin cities finalised
ISLAMABAD - Capital Police has finalised foolproof security arrangements in connection with Muharram and a control room has also ...
'Massive protests if 3 bodies not recovered'
RAWALPINDI - A massive protest would be organised if the authorities concerned failed to recover the remaining bodies buried ...
All oppose war, none scared of it
ISLAMABAD (APP) - People belonging to all walks of life while opposing a war between India and Pakistan were however unanimous ...
3 murdered in separate incidents
ISLAMABAD: Three people were murdered in the jurisdiction of different police stations in the Capital here on Sunday while the ...
JI denounces Israeli aggression against Palestinians
RAWALPINDI - Jammat-e-Islami (JI) city Ameer Raja Abdul Waheed said that if 58 Islamic countries get united, they could easily ...
Green Tunnel Scheme starts
RAWALPINDI (Online)- Agriculture Department District Rawalpindi has started formal work on "Green Tunnel Scheme" aimed at ...
Karachi
KCCA plans warm welcome for Sri Lanka
KARACHI - The Karachi City Cricket Association, known as one of the biggest associations in the cricketing world, has suggested ...
Sindh fields largest number of players in squash event
KARACHI - Host Sindh has fielded as many as 13 players, the biggest number in the qualifying round of the CAA open squash ...
Projects for women uplift launched
KARACHI - The Women Department of Sindh Government has initiated various projects for the economic empowerment of women of the ...
JI urges world to raise voice against Israel
KARACHI - Hundreds of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) activists Sunday staged a protest demonstration outside Jamia Mosque Binoria Town ...
Nutraceuticals foods workshop
KARACHI - International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), Karachi University (KU), is going to hold a workshop ...
Allama Johri unlikely to deliver speech
KARACHI - Eminent religious scholar Allama Talib Johari is unlikely to deliver his speech at the main congregation of the holy ...
Pak-India war phobia: Who will be the major loser?
These days political and diplomatic tension between Pakistan and India is at its peak and the clouds of war are hovering over the ...
Construction of Aiwan-e-Riffat starts
KARACHI - The construction of Aiwan-e-Riffat Faziy Rhymeen Art Gallery, a CDGK run project has been started after a delay of ...
Lahore
PIA, Army in NBP Gold Cup hockey semis
LAHORE - PIA, National Bank (NBP) and Army reached the semi-finals of NBP Gold Cup Hockey Tournament at National Hockey Stadium ...
PHF changes schedules of Academy trials
LAHORE - The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has changed the schedule of trials of PHF Hockey Academies in Punjab due to the ...
PHF umpires course starts today
LAHORE - The Pakistan Hockey Federation umpires refresher course will be starting from today (Monday) at National Hockey Stadium ...
Remounts outplay Guard Rice in Minute Maid Polo
LAHORE - Remounts won the Minute Maid Polo Tournament beating Guard Rice by six goals to four in the final here at the Lahore ...
Aadil wins Gymkhana Club title
LAHORE - After many twists and turns on the final day at the Lahore Gymkhana Golf Course in this title bearing event, the ...
3 dead, several hurt in City
LAHORE - Two people were shot dead while four others wounded in different incidents here in the City on Sunday, police said. In ...
City remains under fog cover
LAHORE - The entire province including the City remained in the grip of severe cold on Sunday with experts predicting the cold ...
Fire rages on at Shah Alam Market plaza
LAHORE - Four fire fighters fell unconscious while goods and valuables worth over millions of rupees were reduced to ashes when ...
CM for implementation of CoD
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister, Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that Charter of Democracy (CoD) should be implemented in ...
90 per cent filling stations without fuel
LAHORE - At least 90 percent filling stations have suspended fuel supply in the city due to the worst petrol shortage, ...
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