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- 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
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- 9 sentenced for London Stock Exchange terror plot
- Greece reaches deal on austerity
- CJ takes suo motu notice of Lahore factory collapse
- India, Pakistan trade can reach $10 bn by 2015: CII
The Nation in print for Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Front Page
Pakistan proposes joint probe
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Tuesday offered joint investigation into Mumbai terror attacks to India but also said that in case of any aggression by the neighbouring state, the army was fully capable to defend the country's frontiers. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi met the envoys representing P-5, ...
Old foes shake hands
ISLAMABAD (NNI) - The meeting of National Security Conference proved landmark as it helped PML-N Quaid Nawaz Sharif meet with ...
India does not rule out military action
NEW DELHI (Agencies) - India's Ministry of External Affairs on Tuesday denied ruling out military action against Pakistan in the ...
US warned Delhi of attacks in October
WASHINGTON - US and Indian intelligence officials were aware a possible terrorist attack on India was in the works as long ago as ...
International
No threat to World Cup, CW Games
NEW DELHI (AFP) - India will host the 2010 Commonwealth Games and cricket's World Cup in 2011 as scheduled despite security ...
AL supports India in fight against terrorism
NEW DELHI (Agencies) - Amid rising tensions in Indo-Pak ties after the Mumbai attacks, the Arab League on Tuesday extended ...
Assailants came from Karachi: Mumbai police
MUMBAI (Agencies) - Claiming that the assailants who wreaked havoc in Mumbai were trained in Pakistan, Mumbai Police Commissioner ...
Iraq intelligence failure biggest regret: Bush
WASHINGTON (Agencies) - US President George W Bush, in a moment of reflection ahead of his departure from the White House, has ...
Indian govt looks for more scapegoats
INDIA'S security agencies frantically are trading blame for failing to prevent last week's attacks on Mumbai as the government ...
Iran mulls talks with US
Tehran (AFP) - Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said he is considering talks with members of the US Congress amid hopes ...
Cholera kills 473 in Zimbabwe
HARARE (AFP) - Cholera has killed 473 people in Zimbabwe in the latest outbreak of the disease, the World Health Organisation ...
India, Pakistan urged to probe Mumbai attacks
NEW YORK - Human Rights Watch, an international watchdog, Tuesday urged India and Pakistan to cooperate in a prompt and thorough ...
US expert says parts of Pakistan ungovernable
WASHINGTON - Asserting that parts of Pakistan have become ungovernable and a menace to international security, a US foreign ...
Bush admits "intelligence failure" on Iraq
WASHINGTON - With no more than two months left in his term, U.S. President George W. Bush, for the first time, admitted in public ...
Pakistan urged to completely shut down LeT
WASHINGTON - Stating that Pakistan holds the key to the current crisis in the sub-continent, a leading US newspaper Tuesday ...
Business
Bad loans up Rs44b
KARACHI - The growth in the volume of the Non-Performing Loans (NPLs) of domestic banking system is estimated to surge by Rs 50 ...
Market unchanged despite increase in volume
LAHORE - Even on the second consecutive day of the week on Tuesday, business in Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) remained almost slow ...
Pak-Qatar Takaful, Al Meezan sign pact
KARACHI - Pak-Qatar Family Takaful and Al Meezan Investments have signed an agreement that would provide all investors of Al ...
FBR collects Rs423 billion revenue in five months
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has collected Rs 423 billion revenue during the first five months of the current ...
$20 million fund for micro financing sector
LAHORE (APP) - Governor of State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Dr. Shamshad Akhtar has said that micro finance banking is being ...
Pakistan has rich business potentials
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Federal Minister for Commerce Makhdoom Amin Fahim informed the Swedish Business community about the rich ...
Law, order situation mars investment
KARACHI - Chairman SITE Association of Industry Engr M A Jabbar has said that stand alone SITE has suffered losses adversely ...
FWBL President represents Pakistan at int'l conferences
KARACHI - President, First Women Bank Ltd., Ms Zarine Aziz represented Pakistan as a Keynote speaker at the two international ...
Australian central bank slashes rates
SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia's central bank slashed interest rates by 100 basis points to a six-year low Tuesday in an aggressive ...
Politics
Movement if CJ does not resign: Nawaz
ISLAMABAD - Former prime minister and PML-N Quaid Nawaz Sharif Tuesday asked New Delhi to share evidence of alleged Pakistani ...
Washington not in business of greenlighting attacks
WASHINGTON (APP)- The State Department has said that the US does not encourage any country for attacks against terrorist targets ...
Nato not behind drone attacks
Brussels - Reiterating Nato's open distancing from the UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) drone strikes into Pakistani territory, ...
Rival student groups clash at PU
LAHORE - A clash took place between the members of University Students Federation (USF) and the Islami Jamiat Talaba (IJT) at ...
ECC allows gas loadshedding
ISLAMABAD - Reviewing prices, economic indicators and energy security, the Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet under ...
Crackdown on trouble-makers
KARACHI - Death toll in the violence-hit Karachi reached to 47 lives on Tuesday while commercial and routine life has been ...
Mumbai attacks may have Pak roots: America
BRUSSELS (Agencies) - A senior State Department official has said there is reason to suspect that the India terror attacks were ...
Entertainment
Computer mouse turns 40
IT rose from humble beginnings to become an essential piece of computer hardware. But as the computer mouse turns 40, there are ...
Health worker sales Spears records
AN ex-Los Angeles hospital worker has pleaded guilty to selling medical files of stars including Britney Spears and Farrah ...
Rice plays piano for Queen
CONDOLEEZZA Rice played a private piano recital for the Queen at Buckingham Palace during a visit to London. The outgoing US ...
Walrus plays saxophone
IT'S not often you see an animal blowing its own horn - but Sara is not your typical walrus. The flippered, whiskered creature ...
Rare mineral can track ancient climates
BY discovering the meaning of a rare mineral that can be used to track ancient climates, Binghamton University geologist Tim ...
'Spiderman' pleads guilty in NY skyscraper climb
NEW YORK (AFP) - The Frenchman dubbed "Spiderman" for his daring ascents of skyscrapers around the world pleaded guilty Monday to ...
Islamabad
PCB to take action again Tanvir
ISLAMABAD- Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) would take tough action against the Rawalpindi based lanky pacer Sohail Tanvir for ...
Sara in Futures Circuit Tennis quarters
ISLAMABAD - Besides top seed Parul Goswami of India, Yang Pang of China, Kumari Sweta Solanki of India, Sara Mahboob Khan of ...
11 new sectors to meet housing shortage in Capital
ISLAMABAD - The current financial crunch would not be a hurdle in the execution of mega projects, as Capital Development ...
Minister, FBISE chief asked to submit report within 3 weeks
ISLAMABAD - The Senate Standing Committee on Education, Science & Technology has asked the Minister of Education and Federal ...
Pakistan, France to jointly address environmental issues
ISLAMABAD (Online)- Pakistan and France will enhance cooperation in the area of environment particularly to mitigate the effects ...
Dental colleges complain of repeated questions
ISLAMABAD - Dental colleges affiliated with University of Health Sciences (UHS) have blamed the University of repeating some ...
RPO suspends SHO, 8 other officials
RAWALPINDI - Regional Police Officer (RPO) Rawalpindi Nasir Khan Durrani paid a surprise visit to Police Station Airport and ...
Shehnaz Wazir Ali gets HEC's top slot
ISLAMABAD- Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani has elevated his Special Assistance on Social Sector Shehnaz Wazir Ali by giving ...
National
Sohail Tanvir blames Indian media for creating hype
RAWALPINDI (APP) - Pakistan fast bowler Sohail Tanvir Tuesday recounted the immediate aftermath of attacks in Mumbai (India). ...
Karachi
MQM, JUI-F vow to restore peace in City
KARACHI - MQM and the JUI-F leaders on Tuesday urged all political parties to be united on one-point agenda and shun their mutual ...
KWSB violates rules in water supply tender
KARACHI - The competent authorities in Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) has issued tender for laying a water supply ...
Five routes linked to cattle market
KARACHI - City District Government Karachi has connected Cattle Market through five new links besides Sohrab Goth. People going ...
In a terror-struck world
What triggered the notion terrorism? Why did it suddenly become a catch phrase in recent times? The actual happenings of 9//11 in ...
CM summons meeting to discuss law and order
KARACHI - Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah has summoned a special Sindh Cabinet meeting on Wednesday (today) to discuss the ...
Fixed quota for disabled demanded
KARACHI - The Pakistan Disabled Foundation has demanded that fixed quota in government services should be ensured while a ...
Lahore
Pakistan, India should support each other: Qasim
LAHORE - Former Test cricketer Iqbal Qasim has pointed out that the Board of Control for Cricket in India and Pakistan are now ...
FIH puts off appointment of committees till board meeting
LAHORE - The International Hockey Federation (FIH) postponed the appointments of various committees until the next board meeting ...
World Cup preparations afoot, says PCB
LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board has rubbished speculations about a possible threat to the 2011 World Cup in the ...
India should tour Pakistan, says Malik
LAHORE - Pakistan Cricket team skipper, Shoaib Malik has said that Indian team should tour Pakistan as per schedule. He said the ...
Karate course concludes
LAHORE - A four months karate coaching camp organised by the Pakistan Karate Federation concluded here Tuesday at Queen Mary ...
Customers bleat on high prices
LAHORE - Owing to more than 80 per cent increase in the prices of sacrificial animals, all the sale points are yet to witness ...
'Karachi gang' loots mobile shops
LAHORE - A Karachi-based gang of robbers looted two mobile shops of the Hall Road, a famous and very important sale point of ...
Dejected employee commits suicide
LAHORE - A private TV channel employee, brother of eight, committed suicide Tuesday by hanging himself with a ceiling fan after ...
Rs1b okayed for sewerage system
LAHORE - Chief Minister Punjab Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has approved 100 new development schemes worth Rs 1.068 billion for ...
DCO stands tall in face of opposition
LAHORE - Despite the recommendation by the Privilege Committee of the Punjab Assembly, the Punjab government is yet to transfer ...
People wary of power cuts without schedule
LAHORE - The unscheduled and incessant power outages have continued to disturb the routine life of citizens, as a series of ...
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