Friday, February 10, 2012
- 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
- 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
- Terror trial of accused Bali bomber starts Monday
The Nation in print for Thursday, December 03, 2009
Front Page
Bomber targets Naval HQ
ISLAMABAD Two officials of Pakistan Navy died while 11 others including six civilians were wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up here at the main gate of Naval Complex on Wednesday. Eyewitnesses informed that a youngster, approximately 16 to 18 years old, walked up to a checkpoint at the ...
Hillary harps on 'do more' mantra
WASHINGTON US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday pledged to significantly expand support aimed at developing the ...
Pak critical to Afghan success: Obama
WEST POINT, New York A strategy in Afghanistan also must work in Pakistan to address a cancer that has taken root in the border ...
International
Umpiring standard in Malaysia improving: Mahboob
MUMBAI Syed Mahboob Ali Shah (born October 13, 1938) is a former Pakistani first-class cricketer and Test umpire. Before ...
Green's first-round TKO stuns Jones in title fight
SYDNEY (AFP) Australian titleholder Danny Green scored a stunning first round TKO victory over American great Roy Jones to ...
Six-star Dilshan leaves India chasing leather
MUMBAI (AFP) Tillakaratne Dilshan smashed his sixth century this year to give Sri Lanka a solid start in the crucial third and ...
No criminal charges against Tiger Woods
ORLANDO (Florida) (AFP) Tiger Woods will face no criminal charges for crashing outside his Florida mansion but the worlds number ...
Gibson delights United as Villa push past Pompey
LONDON (AFP) Darron Gibson scored twice as reigning champions Manchester United beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 at Old Trafford on ...
Taliban dominant in 11 Afghan provinces: US military
WASHINGTON (AFP/Reuters) - Defeating Al-Qaeda requires turning the tide against insurgents in Afghanistan, US Defence Secretary ...
UN chief welcomes Obama plan
UNITED NATIONS - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Wednesday welcomed President Obamas new strategy for Afghanistan, saying the UN ...
US floats civilian coordinator
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The Obama Administration said Tuesday it supports having a civilian coordinator in Afghanistan to help ...
Nejad comes down heavily on West, Israel
TEHRAN (AFP) - A defiant Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday that his country will itself enrich uranium up ...
Israel strips more Palestinians of Jerusalem status
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel stripped Palestinians of Jerusalem residency status last year at a faster rate than at any time in ...
Swiss pick a female president for 2010
GENEVA (AFP/Reuters) - Parliament on Wednesday elected Economy Minister Doris Leuthard as Switzerlands head of state for 2010, ...
India boosts navy to counter China push into Indian Ocean
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India plans to strengthen its naval presence in the waters off its southern shores, the countrys navy chief ...
German lawmakers to probe airstrike
BERLIN (AFP) - German lawmakers voted Wednesday to investigate a deadly airstrike in Afghanistan that reportedly killed dozens of ...
Mike, Hillary urged to drop Afghan surge
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Protesters opposed to President Barack Obamas planned troop surge for Afghanistan on Wednesday urged top aides ...
BD to charge ex-PMs sons over ferry deaths
DHAKA (AFP) - Bangladeshi authorities said Wednesday they planned to charge the sons of former prime minister Khaleda Zia over a ...
Business
IRSA water availability estimate questioned
KARACHI - The Federal Agriculture Ministry and provinces have questioned the water availability figures forecasted by Indus River ...
Inflation up over 10pc
ISLAMABAD - Inflation based on Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) has surged by 10.49 percent in the week ended on November 26 as ...
Pakistan scores only 50 votes at IMO council polls
KARACHI - Pakistan contested International Maritime Organisation (IMO), a UN body on maritime affairs, council election held Nov ...
Growers getting better sugarcane price
ISLAMABAD - Sugar millers across the country, after failure to exploit the farmers, are forced to pay better price of sugarcane ...
Banks spread drops to 7.41pc
KARACHI - Banking sector spread increased by 31 basis points to 7.41 per cent during October 2009 compared with 7.72 in the same ...
KSE recovers 75 points amid security concerns
KARACHI - The KSE 100-index witnessed slender recovery on Wednesday after yesterdays grim session at the bourse, while benchmark ...
SBP advises banks to stop agri loans recovery
KARACHI - The State Bank of Pakistan has advised commercial banks to stop recovery of all agricultural loans along with its ...
What would it take for new int'l reserve currencies to emerge?
KARACHI - New international reserve currencies may emerge in the future, but for this, a number of developments will be required, ...
FBR drive against tax evaders from Jan 1
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Sohail Ahmed said on Wednesday that drive against tax evaders would be ...
Dubai crisis not to affect Pak banks
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Pakistans banking sector is very sound and has shown its resilience during the global financial crisis. We have ...
Politics
US to expand war against militants
NEW YORK As US President Barack Obama announced plans to send more troops to fight resurgent Taliban, he also quietly authorised ...
No political prisoner now: Gilani
LONDON - Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, who arrived in London from Germany on Wednesday on a two-day state visit to Britain, ...
'Chunk of forces to be withdrawn from IHK'
NEW DELHI (Agencies) Indian Home Minister P Chidambaram said Wednesday the government was prepared to withdraw a significant ...
New US policy to put pressure on Pakistan: Gul
LAHORE-United States new Afghan policy has been framed to put more pressure on Pakistan as the US wants to achieve some goals ...
Islamabad seeks clarity on US plan
ISLAMABAD (AFP) Pakistan on Wednesday urged US President Barack Obama to work closely with Islamabad to ensure that his new ...
BoP case involves more culprits
ISLAMABAD The Bank of Punjab (BoP) case on Wednesday engulfed many other influential culprits, who allegedly bribed million of ...
Europe shy to make firm troop pledges
PARIS (Reuters) European leaders were quick to offer verbal support on Wednesday to US President Barack Obamas Afghanistan ...
'N' to boycott reforms body meeting
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) is likely to boycott proceedings of the 26-member Parliamentary Committee on ...
4 killed over karo-kari
SUKKUR - Four persons including two women were killed over the alleged charge of 'karo-kari in two different incidents near ...
Forces strengthen positions in SWA
ISLAMABAD - Security forces have cleared compounds at Ziarat and Dunai Killi and recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition in ...
'No more blank cheque for Kabul'
WEST POINT, New York - The days of giving a blank check to Afghanistan are over, U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday ...
Osama's whereabouts unknown: FM
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Vowing to capture Osama bin Laden as soon as information is received, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on ...
Exit strategy must come after Al-Qaeda defeat: Musharraf
NEW YORK - Former president Pervez Musharraf has said that any exit strategy from Afghanistan must come after eliminating ...
Mastermind of attacks on brigadiers held
ISLAMABAD - Law enforcement agencies have apprehended the alleged mastermind of attacks on serving Army brigadiers in the Federal ...
Wagon crash kills 16 in AJK
MIRPUR (AJK) - As many as 16 people, including six women, were killed and six others injured when a passenger wagon skidded into ...
IAF grounds entire fleet of 100 Sukhois
NEW DELHI (APP) - The Indian Air Force has grounded its entire fleet of 100 Sukhoi jet fighters after a crash of such plane two ...
Entertainment
Google to let publishers limit free online news
GOOGLE will allow publishers to set a daily limit on the number of articles readers can view for free through the internet giants ...
Mother removes girl's tooth with remote control car
REMOVING a loose tooth by tying a piece of string to a door handle and then pulling it shut used to be common practice. However, ...
Gordon Brown makes Reese gaffe
REESE Witherspoon is one of the worlds most recognisable actresses, but that didnt stop Gordon Brown getting her name wrong. The ...
No Twittering for Katy Perry
POP singer Katy Perry has come up with a new plan to make sure she doesnt embarrass herself with candid posts on her Twitter ...
Jennifer Lopez keeps tabs on the tabloids
JENNIFER Lopez has a guilty secret - she religiously reads the tabloids The Jenny From The Block singer - who raises twins with ...
Former Miss Argentina dies after plastic surgery
SOLANGE Magnano, a former Miss Argentina and international model, died only three days after having a plastic surgery. The ...
Islamabad
Autumn gives amazing look to Capital
ISLAMABAD Capital city has lately worn a new and attractive garb with the advent of autumn that gradually shaded leaves from the ...
Body scanners installed at airports
ISLAMABAD (APP) The ministry of Health has installed thermal body scanners at major airports of the country for proper scanning ...
Rawalpindi traffic code of conduct announced
RAWALPINDI Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Rawalpindi Dr Muhammad Akhtar Abbas has announced a code of ethics for public ...
Commuters reject increase in oil prices
ISLAMABAD (PPI) The commuters of twin cities on Wednesday strongly condemned the recent increase in petroleum prices and ...
Entry fee at Adiala Jail abolished
RAWALPINDI (Online) Fee to enter the premises of Adiala Jail has been abolished and visitors have also been asked to inform high ...
Dutch envoy introduces visiting minister to Capital's elite
ISLAMABAD - Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Joost Reintjes, hosted a reception to introduce the visiting ...
Karachi
Pakistan start as favourite in Argentina
KARACHI If ranking is any yardstick to judge who will emerge winner in the eight-team Champions Challenge hockey starting at ...
PBSA show no confidence in govt security
KARACHI The Pakistan Billiards and Snooker Association ignored standard operating procedure of security when it voluntarily ...
Muttahida, ANP support Sindhi Topi, Ajrak Day
KARACHI - Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and Awami National Party (ANP), coalition partners of the ruling PPP, on Wednesday, ...
Dengue claimed nine lives in City
KARACHI - Increasing reports of Dengue Fever (DF) and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) cases have become the talk of the town, as ...
Food Street opening delayed again
KARCHI - The inauguration Port Grand Retail and Entertainment Complex (Karachi Food Street), claimed to be the biggest food ...
Parking plaza fails to earn revenue
KARACHI - Despite severe financial constraints in the City government, the incompetent and lethargic bureaucracy has failed to ...
Opp, Treasury blame each for lack of quorum
KARACHI - The session of City Council, City District Government Karachi, on Wednesday failed to make quorum as just about 91 ...
Lahore
Faisal named in squad for second Test
LAHORE The Pakistan cricket team management Wednesday announced a 13-member team for the second Test starting from today ...
HSBC launch campaign with crushing victory
LAHORE HSBC Bank trounced lackluster Arext 14-0 in the Nurpur Cup at the Lahore Polo Club here on Wednesday. In other matches, ...
Afridi sets his sights on T20, ODIs
LAHORE Swashbuckling Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has diverted all his concentration to one-day and T20 cricket and will ...
Handsets sans IMEI threat to national security
KARACHI - A significant quantity of Chinese-made handsets are available in Pakistan that come without valid International Mobile ...
Admissions in postgraduate classes up 15pc
LAHORE - The percentage of admission in postgraduate classes in Pakistan has increased to 15 per cent of the entire admissions in ...
3 murdered over property share
LAHORE - A group of armed shot dead three youngsters while three others received severe injuries during a firing incident ...
PU and IJT tussle reaches boiling point
LAHORE - The tussle between PU administration and IJT activists on the issues of students expulsion and forcible attempt to ...
LW Hospital Audit Report finds Rs6.4m embezzlement
LAHORE - A scam of Rs 6.4 million has surfaced in the Internal Audit Report of the Lady Willingdon Hospital for the fiscal year ...
Family seeks justice from CJP, CM
LAHORE - The family of the minor girl Iman, 3, who died due to alleged negligence of the doctors of a private hospital of Johar ...
PAC's working questioned
LAHORE-Some members of the Public Accounts Committee-I of Punjab Assembly, have expressed their resentment over working of the ...
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