Friday, February 10, 2012
- 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
- 9 sentenced for London Stock Exchange terror plot
- Greece reaches deal on austerity
The Nation in print for Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Front Page
Share evidence with Pakistan
ISLAMABAD - China on Monday expressed its deep concern over Indo-Pak standoff while urging the South Asian nuclear neighbours to move towards de-escalation of tension and resume dialogue for the resolution of all bilateral disputes. Chinese Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei, who reached here Sunday ...
Saleem Raza appointed Governor SBP
ISLAMABAD - The government Monday appointed Saleem Raza as new Governor of State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). He will assume charge ...
Growth rate to remain low: SBP
KARACHI-Pakistan's growth rate is expected to be significantly lower than the annual target while inflation is expected to remain ...
Rebellious voices persist in PML-Q
ISLAMABAD - An overwhelming majority of PML-Q leaders and lawmakers are unhappy over Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi's growing relations ...
International
India doesn't want to undermine Pakistan's civilian government: report
NEW YORK - An attack on Pakistan could damage India's economic prospects at a time when the country is already vulnerable to the ...
International community piles pressure on Israel
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - The international community piled pressure on Israel to halt its offensive in the Gaza Strip on Monday, as ...
Turkey ends Israel-Syria peace effort
ANKARA (AFP) - Turkey said Monday it was ending efforts to organise peace talks between Israel and Syria because of the Israeli ...
Arab summit on Gaza in doubt
MUSCAT (AFP) - Gulf leaders meeting in Oman on Monday began an annual summit that is set to be clouded by differences over ...
Somali president resigns
BAIDOA, Somalia (AFP) - Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed quit Monday, plunging the war-torn country deeper into chaos as ...
Natural disasters killed over 220,000 in '08
BERLIN (AFP) - Natural disasters killed over 220,000 people in 2008, making it one of the most devastating years on record and ...
Stunned relatives furious over death of Gaza girls
JABALIYA, Gaza Strip (AFP) - Anwar Baalusha was sleeping when the mosque next door collapsed onto his house after an Israeli ...
WH demands Hamas agree to ceasefire
CRAWFORD, Texas (AFP) - The White House demanded on Monday that Hamas agree to respect a "sustainable and durable ceasefire," as ...
Taliban slam attacks
KABUL (AFP) - Afghanistan's Taliban group on Monday condemned Israel's attacks on the Gaza Strip as an "invasion of Islamic ...
SA summons Israeli envoy
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - South Africa summoned Israel's ambassador Monday to express its "grave concern" at "the brutal assault" by ...
Sri Lanka spinner Mendis joins squad in Bangladesh
DHAKA (AFP) - Spin sensation Ajantha Mendis joined the touring Sri Lanka squad here Monday after recovering from an ankle injury ...
Business
Brokers to settle CSF by January 5
KARACHI - Karachi Stock Exchange, brokers and the National Clearing Company Limited Pakistan have decided to settle the CFS ...
Sindh asked to waive off Rs400m SPCB liabilities
KARACHI - The Cooperation Department of Sindh has suggested to the provincial government that Rs400 million liabilities of the ...
PM for promoting Pak-Iran cooperation in energy sector
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Iranian Minister of Energy Parviz Fattah arrived here on Monday on a three-day official visit to Pakistan for ...
Agri sector to show better growth
KARACHI - Agricultural growth in the current fiscal year could be significantly better than in FY08 despite a sharp fall in the ...
31.5pc value lost as KSE loses another 193 points
LAHORE - Continuation of losing spree remained intact even on the third business week on Monday after the removal of floor when ...
Oil prices jump back above $40
LONDON (AFP) - Oil prices rose sharply Monday to above 41 dollars in London on rising unrest in the Middle East and evidence that ...
CDWP okays Rs173b BISP, CHASNUP III, IV
ISLAMABAD - A special meeting of Central Development Working Party (CDWP), said to be in-camera, on Monday considered three ...
Govt borrowings from SBP increasing
LAHORE - According to the latest Reserve money figures, government borrowings from SBP for budgetary support rose to Rs411 ...
Wapda late payments may lower Hubco's dividend payouts
LAHORE - The late payments by the Wapda to the HUBCO has affected company's earnings substantially through higher financing ...
Oil, gas prices need to be restructured: PSO
KARACHI - Consultation with all the associations of the textile industry has been made and its report will be presented to the ...
Politics
Rice cautions against raising tension
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has expressed concern to India and Pakistan over escalating tensions ...
India not to fix timeframe for Pakistan
SHIMLA (Agencies) - Indian Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma said on Monday that New Delhi does not favour ...
Musharraf should be charged, say Nawaz, Talal
LAHORE (Online)-PML-N Chief and former Prime Minister, Mian Nawaz Sharif has said that if Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry had been the ...
SC allows out of court settlement of CFS
KARACHI - A three-member bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday allowed out of the court settlement of the payment of ...
Sindh seeks transfer of money recovered by NAB
KARACHI - The provincial government has asked the federal government to hand over the misappropriated money that was later ...
ECC takes up oil price, dealers' margin today
ISLAMABAD - Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet is holding a meeting here today chiefly to decide the fate of ...
Shahbaz taken to hospital after chest pain
LAHORE-Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif was rushed to a private hospital here on Monday after he complained of severe ...
Militants kill 2 'spies' in Swat
PESHAWAR - Some unknown militants have gunned down two persons in Gawalrai area of Swat District, sources disclosed on Monday. ...
Govt not to allow parallel authority in tribal areas: PM
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Monday said Pakistan is a peace-loving and responsible nuclear state and ...
Entertainment
Bush chuckers target shoe discount
A Chinese shop is giving discounts to customers who hit an image of George Bush by throwing shoes. Customers hitting zones A-D ...
Japan's pop princess injured in fall
TOKYO (AFP) - Japanese pop diva Ayumi Hamasaki hopes to appear as scheduled on one of the country's most-watched New Year's eve ...
Watch-shaped mobile for video calls unveiled
SEOUL (AFP) - South Korea's LG Electronics Monday unveiled what it described as the world's first watch-shaped mobile video ...
Britney to stop biting nails
BRITNEY Spears' New Years' resolution is to stop biting her nails. The "Womanizer" singer is determined to take better care of ...
How certain vegetables combat cancer
WOMEN should go for the broccoli when the relish tray comes around during holiday celebrations this season. While it has been ...
Suri more popular than parents
THERE is something to be said for being the offspring of two of the most famous people on the planet. I'm not sure exactly what ...
Islamabad
Seven Pakistanis to feature in British Jr Squash
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's seven players will leave for Manchester on Tuesday (today) to take part in the British Junior Squash ...
Fawad saves the day for Rawalpindi
ISLAMABAD - Fawad Hussain was the only batsman of Rawalpindi who faced Islamabad's pacers bravely on the second day of the ...
Govt to support well-conceived education projects
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Monday said science and technology has profoundly influenced the ...
Govt to protect journalists, media freedom: Sherry
ISLAMABAD - The Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sherry Rehman has said that the government is committed to the ...
Kakar denies Rs 60b deal between Ministry, UK Company
ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for Housing and Construction Rahmat Ullah Kakar Monday said that no company had been so far awarded ...
'Seal of Excellence' award for handicrafts products
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Lok Virsa, on the pattern of UNESCO, is initiating a "Seal of Excellence Award for Handicrafts Products" aiming ...
Swiss govt launches 'greener' brick kiln tech in Capital
ISLAMABAD - The Swiss government, in collaboration with local brick kilns' owners, has launched a new technology 'Vertical-Shaft ...
'Govt to set up expo centre in Capital'
ISLAMABAD (NNI)- Federal government will establish an EXPO Centre in Islamabad for exhibition & sale of goods, manufactured by ...
Karachi
Bowlers dominate in battles of banks
KARACHI - Medium pacers and spinners of NBP and HBL dominated the second day of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy match on Monday in which ...
Karachi Blues' Tabish forces Quetta to follow on
KARACHI - Medium pacer Tabish Khan ploughed through Quetta first innings with a four-wicket haul to force the visitors follow-on ...
Revised schedule of PFF league round announced
KARACHI - Pakistan Football Federation has announced revised programme of League-Departmental round which will resume Tuesday ...
'Q' leaders make overtures to join 'N'
KARACHI - Some leaders of PML-Q and PML-F, led by Saleem Saifullah, will likely join the PML-N in near future, The Nation was ...
M-1 to M-10 motorways to be completed in 10 yrs
KARACHI - Federal minister for communications Dr Arbab Alamgir has said that construction of the next Motorway project will be ...
SHC serves notices on DAG, ex-envoy
KARACHI - Sindh High Court Monday issued notice to Deputy Attorney General, Ex-Ambassador to Muscat, DG FIA & others over alleged ...
752 degrees; 77 gold medals awarded
KARACHI - Senior Provincial Minister Pir Mazhar-ul-Haq has said that the reconciliation philosophy of Benazir Bhutto has brought ...
Family system collapsing in our society
KARACHI - Our moribund social and family system has caused many problems among our youngsters. If these issues not address now, ...
Mirza for using Command and Control System
KARACHI - Provincial Home Minister Dr Zulfikar Ali Mirza has directed the police to take advantage of City Government's Command ...
Lahore
Thick fog paralyses life in City
LAHORE - The plains of Punjab including the City remained in the grip of severe cold and foggy weather on Monday, hampering ...
Motorists go off road because of fuel shortage
LAHORE - The fuel scarcity has deepened in the City as most of the filling stations went out of stock on Monday, multiplying the ...
Fire-hit Noor Plaza on verge of collapse
LAHORE - The four-storey Al-Noor Plaza of Shah Alam Market, which caught fire on Sunday, was on the verge of collapse, as the ...
Objection overruled in plea against Abid Sher
LAHORE - Justice Nasim Sikandar of the Lahore High Court Monday overruled registrar's office objection on a writ petition seeking ...
PPP damaging itself, not PML-N: Ch Nisar
LAHORE - Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Ch Nisar Ali has maintained that the PML-N is not conspiring against Zardari ...
Wake up or it would be too late to mend
LAHORE - The killings of hundreds of Palestinians at the hand of Israel, has clearly exposed the double standard maintained by ...
We'll remember Sri Lanka's gesture
LAHORE - As the series between Pakistan and Sri Lanka got a green signal from Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse, the ...
Port Qasim in NBP Gold Cup hockey semis
LAHORE - Port Qasim reached the semi-final of the NBP Gold Cup Hockey Tournament at National Hockey Stadium here on Monday. ...
Pakistan to encourage foreign players in domestic events
LAHORE - Pakistan's domestic cricket tournament will soon have foreign flavour as the cricket authorities have allowed Afghan and ...
Kashif hammers century to lift Lahore Ravi
LAHORE - Kashif Saddique hammered century to lift Lahore Ravi total to 260 for six at the darkness-hit second day of the ...
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