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 Friday, December 04, 2009
Front Page
Gilani snubs Brown on Osama presence
LONDON - Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the democratic system in Pakistan will keep going in spite of the difficult circumstances. He said reports that the government had granted permission for drone strikes on Balochistan were just a part of disinformation. Talking to TheNation ...
US surveillance of Naval HQs
ISLAMABAD Much before the terror attack on the Naval Headquarters in E-9 sector of Islamabad, the complex was being monitored by ...
17-member SC bench to take up NRO on 7th
ISLAMABAD Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, Thursday, constituted 17-member bench of the Supreme Court to take up ...
International
McChrystal promises Afghan surge results by mid-2010
KABUL (AFP) - The US commander in Afghanistan said Thursday a troop surge should start turning the tide of war by mid-2010 as ...
Iran to review ties with countries over IAEA vote
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Irans parliament will review the Islamic republics relations with countries that voted against its nuclear ...
UNGA chief slams Swiss ban on minarets
UNITED NATIONS - UN General Assembly President Ali Treki Wednesday added his voice to a chorus of UN concern over the weekend ...
Israel illegally annexing east Jerusalem: EU
JERUSALEM (AFP) - In a confidential report obtained by AFP on Thursday, the European Union accused Israel of actively pursuing ...
Iraq violence kills eight
TIKRIT (AFP) - Attacks in northern Iraq on Thursday killed eight people, including a senior anti-terror officer who led a key ...
One dead in Mumbai water shortage protests
MUMBAI (AFP) - One person died and many were injured in a violent protest Thursday against cuts in water supplies in Indias ...
Jordan summons Israeli envoy
AMMAN (AFP) - Jordan summoned Israeli ambassador Nevo Dani on Thursday to demand a halt to unilateral actions by the Jewish state ...
Researchers develop new Hepatitis-C treatment
WASHINGTON (AFP) - An experimental treatment targeting hepatitis C was able to inhibit replication of the virus in the ...
Vettori, Tuffey rattle Pakistan
WELLINGTON (Agencies) New Zealand claimed control of a rain and bad light-hit opening day in Wellington, reducing Pakistan to ...
Sehwag's 284 not out floors Sri Lanka
MUMBAI (AFP) Virender Sehwag smashed a scintillating unbeaten double century as India turned the tables on Sri Lanka in the ...
Ancelotti backs Kakuta after Cup exit
BLACKBURN (England) (AFP) Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti has insisted Gael Kakuta will recover from a penalty shoot-out miss ...
Radebe hopes hosts S.Africa draw weak WCup rivals
CAPE TOWN (AFP) Supporters of hosts South Africa will be anxious onlookers Friday evening when the 2010 World Cup draw is made ...
Business
Global economy to rise by 2.4 percent in 2010, but recovery still 'fragile UN
UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations has predicted that the world economy would bounce back next year with a global growth rate of ...
NA body for rejecting pressure in ATTA talks
ISLAMABAD - Chairman National Assembly Standing Committee on Commerce Engineer Khurram Dastgir Khan Thursday said that foreign ...
FBR 'easy payment e-form not so easy, complain taxpayers
ISLAMABAD - Filing the e-form available on FBRs website for easy payment of taxes is not that easy, as it often disappears from ...
CCP issued 127 show-cause notices in two years
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has served as many as 127 show cause notices on the prima facie ...
PIA daily wagers seek CJ's help for confirmation
KARACHI - The contract employees of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) appealed to the Chief Justice of Pakistan to take ...
Traders support FBR in netting tax evaders
ISLAMABAD - The National Traders Alliance (NTA) while welcoming the FBRs move to net big tax evaders has cautioned the Government ...
Govt generates Rs25.6b through NSS
KARACHI - The growth in the public and private savings, mobilised by the National Saving Schemes, has substantially increased by ...
PSO, OGDCL employees set to get shares under 'BESOS'
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Syed Naveed Qamar Federal Minister for Petroleum, Natural Resources and Privatisation will distribute Shares ...
Surprise fall in new claims for US jobless benefits
WASHINGTON (AFP) - New claims for unemployment benefits in the United States fell unexpectedly, according to the latest weekly ...
SMEs advised to use banking channel for remitting funds
KARACHI - The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises has advised the SMEs to impress upon their buyers to use the banking channel ...
Politics
What was Nicole doing in Torkham?
ISLAMABAD An American lady, arrested on Tuesday (December 1) while being illegally present in Khyber Agency has been found to ...
Naval Complex bomber might be an Afghan
ISLAMABAD Pakistan Navy claimed that there were three suspects in Wednesdays attack and two of the accused managed to escape ...
FBR goes haywire over internal conflict on IRS
ISLAMABAD Federal Board of Revenue has gone haywire in the wake of deepening infighting among the revenue services erupting from ...
Destroy 22 tunnels, 15 bunkers in SWA
SWAT Security forces killed at least 15 Taliban militants, including two commanders, here in different parts of the scenic ...
Proof at proper time: Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (Online) Pakistan on Thursday again made it clear that substantial evidences are present regarding Indias interference ...
Pak fears it may pay price of US Afghan surge
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) President Barack Obamas troop surge in Afghanistan has sparked fears in Pakistan it will lead to more US ...
OPCW re-elects Pakistan as EC member
ISLAMABAD Acknowledging its constructive role in making the region free of chemical weapons, Organisation of Prohibition of ...
3 Somali ministers killed in blast
MOGADISHU (AFP) - A suicide bomber killed 19 people including three Somali government ministers at a graduation ceremony for ...
'Israel inflicting mortal blow to Mideast peace'
UNITED NATIONS (APP) - Pakistan told the UN General Assembly Wednesday that Israels impunity and defiance of international ...
'N' evolves plan to rescue PPP over 17th Amendment
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) has evolved a plan to help rescue the PPP-led ruling coalition in repealing the ...
List made public
ISLAMABAD (Online) - List of the persons who had got loans worth over Rs60 billion written off during former President Pervez ...
Blast wounds four in Peshawar
PESHAWAR - At least four persons including a policeman were injured in a remote-controlled blast near a police check-post here at ...
MSA nabs 16 Indian fishermen
KARACHI - The Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (MSA) has apprehended three Indian fishing boats along with 16 crew members for ...
Secy Interior, others grilled for handing over Pak citizens
QUETTA-A Division Bench of Supreme Court comprising Mr Justice Javed Iqbal and Mr Justice Raja Fayyaz Ahmed has said that legal ...
Premature US exit could inflame Pak, Afghanistan
KABUL (AFP) - A premature exit of US troops could fatally destabilise Afghanistan and Pakistan, where powerful voices still back ...
Entertainment
Festival shines light on Benazir, Afghanistan
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Films about the war in Afghanistan and slain former Pakistan prime minister Benazir Bhutto were named in the ...
Julianne Hough dating Jared
JULIANNE Hough has a new man in her life The star - who recently split from country singer Chuck Wicks - has been seen with Kings ...
Polanski to move to house arrest
FILM director Roman Polanski will be released from prison on Friday (today) and placed under house arrest at his chalet in ...
Beyonce nominated for 10 Grammy Awards
BEYONCE has been nominated for 10 Grammy Awards with teen country sensation Taylor Swift not far behind on eight. Kanye West, ...
Jackson kids among 'most fascinating' of '09
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Michael Jacksons three children, reality TV mom of eight Kate Gosselin and former Republican vice ...
Photographer's amazing battle scenes from the wild
THE battles are unfailingly barbaric, and almost always fought to the death. In a rare glimpse of a reality that wildlife ...
Sports
Barca go five clear with Xerez win
MADRID (AFP) Barcelona and their new Ballon DOr victor Lionel Messi moved five points clear of Real Madrid at the top of the ...
Islamabad
Brisk preparations for Xmas
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Christian community is making brisk preparations to celebrate Christmas with religious fervour and ...
Accused involved in F-9 Park robbery held
ISLAMABAD - The city police on Thursday nabbed an alleged dacoit who had been depriving people of money at gunpoint in F-9 Park ...
Hospitals' waste posing serious health hazards
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Untreated and improperly disposed of hospitals waste is causing ailments and serious hazards to human ...
15-day deadline against illegal use of residential units
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Taking strict notice of growing commercial and illegal use of residential units in residential sectors of the ...
Book Fair concludes
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The month-long 'Oxford Book Fair 2009 with amazing collection on diverse subjects by Oxford University Press ...
Call to change attitude towards disabled persons
FOZIA AZAM & IMRAN MUKHTAR ISLAMABAD - To mark the International Day for Special Persons, Ministry of Social Welfare and Special ...
National
Black Caps take ascendancy
A wet outfield and bad light shortened the first days play. But even a shortened day didnt restrict New Zealand from taking an ...
Karachi
Punjab's flexibility on Award sought
KARACHI - The Sindh NFC Action Committee while acknowledging the role of Nawaz Sharif and his party for the restoration of ...
Call for separate ministry for disabled
KARACHI - Speakers at a seminar organised by Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Dow University of Health Sciences ...
KESC faces 563MW shortfall
KARACHI - The Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) on Thursday generated just 1,237MWs against the total demand of just ...
HEC to relinquish PMA back to P&S Ministry
KARACHI - The Pakistan Marine Academy (PMA) which was handed into the Higher Education Commission (HEC) control in 2006, has been ...
250 new schools with Rs160m soon
KARACHI - Sindh Chief Minster Qaim Ali Shah has said that any country could not attain progress without quality education, while ...
Fishermen's body elections in limbo for two years
KARACHI - The severe opposition from the fishermen community to the election of an person outside the community as chairman of ...
Lahore
Girl having minor injury put to gallows: CJ
LAHORE - Lahore High Court Chief Justice Khawaja Muhammad Sharif on Thursday constituted a three-member medical board to probe ...
Pb Govt fails to achieve environment targets
LAHORE - The year 2009 designated by government for environment protection initiatives is ending without achieving most of its ...
Bank of Punjab was robbed of Rs9b: CM
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Thursday said that money recovered from perpetrators of Bank of Punjab scandal ...
Zardaris address at Mochi Gate on 13th
LAHORE - The PPP Punjab President, Rana Aftab Ahmad Khan, on Thursday announced that President Asif Ali Zardari would address a ...
LDA building inspectors mafia back with a bang
LAHORE - The mafia of building inspectors, whose wings were clipped to check their illegal activities two months back first time ...
For contractors not a single penny
LAHORE - The Wasa has put at sixes and seven its own well-trumpeted illegal water connection project that traced out more than ...
Interior Ministry clears Pakistan players for IPL
LAHORE - The federal interior ministry gave security clearance to the national cricketers to participate in the third edition of ...
PCB lost $47.22m due to scrapping of India series
LAHORE The Pakistan Cricket Board lost revenue worth $47.22 million after the Indian government didnt allow Mahendra Singh ...
Quaid Trophy: Saeed, Wasim punish Lahore bowlers
LAHORE Saeed Anwar Junior and Muhammad Wasim gave a solid start to Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) against Lahore Shalimar on ...
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