Friday, February 10, 2012
- 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
- CJ takes suo motu notice of Lahore factory collapse
- India, Pakistan trade can reach $10 bn by 2015: CII
The Nation in print for Monday, December 08, 2008
Front Page
Pak-US ties at stake: Rice
WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama on Sunday vowed to build a 'close effective' strategic partnership with Pakistan as a way to curb violent extremism as he underscored that the United States cannot afford to look at Afghanistan in isolation but as part of a 'regional problem including ...
Islamic financial system best: Mufti
ISLAMABAD (Agencies) - Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Sheikh has urged the Muslims to hold tightly the rope of ...
Cabinet's body on defence meets today
ISLAMABAD " The Defence Committee of the Cabinet will meet today under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza ...
Pakistan responds to Indian demand today
ISLAMABAD " Pakistan is most likely to send its response today to India's demand for the handing over of 20 wanted persons to New ...
International
Israel threatens tougher action against Gaza rockets
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israel threatened tougher action against rocket fire from the Gaza Strip on Sunday as the territory's sole ...
EU launches naval Op in pirate-infested seas
BRUSSELS (AFP) - The European Union is set to launch its first-ever naval operation on Monday, with six warships and three ...
Mumbai attackers used every trick in the book
MUMBAI (AFP) - Piracy, infiltration, firing at crowds, using explosives, hostage-taking, suicide missions: the men who attacked ...
Zimbabwe accuses UK of invasion plot
HARARE (AFP) - Zimbabwe has accused Britain of using a cholera outbreak, which killed nearly 600 people to seek foreign support ...
Angry Greeks wreak havoc as police kill teen
ATHENS (AFP) - Two police officers were arrested on Sunday over the killing of a 15-year-old Athens boy, including the officer ...
Olmert slams Hebron settler 'pogroms' against Arabs
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israel's acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Sunday slammed what he called "pogroms" carried out by Jewish ...
US economic skid raises fears of deep global downturn
WASHINGTON (AFP) - A housing and credit crisis brought the US economy to a halt in 2008, creating a firestorm that has engulfed ...
Thai rivals battle to form government
BANGKOK (AFP) - Thailand's former ruling party on Sunday fought a bitter battle with the opposition to form a government, adding ...
Japanese PM's approval rating plunges
TOKYO (AFP) - The approval rating for the cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso plunged to 25.5 percent, a poll showed ...
Sri Lankan troops near Tiger HQs
COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops have killed scores of Tamil Tiger rebels in the past few days and are within "kissing distance" ...
Four reasons why SA could mount a challenge to Oz
SYDNEY - The South African cricket team can fancy its chances of beating the Australians for the first time on their home soil ...
Amir Khan back to best after quickfire victory
LONDON (AFP) - Amir Khan clinched the vacant WBA international lightweight title on Saturday with a second-round stoppage of ...
Philippines cheers as Pacquiao stuns De La Hoya
MANILA (AFP) - From the presidential palace to the rough-and-tumble slums, millions of Filipinos cheered Sunday after boxing hero ...
England call up for Khan
LONDON (AFP) - Kent fast-bowler Amjad Khan has been called up by England to replace the injured Ryan Sidebottom in the squad for ...
ICC chief urges fans to support India-England Tests
DUBAI (AFP) - International Cricket Council (ICC) president David Morgan has urged fans to join him in attending the upcoming ...
Bolt talks of approaching ultimate sprint speeds
KINGSTON (AFP) - Olympic double sprint champion Usain Bolt has the speed to shatter his own world records and approach ultimate ...
Cricket Australia won't stand up to Indian board: Gillespie
SYDNEY (AFP) - Former Australian paceman Jason Gillespie has slammed Cricket Australia, saying it doesn't have the courage to ...
Politics
Islamabad rejects Pranab denial of phone call
ISLAMABAD (Agencies) - Presidential spokesman Farhatullah Babar while rejecting statement of Indian External Affairs Minister ...
Continue strikes inside Pakistan
WASHINGTON - The Bush administration is preparing to present President-elect Barack Obama with a strategy review that calls for ...
New US troops to focus Kabul: NYT
NEW YORK - Most of the additional US troops heading to Afghanistan early next year will be deployed near Kabul, reflecting ...
Entertainment
Toys made of liquid wood
MOST plastics are based on petroleum. A bio-plastic that consists of one hundred percent renewable raw materials would help to ...
Cate Blanchett gets her star in Hollywood
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Australian actress Cate Blanchett on Saturday accepted the role of an Oscar-winner honored with her own star ...
Bangladesh gets its own Taj Mahal
SONARGAON (Bangladesh) (AFP) - A wealthy Bangladeshi film-maker has told how he built a replica of the Taj Mahal so that the poor ...
Happiness has its own network
HAPPINESS ripples well beyond a person's inner circle of friends and family, influencing the moods of total strangers as part of ...
Hadron Collider repairs to cost 14m
A faulty electrical connection between magnets was likely to blame for a large helium leak which caused the 4.4m LHC to be shut ...
Beckinsale, 35, hasn't passed driving test yet
KATE Beckinsale still hasn't passed her driving test, despite trying for 18 years. The "Nothing But the Truth" actress has vowed ...
Islamabad
ATMs shut down as consumers scurry for cash
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) considered a great solace for consumers in need of handy cash became a source ...
Eidee for burglars on Eid
ISLAMABAD - While majority of people has left for their native towns to celebrate Eid, the deserted sectors of twin cities are ...
Capital presents deserted look
ISLAMABAD (Online)- As Eid nears, most people have left the federal capital to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha at their respective ...
Govt committed to eradicate corruption: Gilani
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani assured that the government was committed to eradicate corruption and ...
Eid-ul-Azha brings good business to blacksmiths
ISLAMABAD (APP) - For the blacksmiths in the adjoining city of Rawalpindi the period ahead of Eid-u-Azha is a time of lucrative ...
Traders flay police over security lapse
ISLAMABAD (PPI))- The Executive Committee of Blue Area Traders Welfare Association (BATWA) has criticised the security lapses on ...
Karachi
Pakistan fails to achieve MDG goals
KARACHI - The country has failed to achieve the Net Primary Enrolment (NPE) and other targets pledged in the Millennium ...
Rs 100m allocated for 10 pedestrian bridges
KARACHI (APP) - City Nazim, Syed Mustafa Kamal has said that work on construction of overhead pedestrian bridges has already ...
Avoiding Karachi master plan will to multiply problems
KARACHI - The Master Plan of Karachi is a constitutional document, hence all the land in Karachi must be allotted under this ...
JI hails agreement between ST, MQM
KARACHI - Naib Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami Professor. Ghafoor on Sunday welcomed the agreement between the Sunni Tehreek and MQM ...
Researchers unlock mysteries of human memory
KARACHI (PPI) - Stop and think for a moment. What do you remember about your breakfast this morning? One part of your brain will ...
'Factors behind violence should be analysed'
KARACHI - Farhan Hanif, a Professor in International Relations Department of Karachi University, on Sunday observed that recent ...
Lahore
Lahorites prefer buying outstation
LAHORE - In the wake of higher prices of sacrificial animals, a large number of people have targeted neighbouring cities to buy ...
Mass exodus from City
LAHORE - People working in the City continue to leave Lahore for their hometowns to celebrate Eidul Azha with their near and dear ...
Butchers all set to make roaring business
LAHORE - One day ahead of Eid, the butchers are all set to make roaring business in the City. Butchers, considered to be the rare ...
Vegetable prices get Eid boost '
LAHORE - The prices of vegetables shot up in the open market and Sunday Bazaars ahead of Eidul Azha as compared to last week here ...
PPO delivers 8,000 forms each to all Senators, MNAs
LAHORE (APP) - Pakistan Post Office under Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) has delivered 8,000 forms each to all the ...
Karachi 'A', Gymkhana 'A' edge out Gujranwala and Royal Palm
LAHORE - Achieving top honors in the 3rd Aquafina Royal Palm Golf team Championship was no easy task and after a very close ...
Bowden replaces Rauf for Chennai Test
LAHORE - New Zealand's Billy Bowden will stand with Australia's Daryl Harper in next week's Chennai Test between India and ...
Abbas becomes Mr Lahore, Jamshed Junior Mr Lahore
LAHORE - The Junior Mr and Mr Lahore bodybuilding competitions were held here at the Wapda Sports Complex on Sunday with Jamshad ...
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