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 Sunday, February 14, 2010
Front Page
President rejects CJ's summary
ISLAMABAD Turning down the recommendations of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday elevated Chief Justice of Lahore High Court, Justice Khawaja Muhammad Sharif, as Supreme Court Judge while Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, Judge Lahore High Court, was made ...
Govt to file review petition
ISLAMABAD A meeting of PPPs stalwarts including Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani was held under the chairmanship of President ...
SC suspends notifications
ISLAMABAD Suspending President Asif Ali Zardaris order pertaining to judges appointment in the superior judiciary, a ...
International
US media highlighting Marja offensive
NEW YORK - The American media is projecting the major offensive launched by U.S. Marines and Afghan soldiers against what is ...
UNSCs intervention proposed to stop attacks on education
UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), in a new report Friday, argued ...
Obama names new envoy to OIC to cajole Muslims
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama named an Indian-American as new Special Envoy to the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) ...
Lawyers point finger at Indian establishment
MUMBAI (Agencies) - While clear clues are still absent after the high-profile criminal lawyer, Shahid Azmi, was shot dead at his ...
UN climate panel admits Dutch sea level flaw
OSLO (Reuters) - The UN panel of climate experts overstated how much of the Netherlands is below sea level, according to a ...
Yemen rebels given 48 hours to free Saudi soldiers
RIYADH (AFP) - Saudi Arabias Deputy Defence Minister said on Saturday he has given Yemeni Shia rebels 48 hours to hand over five ...
Myanmar frees Suu Kyi deputy from house arrest
YANGON (AFP) - Myanmars junta released the elderly deputy leader of Aung San Suu Kyis Opposition party from house arrest ...
BD detains Myanmar 'spies'
DHAKA (AFP) - Bangladesh coast guards have arrested eight citizens of Myanmar on suspicion of spying for the military-ruled ...
Three killed in Alabama University shooting
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, (Reuters) - Three faculty members at the University of Alabama in Huntsville were killed on Friday when a ...
Israeli Gen doubts power to hit Iran N-sites
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel may lack the military means for successful pre-emptive strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities, ...
Dementevia edges closer to Paris Indoor final
PARIS (AFP) Russian top seed Elena Dementevia marched into the semi-finals of the WTA Paris Indoor Open on Friday by beating ...
Japan beat S. Korea to win East Asian championship
TOKYO (AFP) Forward Shinobu Ono scored once to lead Japan to a 2-1 victory over South Korea and win the womens title at the East ...
Business
Private sector participation to be encouraged
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Saturday said as the private sector is a major driver of economic ...
Week records minimal decrease in inflation
ISLAMABAD - The SPI inflation was recorded 17.40 percent higher on the week ending on February 11 over the same period of the ...
RTO records increase in tax collection
LAHORE (APP) - Regional Tax Office, Lahore upto the month of January 2010 has recorded an increase in collection of income tax, ...
POL given two exploration licences
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The signing ceremony for the grant of two exploration licenses to Pakistan Oilfields Limited (POL) was held, ...
Pakistan ready to build institutional linkages with Maldives
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Federal Minister for Food and Agriculture, Nazar Muhammad Gondal has said that his ministry is ready for ...
Obama calls for new spending cuts
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Barack Obama called Saturday for new spending cuts, warning the country must bring its ballooning ...
Economy will revive after 2 years
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Federal Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin said that Pakistan economy will revive after two years and added that ...
UBL, Saudi Bank ink remittances facilitation agreement
KARACHI - United Bank Limited Pakistan and Bank Albilad Saudi Arabia have joined hands to facilitate remittance of funds from ...
Eurozone FM failed to heed Greek crisis
BERLIN (AFP) - Eurozone finance ministers failed to pay enough attention to Greeces economic crisis, Eurogroup chairman ...
Australia warns China not to interfere in iron ore prices
SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia has warned Beijing not to interfere in difficult commercial iron ore price negotiations and urged China ...
Politics
PM, coalition ignored in decision-making
ISLAMABAD Once again the advice of Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani was not given any consideration at the time of making ...
A deliberate confrontation by Presidency?
It had to happen so it should not have surprised anyone when the crunch finally came with the direct confrontation of the senior ...
Experts see institutional clash
LAHORE The executive act of ignoring the summary of Chief Justice of Pakistan for the elevation of Justice Mian Saqib Nisar is ...
Shahbaz welcomes SC decision
LAHORE Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has welcomed suspension of Federal Governments decision regarding appointment of ...
Appointments as per Constitution: Kaira
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira said Saturday that President has appointed ...
Zardari out to intimidate judges: Imran
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Chairman, Imran Khan, said that he was anticipating such a move from the Government as President Zardari ...
Asif a 'political suicide bomber'
Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid) Secretary General, Mushahid Hussain Syed while commenting on the situation said that President ...
Nation stands behind judges: JI
Amir Jamaat-i-Islam, Syed Munawar Hassan while praising the judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, said that it was time that ...
'N' to rise for judiciarys supremacy
Commenting on the situation, Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) (PML-N)s leader Senator Ishaq Dar has said that his party could go to ...
ANP to stop any anti-state move
Senior leader of Awami National Party, Haji Adeel Ahmed said that they were not taken into confidence by the PPP regarding ...
'A step towards confrontation'
President Pakistan Muslim League (Likeminded), Senator Salim Saifullah Khan, termed the Presidents appointments in the superior ...
Uzbek militants behind recent terror strikes
ISLAMABAD Laying unconscious on a bed in Intensive Care Unit of Combined Military Hospital, Rawalpindi, District Police Officer ...
US, India, Israel again in action
ISLAMABAD The coming together of the US, Israel, and India, in an unholy alliance to tighten the noose around a Muslim lady ...
Asif wants meaningful talks with India
ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday said that Pakistan wanted meaningful and result-oriented talks with India ...
Mass exodus on first day of US Helmand offensive
MARJAH, Afghanistan, (Agencies) Thousands of US-led troops backed by helicopters Saturday stormed an Taliban stronghold in ...
Fazlullahs driver killed; 3 arrested
SWAT - An alleged driver of Maulana Fazlullah, the Chief of banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Swat chapter, was killed ...
4 foreigners among 8 killed in Pune blast
PUNE (Reuters) - A bomb ripped through a packed restaurant in the Indian city of Pune on Saturday, killing at least eight people ...
India can't hold J&K by force: Nawaz
MUZAFFARABAD Former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) Quaid, Nawaz Sharif warned India on Saturday that it could ...
Hekmatyar's offer complicates Afghan peace with Taliban
NEW YORK-A peace initiative offered by Afghan leader Gulbadin Hekmatyar could create tensions in President Hamid Karzais ...
Arrest warrants of Nusrat Bhutto, 6 others issued
RAWALPINDI - An Accountability Court here on Saturday issued arrest warrants of Beghum Nusrat Bhutto, former chairperson of ...
Fazl's guards make forcible entry into VVIP lane
LAHORE-An untoward incident took place at Allama Iqbal International Airport on Saturday in the presence of Defence Minister ...
Howitzer guns handed over to Pak Army
KARACHI-The US Army handed over Howitzer guns to Pakistan Army, at a simple but impressive ceremony held here on ...
Adequate resources for UN peacekeepers sought
UNITED NATIONS (APP) - Pakistan on Friday called for matching the mandates of UN peacekeeping missions with adequate resources, ...
Uplift of backward areas vital for quality life: Gilani
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Saturday said uplift of backward areas was vital to improve the ...
US pledges long-term ties with Islamabad
WASHINGTON (APP) - US National Security Adviser James Jones assured Pakistan of long-term ties in meetings with the countrys top ...
Funds for Rahman Baba shrine ordered
ISLAMABAD (APP) President Asif Zardari on Saturday asked the federal government to immediately release the funds for the ...
Rabiul Awal moon sighting today
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The meeting of Zonal Ruet-e-Hilal Committees for sighting the moon of Rabiul Awal 1431 Hijri will be held today ...
Man injured in grenade attack
QUETTA - A hand grenade attack on a bakery shop injured a man at Sariab Road on Saturday night. According to police, unidentified ...
Entertainment
Start obesity prevention in cradle: US study
WASHINGTON (AFP) - A team of US doctors has urged that obesity screening start in the cradle after a study they conducted showed ...
Kardashian faces off against Joan Collins
It was a clash of the glamour titans as a very modern starlet Kim Kardashian went head to head with the queen of old school ...
Madonna transforms into 'Marriage Ref' for TV
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Twice-divorced pop star Madonna will take on a new profession - marriage referee - when she makes a rare ...
mulls stand-alone version of Buzz
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc said it may create a stand-alone version of its Buzz social networking product but wont ...
Woman savaged by shark on Great Barrier Reef
SYDNEY (AFP) - An Australian woman suffered massive blood loss and was airlifted to hospital Saturday after being savaged by a ...
To quit, 'nicotine-free' smokes as good as lozenges
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Trying to quit smoking? So-called nicotine-free cigarettes may be as helpful as nicotine lozenges, hints a ...
Islamabad
Markets run out of roses, chocolates, cards
ISLAMABAD - The most common story of Valentines Day goes back to Saint Valentine, who died in Rome on February 14 leaving (as ...
Authorities helpless before trade of human organs
ISLAMABAD - Despite enactment of Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act 2009, the illegal and unregulated trade of human ...
CDA to start work by March
ISLAMABAD - Capital Development Authority (CDA) is striving hard to kick off the multibillion project of rehabilitation and ...
12 arrested in police operation
ISLAMABAD - The Capital police Saturday rounded up 8 suspects during search operation in various areas of the Federal Capital. ...
Children display splendid creative skills
ISLAMABAD - Pak-Turk International Schools & Colleges, Islamabad Campus has come up with a unique idea of 'Third Eye Project with ...
'Pak-Uzbek ties bound to grow'
ISLAMABAD - Quaid-i-Azam University Alumni Association and QAU International Relations Alumni Association have organised an ...
National
Rousing reception for Balochistan's boxers
QUETTA Hundreds of people waving flags accorded a rousing welcome Pakistan gold and silver medal winners in the 11th South Asian ...
Karachi
PPP govt has failed to protect Sindh rights
KARACHI -The PPP government, since its first day in power has had a serious problem in understanding the aspirations of the ...
'No' to Americanisation and Talibanisation: CPP
KARACHI - The workers of Communist Party of Pakistan staged a protest demonstration against the Americanisation, Talibanisation ...
AC reserves verdict till March 5
KARACHI - Accountability Court Saturday reserved the verdict on an acquittal application of former chairman of Pakistan Steel ...
Health symposium tomorrow
KARACHI (APP) - Federal Minister for Health, Makhdoom Shahabuddin is expected to inaugurate the 47th Annual Symposium of JPMC on ...
Approval of Human Organ and Tissue Transplant Bill hailed
KARACHI- The approved Human Organ and Tissue Transplant Bill will benefit the patients of end stage organ failure of kidney, ...
Warehouses become nuisance
KARACHI - The residents of Nusrat Bhutto Colony on Saturday appealed to the municipal administration North Nazimabad Town to ...
Rehana Nazar National Jr Squash begins at Rashidabad
KARACHI As many as 150 boys and girls of 11 to 19-year-old from all over the country have gathered at Rashidabad, district Tando ...
Rashid Latif Academy ground latest cricket venue
KARACHI The Rashid Latif Cricket Academy (RLCA) ground located here in the suburban neighborhood of Korangi will emerge as the ...
Lahore
15,000 paid militants fighting against us: Owais
LAHORE - NWFP Governor Owais Ahmad Ghani has said that people of NWFP are true Pakistanis and they will make every sacrifice for ...
India, US, Israel can't harm Pakistan, says Nizami
LAHORE-Chairman Nazria Pakistan Trust and Editor-in-Chief The Nation Majid Nizami has said that India, US and Israel are bent ...
Basant, Valentine's Day aliens' festivals
LAHORE - It is very strange we are showing enthusiasm to the festivals of the aliens at a time when the nation is besieged with ...
Fazl for foreign policy review, unity among political forces
LAHORE - Jamait-e-Ulema Islam Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said that Pakistans economic salvation lies in its economic ...
JI demands exemplary punishment to Zionists
LAHORE - Jamaat-e-Islami Shoora has stressed upon Muslim countries to play their role to ensure exemplary punishments to the ...
Poverty, terrorism can be eliminated thru education: CM
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif has said freedom of Kashmir cannot be achieved without making Pakistan ...
No compromise on discipline in future: PCB
LAHORE The Inquiry Committee set up by the PCB to evaluate national teams performance on the Australian tour held its second ...
Double honour for Safdar at GCU Annual Sports
LAHORE Hafiz Mohammad Safdar won two gold medals in 100 and 200 metre races during the 110th Annual Sports Day of Government ...
Inter-varsity Women Volleyball concludes
LAHORE The All Pakistan Inter-University Women Volleyball Championship concluded here at the Lahore College for Women University ...
Meezan Bank Monthly Medal Golf today
LAHORE The Meezan Bank monthly medal golf tournament will be contested over 18 holes on Sunday, (February 14) at the strikingly ...
Crescent School Annual Sports conclude
LAHORE Crescent Model Higher Secondary School organised its 33rd Inter-House Athletic Competition and sports events on Saturday. ...
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