Friday, February 10, 2012
- Commission to record Ijaz's statement via video link
- LHC adjourns hearing of petition against TCP
- 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
The Nation in print for Sunday, February 15, 2009
Front Page
'Attacks violation of basic human rights'
ISLAMABAD - Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights Saturday condemned drone attacks inside Pakistan and observed that the attacks, besides being a sheer violation of territorial sovereignty of Pakistan, often resulted in killing of innocent women and children. The committee demanded immediate ...
US base active near Tarbela, says Beg
LAHORE - Former Army Chief Gen (r) Aslam Beg has drawn the attention of the politicians and people towards the threats faced by ...
Pakistan, US lack trust: Mullen
WASHINGTON (Agencies) - US Joint Chiefs Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen has said it has become difficult for the US to see the ...
Ban presses Pakistan for Solecki's release
UNITED NATIONS-Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday stepped up pressure on Pakistan for the release of a US employeee of the ...
International
No truce without release of captured soldier: Israel
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Saturday Israel would not agree to any truce with the Hamas movement without ...
Venezuela expels European lawmaker
CARACAS (AFP) - Venezuela expelled European Parliament deputy Luis Herrero late Friday after he called President Hugo Chavez a ...
Bangladesh arrests two suspected war criminals
DHAKA (Agencies) - Bangladeshi police on Saturday said they have arrested two men suspected of committing war crimes during the ...
UK arrests suspected terrorists
LONDON - The British anti-terrorism police on Saturday have arrested 9 suspected terrorists. All nine were seized by police ...
UNGA to begin negotiations on Security Council reform next week
UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations General Assembly is set to begin next week serious negotiations aimed at reshaping the size ...
Mass rally in Lebanon to commemorate Hariri
BEIRUT (AFP) - Hundreds of thousands of people crowded central Beirut on Saturday to mark the fourth anniversary of ex-premier ...
Afghans mark 20th anniversary of Russia's defeat
KABUL (AFP) - Afghans Saturday marked the 1989 withdrawal of the Soviet Union proud they were able to overcome the mighty Red ...
Iraq spends $5b on US defence deals
BAGHDAD (AFP) - The US military announced on Saturday it has struck deals with Iraq that will see Baghdad spend five billion ...
Hamas accuses Israel of 'backtracking' on ceasefire
GAZA CITY (AFP) - The Hamas movement accused Israel on Saturday of "backtracking" on Egyptian-brokered truce talks by demanding ...
Sri Lanka rebels attack bus carrying refugees
COLOMBO (AFP) - Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels lobbed a grenade and opened fire at a bus transporting civilians out of Sri Lanka's ...
West Indies, England try again in Antigua
ST JOHN'S (AFP) - West Indies and England will hope the conditions are far more favourable, and seek to make the aborted second ...
Jayawardene hopes for final win in Pakistan
COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lanka's outgoing skipper Mahela Jayawardene led his team to Pakistan Saturday hoping for victory in his final ...
Antigua ground faces stiff ICC sanction
ST JOHNS (AFP) - Cricket's World governing body says the immediate future of the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground (VRCG) will now ...
Botham condemns Antigua 'joke'
NORTH SOUND (AFP) - Legendary England all-rounder Sir Ian Botham on Friday denounced the Antigua Test as a 'joke' after the first ...
Serena and top seeds crush French dreams in Paris
PARIS (AFP) - Top seeds Serena Williams, Jelena Jankovic and Elena Dementieva all progressed to the semi-finals of the Paris Open ...
Business
Stimulus bill 'major milestone' for US economic recovery: Obama
WASHINGTON " US President Barack Obama Saturday hailed the passage by Congress of the $787 billion economic stimulus bill as a ...
G7 for 'urgent reforms' of financial system
ROME (AFP) - Finance leaders from the Group of Seven rich nations called on Saturday for "urgent reforms" of the international ...
President emphasises learning from Chinese expertise
ISLAMABAD (APP) - President Asif Ali Zardari has emphasized the need for stepped up efforts in learning from the Chinese ...
SBP extends EFS facility period up to 270 days
KARACHI - State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has extended the period of EFS facility under Part-I of the Scheme from 180 days to 270 ...
South Asia constitutes only 1.4pc of total world trade
LAHORE (APP) - The intra-regional trade figures for South Asian are disappointing as trade in the region constitutes only 1.4 per ...
Pepco arrears against KESC exceed Rs83b
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Karachi Electric Supply Company (Kesc) failing to make payments has accumulated arrears beyond Rs 83 billion ...
SECP relaxation lifts equity market up
LAHORE - The local stock market showed a decent recovery on Friday following the SECP's decision of granting relaxation on IAS ...
FTA in services sector likely during Zardari's visit
BEIJING (APP) - Pakistan's Ambassador to China Masood Khan has said that time is "ripe" to sign FTA in services area between ...
Rich world in deep recession, says IMF chief
ROME (AFP) - Restructuring banks hit by the world credit crunch is the main problem facing governments, International Monetary ...
Devaluation of ruble over
MOSCOW (AFP) - The devaluation of the Russian ruble that has seen it lose over a third of its value in the last months is over, ...
Politics
Rehman rejects list of 6,000 missing
QUETTA - Adviser to Prime Minister on Interior Rehman Malik while terming the demands of kidnappers of John Solecki as ...
Attackers give V-Day thrashing to lovebirds
KARACHI - Scores of unidentified men armed with clubs Saturday entered a park to sabotage the Valentine's Day celebrations here ...
Two troops among six killed in Swat
PESHAWAR - Amidst continuous violence in the scattered parts of the troubled Swat District at least six persons including two ...
Kasab's custody may be sought
ISLAMABAD (Agencies) - Pakistan might seek custody of Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone terrorist captured during the Mumbai attacks, to ...
Zardari's acumen paved way for unopposed Senators
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Political acumen and foresight of President Asif Ali Zardari have paved the path for unopposed elections of ...
Govt releases over Rs2b for HEC scholars
ISLAMABAD - Ministry of Finance has finally released the much-awaited amount of Rs 2.819 billion to the Higher Education ...
Obama is isolating my govt, says Karzai
AFGHAN President Hamid Karzai has said that the US is isolating his government because of the disagreements over civilian ...
Six of Mehsud's associates held
KARACHI - The Crime Investigation Department (CID) police has arrested six suspects allegedly involved in terrorist ...
Entertainment
Lady GaGa's Irish chart reign continues
LADY GAGA is at the top of the Irish singles chart with her debut song 'Just Dance' for a fifth consecutive week. The US singer's ...
White House plans Wonder tribute
MOTOWN legend Stevie Wonder is to be honoured with a concert at the White House later this month. A spokesperson for US ...
Iraq, Iran, London films lead pack for Berlin Golden Bear
BERLIN (AFP) - The Berlin Film Festival prepared to crown its Golden Bear winner Saturday, with dramas about a US soldier coming ...
Jade Goody has just months to live
JADE Goody has been told she has just months to live by doctors who say they can do no more to stop the spread of her cancer. The ...
Hamsters provide electricity through nanogenerators
COULD hamsters help solve the world's energy crisis? Probably not, but a hamster wearing a power-generating jacket is doing its ...
Three more albums for Girls Aloud
GIRLS Aloud have announced they have signed a new deal with their record label Fascination, promising three more albums - ...
Islamabad
Envoy gets new site for Chinese embassy building
ISLAMABAD- Chinese Ambassador Luo Zhaohui, Saturday at a ceremony received documents of possession for the new site where the ...
Printing mistake puts class V students future at stake
ISLAMABAD- The students who appeared for the Class V examination Saturday alleged that the question paper contained questions, ...
ITP set to stop youngsters from stunts on roads
ISLAMABAD (APP)- Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) is making all possible efforts to stop the amateur motorists and motorcyclists ...
Full attendance, deserted classrooms
ISLAMABAD - Though classrooms of different colleges and universities gave a deserted look, the educational campuses across the ...
F-5 housewives form organisation
ISLAMABAD (APP) - A get together of ladies residing in Gulshan-e-Jinnah, F-5/1 was held here at Islamabad Club. The housewives ...
Increase in medicines' prices irks people
ISLAMABAD (PPI) - Different pharmaceutical companies involved in manufacturing medicines in the country have increased the prices ...
ZTBL in strong position against Customs
ISLAMABAD - Inam ul Haq hit an unbeaten 88 to take Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited to a winning position on day two against Pakistan ...
National
Pak Embassy clarifies US lawmaker's remark on drone operations
WASHINGTON - The Pakistan Embassy Saturday described as an "off-the-cuff remark" a U.S. senator's statement suggesting that the ...
Karachi
Qaim sees destabilising elements in Centre, Sindh
KARACHI - Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali told the Sindh Assembly on Saturday that certain elements wanted to destabilise the ...
City Govt building in dilapidated condition
KARACHI - The CDGK-owned Liaquatabad Super Market building is in dilapidated condition due to the lethargic attitude of town ...
SBC splits in two groups
KARACHI - A rift has been occurred among Sindh Bar Council when it splits into two rival groups. The present Advocate General ...
Thar Coal - a provincial matter
KARACHI - Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali on Saturday informed the Sindh Assembly that a number of investors including a ...
Meat prices shoot up
KARACHI - The prices of different varieties of meat have again been increased in the metropolis. The government fails to bring ...
Sub theek nahai hai
During the last election, I had hosted a series of Straight Talk programs on 'Pakistan - After the Elections' for Apna TV. Some ...
Yousuf denies taking Rs 10m from PCB to quit ICL
KARACHI - Pakistan's world batting star Muhammad Yousuf has said that he has always put the country first and denied to have ...
Sri Lanka team due today to play two match test series
KARACHI - Sri Lanka is due to arrive here in the wee hours of Sunday on its second phase of the tour in which they will play two ...
Khurram ton helps SNGPL post big total
KARACHI - Khurram Shahzad hammered 124 as defending champions SNGPL posted big first innings total against Karachi Whites on the ...
Lahore
Governor supports Basant
LAHORE - Governor Punjab Salman Taseer has said that Basant is the festival of Spring season and symbol of happiness and ...
Data Ali Hajveri's Urs begins
LAHORE - The three-day 965th annual Urs of Syedna Ali Bin Usman Hajveri (RA) Data Ganj Bakhsh commenced on Saturday. Chief ...
More of exuberance, extravagance on glitziness
LAHORE - Call it youthful exuberance or sharing of good feelings with others, public places and restaurants of the provincial ...
9 candidates given go-ahead for Senate
LAHORE - The Election Commission of Pakistan on Saturday, after scrutinising the list of the candidates for the Senate, has given ...
Trees must for healthy environment: CM
LAHORE - Chief Minister Punjab Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has directed the authorities concerned that the tree plantation ...
Lawyers' struggle aims at ensuring basic rights: Ramday
LAHORE -Khalilur Rahman Ramday, who is the senior most among the deposed judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, has said that ...
Pakistan ladies beat Bangladesh at their backyard
LAHORE - Pakistan women cricket team beat Bangladesh by nine wickets on Saturday in the Grameenphone Womens Cricket Tri-Nations ...
Railways, Punjab top BB Gold Cup Hockey table
LAHORE - Railways and Punjab are likely the finalists of the Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Gold Cup Women's Hockey Tournament ...
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