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 Tuesday, February 02, 2010
Front Page
Protesters burn Zardari's effigy; urge govt to reverse decision
IMRAN ALI KUNDI, RAUF KHATTAK & ASHRAF JAVED ISLAMABAD/PESHAWAR/LAHORE People form all over the country including traders, general public and transporters have expressed their indignation over the increase in petroleum prices and said the step would bereave them of their daily necessities of ...
Afghanistan's control not our aim: Kayani
ISLAMABAD Pakistan has suffered maximum in terms of human and economic losses due to terrorism and violent extremism, but it has ...
Nawaz not to contest by-poll
LAHORE PML-N chief Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif is learnt to have decided not to contest NA-123 election on March 10. Whether the ...
International
Iraqi father suing Blackwater over sons death
WASHINGTON - An Iraqi businessman is suing the US security contractor formerly known as Blackwater, claiming it is responsible ...
Israeli General reprimanded over Gaza war shelling
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The senior Israeli field officer in the Gaza war has been reprimanded over artillery shelling in a heavily ...
US missile defence test fails
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A maiden US attempt to shoot down a ballistic missile mimicking an attack from Iran failed after a ...
Blackwater faces Iraq bribery probe
WASHINGTON - A US inquiry will determine whether Blackwater officials tried to influence Iraqi government officials in hopes of ...
French Muslims fear rise in Islamophobia
PARIS (AFP) - Frances top council of Muslim representatives on Monday condemned a weekend attack on a mosque north of Paris and ...
Iran pays homage to Khomeini amid political tensions
TEHRAN (AFP) - School bells rang out as trains and ships throughout Iran sounded their horns on Monday, marking the 1979 return ...
Afghan violence kills 3 US, Nato soldiers
KABUL (AFP) - Bomb attacks and a firefight killed three foreign soldiers, one of them identified as an American, in separate ...
Child-trafficking accused could get US trial: Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AFP) - Ten members of a US Christian group charged with child-trafficking in Haiti could be tried in the United ...
Sri Lanka in biggest mily purge after coup fears
COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lankas president on Monday sacked a dozen senior military officers whom the defence ministry said were a ...
Karzai to visit S Arabia in Taliban 'peace bid'
KABUL (AFP) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai will visit Saudi Arabia this week, a spokesman said Monday after the US-backed leader ...
Title means the world to Egypt
LUANDA (AFP) Victory at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations had a significance for coach Hassan Shehata and his Egyptian 'Pharaohs ...
Imperious Man United sweep Arsenal aside
LONDON (AFP) Manchester United closed the gap on Premier League leaders Chelsea as the champions swept to an impressive 3-1 win ...
Negredo keeps Sevilla on European path
MADRID (AFP) Sevilla breathed new life into their Champions League ambitions with a 2-1 victory over fellow European hopefuls ...
Business
Rupee at new lows; may lose more vs dollar
KARACHI (Reuters) - The Pakistani rupee fell to a new intraday low against the dollar on Monday but recovered slightly to end ...
Loadshedding not to end this year
ISLAMABAD (Online) - Federal Minister for Water and Power Raja Pervez Ashraf has said that the Water and Power Development ...
KSE 100-index loses 23 points on first day
KARACHI - After losing 2 per cent last week, the stock market witnessed dull activity on the first trading session of the week as ...
Palm oil imports seen lower in February
KARACHI (Reuters) - Pakistans import of palm oil in February will fall after heavy purchases in January, but buying will return ...
Economy shows progress but robust revival uncertain
ISLAMABAD - Robust recovery of Pakistans economy is still uncertain despite improvement in some macroeconomics fundamentals, as ...
Oil rises but still below $72
LONDON (AFP) - Oil prices rose Monday on supply concerns as militants operating in Nigerias key oil-producing region ended a ...
Obama unveils budget that reflects tough times
WASHINGTON (AFP) - President Barack Obama Monday unveiled a budget projecting a record deficit this year, with billions of ...
CCP takes action against TPL, TAAP
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has passed an Order against Takaful Pakistan Limited (TPL) and ...
Urea demand rises 18.2pc in CY09
KARACHI - The urea demand in the country witnessed a hefty rise of 18.2 per cent in Calendar Year 2009. National Fertilizer ...
Unqualified individuals heading most insurance cos
KARACHI - The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) on the basis of its assessment has observed that a large ...
Politics
Agencies harass citizens of Bengali origin
ISLAMABAD Repeated instances of harassment of Pak nationals of Bengali origin at the hands of security agencies are falling on ...
PPP-MQM agree to name non-partisan administrators
ZAMIR SHEIKH & NISAR MEHDI KARACHI President Asif Zardari said on Monday that some elements were trying to make a dent in the ...
Judiciary duty-bound to provide speedy justice: CJ
KARACHI The Supreme Court on Monday directed the police officials to submit all the lists of the candidates who claimed to have ...
Bomber kills 41 pilgrims in Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) A female suicide bomber laden with explosives blew herself up on Monday among Shiite pilgrims on the outskirts ...
Yet another American caught sans documents
LANDI KOTAL An American was arrested here in tehsil Jamrud on Monday when he failed to produce required travelling documents. It ...
Karzai unlikely to woo Taliban
ISLAMABAD The US-backed peace overtures being made to Afghan Taliban by President Hamid Karzai are unlikely to bear any fruit ...
Globe minus Israel triggers Jewish protest
NEW YORK A rally of Jewish leaders took aim at Target stores, the second largest retailers in the United States Sunday for ...
Toll rises to 24 as six more die
KARACHI The unabated wave of target-killing claimed another six lives on Monday, taking the death toll to 24, in last four days ...
Obama proposes $1.2b for Pak Army
WASHINGTON (Reuters) US President Barack Obama on Monday proposed $1.2 billion in funding next year to help train and equip ...
US must reassure Pak of 'credible commitment': Defence Review
WASHINGTON (Agencies) US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has ordered the Air Force and Navy to study what future joint weapons ...
Talks if Pak visit happens: Chidambaram
NEW DELHI (Agencies) Indian Home Minister P Chidambaram said Monday that bilateral talks with Pakistani leaders could be on the ...
US, Nato holding dialogue with Taliban: Imran
KARACHI (Agencies) - Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan on Monday dispelled the impression that mid-term elections would ...
Tampered BISP forms on sale
ISLAMABAD - Despite the fact that government programme to support poor masses through forms of Benazir Income Support Program ...
35 hurt in IHK clashes over boy's death
SRINAGAR (Agencies) Thirty-five people were hurt Monday in Indian-held Kashmir as police fired shots in the air and used teargas ...
Nine terror suspects held in Swat, SWA
ISLAMABAD - The security forces arrested nine suspected terrorists from South Waziristan Agency and Swat-Malakand region, ISPR ...
Jamal new TTP Bajaur chief
BAJAUR AGENCY - Maulvi Jamal-ud-Din has been appointed as the new chief of defunct Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan Bajaur chapter, as ...
Another Nato tanker rocketed
PESHAWAR - Some unknown armed persons attacked another NATO oil supply container on Ring Road, Chamkani area, on Monday. Police ...
Al-Qaeda to find it hard to replace Mehsud: US
NEW YORK (Agencies) Top US officials have come to a definitive conclusion of the slaying of Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan chief ...
Impeachment only way to oust Zardari, says Aitzaz
ISLAMABAD - Senior PPP leader Barrister Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan has said that money-laundering case against President Asif Ali ...
Entertainment
Taylor Swift and Beyonce make Grammy history
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Country-pop starlet Taylor Swift, who rocketed to stardom with ballads of teen love that she wrote on her ...
Kristin Chenoweth wants to adopt an orphan from Haiti
KRISTIN Chenoweth wants to adopt. The Glee actress, 41, has vowed to take in a child affected by the Haitian earthquake and she ...
AR Rahman strikes Grammys gold
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Indian composer AR Rahman scored a double triumph at the Grammy Awards here Sunday night, scooping two early ...
Obama abandons the man to moon bid
US President Barack Obama formally proposed abandoning plans to return US astronauts to the moon. The move means the President ...
Why a woman has the last and longest laugh
IF you tell a woman a joke and get a blank look, dont immediately despair. Shes just taking her time to understand it. But if the ...
Auto wuzu machine hits markets, recites Quran
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - A Malaysian company has invented a machine it says will help Muslims purify themselves before prayers ...
Islamabad
Anjums 'trance-like works go on display
ISLAMABAD - Anjum Ayub Khans work through usage of multi-type art techniques depicts that every human being and every thing in ...
Protests against raise in POL prices
RAWALPINDI - The politicians, legal fraternity, transporters, business community as well as people belonging to different walks ...
Disabled kids await help
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal (PBM) has suspended the provision of Rs 25,000 per year financial aid to the unfortunate ...
PM seeks education uplift plan for Capital
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has directed the Federal Ministry of Education to make Islamabad a city of ...
Kidnappers gang busted; 2 recovered
ISLAMABAD - The city police claimed to have busted an inter-provincial gang involved in kidnapping for ransom and recovered two ...
'Stress turning citizens into patients'
ISLAMABAD - The ongoing terror wave coupled with ever-increasing inflation is leaving negative impact on health in general as ...
Lashari vows to take up cudgel against PSB's merit violation
ISLAMABAD President Pakistan Swimming Federation (PSF) Kamran Ahmed Lashari vowed to take up the issue of Anum Bandey at high ...
National
Hakimullah is alive:TTP
TEHREEK-E-TALIBAN Pakistan promised on Monday to soon prove their leader was still alive, dismissing as government propaganda ...
Karachi
Opposition members stage walkout in PA
KARACHI - Opposition members in Sindh Assembly on Monday staged a walk out in protest against recent spate of target-killings ...
Investors must spend 2pc on local uplift
KARACHI - The Sindh government has asked the foreign investment companies to spend at least 2 per cent of their total profit on ...
Rs496m distributed among pensioners
KARACHI (APP) - Employees Old Age Benefits Institution (EOBI) disbursed Rs 496.694 million among 346,403 pensioners during ...
Crackdown on quacks demanded
KARACHI - The government should launch a crackdown on quack doctors to save lives of innocent citizens. This was demanded by ...
Zardari for involving locals in Zulfikarabad project
KARACHI - President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday directed the administration to involve local people in the planning process of new ...
Plans okayed by KBCA declared illegal
KARACHI - All building plans approved by Karachi Building Control Authority (KBCA) during last six months have been declared ...
Afridi's ball-tampering an act of desperation
KARACHI Ball-tampering may be an illegal act in cricket but when it was resorted to in the last ODI against Australia in Perth ...
Lahore
Shazia not tortured to death: Medical experts
LAHORE - Medical experts and police investigators believe 13-year-old Shazia was not tortured to death, as she has been suffering ...
Freedom struggle in IHK bound to succeed
LAHORE - India has constructed 62 dams to barren Pakistan, but Occupied Kashmir would bring these dams to the country, as freedom ...
Govt to make incinerators functional in eight districts
LAHORE - Punjab Health Minister Malik Nadeem Kamran has said that the government has provided incineration facility in ten ...
Pb to have Biodiversity Parks costing Rs184.5m
LAHORE - The Punjab government is establishing 12 Biodiversity Parks in the Punjab to protect various threatened species of flora ...
Peace lies in settling Kashmir issue: Mushahid
LAHORE - Punjab University Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Mujahid Kamran has stated that owing to the unprecedented sacrifices of the ...
'Q' demands holding of LG polls in 90 days
LAHORE - Leader of the Opposition in Punjab Assembly Ch Zaheerud Din while demanding holding of local bodies polls in 90 days ...
Shahbaz for social, economic revolution in Punjab
LAHORE Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has made an appeal to assembly members and the workers of PML-N to extend their full ...
Malik to lead Pakistan in Australia T20
LAHORE All-rounder Shoaib Malik will captain Pakistan in the one-off Twenty20 international against Australia at the Melbourne ...
PCB forms body to evaluate Australia tour performance
LAHORE The Pakistan Cricket Board has formed an inquiry committee to evaluate the national teams performance on the tour of ...
Pakistan, India to clash in South Asian Football today
LAHORE Pakistan and India are having tough time in Chittagong despite domination of South Asian Games 26-year soccer history. ...
Omer displays top notch golf in Royal Palm Championship
LAHORE In the Royal Palm Annual Golf Championship, endorsed by Oracle, and contested over two rounds at the par-72 Royal Palm ...
AH Enterprises qualify for semis in SMP League
LAHORE AH Enterprise beat Versatile Herbal by seven runs in SPM League quarter-final match and qualify for the semi-final. AH ...
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