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 Friday, February 20, 2009
Front Page
Swat Sharia law deal troubles US
WASHINGTON - Pakistan and Afghanistan will send their foreign ministers to Washington next week for talks on the Obama administration's review of regional security issues, US special envoy Richard Holbrooke has said. Holbrooke returned two days ago from his first visit to the region since being ...
Musa murder replay of Hayat killing
PESHAWAR - The martyrdom of young and energetic journalist, Musa Khankhel, is the 10th such murder since early 2005 when two ...
US confirms using Shamsi air base
WASHINGTON - The United States has been using Shamsi airbase in Pakistan's Balochistan province to station unmanned Predator ...
International
America faces fresh Afghanistan obstacles
BISHKEK (AFP) - The Kyrgyz parliament voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to close a US military base on its territory, in a blow ...
John Kerry shocked at Gaza devastation
GAZA CITY (Agencies) - The Palestinian group Hamas has sent a letter addressed to the US President via a US politician visiting ...
UK's new parameters to declare Muslims as 'extremists'
LONDON - Any British Muslim who supports armed resistance anywhere, including the Palestinian territories, favours sharia law, ...
Australia sees no victory against Taliban soon
SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia's defence minister warned Thursday he did not expect victory against Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan ...
N Korea says it's ready for war with South
SEOUL (AFP) - North Korea said Thursday it was "fully ready" for war with South Korea, stepping up its rhetoric hours before ...
27 dead in Bangladesh boat accident
DHAKA (AFP) - Twenty seven people died in southern Bangladesh Thursday after a ferry carrying more than 100 passengers collided ...
Seven Iraqi soldiers, cop killed in bomb attacks
BAGHDAD (AFP) - Seven Iraqi soldiers and policemen were killed in roadside and car-bomb attacks in several parts of northern and ...
Swiss bank to pay U.S. $780 million
WASHINGTON - Switzerland's largest bank, UBS, will pay the United States $780 million for helping U.S. taxpayers hide money from ...
CPJ urges Pak govt to probe journalist Khankhel's murder
NEW YORK - The Committee to Protect Journalists, an independent watchdog, has called on the Pakistan government to immediately ...
Rain delay start of final day
ST JOHN'S (AFP) - Overnight and early morning rain delayed the start of play on the fifth and final day of the third Test between ...
Swat accord won't affect resolve to fight terrorism: Pak envoys
NEW YORK - Amid rising concern over the Swat peace agreement in Washington, Pakistani envoys to the United Nations and the United ...
Business
KSE crosses 6,000 points psychological barrier
LAHORE - Investors' buying in the sectors of oil and gas, fertilisers, cement and banking kept the bullish trend intact at the ...
SCCI amends constitution for regional economic integration
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) has amended its constitution to further enhance the role of ...
AKBL profit may decline by 74.34pc
LAHORE - Askari Bank Limited (AKBL) is scheduled to announce its CY08 results on Saturday and it is being expected the bank to ...
Steel Mills officers send postcards to PM in protest
KARACHI - About five thousand junior officers of Pakistan Steel have sent postcards to Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, ...
WB to work with SBP
KARACHI - The World Bank has agreed to work with State Bank of Pakistan for implementing key recommendations relating to Housing ...
Rice worth $2.4b to be exported this year: Reap
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Owing to value-addition and improved marketing, the rice exports from the country would touch the figures of ...
Govt urged to encourage, promote local pharmaceutical companies
LAHORE - Vice Chairman Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front (PIAF) Khawaja Shah-zeb Akram has urged the government ...
TDAP, CSF agree to evolve plan for promotion of trade in region
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Competitiveness Support Fund (CSF) and Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) have agreed to ...
PTDC-USAID joint venture to promote tourism in quake-affected areas
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) and USAID jointly launched a project at Abbottabad that aimed ...
Ufone in-flight roaming service
KARACHI - In order to enable all its valued post-paid customers to enjoy roaming service while travelling by air, Ufone, one of ...
Politics
'N' still indecisive over lawyers sit-in
LAHORE -PML-N chief Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif presided over a consultative meeting held here at Raiwind on Thursday. The 8-hour ...
Lakhvi, two others remanded to FIA
RAWALPINDI - The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Rawalpindi No 2 on Thursday remanded three more accused, including Lashkar-e-Tayyaba ...
Drones combat Somali pirates
Islamabad- The American military has opted to use the drone aircraft to combat pirates off the Somali coast of the Arabian ...
Black leaders planning boycott of NY paper over cartoon
NEW YORK - The Reverend Al Sharpton, an outspoken American black leader, called Thursday for a citywide boycott of the New York ...
Troops to stay in Swat
ISLAMABAD - The country's top civilian and military leadership Thursday decided that the army would continue to stay in Swat and ...
Not a penny paid by US in 9 months: Tarin
ISLAMABAD (Agencies) - The United States has not paid Pakistan a single penny for the last nine months for rendering military ...
Pakistan rejects West's concerns over peace deal
ISLAMABAD " Pakistan on Thursday rejected as "speculative" the international criticism including that from NATO over the ...
Troops kill 14 Taliban
KHAR (AFP) - Troops backed by gunship helicopters pounded suspected Taliban fighter hideouts near the Afghan border on Thursday, ...
Countrywide rallies to protest reporter's killing
ISLAMABAD - Condemning the brutal assassination of Musa Khankhel, a working journalist in Swat, the journalist community along ...
Kasab extradition can be sought thru Interpol
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Attorney General Sardar Latif Khosa said Thursday that extradition of Ajmal Kasab, captured alive by India ...
Entertainment
Surfing Internet helps seniors cope with pain
SURFING the Internet could provide significant relief for seniors with chronic pain, according to new research reported in The ...
Isla Fisher struggles to master Hebrew
ISLA Fisher is struggling to master Hebrew. The 'Confessions of a Shopaholic' actress, who has converted to Judaism for her ...
Girls Aloud pledge to sing at wedding of Goody
THE girls, Nadine Coyle and Nicola Roberts, both 23, Kimberley Walsh and Sarah Harding, both 27, and Cheryl Cole, 25, are said to ...
London takes a fresh look at Le Corbusier
LONDON (AFP) - Britain gets the chance to reassess the sharp angles and smooth curves of Le Corbusier, one of the most ...
'Sale of the Century' for Saint Laurent art collection
PARIS (AFP) - One of the world's great private art collections, amassed over half a century by fashion legend Yves Saint Laurent ...
Poor sleeping habits could be driving us mad
SLEEPING problems such as insomnia can leave you more prone to depression, attention deficit disorder and post traumatic stress, ...
Islamabad
Cantt SHO, staff suspended
RAWALPINDI"After a protest rally and complete shutter down by the traders of Bank Road Saddar against the manhandling of two ...
Woman seeks justice
ISLAMABAD - A married woman, who is allegedly being forced by her brother to indulge in immoral activities, is running from ...
Violence against women continues in twin cities
ISLAMABAD - There is no let up in violence against women and children in the twin citis, TheNation learnt during a recent ...
Senate body criticises CDA for delay in projects completion
ISLAMABAD -The Senate standing committee on cabinet secretariat (cabinet secretariat & special initiatives) Thursday expressed ...
Plan to segregate teaching from administrative cadres
ISLAMABAD-The 15th inter-provincial education minister meeting has decided introducing a new administrative cadre for educational ...
'Poverty, injustice main causes of terrorism'
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Speakers at a peace moot have called for collective efforts for promotion of peace and education in the ...
Defending champion Wapda clinch National Women's Volleyball crown
ISLAMABAD - Defending champions WAPDA retained their title of the National Women's Volleyball Championship by beating HEC 3-2 in ...
Karachi
Fazl extends full support to Swat peace agreement
KARACHI - Chairman Kashmir Committee of the National Assembly and the JUI-F chief, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, on Thursday reiterated ...
Atia Faizee Rehmeen Library to open today
KARACHI - Atia Faizee Rehmeen Fine Art Library and Gallery will be inaugurated today (Friday) and City Nazim Mustafa Kamal will ...
CNG bus service launched in City
KARACHI - Federal Minister for Environment Hameed Ullah Jan Afridi has said that the absence of environment-friendly and ...
Journalists flay Moosa's killing
KARACHI - The Karachi Union of Journalists (KUJ) has expressed its sorrow over the journalist Moosa Khan Khail's killing and ...
Sindh government provides counsel to accused
KARACHI - On the directives of Anti Terrorist Court (ATC), Sindh government on Thursday provided a counsel to represent ...
Altaf okays restoration of MQM leaders
KARACHI - MQM chief Altaf Hussain has endorsed the decision of MQM Rabita Committee to restore the membership of Saleem Shahzad ...
Crisis-hit Pakistan to play first Test in 14 months
KARACHI (AFP) - -Pakistan will hope to put a series of on and off-field disasters behind them and rebuild under new captain ...
Sri Lankan team postpones practice session
KARACHI - The Sri Lankan cricket team has postponed its practice session scheduled to be held at the National Stadium today while ...
Pakistan women World Cup team camp starts Sunday
KARACHI - The Women's World Cricket Cup preparatory camp for Pakistan team will begin here February 22 at the PCB Academy ground ...
Younis's opinion given weight in team selection: Inti
KARACHI -Pakistan coach former test star Intikhab Alam said that the 15 for the first test against Sri Lanka were selected with ...
Lahore
Media must play positive role: Arif Nizami
LAHORE - If a government and press of any country are at the same wavelength then the latter cannot consider to be playing an ...
Rs100m for City roads facelift
LAHORE - The Model Road Project worth Rs 100 million meant to make 32 City thoroughfares clean, tidy and stylish has commenced ...
'Non-reinstatement of judges to prove destructive for government'
LAHORE - Deposed judge Khawaja Muhammad Sharif has warned present govt against failure in reinstating sacked judges and said it ...
PA unanimous against raise in gas tariff
LAHORE - The Punjab Assembly on Thursday demanded of the Federal government to issue directions to SNGPL for reviewing raise in ...
Additional supply of 3,500MW by Dec: Raja
LAHORE - Federal Minister for Water and Power Raja Pervaiz Ashraf has claimed that the government has prepared a plan to add ...
Each MPA provided 1,000 forms of BISP
LAHORE - Federal Minister and In-charge Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Farzana Raja has said that the federal government ...
Yousuf non-committal of leaving ICL to play for Pak
LAHORE - Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf on Thursday remained non-committal on leaving the rebel Indian Cricket League and ...
PCB chairman sees all well between captain, chief selector
LAHORE - The PCB chief also dispelled impressions of any differences between captain Younis Khan and chief selector Abdul Qadir. ...
Talk to me instead of running around, Butt tells Yousuf
LAHORE - PCB chairman Ijaz Butt has advised senior batsman Mohammad Yousuf to stop running around and talk to him directly about ...
Pakistan try to get entry in World U-20 Cup
LAHORE - Pakistan will make attempt to earn slot in Colombia's 18th World U20 Cup 2011 when they will appear in 36th AFC U19 ...
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