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 Thursday, February 26, 2009
Front Page
SC declares Sharifs ineligible
ISLAMABAD " A three-judge bench of Supreme Court on Wednesday disqualified Sharif brothers while upholding a Lahore High Court (LHC) ruling on June 23 last year regarding their ineligibility from holding any public office. As a result of the apex court decision, President of Pakistan Muslim ...
...and bank default, contempt for Shahbaz
ISLAMABAD - The successful legal battle for disqualification of Shahbaz Sharif was based on charges of bank default and ...
Plane hijacking, copter cases for Nawaz
ISLAMABAD - The list of charges presented before the Supreme Court of Pakistan for disqualification of Nawaz Sharif is mainly ...
Governor Rule in Punjab
ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari Wednesday imposed Governor Rule in the Punjab Province for a period of two months under ...
International
Bangladesh mutiny drama ends after deadly gunbattles
DHAKA (Agencies) - Nine hours of high drama that included a fierce gunbattle in Bangladesh ended Wednesday evening after Prime ...
Iran starts nuclear reactor test run
BUSHEHR, Iran, (AFP) - Iran began testing its first nuclear power plant on Wednesday in the face of deep international concern ...
Clashes, bombs kill 35 in Afghanistan
KANDAHAR (AFP) - A bomb exploded in Afghanistan and killed two civilians while 28 Taliban and two Afghan soldiers died in ...
Obama to announce decision tomorrow
WASHINGTON (AFP) - President Barack Obama will announce his decision on a timetable for withdrawing US troops from Iraq this ...
Palestinians seek cash as Israel launches new attack
RAMALLAH/GAZA CITY (AFP) - The Palestinian Authority said on Wednesday it will seek 2.8 billion dollars to rebuild Gaza, as ...
Hillary raps Israel for delaying aid
JERUSALEM (AFP) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is pressing Israel to stop blocking aid to the besieged Gaza Strip and ...
21 killed as Somali fighters up the ante
MOGADISHU (AFP) - Somali Muslim fighters seized a town Wednesday and renewed attacks in the capital Mogadishu, ramping up an ...
Shooting mars New Orleans Mardi Gras
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, (AFP) - Six people were shot at the New Orleans' Mardi Gras festival, casting a shadow on the annual ...
Uzbekistan grants US route
TASHKENT (AFP) - Uzbek President Islam Karimov said on Wednesday he would allow the United States to transport non-military ...
Karzai floats proposal for April election
KABUL (AFP) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai has floated the prospect of bringing forward presidential elections to April, senior ...
Syria builds missile facility, say diplomats
VIENNA (AFP) - Syria has told the UN nuclear watchdog that a suspect site bombed by Israeli planes in 2007 is now a missile ...
Six of the best as New Zealand beat India
CHRISTCHURCH (AFP) - New Zealand belted their way to a seven-wicket win over India in an explosive Twenty20 cricket match here ...
Djokovic starts bid to catch Nadal, Federer
DUBAI (AFP) - Novak Djokovic's bid to close up on Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer in the absence of both of the top two this week ...
Top US senator calls for $US5bn aid for Pakistan
WASHINGTON: An influential US senator has called for up to $US5 billion in urgent non-military aid be provided to avert chaos in ...
Business
Sharifs' disqualification panics businessmen, investors
KARAHI - The business community and economic experts have termed the disqualification of Sharif brothers a "big domestic ...
PM Gilani calls for proactive approach to reduce trade deficit
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani directed the Ministry of Commerce to adopt a proactive approach for reducing ...
Ufone continues to be amongst top cellular cos
LAHORE - Despite intense competition and stagnation in the cellular penetration, Ufone continues to be one of the top performers ...
Incentives announced for spinning industry
KARACHI - In order to provide financial relief to the textile borrowers in line with federal government's notification of ...
External debt highly vulnerable to shocks
KARACHI - A debt sustainability analysis by the government and the IMF shows that Pakistan's debt position worsened significantly ...
IBIs urged to extend network
KARACHI - Yaseen Anwar, Deputy Governor State Bank of Pakistan on Wednesday urged on the Islamic banking institutions to increase ...
Strengthening of institutions to boost economy
LAHORE - LCCI President Mian Muzaffar Ali on Wednesday stressed the need for strengthening national institutions which is a ...
IGI Bank signs MoU with ALICO
LAHORE - IGI Investment Bank, a part of the IGI Financial Services group, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with American ...
Wattoo woos German investors
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Federal Minister for Industries and Production Mian Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo has invited investors from Germany to ...
Govt to promote women economic empowerment
LAHORE - The government is committed to promote economic empowerment of Women by providing entrepreneurship facilitation through ...
Politics
Pakistan seeks drones from US
WASHINGTON - Pakistan has asked the United States to provide unmanned planes that would allow it to strike at militants hiding ...
US concerned over developments in Pakistan
WASHINGTON - The United States on Wednesday voiced concern over the imposition of Governor's Rule in Punjab after Pakistan's ...
US strikes heighten Qaeda's thrreat to Pakistan: report
NEW YORK - US missile strikes have reduced Al Qaeda's global reach but heightened the threat to Pakistan as the militant group ...
Obama vows comprehensive Pakistan-Afghanistan strategy
WASHINGTON - Putting terrorists on notice, US President Barack Obama on Tuesday night pledged to eliminate al-Qaeda from "safe ...
Hillary for close consultations
WASHINGTON (APP) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday pledged close strategic consultations with Pakistan on ...
Pakistan rights record poor: US
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Pakistan's human rights record remains poor with serious problems in prison conditions and the treatment of ...
Lord Nazir jailed for 'dangerous driving'
LONDON - A Muslim member of British Parliament Lord Nazir Ahmed on Wednesday sentenced to 12 weeks in jail for dangerous driving ...
Power subsidies to go by June 30, IMF told
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has assured the International Monetary Fund to fully eliminate electricity subsidies before June 30 this ...
Kayani awarded Legion of Merit
WASHINGTON (Online) - Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has been awarded the Legion of Merit (Degree of ...
Swat Taliban disband checkpoints
MINGORA (AFP) - Taliban fighters Wednesday disbanded checkpoints and stopped carrying weapons in public a day after announcing an ...
Charges filed against Kasab and 44 others
MUMBAI (Agencies) - Three months after the terror attacks in Mumbai, the Mumbai police filed on Wednesday a voluminous ...
India studies US anti-terror plans
NEW DELHI (AFP) - India said Wednesday it was looking at adopting some of the "anti-terror" strategies adopted by the United ...
Pakistan sets mid-March deadline
ISLAMABAD (Agencies) - The Interior Ministry has asked the Foreign Office to convey to India that it needs to reply by mid-March ...
Fund okays $800m second tranche
ISLAMABAD (Agencies) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has agreed to approve a second tranche of 800 million dollars of its ...
One dead in countrywide protests
ISLAMABAD/RAWALPINDI - In a strong protest against the Supreme Court's decision against Sharif brothers, thousands of frenzied ...
Naguib Malik CS, Khalid Farooq IGP
LAHORE - Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani is said to have prevailed upon the appointment of Secretary Religious Affairs, Usher ...
Text of apex court orders
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Following is the text of short orders of the Supreme Court of Pakistan in Sharif brothers disqualification ...
PA resolution condemns verdict
LAHORE - The Punjab Assembly in its hurriedly requisitioned session on Wednesday adopted a resolution condemning the Supreme ...
'Judgment attack on democracy'
ISLAMABAD - Disqualification of Sharif brothers is a form of 'judicial terrorism', an attack on democracy and a conspiracy to ...
No govt wants instability, says Sherry
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Minister for Information and Broadcasting Ms Sherry Rehman has said that the Federal Government has nothing to ...
Entertainment
Pinto dreams about working with DiCaprio
FREIDA Pinto dreams about working with Leonardo DiCaprio. The "Slumdog Millionaire" star has had a "crush" on the "Revolutionary ...
Scientists find bigger than expected polar ice melt
GENEVA (AFP) - Icecaps around the North and South Poles are melting faster and in a more widespread manner than expected, raising ...
Amazing deep-sea fish with a transparent head
THIS amazing barreleye fish really does have eyes in the back of his head. Accustomed to living in the pitch black of the deep ...
Nash to marry Jarman
KATE Nash is getting married. The 21-year-old British singer is fleeing the U.K. to marry The Cribs frontman Ryan Jarman in a ...
Slumdog children to be rehoused
TWO child actors from the film Slumdog Millionaire will be moved from slums to new houses by Indian authorities. Rubina Ali and ...
Why hair turns gray is no longer a gray area
WASH away your gray? Maybe. A team of European scientists have finally solved a mystery that has perplexed humans throughout the ...
Islamabad
Traders to observe shutter down strike today
ISLAMABAD - Annoyed over the decision of Supreme Court in Sharif brothers eligibility case, traders associations of Islamabad ...
AAG asked to inquire whereabouts of missing person
RAWALPINDI - A Division Bench of Lahore High Court (LHC) Rawalpindi Wednesday directed an Assistant Advocate General (AAG) to ...
PAC stops land transfer to PEC, seeks report
ISLAMABAD - The sub-committee of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has directed Punjab Revenue Board to instantly stop transfer of ...
Twin cities lack solid waste disposal system
ISLAMABAD - In the absence of a comprehensive policy and regulatory framework for solid waste management, there is a dire need to ...
'Plans afoot to reduce population growth'
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Federal Minister for Population Welfare Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan has said that the ministry would introduce ...
'Pakistan values its ties with Japan'
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani said that Pakistan accords high priority to its relations with Japan who was ...
PSB declares war on Federations?
ISLAMABAD - The constitution of various national sports federations needs to be reviewed, as there are many flaws in there. ...
National
Pakistan's highest total in tests
PAKISTAN recorded their highest ever score in Test cricket by making 765 for six decalred on the fifth day of the first Test ...
Karachi
PML-N protests against SC verdict
KARACHI - The PML-N activists took out a rally and staged protest demonstration and sit-in outside the Karachi Press Club on ...
Lawyers rally for Sharifs
KARACHI - The lawyers' fraternity on Wednesday refused the Supreme Court verdict against the former Prime Minister of Pakistan, ...
'N' to fully support 'long march'
Karachi - The disqualification of Sharif brothers have boosted PML (N) to firmly participate in the lawyer's movement. Whereas, ...
Hamara Karachi Festival starts today
KARACHI - A total of 1,500 students from 15 universities of the metropolitan have enrolled themselves in 3 days for the workshops ...
Three people killed in different incidents
Karachi (PPI) - Three persons were killed and one injured in different incidents here on Wednesday. Unknown gunmen shot dead a ...
CID nabs 'arms smuggler'
KARACHI - The Crime Investigation Department (CID) Wednesday arrested an alleged operative of an extremist organisation accused ...
Younis falls short of record in drawn Test
KARACHI - Pakistan bowlers gave a scare or two to visiting Sri Lanka before the match ended in a draw here on Wednesday at the ...
Selectors retain team for second test at Lahore
KARACHI - The Pakistan cricket selectors led by former test spinner Abdul Qadir has retained the 15 members of the first test for ...
Lahore
Political leaders disapprove verdict against Sharifs
LAHORE - Major political parties have expressed concerns over the disqualification of Mian Nawaz and Shahbaz Sharif and ...
SC decision a dark day for democracy: lawyers
LAHORE" Legal fraternity has strongly condemned the disqualification of Sharif brothers and termed it a sad day for democracy in ...
PPP making mockery of public mandate: traders
LAHORE - The traders and shopkeepers went on shutter down strike here in the provincial metropolis, shortly after the Supreme ...
Decision brings PML-N to fore in March protests
LAHORE - The disqualification decision of the Sharif brothers is likely to give a new turn and impetus to the long march and ...
Sharifs' disqualification reaches 'logical' end
LAHORE - The whole drama of Sharif brothers' qualification started with their return to the country after eight years exile two ...
Worst traffic disruption in City after SC verdict
LAHORE - The City witnessed worst ever traffic disruption as a result of the protests following the Supreme Court's verdict ...
Assembly not suspended but stands powerless
LAHORE - Though President Zardari has not suspended the Punjab Assembly (PA) while imposing Governor Rule in the province under ...
Dhaka to host record 23 disciplines
LAHORE -In a meeting of the SAG's governing body recently in Katmandu, Nepal it has been decided that seven additional games ...
Younis spoiled our chances to win the Test: Jayawardene
LAHORE - Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene on Wednesday said that his Pakistan counterpart Younis Khan deprived them of an ...
HSBC, Bank Alfalah, Tip Moor taste fighting wins
LAHORE - HSBC Bank grabbed second victory along with Bank Alfalah Royal Banking while Tip Moor Al Khan-Rangers too tasted win on ...
Women team to play Under-17 boys
LAHORE -The ICC Women's World Cup bound Pakistan Women team will play a 50 over side match with Karachi Gymkhana under17 boys by ...
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