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 Friday, February 27, 2009
Front Page
Nawaz gives roadmap for resistance
LAHORE/SHEIKHUPURA - Shutting all doors of reconciliation with PPP and deciding never to hold talks with President Asif Zardari, PML-N Quaid Nawaz Sharif has announced the 'roadmap' for the resistance movement across the country against ineligibility decision and imposition of the Governor Rule in ...
Asfandyar steps in to calm rivals
ISLAMABAD - President of Awami National Party (ANP), Asfandyar Wali Khan, Thursday initiated reconciliation move to bridge the ...
Verdict damages reconciliation: PM
ISLAMABAD (Agencies) - Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has expressed sorrow over the disqualification of Sharif brothers and ...
President, PM not on same page
Islamabad - President Asif Ali Zardari's shrewd move to proclaim Governor's Rule in the Punjab province on Wednesday that caused ...
International
BDR chief among 50 dead in BD mutiny
DHAKA (Agencies) - A mutiny by thousands of Bangladesh border guards ended in their surrender Thursday, as the tanks surrounded ...
China tells America to stop acting as HR guardian
BEIJING (AFP) - China told the United States Thursday to stop acting as a human rights guardian, as it hit back angrily at US ...
Palestinian factions agree to bury the hatchet
CAIRO (AFP) - Rival Palestinian groups agreed on Thursday to work towards setting up a unity government after reconciliation ...
Thai PM vows to bring Thaksin back home
BANGKOK (AFP) - Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said Thursday he would consider asking China to help bring former premier ...
Scuffle in Malaysian parliament
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Political tensions in Malaysia erupted into a scuffle at parliament Thursday, witnesses said, as angry ...
Obama seeks $663.7b for 2010 defence spending
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Barack Obama on Thursday proposed defence spending of $663.7 billion for fiscal 2010, an increase ...
Olmert warns Iran after N-plant completed
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israel's outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert shot a thinly-veiled warning at Iran on Thursday after its ...
US plans to thwart road bombs in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon plans to deploy billions of dollars in heavily armoured vehicles, spy planes, jamming technology and ...
Captain's innings by Ponting leads Aussie fightback
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - Captain Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke shared a century partnership as Australia fought back after a poor ...
New Zealand confident, India want fresh start
WELLINGTON (AFP) - A seven-wicket win in the opening Twenty20 cricket international against India has made a world of difference ...
Boards warned over Test grounds after Antigua fiasco
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - Chief executives of major cricket countries agreed Wednesday that host boards will have to guarantee the ...
Struggling Djokovic, hobbling Murray in Dubai last eight
PARIS (AFP) - Top-seeded Novak Djokovic struggled while Britain's world number four Andy Murray hobbled into the Dubai Open ...
Business
SBP plans bill to protect banks consumers rights
KARACHI - The State Bank of Pakistan is planning to introduce 'Consumer Protection Bill' soon with an objective to improve banks' ...
Pakistan agrees changes to confront economy slide
WASHINGTON - Pakistan's government has agreed that a shift in fiscal and monetary policy will be necessary to confront a ...
Japan to provide $7m as WFP
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Japan will provide $7m aid to Pakistan as World Food Programme (WFP) soon. This was stated by the Ambassador of ...
IMF praise jacks up market amid political heat
KARACHI - Karachi Stock Exchange on Thursday witnessed an increase of 68 points in its 100 index amid upheaval in the market and ...
ADB agrees to finance Diamer-Bhasha Dam project
ISLAMABAD (APP) - A delegation of Asian Development Bank on Thursday called on Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani and agreed ...
Elected
ISLAMABAD (APP) - National Assembly Standing Committee on Food and Agriculture Thursday elected Javed Iqbal Warriach as its ...
Hubco receivables from Wapda reach Rs57 billion
LAHORE - The Hub Power Company Limited receivables from Water and Power Development Authority have reached the amount of Rs57 ...
PTCL posts Rs5.314b net profit; OGDCL earns Rs19.572 billion
KARACHI/ISLAMABAD (APP)- Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL) has posted a profit after tax of Rs 5.314 billion for the ...
Indian inflation at 14-month low
NEW DELHI (AFP) - India's inflation fell to a 14-month low, official data showed Thursday, stoking expectations of a further ...
Oil prices move higher
LONDON (AFP) - Oil prices extended gains on Thursday, pushed upwards by a surprise drop in US motor fuel reserves, dealers said. ...
Reserves fall to $10.166b
KARACHI (APP) - Pakistan's total liquid foreign exchange reserves have fallen by $ 205.1 million to $ 10.166 billion this ...
Gold down Rs214
KARACHI (APP) - Gold slipped by Rs 214 to Rs 24,171 per 10 grams in the local market Thursday as its international price also ...
SBP mops up Rs20b at 9.25pc
KARACHI (APP) - State Bank of Pakistan has moped up Rs 20 billion under its open market operation through 7-day repo sale in ...
HK gold lower
HONG KONG (AFP) - Hong Kong gold prices closed lower on Thursday at 954.00-955.00 US dollars an ounce, down from Wednesday's ...
Cotton rates
KARACHI (APP) "Karachi Cotton Association (KCA) Thursday announced the following KCA Spot rates for local dealing Pak rupees for ...
Obama $3.6 trillion budget seeks aggressive fix
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Barack Obama unveiled a 3.606 trillion dollar budget Thursday that outlines aggressive plans to ...
Jobless claims hit highest level since 1982; new home sales at new low
WASHINGTON (AFP) - New US jobless claims surged to 667,000 in the past week, the highest in over 26 years, data showed Thursday ...
ADB may double Pak support
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Vice-President Asian Development Bank (ADB), Xiaoyu Zhao said here on Thursday that the bank might double its ...
Wateen 'Telecom System Integrated'
LAHORE (PR) - Wateen organised a high traffic event entitled "Telecom System Integrated" at the Sheraton Hotel in Karachi. At the ...
Slump hits Japan factories, workers
TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's factory output has dived, car production has plunged and more workers are hitting the streets, data showed ...
Pakistan for boost in trade with US to overcome woes
NEW YORK (APP) - Pakistan, which is facing acute economic problems, is keen to expand trade with the United States, Ambassador ...
PQFTL gets 'A-' rating
KARACHI - Pak-Qatar Family Takaful Limited (PQFTL) has been assigned an initial Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) rating of 'A-' ...
OGDCL to drill 100 new exploratory wells this year
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), under the directive of Adviser to Prime Minister on ...
Dollar dips vs euro on US bank concerns
LONDON (AFP) - The dollar dipped against the euro on Thursday as investors fretted once more over the plight of the troubled US ...
Govt to focus on alternative energy resources
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Minister for Water and Power, Raja Pervez Ashraf has said that the government is focusing on alternative and ...
Nokia unveils Ovi Store
LAHORE - Nokia has unveiled the Ovi Store- the world's first content and application store to personalize content according to a ...
HBFC board names new head
KARACHI (PR) - The House Building Finance Corporation (HBFC) Board Of Directors has named Azhar A Jaffri the new chairman of the ...
PPCBL rates
LAHORE (PR) - Punjab Provincial Cooperative Bank Limited announce the rates of profit on PLS deposits for the half year ended ...
Politics
Another bad day for Marriott Hotel
ISLAMABAD -A sudden fire erupted inside the country's top hotel, Marriott, on Thursday, slightly damaging its two floors. This ...
Pakistan for review of US drone attacks
WASHINGTON - Pakistan is asking the United States to rethink its use of drones to attack militant targets in the tribal areas, ...
Strikes to continue: CIA
WASHINGTON - The new CIA director, Leon Panetta, has said the spy agency's campaign against militants in tribal areas of Pakistan ...
Kayani holds meetings with US leadership
WASHINGTON (APP) - Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani who is on an official visit to US had an extensive ...
Pakistan world's main worry: Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Rangeen Dadfar Spanta said Thursday that Pakistan should be the world's main ...
No ISI hand in Mumbai: Indian official
NEW DELHI (APP) - The Mumbai Crime Branch has filed a long chargesheet in a Mumbai court but without any proof of involvement of ...
Composite dialogue gains at risk: Mukherjee
DUBAI (Agencies) - Pakistan's failure to keep its commitment of not allowing its territory to be used for terrorism has put 'at ...
Testing times for Nawaz
LAHORE-With Sharifs disqualification and final break-up with PPP came the real test of Nawaz Sharif's political survival. The ...
Gilani feels deserted
LAHORE-The apex court's judgement disqualifying Sharif brothers from contesting election came as a big surprise to Prime Minister ...
Secys meet in Colombo
COLOMBO (APP) - Pakistan Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir and Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon held in depth talks on ...
Pervaiz likely to go PPP's way
ISLAMABAD - Despite huge opposition from within party ranks, PML-Q leader Ch Pervaiz Elahi is likely to honour his deal clinched ...
Assembly doors shut on Speaker, members
LAHORE- Punjab Assembly administration on Thursday closed Assembly doors on Speaker Rana Muhammad Iqbal and other members ...
Obama to deliver address on Iraq Friday
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama will deliver an address on Friday on "the way forward" in Iraq to announce steps to begin ...
SC reinstates PA Secretary
ISLAMABAD - A full bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday reinstated the suspended Secretary of Punjab Assembly, ...
Entertainment
What made Katie cry?
SHE'S been working flat out recently and endured a punishing detox diet, so who could blame Katie Holmes for becoming ...
Stevie Wonder rocks the White House
THE East Room of the White House, normally a place for staid presidential news conferences and other Washington happenings, was ...
World's fastest accelerating road-legal car
WITH 1,600 horsepower on tap, the Maxximus G-Force has shattered a host of sprint records for road-legal cars. As well as the ...
Enders star Wendy Richard dies
ACTRESS Wendy Richard has passed away, aged 65. The actress died with her husband John Burns by her side at the Harley Street ...
Nasa plans mid-March Discovery launch
WASHINGTON (AFP) - After four launch delays, NASA says it now believes the space shuttle Discovery could be sent on a mission to ...
Mayer thinks Spears is 'strange'
JOHN Mayer thinks Britney Spears is "strange". The "Your Body is a Wonderland" singer - who has been dating actress Jennifer ...
Japanese teens addicted to cellphones
TOKYO (AFP) - Cellphones are taking centre stage in the lives of Japanese teenagers, who often send or receive dozens of emails a ...
First Lady hints at dog decision
First lady Michelle Obama told People magazine that her daughters, 7-year-old Sasha and 10-year-old Malia, can expect a dog after ...
Oldest English words identified
ENGLISH and Indo-European words including 'I', 'we', 'two' and 'thou' have changed so little in tends of thousands of years that ...
Jackie Chan says HK govt ignored museum plea
HONG KONG (AFP) - Action hero Jackie Chan said Thursday a museum dedicated to his career would have been built in Hong Kong ...
Slumdog stars welcomed home
MUMBAI (AFP) - India feted the return Thursday of the children who acted in "Slumdog Millionaire" and celebrated composer A.R. ...
Are women more generous?
WHY would women give more to the victims of Hurricane Katrina than to the victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami? A new study in the ...
Islamabad
6 Pakistanis likely to compete in Iran cycle race
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Six Pakistani bikers will take part in the Tour de Taftan International Junior Cycle Race scheduled to be held ...
National
Pakistan urges rethinking of U.S. drone attacks
WASHINGTON - Pakistan is asking the United States to rethink its use of drones to attack militant targets in the tribal areas, ...
Karachi
Younis: the Pakistan cricket saviour
KARACHI (AFP) - In two years Younis Khan has gone from shunning the captaincy of Pakistan's cricket to being hailed Thursday as ...
Pakistan, Sri Lanka take dig at Test pitch
KARACHI (AFP) - Pakistan and Sri Lanka criticised the lifeless wicket prepared for the drawn first Test here, with captains ...
Lahore
Ineligibility infuses new spirit in lawyers
LAHORE - Lawyers Thursday's mammoth weekly rally turned into a protest against the Supreme Court (SC) verdict of Sharifs ...
Governor Rule meant to stop long march
LAHORE - Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan has said that Governor Rule imposed in Punjab by President Asif Ali ...
Anjuman gets divorce
LAHORE (PPI) - Former film star Anjuman has got divorce from her husband Mubeen Malik and the family court here on Thursday has ...
Time to come out to protect country: Ramday
LAHORE - Senior most deposed judge of the Supreme Court (SC) Khalilur Rahman Ramday has said the present is a testing time for ...
Habibur Rehman new CCPO Lahore
LAHORE - Haji Habibur Rehman has been made new Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Lahore while Amjad Javed Saleemi has been ...
Bar passes resolution against judgment
LAHORE - General House of the Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) Thursday carried with one voice a resolution against the ...
Meritocracy to prevail in police: IGP
LAHORE - Inspector General of Punjab Police Khalid Farooq has said that honest and dutiful police officers will be ...
Zahid Bokhari new Prosecutor General Punjab
LAHORE - Governor Punjab Salman Taseer has finalised the name of senior PPP lawyer, Syed Zahid Hussain Bokhari for the vacant ...
CS seeks proposals from secretaries for improvement
LAHORE - Chief Secretary Punjab Naguib Ullah Malik has directed the govt officials to perform their duties on merit without any ...
PA session as per Constitution: Sana
LAHORE (APP) - Ex-Provincial Minister for Law Rana Sanaullah has claimed that the on-going session of the Punjab Assembly is as ...
Standing Committee postpones meeting with hocket officials
LAHORE - Standing Committee of Senate for Sports postponed the meeting on hockey issues on the request of Pakistan Hockey ...
PCB assures extraordinary security to Sri Lanka
LAHORE - The security of the visiting Sri Lanka team has been doubled after the tourists expressed their concern over the ...
Akram says Pak girls deserve to compete against the best
LAHORE - Former captains of the men's teams have sent their respective national cricket teams good-luck messages ahead of the ICC ...
Lara sleeps calmly
LAHORE " Brian Lara, former West Indies captain slept peacefully on Tuesday night. When he woke up yesterday morning in Trinidad, ...
Sri Lanka proposes Dambulla as alternate CT venue
LAHORE " Determined to bag the hosting rights of the Champions Trophy, Sri Lanka has proposed Dambulla as an alternative venue if ...
WADA chief pats ICC on anti-doping measure
LAHORE - Director General of World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) David Howman lavished praise on the ICC for its effort to free ...
Ten Sports, Supersport in digital content partnership
LAHORE - Taj TV Ltd., owners of Ten Sports, the Sub-continent's # 1 sports channel, and the world's largest producer of ...
FBI team due on March 4 to probe into attacks
ISLAMABAD - A delegation of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) led by its director will visit Pakistan early next month ...
Brahamdagh behind UN official's abduction: FC
QUETTA (AFP) - Top paramilitary commander on Thursday accused an exiled Baloch nationalist leader in Afghanistan of masterminding ...
People's anger over SC verdict rages on
LAHORE - The whole City burst into protest demonstrations, especially on The Mall, outside the Punjab Assembly against the ...
Complete shutterdown
LAHORE - City witnessed complete shutter down on Thursday as the traders and shopkeepers observed strike and closed down their ...
Sharifs to address LHC Bar today
LAHORE - PML-N Quaid Mian Nawaz Sharif and former Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif will address the Lahore High Court Bar ...
Roti price up again
LAHORE - A day after President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari imposed Governor's rule in Punjab, the roti price has swelled to Rs 4 ...
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