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 Saturday, February 28, 2009
Front Page
Numbers not in PPP's favour
LAHORE - As the numbers game has started in Punjab following dismissal of Shahbaz Sharif's government, the PPP, with its 107 members and despite having the support of PML-Q, is finding it hard to enlist support of required 186 members to form its government, as all efforts so far made to woo ...
Stormy NA session starts today
ISLAMABAD - The Federal Cabinet termed the decision of Sharif brothers' disqualification regrettable but according to law, and ...
'Q' Forward Bloc comes out in open
LAHORE - In a major development, after imposition of Governor rule, more than 210 members including 30 members of PML-Q (Forward ...
Police tear-gas, round up protesters
ISLAMABAD - Hundreds of furious activists of PML(N) Friday entered the Capital Territory from Rawalpindi and blocked the ...
International
Obama sets August 2010 date for end of Iraq combat
WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama on Friday announced a plan to withdraw most troops from Iraq in 18 months, leaving about ...
Iraq forces can fill US pullout gap: PM
BAGHDAD (AFP) - Iraq believes its forces have the muscle to ensure the country's security as Obama on Friday set a deadline for ...
Netanyahu fails to form broad-based coalition
TEL AVIV (AFP) - Last-ditch efforts to form a broad-based Israeli coalition failed on Friday, paving the way for a rightist ...
Solana on Gaza visit
GAZA CITY (AFP) - EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana toured the war-shattered Gaza Strip on Friday. "I came to Gaza to see by ...
US Senate to review CIA anti-terror tactics
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US Senate intelligence committee will examine how the CIA has been handling terror suspects, including the ...
Afghans want warmer US ties with Iran
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Afghanistan's foreign minister voiced hope Friday that US President Barack Obama would improve relations with ...
US to give Qaeda suspect a civilian trial
WASHINGTON - The US Justice Department is preparing to bring new criminal charges against the only al-Qaeda suspect still held in ...
Bushes get bumpy start in private life
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The newspaper comes late, there's no kitchen table, and chairs have to be borrowed from the Secret Service ...
North Korea assembling rocket ahead of launch
SEOUL (AFP) - North Korea appears to have begun assembling a rocket, which it claims will launch a satellite, a report said ...
19 Bolivians die in dengue outbreak
LA PAZ, (AFP) - In Bolivia's worst national outbreak in a decade, 19 people have died from dengue fever since January and 31,000 ...
Asean ministers debate human rights body
HUA HIN, Thailand (AFP) - Southeast Asian ministers Friday discussed the details of a long-awaited human rights body that critics ...
Chavez blasts US criticism on HR
CARACAS (AFP) - President Hugo Chavez on Friday blasted US criticism of his government for alleged human rights abuses, and said ...
South Africa crumble as Aussies take control
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - Australia's bowlers picked up where their batsmen left off Friday, ripping through South Africa's top order ...
Djokovic advances, sick Murray out of Dubai
DUBAI (AFP) - Novak Djokovic's bid to close the gap on Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal at the top of the world rankings carried ...
Collingwood, Bopara keep England on top
BRIDGETOWN (AFP) - Paul Collingwood and Ravi Bopara put on 87 for the fifth wicket as England bolstered their position on the ...
India bars Tendulkar, Karthik from friendly
WELLINGTON (AFP) - Indian cricket star Sachin Tendulkar was barred from a cricket friendly in New Zealand Friday because a former ...
McCullum hero again for New Zealand
WELLINGTON (AFP) - Brendon McCullum carried New Zealand to a five-wicket win over India with an unbeaten 69 in a gripping ...
Woods pleased, pondering what's next after early ouster
TUCSON (AFP) - Tiger Woods said he had plenty to be pleased about Thursday despite a premature exit from the WGC Accenture Match ...
Agassi makes brief return in World TeamTennis
NEW YORK (AFP) - Eight-time Grand Slam champion Andre Agassi will return to action in July, playing two matches for the ...
Olympic medalists set the pace at US Indoor meet
BOSTON (AFP) - World indoor 60-meter hurdles champion Lolo Jones and Olympic medalists Terrence Trammell and Jenn Stuczynski top ...
Pizarro double sends Milan crashing out
MILAN (AFP) - Werder Bremen stunned mighty AC Milan by coming back from a two-goal deficit to draw 2-2 and send the Italian ...
Giants crash as UEFA Cup proves fatal distraction
PARIS (AFP) - Former European champions AC Milan and Aston Villa tumbled out of the UEFA Cup on Thursday as the lure of next ...
Malaysian team orders its smokers to quit
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Tests have shown there are 10 smokers among the Malaysian national hockey team and they have been ordered ...
Business
European job loss deepens; Putin warns on Russia
BRUSSELS (AFP) - The eurozone shed a quarter of a million jobs in January, figures showed Friday, as eastern Europe was given a ...
India economy slows sharply as slowdown hits
NEW DELHI (AFP) - India's economy grew at its slowest pace in nearly six years in the third quarter as the Asian giant began to ...
Environment degradation causes huge economic losses to Pakistan
KARACHI - Environment degradation, a major cause of poverty, costs the country around 6 percent of GDP, equal to about Rs 365 ...
Asian air cargo slumps 23.6pc in Jan
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Air cargo demand in Asia slumped 23.6 percent in January while passenger numbers dropped 7.8 percent, the ...
EBRD, EIB, WB to invest $31b in East Europe
LONDON (AFP) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the European Investment Bank and the World Bank pledged ...
Malaysia's growth slows to 0.1pc in Q4
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Malaysia's economic growth slowed to just 0.1 percent in the fourth quarter, hit by falling exports and ...
Taiwan economy shows signs of further weakness
TAIPEI (AFP) - Taiwan's economy shows signs of continued weakness with the index of leading indicators for January down 4.9 ...
Lithuania slump worsened in '08
VILNIUS (AFP) - Lithuania's economy shrank by 2.0 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2008 compared with the same period a year ...
US economy suffers sharp nosedive
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US economy shrank at a 6.2 percent annual pace in the 2008 fourth quarter, government data showed Friday ...
US economic package for Pakistan and investment opportunities here
THE newly installed Obama government is yet to achieve the economic policy coordination with Pakistan that will be needed not ...
USAID provides $22.3m
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The USA through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the United Nations World ...
Lanka-style policies sought to save tourism industry from violence
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Concerned over declining tourism activity in the country in the wake of law and order situation, the Senate ...
Microsoft cost effective solutions
KARACHI (PR) - In the wake of current global economic recession, Microsoft Pakistan has introduced solutions aimed primarily at ...
Euro slips versus dollar
LONDON (AFP) - The European single currency retreated Friday against the dollar as investors digested tumbling eurozone inflation ...
Moot on bounded labour
LAHORE (PR) - Bounded Labour is a crime against humanity and a firm political will is required to eliminate this crime from Brick ...
US govt to own up to 36pc of Citi
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US government will own up to 36 percent of Citigroup under a deal announced Friday to convert up to 25 ...
Pak Oilfields declares 80pc dividend
KARACHI (APP) - Pak Oilfields Ltd (POL) has posted a profit after tax of Rs 1.605 billion for the half year of 2008-09 and ...
Attock Petroleum declares 100pc dividend
KARACHI (APP) - Attock Petroleum has earned a profit after tax of Rs 1.468 billion for the half year of 2008-09 and declared an ...
SSGC profits down
KARACHI (APP) - The net profits of Sui Southern Gas Company has declined to Rs 227.669 million during the first half of current ...
HBL Income Fund declares 2nd interim dividend
KARACHI - The Board of Directors of HBL Asset Management Limited, the Management Company of HBL Income Fund, the fund, in its ...
PGRMEA hails release of R&D subsidy
LAHORE - Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers & Exporters Association (PRGMEA), Chairman Mr Jamshaid Hanif has expressed his ...
NIT net profit outperforms KSE index
KARACHI - The National Investment Trust (NIT) has earned a net profit of Rs 877 million & Rs 742 million in respect of LOC-Fund ...
ADB help sought for agri, oil storage capacities
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Vice President, Asian Development Bank, Xiaoyu Zhao has said that ADB was encouraged by the progress made by ...
Oil drops on poor US GDP data
LONDON (AFP) - World oil prices fell sharply Friday on profit-taking, after bumper gains earlier this week, on news that the US ...
Weekly inflation up
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), for the week ended on February 26, for the lowest income group up to ...
Fire suspends 2nd session; KSE up 78 points
LAHORE - The stock market recovered further 1.38 per cent in the first session on Friday when authorities suspended second ...
Fertilizer, DAP off-take down
KARACHI- The YoY fertilizer and DAP off-take has decreased to 557 thousand tons and 44 thousand tons in January 2009, depicting a ...
Price-hike derails LPG sale by 30pc
KARACHI - The sale of Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) in the local market has declined by 30 per cent due to increased rate of LPG. ...
SBP asks banks to raise SME financing
KARACHI - Governor State Bank of Pakistan Syed Salim Raza has asked the commercial banks to make concerted efforts to explore new ...
Politics
Trilateral talks significant leap to bridge trust deficit
WASHINGTON - Top diplomats from the US, Pakistan and Afghanistan ended three days of talks here on Thursday afternoon on the next ...
No proof Kasab used sea route
KARACHI (Agencies) - Naval Chief Noman Bashir on Friday denied that Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving alleged gunman in the Mum-bai ...
Delhi's response to Pak queries next week
NEW DELHI (APP) - Indian Home Minister P Chidambaram said on Friday India would reply to Pakistan questions on Mumbai attacks ...
US budget seeks enhanced assistance for Pakistan
WASHINGTON (APP) - The fiscal year 2010 budget, sought by the Obama Administration, refocuses US resources to increase economic ...
3 students killed, seven others abducted in Hangu
HANGU -At least four persons, including three students of a school, were killed, three others injured while seven kidnapped by ...
'Indian Mujahideen' claims attacks
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Indian media persistently reporting that the little-known group Indian Mujahideen has claimed responsibility ...
38 recovered from BD mass grave
DHAKA (AFP) - Soldiers in Bangladesh uncovered 38 dead bodies of senior army officers in a mass grave Friday, including the chief ...
Donor groups leave Quetta
QUETTA-The international donor organisations, which were busy in humanitarian works in Balochistan have left Quetta after ...
Wealthy Nordic nations hit by cold front of recession
STOCKHOLM (AFP) - Denmark and Finland officially joined the ranks of recession-hit countries on Friday with the release of ...
Turmoil worries foreign players
ISLAMABAD - The United States, United Kingdom and other international players, which played a key role in 'national ...
Army will stay out of politics, says Kayani
WASHINGTON (Agencies) - Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, who is currently on a US visit, pledged to keep his ...
US retains hidden grip on Pakistan nukes: report
WITH political instability spreading, nervous concern has mounted over the fate of Pakistan's nuclear arsenal should Taliban ...
Dar holds talks with Chaudhrys
LAHORE - PML-N central leader Ishaq Dar on Friday met PML-Q President Ch Shujaat Hussain and central leader Ch Pervaiz Elahi at ...
President appoints 16 LHC judges
LAHORE - The Federal Law Ministry under the approval of President Asif Ali Zardari Friday notified appointment of 16 Additional ...
US refocusing on Qaeda in Pak-Afghan region: Obama
WASHINGTON - While announcing his plan to withdraw most American troops from Iraq in 18 months, President Barack Obama said ...
Entertainment
Jennifer Lopez to sue pushchair company
JENNIFER Lopez and her husband Marc Anthony are taking legal action against a British pram firm. According to the lawsuit ...
Psychedelic fish is new species
A brightly-coloured fish which bounces along the seabed has been hailed as a new species by scientists - who have dubbed it ...
Spears 'scared' of ex-manager
BRITNEY Spears was scared of ex-manager Sam Lutfi, her hairdresser has told a judge who is considering making a long-term ...
Record Nobel Peace Prize contenders this year
OSLO (AFP) - A record 205 candidates are in the running for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, the Nobel Institute said on Friday, ...
Newborn baby killed by mother's kiss
A baby girl may have died because her mother passed on an infection through kissing her. Jennifer Schofield was 11 days old when ...
Office helter- skelter slide to take staff down in 7 sec
THE economy may be on a downward spiral. But designers of a new office development have come up with a novel way of lifting ...
The Simpsons gets record-breaking renewal
FOX has ordered two more seasons of The Simpsons. The 44-episode pickup will take the show to a total of 493 episodes, making it ...
Boy actor beaten by father
THE brutality of his slum life came back with a vengeance today for Slumdog Millionaire actor Azharuddin Mohammed when he was ...
Difficulty must be important to achieving goals
TRY the following experiment with two young children. To one child, hold a toy out just beyond their grasp and watch them bounce ...
Daredevil surfer takes amazing photos from inside huge breaking waves
THESE stunning images capture the power and glory of waves as they are about to crash down onto the shore. They have been taken ...
Islamabad
Taekwondo camp
ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Taekwondo Federation (PTF) will establish training camp for the 12 players in South Korea for the ...
Karachi
ICC commits blunder in Women WC match schedule
KARACHI - The ICC has committed blunder by naming six teams that will play in the second stage super league though over a week is ...
Pakistan women team captain feels confident
KARACHI - The Pakistan women's cricket team captain Urooj Mumtaz was confident and hopeful that her team would give an improved ...
Lahore
Shahbaz terms Governor Rule presidential martial law
LAHORE - PML-N president and ex-chief minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif has asked the whole nation to rise up to save Pakistan of ...
Governor Raaj will turn out 'Awami Raaj': Kaira
LAHORE - PPP MPA Tanvir Ashraf Kaira, who is also a candidate for the office of Punjab chief minister, said on Friday that his ...
PPP will pay 'N' workers in the same coin: Aftab
LAHORE-A former MPA from Chakri, Ch Kamran Ali Khan on Friday announced to join the PPP at a news conference held at Lahore Press ...
" to take out rallies
LAHORE-The PPP's Punjab executive committee which met here on Friday with Rana Aftab in the chair, decided to hold public rallies ...
'Asif Zardari behind Sharifs' disqualification'
LAHORE - Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami Qazi Hussain Ahmed has said that Zardari has got Sharifs disqualified with the purpose to bargain ...
CS rules out reshuffle
LAHORE - The Punjab CS Naguibullah Malik has ruled out any major reshuffle in bureaucracy, saying that neutral, competent and ...
Assembly debates Governor Rule
LAHORE - The Punjab Assembly (PA) in its Friday sitting condemned imposition of Governor Rule in Punjab during general discussion ...
City resounds with anti-Zardari protests
LAHORE - The anti-Zardari protest demonstrations have gained robust momentum in the City on the third day of widespread agitation ...
Siddiqui certain to win LHC Bar crown
LAHORE - No neck and neck contest will take place for the president office of the Lahore High Court Bar Association this year ...
Youth shot dead by elder brother
LAHORE - A 24-year-old youth was shot dead allegedly by his elder brother over a petty issue in Sanda police limits on Friday. ...
Gilani has no say in state affairs
LAHORE - PML-N leader Tehmina Daultana has said it is the mockery that the prime minister has no say in running the affairs of ...
Prime focus on changing thana culture, says CCPO
LAHORE - Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Haji Habibur Rehman has said the police will use all available resources to maintain ...
Wasim Kausar new IG NH&MPOUR STAFF REPORTER
LAHORE - Dr Wasim Kausar assumed his charge as 7th Inspector General (IG) of National Highways & Motorway Police (NH&MP) here on ...
'Private sector to be encouraged in next edu policy'
LAHORE - Secretary Education (Schools) Punjab Nadeem Ashraf has said that the private sector will be encouraged in the next ...
Qaumi Tajar Ittehad calls on IGP
LAHORE - A delegation of Quami Tajar Ittehad, Punjab led by its President Haji Javed Akbar Butt met the Inspector General Police, ...
'Governor Rule will be fatal for democracy'
LAHORE - Secretary General Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan Qari Zawar Bahadur has said that disqualification of Sharifs and imposition of ...
PCB announces new Australia ODI schedule
LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board has changed the itinerary of series against Australia, which is expected to be played at a ...
Jayawardene wants winning exit
LAHORE - Mahela Jayawardene will seek a winning farewell as captain when Sri Lanka take on Pakistan in the second and final test ...
One change likely in team for second Test: Intikhab
LAHORE - National cricket team coach Intikhab Alam said that one change is expected in the team for the second Test starting from ...
SL cricketers play golf at Royal Palm Club
LAHORE - The cricket stars associated with the Sri Lanka-Pakistan series enjoyed some lighter moments again from the game to ...
National hockey camp trainees reduced to 25
LAHORE - The national selection committee has picked 25 players from the training camp at the National Hockey Stadium on Friday. ...
Ghazipur, Bank Alfalah, Hilton ease ahead
LAHORE - Ghazipur after two back to back defeats, have an easy sailing against Vogue Furniture-Diamond Paints in the National ...
Balochistan win Cadet, Navy Open Boxing titles
LAHORE - Balochistan won the Cadet Class and Navy clinched the open class of the Yaqoob Qambrani National Ranking Cadet And Open ...
Sayid Papers record impressive win over Hamdard
LAHORE - Skipper Aizad Sayid hit the winning run as Lahore-based Sayid Papers Stags overwhelmed Hamdard Gymkhana Veterans by one ...
Star Asia Cricket in progress
LAHORE - Chauburji Gymkhana defeated Mao Gymkhana by six wickets in the Star Asia Cricket Tournament hereat the Hazarat Mian Mir ...
Aliakbar asks coaches to improve knowledge and level of expertise
LAHORE - "Watching a lot of football, and hopefully picking up some skills from favourite players is useful, but not the same as ...
Muslim FC in final to face Nushki Club
LAHORE - Chaman's Muslim FC forced their way into final of Pakistan Football Federation League (Club Phase). They imposed 2-1 ...
Nabeel, Sadaf best athletes of FC College
LAHORE - Forman Christian College 122nd Annual Athletic Championship concluded here the other day with Nabeel Shafi Ullah ...
Varsities Tennis begins
LAHORE - The Pakistan Inter Varsities Tennis Championship for Men started here at the University of Engineering and Technology, ...
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