Friday, February 10, 2012
- 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
- Terror trial of accused Bali bomber starts Monday
The Nation in print for Wednesday, February 03, 2010
Front Page
Army asked to take over Karachi
Zamir Sheikh and Nisar Mehdi KARACHI Sindh Home Minister Dr Zulfiqar Mirza on Tuesday called upon the Army to play its due role and take over Karachi as Swat-like law and order situation is developing in the metropolis. In his hard-hitting speech on the floor of the Sindh Assembly, in response to ...
No let-up in killings as 11 more die
KARACHI At least 11 more people were killed in various incidents of target-killings on Tuesday, taking the death toll to 35 in ...
Rain of missiles kills 17 in NWA
PESHAWAR At least 17 suspected militants were killed and five others got injured on Tuesday when US drones targeted different ...
International
Escalating feud between US and China widens
BEIJING (AFP) - China on Tuesday warned US President Barack Obama not to meet the Dalai Lama and threatened diplomatic reprisals ...
Lockheed Martin to roll out more accurate laser-guided bomb
SINGAPORE (AFP) - US defence giant Lockheed Martin said Tuesday it will roll out by the middle of the year an improved ...
Americans questioned over Haiti 'kidnapping'
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haitian authorities questioned a group of 10 American missionaries on Monday who are accused of ...
Thai coalition to defy PM
BANGKOK (AFP) - Five parties from Thailands shaky coalition government will push ahead with plans to amend the Constitution ...
Tehran accuses US of seeking to stir 'Iran phobia'
TEHRAN (Reuters/AFP) - Iran accused the United States on Tuesday of seeking to stoke Iran phobia in the Middle East by deploying ...
Iran leaders 'sowing seeds' of own destruction: Biden
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Irans leaders are sowing the seeds of their own destruction with a brutal crackdown on protesters, US ...
Saddam wasn't linked to global terror: Short
LONDON (AFP) - Clare Short, a former British minister who resigned over the 2003 Iraq war, on Tuesday dismissed then Premier Tony ...
Talks to free Israeli soldier halted: Hamas
CAIRO/LONDON (AFP) - Egypt on Tuesday welcomed statements by Hamas leaders that they were ready to seal a unity deal with the ...
African leaders call for action on coups
ADDIS ABABA (AFP) - African leaders wrapped up a three-day summit here Tuesday, calling or action on coups and increasing ...
Sceptical Congress, Obama advisers clash on budget
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US President Barack Obamas advisers told Congress on Tuesday it would have to take measures beyond Obamas ...
Kabul protests to Tehran
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan protested on Tuesday against what it said was the killing of five of its nationals by Iranian ...
Sunderland freefall goes on
SUNDERLAND (England) (AFP) Sunderland failed to halt their slide towards the relegation quagmire after Stoke claimed a deserved ...
Security threat may force Australian players to miss IPL
MUMBAI Famed sports security expert Reg Dickasons services may be sought by the Australian Cricketers Association (ACA) to quell ...
Business
Govt fails to ban gur export
ISLAMABAD - Government has failed to honour its commitment to impose ban on the export of gur in order to control sugar smuggling ...
700,000T more sugar may be imported
KARACHI (Reuters) - Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) will issue tenders in April to import 700,000 tonnes of white sugar if ...
Indonesia eyes Pakistan deal on palm oil
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia, the worlds top palm oil producer, hopes to sign a preferential tariff agreement with Pakistan this ...
Rupee recovers slightly
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The Pakistani rupee firmed on Tuesday from a record low the previous day amid a lack of import payments but ...
FFC posts Rs13 EPS
KARACHI - Fauji Fertilizer Company (FFC) posted an EPS of Rs13 with a final dividend declaration of Rs3.25 per share; taking full ...
Bosnia for direct trade links with Pak
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Ambassador of Bosnia to Pakistan Armin Limo on Monday invited the Pakistani businessmen to establish direct ...
KSE sees dull session
KARACHI - The Karachi Stock Exchanges benchmark 100-share index ended 0.04 percent, or 3.74 points, higher at 9,595.24 on ...
Country achieves 6.4 million tons fertilizer off-take
KARACHI - Though the fertilizer sectors Calendar Year 2009 operational and financial performance turned out to be remarkable as ...
Upbeat US figures boost Asian stocks
HONG KONG (AFP) - Strong US manufacturing figures boosted Asian stock markets Tuesday while Tokyo was pushed higher following an ...
China faces risks from bank lending surge
BEIJING (AFP) - Surging bank lending could threaten the stability of financial institutions in fast-growing China, the OECD said ...
Politics
Rs256b loans written off in last 38 years
ISLAMABAD In an official disclosure, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has submitted a list of top guns of Pakistan, who got ...
SC summons report on Rana Sana's plaza
ISLAMABAD The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed Lahore Development Authority (LDA) and city government to submit a comprehensive ...
Gilani tasked to defuse tension
ISLAMABAD Heightening war of words between the ruling coalition partners, namely the PPP and MQM, has compelled President Asif ...
ANP furious over Pashtuns' killings
ISLAMABAD Taking serious notice of target-killings of Pashtoons in Karachi during the last couple of weeks, Central Information ...
Malik vows action against disruptive elements
ISLAMABAD Taking steps to crush elements involved in target killing, the government is reportedly going to empower Rangers under ...
Pak Consul Generals car attacked in NYC
ISLAMABAD Pakistans Consul General in New York City, A.S. Babar Hashmi, found his car targeted in the Bronx while he was in a ...
Lawmakers reject Sindh reservations
LAHORE Punjab Assembly on Tuesday adopted six resolutions of public interest including the one regarding Punjab Governments ...
Haqqani may appear before court
ISLAMABAD As Prime Minister, Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday announced reopening of cases that were dropped under much ...
Nawaz rejects hike in oil prices
LAHORE Rejecting the recent increase in the petroleum prices, PML-N Quaid Nawaz Sharif has underscored the need for withdrawing ...
Taliban command system smashed
SAWAI (AFP) A military commander said Tuesday a new air and ground offensive had killed up to 80 militants in Bajaur. The raids ...
Arrested US nationals allege FBI torture
SARGODHA (Agencies) Five Americans accused of links to extremist groups protested their innocence Tuesday, saying they were ...
Lowari project converted from rail to road
ISLAMABAD Yet another example of ill-planning and myopic vision is the multibillion Lowari Tunnel Project that remained a ...
Volcano erupts in Ziarat
QUETTA A volcano has started spewing lava in Ziarat District of Balochistan, some 75 kilometres away from Quetta. According to ...
Pak N-assets in safe hands: PM
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday giving strong assurance about the safety of Pakistans nuclear ...
Pak concerned over Indian influence in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD The visiting British Naval Chief and Pakistans civil and military leaders Tuesday discussed a number of issues ...
Zardari insists on visiting NWFP, Balochistan
ISLAMABAD President Asif Ali Zardari has insisted on visiting Balochistan and NWFP as part of his direct public contact ...
Haiti catastrophe impacts funding for Pakistan
ISLAMABAD - Influx of funds for humanitarian assistance in Pakistan has slowed down due to possible deviation on the part of ...
Taliban gaining influence: Mullen
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The top American military officer on Tuesday urged Congress to approve billions of dollars for the war in ...
Iraq, Pak to boost mly coop
ISLAMABAD - As the timeline for US-led forces pullout draws nearer, Iraq has sought to enhance military-to-military relations ...
Driver killed in attack on Nato oil tanker
QUETTA - A driver of a tanker carrying oil for the NATO forces in Afghanistan was killed and another person sustained injuries in ...
BISP confirms TheNations story
ISLAMABAD - This is regarding a news story published in the daily TheNation about the arrest of three persons selling fake forms ...
'India agrees to resume peace talks'
ISLAMABAD - India has agreed to resume stalled peace talks with Pakistan, diplomatic sources informed TheNation on Tuesday. A ...
Fresh clashes in IHK over boys killing
SRINAGAR (AFP) - Indian police and Kashmiri protesters clashed for the second day running Tuesday over the death of a Muslim boy ...
Entertainment
The Hurt Locker and Avatar lead Oscar nods
Science fiction film Avatar and war movie The Hurt Locker lead the way at this years Academy Award with nine nominations ...
Star-studded Haiti charity single launched
LONDON (AFP) - A star-studded charity single for Haiti had its first airplay Tuesday, with Kylie Minogue, Rod Stewart, Robbie ...
Madonna dumped by Luz
EVEN Madonna gets dumped According to a report in the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper, the singers toyboy, 23-year-old Jesus Luz, ...
The GM tomato that stays fresh for six weeks
TOMATOES genetically modified to stay fresh for 30 days longer have been developed by scientists. The breakthrough could apply to ...
1 in 3 women in Taiwan wants new husband
TAIPEI (AFP) - One in three Taiwanese women would marry other man if she was given a second chance in life, according to a survey ...
Say sorry the right way and give left ear a miss
ITS never easy to say sorry. But it seems there is a way to ensure you wont have to utter it twice. Researchers have found the ...
Islamabad
QAU ASA flays HEC PhD, MPhil criteria
ISLAMABAD - The teaching faculty of Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) has expressed displeasure over Higher Education Commissions ...
Rashid, Kamal, Jazi upbeat about winning by-poll
ISLAMABAD- Election campaign of NA-55 has turned a new shift after the defeat of PML-N candidate from NA-21 Mansehra. Awami ...
PTI demands reversal of oil prices
ISLAMABAD- Scores of Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) activists, Tuesday, staged protest demonstration against recent hike in ...
Crushers out to destroy beauty of Margalla Hills
ISLAMABAD - Governments claim to tighten noose around the 'beauty crushers of the Margalla Hills National Park (MHNP) has proved ...
NBF sets up first-ever book club for kids at PIMS
ISLAMABAD (APP) National Book Foundation (NBF) has established a book club in Children Hospital at Pakistan Institute of Medical ...
Demo against attack on student leader
RAWALPINDI - Anjuman Talaba-e-Islam (ATI) Rawalpindi Chapter staged a protest demonstration on Tuesday against the alleged murder ...
NA Committee on Sports to meet today
ISLAMABAD The National Assembly Standing Committee on Sports will meet on Wednesday (today) here at the Parliament House to ...
Karachi
Durrani lashes out at CDGK, nazims
KARACHI - Sindh Local Government Minister Agha Siraj Khan Durani on Tuesday lashed out at the City District Government Karachi ...
Govt cancels Rs7m City Govt funds
KARACHI - Sindh government has withdrawn the funds worth Rs7.722 million of City District Government Karachi (CDGK) in the head ...
Book fair at KU
KARACHI - A 3-day book fair has been organised by the Students Aid Project (SAP) at Karachi University on Tuesday at Gymnasium. ...
Police authority abuse common phenomenon: CJP
KARACHI - Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Tuesday said that the police have been found misusing ...
Boat modification project in limbo
KARACHI - The boat modification project, which is pending since several years, has almost been stopped due to the negligence of ...
Target-killings claimed 123 lives in Jan
KARACHI (PPI) - As many as 123 people were killed and 65 injured in target killing, 12 in firing and 30 people in traffic related ...
Plane carrying Pak SA Games contingent makes emergency landing
KARACHI A Dhaka-bound PIA flight carrying sports contingent of Pakistan for the South Asian Games returned to Karachi after ...
Lahore
One-month deadline for licence renewal
LAHORE - Justice Mian Saqib Nisar of Lahore High Court on Tuesday issued show-cause notices to 28 bottled and mineral water ...
People block Multan Road to protest 'fake encounter'
LAHORE Family members of a boy along with locals blocked Multan Road on Tuesday in protest against Samanabad police for killing ...
966th Urs of Data Ganj Bakhsh starts today
LAHORE - The 966th 3-day annual Urs of Ali bin Usman Hajveri (RA) commonly known as Data Ganj Bakhsh will commence on Wednesday ...
PML unification likely before next elections
LAHORE - Chances to unify various factions of the Muslim Leagues are bright before the next general elections and next polls ...
'Q' trapped in its own net; quibbles, but fails
LAHORE The Opposition in the Punjab Assembly Tuesday made a futile effort at getting themselves excluded from an in-House ...
Govt to end culture of free polythene bags
LAHORE The Punjab government is working on plan to raise prices of polythene bags in a bid to fizzle out prevalent culture of ...
Mafia increases extortion rates
LAHORE-Believe it or not, rate of illegal gratification soars with the surge in different commodities prices. The mafia in CDGL, ...
LHC seeks details of FJMC affiliation with UHS
LAHORE - A special division bench of Lahore High Court on Tuesday directed acting advocate general Punjab to produce details of ...
Butt too old to run country's cricket, says Miandad
LAHORE Pakistan Cricket Board Director General Javed Miandad has called PCB chairman Ijaz Butt 'too old to carry on as head of ...
Pakistan notch up six gold medals
LAHORE Nisar Ahmed of Pakistan won bronze medal in 170 km road race in 11th South Asian Games in Bangladesh. Pakistan squash ...
Lack of system ails Pakistan cricket: Imran
LAHORE Former skipper Imran Khan Tuesday said lack of proper system was the reason of Pakistan cricket teams poor performance. ...
Seven matches decided on opening day
LAHORE As many as seven matches were decided in the PFF Youth U-14 Cup at various centres on Tuesday. Quetta Greens opened their ...
Pak Whites beat BD in SA Games hockey
LAHORE Pakistan Whites hockey team registered their second win against Bangladesh 3-0 in the league match of 11th South Asian ...
Ijaz ready to work with national team
LAHORE Pakistans former Test batsman Ijaz Ahmed, who worked with the national Under-19 team that played the final of the ICC ...
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