Friday, February 10, 2012
- 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
- CJ takes suo motu notice of Lahore factory collapse
- India, Pakistan trade can reach $10 bn by 2015: CII
The Nation in print for Saturday, February 07, 2009
Front Page
Court declares AQ Khan free
ISLAMABAD " Setting 73-year-old Dr AQ Khan free after hearing a petition against his detention, IHC Chief Justice Justice Sardar Muhammad Aslam on Friday ruled "The petitioner is declared a free citizen and writ petition is disposed of." The court also ruled that charges against AQ Khan could not ...
Understanding between PPP, 'N', 'Q' likely in Senate polls
ISLAMABAD " If the way the Senate elections are handled by the major political parties is anything to go by, then it would appear ...
12 cops hurt in Mingora attack
MINGORA (NNI) - Twelve policemen were hurt, six of them critically, in a suicide attack in Mingora on Friday, police said. A ...
Long march now from March 12
LAHORE-After making slight changes in the programme, the lawyers Steering Committee on Friday announced the schedule of the Long ...
International
Tajikistan ready to help US with Afghanistan supplies
DUSHANBE (AFP) - Tajikistan said Friday it was ready to allow US and NATO supplies for Afghanistan to transit its territory, ...
Kyrgyz closure of US base 'final'
Kyrgyzstan says its decision to close a US base that serves as a vital supply route for US and Nato operations in Afghanistan is ...
UN halts aid to Gaza
GAZA CITY (AFP) - A UN agency said on Friday it halted aid imports into Gaza after hundreds of tonnes of food assistance were ...
Nuclear arms top agenda as Munich conference opens
MUNICH, Germany (AFP) - Top European, Iranian and Russian officials debated tightening controls on nuclear weapons, as world ...
US Army suicides rise sharply in Jan
WASHINGTON " The number of suicide cases in the US Army rose sharply in January, the Army said in a statement Thursday. If all ...
CIA nominee vows to break with Bush policies
WASHINGTON (AFP) - President Barack Obama's choice to head the CIA made clear Thursday he would break with Bush administration ...
Hillary 'very much concerned' about Dr Khan's release
WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday she is "very much concerned" about Islamabad High Court's decision ...
Millions in South Asia face growing water stress, UN report warns
UNITED NATIONS - Hundreds of millions of South Asians face growing water stress due to over exploitation, climate change and ...
Pentagon drops charges against Gitmo prisoner
WASHINGTON - The US Defence Department has dropped charges against a Guantanamo detainee who was accused of masterminding the ...
Obama urges Congress to pass stimulus plan without delay
WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama has urged Congress to approve his economic stimulus plan quickly, warning that the economy ...
Khalid Hasan's death blow to Pakistani journalism
WASHINGTON - Khalid Hasan is no more. His death is a big blow to the Pakistani journalism which will not be same without him. A ...
UN Commission on BB is for fact-finding, not criminal probe: Ban
UNITED NATIONS UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said in a letter to the Security Council President that the three-member ...
Elliott guides New Zealand to 2-0 lead
MELBOURNE (Cricinfo) - Michael Clarke's 98 could not stop his unthinkable series loss from coming a step closer after Grant ...
USA Swimming suspends Phelps three months
COLORADO SPRINGS (AFP) - Record-breaking Olympic champion Michael Phelps has been suspended for three months by USA Swimming ...
Business
Bankers' bail plea in forex scandal rejected
KARACHI - Banking court rejects bail plea of four Bank managers allegedly involved in foreign exchange. The Banking Crimes ...
KSE ends week on buoyancy; up 63.19 points
LAHORE - The Karachi Stock Exchange remained bullish on Friday, the last day of the business week, when confident investors were ...
Japan urged to set up economic zones in Pak
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Shaukat Tarin, Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance said that Pakistan will not expect any monetary help from ...
Recession taking toll on gems, gold export
KARACHI - Fluctuating oil prices, world economic recession and internal record high inflation have all been prevalent indicators ...
WB help sought for improved health and education facilities
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Friday asked the World Bank to focus on the provision of improved ...
Listed fertilizer cos profit goes up by 24 per cent
LAHORE - The listed fertilizer companies posted a net profit of Rs13.7 billion versus profit of Rs 11 billion in the same period ...
LCCI urges govt to encourage local computer brands
LAHORE - The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry has urged the Punjab government to encourage local computer brands in its ...
Free import of Urea recommended
SLAMABAD (APP) - The Senate Standing Committee on Food, Agriculture and Livestock has recommended the government to allow free ...
Broadband cos eye 5m subscriber base in 3 years
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Broadband Stakeholders Group (BSG), in its maiden sitting on Friday, has set broadband subscriber base of 5 ...
Pakistan and Iran set to finalise IPI gas project
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Pakistan and Iran are set to finalise the IPI (Iran-Pakistan-India) gas project soon, Pakistan Ambassador to ...
Politics
Khalid Hasan is no more
WASHINGTON - Khalid Hasan, a veteran Pakistani journalist and acclaimed author of several books, died of cancer at a Northern ...
Menon's statement mala fide: FO
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Friday rejected the Indian allegations about ISI's involvement in Mumbai attacks as far from reality and ...
President vows to defeat militancy
PESHAWAR (APP) - President Asif Ali Zardari said on Friday evening that parts of NWFP were not facing mere law and order ...
One killed as riots erupt in DG Khan
DERA GHAZI KHAN/MULTAN - One person was killed as violent protests erupted in Dera Ghazi Khan Friday after a suicide blast on ...
ADB to provide $1.5b loan to Pakistan
ISLAMABAD - Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide US $ 300 million under multi-financing facility (MFF) to improve quality, ...
'AQ Khan release to weigh on aid'
WASHINGTON (Agencies) - The US Congress will weigh Pakistan's decision to release nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan when it ...
PAC seeks details of written-off loans
ISLAMABAD - The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has sought details from the Finance Ministry regarding loans written off and ...
UN must ensure Pakistan keeps promise: Mukherjee
NEW DELHI (Agencies) - The UN must pressure Islamabad into ensuring the perpetrators of November 26 Mumbai attacks are bought to ...
Mumbai attacks a different kind of terror: Mullen
WASHINGTON (Agencies) - Terming the Mumbai attacks a new kind of terrorism, a top United States military officer said it differed ...
Entertainment
Miley denies racist pose
TEENAGE Disney star Miley Cyrus has defended a photo in which she is making a slant-eyed gesture, claiming she was "simply making ...
European mavericks vie for gold at Berlin Film Fest
BERLIN (AFP) - New releases by young European directors kicked off the race for the Golden Bear top prize Friday at the 59th ...
Badger cub saved from freezing temperatures
Abandoned in the snow, this five-day-old badger cub was on the brink of death. Luckily, like most babies, she could raise enough ...
Readers are still under the spell of Harry Potter
Harry Potter is still casting a spell on readers, according to figures released yesterday. The final instalment in JK Rowling's ...
Blue boosts creativity, red enhances attention to detail
A NEW University of British Columbia study reconciles a debate that has long raged among marketers and psychologists: What colour ...
Sea-level rise may be higher than expected
UNIVERSITY of Toronto and Oregon State University geophysicists have shown that should the West Antarctic Ice Sheet collapse and ...
Islamabad
Environment ministry bans motor boating
ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Environment has imposed ban on motorised boats surfing in the Rawal Lake to check the fast growing ...
Couple nabbed in murder case
ISLAMABAD - Police Friday arrested a couple for their alleged involvement in the murder of a 28-year-old person in Bari Imam area ...
Gilani calls for promoting Khawaja Farid's message
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Friday stressed to spread the message of love and hope as preached by the great ...
Lawyers condemn militants' threats to legal fraternity
Islamabad " The Human Rights Committee of Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) Friday condemned the militants operating in Swat and ...
Babar calls for proper study of HEC law varsity project
ISLAMABAD-Establishment of law university with its campuses at different cities of the country, is unique and wonderful idea but ...
Justice Raza takes oath as acting CJP
Islamabad - Justice Sardar Muhammad Raza Khan, the senior most judge of the apex court after Chief Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar, ...
Karachi
SA hails UN over Bhutto commission
KARACHI - Sindh Assembly on Friday unanimously passed a Finance (Amendment) Bill to rationalise the cess collected for safer ...
'Govt apathetic to health sector'
KARACHI - Politicians are not willing to bring about positive change to the health sector in Sindh despite countless complaints ...
Law for under-trial prisoners' bail on cards
KARACHI - The Law Minister of Sindh Muhammad Ayaz Soomro has said that law to allow bail for under trial prisoners would be ...
9 held under different charges
KARACHI - Special Investigation Unit (SIU) Friday arrested nine people for their alleged involvement in various cases of street ...
Two killed in City
Karachi (PPI) - A man was crushed to death by a vehicle near Chamra Chorangi in the Jurisdiction of Korangi Industrial Area on ...
Foolproof security for Bhittai Urs
Karachi (PPI) - Inspector General Police (IGP) Sindh Sultan Salahuddin Babar Khattak has instructed Regional Police Officer (RPO) ...
Lahore
Revision of 'secret road accord' assured
LAHORE - The Punjab Assembly on Friday took serious note of a 'confidential agreement' signed by the previous government with a ...
LHC admits petition against chairman PST, ombudsman
LAHORE - A five-member full bench of the Lahore High Court on Friday admitted for regular hearing a petition challenging the ...
'Journalists must explore causes of terror'
LAHORE - Speakers at the concluding session of the 4-day International Media Conference on Friday were in complete agreement that ...
UN BB commission challenged in SC
LAHORE - President Wattan Party Punjab Hashim Shaukat Khan on Friday moved an application before the Supreme Court against the ...
SCBA executive committee endorses long march
LAHORE - A meeting of the Executive Committee, Supreme Court Bar Association, here Friday endorsed the long march of the ...
LHC postpones plea on judges' appointment
LAHORE - Justice Syed Shabbar Raza Rizvi of Lahore High Court postponed for March 3 the hearing of a petition seeking directives ...
Champions Trophy dropped due to security threats: PCB
LAHORE - Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Ijaz Butt said Thursday, three test playing nations have denied to tour to ...
PAKISTAN TO HOST OZS IN ABU DHABI, DUBAI FROM APRIL 24
LAHORE - Pakistan will play Australia in five one-day matches on neutral ground in the Middle East later this year, a top ...
Changes likely in PCB hierarchy?
LAHORE - Vibes of likely changes at the top of the PCB hierarchy has started to fill the air after a number of issues hit the ...
We are all focused on Sri Lanka Tests: Younis
LAHORE - Pakistan captain Younis Khan said his team will put aside the bitter memories of a humiliating series loss against Sri ...
PIA on course to defend National Hockey title
LAHORE - PIA, NBP and SSGC are joint leaders of the points table at the end of the 12th day of the 56th National Hockey ...
Pakistan women rout Bangladesh
LAHORE - The Pakistan women national team completed a seven wickets rout of Bangladesh counterparts in the opening match of the ...
Sahiwal annex U13 National Soccer title
LAHORE - Tandlianwala-born left winger Rashid Noor fired the lone 56th minute goal as Sahiwal managed 1-0 win over NWFP to win ...
Talat feels PCB has failed to deliver
LAHORE - Former Pakistan Test player and team manger Talat Ali lashed at the Pakistan Cricket Board for its failure to deliver ...
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