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 Sunday, February 08, 2009
Front Page
US wants Qaeda havens destroyed
ISLAMABAD - The US Special Envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke is arriving here tomorrow (Monday) with a strong message from the Obama administration that wants the civilian Pakistani government and the military working together in a coordinated effort to destroy the al-Qaeda and ...
'N' wants PPP govt to complete 5-year term
LAHORE - Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Saturday denied any government pressure for the release of Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan, ...
Taliban 'behead' Polish engineer
PESHAWAR - The Taliban miscreants from Dara Adam Khel on Saturday claimed killing of abducted Polish engineer Piotr Stanczak ...
9 cops die as militants blow up checkpost
MIANWALI - Unknown terrorists blew up a police checkpost in Mianwali, killing nine police officials in the wee hours of ...
International
Hamas heavyweight in Egypt for Gaza talks
CAIRO (AFP) - A Hamas delegation from Gaza led by heavyweight Mahmud Zahar was in Egypt on Saturday for talks on consolidating a ...
Madagascar police kill 23 protesters
ANTANANARIVO (AFP) - Madagascan police shot dead at least 23 supporters of opposition leader Andry Rajoelina Saturday as they ...
Israel must embrace Arab peace plan: Abbas
ANKARA (AFP) - Israel has "no other choice" than to embrace the Arab Peace Initiative set out in 2002 if it wants to resolve the ...
Sri Lanka warns Tigers to surrender or risk rout
COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapakse warned cornered Tamil Tiger rebels to surrender or face a complete rout as ...
Fourteen killed in Australian wildfires
SYDNEY (AFP) - Fourteen people died and more than 100 homes were destroyed in wildfires raging through southeastern Australia ...
Obama talks with US terror victim families
WASHINGTON (AFP) - President Barack Obama Friday had an "emotional" meeting with families of victims of the USS Cole bombing and ...
Iraq's Sadrists complain of vote fraud
BAGHDAD (AFP) - Iraqi politicians backed by the anti-US cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Saturday said they would lodge an official ...
Twins escape hangman over identity confusion
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - A pair of identical twins escaped being convicted and hanged on drugs charges in Malaysia, due to confusion ...
Ton-up Gayle and Sarwan edge West Indies in front
KINGSTON (AFP) - Skipper Chris Gayle and Ramnaresh Sarwan hit centuries as West Indies edged into a 34-run lead, with three ...
Australia clinch Federation Cup group
PERTH (AFP) - Australia beat New Zealand 3-0 in the Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I final Saturday as they continue their bid ...
India relegated from Asia Oceania Group I
PERTH (AFP) - India have been relegated to Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2010 after losing to Taiwan 3-0 in the women's ...
Snubbed Shah targets IPL and Ashes place
KINGSTON (AFP) - England batsman Owais Shah was auctioned off for 275,000 dollars at the Indian Premier League on Thursday, but ...
England all out for 51; lose first Test to WI
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP) - West Indies beat England by an innings and 23 runs to win the first Test at Sabina Park here on ...
Business
$2 billion WB loan to support growth
ISLAMABAD - The World Bank on Saturday assured Pakistan that the bank was considering to provide up to $2 billion in credits ...
Rs2 billion project to construct wheat storages in Sindh delayed
KARACHI - The implementation on a scheme of construction of wheat storages in Sindh through public-private participation has been ...
Stock market gains 4 per cent during week
LAHORE - The equity market during the outgoing week depicted an increase of 4.1 per cent if it is compared to the previous week ...
Japanese PM offers help to develop coal, gas resources
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance and Economic Affairs, Shaukat Tarin called on the Prime Minister of ...
Banks barred from hiring foreigners
WASHINGTON - The US Senate has approved legislation, refraining banks that will receive the proposed bailout funds, from ...
Merger of Sales Tax and Income Tax ... a utopian scheme in the making
Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has recently announced creation of a new post of Member Internal Revenue Service and abolishment ...
IPDF has 22 major projects in pipeline
LAHORE - IPDFs role in developing the infrastructure of Pakistan is commendable. However, policy and implementation gap, ...
knitwear industry in dire trouble
LAHORE - The knitwear industry is in dire trouble as the number of knitwear exporting units has declined from 1183 in 2005 to 840 ...
Islamic banking to capture 12pc market share by 2012
KARACHI - Hasan Bilgrami, Chief Executive Officer, BankIslami Pakistan Limited addressed in first meeting of banking and ...
PTCL bill to condense on single page
KARACHI - The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has decided to introduce a new billing system for its customers, ...
Politics
Ban asks India, Pakistan to solve disputes thru dialogue
New Delhi (PPI) - United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called on India and Pakistan to solve all disputes ...
3 more RAW agents arrested in Lahore
LAHORE - Sensitive agencies Saturday arrested three more alleged RAW agents from Bedian Road and recovered bogus identity cards, ...
Bailtul Maal for Rs5 deduction in salaries
ISLAMABAD (NNI) - Managing Director Pakistan Baitul Maal (PBM) and former member of National Assembly Zamarrud Khan has suggested ...
BRP leader Dr Bashir goes missing
QUETTA - The central Secretary General of Baloch Republican Party (BRP) Dr Bashir Azeem is missing since Friday, said Sher ...
Nato chief lashes European allies over Afghanistan
MUNICH (AFP) - The head of NATO joined Saturday a chorus of criticism of European allies refusing to step up their efforts in ...
No-strings aid from US needed: Pakistan
WASHINGTON (APP) - The United States and Pakistan must foster a long term relationship and the Barack Obama should avoid ...
PML-Q bigwigs tilt towards PPP
LAHORE - The senior PML-Q leaders have given their consent to join hands with the PPP in case any realignment of political forces ...
Pakistan defends AQ's release
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Saturday said it had dismantled the nuclear black market and no individual associated with it had any ...
Iftikhar raps statements branding him politician
RAWALPINDI - Deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry urged the lawyers to keep on struggling for independence of ...
Pakistan central to Afghanistan strategy: Biden
MUNICH (Agencies) - US Vice-President Joe Biden promised on Saturday a 'new tone' in foreign policy under Barack Obama but warned ...
Zardari urges world to change opinion on Fata
PESHAWAR (APP) - President Asif Zardari Saturday here announced a huge compensation package of Rs280 million for those killed and ...
Entertainment
Beckham upset Buddhist monks in Thailand
DAVID and Victoria Beckham have upset Buddhist monks in Thailand. The monks are upset about a state-of-the-art mosquito ...
After grueling week, Obamas unwind at theatre outing
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Barack Obama made a foray late Friday into Washington's cultural scene, taking the first family ...
Arctic landscape too warm for some polar bears
A formidable hunter and powerful swimmer, the polar bear is perfectly adapted to the harsh demands of the wild Arctic landscape. ...
One in 200 human genes superfluous?
1 in 200 of our human genes can be inactivated with no detectable effect on our health. A study by Wellcome Trust Sanger ...
Aniston 'flipped' over grey hair
JENNIFER Aniston has admitted that she "flipped out" when she found a particularly long grey hair. The actress, who turns 40 on ...
Lady GaGa to launch fashion line
LADY GaGa wants to create her own clothing range. The singer, 22, who topped the single charts with Just Dance last month, hopes ...
Islamabad
Call to create awareness on 'silent killer'
ISLAMABAD: Prominent physicians on Saturday urged the Health Ministry to consider hypertension as an epidemic and include it in ...
Pollen allergy: CDA yet to axe down 'rogue' trees
ISLAMABAD: Capital Development Authority (CDA) is yet to remove those species of trees that cause pollen allergy and make bitter ...
Red tape blocks doctor's promotion
ISLAMABAD: Among many files of promotion awaiting Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani's nod, one is that of a doctor whose ...
40pc cut in HEC budget on cards
ISLAMABAD-Against the orders of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani who directed the Finance Ministry to sustain the recurring ...
Ancient Islamic architecture reflected in contemporary art
ISLAMABAD: Splendid reflections of Islamic architecture were projected at National Art Gallery (NAG), Pakistan National Council ...
UN assisting 2000 displaced families
ISLAMABAD"The United Nations, as part of the broader humanitarian response, has begun providing assistance to as many as 2000 ...
Islamabad in strong position against Quetta
ISLAMABAD - Three performances, Zeeshan Mushtaq (112 not out), Rauf Akbar (6 for 62) and Saad Altaf (4 for 32) strengthen the ...
Karachi
Angry mob clashes with Railway staffers
KARACHI (PPI) - An angry mob blocked railway track for some time and opened fire when railway staff tried to launch an operation ...
Woman injured by husband dies; two bodies found
KARACHI - A woman allegedly injured by her husband breathed her last at Civil Hospital on Saturday morning. The deceased had been ...
UN Commission to examine BB's letter
KARACHI - The punishment of the culprits involved in the assassination of Benazir Bhutto would be the job of Pakistani authority, ...
Indian fishermen sent to jail
KARACHI (PPI) - Judicial Magistrate-4, West, Karachi, Ghulam Yasin Kolachi Saturday remanded 50 Indian fishermen to judicial ...
Facts belie govt claims of improved law, order in Sindh
KARACHI - Law and order in the interior province and particularly in the constituency of Shaheed Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto is ...
People avoid to express open support for MQM: Altaf
KARACHI (APP) - Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Chief Altaf Hussain on Saturday said the millions of people in the country, who ...
Arafat bags five wickets against Karachi Whites
KARACHI - KRL pacer Yasir Arafat and Karachi Whites batsmen Khalid Latif and Asim Kamal dominated the first day's play in the ...
Lahore
Govt fails to meet enrolment target
LAHORE - Despite repeated claims made by the previous government, it failed miserably to achieve the target of enrolling at least ...
Abducted girl recovered during raid; 2 outlaws held
LAHORE - CIA Kotwali police Saturday conducted raid at a rented house in Ghari Shahu area and recovered a female student of a ...
JI calls for halt to mily operation in FATA
LAHORE - Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Naib Ameer Liaquat Baloch has called for halting military operation in FATA and for acting in light ...
Lawyers celebrate AQ Khan's release
LAHORE - Following the release of Pakistan's nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan after five years detention, lawyers hopes ...
Govt warned against permission for Basant
LAHORE - President Shabab-e-Milli Lahore, Ahmed Salman Baloch has threatened the government of sit in protest outside Governors ...
Tax Bar to participate in 'long march'
LAHORE - The Lahore Tax Bar Association has assured its full support and cooperation to the Pakistan Bar Council, Supreme Court ...
PIA, NBP make steady progress in National Hockey
LAHORE - Defending champion PIA and National Bank are reeling neck and neck on the points table after yet another brilliant ...
1st NBP Golf Tournament tees off
LAHORE - The first National Bank of Pakistan Golf tournament commenced at the Lahore Gymkhana Golf Course on Saturday 7th of ...
Spirited Pakistan women go down to Sri Lanka in Bangladesh
LAHORE - Pakistan women cricket team, which just yesterday overwhelmed Bangladesh, went down fighting against Sri Lanka in the ...
Najaf takes 6 wickets for PIA against Lahore
LAHORE - Pace bowler Najaf Shah snapped six wickets for 39 runs for PIA bowled thus restricted Lahore Shalimar at 148 on day one ...
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