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 Thursday, January 01, 2009
Front Page
Bush urges rivals to hold down tensions
WASHINGTON - US President George W Bush had telephone conversations with leaders of Pakistan and India Wednesday and all agreed on the need to avoid any action that would increase tensions in the wake of Mumbai attacks, the White House said. Bush also urged both leaders to cooperate in the ...
PPP for Punjab govt's smooth sailing: Zardari
ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari once again made it clear that Pakistan Peoples Party wanted to see the coalition ...
116 Afghans held in Khyber
PESHAWAR - Amidst continuous curfew in the restive part of Khyber Agency around 116 Afghans were arrested by the security forces ...
Pakistan finds Mumbai 'link'
NEW YORK - Pakistani investigators have unearthed substantive links between the gunmen who attacked Mumbai in November and a ...
International
Abbas threatens to abandon peace talks with Israel
RAMALLAH, West Bank, (AFP) - Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas threatened on Wednesday to abandon peace talks with Israel so as ...
Gaza faces life or death situation: UN official
UNITED NATIONS - A senior UN humanitarian official Wednesday painted a desperate picture of the situation in Gaza, calling for an ...
Tension runs high at SKorean parliament sit-in
SEOUL (AFP) - Tensions were high Wednesday in South Korea's parliament after talks on ending an Opposition sit-in broke ...
Two GIs among 8 killed in Iraq
MOSUL (AFP) - Six people were killed and more than 50 wounded Wednesday in bombings in northern Iraq, where US and Iraqi forces ...
New Year parties held as huge fireworks displays herald 2009
SYDNEY (Agencies) - New Year's celebrations were held around the world, with firework displays in Auckland and Sydney starting a ...
Israeli assault ruthless, says Turkish PM
DAMASCUS (AFP) - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday on the first stop ...
Lankan troops close in on rebel town
COLOMBO (AFP) - At least 12 Tamil Tiger rebels were killed by government forces about to capture a key rebel-held town in ...
Nato seeking airspace deal with Russia
BRUSSELS (AFP) - Nato is seeking to seal an agreement with Moscow to allow the military alliance to fly equipment over Russian ...
White powder found at US embassy in Fiji
SUVA (AFP) - The United States Embassy in Fiji was placed under tight security Wednesday after receiving a suspicious package ...
Bangladesh salvage honour in Test defeat
DHAKA (AFP) - Bangladesh gave one of their best batting performances before suffering a 107-run defeat in the opening Test ...
Villa leapfrog Arsenal into Champions League position
HULL (AFP) - Aston Villa leapfrogged Arsenal into the last Champions League placing here on Tuesday as an own-goal by Kamil ...
Britain's Olympic heroes win gongs in New Year's Honours
LONDON (AFP) - Britain's Olympic heroes added a fresh haul of gongs to their Beijing medals Wednesday in the New Year's Honours ...
Mideast 'Quartet' urges ceasefire in Gaza, Israel
UNITED NATIONS - Top officials from the diplomatic "Quartet", which is searching for peace in the Middle East, have called for an ...
Business
Year of local bodies' undoing
LAHORE - The year 2008 could safely be billed as the year of local bodies' undoing as compared to the previous years when these ...
Islamic banks assets swell to Rs235.30b
KARACHI - The financial soundness and solvency of the domestic Islamic banks remained strong despite constraints and global ...
Rs180 billion circular debt upsets refineries, OMCs, Gencos, Discos
LAHORE - An amount of Rs 180 billion involved in the circular debt is entirely upsetting the whole energy sector for more than ...
Rs6.6 billion CFS issue settled
KARACHI - As many as 90 financiers and 65 financees have settled Rs 6.6 billion worth outstanding Continuous Funding System (CFS) ...
Pak, Iran sign joint declaration for cooperation in power sector
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Pakistan and Iran on Wednesday signed a joint declaration for further bilateral cooperation in power sector and ...
2008 proved a nightmare for Karachi stock market
LAHORE - The outgoing year will be considered as the most horrible period for the equity market investors in the history as share ...
KSE breaches 6,000 level on last day
LAHORE - Wednesday was the 13th consecutive day after the removal of floor mechanism when Karachi Bourse meltdown unabatedly ...
Pakistan to get $500m each from China,WB
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance and Economic Affairs, Shaukat Tarin said on Wednesday that Pakistan would ...
SBP accepts tenders of Rs67,795.021m for PMTs sale
KARACHI (APP) - State Bank of Pakistan on Wednesday accepted tenders of Rs 67,795.021 million for sale of 3-months, 6-months and ...
Petroleum prices unchanged
THE government has decided to make no change in the prices of petroleum products for next fortnight starting from January 1 ...
Govt mulling security plan for foreign investors
ISLAMABAD - In an attempt to restore the confidence of foreign investors, Pakistan is working on a security plan to give ...
Politics
No let-up in Israeli air raids
JERUSALEM (Agencies) - Israel on Wednesday rejected world calls for a truce and pressed on with its deadly Gaza offensive, as ...
Govt official injured in attack
QUETTA - A govt official was injured in an armed attack in Dera Bugti on Wednesday while a check post of security forces was also ...
Pakistan, India to swap nuclear sites lists today
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan and India will swap the lists of their nuclear facilities and installations today despite the tension in ...
Majority thinks 2009 will be gloomy: poll
ISLAMABAD - A recent exit poll indicates that year 2009 is being globally perceived as a gloomy year and the number of ...
Year of administrative bloopers, reshuffles
LAHORE - Though the year 2008 may be considered as a replay of Shahbaz Sharif's previous stint as Punjab Chief Minister, yet the ...
India rules out any hot pursuit
NEW DELHI (Agencies) - Indian Home Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday ruled out any hot pursuit on 'terrorists' in Pakistan on ...
Entertainment
Too much thinking 'can make you fat'
RESEARCHERS found the stress of thinking caused overeating with heavy thinkers seeking out more calories. The research team, ...
Pratchett leads showbiz New Year Honours
AUTHOR Terry Pratchett, jazz star Courtney Pine and singer Robert Plant are among the entertainment figures in the New Year ...
Paris defends Australian shopping spree
SYDNEY (AFP) - American socialite Paris Hilton has declared herself a saviour who shops for the greater good in tight economic ...
Miley Cyrus books New Year's gig
TO ring in 2009, Miley Cyrus is planning her own kind of high school musical. E News has exclusively learned that the tween queen ...
Deciphering dolphin language with picture words
IN an important breakthrough in deciphering dolphin language, researchers in Great Britain and the United States have imaged the ...
Dubai cancels New Year celebrations
TOURIST hot spot Dubai has had all New Year celebrations cancelled by ruler Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum over the attacks ...
Islamabad
Pakistan, India urged to fight poverty, not war
ISLAMABAD - Terrorists would be the only beneficiaries of war between India and Pakistan, said experts in a seminar held here on ...
Enraged residents protest gas supply suspension
RAWALPINDI - A large number of protesters on Wednesday held a demonstration against suspension of gas supply and unscheduled ...
Interfaith harmony vital for world peace: Soomro
ISLAMABAD (Online)- The Chairman Senate Mohammedmian Soomro has underscored the need for promoting inter-faith harmony and ...
Ministry receives complaints against private Haj operators
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Complaint Disposal Cell (CDC), Ministry of Religious Affairs has started compiling complaints against such ...
Guides searching for alternatives
ISLAMABAD - Besides hotels and restaurants, the acute decline in tourism industry has minimised earning opportunities for tourist ...
Youth Parliament urges Indian media to act responsibly
ISLAMABAD - The Youth Parliament Pakistan 2008-9 on Thursday urged the Indian Media to act responsibly to mitigate tensions ...
National
Father of squash legend Jansher Khan passes away
PESHAWAR (APP) - Haji Bhadar Khan, the father of former World Squash Champion Jansher Khan passed away here on Wednesday morning ...
Karachi
Karachi Blues register easy victory over Quetta
KARACHI - Karachi Blues won their opening round match of Quaid-e-Azam Trophy when they defeated Quetta by 10 wickets on the ...
No conspiracy to topple Punjab govt
KARACHI - Federal Minister for Information Ms Sherry Rehman has dismissed the impression that there was any effort to destabilise ...
2008 ends with rise in karo-kari
KARACHI - The outgoing year of 2008 stands comparatively better than the previous ones as no major terrorist attack occurred in ...
Women emerging on political scenario
KARACHI - The women political empowerment is being appreciated by the councilwomen of the City Council of CDGK, a brief survey ...
Lack of coordination among depts renders siren system ineffective
KARACHI - The lack of coordination among Civil Defence, KESC and PTCL may cause total suspension of Siren System in case of any ...
Move to abandon foreign varsities project censured
KARACHI - Government decision to abandon the visionary programme of setting up four world-class universities in the country in ...
Lahore
Malik to continue as Pakistan captain
LAHORE - Shoaib Malik's two year tenure as Pakistan captain expires on Wednesday, but in all probability the Pakistan Cricket ...
Moin warns of more defections to ICL
LAHORE - Former Pakistan skipper Moin Khan has warned the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) that more players would end up joining the ...
Inzamam says Malik needs to be tested more
LAHORE - With Pakistan not playing a single Test this year, captain Shoaib Malik hardly got a chance to prove his leadership ...
PIA cut Port Qasim down to size in final
LAHORE - PIA had an easy-sailing over Port Qasim to clinch the NBP National Gold Cup Tournament title here at the National Hockey ...
PCB admits no sponsor as yet for Sri Lanka series
LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board admitted on Wednesday that it is struggling to find title sponsors and sell advertising ...
Chishti demands death penalty for ex-generals
LAHORE - President Ex- Servicemen Society and chairman Tameer-e-Pakistan Party, Gen (R) Faiz Ali Chishti has demanded trial of ...
New Year Night celebrated simply
LAHORE - No extraordinary arrangements were made in the city to celebrate new-year night due to the advent of Muharram. This ...
Lahorites irked by CNG, gas shortage
LAHORE - An acute shortage of gas and non-availability of petrol and Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) has paralysed the routine life ...
Graduates urged to serve motherland
LAHORE - The third convocation of the University of Management and Technology (UMT) was held here Wednesday at the varsity's ...
Law and order at any cost: IGP
LAHORE - Inspector General of Police Punjab Shaukat Javed has said that law and order would be maintained at every cost across ...
JAP installs CCTV cameras at Nishtar Park
KARACHI - Jaffaria Alliance Pakistan (JAP) has installed more than 24 CCTV Cameras in Nishtar Park, which is a central place of ...
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