Friday, February 10, 2012
- 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
- 9 sentenced for London Stock Exchange terror plot
- Greece reaches deal on austerity
The Nation in print for Monday, January 12, 2009
Front Page
A clear divide
LAHORE - The angry sacking of National Security Adviser Mehmud Ali Durrani by the Prime Minister further confirms reports about chinks in the armour of the PPP-led government. Gilani was so furious when he saw a report about Ajmal Kasab being a Pakistani citizen on a private TV network that he rang ...
Nawaz, Imran mull new alliance
LAHORE - Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Imran Khan called on the PML-N Quaid Mian Nawaz Sharif here at the latters' residence ...
Addl Political Agent abducted in S Waziristan
PESHAWAR - Unknown persons abducted Additional Political Agent of South Waziristan Agency Aamir Latif from Gomal Zam Dam area on ...
Shujaat hints at PMLs merger
LAHORE - PML-Q President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has hinted at the merger between the two Leagues only if it is aimed at ...
International
I'll be England skipper again, vows Pietersen
LONDON (AFP) - Kevin Pietersen has revealed the background into his astonishing removal as England captain while insisting he ...
Dementieva cruises home in final
AUCKLAND (AFP) - World number four Elena Dementieva rallied from a slow start to cruise to a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Elena Vesnina ...
Pak govt not showing clear stance: Altaf
LONDON - Federal Advisor on Interior Rehman Malik, had a meeting with MQM leader Altaf Hussain the other day at the MQM ...
Cibulkova on the rise Down Under
PERTH (AFP) - Fit-again Russia's Maria Slovak is all set to make ripples at the Sydney International Tennis Tournament this week. ...
Major cities stage fresh protests over Gaza
MADRID (AFP) - Cities around the world staged fresh protests Sunday both in support of and opposed to Israel's attacks on the ...
Sri Lankan airstrikes hit retreating rebels
COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military on Sunday launched air attacks against the last remaining jungle hideouts of Tamil Tiger ...
Bush hopes Obama to continue policy on terror
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President George W Bush said he hopes his successor Barack Obama will carefully weigh keeping controversial ...
Millions set to cheer Obama at historic inauguration
WASHINGTON (AFP) - In a little over a week's time history will be made in the heart of the US capital when Barack Obama is sworn ...
Europe gas supply deal delayed, says Russia
MOSCOW (AFP) - Russia on Sunday said a deal to resume gas supplies to the European Union through pipelines in Ukraine had been ...
US President credited for deepening ties with India
NEW YORK - US President George W Bush's penchant for unilateral deeds, and his conviction in favour of democracies, helped raise ...
Israel seeks US guarantees on Gaza arms smuggling
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israel is seeking US guarantees to back up an emerging Egyptian proposal to how to stem arm smuggling into Gaza ...
Israel detains two Iranian journalists
JERUSALEM (AFP) - An Israeli court on Sunday extended for two days the detention without charge of two Iranian journalists ...
Hamas in Cairo ahead of Israeli visit
CAIRO (AFP) - Egypt was holding talks with Hamas officials on Sunday aimed at brokering a ceasefire in Gaza ahead of further ...
Ban calls China about Gaza truce
BEIJING (AFP) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon spoke to China's foreign minister Sunday, as part of an effort to bring about ...
Politics
Pakistan yet to respond to dossier, says Pranab
NEW DELHI (Agencies) - India has not yet received any official communication from Pakistan on a dossier over the Mumbai terrorist ...
PM asks Indian politicians to mend ways
SUKKUR - Pakistan is conducting its own probe into the evidence received from India on Mumbai attacks but no Pakistani national ...
Truce agreed after 13 more killed in Hangu
HANGU - At least 13 more persons were killed and dozens others got injured in the ongoing clashes between two rival groups in ...
Israel is US' murder arm, says Chavez
CARACAS (AFP) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Saturday accused Israel of being the 'murder arm' of the United States and ...
Notification withdrawn
ISLAMABAD (Agencies) - The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has withdrawn notification of Press, Newspapers, News ...
Police arrest 7 Afghans
LAHORE - The police teams, constituted by the Inspector General Police Punjab in connection with the recent blasts in Lahore, ...
No intention to topple Punjab govt: Taseer
ISLAMABAD (Agencies) - Punjab Governor Salman Taseer Sunday said that he has no intention to disintegrate provincial government ...
Nine killed in Khairpur rival groups clash
KHAIRPUR - At least nine people were killed while other seven injured by the firing of armed persons near village Khat Nerjo on ...
Gas pipeline blown up in Dera Bugti
QUETTA - A 24-inch diameter gas pipeline was blown up in Dera Bugti district on Sunday. According to sources, unknown local ...
US rejected Israel's plea for Iran strike: NYT
NEW YORK - US President George W Bush deflected a secret Israeli request last year for bunker-busting bombs to attack Iran's main ...
Karachi police foil march on US Consulate
KARACHI - Police on Sunday used tear-gas and batons to disperse hundreds of angry protesters rallying against Israel's military ...
Entertainment
Prince Harry apologises for racist language
LONDON (AFP) - Britain's Prince Harry has apologised for using racist language after a Sunday newspaper reported he had filmed ...
Travolta cancels Golden Globes appearance
John Travolta isn't ready for a golden moment just yet. Rep Samantha Mast confirms to E News that the actor will not be in ...
Slumdog favourite as Globes launch Oscars countdown
BEVERLY HILLS (California) (AFP) - The race for honors at next month's Oscars cranks into overdrive here Sunday as a galaxy of ...
Overwork a silent killer in Japan
TOKYO (AFP) - Pushed to their limits, thousands of Japanese are literally working themselves to death each year, a scourge the ...
Olive skins provide natural defence against colon cancer
RESEARCHERS from the University of Granada and the University of Barcelona have shown that treatment with maslinic acid, a ...
Miller dropped from movie for 'partying lifestyle'
MISS Miller was due to play Maid Marian in the 110 million movie that portrays the Sheriff of Nottingham as the hero. ...
Islamabad
'Jehad only way to counter anti-Muslim forces'
ISLAMABAD - Jamaat-e-Islami held a protest demonstration here on Sunday to condemn the Israel aggression in Gaza in which ...
Amils, pirs minting money
ISLAMABAD - The ignorant inclination of masses towards ancient beliefs is falling them easy prey to shrewd amils and pirs, who ...
Sherry for preserving cultural heritage
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sherry Rehman said on Sunday that cultural heritage is the ...
'Silence never wins rights'
ISLAMABAD - Israeli aggression on Gaza and resultantly the massacre of armless civilians particularly women and children in the ...
'N' to hold anti-Israel protest rally today
RAWALPINDI -Pakistan Muslim League-N will launch a protest rally against Israeli aggression on Palestine today (Monday) at ...
National
Sri Lanka one-dayer shifted from Faisalabad to Multan
FAISALABAD (APP) - The one-day cricket match to be played between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at Iqbal Stadium here on January 27 has ...
Karachi
Asif thought opium was herbal remedy
KARACHI (AFP) - Pakistan's troubled fast bowler Mohammad Asif, who has faced multiple doping charges, told prosecutors in Dubai ...
Khurram, Malik put PIA in winning position
KARACHI (APP) - Opener Khurram Manzoor and Shoaib Malik blasted superb hundreds to put PIA in a winning position against Habib ...
Sindh Elementary Edu Project closed
KARACHI - The Decentralised Elementary Education Project (DEEP) in Sindh with financial assistance of Asian Development Bank, has ...
Crocodiles' number declines in Sindh, Balochistan
KARACHI (PPI) - Marsh crocodile, an endangered specie, high in demand due to its commercial value, is fast vanishing in Sindh and ...
'Power, gas tariff hike baseless'
KARACHI - The hike in electricity and gas tariff is baseless and will leave the general public in great distress, said Muhammad ...
Iran expects no change in US policy under Obama
Iranian government officials are foreseeing no major shift in the policy and approach of the United States towards Iran and the ...
ACLC inspector surrenders
KARACHI - Anti-Car Lifting Cell (ACLC) inspector has surrendered himself over an alleged encounter in which four people were ...
Bomb hoax delays Emirates flight
KARACHI - A bomb hoax on Sunday delayed a flight EK-600 of Emirates Airline for three hours from the Quaid-e-Azam International ...
Lahore
Power projects delayed, expenses overrun: Durrani
LAHORE - The Chairman Water and Power Development Authority has said that most of the hydropower projects are much delayed and ...
Directorate of Health Services to be restored
LAHORE - Punjab government has decided to restore the Directorate Health Services (DHS) to further improve the health delivery ...
National Survey on Poverty by June end
LAHORE-The Federal Government has decided to conduct first-ever National Survey on Poverty to prepare a data base of people ...
Shujaat lashes out at new print media rules
LAHORE - PML-Q President Ch Shujaat Hussain has taken a strong exception to the new rules that require the print media ...
Inquiry ordered against SHO, other policemen
LAHORE - The CCPO Lahore has ordered an inquiry against SHO and other police officials of Sabzazaar Police Station for allegedly ...
PHF reschedules national championship
LAHORE - The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has changed the format of the 56th National Hockey Championship and rescheduled the ...
Sami guides AL Khan to victory in New Year Cup
LAHORE - AL Khan held their nerves to beat a spirited remounts by 7-6 in the final of the New Year Polo Cup at the Lahore Polo ...
SGP-PPWD, PAF-HEC to clash today
LAHORE - The Pakistan Football Federation League's departmental phase will resume today after a break due to Ashura. The 1978 ...
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