Friday, February 10, 2012
- Commission to record Ijaz's statement via video link
- LHC adjourns hearing of petition against TCP
- 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
The Nation in print for Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Front Page
Political parties had no role: PM
KARACHI - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has maintained that the US drone attacks contribute towards nullifying Pakistani efforts to create a wedge between the loyal tribes and militants besides casting a negative impact on plans to bring peace in the volatile border region. "Pakistan ...
US sanctions people, firms
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US State Department Monday unveiled sanctions against 13 people and three firms implicated in the nuclear ...
All links with Pakistan to be closed if no coop: India
NEW DELHI (Agencies) - India plans to break off business, transport and tourist links with Pakistan and isolate it from the rest ...
NA for end to Israeli atrocities
ISLAMABAD - The National Assembly on Monday adopted unanimous resolution strongly condemning Israeli aggression in Gaza and ...
International
Rice shame-faced by Bush over UN Gaza vote: Olmert
JERUSALEM (AFP) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was left shame-faced after President George W Bush ordered her to ...
British PM backs Harry after racist remarks row
LONDON (AFP) - Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Monday the British public would give Prince Harry the "benefit of the doubt" over ...
Iran to punish firms trading with Israel
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran's government has endorsed a bill that will sanction foreign companies doing business with Israel, in the face ...
US VP-elect Biden in Iraq
BAGHDAD (AFP) - US vice president-elect Joe Biden arrived in Baghdad on Monday and held talks with Iraqi President Jalal ...
Afghanistan still tops landmine casualty list: UN
KABUL (AFP) - Afghanistan remains the country worst affected by landmine explosions, with an average of 50 people killed or ...
China calls for immediate ceasefire
BEIJING (AFP) - China's special envoy to the Middle East called Monday for an immediate end to all military action in Gaza and ...
Iran urges Muslims to end 'genocide'
ALGIERS (AFP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called on Muslim countries on Sunday to unite to bring about an end to ...
Israel using Gaza as 'test laboratory' for new weapon
OSLO (AFP) - Israel is testing a new "extremely nasty" type of weapon in Gaza, two medics charged as they returned home to Norway ...
Obama keen on maintaining China ties
BEIJING (AFP) - US President-elect Barack Obama has pledged to maintain bilateral ties between the United States and China that ...
Bin Laden's ex-driver set free in Yemen
SANAA (AFP) - Osama bin Laden's ex-driver, Salim Hamdan, has been set free in Yemen where he returned in November after spending ...
Record-breaking Mendis, Kulasekara bowl SL to win
DHAKA (AFP) - Ajantha Mendis became the fastest bowler to complete 50 wickets in one-day internationals as Sri Lanka crushed ...
Cornet soldiering on to Aussie Open
SYDNEY (AFP) - Rising French teenager Alize Cornet added Russian Nadia Petrova to her growing list of top-ranked scalps with a ...
Business
Banks deposits reach Rs3.8tr despite recession
LAHORE - Though the banking sector continued to remain under distress owing to economic slowdown, liquidity crunch and increasing ...
LCCI pleads govt to save textile from total collapse
LAHORE - The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry has given a wake-up call to the economic managers of the government and ...
Rice export industry in crisis
KARACHI - Due to Government intervention in rice purchase through TCP and Passco, rice prices have jumped by about 30 per cent in ...
Zardari for self-reliance in indigenous fuels
ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari Monday said that reducing reliance on imported fuels was critical for the country's ...
World Bank-sponsored APTA workshop starts
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The World bank sponsored Afghanistan Pakistan Transit Agreement (APTA) workshop here on Monday emphasised more ...
Profit-taking erodes stock market; down 102 points
LAHORE - The first of the week Monday proved to be disappointed for Karachi Stock Exchnage when bourse witnessed landed in the ...
CPI inflation high 24pc despite world slowdown
KARACHI - The year-on-year CPI inflation has increased by 24.43 percent during the first six months of current financial year ...
PSO receives ISMS excellence award
KARACHI - Pakistan State Oil, the largest oil marketing company has been awarded the ISO/IEC 27001:2005 - Information Security ...
PTCL earns Rs6b in 1Q of fiscal 2008-09
KARACHI - PTCL, the major telecom service providers in the country, succeeded to achieve important milestones and targets for ...
Irrigation Dept to save people from hill torrents
LAHORE-Punjab Irrigation Department will launch five different projects, one each in every tehsil of D.G. Khan Division, to save ...
Politics
Karzai, Singh vow to prevent terror
NEW DELHI (Agencies) - Against the backdrop of Mumbai attacks, Afghanistan on Monday joined India in demanding that no country ...
Worst urea shortage in Punjab
LAHORE - The Punjab province, mainstay of the country's agriculture, is likely to suffer about 20 to 30 per cent shortfall in ...
'Mission Accomplished' banner a mistake: Bush
WASHINGTON - Even at his final Press conference of his presidency Monday, George W Bush ignored the growing domestic and ...
Punjab Cabinet expansion this month
LAHORE - The PML-N has asked its coalition partner PPP to recommend names for their appointment as Punjab ministers, as the ...
Zardari to attend Obama's oath-taking
ISLAMABAD (Online) - President Asif Ali Zardari would visit the US next week to participate in the oath-taking ceremony of US ...
Ch Nisar for ban on direct meetings with Army Chief
ISLAMABAD - Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Ch Nisar Ali Khan demanded of the Government to restrict direct meetings ...
MQM submits 18th Amend bill in Assembly
ISLAMABAD - The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on Monday submitted a constitutional amendment bill (18th amendment bill) in the ...
Unification on equality basis: Shujaat
LAHORE-President, PML (Q) Ch. Shujaat Hussain has said that 'Q' League is ready to work for PML unification on the basis of ...
End differences, says Nizami
LAHORE-Editor-in-Chief The Nation and Chairman Nazria Pakistan Trust, Majid Nizami has stressed the need for unification of PML ...
Entertainment
Slumdog Millionaire hits Golden Globes jackpot
BEVERLY HILLS (California) (AFP) - British movie "Slumdog Millionaire" emerged as the big winner at the 66th Golden Globes late ...
Winslet honoured with 2 awards
BEVERLY HILLS (California) (AFP) - Kate Winslet won a second Golden Globe here Sunday in the best drama actress category for her ...
Tiny bird search food in cold
IN a stunning image of wildlife's wintry struggle, a tiny bird pecks seeds from a frosted thistle. This is a rare glimpse of a ...
Kidman swaps red carpet for baby bonding
WHILE Golden Globes fever gripped Hollywood over the weekend, Nicole Kidman traded the glitz and glamour of the red carpet for ...
Britain's Prince William trains as search-and-rescue pilot
LONDON (AFP) - Britain's Prince William will begin training to become a search and rescue helicopter pilot on Monday, embarking ...
You can look"but don't touch
CONSUMERS are often told that if they break an item, they buy it. But a new study suggests that if they just touch an item for ...
Islamabad
'N' for convening OIC session to halt Israeli attacks
RAWALPINDI - The Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) on Monday held a protest rally to condemn the Israeli brutalities in Gaza Strip, ...
Improper assistance by federal govt mars IHC proceedings
ISLAMABAD - Islamabad High Court (IHC) was seized with three important cases on Monday but could not proceed with any of them due ...
CDA's property abroad to be auctioned
ISLAMABAD - Capital Development Authority (CDA) has decided to put its property on auction in various foreign countries including ...
Climate change, a concern for Pakistan
ISLAMABAD - In order to implement strategies for mitigating the effects of Climate Change at a larger scale, a five-day training ...
'Faraz still alive in thoughts and memories'
ISLAMABAD (APP)- Despite the harsh fact that renowned poet Ahmed Faraz has left this world on August 25, but he is still alive ...
Al-Shifa launches 'Light House' project
RAWALPINDI - Al-Shifa Trust Monday launched a major project "Light House" to help the people with incurable visual loss. This ...
Karachi
Sindh plans to build small dams
KARACHI - Sindh government has forwarded a summary to the federal government to build a new small dam for irrigation near Thattha ...
Poor traffic system casusing problems in City
KARACHI - The traffic jams in the city is going to become a predicament day after day for the general public and has amplified ...
Khawabon Kay Musafir produced at Art Council
KARACHI - Intizar Hussain s world famous play 'Khawaboan kay Musafir' produced by Napa, and directed by Zia Mohyuddin, was staged ...
Israeli attacks criticised
KARACHI - The Karachi University Teachers Society (KUTS) has condemned Israel's brutal attacks on innocent Palestinians. In a ...
City echoes with anti-Israel, US slogans
KARACHI - A number of protest demonstrations were held at different places of the City on Monday against Israeli aggression on ...
Government mulls to set up evening courts
KARACHI - Sindh Law Minister Ayaz Soomro said on Monday that the government had decided to abolish the post of Executive District ...
Lahore
'N' puts up poor show
LAHORE - The PML-N has put up yet another dismal show organised here on Monday with much funfair to support the cause of the ...
8,584 voters exercise right of ballot today
LAHORE - As many as 8,584 voters will exercise their right of ballot in Lahore Bar Association's today (Tuesday) election to ...
FSC competent to hear riba plea, rules SC
LAHORE - A division bench of the Supreme Court here Monday dismissed a petition which prayed for hearing of a case against riba ...
Governor forms body to review expulsion of 80 PU students
LAHORE - Governor Punjab Salman Taseer has constituted a committee headed by Punjab Labour Minister Ashraf Khan Sohna to review ...
Hearing of tariff raise case adjourned
LAHORE - Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed of the Lahore High Court on Monday adjourned hearing for final arguments on several identical ...
Police given last chance to recover Peggy's son
LAHORE - Justice Khurshid Anwar Bhindar of the Lahore High Court on Monday took serious notice of Sheikhupura police's failure in ...
PCB names 15-member squad for Sri Lanka Series
LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board has announced a 15-member team for the first one-dayer of the three-match series against Sri ...
Asif handed over hefty PCB bill in drug case
LAHORE - Mohammad Asif narrowly escaped a two-year jail term in Dubai after Pakistan Board pleaded with the ruling family there ...
Asif cannot enter UAE for 25 years
LAHORE - Fast bowler Mohammad Asif cannot enter United Arab Emirates for a minimum of 25 years for carrying banned drug in his ...
Quaid trophy matches venue changed
LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board has changed the venues and dates of a couple of Quaid-e-Azam Trophy matches due to Sri Lankan ...
Elite umpires propel Lahore Whites to win
LAHORE - Having the services of brilliant ICC Elite Umpires Asad Rauf and Aleem Dar, Ashiq Qureshi-led Lahore Whites manage to ...
Lahore Shalimar earn points in drawn match
LAHORE - The opening innings lead gave Lahore Shalimar three points in a drawn match against Wapda here on day four of the Quaid ...
National Jr Kabaddi from 26th
LAHORE - The National Junior Kabaddi Championship will be held at Islamabad on January 26 and 28. Pakistan Kabaddi Federation ...
PCB women wing names 15 for tri-series
LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board women wing has announced 15 players for participation in the Tri-Nation Series in Bangladesh ...
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