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 Friday, January 16, 2009
Front Page
India's U-turn on Mumbai suspects
NEW DELHI (Agencies) - Softening its stand that Pakistan should hand over perpetrators of Mumbai attacks and other fugitives, India has said it will have no objection if they are put through "fair trial" in that country itself. "It would be ideal if they (Pakistan) can hand over the fugitives from ...
Delhi warned against irresponsible behaviour
ISLAMABAD (Online) - President Asif Ali Zardari has warned India against irresponsible behaviour, saying the situation would more ...
No threat of war, says Gilani
ISLAMABAD " Repelling the impression of any major reshuffle in the Federal Cabinet, Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani here ...
Pakistan okays three names for commission
ISLAMABAD " Advisor to Prime Minister on Interior Rehman Malik has said that Pakistan was committed to helping India in the probe ...
International
Djokovic, Gasquet, Nieminen in Sydney semis
SYDNEY (AFP) - Argentina's David Nalbandian scored a sweet victory over fierce Australian rival Lleyton Hewitt to power into the ...
Dementieva crushes Serena to reach Sydney final
SYDNEY (AFP) - Russian Elena Dementieva stretched her winning streak to nine matches with a dominant straight-sets victory over a ...
World fury at Israeli attacks on UN buildings, hospitals
TEL AVIV/UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon led international protests Thursday describing the Palestinian death toll as ...
No decision yet on truce plan: Israel
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israel denied on Thursday that it had made a decision on an Egyptian proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza, ...
Gulf leaders meet amid rift over Gaza response
RIYADH (AFP) - Leaders of the six Gulf monarchies began an emergency meeting in Riyadh Thursday on the Gaza crisis amid ...
Civilians sheltered at Gaza hospital before horror attack
GAZA CITY (AFP) - Gripping their wailing children, terrified Gaza civilians scuttled for any shelter they could find on Thursday ...
Child marriage in India endangers maternal health
NEW DELHI (AFP) - India's high rate of child marriage is a major reason for its large number of maternal and infant deaths, said ...
Reporter living through nightmare
GAZA CITY (AFP) - Adel Zaanoun thought himself hardened after 16 years of covering the violence in Gaza as a reporter for AFP. ...
I was taken to US for questioning, says Mumbai attacks witness
NEW DELHI (APP) -Anita Uddaiya, who claimed to see six terrorists involved in the November 26 terror attacks arrived in Mumbai ...
Iran awaits fundamental change in US policy: Nejad
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday that Tehran was waiting for a "fundamental change" of US ...
Kyrgyzstan may shut key US airbase
LONDON (Agencies) - The main US airbase supplying troops in Afghanistan could be closed down by the government of Kyrgyzstan in ...
Attacks on Christians continue
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Church workers suspect Hindu fanatics in an attack on a Catholic teacher that they see as the latest incident ...
Business
Stocks suffer as New Year optimism fades
LONDON (AFP) - Global stocks faced fresh falls on Thursday after heavy losses the previous day as more grim economic and ...
Investors seek guarantee for coal projects
KARACHI - The experts and investors have suggested that the government should made a short and long term strategies to develop ...
Cotton rates go up sharply to Rs3,275 per maund
LAHORE - Spot rate for cotton rose sharply to Rs3275 from its earlier rate of Rs 3,200 per maund, market sources said. This sharp ...
Mango growers get Global GAP certification
LAHORE - First Produce Marketing Organization (PMO) of the progressive mango growers of Multan has been awarded Global GAP ...
FBR collects Rs552.518 billion
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has collected the revenue of Rs.552.518 billion for July-December of the ...
KSE down 272.58 points on new war threat from India
LAHORE - The share values in Karachi stock market tumbled on Thursday trading after renewed war threat by Indian army chief ...
Millers reduce edible oil, ghee prices by Rs5 per kg
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Pakistan Vegetable Oil Mills Association (PVOMA) and Pakistan Edible Oil Refineries Association (PEORA) have ...
Oil slides below $36
LONDON (AFP) - Oil prices sank close to 35 dollars a barrel on Thursday after OPEC crude producers trimmed their demand forecasts ...
Pakistan seeks US investment in oil and gas sectors
ISLAMABAD (APP) - US Ambassador to Pakistan Ms Anne W Patterson called on the advisor to Prime Minister on Petroleum and Natural ...
Pakistan, Iran and China should work together to strengthen trade relations
LAHORE - Governor General of Khorsan Rizvi Mohammaad Gavad Mohammadizadeh, has said that Pakistan, Iran and China should work ...
Politics
Two cops die in raid to recover Iranian diplomat
KARACHI - The police have arrested as many as 35 alleged militants during a raid conducted to arrest the kidnappers of an Iranian ...
Israel shells UN HQ
GAZA CITY (AFP) - Israeli strikes set UN and media buildings and a hospital ablaze Thursday as tanks rolled deep into Gaza City ...
Obama hints at closer cooperation with Pakistan
WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama said Wednesday that Al-Qaeda and Osama bin Laden remain the "number one threat" to US ...
IHC verdict in Farah marks case today
ISLAMABAD - Chief Justice Islamabad High Court, (IHC) Justice Sardar Muhammad Aslam Thursday reserved verdict in Farah Hameed ...
'N' proposals handed over to PPP
ISLAMABAD " Pakistan Muslim League-N here on Thursday handed over its proposed constitutional amendment bill to PPP and both the ...
13 killed in Afghan army chopper crash
HERAT (AFP) - An Afghan army helicopter crashed in western Afghanistan Thursday, killing all 13 on board including a top army ...
Musharraf praises govt's performance
NEW YORK - Former President Pervez Musharraf, who is on his first visit to the United States, says the present Pakistani ...
4 killed, six hurt in fresh Swat violence\\
SWAT - Amidst continuous violence in the scattered areas of the restive Swat District at least four persons including a militant ...
Lady doctor hurt in acid attack
SHIKARPUR - Maria Shah a doctor by profession was seriously burnt and injured when a youngster threw acid over her face and body ...
No Taliban amnesty for politicians
TEHREEK-e-Taliban Swat chief Maulana Fazlullah has announced general amnesty for all "wanted men" except provincial ministers, ...
Pakistan says protection of Gaza civilians 'litmus test' for UNSC
UNITED NATIONS: - Pakistan has sharply criticized the UN Security Council for failing to enforce a ceasefire in Gaza, saying an ...
Entertainment
Divorcing Anthony is not an option: Lopez
JENNIFER Lopez says divorcing her husband is "not an option." The singer-and-actress has been dogged by rumours her four-year ...
Psychiatrist knits anatomically correct woolly brain
PSYCHIATRIST Dr Karen Norberg, of National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge, Massachusetts, spent a year knitting an ...
Will Smith 'to play' Barack Obama
SMITH has staked his claim to play the role, even before Barack Obama has been inaugurated as president. Speaking at the ...
Tintin still as popular as ever 80 years on
BRUSSELS (AFP) - Cartoon legend Tintin, a rare reporter to rise to world fame having barely written an article, celebrates his ...
Traditional risk assessment tools do not accurately predict coronary heart disease
THE Framingham and National Cholesterol Education Program tools, NCEP, do not accurately predict coronary heart disease, ...
Two Bafta nods for Kate Winslet
DOUBLE Golden Globe winner Kate Winslet has two nominations for best actress at the British Academy Film Awards. The 33-year-old ...
Islamabad
Qamar re-elected as PSF vice president
ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) has re-elected Qamar Zaman as it's vice president in the annual general council ...
Efforts needed to cut TB cases in Pakistan: Jhakhrani
ISLAMABAD - The National TB Control Programme added two new big achievements in its profile by launching a National Document ...
Medical students protest against strict marking
ISLAMABAD - Vice Chancellor (VC) of University of Health Sciences (UHS) Lahore has ordered to constitute a committee to probe the ...
SC takes more suo motu notices on police misdeeds
ISLAMABAD - Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar on Thursday directed Regional Police Officer (RPO) Rawalpindi to ...
10 Pak-China Friendship Schools to be established
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The governments of Pakistan and China have jointly decided to establish at least 10 Pak-China Friendship ...
Ulema praise Benazir Income Support Programme
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Scholars from different schools of religious thought highly praised the launch of Benazir Income Support ...
Girl's body found from Rawal Lake
ISLAMABAD - Capital police found a body of an unidentified 12- year-old girl from the backside of Rawal Lake in the jurisdiction ...
Karachi
Preparations afoot as Karachi awaits Sri Lanka arrival
KARACHI - Sri Lanka cricket team led by Mahela Jayawerdene will arrive here Sunday to play three matches ODI series against ...
ICC quizzes PCB on Asif
KARACHI (AFP) - The International Cricket Council has asked officials in Pakistan to explain what action it plans to take against ...
RBS Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
KARACHI - Aided by fine 153 from opener Ahmed Shahzad, Habib Bank posted huge first innings total in first innings against Sui ...
Sindhis want autonomy: Junejo
KARACHI - "Helplessness and hopelessness in Sindh has reached the breaking point and there is a serious demand for change in the ...
Government issued notice over extradition of Dr Aafia
KARACHI - Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday issued directives to the authorities concerned to submit arguments for handing over ...
Call to recognise Israel condemned
KARACHI - Ameer Tanzeem-e-Islami Hafiz Aqif Saeed condemned Pakistani High Commissioner Wajid Shamsul Hassan to UK for his ...
HEC initiatives for higher education lauded
KARACHI - TheDirector International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), Karachi University, Prof Dr Muhammad ...
Court orders to end Unner's house arrest
KARACHI - The division bench of Sindh High Court on Thursday issued directives to end the house detention of former provincial ...
Great women singers" a tale of the past?
KARACHI - Severe criticism seems to take its toll on the art forms due to the treatment meted out to the same by our bigot ...
Lahore
Nazims to sue govt for 'vilification'
LAHORE - Governor Punjab Salman Taseer has said that the Punjab Government should seek apology from district nazims for levelling ...
Govt did not pinpoint any nazim for corruption
LAHORE - Following Auditor General's explanation that audit report concerning financial irregularities of district governments ...
PO with Rs0.8m head money killed
LAHORE - A proclaimed offender Sajjad alias Sajoo having head money of Rs 0.8 million killed while his two accomplices were ...
Rs 878m for free medicines in hospitals
LAHORE - On the directions of the Chief Minister Punjab, Mian Shahbaz Sharif, Punjab government has released Rs877.7535m for the ...
Rulers brought US war to Pakistan, says Qazi
LAHORE - Ameer Jamat-e-Islami Qazi Hussain Ahmed has said that the real problem of Pakistan is present rulers and the nation ...
Asghar Khan fears military intervention
LAHORE - Tehreek-e-Istaqlal head, Air Marshal (r) Asghar Khan has expressed the fear of military intervention as the sitting ...
Badminton, cycling missing as PSB categorises sports
LAHORE - The Pakistan Sports Board has categorised 15 top potential sports for government assistance technically and financially ...
PHF shortlists 93 in Karachi Academy trials
LAHORE - The trials to select the players for PHF Hockey Academies Karachi concluded at two venues in Karachi on Thursday. In all ...
Karachi earn win on a day of ties
LAHORE - Karachi Yellow inflicted lone-goal win to Quetta Yellow at Peoples Sports Complex, Karachi in the PFF U-13 Youth Cup on ...
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