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 Sunday, January 18, 2009
Front Page
Pak Mumbai report in 10 days
ISLAMABAD - The government has asked the Investigation Commission probing into the Mumbai carnage to submit its preliminary report within 10 days to the Ministry of Interior. Addressing a press conference here Saturday, Advisor to Prime Minister on Interior Rehman Malik said Investigation ...
President, PM agree to back consensus bill
ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani were working on same wavelength and their was ...
Three Indian agents held
LAHORE - Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) Lahore Saturday arrested three alleged terrorists from Wagha Border and recovered ...
Threat to blow up City's health, edu institutes
LAHORE - Unknown terrorists allegedly threatened to blow up all the health, education institutes and other buildings being run in ...
International
Egypt to host int'l Gaza summit today
CAIRO (AFP) - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak called on Saturday for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, ...
N Korea raises border tensions with Seoul
SEOUL (AFP) - North Korea said Saturday it may keep its nuclear weapons and threatened confrontation with South Korea, staking ...
Worldwide rallies against Israeli barbarity
LONDON (AFP) - Thousands of demonstrators rallied in London on Saturday to protest against Israel's assault in the Gaza Strip, ...
BD security forces illegally kill 149 in 2008: rights group
DHAKA (AFP) - Security forces in Bangladesh unlawfully shot or tortured to death at least 149 people in 2008 when the country was ...
Obama calls for new US 'declaration of independence'
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (AFP) - Barack Obama exhorted Americans Saturday to unite in a "new declaration of independence" from ...
UNGA demands 'full respect' to ceasefire call
UNITED NATIONS - The UN General Assembly Friday evening demanded "full respect" for the Security Council resolution calling for ...
US Airways pilot kept calm when ditching plane
NEW YORK The pilot and crew of US Airways Flight are credited for quick, calm reactions in ditching the aircraft in New York's ...
Pakistan demands an end to Israel's 'campaign of terror' in Gaza
UNITED NATIONS - Pakistan Friday made an impassioned appeal to the international community to put an end to the "ongoing campaign ...
Britain, France, Germany offer to combat 'arms smuggling'
BERLIN (AFP) - Britain, France and Germany have offered to help prevent arms smuggling into the Gaza Strip in a joint letter to ...
SKorea puts military on alert
SEOUL (AFP) - South Korea's armed forces ordered a border alert Saturday after North Korea's military threatened an "all-out ...
Kooyong boost for Federer ahead of Open
MELBOURNE (AFP) - Roger Federer received a timely confidence boost ahead of the Australian Open after lifting his second warm-up ...
Business
Turkish company sets up Pakistan's first wind farm
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Minister for Water and Power Raja Pervez Ashraf on Saturday said that government would generate additional ...
Tarin for cutting interest rate
KARACHI - Advisor to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin has said that though per capita income had been ...
Market at 4-year low, falls 10.3pc amid foreign selling
LAHORE - After appreciating last week, the equity market succumbed to selling pressure, wiping out the previous week's gain ...
Rs235m to improve Punjab irrigation infrastructure
LAHORE - Punjab Irrigation Department is spending an amount of Rs 235 million on the execution of 866 different 'closer works' of ...
President calls for removing hurdles in Thar coal project
ISLAMABAD (APP) - President Asif Zardari on Saturday advised the government to expedite the Thar Coal project by reviewing it ...
Crisis costs Arabs $2.5 trillion
KUWAIT CITY (AFP) - Arab investors have lost $2.5 trillion from the credit crunch, Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammad ...
SBP directs banks not harass card holder, family members
KARACHI - The State Bank of Pakistan on Saturday issued comprehensive operational guidelines for credit card business of ...
FPCCI to participate in Tripoli Int'l Trade Fair
KARACHI - Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) is organizing Pakistan's participation in the Tripoli ...
Conference to address agri sector issues
LAHORE - A two-day conference to highlight the challenges being faced by the agricultural sector was held under the aegis of ...
Senate committee for fair return to tobacco growers
ISLAMABAD (APP) - A meeting of the Sub-Committee of the Senate Standing Committee on Food, Agriculture and Livestock was held ...
Politics
Musharraf urges 'holistic' approach to fighting terrorism
WASHINGTON - Former President Pervez Musharraf defended Pakistan's record in combating terrorism and said the fight against the ...
German Embassy damaged in Kabul blast
KABUL (Agencies) - The US military said on Saturday that a suicide car bomb attack on a heavily guarded road between the German ...
Osama's son may be in Pakistan: US
WASHINGTON - Osama bin Laden's son and heir apparent is no longer under house-arrest in Iran and is believed to have joined his ...
Religious scholar killed by kidnappers
PESHAWAR - A leader of Ahl-e-Sunnah Waljammat and a renowned religious scholar Qari Rafiullah was assassinated by unknown ...
Qureshi says Delhi inconsistent on probe
MULTAN"Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has disclosed that Pakistan has shut down five training camps of Lashkar-i-Taiba ...
West's interest hampering rule of law, says Iftikhar
KARACHI - Deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said on Saturday that Western-interest was the main and big hurdle in ...
Asif detained at Delhi Airport
LAHORE - Troubled Pakistan pacer Mohammad Asif was deported from the Delhi Airport on Saturday due to the insufficient travel ...
Nawaz for swift CoD implementation
Badin (Online) - Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has urged the PPP government to act swiftly in order to implement the charter ...
Israel declares truce after hitting UN school
GAZA CITY (Agencies) - Israeli troops assaulted Gaza from land, air and sea on Saturday as the Jewish state said it was close to ...
Singh urges speedy Pak probe, action
MUMBAI (Agencies) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said he expects Pakistan to take quick and effective action against ...
Entertainment
Beyonce to serenade Obamas with At Last
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - R&B diva Beyonce will serenade Barack and Michelle Obama with the Etta James classic "At Last" when the ...
Lunar rover to travel inaugural parade route
WASHINGTON (AFP) - A prototype of NASA's Lunar Electric Rover will make the journey along Washington's Pennsylvania Avenue ...
Eating with chopsticks 'helps lose weight'
EATING with chopsticks can help you lose weight, according to a new diet book. The Daily Telegraph's food writer Xanthe Clay ...
Mayer to propose Aniston on her birthday
John Mayer will propose to Jennifer Aniston on her birthday. The "Gravity" singer is planning to ask the "Friends" actress to ...
DNA testing may unlock secrets of medieval manuscripts
THOUSANDS of painstakingly handwritten books produced in medieval Europe still exist today, but scholars have long struggled with ...
Sundance goes green as environment takes spotlight
PARK CITY (Utah) (AFP) - Environmental movies with a message are taking center stage at the 25th Sundance Film Festival, with ...
Islamabad
Fate of 500 students hangs in balance
ISLAMABAD - The fate of 500 students hangs in the balance, as the Finance Ministry has so far failed release funds for the ...
Committee constituted to probe into Margalla Hills fire
ISLAMABAD - The Ministry of Environment has constituted a committee to probe into the recent fire incident at Margalla hills that ...
Drive against tinted glass vehicles starts
ISLAMABAD - Senior Superintendent Police Traffic Muhammad Zubair Hashmi Saturday said that to avert any terrorist activity and to ...
LHCBA to join protest against CJP on 22nd
RAWALPINDI - Legal community of Rawalpindi Division has decided to fully participate in the protest which would be organised by ...
FPSC to hold professional test from today
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) will hold professional, screening tests from January 18 (today) to 24 ...
Gallery 6 displays 'Tantalizing Clue'
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Gallery 6 here Saturday opened an exhibition of Abid Hasan's paintings entitled "Tantalizing Clues", that ...
Karachi
Pakistan, India citizens' signature campaign starts
KARACHI - Speaker Sindh Assembly Nisar Ahmed Khuhro has joined the signature campaign jointly launched by citizens of Pakistan ...
Various schemes okayed for Gorkh Hill uplift: Sassui
KARACHI - Provincial Minister for Culture and Tourism Ms. Sassui Palijo has said that the government has approved various schemes ...
'No secret cell against newsmen'
KARACHI - Bilawal House spokesman, Ijaz Durrani, has strongly refuted a news item published in a section of the Press claiming ...
Poet Amjad gifts 300 books to library
KARACHI - Renowned poet and playwright Amjad Islam Amjad has gifted 300 books to the library established at Green Belt Girls ...
Stronger units for a stronger centre
KARACHI (APP) - Sindh Governor Dr Ishrat-ul-Ebad Khan has said that more stronger a unit will be, more stronger will be the ...
The Ides of March
According to history books, in the year 44 BC, a soothsayer in the ancient city of Rome had warned Julius Caesar, the mighty ...
We have strategy to tackle Mendis: Malik
KARACHI (Agencies) - Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik declared on Saturday that his boys are fully ready for next week's three-match ...
Intikhab speaks high of Pakistan's chances against Lanka
KARACHI - Pakistan cricket coach Intikhab Alam spoke about the strategy the team had discussed to tackle Sri Lankan duo of spin ...
Kaneria's 13-wicket haul gives HBL huge win
KARACHI - Test spinner Danish Kaneria bagged huge 13 wickets match haul as Habib Bank raced to huge an innings and 217 runs win ...
PIA beat the clock to get seven wickets win
KARACHI - PIA won the race against time to clinch a fine seven wickets win over Customs on the fourth and the final day of the ...
Karachi Blues get first innings lead points
KARACHI - Karachi Blues had the consolation of achieving point for its first innings lead over Peshawar as the two teams played a ...
Asian Champs Sri Lanka due today for ODIs
KARACHI (APP) - Led by stylish batsman Mahela Jayawardene, a 15-member Asian Champion Sri Lankan squad is due to arrive here on ...
Lahore
Nazims plan anti-govt protests
LAHORE - Taking their fight with Punjab government and its top leadership to new heights, the district nazims have decided to ...
Boxer's pal among 4 arrested
LAHORE - City police Saturday captured four suspects including a close friend of former police inspector Abid Boxer from Lahore ...
Tevta enhances minimum wages to Rs6,000
LAHORE - Under the policy directives of the provincial government, the Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority ...
Poor planning mars PIA Haj operation
LAHORE - The PIA has completed its Haj operation with the worst ever punctuality record during post-Haj operation which, ...
Thana culture still unchanged: CM
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has directed the police to take effective measures for protection of life and ...
Court serves notice on Chief Secy for Jan 19
LAHORE - A writ petition has been filed in the Lahore High Court challenging the orders passed by the revenue authorities, ...
Focus on youth in POA's quest for progress: Gen Arif
LAHORE - Pakistan has never truly been anywhere close to being a sporting power nor can we expect to become one in the ...
Tanvir finds Australia conditions useful for pacers
LAHORE - Fast bowler Sohail Tanvir found the Australian conditions a useful addition to is career. "I have learnt a lot of ...
Waqas shines for Lahore Ravi
LAHORE - Lahore Ravi medium pacer Waqas Ahmed stung Hyderabad region with six wickets to reduce the visitors at 172 in its first ...
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