Friday, February 10, 2012
- 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
- 9 sentenced for London Stock Exchange terror plot
The Nation in print for Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Front Page
Zardari lashes out at 'conspirators' again
FAISALABAD (Agencies) President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday vowed to face the challenges his government was facing and will continue to serve the masses with the commitment and vision of Shaheed Bhutto. We will not be deterred by those who criticise us. Let them criticise. We will move on, ...
Bombers, gunmen attack heart of Kabul
KABUL (AFP/Reuters) Taliban gunmen and suicide bombers attacked buildings across the heart of Kabul on Monday, triggering fierce ...
Govt bent upon bullying institutions: Nisar
ISLAMABAD Forewarning the Government of disastrous consequences of pushing the things towards institutional clash, Leader of ...
International
Looters roam in Haiti unchallenged
GENEVA/PORT-AU-PRINCE (AFP/Reuters) - Violence and looting are on the rise in Haitis capital as aid only trickles through to ...
Ban calls for more peacekeepers
UNITED NATIONS - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Monday called for an additional 3,500 UN troops and police officers to be deployed ...
Plans halted for mosque near London Olympics site
LONDON (AFP) - Plans to build a giant mosque near Londons 2012 Olympic stadium have collapsed after local authorities said Monday ...
India to sign new MiG deal with Russia
NEW DELHI (AFP/Reuters) - Russia will supply 29 MiG-29 fighter jets to Indias navy in a $1.2 billion deal to be finalised this ...
Maoists blow up mobile network
PATNA (Reuters) - Maoist rebels blew up three mobile phone towers, destroyed railway tracks and forced shops to close during a ...
Merkel calls for more sanctions against Iran
BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday Germany would be preparing possible further sanctions against Iran in ...
Blair due at Iraq war inquiry next week
LONDON (AFP) - Former prime minister Tony Blair will give long-awaited testimony to Britains Iraq war inquiry at the end of next ...
Malaysia summons US envoy over terror attack warning
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Malaysia has summoned a US diplomat over a travel advisory that warned of terrorist attacks targeting Borneo ...
Blast in Ukraine hospital kills seven
KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymo-shenko rushed to the east of the country on Monday after an explosion in a ...
26 killed in Nigerian clashes
KANO, Nigeria (AFP) - Troops and police patrolled the flashpoint Nigerian city of Jos on Monday after weekend clashes between ...
Billionaire wins Chile's presidency
SANTIAGO (AFP) - Chilean billionaire media magnate Sebastian Pinera celebrated victory Monday after winning a runoff presidential ...
Iran to review ties with Britain
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran will review ties with Britain in 12 different fields, state television reported on Monday, citing Foreign ...
Global healthcare fraud costs put at $260 billion
LONDON (Reuters) - Some 180 billion euros ($260b) is lost globally every year to fraud and error in healthcare enough to ...
Australia complete fourth consecutive clean sweep
HOBART (Australia) (Agencies) For the third straight Test, Hauritz bowled Australia to victory in the final innings as he took ...
Indian pacemen rattle BD
CHITTAGONG (AFP) Indian pacemen Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma did the early damage to put Bangladesh under pressure in the ...
Safina, Murray through as Sharapova crashes out
MELBOURNE (AFP) Former champion Maria Sharapova was a high profile casualty at the Australian Open on Monday but there were no ...
Business
More worries for poor as inflation goes up again
ISLAMABAD - Every new dawn is multiplying worries for the poor of the country who are scratching their heads to feed their loved ...
Commercial banks lend over Rs200b to govt
KARACHI - The governments budgetary borrowings from the scheduled banks soared by Rs184.46 billion during July-9th January ...
Privatisation only solution to govt losses, says Tarin
Karachi (PPI) - Federal Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin says the government took 'unpopular but courageous decisions to stabilise ...
Tender for 50,000T sugar issued
HAMBURG (Reuters) - TCP has issued another international tender to purchase 50,000 tonnes of white sugar, European traders said ...
Water shortage to cause 40pc decline in wheat output
LAHORE - Agriculturists, water experts and growers have predicted that country could experience 30 to 40 per cent decline in ...
NWFP industrialists demand incentives
PESHAWAR (APP) - The industrialists of NWFP have demanded the inclusion of District Nowshera in Prime Ministers Relief Package ...
NBP to open first-ever int'l branch in S Arabia
KARACHI - Syed Ali Raza, President and CEO of National Bank of Pakistan has said that the balance sheet of the National Bank of ...
ADB funds for environmental sector demanded
KARACHI - The public and private sectors should approach Asian Development Band to give Pakistan plausible share from their newly ...
'Meezan' holds Islamic banking seminars
KARACHI (PR) - Meezan Bank, Pakistans first and largest Islamic Bank, conducted a series of seminars on Islamic banking at 20 ...
KSE starts week on dismal note, sheds 28 points
KARACHI - After touching a 17-month high last week, the KSE 100-index witnessed a loss of 28 points on Monday and closed at 9,895 ...
Politics
'No confrontation with any institution'
LAHORE (Agencies) Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani called on President Asif Ali Zardari here at the Governors House on ...
2 ministers stage walkout over firing on students
QUETTA Two provincial Ministers staged a token walk-out on Monday from the session of Balochistan Assembly against the firing ...
Blackwater active in Pak, says Nizami
It cannot be said that Waziristan operation was launched after having approval of the Parliament, rather it is purely a ...
Massive devastation averted in Mianwali
MIANWALI (Agencies) Mianwali Police on Monday arrested seven terrorists and recovered 410kg explosive material from them, saving ...
Baloch Sardars' names removed from ECL
ISLAMABAD Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani ordered immediate deletion of the names of some Baloch Sardars including ...
Govt-judiciary ties excellent: Gilani
ISLAMABAD (Agencies) Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Monday assured the nation that the Parliament will never work ...
PPP, PML-N on path of confrontation
ISLAMABAD The hard-hitting speeches made by President Asif Ali Zardari during his visit to Punjab has led to sour PPP working ...
Pak retaliates Indian firing in Sialkot sector
ISLAMABAD (Agencies) Pakistani and Indian forces exchanged fire across their border at the weekend, a spokesman said on ...
AC to try co-accused in cases against Zardari
RAWALPINDI Accountability Court (AC) No 4 here on Monday rejected an application of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for not ...
No one would be allowed to malign judiciary: CJ
ISLAMABAD The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to approach the government of United Arab ...
Visas now the pretext for nonpayment of CSF
ISLAMABAD At a time when the country is passing through a critical time, fighting militancy and extremism as a 'frontline state, ...
Gates coming to silence Pakistani drone critics
ISLAMABAD In a bid to silence US critics who have been raising voices against US policies in the region, especially US drone ...
Court extends US nationals remand
SARGODHA (Agencies) An anti-terrorism court on Monday extended the detention of five Americans facing charges for allegedly ...
Holbrooke harps on 'do more' mantra
NEW DELHI (Agencies) US Special Envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke on Monday said he expects more action from ...
SC summons PM&DC officials, AG
ISLAMABAD - Taking strict action on an application seeking action against Private Medical and Dental Colleges (PM&DC) for alleged ...
'Terrorists killed 40,000 civilians, 2,250 troops in Pakistan'
ISLAMABAD (NNI)-Terrorist attacks in Pakistan have killed about 40,000 people and 2,250 security personnel, the Chairman of the ...
Dr Aafias trial begins today
ISLAMABAD - Dr Aafia Siddiquis trial begins today (Tuesday), while representatives of civil society and human rights ...
IDPs assistance hinges on pledges fulfilment
ISLAMABAD - Provisions of instant humanitarian aid to the IDPs hinge on the materialisation of pledges on the part of donors even ...
SC summons AG on Kairas TV statement
ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court has issued a notice to Attorney General of Pakistan to explain the statement of Federal Minister ...
5 militants killed in SWA, Swat
ISLAMABAD - Security forces have killed three militants and injured two terror suspects, while three soldiers also got injured in ...
McChrystal visits Chaman border
QUETTA - Commander International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan General Stanley A. McChrystal visited Chaman ...
School blown up in Khyber
PESHAWAR (AFP) - Militants blew up a boys primary school in Khyber on Monday, the latest in a wave of attacks by extremists ...
Taj attackers all Indians: Kasab
MUMBAI (Agencies) - Gunman Ajmal Kasab on Monday told an Indian special court trying the 26/11 attacks case that all the four ...
Senate backs repeal of Removal from Service Ord
ISLAMABAD- The Upper House on Monday unanimously adopted a bill to repeal the Removal from Service (Special Powers) Ordinance ...
Entertainment
Avatar wins top honours at Golden Globes
BEVERLY HILLS, California (AFP) - Science-fiction blockbuster Avatar took top honours at the 67th Golden Globes here late Sunday, ...
Shakira saving the world by shopping
SHAKIRA is helping save the worlds economies by going shopping. The Hips Dont Lie hitmaker admits she used to feel guilty about ...
Ban butter to save thousands of lives
BUTTER should be banned to protect the peoples health, according to a leading heart surgeon. Shyam Kolvekar says only radical ...
Newton's original apple anecdote on web
A FRAGILE manuscript telling the original story of how Sir Isaac Newton was inspired by a falling apple has been made public for ...
Megan Fox and Austin Green engaged again
MEGAN Fox and Brian Austin Green have reportedly got engaged again. Fox and Brian - who called off their engagement last year - ...
Siblings as important as parents in child's behaviour
CHILDREN can learn as much from their brothers and sisters as they do from their parents, new research suggests. The influence ...
Islamabad
Teachers move SC for hiring facility
ISLAMABAD - The lecturers and employees working under the Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) have moved the Supreme Court to ...
Flu-related diseases on rise
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Flu related diseases including cough and soar throat, pneumonia and diarrhea are spreading everywhere as the ...
Villagers protest razing of houses
ISLAMABAD - Scores of villagers, Monday, staged a protest demonstration in front of National Press Club against the CDA alleged ...
Folk exhibition attracts art lovers at Lok Virsa
ISLAMABAD (APP) - A large number of art admirers throng Lok Virsa to draw pleasure from the works of Anila Sardar who portrays ...
Action against Pindi illegal housing schemes
RAWALPINDI (APP) - Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) has sent lists to Overseas Pakistanis Foundation, Governor, State Bank ...
Media lauded for highlighting LB role
ISLAMABAD - The services of the electronic and print media are unforgettable in creating awareness among masses for the promotion ...
Zakir seeks Butt's replacement
ISLAMABAD Renowned sports expert, Zakir Hussain Syed has said that the change in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) might be ...
National
A glance at fifth day's play
Timid, confused Pakistan lose yet again A loss was clearly in offing for Pakistan at the start of day. Only rain stood between ...
Karachi
Samar to oversee recruitments
KARACHI - The Sindh government on has notified the constitution of a committee, headed by renowned scientist Dr Samar Mubarkmand ...
Robbery outrages Landhi shopkeepers
KARACHI - Enraged shopkeepers staged a protest against a spate of robberies at Jewellery Market in Landhi area here on Monday. ...
PPP raps Mumtaz Bhutto
KARACHI - The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Sindh Media Cell has lashed out at SNF Head Mumtaz Bhutto for his remarks against ...
War on terror targeting Muslim world: JI
KARACHI - The war started in the name of war on terror, was actually waged against the Islamic World. The Muslim Ummah is passing ...
Outdated system, insufficient salaries
KARACHI - Around 2,000 Pakistan Railways engine drivers will together submit their resignations to General Manager Railway in ...
Ulema pledge to defend madaris
KARACHI - Wifaqul Madaris Ulema jointly declared on Monday that whoever would cast a malicious eye at Madaris and would dare to ...
Younus appointed as technical officer
KARACHI Muhammad Younus Siddiqui, a well-known Pakistan international hockey umpire, has been nominated as technical officer at ...
Lahore
Operation to start despite protests
LAHORE - All is set to launch a stern operation against illegal housing schemes to check the mafia involved in the business over ...
Sanitary workers lifting garbage with bare hands
LAHORE - Sanitary workers are lifting heaps of garbage and hazardous solid waste from the metropolis without having any gloves, ...
Speakers pay tributes to Maulana Zafar Ali Khan
LAHORE - Editor-in-Chief The Nation Majid Nizami has said that Maulana Zafar Ali Khan was a great journalist, unique writer and a ...
Zardari visits with a purpose
LAHORE-President Asif Ali Zardaris long visit to the city in view of the observers, is particularly significant from the ...
MQM convention on Feb 14
LAHORE - Leaders of MQM while announcing holding its Punjab Convention on February 14 at Minar-e-Pakistan, appealed to all ...
Foggy weather to continue
LAHORE - Engulfed by thick fog, the plains of Punjab including the City remained in the grip of severe cold on Monday with ...
Law officer produces treaty document in court
LAHORE - The Lahore High Court on Monday adjourned till January 25 the proceedings in a petition seeking action against ...
Pakistan beat Papua New Guinea
LAHORE Pakistan stayed top of Group D with their second win in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup, a comfortable six-wicket victory ...
Australia best in world: Yousuf
LAHORE Vanquished skipper Mohammad Yousuf says Australia are the best Test cricket team in the world. Maybe thats not surprising ...
Colony Star annex Noorani Footsal League Trophy
LAHORE Colony Star annexed the Footsal Trophy of Noorani Eidgah flood lights Footsal league Tournament 2010 after defeating by ...
Qadir advises PCB to call a conference of former greats
LAHORE Former Pakistan leg-spin great Abdul Qadir has insisted that a conference of former cricketers should be called to ...
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