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 Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Front Page
45pc drugs are spurious, NA told
ISLAMABAD Admitting the sale of around 40 to 45 percent spurious medicines in the country, Federal Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Dr. Babar Awan and Federal Minister for Interior Rehman Malik have said that Government will come up with stringent legislation against spurious ...
SC issues detailed NRO verdict
ISLAMABAD The National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) provided legal cover to corruption, which left the poor of the country on ...
Govt respects court verdicts: Asif
LAHORE (Agencies) President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday again made it clear that the government respects the verdicts of the ...
International
Corruption rife in Afghanistan: UN
LONDON/VIENNA (Reuters/AFP) - Corruption costs Afghans $2.5 billion a year, a United Nations agency said on Tuesday, with the ...
Haiti looters threaten new strife
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AFP) - US troops led by Marines descended from helicopters onto the ruined Haitian capital Tuesday, as a week ...
Iran leader warns Opp ahead of revolution day
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Irans supreme leader called on the Opposition on Tuesday to distance itself from the Islamic Republics Western ...
China urges flexibility on Iran
BEIJING (Reuters) China urged other powers on Tuesday to show more flexibility in dealing with Irans disputed nuclear programme, ...
'Toronto 18' mastermind gets life sentence
TORONTO (Reuters) Zakaria Amara, considered the ringleader of the Toronto 18 extremist Muslim group that planned al Qaeda-style ...
EU delegation visits Gaza
LONDON - The EU Parliamentary Delegation to Gaza led by Sir Gerald Kaufman MP returned after a four-day visit to the Palestinian ...
Deadly unrest flares ahead of vote in Lanka
COLOMBO (Agencies) Two people have been killed in separate attacks ahead of a presidential election next week. A supporter of ...
Russia forms new mostly Muslim district
MOSCOW (AFP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev merged Tuesday seven mostly Muslim regions into a new district and appointed a ...
Dozens of homes flooded after Gaza rains
GAZA CITY (AFP) - Dozens of homes and farms south of Gaza City were inundated by flood waters as heavy rains drenched parts of ...
Cuddles relieve stress, saysRachel Weisz
RACHEL Weisz says cuddling her son helps her deal with stress. The British actress - who raises Henry, 3, with Darren Aranofsky - ...
London's Olympic dream becomes reality
LONDON (AFP) The stadiums that will play host to gold medal-winning performances at the 2012 Olympic Games are fast taking shape ...
Federer, Serena live up to star billing
MELBOURNE (AFP) Top seeds Roger Federer and Serena Williams lived up to their star billing Tuesday by charging into the ...
Business
C/A deficit narrows to $1.758 billion
KARACHI - Pakistans current account deficit narrowed to $1.758 billion during the first half (July-December) of current financial ...
KSE flirts with 10,000 level
KARACHI - A bullish activity witnessed at KSE as market once crossed 10,000 psychological level intraday led by oil scrips ...
Govt urged to restrict export of Gur
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) Tuesday urged the Government to restrict export of Gur to Afghanistan to ...
80 depts privatisation underway
LAHORE (APP) - Federal Minister for Privatisation Senator Ahmad Waqar has said work on privatisation of 80 govt departments is ...
Aviation fuel consumption soars 38.5pc
KARACHI - The consumption of the aviation fuel has soared by 38.5 per cent to 0.67 million tons during the 1st Half of 2010 ...
Pak rupee weakens further
KARACHI (Reuters) - The Pakistani rupee fell sharply on Tuesday, hovering around its lowest ever levels amid increased demand for ...
PFMA demands expansion in wheat storages
PESHAWAR (APP) - Pakistan Flour Mills Association (PFMA), NWFP Branch has called for expansion in the storage capacity of wheat ...
PM for harnessing resources to meet energy needs
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Tuesday called for exploitation of both internal as well as external resources ...
Substitute crops to be cultivated in rain-fed areas
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Federal Minister for Food and Agriculture, Nazar Muhammad Gondal, said on Tuesday that substitute crops would ...
Building public infrastructure
Pakistanis, barring few exceptions, are not sensitive to the dire need for building infrastructure: roads, parking lots, public ...
Politics
'No evidence Dr Aafia ever touched a gun'
NEW YORK-The trial of Dr Aafia Siddiqui, charged with attempted attack on US personnel in Afghanistan, began here in a Federal ...
Drone kills 6 in NWA
PESHAWAR Six persons were killed and four others sustained critical injuries when a US drone targeted a house in Boyan village ...
French Minister in scuffle with US commander
ISLAMABAD France accused the US of occupying Haiti as thousands of American troops flooded into the country to take charge of ...
Pak facing enormous pressure: Dastgir
ISLAMABAD Pakistan is likely to succumb to American pressure with regard to Afghan Transit Trade (ATT) to provide India ...
A two-front threat emerging for Pakistan
ISLAMABAD A nightmare security scenario for Pakistan seems to be emerging - that of a two-front military conflict. Pakistan is ...
Pak soldier killed in Indian firing
ISLAMABAD A Pakistan Army soldier embraced martyrdom while another sustained injuries when Indian troops fired across the Line ...
US seeks stability between Islamabad, New Delhi
NEW DELHI (Agencies) US Defence Secretary Robert Gates on Tuesday met Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh amidst a desire by ...
Presidency's half-truth about CJ's summary
ISLAMABAD Ostensibly, Presidency has been feeding the media with half truths about the receipt of Chief Justice of Pakistan ...
Govt for ban on AQ's movement
LAHORE Mr Justice Ijaz Ahmad Chaudhry of the Lahore High Court on Tuesday issued notice to nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer ...
Screening issue can sever Pak-US ties
ISLAMABAD Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Malik Amad has assured the Senate that Government is taking up the issue of ...
Pak blocks 'frozen in time' agenda
GENEVA (Reuters/AFP) Arms negotiators failed to start talks on Tuesday on cutting nuclear weapons when Pakistan blocked the ...
4 foreigners arrested from Chaman area
QUETTA Four suspected foreigners were arrested on Tuesday by security forces from bordering area of Chaman while trying to enter ...
Zardari on shaky ground, Gilani pro-US: McCain
WASHINGTON (Online) President Asif Ali Zardari is on shaky grounds, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani is pro-America and Army ...
Fix responsibility in a week, SC asks govt
ISLAMABAD - Supreme Court has directed the government to determine the responsibility regarding Information Minister Qamar Zaman ...
Reforms body agrees to retain FSC
ISLAMABAD The members of Parliamentary Committee on Constitutional Reforms after a heated debate on Tuesday agreed to retain the ...
Mly kills 16 militants in SWA and Swat
ISLAMABAD - At least 16 terrorists were killed while two soldiers of Pak Army embraced martyrdom in fighting between security ...
Iran warns to hit Western warships if attacked
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Irans defence minister warned on Tuesday that the Islamic Republic could strike back at Western warships in ...
200 killed in fresh Nigeria religious clashes
KANO, Nigeria, (AFP/Reuters) - New clashes between Christians and Muslims in the Nigerian city of Jos left nearly 200 dead, a ...
FBR to nab auto buyers evading tax
ISLAMABAD - Federal Board of Revenue has unleashed its intelligence staff against nearly one million buyers of automobiles who ...
Police station, SHO residence attacked
QUETTA- A police station and residence of SHO were attacked with hand grenades in Kalat and Khuzdar district in separate ...
Indian Army Chief suffers hearing loss
INDIAN Army chief Gen Deepak Kapoor suffers from acute deafness in his left ear because of exposure to heavy booming sound of ...
Obama's approval rating slumps to 57 per cent
WASHINGTON-US President Barack Obamas job approval rating during his first year in office averages 57 per cent, among the lowest ...
Controlling price-hike govt top priority: PM
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Tuesday said controlling inflation and price-hike are the priority areas ...
7 cops hurt in Occupied Kashmir
SRINAGAR (AFP) - Seven Indian policemen were injured in two separate attacks by suspected freedom fighters in revolt-hit Kashmir, ...
Entertainment
Who struck fashion gold at the globes ?
THERE was so much rain that everyone thought it was the London Baftas not the Golden Globes on Sunday night, but no matter. The ...
Daredevil dies on charity flight
A DAREDEVIL microlight pilot on a solo charity flight to Australia has been killed on the first leg of the epic journey. Martin ...
Hathaway offers advice for award season
ANNE Hathaway has urged her peers to enjoy every second of the awards season. The star picked up some tips from her time spent as ...
Ways to update garden paving
Slabs, stones and wood look stylish whatever the weather One of the most obvious ways to catapult your garden into the 21st ...
Liam Neeson hosts NY dinner to boost Lyric fund
ACTOR Liam Neeson has hosted a star studded dinner in New York that raised nearly $400,000 to help rebuild Belfasts Lyric ...
Islamabad
Vigil held for release of Dr Aafia & others
ISLAMABAD - A number of citizens Tuesday protested in front of the Parliament by lighting candles, protesting the illegal ...
Candidates moving abroad for studies flay HEC
ISLAMABAD - Higher Education Commissions (HEC) expensive and hectic online degrees verification process has become a permanent ...
Journalist's house attacked
ISLAMABAD - Some unknown persons attacked the house of senior investigative reporter of a private TV channel and terrorised his ...
EDO files petition challenging transfer
RAWALPINDI - Executive District Officer (EDO) Municipal Services Tuesday filed a writ petition in Lahore High Court (LHC) ...
11 outlaws arrested; weapons recovered
ISLAMABAD - The Capital police claimed to have arrested 11 outlaws from various areas of the Capital over the alleged ...
JI Election Office opens today
RAWALPINDI - Jammat-e-Islami (JI) Pakistan Secretary General Liaquat Baloch will inaugurate Election Office of its jammat ...
National
Pakistan's top female squash player defies tribal tradition
PESHAWAR (AFP) Pakistans squash champion Maria Toor Pakay cut her teeth fighting boys in a tribal district synonymous with the ...
Karachi
Talks can win over angry Baloch, says Altaf
KARACHI - Muttahida Qaumi Movement Chief Altaf Hussain has urged the government and the Baloch dissidents to sort out their ...
Kamal hands over nine renovated shops to owners
KARACHI - City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal handed over keys of 9 restored and renovated shops to the owners of the arson-hit ...
Kidnapper of Nato contractor sentenced to death
KARACHI (APP) - Anand Ram Hotwani, Judge, Anti Terrorism Court (ATC), III for Karachi division on Tuesday sentenced an accused ...
Domestic violence at alarming level: report
KARACHI - A seminar on violence against women and children expresses that it has become a norm in our society to devalue human ...
STPP to launch campaign for Sindh rights
KARACHI - Sindh Taraqi Passand Party (STPP) has demanded that right of rule on Sindh must be given to the indigenous people of ...
Career Counselling Centre opens at KU
KARACHI - Vice Chancellor, University of Karachi, Prof. Dr. Pirzada Qasim has said that universitys new Pharm Evo career ...
Karachi Blues honoured for winning Quaid Trophy
KARACHI Sindh Minister for Youth Affairs Faisal Subzwari has lauded the role of Karachi as the biggest cricket nursery of ...
Lahore
Stop-to-stop fare Rs11
LAHORE - The Lahore High Court chief justice on Tuesday allowed implementation of a summary approved by the Punjab chief minister ...
Botanical garden set up in MAO College
LAHORE - The first of its kind among the 425 government colleges in the Punjab a botanical garden has been set-up in the ...
President exempts Shahdara residents from toll tax
LAHORE-President Asif Ali Zardari has exempted Shahdara residents from payment of toll tax. An announcement to this effect was ...
Commissioners and DCOs directed to verify arms licences
LAHORE Home Department Punjab has directed Commissioners and District Coordination Officers of various divisions and districts ...
Watan Party re-files petition in SC
LAHORE - Watan Party on Tuesday re-filed constitutional petition in the Supreme Court praying no order might be passed against ...
Injustice root-cause of terrorism: Maqbool
LAHORE - Former Punjab governor Lt General (r) Khalid Maqbool has termed illiteracy, ignorance, anarchy and injustice the root ...
India has ridiculed us, says furious Afridi
LAHORE Pakistani cricketers, who were ignored by the Indian Premier League franchises in Tuesdays auction, have reacted angrily ...
Chapal Sports win sponsorship for Pak-England T20 rubber
LAHORE -Chapal Sports and Dubai Sports City (DSC) have signed an agreement for all on-ground and sponsorship rights of the ...
Sami overcomes HSBC challenge with late assault
LAHORE Diamond Paints stunned star-studded HSBC Bank by 6 1/2 goals 4 to in the New Year Cup at the Lahore Polo Club here on ...
Butt pulls out all the stops to thwart Sports Ministry's advances
LAHORE The Pakistan Cricket Board is trying its best to save the board losing its autonomy to the sports ministry and the boards ...
PCB initiates inquiry against Akmals
LAHORE The Pakistan Cricket Board has initiated a preliminary inquiry into the statements given by Akmal brothers - Kamran and ...
Put your own house in order first, Ilyas advises Jakhrani
LAHORE Former Test cricketer Mohammad Ilyas has blasted at the Sports Ministrys move to take the PCB under its fold. Talking to ...
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