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 Thursday, January 22, 2009
Front Page
US links Pak aid to border situation
WASHINGTON-The new US administration plans to increase non-military aid to Pakistan, but will link it to the country's performance in securing the Pak-Afghan border region, according to the foreign policy agenda document released soon after President Barack Obama moved into the White House on ...
Gilani extends good wishes to Manmohan
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday sent a bouquet to his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh, ...
Zardari welcomes Obama's statement
ISLAMABAD (APP) - President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday said that the people of Pakistan welcomed President Obama's emphasis on ...
Reinstatement of 7,700 employees approved
ISLAMABAD " The Federal Cabinet on Wednesday approved Medium Term Budgetary Framework (MTBF), aiming at improving fiscal ...
International
Federer, Safin on collision course
MELBOURNE (AFP) - Defending champion Novak Djokovic hit top gear in a sparkling Australian Open performance on Wednesday as ...
Jankovic hangs tough as Ivanovic glides through
MELBOURNE (AFP) - Top seed Jelena Jankovic battled into the Australian Open third round Wednesday as fellow Serb Ana Ivanovic ...
Learn from mistakes of Bush, Obama told
GAZA CITY (AFP) - Hamas on Wednesday called on President Barack Obama to learn lessons from the mistakes of his predecessor ...
World expects Gitmo prison closure soon
BRUSSELS (AFP) - US President Barack Obama's call to suspend trials of "war on terror" suspects held at Guantanamo raised hopes ...
A Russian message to Washington, by way of Kabul
AFGHAN President Hamid Karzai's office released a letter Monday revealing Russia's readiness to provide "broad" military ...
France not to send more troops to Afghanistan
PARIS (AFP) - France's Defence Minister said Wednesday said Paris had no plans to send more troops to Afghanistan, despite plans ...
Afghanistan, NKorea top Obama's Asia challenges
HONG KONG (AFP) - North Korea's nuclear programme and the long war in insurgency-riven Afghanistan head a daunting list of ...
Dutch court orders trial of anti-Islam politician
THE HAGUE (AFP) - A Dutch court ordered prosecutors Wednesday to put far-right lawmaker Geert Wilders on trial for inciting ...
Israel sees no real change in US policy
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israel is not expecting President Barack Obama's Administration to change significantly US policy on the Middle ...
UN chief congratulates obama
UNITED NATIONS - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has congratulated Barack Hussein Obama on his inauguration as the 44th US ...
Islamic advocacy group welcomes Obama's 'encouraging' words to Muslim world
WASHINGTON - A prominent Islamic civil rights and advocacy group has congratulated President Barack Obama and welcomed his ...
Fatigue causes Edward Kennedy's collapse at Obama luncheon
WASHINGTON - US Senator Edward Kennedy's collapse at the Congress luncheon in honor of new U.S. President Barack Obama was most ...
Business
Circular debt exceeds Rs300b in Nov '08
KARACHI - The circular debt has exceeded rupees 300 billion during November 2008 on account of sharp rise in deferential claims ...
Sindh yet to finalise NFC case
KARACHI - Eminent economist and non-official representative of Sindh in National Finance Commission Kaisar Bengali has said that ...
2 per cent depreciation rate on used vehicles rejected
KARACHI - The car importers have demanded the federal government and FBR to reverse the decision of implementing 2 per cent ...
Stock market down 2.31pc on sale of banks mortgage shares
LAHORE - Karachi Stock Exchange continued losing its worth on Wednesday when bourse shed further 2.316 per cent following the ...
Exports up 39.47pc in 6 months, down 15.25pc in Dec
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Exports during the first half of the current financial year totalled Rs.733,370 million as against Rs.525,809 ...
Private firms to get land for bio-diesel projects
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) has decided to approach provincial governments for provision of ...
Pakistan to get $480m financial assistance from Japan
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan, Chihiro Atsumi called on Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance & Revenue, ...
PTCL broadband service sees 35 per cent decline
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The broadband service of the Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) is a huge question mark over the ...
Pakistan has no role in global foods trade, says ICCBS director
KARACHI - Pakistan has the capacity to be a major player in global market place of nutraceutical and functional foods, the ...
Pakistan itself should take measures to stabilise economy
LAHORE - The Ambassador of The Netherlands, Tjreed F de Zwaan, has said Pakistan would have to take concrete and result-oriented ...
Politics
PPP on the verge of quitting Punjab govt
Islamabad- Pakistan Peoples Party is on verge of quitting Punjab government thus leaving the main coalition partner PML-N in the ...
We won't beg to save govt, says Nawaz
LAHORE (Agencies) - PML-N Quaid Nawaz Sharif has said that there is no threat to the Punjab govt and neither we would beg to save ...
Govt to pitch jirgas against militants courts
ISLAMABAD " The government has prepared a counter-militancy plan under which a network of local jirgas (Alternative Dispute ...
'Judges appointment as per Constitution, not CoD'
ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for Law Farooq H. Naek said that there was neither any mention of judges' restoration nor ...
'Ten percent democracy'
ISLAMABAD - Several minutes into Nadeem Afzal Chan's speech on the floor of the house, the Speaker asked him to wind up his ...
Tarin, Badr and Malik lead the race
ISLAMABAD-The pressure on Pakistan People's Party Co-Chairman was mounting from the party leaders lobbying to get party tickets ...
Pakistan must be 'disciplined': Pranab
NEW DELHI (Agencies) - Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday alleged that Pakistan is still sponsoring ...
Delhi, Kabul agree to step up info-sharing
KABUL (Agencies) - India and Afghanistan on Wednesday decided to step up information exchange to deal with terrorism. Indian ...
India's BrahMos missile test fails
NEW DELHI (Agencies) - Indian Army's endeavour to induct BrahMos supersonic cruise missile as "a precision-strike weapon" took a ...
Indian army chief visits border areas
MIRPUR (AJK) - Indian Army Chief, General Deepak Kapoor, Wednesday went on a whirlwind unscheduled tour of the forward areas in ...
Murder of ANP leader triggers riots in Karachi
KARACHI - Violent riots broke out Wednesday in several Pukhtoon dominated areas of the metropolis after the killing of a local ...
Entertainment
How good-looking is my wife, asks party President
It was the day he was sworn in as the first black president of the United States. But despite being the man at the centre of an ...
Bush twins' letter to Obama daughters
JUST in time for moving day, the Bush twins offered their best advice yesterday to Malia and Sasha Obama on living in a 'magical ...
Duffy and Coldplay top Brits nods
Duffy and Coldplay have led the way in the nominations for the 2009 Brit Awards with four each. The Welsh singer will go up ...
'Congratulations Barry', say Obama's Indonesian schoolmates
JAKARTA (AFP) - US President Barack Obama's former classmates in Indonesia brimmed with pride and expectation Wednesday after the ...
Mandela welcomes Obama's 'voice of hope'
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - South Africa's former president Nelson Mandela hailed the arrival of US President Barack Obama as "new voice ...
No regrets, says Bush
WASHINGTON - George W Bush, having completed a historic handover of US presidency to his successor, boarded a helicopter on ...
Islamabad
Pakistan name 12 spikers for World Championship
ISLAMABAD - Chairman Pakistan Volleyball Federation (PVF), Choudhary Muhammad Yaqoob Wednesday announced 12-man national team for ...
Rameez, Rizean help Pindi earn lead in RBS Quaid Trophy
ISLAMABAD - Muhammad Rameez (4 for 45) and Rizwan Akbar (3 for 56) helped Rawalpindi earn 142 runs lead against Sialkot in the ...
'Political interference jeopardises police's image'
RAWALPINDI - The Chief Minister Punjab, Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that police officers should refrain from misuse of their ...
Manufacturing unit of 'pallets' hits snags
ISLAMABAD - Owing to the bureaucratic attitude of some high officials of the Ministry of Health, the plan of establishing a ...
Bailiff recovers woman, man from police custody
RAWALPINDI - A court bailiff recovered a woman and a man from the illegal detention of Police official after he raided the police ...
CDA to install 18 pedestrian bridges on Expressway
ISLAMABAD - Owing to the negligence on the part of Capital Development Authority (CDA), as many as 17 people have lost their ...
Students go on rampage over colleague's death
ISLAMABAD - A student of H-8 Commerce College Muhammad Zubair lost his life in a road accident near Zero Point. Eyewitnesses said ...
APOTOA threatens to halt oil supply
RAWALPINDI - The oil supply in twin cities would be halted if the ban on the entry of oil tankers during daytime was not ...
Karachi
Murali, Mendis magic leaves Pakistan in a spin
KARACHI - Experienced Muttiah Muralitharan and the mystery bowler Ajantha Mendis cast their magical spell on Pakistani batsmen to ...
Malik questions Akhtar's commitment and fitness
KARACHI (AFP) - A disgruntled Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik on Wednesday questioned Shoaib Akhtar's fitness and committment, ...
Malik eyes Pakistan's ICC one-day ranking
KARACHI (PPI) - Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik is determined to improve his team's rankings on International Cricket Council chart ...
Hiring of 13,000 teachers on cards
KARACHI - Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has stressed the need to follow policies and programmes for quality education in the ...
Marri for upholding local culture, traditions
KARACHI - Provincial Information Minister Shazia Marri Wednesday said that instead of blindly following Western culture and ...
Govt failed to deliver: lecturers
KARACHI - Central leader of Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association (SPLA), Prof Ather Mirza Wednesday said that Minister for ...
Altaf, Taseer flay attacks on girl schools
KARACHI - MQM Chief Altaf Hussain has vehemently condemned the terrorist elements for attacking girl's schools in Swat. He was ...
Pak-India leadership urged to avoid confrontation
KARACHI - "Current India-Pakistan tension owe its own historicity in which both the states have tried to use coercive means to ...
Work on 9 projects in Gadap Town starts
KARACHI - City Nazim Karachi Mustafa Kamal Wednesday laid foundation stones of at least 9 projects in Gadap Town including City's ...
Lahore
Pakistan should know how to utilise Shoaib
LAHORE - Former Pakistan skipper Rameez Raja feels controversial fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar still have something to offer to the ...
Benazir Bhutto Gold Cup Hockey from Feb 10
LAHORE - Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Gold Cup Women's Hockey Tournament will be played from February 10 to 18 at National ...
Lahore, Karachi set up spicy final
LAHORE - State Bank of Pakistan Lahore and defending champion Karachi teams qualified for the final of the 5th State Bank ...
30 young doctors held amid strong resistance
LAHORE - City police Wednesday launched crackdown on the public hospitals and arrested around 30 doctors amid strong resistance ...
Reply sought from Punjab govt
LAHORE - The Lahore High Court has sought a report from the Punjab government on a petition filed against the solitary ...
ICS block to be named after Dr Miskeen Hijazi
LAHORE - Prof Dr Miskeen Ali Hijazi was an honest teacher, true scholar and a kindhearted person. "I have never seen Dr Hijazi in ...
PML-N plans big show on Justice Chaudhry's arrival
LAHORE - The PML-N has decided in principle to accord rousing welcome to deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on his ...
Police urged to refrain from misuse of power
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that police officers should refrain from misusing their authority and be ...
Peace Mission to New Delhi
LAHORE - The South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) and South Asian Free Media Association (SAFMA) have jointly decided to take ...
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