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 Monday, January 26, 2009
Front Page
Govt takes over Daawa Muridke HQ
LAHORE - On the directions of the centre, the Punjab government on Sunday has taken control of the main operational facility, the educational institutions and hospitals of the Jama'at-ud-Daawa, mainly located at its Markaz-e-Taiba in Muridke, after it had posted a District Management Group officer ...
Aitzaz under fire at NCC meeting
LAHORE - Chairman National Coordination Council Aitzaz Ahsan resigned after he faced bitter criticism in the council meeting, ...
Lawyers march to climax into indefinite sit-in
LAHORE - The Lawyers National Coordination Council, a body to steer lawyers' movement, on Sunday announced to stage a sit-in at ...
Drone attacks in line with Obama's policy: Biden
WASHINGTON - US Vice-President Joseph Biden Sunday declined to comment on last week's drone attacks inside Pakistan's tribal ...
International
Obama urged to change course in Afghanistan, reconsider troop buildup
WASHINGTON - With US President Barack Obama turning his attention on the war in Afghanistan so soon after taking power, voices ...
Obama calls for 'unprecedented action' to save US economy
WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama has called for "unprecedented action" to save the American economy, which has been in a ...
Safina survives scare to reach quarters
MELBOURNE (AFP) - Third seed Dinara Safina survived two match points against France's Alize Cornet to claw her way into the ...
Federer, Djokovic fight back as Jankovic crashes out
MELBOURNE (AFP) - The Australian Open was blown wide open Sunday when top seed Jelena Jankovic crashed out while Roger Federer ...
Lawson not aware of eye drops used by Asif
DUBAI - Geoff Lawson, the former Pakistani coach is an eye specialist. He is a qualified optometrist who graduated with a ...
Aussie Open flare-ups hard to stop - tournament boss
MELBOURNE (AFP) - Australian Open officials admit violence is nearly impossible to eradicate despite unprecedented security ...
Lankan troops seize last Tiger bastion
COLOMBO (Agencies) - Sri Lankan troops on Sunday overran the last town controlled by Tamil rebels, Army Chief Lt-Gen Sarath ...
Global warming could unleash ocean 'dead zones'
PARIS (AFP) - Global warming may create "dead zones" in the ocean that would be devoid of fish and seafood and endure for up to ...
Nepal bans dowry system
HONG KONG (AFP) - Nepal's Maoist Prime Minister Prachanda on Sunday banned the dowry system and criminalised caste-based ...
40 dead in Vietnam river boat tragedy
HANOI (AFP) - At least 40 people, mostly women and children, drowned in Vietnam on Sunday when a heavily crowded river boat sank ...
Closed Gaza borders block reconstruction
GAZA CITY (AFP) - Muhammad Samuni and his fellow Gazans can do little more than pick apart the rubble a week after the end of ...
Iranians protest Opp's likely removal from EU terror list
TEHRAN (AFP) - Hundreds of Iranians gathered in front of the French Embassy on Sunday to protest at the European Union's likely ...
UK's House of Lords to probe bribe claims
LONDON (AFP) - The leader of Britain's House of Lords said on Sunday she would probe allegations that some its members expressed ...
Hindu yoga for Muslims banned in Indonesia
JAKARTA (AFP) - Muslims in Indonesia have been banned from doing yoga if they engage in Hindu religious rituals during the ...
Politics
Lawyer found dead
TIMERGARA - A prominent lawyer, who was reportedly kidnapped Saturday evening, was killed in the wee hours of Sunday morning when ...
'Inflation will plunge to single digit by year-end'
KARACHI - Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance Shaukat Tarin has maintained that the general inflation would plunge to ...
Zardari sends get-well-soon greetings to Singh
NEW DELHI (Agencies) - President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani have extended get well soon greetings to ...
WB predicts unbalanced economic growth
LAHORE - The world development report 2009 on "reshaping economic geography" by the World Bank has predicted that the economic ...
Delhi asked to ensure security of diplomats
ISLAMABAD (Online) - Protesting over death threats to country's High Commissioner to India, Shahid Malik, Pakistan on Sunday ...
Protesters occupy BBC offices
LONDON (Agencies) - Members of a British anti-war group, including Palestinians, occupied the Glasgow offices of the BBC on ...
PPP MPAs ignored in Benazir Income Support Programme
KARACHI - The MPAs of Pakistan People's Party have strongly protested against the authorities of federal government which have ...
Govt committed to cut price of petroleum products: Babar
ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Dr Babar Awan has said that government was committed to reduce the price ...
Khateeb gunned down
ISLAMABAD - Khateeb of Bilal Ghosia Mosque, Pir Qadeer Ahmad Naqshbandi, has been shot dead allegedly by one of his two old ...
Entertainment
Child matador kills six bulls
MEXICO CITY (AFP) - A Franco-Mexican child bullfighter killed six young bulls Saturday in a controversial spectacle that child ...
Model dies after amputations
A Brazilian model whose feet and hands were amputated following a drug-resistant infection died on Saturday, health officials ...
Penelope Cruz plans New York move
MADRID (AFP) - Actress Penelope Cruz, nominated for an Oscar for her role in Woody Allen's "Vicky Cristina Barcelona," has said ...
Chelsy dumps Prince Harry over army life
PRINCE Harry has split from his girlfriend Chelsy Davy, after she decided that she could no longer cope with the pressures of his ...
Makeover shows correspond with increased body anxiety
"The Swan." "I Want a Famous Face." "Dr. 90210." "Extreme Makeover." "Nip/Tuck." The list goes on. These are a few of the TV ...
Scots to commemorate 250 years since poet Burns' birth
LONDON (AFP) - Scots the world over were set to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the birth of national poet Robert Burns on ...
Islamabad
Punjab, NWFP in National U-21 Football semis
ISLAMABAD - NWFP and Punjab reached the semi-finals of the third Under-21 National Football Championship by beating Islamabad and ...
Affectees asked to send formal reference for tax relief
RAWALPINDI - Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Ahmed Waqar has asked the business community to send a formal reference to ...
Govt committed to reduce price of petroleum products: Babar
ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Dr Babar Awan has said that government was committed to reduce the price ...
'US presence main reason of unrest in region'
RAWALPINDI - A Peace Conference was organised by Pakistan Mazdoor Kisan Party (PMKP) at Rawalpindi Islamabad Press Club here on ...
Vehicles with unauthorised numberplates to be impounded
ISLAMABAD - Senior Superintendent of Islamabad Traffic Police Muhammad Zubair Hashmi Sunday said that to counterfeit the vehicles ...
Foreign merchants of flesh back in business again
ISLAMABAD - The detestable trade of flesh is mushrooming again under the garb of massage parlours. Several massage parlours, run ...
Lok Virsa to add new section to Heritage Museum
ISLAMABAD (APP)- National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage, Lok Virsa has planned to add a new section of Mehrgarh 8000 ...
Karachi
KESC to get Rs3b more in revenue
KARACHI - The management of Karachi Electricity Supply Company (KESC) will get additional revenue up to Rs3 billion from February ...
CDGK fails to evacuate land for bus terminal
KARACHI - The anti encroachment department of the city government has completely failed to get the land evacuated of the proposed ...
Temperature affects weight eggs: KU research
KARACHI - A study, conducted by Karachi University (KU), reveals that weight and production of commercial layers' eggs can be ...
New roads provide direct access to highway: Kamal
Karachi - The City Nazim said Sunday that city government had facilitated the people by the construction of new roads and made ...
Obama and drones 'Hungama' in Pakistan
Pakistanis prophecy and belief about the US policies towards Pakistan have come true after the oath-taking of Mr Obama. Before ...
Experts suggest easy ways to develop concentration
KARACHI (PPI) - Concentration is termed essential for getting good results in schools and colleges, but it is not only confined ...
Lahore
National Hockey C'ship final round from today
LAHORE - The organising committee of 56th National Hockey Championship has announced the draws of final round starting from today ...
PHA president praises Punjab performance
LAHORE - President Punjab Hockey Association Khawaja Zarrar Kaleem said that Punjab hockey team produced excellent results in the ...
Ban on Mansoor lifted after inquiry
LAHORE - Jury of appeal of 56th National Hockey Championship lifted the one match ban on PAF hockey team coach Mansoor Ahmad ...
Squash trials sixth round concludes
LAHORE - The fifth round of trials for league matches for fitness/selection of girls for Pakistan Squash Federation Camp started ...
Kulasekara up to second in ICC rankings
LAHORE - Sri Lanka's Nuwan Kulasekara has raced up the ICC player rankings for ODI bowlers to second position with yet another ...
Water releases to ease loadshedding
LAHORE - Pakistan Electric Power Company (Pepco) has claimed to restrain the scheduled loadshedding for domestic consumers to 4-5 ...
Restoration of judiciary must for stability: Naheed
LAHORE - Central PPP leader Senator Dr Safdar Abbasi and his spouse Naheed Khan on Sunday said that besides implementation of ...
E&T Department to start double shift
LAHORE - The Excise and Taxation Department Punjab has decided to launch double shift programme for the registration of vehicles ...
NWFP delegation visits Rescue 1122 headquarters
LAHORE - A high-level delegation of NWFP visited Rescue1122 headquarters here on Sunday so that a similar model could be ...
Sasti Roti scheme to be rationalised
LAHORE - Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif has said that only poor people have right over 'sasti roti' and in this regard a ...
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