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 Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Front Page
Zardari allays MPs concerns
ISLAMABAD-President Asif Ali Zardari said that Pakistan Peoples Party would not be cowed down by the lawyers' movement and told the Parliamentary Party meeting that he would himself handle the movement in his own way. Co-chairing the well-attended Parliamentary Party meeting at Aiwan-e-Sadr along ...
Militants' courts not acceptable: PM
ISLAMABAD " Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani said expansion of the federal cabinet was aimed at giving further ...
Govt to review oil prices soon
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance and Economic Affairs, Shaukat Tarin said here on Monday that the inflation ...
Troops called in
QUETTA-Chairman Hazara Democratic Party (HDP) Hussain Ali Yousufi was gunned down by unknown armed men here on Monday morning. ...
International
Fatah, Hamas disagree on reopening Gaza border
CAIRO (AFP) - Hamas rivals Fatah called Monday for the forming of a national unity government acceptable to the international ...
Rebels claim control of Somali parliament town
MOGADISHU (AFP) - The Somali rebels on Monday said they had taken control of Baidoa, the seat of the country's parliament, after ...
Food crisis far from over despite price drop, Oxfam warns
MADRID (AFP) - The food crisis, which sparked unrest in about 30 nations last year, is far from over despite a recent fall in ...
Iceland Premier resigns
REYKJAVIK (AFP) - Iceland's President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson accepted on Monday the resignation of Prime Minister Geir Haarde's ...
France and Spain deploy troops after storm kills 25
BORDEAUX, France (AFP) - France and Spain deployed troops Monday to join massive recovery efforts after violent storms killed 25 ...
Dozens of civilians die in Lanka fighting
COLOMBO (AFP) - The United Nations said Monday at least 30 civilians had been killed in fighting between government forces and ...
Egypt wants long-term ceasefire from Feb 5
CAIRO (AFP) - Egypt has proposed that a yet to be agreed truce between Israel and Palestinian factions in Gaza begin on February ...
Saudis rearrest ex-Gitmo inmates
RIYADH (AFP) - Saudi authorities have rearrested nine militants, including former inmates of the US military detention centre at ...
Online people top one billion
The global online population has topped one billion, not including minors or mobile internet users, according to comScore. The ...
Saudi collects $59.8m in Gaza aid
RIYADH (AFP) - An ongoing Saudi campaign to raise aid for the battered Gaza Strip has so far raised 59.8 million dollars, ...
Nadal, Serena into quarters as Murray crashes
MELBOURNE (AFP) - Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams stayed on track at the Australian Open Monday but Andy Murray's campaign came ...
Pietersen swats his troubles away with tour hundred
BASSETERRE (AFP) - Kevin Pietersen put the confusion of the last month behind him, and Owais Shah made a strong claim for a ...
Business
Govt may not sell NBP shares to China at throw-away price
KARACHI - Pakistan government is unlikely to offer 26 per cent shares of National Bank of Pakistan at throw away price to a ...
Senate body for exploiting country's oil, gas potential
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Chairman, Sub-Committee of the Senate Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Resources, Senator Muhammad ...
SLIC secures Rs5 billion new premium in 2008
KARACHI (APP) - The State Life Insurance Corporation (SLIC) of Pakistan has successfully secured Rs.5.0 billion as the first year ...
BMA Capital kicks off commodities brokerage
KARACHI - Pakistan's Premier Investment Group, BMA Capital, has launched its latest business division, BMA Commodities, which ...
Oil prices hold firm near 49 dollars
LONDON (AFP) - Oil prices edged higher on Monday, nearing 49 dollars in London as traders tracked efforts by OPEC members to ...
Selling pressure pushes market down by 114 points
LAHORE - Bearish spree in Karachi Stock Exchange continued even on the first day of the business Monday after whole last business ...
LCCI presents 5-point economic revival solution
LAHORE - The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) after due consultation with stakeholders and economic experts has ...
Labard appreciates Punjab govt's funds, cooperation
LAHORE - Lahore Businessmen Association for Rehabilitation of Disabled (Labard) President Mohammad Pervez Malik has said that ...
SBP one-year repayment on LTFF appreciated
KARACHI - The President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Tanvir Ahmad Sheikh appreciated ...
Unisame urges remedial steps for economy
KARACHI-The small and medium entrepreneurs are deeply concerned about the impact being felt in Pakistan of the world economic ...
Politics
JD overseer appointment resented
FEROZEWALA - A large number of activists of banned Jamaatud Daawa and several religious activists took out a protest rally ...
Certain compulsions to hit US drones: Rabbani
ISLAMABAD " Senators both from from treasury and Opposition benches called for early conclusion of military operation in Swat and ...
Gilani, Majeed discuss tribal situation
ISLAMABAD " Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani assured the nation that Pakistan's defence was in safe hands and the enemy ...
Four new ministers take oath
ISLAMABAD-With the induction of four new ministers, two each from JUI (F) and MQM, the strength of the federal cabinet swelled to ...
'Long march' may be a decider
LAHORE-Lawyers long march and the appended sit-in till restoration of the deposed judges at the constitutional avenue on March 9 ...
'N' decides fate of draft Bill today
ISLAMABAD " Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) is to decide about the fate of the proposed draft bill it had handed over to the PPP ...
Govt pursuing 3-D policy in Swat
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Advisor to Prime Minister on Interior Rehman Malik Monday told the National Assembly that law and order ...
India has no better friend than US: Obama
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Barack Obama on Sunday paid tribute to India and Americans of Indian descent, on the eve of ...
Show more positive attitude, India told
ISLAMABAD - Reiterating Islamabad's demand for end to repeated US drone attacks on tribal areas, Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir ...
LEAs avert large-scale destruction in City
LAHORE-Law enforcement agencies on Monday recovered and defused four bombs, carrying highly sophisticated explosive material, ...
Fazl asks govt to shun Musharraf policies
ISLAMABAD - Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Monday asked the government to shun following policies of ...
US to have 'vigorous' Iran talks: American UN envoy
UNITED NATIONS - The new US Ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, said Monday that the Obama administration will make ...
Taliban kill US 'spy'
MIRANSHAH - A local tribesman was assassinated in Data Khel area of North Waziristan by Taliban militants on charges of spying ...
Entertainment
Winslet wins Screen Actors award
KATE Winslet and the cast of Slumdog Millionaire were among the winners at the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) awards. British star ...
Dance Franz Ferdinand are back
PARIS (AFP) - The third album of Scottish art-rockers Franz Ferdinand goes on sale worldwide Monday, with the indie stars set to ...
Panda mania sweeps Taiwan
TAIPEI (AFP) - Thousands of people flocked to Taiwan's main zoo Monday as a pair of giant pandas given to the island by China in ...
Mills praises ex's new partner
SIR Paul McCartney has got "great taste in women," says his ex-wife Heather Mills. The former glamour model - who secured a $48 ...
Trust me, I'm a journalist
TRUST in the media promotes health. A study of people from 29 Asian countries has shown that individuals with high levels of ...
Convertible motorhome
A new space-age motorhome doubles up as a dinky two-seater car to make it easier for holidaymakers to take a spin around their ...
Islamabad
President calls for cricket greats moot to end woes
ISLAMABAD - President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari has called for a roundtable conference of the former cricket greats to ...
Bangladesh, Maldives teams arrive for WC Volleyball qualifiers
ISLAMABAD - Bangladesh and Maldives Volleyball teams arrived here on Monday to take part in the upcoming 2010 World Cup ...
Health, education to get extra care, assures PM
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani said that the PPP government accorded top most priority to education and ...
SC rejects report, redirects IGP to hold fair probe
ISLAMABAD - A three-judge bench of Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar Monday rejected the report of ...
Dr Dani passes away
ISLAMABAD-One of the topmost intellectuals of the country Professor Dr Ahmad Hasan Dani breathed his last here on Monday. He was ...
Global Environment Management moot today
ISLAMABAD - As a part of the celebration of 2009 as the "National Year of Environment", Global Environment Facility (GEF) ...
Canadian Chief of Defence staff calls on CJCSC
ISLAMABAD - Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of Canada, General Walters. J Natynczyk Monday called on Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff ...
CJ takes suo motu notice of girl's killing
ISLAMABAD - Chief Justice of Pakistan Abdul Hameed Dogar has taken suo motu notice on a news report regarding the brutal murder ...
Karachi
Urdu Varsity awards 850 degrees in convocation
KARACHI - Federal Urdu University of Arts, Sciences and Technology (FUUAST), in its first convocation on Monday, conferred nearly ...
Talks with KESC on to end loadshedding
Karachi - Sindh Information Minister Shazia Marri Monday said Sindh government is talking to Karachi Electricity Supply Company ...
JI delegation to visit China from Feb 16
KARACHI - In order to seek Chinese support to counter the mounting American pressure on the Muslim world, especially on Pakistan, ...
Wheat procurement target cannot be met: Tamachi
KARACHI - Chairman Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in the Sindh Assembly, Jam Tamachi, has said that he fully supported the ...
Teachers decry plight of dept
KARACHI - The tug-of-war between Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah and Sindh Senior Minister for Education Pir Mazher-ul-Haq for ...
'Heroin smuggler' bail plea admitted
KARACHI - The Sindh High Court on Monday admitted a bail plea moved by an alleged heroin smuggler Irfan Ahmed against a solvent ...
Lahore
Two robbers bite the dust in 'encounter'
LAHORE - Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) Iqbal Town killed two robbers in an alleged 'encounter' and recovered huge cache of ...
Recommendations for amend in Drug Act being formulated
LAHORE - Chairman Chief Minister's Task Force on spurious medicines, Dr Saeed Elahi has said that recommendations are being ...
Electricity pole in bedroom - a marvel of Lesco
LAHORE - It is not a fairytale but a truth that an electricity pole is fixed in a bedroom of a house near Raiwind. The Lahore ...
Iranian intellect urges Muslims to get united
LAHORE - Prof Dr Hassan Rahim Porazghadi, an eminent Iranian scholar and professor at Tehran University, Iran, has said the time ...
'Govt antagonistic attitude caused delay in session'
LAHORE - The opposition and treasury benches in the City District Assembly are at daggers drawn causing an inordinate delay, ...
PPP accepts another 'turncoat'
LAHORE - In what could be described his third political somersault, ex-MNA from Lahore, Mian Abdul Waheed, also a former ...
Pakistan coach takes responsibility
LAHORE - Pakistan cricket coach Intikhab Alam has taken full responsibility for his team's embarrassing loss to Sri Lanka in the ...
PCB backs under-fire captain Malik
LAHORE - Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt has refused to sack Shoaib Malik as captain in spite of mounting criticism ...
Asif claims IPL tribunal has accepted his argument
LAHORE - Suspended fast bowler Mohammad Asif on Monday claimed that the Indian Premier League drugs tribunal has accepted his ...
National Hockey final round begins
LAHORE - Four matches of the final round of the 56th National Hockey Championship were played on the opening day while three ...
Lahore Shalimar manage 219-6 against Habib Bank
LAHORE - Lahore Shalimar managed 219 for six against Habib Bank in the fifth round match of the Quaid Trophy here at the Gaddafi ...
Naved lifts Rawalpindi total with century
LAHORE - Naved Qureshi hit a brilliant century to lift Rawalpindi total to 250 for six against Lahore Ravi on day one of the ...
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