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 Thursday, January 28, 2010
Front Page
NA passes anti-money laundering bill
ISLAMABAD The National Assembly on Wednesday evening passed three bills including Anti-Money Laundering Bill 2009, Competition Bill 2009, and Pakistan Engineering Council (Amendment) Bill 2009. The National Assembly adopted Anti-Money Laundering Bill 2009 suggesting one to ten years imprisonment ...
Kayani urges Nato to understand Pak strategy
BRUSSELS (Agencies) Top officers from Pakistan, Nato and Russia gave unanimous backing on Wednesday to the new international ...
Parliament delivering in murky conditions: PM
ISLAMABAD Reaffirming his commitment towards strengthening of institutions, Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that ...
International
Zaheer fires India to series-clinching victory
DHAKA (AFP) Zaheer Khan sparked a sensational Bangladeshi collapse with four wickets off eight balls as India swept the series ...
South African national selectors axed
MUMBAI South Africas Mike Proctor was one of those rare cricketers who could have found a place in any Test team as either a ...
Federer, Serena and Li battle into Australian Open semis
MELBOURNE (AFP) Roger Federer and Serena Williams showed championship form to battle back from a set down and storm into their ...
Australia to take on Pakistan in U-19 WC final
WELLINGTON (AFP) Australian captain Mitchell Marsh plundered 97 from 110 balls to lead his side to victory over Sri Lanka ...
Bentley shines as Spurs put Fulham to the sword
LONDON (AFP) Tottenham strengthened their grip on fourth place in the Premier League after a 2-0 win over London rivals Fulham ...
US-led coalition's past Afghan strategy has 'failed'
BERLIN (AFP/Reuters) - Afghanistan does not want to be an endless burden on its allies, President Hamid Karzai said Wednesday as ...
77pc Germans oppose troop hike: Poll
BERLIN (AFP) - Nearly 80 per cent of Germans oppose Berlins plans to hike the number of troops in Afghanistan, according to a ...
US sets out red lines for Taliban talks
LONDON (Reuters) - US Special Envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke welcomed a UN Security Council Sanctions ...
'London meet on Afghanistan will fail'
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran said on Wednesday it will not attend an international meeting on Afghanistan being held in London, saying it ...
Two Koreas trade fire; North shoots again
SEOUL (Reuters) - North and South Korea exchanged artillery fire near their disputed sea border on Wednesday, highlighting ...
Secret detention violates human rights: UN
UNITED NATIONS - Despite the fact that international law clearly prohibits secret detention, the practice is widespread and ...
We'll watch Israel's end one day, says Khamenei
TEHRAN/KUWAIT CITY (AFP) - Irans supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is confident Islamic nations will one day watch the ...
Saudi Arabia claims victory over Yemen rebels
KHOBA, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia declared victory over Yemeni rebels on Wednesday following a truce offer from the ...
Assassins of Mujib executed
DHAKA (AFP) - Bangladesh on Thursday executed the five killers of former president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, whose assassination in ...
Court overturns freezing of terrorism assets
LONDON (Reuters) - Government measures to freeze the assets of people suspected of terrorist involvement were overturned by the ...
Business
Crackdown on sugar mills likely
ISLAMABAD- Federal Government is contemplating to initiate another crackdown against the sugar mills for selling the commodity at ...
US to help boost agri sector
ISLAMABAD - The US Consulate General Lahore, Bryan D Hunt, on Wednesday said that his country would support Pakistan in the ...
Etisalat to pay $800m for PTCL stake: Waqar
DUBAI (Reuters) - Pakistan will receive a payment of $800 million by the end of March from the UAEs Etisalat for a stake in ...
German company to set up 50MW solar energy project
ISLAMABAD (APP) - AZUR Energy Group of Germany would set up a 50 Mega Watt Solar project in Pakistan and a feasibility report in ...
Traders cancel import orders as dollar 'disappears'
KARACHI - Chairman Karachi Traders Action Committee Siddiq Memon has said that the traders had cancelled their import orders on ...
Losses continue as KSE sheds 63 points
KARACHI - The bear-run continued at the stock market on Wednesday as well as local investors sold shares following foreign ...
LNG import discussed
ISLAMABAD (APP) - A US delegation Wednesday called on Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Syed Naveed Qamar here and ...
Australian experts to work to exploit Pak agri potentials
LAHORE - The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry in collaboration with Australian Agriculture and Livestock experts would ...
Project launched to improve productivity of livestock sector
ISLAMABAD (APP) - European Commission (EC) has launched a project for improving livelihood of rural households by enhancing ...
Pak among top 5 exporting countries to Malaysia
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Pakistan emerged as a top exporter of woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibre to Malaysia and falls among the ...
Politics
Pakistan may barter rice for Philippine sugar
ISLAMABAD The Federal Cabinet Wednesday decided to increase across the board pay of army officers by 15 per cent and of jawans ...
Comprehensive approach on AC&D demanded
ISLAMABAD Pakistan has strongly rejected the impression that it was delaying international talks on a ban on the production of ...
Aafia's defence moves to stop her from testifying
NEW YORK The prosecution has wrapped up its case against Aafia Siddiqui, the Pakistani neuroscientist who is charged with ...
LHC CJ fumes over delay in judges' appointment
LAHORE Chief Justice Lahore High Court Khawaja Muhammad Sharif on Wednesday expressed his anger over the delay in appointment of ...
Five Taliban removed from UN blacklist
NEW YORK The United Nations said on Tuesday that a Security Council committee removed five senior Taliban leaders from its ...
Lawyers defer strike till Feb 14
RAWALPINDI Lawyers on Wednesday deferred their countrywide strike, which was to be observed on January 28 against the ...
No special treatment to anybody: SC
ISLAMABAD The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that there would be no exceptional treatment to any bodys case and the ...
'Q' gains from N-PPP alignment
ISLAMABAD The former ruling party PML-Q is fast evolving an effective oppositions role in the event of PML-Ns dubious alignment ...
Punjab Cabinet approves LG Amend Bill 2010
LAHORE Punjab cabinet which met with Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif in the chair here Wednesday, approved various proposals ...
No PPP-MQM consensus on LBs' fate yet
KARACHI The ambiguity persists about the fate of local bodies in Sindh as the Core Committee of PPP and MQM, the two coalition ...
Taseer pleads one law for two Ranas
LAHORE Punjab Governor Salman Taseer on Wednesday maintained that the provincial government had lost moral authority over the ...
Nato supplies targeted
QUETTA One man was wounded in an armed attack on NATO container near Qila Abdullah on Wednesday, while an oil tanker escaped a ...
Sri Lanka President wins re-election
COLOMBO (AFP) Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse won a bruising re-election battle Wednesday that left his main rival in ...
New industrial policy in March
ISLAMABAD - Minister of State for Industries and Production Ayatollah Durrani Wednesday informed the National Assembly that new ...
Too late for US to realise blunders
ISLAMABAD - Senior Western big guns, who were instrumental in staging Iraq War in 2003, took seven long years to confess that the ...
Handover to Afghan control in focus
LONDON (AFP) - Strengthening Afghanistans army ahead of handing security to local control will be the focus of a 60-nation ...
Pakistani military has broken TTP back: Petraeus
WASHINGTON (APP) - Recent Pakistani counter-insurgency operations have inflicted considerable setback to Tehreek-e-Taliban ...
Pakistan committed to farmland deals: FM
DUBAI (Reuters) - Pakistan will press ahead with plans to lease or sell farmland to foreign investors despite United Nations ...
Afghan reintegration plan a 'trick': Taliban
KABUL (Reuters/AFP) - The Taliban on Wednesday dismissed an Afghan government plan aimed at persuading fighters to lay down their ...
People want free judiciary, says Fauzia
LAHORE PPPs Central Secretary Information and MNA Fauzia Wahab has said that the people want an impartial judiciary in addition ...
Israeli CJ hit by shoe thrown in court
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israels chief justice was struck in the face on Wednesday by a shoe thrown by a spectator in court, ...
Taliban kill militia leader in Bajaur
KHAR (AFP) - Taliban fighters have killed a pro-government militia leader in Bajaur district, where helicopters have been ...
Entertainment
Benazir remembered at Sundance
PARK CITY, Utah (AFP) - An ambitious documentary featured at this weeks Sundance Film Festival is taking a dual-track approach to ...
Osama's ex-driver in the spotlight
PARK CITY, Utah (AFP) - Salim Hamdan, Osama bin Ladens one-time driver who spent seven years locked up at Guantanamo, is in the ...
Avoid extremes in diabetes treatment, study finds
LONDON (Reuters) - Moderation appears to be the best approach to controlling blood sugar in a form of diabetes that affects many ...
Running barefooted is better, says study
PARIS (AFP) - If running is your thing, you may want to throw away those pricey sports shoes and just do it barefoot, according ...
Voters prefer attractive politicians
DAVID Cameron had the right idea with his airbrushed poster, according to researchers who have found that the public are more ...
Oscars shortlist to be revealed by Anne Hathaway
ACTRESS Anne Hathaway will help to announce the nominees for the 2010 Oscars next week. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and ...
Islamabad
SSP for joint efforts to fight terror
ISLAMABAD - Senior Superintendent of Police (Operations) Tahir Alam Khan has urged the people to shun their differences at this ...
Role of youth in drug abuse prevention urged
ISLAMABAD - Sir Syed Memorial Society in collaboration with the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) organised a seminar titled 'The Role ...
Workshop on cardiac life support
RAWALPINDI - A workshop regarding Basic Cardiac Life Support in collaboration with Pakistan National Heart Association (PANAH) ...
Proper strategy needed to control beggary
ISLAMABAD - Though there are several institutions both public and non-governmental working for the uplift and welfare of poor, ...
Effective plans needed for drinking water, hygiene
ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for Environment Hameed Ullah Jan Afridi on Wednesday said that effective strategy and action plan ...
Education projects at a standstill
ISLAMABAD - The development projects of the Ministry of Education are at a standstill as the Government has released only 54 ...
Under-prepared Pakistan eye second spot in SA Games
ISLAMABAD Pakistan will lunch its quest to maintain the second spot in the South Asian Games 2010 on Friday as the 11th edition ...
Karachi
Defending champion Asjad crashes out
KARACHI A new national junior snooker champion will take the crown after the exit of defending champion Asjad Iqbal of Punjab ...
Women lawmakers protest girl's murder
KARACHI - The women legislators of Sindh Assembly Wednesday staged a protest demo and sit-in in front of Assembly building ...
Bus runs over 2 teenagers
KARACHI - Two teenaged boys were killed when a speeding passenger bus hit their motorcycle in Sarjani locality here on Wednesday. ...
MQM condemns activists killing
KARACHI - Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) legislators in Sindh Assembly on Wednesday condemned the target killing of MQM activist ...
'ANP rendered great sacrifices'
KARACHI - Awami National Party (ANP) Sindh Chief Shahi Syed has said that his party is a peace-loving democratic party which has ...
'Psychiatric' examination of accused ordered
KARACHI - High court of Sindh on Wednesday again issued direction to get an under-trial woman accused, facing murder charges of ...
Former PSM officials sent on remand
KARACHI - Judicial Magistrate (South) Ghulam Farooq on Wednesday remanded four former officials of Pakistan Steel Mill (PSM) to ...
Lahore
Moin wants ICC to experiment with UDRS in ODIs too
LAHORE Pakistan former Test captain Moin Khan wants the International Cricket Council to experiment with the Umpires Decision ...
Afridi not interested in IPL
LAHORE All-rounder Shahid Afridi on Wednesday made it clear that he was not interested in taking part in the Indian Premier ...
PUTD leads PU annual sports
LAHORE Punjab University Teaching department was leading the Punjab University Annual Athletics and Sports Championship with 113 ...
Over 8,000 submit CVs
LAHORE - It was like a dream likely to come true for thousands of unemployed youth who thronged the job fair organised by ...
Paramedical staff protest continues at Shaikh Zayed
LAHORE-Members of All Pakistan Paramedical Staff Federation of Shaikh Zayed Hospital on Wednesday staged protest demo on the ...
Tension grips LHC Bar
LAHORE - After Tuesdays incident, tension in the Lahore High Court Bar Association escalated as PPP-backed lawyers again ...
Assembly for accountability of NGOs
LAHORE - The Punjab Assembly lambasting at NGOs under the charges that they were out to grab the government buildings and serving ...
CDGL zero revenue in last 11 months
LAHORE - In a critical situation when Punjab government is struggling hard to get out of its financial tailspin, the City ...
Govt asked not to shelve Ring Road, Mass Transit projects
LAHORE - Drawing attention of the chair towards absence of ministers from the house, the opposition legislators questioned the ...
Punjab govt custodian of people's every penny: CM
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said corruption is the most serious problem adversely affecting the process of ...
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