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 29, 2009
Front Page
Gen Kayani vows to restore writ in Swat
ISLAMABAD " Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has reiterated the Armed Forces will and resolve to establish writ of the government especially in troubled tribal regions of the country. The Army Chief during his visit to Swat on Wednesday met the field commanders who briefed ...
Tracing Musharraf's political ambitions
ISLAMABAD- Be it far from a retired life of golf, socializing and an occasional game of bridge, former President Pervez Musharraf ...
'Mumbai attacks planned outside Pakistan'
PRELIMINARY investigation regarding Indian dossier over the Mumbai attacks is complete and has been submitted to the Interior ...
No deal with US on strikes: FO
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Wednesday said it had no agreement with the United States on drone attacks against the Al-Qaeda and ...
International
Miandad may be persuaded to stay
DUBAI - Javed Miandad's resignation as a Director General (DG) Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is still not accepted, according to ...
Hamas urges Obama to correct Bush 'mistakes'
GAZA CITY (AFP) - Hamas Premier Ismail Haniya urged US President Barack Obama to correct the "mistakes" of his predecessor George ...
Undo 'satanic policies' of Bush, Taliban asks Obama
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The Taliban on Wednesday welcomed US President Barack Obama's order to close Guantanamo but said peace would ...
Deadly ice, snowstorm cut swath across US; 12 killed
CHICAGO (AFP) - Hundreds of thousands of people were left shivering in the dark after a massive ice and snowstorm cut a swath ...
Indonesian MP jailed for graft
JAKARTA (AFP) - Indonesia's powerful anti-corruption court sentenced a lawmaker to four-and-a-half-year in jail Wednesday, the ...
US President to get tough with Karzai
NEW YORK - US President Barack Obama will get tough with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in a bid to focus on the US combat mission ...
France summons Israeli envoy over warning shots
PARIS (AFP) - France on Wednesday summoned Israel's Ambassador after Israeli troops fired warning shots as European diplomats ...
Settlement construction jumps 60 per cent
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Construction in Israeli settlements on the occupied West Bank jumped 60pc in 2008 in the wake of the ...
Madagascar's president blames rival for unrest
ANTANANARIVO (AFP) - Madagascar President Marc Ravalomanana accused his main rival on Wednesday of stoking political unrest in ...
Lankan troops take another Tiger village
COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lankan forces fought their way Wednesday into another village still held by Tamil Tiger rebels, an official ...
Cement prices likely to go down
LAHORE - The cement prices are likely to go down significantly on retail level on the back of drastic decline in coal prices ...
IMF slashes 2009 world growth forecast to 0.5pc
WASHINGTON - The International Monetary Fund(IMF) on Wednesday sharply revised its 2009 world economic growth projections ...
Business
Dollar set to hit Rs83
KARACHI - The dollar-rupee exchange rate is expected to swell to over 83 rupees soon as the State Bank will stop the supply of ...
KSE gains 167 points to cross 5,000 level
LAHORE - Bullish trend in Karachi Stock Exchange on second consecutive day Wednesday intact and restored investors and brokers ...
PIA plans to earn Rs600m profit by investing Rs120b
LAHORE - PIA management has submitted its business plan to the Board of Directors claiming expected profit of Rs 600 million with ...
Only 381 bankers clear IBA exams
KARACHI - Institute of Bankers Pakistan said that only 381 candidates belonging to banks and other financial institutions cleared ...
Govt to procure 6.5m tons wheat
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Government has set the highest ever target of 6.5 million tons wheat procurement keeping in mind the upcoming ...
Telephonic banking system to be launched for overseas Pakistanis
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Governor State Bank, Saleem Raza on Wednesday informed the Senate Standing Committee on Finance that government ...
FPCCI unveils Business Performance Index
KARACHI-The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has unveiled Business Performance Index to measure ...
Pakistan's perception as a stable economy
LAHORE - The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry has urged the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) to help improve ...
Wellhead gas prices revised upward
LAHORE - The OGRA has announced wellhead gas prices applicable for 2HFY09 for selected fields. During the period of Jun-Nov 2008, ...
Politics
UN labour agency calls for work, social initiatives to offset global crisis
UNITED NATIONS - To prevent a worst-case scenario of some 200 million workers pushed into extreme poverty, mostly in developing ...
Pakistan, Afghanistan bear brunt of bombings
LONDON - The American Centre of Combating Terrorism (CTC), an independent research institute at the West Point military academy ...
10 Afghan workers abducted and two UN staff released
HERAT (AFP) - Gunmen abducted 10 Afghan workers in a daring ambush while two local UN staff kidnapped by alleged Taliban ...
India again asks Pakistan to act against terror
NEW DELHI (Agencies) - India wants Pakistan to dismantle terror infrastructure, take strong action against the perpetrators of ...
1,000 Afghans died in fighting last year: Nato
BRUSSELS (AFP) - Nato-led forces accidentally killed nearly 100 civilians during fighting with insurgents in Afghanistan last ...
Nawaz says PCO judges ineligible
SANGLA HILL (Agencies) - PML-N Chief Nawaz Sharif has said those judges who took oath from former president Musharraf are ...
Governor blasts Punjab govt for 'confrontation'
KARACHI - Punjab Governor Salman Taseer has said that the Federal government does not want any sort of confrontation in Punjab at ...
Altaf asks Nawaz to explain CoD clause
KARACHI - MQM chief Altaf Hussain has offered PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif that if he is able to explain Charter of Democracy (COD) ...
Babar for treating all PCO judges under CoD
ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Dr Babar Awan has stressed the need for blanket implementation of Charter ...
Govt to cut banks' mark-up to revive ailing industry
ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for Industries and Production Mian Manzoor Ahmed Wattoo on Wednesday told the National Assembly that ...
President pledges to rein in Taliban
PESHAWAR (AFP) - President Asif Ali Zardari Wednesday vowed to rein in Taliban militants in northwestern Swat Valley, a spokesman ...
Country yet to receive $2.5b aid for 2005 quake affectees
ISLAMABAD " An amount of approximately Rs 89.408 billion has been paid as compensation to the victims of the 8th October 2005 ...
US says regional approach critical to Afghanistan
WASHINGTON - The top U.S. military officer India has called for a regional approach to deal with the Afghan war involving not ...
Entertainment
Desperate Tajik moms sell babies for $100
FIFTY-year-old Mahbuba has four sons, but she always wanted to have a daughter. Faced with a complex adoption procedure, she ...
United Nations of Brangelina
A few years ago she wished for a 'rainbow' family of seven children from around the world. Yesterday, Angelina Jolie was ...
Hayek forces Cruz to watch Oscar nominations
Salma Hayek forced Penelope Cruz to watch the Oscar nominations. Penelope, who was staying at close friend Salma's Los Angeles ...
Genetic influence in social networks identified
CAN'T help being the life of the party? Maybe you were just born that way. Researchers from Harvard University and the University ...
Barry wins Britain's Costa book award
LONDON (AFP) - Irish author and playwright Sebastian Barry on Tuesday won the 25,000-pound Costa Book of the Year award for his ...
Did Tony Romo cheat on Jessica Simpson?
ITS safe to say Jessica Simpson is not having the best week ever. She's hasn't even had a chance to swallow the bad press she's ...
Islamabad
Empowerment of women PPP's prime objective, says Sherry
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sherry Rehman Wednesday said the government was committed to ...
Attestation by HEC an uphill task
ISLAMABAD - The limited capacity of attestation department of Higher Education Commission (HEC) and the disrespectful behaviour ...
IFWA to fund children's cleft lip surgeries
ISLAMABAD (APP)- Islamabad Foreign Wives Association (IFWA) has decided to fund surgeries of children suffering from cleft lip ...
Nomad holds press preview
ISLAMABAD (APP) - An exhibition of paintings, prints and blown glass art was previewed here Wednesday at the Nomad Art Gallery ...
Teachers to stage sit-in on Feb 04
RAWALPINDI (Online)- Unveiling the second Phase of Protest against non implementation of their charter of demand, Punjab teachers ...
Karachi
CDGK a role model for city govts: Salman Taseer
KARACHI - Governor Punjab Slaman Taseer got mesmerised on seeing massive development works completed by the CDGK during his visit ...
Fresh political developments on the horizon
KARACHI-Punjab Governor Salman Taseer shortly after arriving here on Wednesday took the tour of the City accompanied by City ...
High Court rejects plea against Qadirpur Gas-field sell-off
KARACHI - Sindh High Court on Wednesday rejected the initial plea moved against the privatisation of the Qadirpur gas-field. A ...
Aamir Khan, Afaq Ahmed acquitted
KARACHI - Two central leaders of Mohajir Qaumi Movement (MQM-Haqiqi), Aamir Khan and Afaq Ahmed were acquitted here on Wednesday ...
PTV unveils upcoming spring gala
KARACHI - Pakistan Television Karachi Centre held a colourful ceremony in order to introduce its upcoming programmes for the ...
Shazia Marri regrets decline of Pakistani cinema
Karachi (PPI) - Provincial Information Minister Shazia Marri Wednesday criticised decline of Pakistani cinema, saying films being ...
Lahore
Butt's trial and error style of management inspires no confidence
TWO sackings in two prime jobs in two days - this is rather rapid, even by Pakistan cricket's standards where such mayhem has ...
Miandad resigns as DG PCB
LAHORE - Former Pakistan batting maestro Javed Miandad resigned as director general of the PCB on Wednesday complaining he was ...
Don't expect miracles overnight: Younis
LAHORE - Pakistan's new captain Younis Khan made it clear that people should not expect miracles from him to solve the problems ...
Disappointed but no ill feeling, says Malik
LAHORE - Shoaib Malik on Wednesday admitted that he was disappointed after losing the captaincy of Pakistan cricket team but said ...
Cricket in as much mess as Pakistan itself
LAHORE - Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan asked President Asif Ali Zardari to reform Pakistan cricket, which he said was in as ...
Asif barred from speaking to media in IPL drug case
LAHORE - Suspended pacer Mohammad Asif has been asked by the board to avoid giving statements in the media over his drug case ...
Former greats hail Younis appointment
LAHORE - Former Pakistan cricket greats on Wednesday welcomed new captain Younis Khan and termed his appointment as a chance to ...
Curse 99 hits Younis as HBL earn slender lead
LAHORE - The newly-appointed captain of Pakistan team Younis Khan hit brilliant 99 to get Habib Bank a slender lead over Lahore ...
PIA, Port Qasim register wins in final round
LAHORE - Port Qasim and PIA were the winners of the final round of the 56th National Hockey Championship being played here at the ...
Encroachment-free Lahore still a far cry
LAHORE - Despite revival of Commissioner System and handing over powers to provincial secretaries to manage towns, ...
No meeting of DPS Board of Governors in 10 months
LAHORE - The Divisional Public School, Model Town is neglected since the past 10 months as no meeting of the Board of Governors ...
Wife implicates father and brother in husband's murder
LAHORE - Wife of Administrator Shaikh Zayed Hospital Dr Abdul Saboor Malik, implicated her father and brother in the murder of ...
Hearing against MPA Saba adjourned for today
LAHORE - The Lahore High Court Wednesday adjourned the hearing of a constitutional petition for Thursday (today) seeking ...
More politicians to join PPP
LAHORE - Following the joining of PPP by senior PML leader Mian Waheed, party's Lahore organisation has hinted at induction of ...
Jeweller of Origa Centre murdered
LAHORE - Robbers shot dead a jeweler and president Qaumi Tajir Ittehad, Origa Centre during house robbery and fled from the scene ...
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