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 Saturday, January 30, 2010
Front Page
President should go to court despite immunity
PESHAWAR PML-N Quaid Mian Nawaz Sharif on Friday said that despite the immunity under Article 248 of the Constitution, the President should go to the court and clear his position. While talking to journalists at Jhagra House, he said, Rule of law should be respected and justice should prevail. He ...
UN exposes myth of 'Quetta Shura'
ISLAMABAD A series of meetings among key Taliban leaders, top United Nations officials, and Indian and US diplomats took place ...
Zardari asks PPP Sindh to get ready for LG polls
KARACHI President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday directed the Sindh PPP leaders to set up boards at the tehsil and district levels ...
International
Swiss antagonist of minarets embraces Islam
RENOWNED Swiss politician Daniel Streich, who rose to fame for his campaign against minarets of mosques, has embraced Islam. A ...
No secret deal with Bush to invade Iraq, says Blair
LONDON (Agencies) - Former British prime minister Tony Blair said Friday there had been no covert deal with then US president ...
No talks with 'really bad guys' in Taliban: US
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has ruled out talking to the really bad guys in Afghanistan, promising ...
Russia unveils stealth fighter PAK FA to rival US
MOSCOW (AFP) - Russia on Friday unveiled a new fighter aircraft touted as a rival of the US F-22 stealth jet and developed amid ...
Sri Lankan police raid losing candidate's office
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Police raided the office of Sri Lankas losing presidential candidate on Friday and arrested 15 ex-military ...
Israel kills top Hamas leader in Dubai
GAZA CITY (AFP) - The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas on Friday accused Israel of the assassination in Dubai last week of a ...
US to sell missiles, ships, helicopters to Taiwan
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The Pentagon announced Friday plans for a six-billion-dollar arms sale to Taiwan including Patriot missiles ...
Six killed in shooting at Azeri military base
BAKU (Reuters) - Two soldiers in Azerbaijan shot dead four fellow servicemen and then killed themselves at a military base near ...
2 Americans detained in Iraq: Embassy
BAGHDAD (AFP) - Two American citizens have been arrested and are being held in jail in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul for ...
N-proposal still on table: Iran, IAEA
MOSCOW/DAVOS, Switzerland, (Reuters) - Iran and the UN nuclear agency said on Friday a deal on enriched uranium was still ...
Harris five-wicket haul humbles Pakistan
PERTH (Website Report) Pakistan once again outplayed by Australia as paceman Ryan Harris took his second consecutive five-wicket ...
Pressure all on Murray in final, says Federer
MELBOURNE (AFP) Roger Federer said the pressure was all on Andy Murray in Sundays Australian Open final after he cruised past ...
Business
Merrill Lynch sees KSE to touch 11,000 points in '10
KARACHI - The Bank of America Merrill Lynch, a leading global strategic advisor and underwriter, has predicted that the KSE ...
1,000 train drivers threaten to resign
LAHORE - At least 1,000 locomotive drivers of Pakistan Railways (PR) have threatened to resign on Saturday (today) to press the ...
MoU for import of BT cotton seed within month
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Minister for Textile, Rana Farooq Saeed Khan Friday said MoU would be inked with an American firm within a ...
PSO seeks 780,000T LSFO
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Pakistan State Oil (PSO) issued a tender seeking up to 780,000 tonnes of high-sulphur fuel oil (LSFO) for ...
KSE manages to get positive closing at last
KARACHI - The investment companies, along with cement and textile sector stocks, mainly on account of short covering, allowed the ...
Oil climbs after US growth figures
LONDON (AFP) - Oil prices rose Friday, reversing some of this weeks losses, as traders welcomed better-than-expected economic ...
US GDP surges to 5.7pc, led by business
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US economy roared back to life with a 5.7 percent growth pace in the fourth quarter, led by brisk business ...
Growth relatively high in recent years in Pak, India and BD: UN
NEW YORK (PPI) - Economic growth has been relatively high in three largest countries in the region, India, Bangladesh and ...
Banking sector needs sweeping reforms
ISLAMABAD (PPI) - Senator Professor Khurshid Ahmed on Friday said whole banking structure of country need reforms irrespective of ...
FBR urged to adopt machine-driven procedures
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Former President of Sarhad Chambers of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) Haji Haleem Jan Friday urged Federal Bureau ...
Politics
No rift with 'N' over President's immunity: PM
ISLAMABAD Dispelling the impression of any clash with Supreme Court of Pakistan, Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said ...
SC moved to quickly hear plea against Art 248
ISLAMABAD Application seeking urgent hearing of a plea, which challenged Article 248 of the Constitution that gives immunity to ...
US missiles kill five in NW
FOUR missiles fired by a suspected US drone aircraft have killed at least five militants in Datta Khel area of North Waziristan, ...
Aafia speaks out about her ordeal in US custody
NEW YORK Dr Aafia Siddiqui spoke directly to her jurors in a US court on Thursday when the Pakistani neuroscientist took the ...
'Not a single penny got under KLA'
ISLAMABAD PML-Q Friday staged walkout from the National Assembly against what they claimed massive rigging in the by-elections ...
SC reserves verdict
ISLAMABAD The Supreme Court on Friday reserved the judgement in the out of turn promotion case, directing Secretary ...
'N' warns to move SC against RPPs
ISLAMABAD Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Friday, threatened to move Supreme Court for stay if the PPP-led government did ...
3 Zaireen shot dead in Quetta
QUETTA Three pilgrims including a woman were killed while five others sustained injuries when unknown men opened indiscriminate ...
Senate panel for replacing PSM admin
ISLAMABAD Senate Standing Committee on Industries and Production on Friday showed serious concerns over the corrupt management ...
Militants bomb Nato fuel truck in Khyber
PESHAWAR (AFP) Militants on Friday blew up a fuel tanker in Khyber as it headed to supply NATO troops in Afghanistan, officials ...
US Senate votes to slap new curbs on Iran
WASHINGTON (AFP) The US Senate voted Thursday to slap tough new sanctions on Iran, targeting its thirst for gasoline imports in ...
PM suggests ways to bridge trust-deficit
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that removal of Pakistan from the list of countries whose nationals ...
Taliban 'allow' opening of music shops in NWA
ISLAMABAD - Softening their stern attitude against music and arts, the Taliban in North Waziristan have allowed opening of small ...
Osama slams US on climate, economy
DUBAI (AFP) - Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden lectured the US and other industrial nations on climate change, and urged a dollar ...
6 militants die in Helmand
KANDAHAR (AFP) - An eight-hour shootout in southern Afghanistan ended on Friday with the deaths of six insurgents who had ...
China mulling bases in Pakistan: Report
Beijing (Online) - Beijing has signalled to set up military bases in overseas locations including Pakistan, Indian media quoted a ...
Gaddafi to dominate AU summit
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is likely to dominate an African Union (AU) summit in Ethiopia next week, ...
Airstrikes, clashes kill 24 Taliban
KHAR (Agencies) - Security forces killed 24 suspected militants in air strikes and clashes on Friday in a northwestern tribal ...
Delhi for 'measured contact' with Islamabad
INDIA on Friday favoured a 'measured contact with Pakistan but ruled out the resumption of the composite dialogue at this ...
India to court-martial top general
NEW DELHI (AFP) - Indias army has ordered the court martial of one of its top generals over his alleged involvement in an illegal ...
JUI-F wins NA-21 by-poll
MANSEHRA (APP) - Laiq Mohammad Khan, the JUI-F candidate, has won by-election held for NA-21 Mansehra-II, said unofficial results ...
Entertainment
Anne Hathaway collects Hasty Pudding
ACTRESS Anne Hathaway has collected her Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year Award in Massachusetts. She was honoured with a street ...
Say goodbye to panda eyes
BRITISH hospitals are recruiting women who are unhappy with their eyelashes to test a new hair-growth drug - which could spell ...
Bugatti wreck too valuable to restore
Bugatti wreck too valuable to restoreAKE-found Bugatti worth more than a roadworthy version. A 1925 Bugatti that had languished ...
Chocoholics flock to Beijing's Willy Wonka-style park
BEIJING (AFP) - Thousands of Chinese on Friday flocked to a new chocolate theme park, gobbling the sweet treat and savouring the ...
Anorexia rumours were insulting: Nicole Richie
NICOLE Richie has spoken out to debunk claims she had anorexia. The reality TV star insists accusations she suffered with an ...
Obama to propose abandoning US return to Moon
WASHINGTON (AFP) - President Barack Obamas 2011 budget, to be submitted to Congress Monday, will propose abandoning a program to ...
Islamabad
Showers turn weather pleasant in twin cities
RAWALPINDI (APP) - The much-awaited rain spell, first in the last four months has brought smiles on the faces of Pindiites and ...
Secure your car for Rs700
ISLAMABAD - In order to combat car-lifting cases, Islamabad police is going to set up a special shop for motorists where they ...
Imran for halt to drone hits
ISLAMABAD - Chairman Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf, Imran Khan, on Friday said that US drone attacks were benefiting none except ...
Restaurants violating ban on smoking
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Restaurants and cafes in posh sectors of federal capital are openly offering sheesha smoking with its various ...
Students most affected by power outages
ISLAMABAD (APP) -Frequent power outages are disturbing students busy in preparation for the upcoming final exams. Like other ...
Traffic mess getting on commuters' nerves
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The traffic mess on Benazir Bhutto Road (BBR) is getting unbearable especially for those who have to reach ...
Karachi
Karachi will be made a model metropolis
KARACHI - President Asif Zardari has asked the Sindh government to arrange a briefing on the proposed Zulfikarabad City Project, ...
Court orders to let minor live with accused mother
KARACHI - Sindh High Court on Friday ordered the women prison officials to allow an under-trial woman, facing murder charges of ...
Rs150m library at Dow Varsity
KARACHI - Executive Director Higher Education Commission (HEC), Dr Sohail Haider Naqvi, on Friday said that HEC would not ...
37 people kidnapped for ransom in six months
KARACHI - Sindh Home Minister Dr Zulfiqar Ali Mirza on Friday informed the Sindh Assembly that 37 persons were kidnapped for ...
Bhitai's urs to be marked with traditional fervour
HYDERABAD (APP) - Tens of thousand devotees of great Sufi Saint Hazrat Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai started arriving at Bhitshah Town ...
Two awarded death; one gets 5 years
KARACHI - Anti Terrorism Court ATC 1 Friday awarded death sentence to two persons involved in the murder of a police constable ...
Subah-e-Nau offers biggest ever prize money
KARACHI Subah-e-Nau (SN), an associate member of the Pakistan Tennis Federation which is also involved in the field of ...
Huge incentives for U-19 women cricketers announced
KARACHI A player hitting a four or taking a wicket would earn Rs 500 for each boundary and a wicket and a six would fetch the ...
Squash makes inroads in Sindh
KARACHI The Rashid Memorial Welfare Organisation (RMWO) with the collaboration of the Sindh Squash Association (SSA) will ...
NCA to have women's wing
KARACHI Wazir Ali Khoja, member board of governors Pakistan Cricket Board, said here the proposed second National Cricket ...
Lahore
One woman cop at each police station
LAHORE - Law Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan appreciating the importance of appointing a woman officer at each police station ...
'Rehman's statement to affect export of billions'
LAHORE - There is controversy over the ratio of manufacturing of spurious drugs in the country between federal interior ministry ...
Govt, Microsoft ink strategic partnership accord
LAHORE - The government of Punjab and a leading software company, Microsoft, signed a strategic partnership agreement at Chief ...
Sana says organised drive underway against him
LAHORE - Punjab Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs, Rana Sanaullah Khan has said that a campaign has been launched ...
Lecturers to be appointed on district-specific basis
LAHORE - The Higher Education Wing of the Punjab Education Department has decided to make selection of college teachers on ...
Send evidence to Aafia's lawyers in US
LAHORE - The Lahore High Court on Friday ordered the foreign ministry to collect evidence from Dr Aafia Siddiquis counsel about ...
Pakistan, Australia eye Jr Cricket WC
LAHORE Australia and Pakistan will vie to become the first country to win the junior cricket World Cup thrice when they clash in ...
Annual Royal Palm Golf tees off today
LAHORE The Annual Royal Palm Golf Championship endorsed by Oracle will be held over two days (36 holes), 18 holes to be played ...
PFF Chief approves 17 venues
LAHORE Pakistan Football Federation (PFF)s President Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat has approved seventeen venues in seven ...
Rizvy appointed DCO for SA Games
LAHORE Dr KA Pervez Rizvy, secretary general of the Sports Medicine Association of Pakistan (SMAP), has left for Dhaka as part ...
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