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 31, 2009
Front Page
Wajid's utterance perturbs Gilani
LONDON - Statement of High Commissioner to Britain Wajid Shamsul Hasan that Pakistan's territory was not used to plan the Mumbai attacks has perturbed Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani who maintained that Wajid has spoken too soon. In a preview of the findings of Islamabad's investigation into the ...
Rs1.08 raise in power tariff awaits govt nod
ISLAMABAD (APP) - An increase of 14 paisa to Rs 1.08 per unit has been proposed in electricity tariffs, Spokesman National ...
US asked to safeguard Pak interest
ISLAMABAD - The United States of America wants to have long-term relations with Pakistan and desires to see it as a prosperous ...
No more confrontation between Islamabad, Kabul
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan and Afghanistan on Friday resolved to increased cooperation in the fight against terrorism while declaring ...
International
Pakistan cricket needs good governance: Mani
LONDON (APP) - Former chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Ehsan Mani has advocated the need for good governance ...
Muslim world showers praise on Turkish PM
GAZA CITY (AFP) - Hamas led the cheers from the Muslim world Friday for Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan after he ...
North Korea scraps all accords with South
SEOUL (AFP) - North Korea announced Friday it is scrapping agreements with South Korea on easing military tensions, accusing ...
Iraq on high alert after poll candidates killed
BAGHDAD (AFP) - Iraq on Friday prepared for its first election since 2005 with security forces on high alert after gunmen killed ...
Hamas can 'never' seize West Bank, says Abbas
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AFP) - Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas said on Friday his Hamas rivals will "never" be able to take over ...
US President supports Israeli 'genocide': Fidel Castro
HAVANA (AFP) - Cuba's former leader Fidel Castro unleashed his first condemnation Thursday of US President Barack Obama, accusing ...
Indian jailed in bank fraud
NEW YORK - An Indian promoter of Bollywood films was sentenced to seven years in prison Friday for one of the largest bank fraud ...
US to preserve all options against Iran
WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama will preserve "all his options" to deal with Iran although he wants diplomacy with the ...
Failed British suicide bomber jailed
LONDON - A British Muslim convert allegedly persuaded online by shadowy Pakistan-based "extremists" into trying to carry out a ...
Father punished for allowing son to flagellate
LONDON - The British Court on Friday has given six-month suspended jail term to a Muslim father who encouraged his 10-year-old ...
Millions gather for Tablighi Ijtema in BD
TONGI, Bangladesh (AFP) - At least two million worshippers gathered north of the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka Friday for a three-day ...
Business
State Bank sets tough conditions for financing
KARACHI - The State Bank of Pakistan has announced that to ensure participation of the private sector in the wheat procurement ...
KSE recovers further on 4th day; up 194.2 points
LAHORE - The last day of business week Friday was the fourth consecutive day in Karachi Stock Exchange when bourse witnesses ...
KSE extends trading suspension of 15 cos
KARACHI (APP) - The Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) has extended the suspension period of 15 companies for another 60 days upon ...
Slow release of funds mars PSDP projects in Sindh
KARACHI - The slow release of funds by the federal government has caused delay in the completion of development schemes of the ...
Banks earnings to go up by 20pc, profit 16pc
KARACHI - The earnings and profitability of the banking sector for 2008 (scheduled to be announced this month) is likely to ...
Picking right management strategy and establishing clarity
When Steve Jobs returned to Apple for the second time, the first move he made was to announce a number of plans he had in mind to ...
Govt sets target to drill 100 new oil, gas exploration wells this year
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Advisor to Prime Minister on Petroleum and Natural Resources Dr. Asim Hussain here Friday said the government ...
Public, private sectors need to work to combat crisis
LAHORE - Both the public and the private sectors need to work closely to combat ongoing economic crisis and to cope with the ...
Mobilink prepared for new PTA regime
Lahore - Mobilink has announced that is fully prepared to ensure that all SIMs sold by the company February 1, 2009 onwards are ...
FFC announces financial results
LAHORE - Fauji Fertilizer Company (FFC) has announced its financial results for CY08. FFC declared a Profit After Tax (PAT) of ...
Politics
Rival pleads Nawaz disqualification intact
ISLAMABAD - The counsel for a rival candidate of Nawaz Sharif Friday informed the Supreme Court of Pakistan that the former prime ...
Taliban allow girls' edu up to 4th level
TEHRIK-e-Taliban Swat chief Maulana Fazlullah on Friday said he has given permission for girls' education up to fourth class and ...
Pentagon in touch with Pakistan over Afghan surge
WASHINGTON (Agencies) - The Pentagon on Thursday said no decision has yet been made on deployment of additional US troops in ...
Warning against aid work
MIRANSHAH (AFP) - The Taliban on Friday distributed leaflets in a tribal region near the Afghan border, warning the Pakistan Army ...
Bomb kills three soldiers
ISLAMABAD (Agencies) - A roadside bomb targeted a security convoy in north-west Pakistan Friday, leaving three soldiers dead and ...
Obama says US economy a 'disaster' for middle class
WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama said the economy is "a continuing disaster" for families as he signed executive orders to ...
US judge defies Obama's request to delay Gitmo trial
WASHINGTON - A U.S. military judge has refused President Barack Obama's request to delay the trial of a detainee at the notorious ...
Gilani for UN session on revising economic policies
DAVOS, Switzerland (APP) - Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Friday suggested the world leaders for convening a special ...
India to sign IAEA deal on Monday
VIENNA (AFP) - India will next week sign an inspections agreement with the UN atomic watchdog as part of a deal lifting a ...
Entertainment
Emily Blunt screams like a man
THE 25-year-old British actress, who stars in new horror movie "The Wolf Man," found it impossible to make the high-pitched ...
Stem cells 'reset' immune system in MS patients
PARIS (AFP) - Stem cells transplanted into early-phase multiple sclerosis patients stabilised, and in some cases reversed, the ...
Did I see what I think I saw?
EYEWITNESS testimony is a crucial part of many criminal trials even though research increasingly suggests that it may not be as ...
Britney looks cool with no hair: Paris
PARIS Hilton thinks Britney Spears looked "cool" with no hair. The socialite - who is currently starring in new reality show ...
Plums are new super-food
PLUMS are being heralded as the new 'super-food' by scientists. They found the purple fruit matched or exceeded blueberries in ...
Brain chemical makes locusts swarm
CHICAGO (AFP) - Tickle a locust's hind legs and two hours later it will be transformed into an insect ready to form a ...
Islamabad
Pakistan thrash Maldives in volleyball qualifiers
ISLAMABAD - Hosts Pakistan overwhelmed Maldives 3-0 in the last fixture of the 2010 Men's World Volleyball Championship ...
Punjab edge aside PEL to win National U-21 Football Championship
ISLAMABAD - Punjab defeated PEL 2-1 to lift the title of the third National Under-21 Football Championship on Friday here at ...
PIMS set to educate students in new medical fields
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) is taking the initiative of commencing two important post-graduate ...
Thousands of students' future at stake
ISLAMABAD - The future of thousands of students is at stake, as HEC could not release the pledged funds to the students studying ...
Presence of brothels irks residents
ISLAMABAD - The residents of the twin cities are extremely exasperated with the presence of brothels across the twin cities, with ...
Terror accused sent to jail
RAWALPINDI - Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) Rawalpindi No 2 Friday sent nine arrested suspects allegedly involved in terrorism ...
'US responsible for Israeli attacks on Gaza'
ISLAMABAD - Dr Nazir Hussein Professor Defence and Strategic Studies in Qauid-e-Azam University Islamabad Friday said that the US ...
Qureshi for projecting true image of Islam
ISLAMABAD (APP)- Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Friday emphasised the need to project and promote the true image of Islam ...
National
Karachi East clinch Sindh wheelchair cricket
MIRPURKHAS - Karachi East disabled team have won the all Sindh wheelchair cricket tournament by defeating Sanghar team by 56 runs ...
Karachi
Families of held 'terrorists' reject police allegations
KARACHI - The families of three alleged suicide bombers, arrested by Rawalpindi police, have contradicted the claims from police, ...
Paediatric ICU set up at Abbasi Hospital
KARACHI - A paediatric ICU will be established in the Trauma Centre building of the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital (ASH) while another ...
6.5m people to get free health insurance soon
Karachi - Sindh Health Minister Dr Saghir Ahmed has said that the provincial government has decided to provide free health ...
Women producers grab the scene
KARACHI - Feedback from the viewers can help people, associated with the entertainment industry, mend their work and motivate ...
2 wanted in 500 cases arrested
KARACHI - The police on Friday arrested two culprits involved in over 500 cases of several crimes in the metropolitan. Special ...
100 acres earmarked for People Housing
KARACHI - About 100 acre land has been earmarked for People's Housing in Karachi (50 acre in Deh Nagan and 50 acre in Deh ...
Lahore
Electricity to hospital disconnected
LAHORE - The Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) teams Friday morning discontented electricity supply to the de Montmorency ...
Auqaf Dept empowered to punish publishers
LAHORE - Federal ministry of religious affairs have empowered the Punjab auqaf department to punish publishers and recording ...
Non-payment of ads bills, LHC issues notice to Govt
LAHORE - The Lahore High Court on Friday issued notice to Punjab government on a petition filed by an advertisement company Midas ...
Jullundhari devoted life for people's welfare
LAHORE - Late Abual Asr Hafeez Jullundhari was a true devotee of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) and he considered Pakistan as a gift of ...
PU asked to allow fourth chance to MBBS students
LAHORE - Justice Umar Atta Bandial of the Lahore High Court on Friday directed the Punjab University to provide fourth ...
UK Pakistanis to take part in 'long march'
LAHORE - Hundreds of Pakistanis in UK would take part in the lawyers' long march on March 9 next for the restoration of ...
Asif banned for one year from IPL
LAHORE - Pakistan's troubled pacer Mohammad Asif has been banned from playing in the Indian Premiere League (IPL) for one ...
Asif appears before PCB's Dubai probe body
LAHORE - Dope-tainted pacer Mohammad Asif has appeared before a Pakistan Cricket Board committee probing his 19-day detention in ...
PTF's vendetta robs Abid of exposure
LAHORE-The Pakistan Tennis Federation has deviated from long established norms of selection by inviting only seven players for ...
Shoaib out of Sri Lanka Test series
LAHORE - The PCB selection committee has dropped the idea of considering injury prone Shoaib Akhtar for selection in the list of ...
Kaneria gets highest base price among Pakistan players
LAHORE - Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria, who did not feature in the inaugural Indian Premier League, has fetched the highest ...
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