Friday, February 10, 2012
- 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
- Greece reaches deal on austerity
- CJ takes suo motu notice of Lahore factory collapse
- India, Pakistan trade can reach $10 bn by 2015: CII
- Terror trial of accused Bali bomber starts Monday
The Nation in print for Monday, January 04, 2010
Front Page
'New accountability bill to satisfy all'
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani and PML-N Quaid Mian Nawaz Sharif during a telephonic conversation on Sunday evening discussed the matters of national importance, specially the proposed accountability bill. Nawaz informed the Prime Minister that draft of the proposed ...
Ex-minister dies in Hangu blast
PESHAWAR Former provincial minister and sitting District Nazim of Hangu Ghani-ur-Rahman and his three gunmen were killed when a ...
US drone attack kills 5 more in NWA
PESHAWAR (AFP) - US missiles flattened a suspected extremist hideout in countrys tribal belt Sunday, killing five militants in ...
International
West agrees to wait over N-proposal: Iran
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran said on Sunday the West has given it until the end of January to accept a uranium swap deal, stressing it ...
US mulling stiffer curbs on Tehran: NYT
NEW YORK - Growing political opposition in Iran may present an opportunity for the United States to strike hard with sanctions, ...
Ex-Peruvian president Fujimori gets 25-year sentence
LIMA (AFP) - The Peruvian Supreme Court early Sunday unanimously confirmed a 25-year prison sentence on the countrys former ...
6m Americans report no income except food stamps
WASHINGTON - About 6 million Americans receiving food stamps, a government programme that helps low-income people buy food, ...
Strong earthquake shakes Tajikistan
DUSHANBE (Agencies) - A powerful earthquake in the Pamir mountains of Tajikistan has destroyed hundreds of homes, leaving some ...
Taliban deny abducting French reporters
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AFP) - The Taliban militia Sunday denied kidnapping two French television journalists and three Afghan ...
Ferry sinks in India; 27 missing
KOLKATA (AFP) - At least 27 people were missing Sunday after an overcrowded ferry capsized in a river in the eastern Indian state ...
Hamas says near reconciliation with Fatah
RIYADH (Reuters) - Hamas said on Sunday the group was in the final stages of reconciling with the rival Palestinian Fatah party ...
Colombian volcano erupts
BOGOTA (Reuters) - The Galeras volcano in southern Colombia erupted on Saturday, shooting rock and ash and prompting authorities ...
US-China relations to face strains: The Washington Post
WASHINGTON - The United States and China are headed for a rough patch in their relations, with the White House prepares to sell a ...
On-song Asif crushes Australian batting
SYDNEY (Agencies) Pakistan swing bowler Mohammad Asif made a mockery of Ricky Pontings decision to bat first on one of the ...
Pak team get reception by Aussie PM at private residence
MUMBAI Pakistan is the first visiting team down under to be hosted by an Australian Prime Minister at his Kirribilli House ...
Swann double strike rocks South Africa
CAPE TOWN (South Africa) (AFP) A double strike by England off-spinner Graeme Swann plunged South Africa into trouble on the ...
India eye top ranking in Dhaka tri-series
DHAKA (AFP) India will be keen to extend their impressive run in a triangular series starting in Dhaka on Monday and boost their ...
Clijsters opens New Year in style
BRISBANE (Australia) (AFP) Belgiums Kim Clijsters opened the New Year in the best possible style when she overpowered Italian ...
Reading force Liverpool into FA Cup replay
LONDON (AFP) Liverpools season suffered another stutter as they were held to a 1-1 draw at Championship strugglers Reading in ...
Spectator dies as new tragedy hits Dakar
CORDOBA (Argentina) (AFP) The Dakar Rallys grim reputation as the worlds deadliest race claimed another victim on Saturday when ...
Politics
Terrorism mars New Year euphoria on bourses
Capital Viewpoint Law and order situation across the country especially in the financial capital Karachi has started taking its ...
Cop, woman die
RAWALPINDI One police official was killed and two other persons got injured when a hand grenade exploded at Muslim Town on ...
Non-execution of CoD biggest gaffe: PM
ISLAMABAD Admitting that the non-implementation of Charter of Democracy (CoD) instantly was the biggest mistake of the PPP-led ...
'Kayani ardent supporter of democracy'
ISLAMABAD (APP) Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said that Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani is highly professional and ...
Baffled victims reluctant to show actual losses
KARACHI Victims of the Boulton Market inferno, triggered after Ashura procession blast on MA Jinnah Road are, surprisingly, ...
Altaf questions Rangers, police's role
KARACHI Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Chief Altaf Hussain on Sunday questioned the role of Rangers and police in Ashura ...
Blast kills two pro-govt tribal elders
BAJAUR AGENCY Two pro-government tribal elders were killed and four others received serious injuries when a roadside planted ...
Fiscal deficit may exceed 6-month target
ISLAMABAD The government is feared to miss the fiscal deficit target for the second quarter ending on December 31, 2009 of the ...
12 terrorists killed in Swat, SWA
ISLAMABAD At least 12 terrorists were killed and one soldier embraced martyrdom while scores of soldiers and terrorists were ...
Iraq to back Blackwater lawsuit in US courts
BAGHDAD (Reuters) Iraq plans to support a lawsuit in US courts filed by victims of a 2007 shooting in which guards for private ...
US, British embassies closed in Yemen
SANAA (Reuters/AFP) The United States and Britain closed their embassies in Yemen on Sunday over security concerns about ...
India irked by China arms supply to Pakistan
NEW DELHI (Online) Taking exception to Chinas involvement in several projects in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, India on Sunday ...
No night landing facility at smaller airports
ISLAMABAD - Absence of night landing facility at airports in the far-fetched areas of the country has forced the passengers to ...
Seven hurt in cylinder blast
QUETTA - Seven persons, including women and children, were injured in Quetta after a gas cylinder exploded unexpectedly here on ...
18 militants killed in Afghanistan
KUNDUZ (AFP) - Afghan and Nato forces have killed 18 militants in the northern province of Kunduz, where Taliban rebels are ...
Sindh coalition partners fail to decide LBs fate
KARACHI - The coalition parties in the Sindh government have failed to reach any agreement over the fate of Local Bodies while ...
Ministry stops receiving arms licences applications
ISLAMABAD - Due to bulk of pending applications for issuing arms licences, the Interior Ministry has stopped the process of ...
Litigation costs OGDC Rs40m
ISLAMABAD - Oil and Gas Development Corporation (OGDC) has reportedly spent Rs40 million in last 16 months in futile litigation ...
Militants escape Indian custody
NEW DELHI (AFP) - Indian security agencies launched a manhunt Sunday for three Pakistani militants who escaped police custody ...
PPP unlikely to support Sh Rashid
ISLAMABAD - Veteran politician and Chief of Awami Muslim League Sh Rashid Ahmed is unlikely to get PPP support in the forthcoming ...
UN hails Pak protection of Afghan refugees
UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations refugee agency has welcomed Pakistans decision to continue extending hospitality for the next ...
Nawaz due in Quetta today
QUETTA - PML-N Quaid Nawaz Sharif will arrive Quetta on Monday (today) for two-day visit. It will be his first visit after ...
Entertainment
British PM named worst-dressed man
LONDON (AFP) - Prime Minister Gordon Brown has received a pre-election kick in the pants, being named the worst-dressed man of ...
Gaga hit tops UK chart list
LADY Gagas single Poker Face and Susan Boyles debut album I Dreamed A Dream were the UKs biggest-selling records of last ...
Dolphins should be treated as 'non-human persons'
DOLPHINS have been declared the worlds second most intelligent creatures after humans, with scientists suggesting they are so ...
Jolie and Brad Pitt 'to split in 2010'
ANGELINA Jolies relationship with Brad Pitt will be dead in the water by the end of 2010 - insiders claim. Sources say tensions ...
Leighton Meester eyes singing career
LEIGHTON Meester is planning a career change - she wants to become a singer The actress - who plays Blair Waldorf on the CWs ...
How the moon gets its exosphere
SEVERAL decades ago scientists discovered that the Moon, long thought to have no atmosphere, actually does have an extremely thin ...
Historic Antarctica plane remains found
A TEAM of Australian conservationists say they have found what they believe to be the remains of the first aeroplane ever taken ...
Cancer risk increases with blood sugar
UP to one in six Britons with high blood-sugar levels faces a greater danger of developing cancer, according to new research. ...
Smacked children more successful later in life
CHILDREN who are smacked by their parents may grow up to be happier and more successful than those spared physical discipline, ...
Islamabad
Gas non-availability delays IPPs operation: Ashraf
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The independent power projects (IPPs) are ready for power generation, however, non-availability of gas for ...
Mobile sets with same IMEI number posing problem
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The sale of Chinese made mobile sets has increased in Pakistan with its growing popularity among the middle and ...
Balochistan Assembly session today
QUETTA - Balochistan Assembly (BA) will meet on Monday (today) to pass the an amended bill of Balochistan Local Government ...
PPP wants accountability not revenge: Kaira
HAFIZABAD (APP) - Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira Sunday said that PPP has never felt afraid ...
Village bloodied by bomb vows revenge on Taliban
LAKKI MARWAT (Agencies) - Tribal elders in the Shah Hasankhel village where a suicide car bomber killed over 100 people on Friday ...
Backlash after Lakki toll rises to 101
PESHAWAR (AFP) - Authorities faced a furious backlash Sunday over security and medical failures after a suicide bomber killed 101 ...
S Korean court backs Pakistani's asylum bid
SEOUL (Online) - A South Korean court said on Sunday it had ruled in favour of a gay Pakistani man who sought refugee status on ...
Targets achieved under IMF agreement, says SBP
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has achieved the targets, prescribed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) ...
Candidates sent back by QAU selection board
ISLAMABAD - Quaid-i-Azam University administrations mismanagement and lack of preparation to convene the selection board on ...
Capital to have model transport system
ISLAMABAD - The decade-old transport problems being faced by the inhabitants of Capital is going to resolve, as Islamabad Capital ...
'Present weather ideal for planting'
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Gardening is a health activity and this is the best time to buy saplings and plant them in homes to bring ...
ICT parks, markets in a shambles
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The residents of sectors of G-7, G-10, G-9, I-8, I-9 and I-10 of the federal capital are facing a lot of ...
MNA's relatives demand action against PIMS doctors
ISLAMABAD Relatives of late MNA Faiz Muhammad Khan have demanded of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry to take contempt ...
PTI enrols 3,000 members
RAWALPINDI (Online) - Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) Rawalpindi 'Mega Membership Campaign for Change' come to an end with more ...
Karachi
Taliban release Baitullah's in-laws
LONDON/ISLAMABAD (On-line) - Banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has released the father-in-law of late Taliban Supreme ...
Rain stops supply to Nato through Chaman
CHAMAN (APP) - Rain at night between Saturday and Sunday has created accumulation of water on road passing through Kosak Top, ...
Bodies of miners sent to native town
QUETTA - The bodies of four miners who were killed in an explosion inside a coalmine in Marwar area have been dispatched to their ...
Judicial probe into Ashura blast, arson demanded
KARACHI - The five-party alliance of Sindh nationalists parties has vowed to speed-up their struggle for the rights of Sindh. ...
Judicial probe demanded into Ashura blast, arson
KARACHI - The five-party alliance of Sindh nationalists parties has vowed to speed-up their struggle for the rights of Sindh. ...
Mushahid assures aid to affected traders
KARACHI - The PML (Q) General Secretary Mushahid Hussain Syed termed the Karachi mayhem as a conspiracy against the nation. ...
Adhoc teachers wait for salaries
KARACHI - The government wants to flourish private coaching centres in the province hence more than 500 adhoc college lecturers ...
Mobile sets with same IMEI posing problems
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The sale of Chinese made mobile sets has increased in Pakistan with its growing popularity among the middle and ...
Parking problems mount at BB airport
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Shortage of parking space at Benazir Bhutto (BB) International Airport has become a permanent nuisance for the ...
Teens going to bed late under greater depression risk
ISLAMABAD (Online) - Going to bed earlier protects teenagers against depression and suicidal thoughts, New York research ...
PBF chief wins praise for hosting an international sporting event
KARACHI The young president of the Pakistan Boxing Federation Dodha Khan Bhutto has won all-round praise from the sporting ...
Petangular Cricket Cup: Tariq bags five-wicket haul for Karachi
KARACHI Karachi Blues pacer Tariq Haroon ripped through Sialkot Region first innings with a five-wicket haul to bring the home ...
Lahore
Power and gas outages multiply masses' woes
LAHORE - Constant unscheduled electricity and gas loadshedding is multiplying the miseries of the domestic consumers as well as ...
'Senior PML-Q leaders to desert Chaudhrys soon'
LAHORE - PML-Q (Like-Minded Group) will announce its Lahore Organization on 7th January and major leaders of Ch Shujaat Hussain ...
IT Labs project to be extended to primary level: CM
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister, Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that illiteracy and ignorance will have to be eliminated for ...
New year, new resolution
Well, the year that was has come to an end, and as with previous years, another has started. One of these years, there wont be a ...
Forest Dept launches model nurseries programme
LAHORE - The Punjab Forest Department is trying to cash in the increasing demand in the decorative plants in the urban as well as ...
Saleh for joint defence of SAARC countries
LAHORE - While lauding the recent initiative launched for promotion of better ties between India and Pakistan, former federal ...
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