Friday, February 10, 2012
- 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
- Greece reaches deal on austerity
- CJ takes suo motu notice of Lahore factory collapse
- India, Pakistan trade can reach $10 bn by 2015: CII
Front Page
BLA withdraws ceasefire
QUETTA - The defunct Baloch Liberation Army has withdrawn its unilateral ceasefire. In a statement issued here on Sunday, BLA ...
Target killings on the rise in Swat District
MINGORA - Target killings are on the rise in Swat District as bodies of five more persons have been found in Mingora and Matta, ...
Pakistan rejects Manmohan's demand over Mumbai suspects
MULTAN (Agencies) - On the eve of a top US diplomat's visit here to push Islamabad to act against the Mumbai attack perpetrators, ...
Israeli forces bisect Gaza
GAZA CITY (Agencies) - Tens of thousands of Israeli troops backed by tanks cut swaths through the Gaza Strip early Sunday, ...
Twin blasts rock DI Khan
DERA ISMAIL KHAN - At least 10 people, including four security men and two journalists, were killed and 28 others injured ...
Zardari tells Naek to finalise draft
Islamabad - President Asif Ali Zardari, who is also Co-Chairman of the ruling PPP, has directed Ministry of Law and Justice to ...
International
UN chief calls for immediate end to Israeli invasion into Gaza
UNITED NATIONS - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Saturday voiced his extreme concern and disappointment at the Israeli invasion ...
UNGA president calls Israeli invasion a 'monstrosity'
UNITED NATIONS - The outspoken president of the U.N. General Assembly, Miguel d'Escoto Borckmann, denounced Israel's ground ...
Worldwide outrage at Israeli ground offensive
PARIS (AFP) - Israel's tank and troop assault on the Gaza Strip unleashed cries of alarm worldwide Sunday, but Israel won ...
Muslim protests swell following Israeli push
ISTANBUL (AFP) - Demonstrations in Israel's main regional ally Turkey led swelling Muslim protests Sunday over the ground ...
Worried Gazans cower indoors
GAZA CITY (AFP) - Frantic Gaza residents cowered indoors Sunday, fearing for their lives at the approach of a second night of a ...
Gaza crisis forces Rice to cancel China trip
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has cancelled a planned trip to China this week to deal with Israel's ...
Russia seeks EU monitoring in Ukraine gas dispute
MOSCOW (AFP) - Russia on Sunday asked the European Union to provide monitoring of Ukraine's gas transit system and charged ...
Iran leader warns Iraqi PM against US security pact
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Sunday that he hoped Iran would help rebuild his conflict-torn country ...
US warns against return to status quo
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President George W Bush was briefed on the situation in Gaza where Israel sent in troops Saturday, while ...
Ex-president Bush touts younger son for presidency
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Former president George HW Bush Sr, father of the outgoing US President Bush, on Sunday touted another son Jeb ...
Movement fighters ready to take on Israel
GAZA CITY (AFP) - Hamas has thousands of fighters ready to take on Israel and has upgraded its arsenal, experts say. But the war ...
Pope urges end to tragic situation
VATICAN CITY (AFP) - Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday called on Israeli and Palestinian leaders to "act immediately to end the current ...
Hamas urges unconditional national dialogue
DUBAI (AFP) - Palestinian group Hamas said on Sunday it was ready for an unconditional national dialogue to respond to a nine-day ...
Sri Lanka on top despite Mortaza's defiance
CHITTAGONG (AFP) - Sri Lanka bowled themselves to a position of strength despite a rearguard rally by Bangladesh tailender ...
Russia's Kirilenko out of Brisbane tournament
BRISBANE (Australia) (AFP) - Seventh-seeded Russian Maria Kirilenko has withdrawn from the Brisbane International tennis ...
Pietersen-Moores rift puts England in a spin
LONDON (AFP) - England looked like having to decide between keeping Kevin Pietersen as captain or Peter Moores as coach after the ...
Djokovic enjoying pressure as Grand Slam champion
BRISBANE (Australia) (AFP) - Serbia's Novak Djokovic said on Sunday he was enjoying the expectations that come with being a Grand ...
Man City crash out of FA Cup as Chelsea draw
LONDON (AFP) - Nottingham Forest stunned one of the world's wealthiest clubs by knocking Manchester City out of the FA Cup with a ...
French League Van Persie double sinks Plymouth
LONDON (AFP) - Arsene Wenger's wish for a more upbeat start to the new year was fulfilled as his Arsenal side booked their place ...
Politics
Taliban ban co-education in tribal areas
PESHAWAR (Agencies) - After banning girls education in Swat, Taliban on Sunday imposed restrictions on co-education in tribal ...
Boucher due today with heavy agenda
ISLAMABAD - US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher will arrive here today (Monday) and hold talks with Pakistani ...
US thwarts push in UNSC for Gaza truce demand
UNITED NATIONS - The UN Security Council has failed to agree on a call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza after the United States ...
Nine miners die of gas suffocation
QUETTA - Nine coalminers suffocated to death due to poisonous gas in a coalmine at Balochistan town of Machh on Sunday. As per ...
India inks largest-ever defence deal with US
NEW DELHI (Agencies) - The Indian government has quietly gone ahead and signed the biggest-ever $2.1 billion defence deal with ...
Woman bomber kills 38 at Iraq shrine
BAGHDAD (AFP) - A woman suicide bomber killed 38 people, including women and children, and wounded 65 others on a religious march ...
Cellular franchises threaten strike
QUETTA - All Balochistan Cellular Franchise Association while strongly protesting against growing incidents of dacoities has ...
Lanka eyes rebel HQ and vows to take Tiger supremo
KILINOCHCHI (AFP) - Sri Lankan army said Sunday it was moving in on the jungle stronghold of the Tamil Tiger rebels, in a final ...
Partial strike observed in Sindh
LARKANA - Partial strike was observed in different parts of Sindh on the call of Sindh National Front (SNF) against arrest of ...
Shujaat stresses unity among political forces
LAHORE - PML-Q President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has maintained that unity among the political forces is a good thing for the ...
No loadshedding from February, assures Ashraf
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Minister for Water and Power Raja Pervaiz Ashraf Sunday said load shedding would be exterminated completely ...
Entertainment
Leigh film honoured by American critics
BRITISH film Happy-Go-Lucky has been awarded four prizes by the National Society of Film Critics in the US. Mike Leigh was named ...
Man's last lotto ticket wins $10 million for widow
DANBURY, Conn. - On the day that Donald Peters died, he unknowingly provided financial security for his wife of 59 years and ...
Robin pops in for a cuppa with his old chinas
A robin has found its perfect perch in a crockery shop - a mug covered in pictures of a robin. The feathered visitor has settled ...
Cruise's kids 'earn' their acting roles
TOM Cruise insists his children need to "earn" their acting roles. The movie star claims he did not call in any favours to help ...
I look like crap in the morning, says Posh
Posh says she's just like any normal mum. Victoria Beckham hides behind sunglasses when she's feeling unattractive. The former ...
Car key jams teen drivers' cellphones
UNIVERSITY of Utah researchers have developed an automobile ignition key that prevents teenagers from talking on cell phones or ...
Islamabad
ICT reviews Ashura procession security arrangements
ISLAMABAD (APP)- Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Administration and Capital police have finalized the security arrangements and ...
Disappointed I-15 owners stop depositing installments
ISLAMABAD (NNI)- The owners of the flats and plots in the sector I-15 have stopped depositing instalments because they fear that ...
Vision unveiled to keep population growth in check
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Ministry of Population Welfare has declared 2010 as 'Population Year' with an aim to curtail growing rate of ...
'Alchemist' translated into Pushto
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The internationally acclaimed novel titled "Alchemist" has been translated into Pushto language.The novel has ...
'Children of lesser God'
ISLAMABAD - While majority of the people glues tight to TV sets to spend bone-chilling evenings in cosy rooms and refreshing ...
127,000 deserving families to get BISP money orders soon
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Around 127,000 families will soon get financial assistance of Rs 3,000 for the last three months under Benazir ...
Karachi
No political vendetta in Bhutto's arrest: Marri
KARACHI - Provincial Information Minister Shazia Marri has strongly dispelled the impression that SNF head Mumtaz Bhutto's arrest ...
LGs occupy land of Sindh Transport Dept
KARACHI - Provincial Minister of Transport Akhtar Hussain Jadoon has said that hundreds of acres land worth billions of rupees is ...
Women Drug Rehab Centre faces lack of funds
KARACHI - Pakistan's first women drugs addict rehabilitation and treatment centre has been shelved due to financial burden, The ...
Why rulers wait for a new crisis to surface?
Last week a renewed spell of violence and protests was seen in major cities of the country because of an unprecedented and ...
KU starts new academic session today
KARACHI - The new session for the academic year 2009 at Karachi University will start from today (Monday), announced an official ...
Power theft real cause behind loadshedding: KESC
KARACHI - A few recent cases of theft of KESC power cables have forced the company not to announce any loadshedding schedule, ...
Shahbaz approves upgradation of three hospitals
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that all resources ate being utilised for the provision of modern and ...
Lahore
Sri Lanka wants tour in two parts
LAHORE - Sri Lanka are looking at splitting their proposed tour of Pakistan in order to create space for a home five-ODI series ...
Australia wants tour only in Pakistan
LAHORE - Cricket Australia has said it would prefer the proposed tour of Pakistan in Pakistan following media reports that the ...
Fresh Water clinch Eight-goal Cup
LAHORE - Fresh Water prevailed over New Age Chemicals in the rain-marred final of the Lahore -8-Goals Polo Cup at the Aibak ...
Trials for academy teams continue in rain
LAHORE - Trials to select the players for PHF Hockey Academies in Lahore, Karachi and Banu were held in respective cities on ...
CNG price up by Rs4.40 per kg
LAHORE - The government has increased Rs 4.40 per kg price of the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) while the CNG owners have ...
Gap widening between workers, leadership: Naheed
LAHORE - Spouse of Naheed Khan, former Political Secretary to Benazir Bhutto (Shaheed), Senator Dr Safdar Abbasi on Sunday said ...
ZA Bhutto's 81st birth anniversary today
LAHORE - The PPP is celebrating 81st birth anniversary of its founder chairman, ZA Bhutto on Monday (today), with simplicity and ...
Nawaz hurdle in reunification of PML factions: Rashid
LAHORE - Awami Muslim League President Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has declared PML-N Quaid Mian Nawaz Sharif as the main hurdle in the ...
Arrangements for maintaining peace during Muharram finalised
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that arrangements have been finalised for maintaining peace, tranquillity ...
Not a drop, and no mobility
The big news coming out of Lahore has got to be the petrol shortage, as more or less the whole week passed by without any petrol ...
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