Thursday, February 09, 2012
- Nato supplies continue through Pak airspace: Munter
- Contempt appeal: SC asks Aitzaz to complete arguments on Friday
- Khar says drone attacks multiply militants
- Tax collection registers increase of 26%: Hafeez Shaikh
- 77% of Pakistanis marry within family: Gallup poll
- US drone kills Qaeda leader in Pak: officials
- Blast rocks ASF headquarters in Karachi
- Three including two women killed for honour in Faisalabad
- Obama briefed by national security team on US-Pakistan cooperation
- Awan contempt case: Hearing adjourns till Feb 20
The Nation in print for Tuesday, January 06, 2009
Front Page
Hamas fights Israeli troops
GAZA CITY (AFP) - Israeli troops battled Hamas fighters in Gaza's main city for the first time Monday - after dozens died in a day of clashes - while the government fended off worldwide calls for a ceasefire. Amid raging combat in Gaza City, and as the Palestinian death toll rose to 555, French and ...
SC roll signing ends in tumult
ISLAMABAD - The 8th Rolls Signing ceremony at the Supreme Court turned ugly here on Monday when a woman lawyer angrily shouted at ...
Pakistan needs no waiver from IMF
ISLAMABAD- Pakistan needs no waiver from IMF as it has already fulfilled Fund's conditions for standby loan's second tranche, ...
Attackers have links in Pakistan: Boucher
ISLAMABAD - US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher Monday said Mumbai attackers had links ...
International
World fears grow over Gaza 'humanitarian crisis'
MOSCOW (AFP) - World leaders expressed mounting concern about the impact on civilians of the fighting in the Gaza Strip Monday, ...
Gaza's worsening nightmare
GAZA CITY (AFP) - The shelling is incessant, hospitals are overwhelmed, children are shell-shocked, the Gaza nights are miserably ...
Israel using shells of white phosphorus
LONDON - The British media on Monday has reported that Israel is using controversial white phosphorus shells to screen its ...
UK PM's Gaza truce call hailed
LONDON: The Muslim Council of Britain ton Monday welcomed the Prime Minister's call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, but urges ...
UN chief pushing for ending Gaza crisis
UNITED NATIONS - With Israel rebuffing international peace efforts, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is pressing ahead with ...
Lankan troops take strategic pass from Tiger rebels
COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops battling Tamil rebels Monday captured part of the highly strategic Elephant Pass in a second ...
Int'l newspapers dismayed over Israeli assault
PARIS (AFP) - International media expressed dismay Monday over the dramatic escalation of Israel's Gaza offensive and condemned ...
Sri Lanka pile on huge lead
CHITTAGONG (Bangladesh) (AFP) - Tillakaratne Dilshan and Thilan Samarweera smashed unbeaten half-centuries to put Sri Lanka in ...
Ana opens year with patchy win
BRISBANE (AFP) - A rusty-looking Ana Ivanovic overcame a poor service game and some patchy groundstrokes to beat unheralded Czech ...
Vaidisova dodges upset against Kudryavtseva
AUCKLAND (AFP) - Sixth seed Nicole Vaidisova survived a comeback by determined Russian Alla Kudryavtseva before scraping through ...
Israel didn't seek U.S. green light on Gaza invasion: Cheney
WASHINGTON - US Vice President Dick Cheney said Sunday Israel did not consult the United States before invading Gaza. Cheney, in ...
Pakistan using US intelligence to hit extremists in FATA
NEW YORK - The Pakistani military is using US intelligence to hit al-Qaeda and Taliban extremists in its Federally Administered ...
World reminded of UN's self-determination pledge to Kashmiris
WASHINGTON - The Kashmiri-American Council has called on the international community to help create conditions for a free and ...
Business
Overnight boom at KSE seems over
KARACHI - The past's trend of overnight boom at the stock market seems over as the Continuous Funding System (CFS) is not being ...
OMCs still to trim lubricants prices
KARACHI - The 30 per cent reduction in the price of lubricants is still being awaited by the general public, The Nation learnt ...
Private sector credit off-take declines by Rs51.80 billion
KARACHI - The private sector credit off-take from the schedule banks has substantially fell by 26 percent during Jul-Dec FY09 ...
Rice exporters threaten to go on strike from 15th
LAHORE - The Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) on Monday threatened to go on strike from January 15, if the ...
President Zardari directs SBP to plan economy's revival
ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari has asked the newly appointed Governor State Bank of Pakistan Saleem Raza to make short ...
Committee to reconcile amount payable by KESC to Pepco
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Ministry of Water and Power on Monday set up a technical committee to reconcile the amount payable by Karachi ...
Bulls dominate KSE on 2nd day; up 124.33 points
LAHORE - The first day of the business week Monday witnessed Karachi bourse gained for a second straight trading session adding ...
Oil prices rise above $47 as Opec 'eyes' special meet
LONDON (AFP) - Oil prices rose back above 47 dollars on Monday as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict raged on and major crude ...
Loadshedding closes 70 per cent industries
LAHORE - The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Monday warned the government to immediately ensure uninterrupted supply ...
Unisame for self-employment schemes for overseas Pakistanis
KARACHI - The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (Unisame) has urged the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority ...
Politics
President returns draft bill for changes
ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari sent back the proposed draft of Nizam-e-Adl Regulations for implementation of Sharia't in ...
5 shot dead in Swat
SWAT - At least five persons were killed and a house of a journalist was demolished in fresh incidents of violence here on ...
Voting on no-confidence motion against AJK PM today
ISLAMABAD " Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly today takes up no-confidence move filed against AJK Prime Minister ...
Punjab government to act against JD, says Sherry
FEDERAL Information Sherry Rehman has said that Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has met Punjab CM Shahbaz Sharif asking the ...
Steps taken against Daawa, says govt
THE Punjab government spokesman Pervaiz Rashid has said that the provincial government has taken concrete steps aimed at putting ...
Mumtaz vows to file BB murder case
KARACHI - Judicial Magistrate (South), Syed Nadeem Hussain Shah on Monday admitted Sindh National Front (SNF) Chief, Mumtaz Ali ...
Kasab's identity being examined, says Malik
KARACHI - Advisor to the Prime Minister for Interior Rehman Malik has said that a letter purported to be from Ajmal Kasab, a ...
6 'N' ministers given additional portfolios
LAHORE-The Punjab govt on Monday gave nine additional portfolios to six Ministers, who belong to the Pakistan Muslim League-N, ...
Entertainment
Child elopers' Africa plan foiled
TWO German children - aged six and seven - have been stopped by police from eloping to Africa to tie the knot in the sun, reports ...
John Travolta 'heartbroken' over son's death
NEW YORK (AFP) - Actor John Travolta and his wife Kelly Preston said they were "heartbroken" over the death last week of their ...
Stonehenge was 'giant concert venue'
THE monument has baffled archaeologists who have argued for decades over the stone circle's 5,000-year history but academic ...
One in ten youths think their life is 'not worth living'
They are at an age when life should be exciting and full of hope. But one in ten young people think their lives are 'not worth ...
Marley & Me still top dog at N America box office
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - The tale of a married couple's life with a troublesome canine, "Marley and Me," took the biggest bite out of ...
'Gomorrah' actor arrested
ROME (AFP) - An actor who played a clan boss in the widely-acclaimed Italian mafia film "Gomorrah" has once again been arrested ...
Islamabad
Baitul Maal, Italy to help bone marrow patients
ISLAMABAD - Bone Marrow Transplant Unit was inaugurated Shif International Hospital here on Monday making it the fourth hospital ...
Poor patients to get free kidney treatment at DHQ
RAWALPINDI - In continuation of the Chief Minister's Special Programme for Healthcare, District Headquarter Hospital (DHQ) ...
Environment friendly technology in steel furnaces directed
ISLAMABAD - The Ministry of Environment has ensured that it will introduce more efficient technology in the steel furnaces ...
Preview of Arif Khan's calligraphic paintings held
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The press preview of an exhibition carrying Arif Khan's calligraphic paintings held at Nomad Art Gallery, ...
PFUJ flays Palestinians massacre
ISLAMABAD (NNI) - Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has strongly condemned the massacre of Palestinians, majority of ...
Mah-e-Nau with Quliat-e-Ghalib in Urdu launched
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Directorate General of Films and Publications (DFP) Monday launched the latest issue of Mah-e-Nau, also ...
Karachi
NBP, Sialkot register convincing wins
KARACHI - NBP scored 112 runs win over PIA at its own ground in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy match and in the same competition Sialkot ...
JI protests Gaza attacks, ISO plans anti-Israel rallies
KARACHI - Naib Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), Professor Ghafoor Ahmed has strongly condemned Israeli attack on Gaza killing more ...
Gang of tankers snatchers busted
KARACHI - Police busted a racket of tankers' snatchers here in the limits of Memon Goth police station. According to details, ...
CDGK demands land for bus terminals
Karachi (PPI) - Sindh Government should consider allocation of new pieces of land to City District Government Karachi for the ...
Call to protect Indus delta mangroves ecosystem
Karachi (PPI) - The speakers stressed the need to launch efforts to protect Indus Delta mangroves ecosystem in the Year of ...
Traffic plans for 9th and 10th of Muhaararm
Karachi (PPI) - The Central Police Office Karachi Monday announced traffic plan for Muharramul Haram. The following traffic ...
Minister for making women rights part of curriculum
Karachi (PPI) - Provincial Minister for Women Development Tauqir Fatima Bhutto Monday said Higher Education Commission would be ...
Lahore
Sri Lanka itinerary to be finalised in two days
LAHORE - A Pakistan Cricket Board official has said that Sri Lanka will finalise its tour programme to Pakistan within next 48 ...
Akhtar could get A category as PCB finalises list of contracts
LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is considering to offer only three categories of contracts to the top 24 players in the ...
Jilani wants PCB under sports ministry
LAHORE - While criticisng the unabated lavish spending practices from cricket board officials, Federal Sports Minister Pir Aftab ...
Younis calls for sporting pitches
LAHORE - Senior batsman Younis Khan has urged the Pakistan Cricket Board to prepare sporting pitches for domestic tournaments to ...
ICC to decide on ICL players, says PCB
LAHORE - Under pressure from Indian Cricket League (ICL) players to revoke their ban, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday ...
National champion Sarah seeks ministry's help for Middle East events
LAHORE - Pakistan No 1 woman tennis player Sarah Mahboob has sought financial help from Federal Sports Minister Syed Pir Aftab ...
Aitzaz, Naheed demand investigation into BB killing
LAHORE - While paying rich tributes to PPP founder Z A Bhutto on the occasion of his 81st birth anniversary on Monday, party ...
New IG recounts NH&MP functioning, achievements
LAHORE - Inspector General National Highways and Motorway Police (NH&MP) Khawaja Khalid Farooq has said that effective ...
Substandard cable wires causing fire incidents
LAHORE - All plazas and big shopping centres face the danger of being gutted at any time as frequent power outages damage the ...
Re-advertise VC post, health dept directed
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif has directed the Health department to re-advertise post of King Edward Medical ...
Imperial forces' war craze ruined int'l economy: JI
LAHORE - Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Central Majlise Shoora through a resolution has asked the government to leave Musharraf-era ...
The game has started?
LAHORE - At the public and the intellectual level of the City, Israeli atrocities against the innocent Palestinians are being ...
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