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 Tuesday, July 01, 2008
Front Page
Price-hike goes 'out of control'
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE - Within a week after the passage of annual budget 2008-09, a series of mini-budgets has begun as the Government Monday announced 31 per cent increase in gas prices following the substantial hike in the petroleum products on the other day. Contrary to the tall claims of consumer ...
Boucher comes to end PPP-'N' differences: Gilani rules out talks with militants
ISLAMABAD - With an aim at keeping Pakistan's ruling coalition intact, the senior US diplomat Richard Boucher arrived here on ...
Nawaz case hearing put off for 2 weeks
ISLAMABAD - The question of eligibility of former Premier Nawaz Sharif to become a Member of Parliament will linger on at least ...
Iran is not Waziristan: Pakistan-like covert operation in Iran can't be productive
MILITARY and civilian leaders in the Pentagon share the White House's concern about Iran's nuclear ambitions, but there is ...
International
Bush signs bill for Iraq, Afghan war-funding
Washington - US President George W. Bush on Monday signed into law a 162-billion-dollar spending bill funding the ...
US delays transfer of Shia province to Iraq
DIWANIYAH - The US military's handover to Iraqi forces of security control for the Shia province of Diwaniyah, due to take ...
US won't allow Iran to shut key Gulf oil route
MANAMA - The commander of the US navy's Fifth Fleet warned on Monday that the United States will not allow Iran to shut the ...
Future of US SC underplayed on campaign trail
WASHINGTON - The next president of the United States may be able to appoint several Supreme Court justices " the powerful ...
UK ex-ministers for N-free world
LONDON - Four former British foreign and defence secretaries called Monday for nuclear powers around the world to increase ...
Manmohan hopes to rally support for nuclear deal
NEW DELHI - India's prime minister promised Monday to bring a nuclear pact with the US before parliament before going ahead ...
Even wealthy feel economic pain: report
NEW YORK - High oil prices and falling real estate values are hurting Americans, but the current economic downturn is also ...
Israeli prisoner swap likely in two weeks
JERUSALEM - A prisoner exchange between Israel and Hezbollah will take at least two weeks to carry out, according to ...
Three dead in Tehran building collapse
TEHRAN - A seven-storey building collapsed in northwest Tehran on Monday, leaving between three and 19 people dead, local ...
French soldier hurts 17 people in live shooting
CARCASSONNE, France - A French soldier shot and wounded 17 people, including five children, when he fired live rounds ...
India to block Zimbabwe ouster
DUBAI - Powerful India will oppose any moves to throw strife-torn Zimbabwe out of world cricket and is counting on the rest ...
Australia clinch Champions Trophy
ROTTERDAM (Netherlands) - Australia defeated Spain 4-1 to win a record-equalling ninth men's field hockey Champions Trophy ...
Business
Bhasha Dam's design, tender documents completed
LAHORE - The detailed engineering design as well as tender documents of the multi-purpose Diamer-Bhasha Dam Project have been ...
Global economy set for worse-than-expected downturn
BASEL - The global economy could be heading into an unexpectedly severe downturn, the top world central banking body warned ...
Turnover hits lowest mark in KSE history since '99
LAHORE - The market, in continuation of last week bearish trend, opened with downward gap of 77.29 points due to investors' ...
Oil surges to record heights near $144
LONDON - Oil prices hit record high points close to 144 dollars per barrel on Monday as the dollar fell further and amid a ...
Pakistan, Iran to enhance cooperation in power sector
TEHRAN - Federal Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs Naveed Qamar met Iranian Minister for Energy, Parviz Fattah here ...
Rise in coal prices to cut cement profit
KARACHI - International coal prices reached to an unprecedented level during FY08 after registering an increase of 139 per cent ...
Iraq fails to sign contracts with global oil majors
BAGHDAD - Iraq said on Monday it has failed to sign technical support agreements with global oil majors which were aimed at ...
Rs200 billion for agri credit disbursements
ISLAMABAD - The government has allocated Rs.200 billion for agriculture credit disbursements for the year 2007-08 which was ...
Minfal sets target to produce 5.72m tonne rice in 2008-09
ISLAMABAD - The Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock (Minfal) has set the target to produce about 5720.50 thousand tonne ...
Politics
Pandemonium at N.Y. function in support of lawyers movement
NEW YORK - Pandemonium broke out at a function on Sunday evening when Pakistan People's party activists stood up to protest ...
I can address Parliament, says President
ISLAMABAD - President Pervez Musharraf has started reasserting his inherent powers to maintain strong presidency as on Monday he ...
Action to ensure govt's writ: Farzana
LAHORE - Defending military action in parts of NWFP, the Pakistan People's Party MNA and party's Punjab Secretary Information, ...
Secret US mily plan put on hold
WASHINGTON - The Bush administration drafted a secret plan late last year to make it easier for US Special Operations forces to ...
Bush says US wants to crush terrorists in Afghanistan
NEW YORK - US President George Bush has said that US-led international security forces are working to ensure Afghanistan ...
Ex-minister acquitted in Kafila murder case
ISLAMABAD - The District and Sessions Judge Islamabad here Monday acquitted former Minister of State for Communications ...
Babar Khattak takes charge as new IGP Sindh
KARACHI - Capital City Police Officer (CCPO), Sultan Sallahuddin Babar Khattak, on Monday assumed the charge as Inspector General ...
Sonic boom creates panic in Rawalpindi
RAWALPINDI-The sound of two explosions created a wave of panic and fear among the residents of twin cities here on Monday. The ...
9 dead as jeep plunges into deep ravine
MURREE - At least nine people were killed and two others injured when a Barrian-bound passenger jeep plunged into a deep ...
Entertainment
WALL-E smashes competition in US
ANIMATED movie WALL-E, about a loveable trash compacting robot with a heart of gold, has gone straight to number one in the North ...
Ancient oak trees help reduce global warming
THE battle to reduce carbon emissions is at the heart of many eco-friendly efforts, and researchers from the University of ...
Britney and the boys have a sleepover
WHILE Kevin Federline partied in Miami Beach this weekend, Britney Spears stayed at home...with the kids E News can confirm ...
Smoking ban 'helps people quit'
MORE than 400,000 people in England have given up smoking as a result of the public ban, according to a study. The Department ...
Pavarotti estate settled 'fairly'
ROME Luciano Pavarotti's estate has been settled "fairly," a lawyer said in an interview published Monday after reports of ...
Smith's Cruise competition
US actor Will Smith performs at the 46664 concert in honour of Nelson Mandela in Hyde Park, London June 27, 2008. The event was ...
Islamabad
Senate committee wants federations under sports ministry
ISLAMABAD- The Senate Standing Committee on Sports has directed Federal Minister for Sports Najamuddin Khan to consult the ...
Minister announces jobs for sportsmen
ISLAMABAD- Federal Minister for Sports Najamuddin Khan announced Monday here that the government would provide jobs to national ...
Zero Point Interchange Project delayed
ISLAMABAD - The Zero Point Interchange project which was conceived some two decades back, is going to be delayed, yet further. ...
Pakistan Movement Museum: Lack of exhibits
ISLAMABAD - Despite possessing an entire building of Pakistan Movement Museum (PMM) since the last one-year, the concerned ...
Strategy against deluge finalised
ISLAMABAD-Every time government thinks about 'A Flood Protection Plan' and fortunately this time also a flood protection plan had ...
Sonic boom creates panic in Pindi
RAWALPINDI-The sound of two explosions created a wave of panic and fear among the residents of twin cities here on Monday. The ...
OIC body, HEC arrange science workshop
ISLAMABAD - Organisation of the Islamic Conference Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation COMSTECH, in ...
Karachi
Sindh to raise NFC, mark-up on loans with PM
KARACHI - The Sindh government will take up the lingering issues of change in the revenue distribution formula, waiver of mark-up ...
Epidemics break out in coastal areas
KARACHI - Epidemic diseases like fever and vomiting have broke out in several villages of the old coastal area including Rehri ...
SA okays renaming Nawabshah after Benazir Bhutto
KARACHI - The Sindh Assembly on Monday unanimously passed the Sindh Land Revenue (Amendment) Bill, 2008, and adopted a resolution ...
KESC makes life a hell for Karachiites
KARACHI - The City Monday experienced yet another day of water and power crises as the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation ...
Increase in fuel price: Transporters start fleecing passengers
KARACHI - Local inter-city transporters strongly condemned the fresh rise in fuel prices and have unilaterally increased the ...
Extra charges irk railway passengers
KARACHI - The quarrels between passengers and railway officials have become a routine matter at the Cantt Station due the ...
Sri Lanka crush B'desh to book berth in final
KARACHI - Sparkling centuries from Sanath Jayasuriya and Kumar Sangakkara powered defending champions Sri Lanka to a crushing ...
Shoaib needs counselling: lawyer
KARACHI - Pakistani pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar's appeal in the Lahore High Court will be heard by Chief Justice Zahid Hussain on ...
Shoaib Malik skips team training
KARACHI - Pakistan skipper Shoaib Malik, who suffered from dehydration in match against Sri Lanka, did not join the teammates for ...
Lawson press conference ends in fiasco
KARACHI - The media briefing of Pakistan cricket team on Sunday late night after the hosts lost crucial match to Sri Lanka in ...
Lahore
PPP fails to put up impressive show
LAHORE-The PPP took out a peace rally in the City on Monday to support Government action against militants in the tribal areas of ...
Fares increased due to raise in oil prices
LAHORE - Following increase in the petrol and diesel prices to the extent of 40 per cent during the last three months, including ...
World No-Tobacco Day seminar: 38pc of Punjab population smokes
LAHORE - Vice Chancellor of University of Health Sciences (UHS), Prof Malik Hussain Mubbashar has said that smoking is a ...
Milk provided to City unfit for humans
LAHORE - Milk being supplied to the City contains disturbed concentration of essential minerals, besides being contaminated with ...
Lawyers perturbed over raise in oil prices
LAHORE - Like other segments of the society, lawyers in the city are equally perturbed by the raise in petroleum and gas prices ...
Centre did't approve PC-1, LHC informed
LAHORE - The chairman Pakistan Railways has informed the Lahore High Court that train service on Narowal-Chak Amru Section was ...
Shoaib challenges appellate tribunal's verdict in LHC
LAHORE - Fast blower Shoaib Akhtar has moved a petition in the Lahore High Court challenging the penalty of one-and-half-year ban ...
Pakistan A to tour Zimbabwe
LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board has extended its support of Zimbabwe by renewing the pledge of going ahead of planned ...
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