Friday, February 10, 2012
- Commission to record Ijaz's statement via video link
- 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
The Nation in print for Thursday, July 10, 2008
Front Page
US forces kill five Qaeda commanders
PESHAWAR - Al-Qaeda and its affiliated groups received a severe blow when their five leading commanders were killed recently in an encounter with the NATO troops in southern Afghanistan. Some highly reliable sources told TheNation that Abdullah Muhammad Al Abid from Al Jazairi (Algeria) ...
PM sees coalition intact
DUBAI - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday reached Dubai from Kuala Lumpur to discuss key issues with PPP ...
International
17-year-old student wins Oxford PhD place
HONG KONG (AFP) - Britain's Oxford University has accepted a 17-year-old from Hong Kong on one of its doctorate programmes, ...
U.S. working with Pak to combats terrorists: Spokesman
WASHINGTON: - A U.S. State Department spokesman Tuesday ignored suggestions about Pakistan's involvement in the bombing of Indian ...
US panel asks government to deny American visa to Modi
WASHINGTON: - A US government panel has asked the State Department to reaffirm its decision to deny American visa to Gujarat ...
Arab states call on UN to condemn new Israeli settlements
UNITED NATIONS: - Arab states on Wednesday called on the UN Security Council to re-declare Israeli settlements in Palestinian ...
7 peacekeepers killed in deadly Darfur ambush
KHARTOUM - Dozens of suspected Janjaweed militiamen have ambushed a UN convoy in Sudan's Darfur region, killing seven ...
Palestinians protest against Israel's barrier
NILIN, West Bank, - Palestinian protesters clashed with troops in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday in one of several ...
G8 pledges action on rising food and oil prices; deadlock on climate
TOYAKO, Japan, - Leaders of the world's top industrial powers ended a summit Wednesday with pledges to act on soaring oil ...
Israel bans British charity
LONDON - Israel Government on Wednesday banned the British charity from continuing its operations in the West Bank and Gaza ...
Obama, McCain split on Iran's missile tests
WASHINGTON - Democrat Barack Obama Wednesday called for aggressive diplomacy with Iran while Republican John McCain warned ...
Indian govt begins countdown to trust vote
NEW DELHI - A bloc of Indian left-wing parties Wednesday formally requested a confidence vote in parliament after pulling ...
Afghanistan, Iraq to cost 12b by 2009
LONDON - Military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan since late 2001 will have cost the British government a total of 12 ...
Business
All chambers support tomorrow's strike call
LAHORE - Most of the Chambers in the country and a number of associations, under the umbrella of Lahore Chamber of Commerce and ...
Cement sector to face rising costs, slowdown in demand in fy09
LAHORE - The fiscal 2008-2009 is being marked as a challenging year for cement manufacturers as the sector would face the rising ...
Power tussle comes in the way of revenue authority
KARACHI - The plan of establishing Sindh Revenue Authority may not materialize due to power tussle among the bureaucracy and ...
HBL Funds dividends
Karachi - The Board or Directors of HBL Asset Managcment Limited, the Management Company of HBL Income Fund, HBL Stock Fund, HBL ...
Thar Coal Authority formed to attract investment
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The federal government has formed Thar Coal Authority to attract investment for coal mining and coal ...
Concern over decline in consumer financing
KARACHI - The heads of different domestic banks have expressed their serious concern over decline in the consumer financing and ...
Inflation in some countries getting out of control: IMF
TOYAKO (AFP) - Inflation in some emerging countries "is getting out of control" and higher interest rates may be required to rein ...
Opec members to earn 1.251 trillion dollars
OPEC's earnings from oil exports are expected to reach a record $1.251 trillion this year, about $73 billion more than previously ...
Eurozone 1Q growth revised down to 0.7pc
BRUSSELS (AFP) - The economy of the 15 eurozone countries grew 0.7pc in the first three months of 2008, the EU's Eurostat data ...
Support Fund helps stocks recover marginally
LAHORE - The stock market, after experiencing eight consecutive days' bearish mood, finally Wednesday witnessed some activity on ...
Politics
Hunt for district nazims starts
LAHQRE - Race for political dominance in Punjab has started between the PPP and the PML-N, as both the parties have intensified ...
Iran fires missile that can hit Israel
TEHRAN - Iran on Wednesday test-fired a missile it said is capable of reaching Israel, angering the United States amid ...
5 rockets hit Nowshehra Cantonment
NOWSHEHRA - Some unknown militants fired five high-intensity missiles at the cantonment area of Nowshehra city on Tuesday ...
Bush big hurdle in reinstatement of judges: Aitzaz
LAHORE - President Supreme Court Bar Association Aitzaz Ahsan has blamed the Bush government for blocking the restoration of ...
Punjab Budget Progressive but fragile
THE economy of Punjab has performed relatively well over the last two decades, with a growth rate about 0.5 percentage point ...
NATO sees jump in border attacks
KABUL - There has been a spike in mortar and rocket attacks from militants in Pakistan at US and Afghan border outposts in ...
Bush, Singh for deepening strategic ties
TOYAKO - US President George W Bush and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday discussed an embattled nuclear ...
AQK urges nation to protest his detention
NUCLEAR scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan has said if the government doesn't take any step regarding his freedom, it is the duty of ...
Pak, Afghan FMs meet in NY as tensions ease
UNITED NATIONS - Comprehensive talks between Foreign Ministers of Pakistan and Afghanistan at UN Headquarters in New York on ...
250 Afghans dead, hurt in week's action: Red Cross
KABUL - At least 250 civilians have been killed or injured in rebel attacks and air strikes in Afghanistan in the past ...
China kills 5 for planning 'holy war'
BEIJING - Chinese police killed five Muslims who were planning a "holy war" but armed only with knives, state media said ...
ADB to extend $810m loan for power projects
ISLAMABAD - Asi-an Development Bank has negotiated a credit facility of $810 million with Pakistan for power ...
SC condemns terror attacks in Islamabad and Karachi
UNITED NATIONS - The UN Security Council has strongly condemned the recent terrorist attacks in Pakistani cities of ...
Two cops shot dead in Mardan
PESHAWAR - Armed persons attacked a police mobile van, which left two policemen and handcuffed accused dead near Mardan ...
Entertainment
Woman disarms thief with power of hospitality
TOKYO (Agencies) - A Japanese woman brewed up an unusual escape plan to free herself and her six-month-old daughter from a ...
1lb miracle baby survives against the odds
Meet little Latiya - the miracle baby who survived against the odds despite being born 16 weeks early. The tot made her grand ...
Bruni will 'understand' if public scorns new album
PARIS (AFP) - Carla Bruni said she would "understand" if the French public scorn her new song album because of her marriage to ...
Kidman baby name mystery solved
THE mystery of Nicole Kidman's unusual name choice for her newborn daughter has been solved. The Oscar-winner's father revealed ...
Fix found for net security flaw
COMPUTER experts have released software to tackle a security glitch in the internet's addressing system. The flaw, discovered by ...
Islamabad
Govt asked to abolish cases against Abdul Aziz
ISLAMABAD - The cases against Maulana Abdul Aziz, the former Khateeb of Lal Masjid, should be abolished as the cases have been ...
Drive against seasonal diseases
ISLAMABAD - As part of pre-cautionary measures, Islamabad Capital Territory Administration has started special anti-seasonal ...
Modern education vital to progress: Mukhtar
RAWALPINDI - Defence Minister Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar has underlined the need for modern education to achieve the targets of ...
Flour shortage hits Capital again
ISLAMABAD - The shortage of flour once again hit the different parts of the federal capital as high prices prevailed in the city. ...
CNG going out of people's reach
ISLAMABAD - Environment friendly fuel is now going out of reach of the people as different CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) filling ...
Security further tightened in Capital
ISLAMABAD - Security in the federal capital has been further tightened and Islamabad Police have started strict checking at all ...
Karachi
Lack of space hampers City Govt employees' training
KARACHI - Lack of space and computers in the IT group of offices causing slow pace of training of employees belonging to various ...
Power outages cause violent protests in City
KARACHI - Several areas of Karachi are witnessing worst loadshedding and power failures that has sparked violent protests in the ...
MQM shows concern over growing extremism
KARACHI - MQM legislators in the Sindh Assembly on Wednesday said that growing threat of Talibanization in the province as well ...
Blasts aimed at creating ethnic rift: JI
KARACHI - Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Pakistan Central Naib Ameer Prof Ghaffor Ahmed has linked the series of bomb blasts in Karachi on ...
Woman, son murdered over enmity
KARACHI - Three persons, including a young woman and her infant son, were shot dead in separate incidents here on Wednesday. ...
Police fail to find motive behind City blasts
KARACHI - The modus operandi of the seven blasts, that rocked the city on 7th July, has confused the concerned authorities as ...
Lahore
Parliament will decide judges restoration: Taseer
LAHORE - Exhibition of calligraphy on paper and wood carving 'Treasures of Islamic art' by Ruheena Malik opened at the Alhamra ...
Fatima Jinnah's services for Pakistan unforgettable: Nizami
LAHORE - Chairman Nazaria Pakistan Trust and Editor-in-Chief The Nation, Majid Nizami has said that Madar-e-Millat Mohtarma ...
Shahbaz Junior moves SC for award implementation
LAHORE - A former hockey world champion has approached the Supreme Court to seek implementation of the order passed by late prime ...
Radio Pakistan's treatment of artistes - 'Oh ho ho'
LAHORE - Leading artistes of Radio Pakistan entertaining people for years are faced with a situation wherein their work has been ...
Publicity streamers blur direction signs
LAHORE - Most of the direction signs erected at median passage of Main Boulevard Gulberg, which are meant to guide the road-users ...
7 doctors of Mayo Hospital suspended for negligence
LAHORE - Seven doctors of the Mayo Hospital, a DMS, a senior registrar and five house job officers have been suspended for their ...
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