Thursday, February 09, 2012
- 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
- Warrant issued for ex-Maldives president
- 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
The Nation in print for Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Front Page
Gilani fears another 9/11
Says Chechens, Uzbeks and Tajiks present in tribal areas; Zardari House doesn't dictate him; coalition to remain intact ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that foreigners are present in the tribal areas and incidents like 9/11 could happen again. He expressed these ...
Afghanistan a failed state, says Owais
ISLAMABAD - Responsible Departments of National Security on Monday made it clear to ISAF that they will give a befitting ...
Gas tariffs making textile industry less competitive
FAISALABAD - The textile and ancillary industries strike continued for the fourth consecutive day here Monday. Two hundred and ...
No safe passage for Musharraf: Shahbaz
QUETTA - Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif has strongly opposed any safe passage for President Pervez Musharraf saying ...
International
US mag. cover shows Obama dressed as a Muslim, wife as terrorist
WASHINGTON: -- Barack Obama's campaign says a New Yorker magazine cover showing the Democratic presidential candidate dressed in ...
Obamba to end war in Iraq and send more US troops to Afghanistan
NEW YORK: - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has said he would send at least two additional brigades -- about ...
Indian communists campaign against nuclear pact
NEW DELHI - India's communists on Monday accused the country's ruling coalition of putting the interests of the United ...
Rebel glee amid world caution at move on Sudan's Bashir
United Nations - The world reacted cautiously on Monday after the International Criminal Court urged the arrest of Sudan's ...
India warns against any attack on Iran
NEW DELHI - India is "gravely concerned" over reports suggesting the use of military force against Iran and is strongly ...
Bush lifts offshore drilling ban
WASHINGTON - US President George W. Bush on Monday lifted a White House ban on offshore oil drilling and urged lawmakers to ...
Blast kills 3 in Baghdad
BAGHDAD - Three people including a policeman were killed after a motorist threw a hand grenade at police at a checkpoint in ...
Business
Tight monetary policy: Banks deposits likely to grow 8pc
KARACHI - In view of the current tight monetary scenario and liquidity crunch, the banks' deposits are likely to grow by 8 per ...
5 per cent lower lock fails to provide exit
LAHORE - In continuation of the last week's bearish mood, the stock market remained on declining trend on the first trading day ...
Power distribution, water capacity-building: Pacts inked for $294.7m WB loan
ISLAMABAD - World Bank on Monday signed two agreements with Pakistan for provision of US $ 294.7 million loan to improve ...
Petroleum consumption settles at 9 per cent in FY08
KARACHI - The oil consumption in the country posted a decent growth of 9 per cent as unveiled by the OCAC numbers for FY08. ...
Fertilizer shortage to affect crops
LAHORE - President Pakistan Kissan Movement, Ch Ashfaq has strongly criticized the non-availability of fertilizer in the market ...
Oil rebounds on supply worries
LONDON - Crude oil prices swung Monday back towards last week's record highs as oil workers in Brazil began a five-day ...
Dollar gains ground on US mortgages plan
LONDON - The dollar rose against the euro and yen on Monday as markets cheered measures by Washington to bolster US ...
'Rights of PIA contract employees being usurped'
LAHORE - In a joint statement, Air League of PIAC Employees (CBA) President M Rasheed and General Secretary Maqbool Hussain ...
Gulf nations splash 15 billion dollars on Boeing, Airbus jets
FARNBOROUGH - Gulf countries, rich from record-high oil prices, announced deals here Monday worth 15 billion dollars (9.4 ...
Essentials for a quality home paint job
DECORATING a home is a great venture. We look for the right and the highest quality tools and materials to create and enhance the ...
Politics
PC fails to achieve targets: SC verdict in PSM case further aggravates process
LAHORE - Almost all major transactions of the Privatisation Commission have been shelved with the only exception of SME Bank, and ...
Security forces hit militants hideouts
HANGU - The security forces on Monday targeted the alleged militants' suspected hideouts in Zargari area amid hectic efforts of ...
Tribesmen declare war against Taliban
HUNDREDS of armed men belonging to Shinawari and Naryab tribes announced war against Taliban in Hangu, reported a private TV ...
Lawyer says AQ issue may open new Pandora's box
ISLAMABAD - Barrister Iqbal Jaffrey, the counsel for Dr A Q Khan, has said that the issue of the renowned nuclear ...
Changes in PO-2002 on the cards: IG
LAHORE-Inspector General Police Punjab Shaukat Javed on Monday said that necessary changes in Police Order-2002, were on the ...
Asif Zardari cautions US
DUBAI - PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari has asked the US to keep from talking of hot chase and give Pakistan time to pursue its ...
PPP-backed union workers paralyse MCB operations
KARACHI - The PPP-backed employees' trade union workers of the MCB Bank turned violent on Monday and they not only paralysed the ...
Plot to blow up Transatlantic jets Pakistanis plead guilty
LONDON - Three British Pakistanis accused of plotting a series of suicide attacks on transatlantic jets on Monday pleaded guilty ...
ICC seeks arrest of Sudan's President for 'genocide'
THE HAGUE - The prosecutor for the International Criminal Court sought Monday the arrest of Sudanese President Omar ...
US troops reinforce outpost after assault
KABUL - US troops on Monday reinforced a remote military outpost after well-armed militants got inside and killed nine ...
Fazl, Asfand, Gilani discuss issues: PM conveyed ANP concerns
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Monday held a detailed discussion with Jamiat-I-Ulema-I-Islam Chief Maulana ...
Govt likely to clip CNG station owners' wings
ISLAMABAD - The government is likely to clip Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) station owners' wings by allowing Oil and Gas ...
UK favours talks with militants
LONDON - The British government supported Pakistan's talks with militants in tribal areas and would continue to provide technical ...
PM chairs ECC meeting today
LAHORE-The Economic Coordination Committee is meeting here today at Lahore with Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in the chair. ...
Bilawal's sledgehammer breaks judges' logjam
ISLAMABAD - The budding Chairman of PPP, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, has directed the party leadership to reinstate the deposed ...
Entertainment
Venezuelan beauty wins Miss Universe crown
NHA TRANG, Vietnam - Miss Venezuela took the crown and Miss USA took a tumble before up to one billion television viewers at the ...
Madonna won't break up marriage
NEW YORK - Madonna's estranged brother said Monday he doubted she had an affair with baseball star Alex Rodriguez and said ...
First elephant life study takes off in Malaysia's Borneo
KUALA LUMPUR - Wildlife researchers have fitted three Bornean elephants with satellite collars in Malaysia's Sabah state, ...
Kids interviewed on TV, to Obama's later regret
NEW YORK - It's the interview scoop that quickly gave Barack Obama second thoughts, and not because it revealed he leaves ...
Global warming may increase kidney stones
WASHINGTON - More Americans are likely to suffer from kidney stones in the coming years as a result of global warming, ...
Japanese team developing palm-held 3D display
TOKYO - Researchers in Japan are developing a gadget that could enable people to hold a three-dimensional image of someone ...
Islamabad
Girls outshine boys in SSC examination
ISLAMABAD - The overall pass percentage of the candidates, who appeared in SSC (Composite) Annual Examination 2008, remained ...
Work on Sector D-12 likely to restart
ISLAMABAD - Development work in Sector D-12 is likely to recommence soon as the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has reached ...
A sorry tale of labourers
ISLAMABAD - The skyrocketing inflation has crumbled the poor labourers that could be seen sitting idle almost at every chowk of ...
CDA's chairlift plan yet to take shape
ISLAMABAD - The Capital Development Authority's plan to install a chair lift from Margalla Hills National Park to ...
Minimum Wages Act to be strictly implemented: CC
ISLAMABAD- Chief Commissioner Islamabad Hamid Ali Khan said that Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration would ensure ...
ITP moves to end traffic glitches
ISLAMABAD - The redundant parallel U-turns at various roads of Islamabad given by Capital Development Authority (CDA) are ...
Karachi
MQM rejects Taliban style of Shariat: Altaf
KARACHI - MQM chief Altaf Hussain has lauded the Awami National Party (ANP) for forming defence committees in NWFP against ...
City Council takes up price-hike issue
KARACHI - Members of the City Council have taken up the issue of recent hike in the price of general commodities including the ...
Girls outshine boys in SSC Part II exam
KARACHI - As usual, girls outshined boys in the results of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) PART II - General Group for ...
MQM launches drive to counter Talibanisation
KARACHI - The MQM has launched an awareness campaign against the alleged emergence of Talibanization in the metropolis as well in ...
Lahore
Removal of 60 judges crippled economy: Aitzaz
LAHORE - The November 3 PCO by General Pervez Musharraf has produced a 'subservient' judiciary whereof confidence of the foreign ...
PU grants depts permission for entry tests
LAHORE - The Punjab University (PU) has decided that the departments wanted to conduct separate entry test for admission keeping ...
Lawyers turn guns to govt on judges' issue
LAHORE- Lawyers in the city while continuing their protest over the as yet not affected restoration of the deposed judges Monday ...
Encroachers, revenue staff hamper Avenue-I Housing Scheme
LAHORE - The cartel of encroachment mafia and revenue department have caused inordinate delay in the completion of LDA's Avenue-I ...
Gender-based violence rises in Punjab
LAHORE - Violence against women is continuing to increase at an alarming pace and no concrete steps are being taken to stop these ...
Nazriati Summer School, a ray of optimism: speakers
LAHORE - The existing deteriorating condition of the country indicates that the state is stepping down to extinction. However, by ...
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