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 Sunday, July 19, 2009
Front Page
Balochistan proof given to Singh: PM
ISLAMABAD - Terming his visit to Sharm el Sheikh and meeting with his Indian counterpart a complete success, Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani said that both India and Pakistan agreed to continue the dialogue process as it was considered the only way to resolve all the outstanding issues ...
Forces pummel militant hideouts
PESHAWAR - A militant of the defunct Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) was killed and his four accomplices were injured while their several ...
Rain plays havoc in Karachi; 15 killed
KARACHI - At least 15 persons were killed and more than 50 others injured in various rain related incidents in the metropolis on ...
International
Sri Lanka aim to rout Pakistan
COLOMBO (AFP) - Rampant Sri Lanka go into the final Test against Pakistan here from Monday aiming for a 3-0 sweep despite the ...
Ivanov wins 14th stage, Nocentini in overall lead
BESANCON (AFP) - Russia's Sergei Ivanov, riding for the Katusha team, won Saturday's 14th stage of the Tour de France with ...
Australia upset Dutch to reach Champions final
SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia earned a hard-fought place in the final of the women's field hockey Champions Trophy here Saturday after ...
England lose impetus in victory quest over OZs
LONDON (AFP) - England's bid for a first Test win over Australia at Lord's in 75 years stalled after lunch here on the third ...
Owen scores winner on debut for United
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Michael Owen got his Manchester United career off to a flyer on Saturday when he scored the winner on his ...
India asked to drop opposition to CTBT
NEW YORK - If India wants to be seen as a major world power, it should behave like one by dropping its pretensions to ...
Saudis rocked by $10b lawsuit against tycoon
RIYADH (AFP) - Saudi Arabia has been rocked by a lawsuit charging one of the countrys wealthiest businessmen, Maan al-Sanea, with ...
Investigation into CIA programme launched
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House Intelligence Committee has said the other day that it is launching a formal investigation into ...
US ready for talks and sanctions to punish NKorea
SEOUL (Reuters) - The United States is ready to hold talks with North Korea if the conditions are right but will also press UN ...
Japan, US discuss nuclear deterrence
TOKYO (AFP) - Japan and the United States on Saturday agreed to continue talks on ways to boost the nuclear deterrence Washington ...
Kyrgyz forces nab Taliban-linked militants
BISHKEK (Reuters) - Kyrgyz security forces have arrested a group of suspected militants coordinating a logistics supply network ...
Pope 'can't pray' with wrist in plaster
AOSTA, Italy, (AFP) - Pope Benedict XVI celebrated mass Saturday with his broken wrist in plaster but bemoaned an inability to ...
7 killed in Iraq attacks
FALLUJAH, Iraq (AFP) - Five people were killed, including the son of a senior Sunni Arab militiaman, in two attacks on Saturday ...
Police killed 12 Uighurs this month
URUMQI, China (Reuters) - Chinese police shot dead 12 Uighur rioters in Xinjiang this month, regional governor Nuer Baikeli said ...
Mauritanians cast vote in post-coup poll
NOUAKCHOTT (AFP) - Mauritanians voted in presidential elections Saturday nearly a year after the overthrow of the countrys first ...
Business
Wapda abstained from launching new thermal projects
LAHORE - Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) Managing Director Tahir Basharat Cheema has said the energy crisis took an ugly ...
Weekly inflation hits all income groups
ISLAMABAD - The inflationary wave continued during the last week as inflation based on Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) surged by ...
46,000 acres reserved for tax-free zone at Gwadar
QUETTA - The Balochistan government has allocated 46,000 acres of lands for setting up a tax-free industrial zone at Gwadar, said ...
CDWP recommends Bhasha Dam for ECNEC approval
LAHORE - The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) of the Planning Commission has recommended Diamer Bhasha Dam Project for ...
FBR amends CVT rules
ISLAMABAD - Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Saturday made some amendments in the scope of Capital Value Tax, rates of CVT for ...
Commodity prices recover on economy hopes
LONDON (AFP) - Prices of raw materials, including oil and gold, rebounded this week on growing signs of economic recovery in the ...
Flour mills body sees hike in flour's prices in Sindh
KARACHI - The Pakistan Flour Mills Association (PFMA) Sindh chapter has proposed that the government should bear Rs5 billion ...
Delay in ROW hinders work on Lyari Expressway
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Work on North-bound section of Lyari Expressway project is still being hindered by delay in hand over of right ...
Privatisation of four power distribution companies proposed
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Ministry of Water and Power has proposed privatisation of four power distribution companies (DISCOs) to improve ...
Palpa resents news item lauding BA pilots
LAHORE - Pakistan Air Lines Pilots Association (PALPA) has strongly condemned the notion given in a report published in a section ...
Politics
Secy-level talks by end of August
ISLAMABAD-The second round between Foreign Secretaries of India and Pakistan would be held sometime in the last week of August ...
Quaids portrait again missing
ISLAMABAD- Who removed the portrait of the Father of the Nation, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah from the auditorium of the PM ...
Gilani rejects summary for French envoy appointment
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has rejected the summary for appointment of Jehanzeb Khan as Pakistans ...
Let provinces amend LG Ord, President advised
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani sent an advice to the President to allow the provinces to process draft Provincial ...
Taliban slipping into other NWFP parts
PESHAWAR - Hundreds of Taliban militants getting advantage of the poor security on Swats boundaries with Dir and Buner have ...
Commanders review security situation
ISLAMABAD - Chief of the Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani Saturday chaired the 120th Corps Commanders Conference that took ...
Mumbai case: ATC declares 13 suspects as POs
RAWALPINDI - Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Rawalpindi No 2 on Saturday declared 13 suspects as Proclaimed Offenders (POs) for their ...
Karzai asked to stop infiltration
KABUL (AFP/Online) - Afghanistan and Pakistan vowed Saturday to work together in the fight against an insurgency gripping both ...
Hillary urges global terror fight
MUMBAI (AFP/Reuters) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called Saturday for a global fight against terrorism after paying ...
US asked to solve Kashmir issue
SRINAGAR (AFP/Reuters) - Occupied Kashmirs top APHC leader urged visiting US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Saturday to ...
10pc raise in power tariff from October
ISLAMABAD (Online)- Ministry of Water and Power spokesman has said power tariff will be raised from 8 per cent to 10 per cent ...
Benazir murder commission to serve cause of justice: UN
UNITED NATIONS - A UN spokesperson has denied that the United Nations commission looking into the 2007 assassination of former ...
Members leave for New York
ISLAMABAD - The UN Inquiry Commission probing into the murder of Benazir Bhutto left for New York Saturday after its 3-day visit ...
Give houses to low-income people: Zardari
ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari Saturday advised the government to gift shelters (housing facilities) to the government ...
Javier Solana due in Islamabad tomorrow
ISLAMABAD - Javier Solana, High Representative for the European Union (EU) Foreign Policy will reach Islamabad on July 20 on a ...
UNHCR Hayatabad centre closed
ISLAMABAD - The UNHCR Hayatabad Voluntary Repatriation Centre (VRC) has been closed till further notice, the UN said here on ...
Grenade attack on school, bus set on fire
QUETTA - Unknown assailants on Saturday hurled a hand grenade at a school and burnt a college bus in provincial capital in two ...
Top Indian militant held in Bangladesh
DHAKA (AFP) - Police in Bangladesh have arrested a suspected militant wanted by Indian authorities for 14 years, Dhakas police ...
Two dead in US fighter jet crash
KABUL (Reuters) - A US F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet crashed in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, the US Air Force said, and a ...
Entertainment
I will raise Michael's children, vows sister Janet
POP star Janet Jackson has offered to bring up her brother Michaels three children. The 43-year-old singer said she loves Prince, ...
Paltrow offering advice on relationships
GWYNETH Paltrow has been offering advice on relationships. The actress - who is married to Coldplay singer Chris Martin, was ...
Jennifer Lopez films in New York
JENNIFER Lopez was snapped filming her new movie, The Back-Up Plan, in Tribeca, New York, Thursday. The Back-Up Plan, which hits ...
Shuttle crew welcomed aboard ISS
THE crew of the shuttle Endeavour has been welcomed aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The hatches between the craft ...
Islamabad
Seven held, drugs recovered
ISLAMABAD - Capital Police have arrested seven accused and recovered 1,120 gram hashish, 235 gram heroin, two 30 bore pistols, ...
It's all cool again after first monsoon rain
ISLAMABAD - The tiring souls of twin cities residents relieved a good deal as the cold midnight breeze and first burst of monsoon ...
Government to legislate traditional drug act
ISLAMABAD - The Ministry of Health has finally agreed to legislate an independent Traditional Drugs Act to address pressing need ...
'Pakistani embroidery second to none'
ISLAMABAD - Renowned designer Zehra Valliani has said that Pakistan has tremendous potential for oriental wearing and embroidered ...
Protest over students murder in Pindi
RAWALPINDI - Protesting over the incident of student of the Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (AAUR), blocked the main ...
Pakistani student wins distinction in Malaysia
Pakistani student of Nottingham University, Miss Kiren Nadeem has bagged first position in masters degree in Finance and ...
Karachi
Shabbir shares top perch in CNS Open Golf
KARACHI - Defending champion Shabbir Iqbal shot one under par 71 for overall score of three under 141 at the end of second round ...
Sajjad, Asif get easy wins, Yousuf stumbles
KARACHI - Former world amateur champion Muhammad Yousuf lost his first group league match after seven frame contest to Muhammad ...
Rain triggers outages in City
KARACHI - The heavy rain in the city by the sea washed away all the claims made by the Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC), as ...
Sindh government to see IDPs off next week
KARACHI - Over 50,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) who arrived from Swat and other areas of troubled NWFP in Sindh couple ...
Muttahida seeks check on Talibanisation
KARACHI - MQMs Rabita Committee on Sunday condemned the target killings of the MQMs workers and demanded to check the increasing ...
50 CNG buses to run on City roads soon
KARACHI - The CDGK will start 50 CNG bus services project on two different routs in the metropolis by the end of this month ...
Expert fears outbreak of post-rain diseases
Karachi (PPI) - Recent death of kids due to consumption of sewerage-mixed water in Landhi Town occurred because the family had ...
The KESC saga - the obituary
Even after numerous TV programs, seminars, press reports, articles and Suo Motto action by the CJP against the KESC tariff ...
Lahore
FIH denies wild card entry to Pakistan hockey
LAHORE - The world field hockey ruling body FIH has said that the 2009 Champions Trophy to be held in Melbourne later this year ...
Naveed Alam rejects PHF ban
LAHORE - Former Olympian Naveed Alam has rejected the life ban imposed on him by the executive board of the Pakistan Hockey ...
Faisal new AFC Disciplinary Committee chairman
LAHORE - Pakistan Football Federation (PFF)'s President Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat achieved yet another milestone when he ...
Justice seeks justice
LAHORE - Policemen at a picket near China Chowk allegedly thrashed a civil judge and a lawyer on the pretext of vehicle search ...
Court summons Shumaila for illegally occupying house
LAHORE - A Lahore Civil Court Saturday summoned PML-N MPA Shumaila Rana and her mother Anjum Ara on a suit that sought possession ...
IT labs in 4,286 schools by Nov
LAHORE - Additional Chief Secretary Punjab Javed Aslam has said by November 2009, Information Technology Laboratories in 4286 ...
Loadshedding won't end in December, says Khursheed
LAHORE - Federal Minister for Labour and Manpower Syed Khursheed Shah has said that military dictators are responsible for all ...
2,000 medics to be regularised
LAHORE - A high level committee, constituted by Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif, has recommended immediate regularisation of ...
No prosperity sans education
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that the dream of putting the country on the road to development and ...
Artists accuse police of misusing authority
LAHORE - Stage actresses performing in different stage halls of the City alleged that city police were misusing its authority by ...
Depts must come out of their shells: CS
LAHORE - Chief Secretary Punjab Javed Mahmood has directed all the departments to remain vigilant for coping with emergency ...
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