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 Sunday, July 20, 2008
Front Page
Lawyers set Aug 14 deadline for reinstatement of judges
LAHORE- The representatives of the lawyers from all over the country at their convention Saturday gave a deadline of August 14 to the government to restore the judiciary to November 2 position by way of reinstating the judges deposed through PCO on November 3 or the on-going movement would be ...
10 Indian soldiers dead in IHK blast
SRINAGAR - Ten Indian soldiers were killed and 25 others injured in a landmine blast Saturday in Occupied Kashmir. The ...
Six killed in Quetta attacks
QUETTA - Six persons including two policemen and four men belonging to Hazara community were killed and 11 others were injured ...
Irregularities Senate panel summons Shaukat
ISLAMABAD - Taking strict action against massive financial irregularities in Tawana Pakistan Programme (TPP), the Senate Special ...
International
Ahmed Faraz is in stable condition: Doctor
WASHINGTON0: - Legendary poet Ahmed Faraz is in a critical but stable condition at a Chicago hospital, a doctor attending him ...
Pakistan urges UN to lead the way out of food and energy crises
UNITED NATIONS: - Stressing the urgency of the challenges of soaring costs of food and energy, Pakistan has called on the UN to ...
Iraqi Sunnis end government boycott
BAGHDAD (AFP) - Iraq's main Sunni Arab bloc on Saturday ended an almost year-long boycott of Shia Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's ...
First Muslim woman to seek county office
SHEJEA Khan, a 21-year-old IUPUI student from Plainfield, has filed paperwork indicating her intent to run for an at-large seat ...
Maliki backs Obama troop pullout plan
BERLIN (AFP) - Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki backs Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's plan to withdraw US ...
Arabs seek exit strategy from Sudan crisis
CAIRO (AFP) - Arab foreign ministers held crisis talks on Saturday on how to deal with the International Criminal ...
Pope apologises for 'evil' of child abuse
SYDNEY (AFP) - Pope Benedict XVI offered a historic full apology for child sex abuse by predatory Australian priests Saturday, ...
Thousands demonstrate in Turkey
ISTANBUL (AFP) - Several thousand protesters thronged Istanbul Saturday to demonstrate against government prosecution of a ...
Indian govt faces uncertain future as trust vote looms
NEW DELHI (AFP) - The future of India's govt and a controversial atomic energy deal with Washington hang in the balance this week ...
Leaders toast Mandela at lavish farewell
QUNU, South Africa (AFP) - Nelson Mandela, South Africa's anti-apartheid hero feted worldwide after turning 90, was toasted by ...
US torture claims not reliable: UK lawmakers
LONDON (AFP) - The British government should no longer accept US assurances that it does not use torture, a parliamentary ...
Taiwan storm death toll rises to 18
TAIPEI (AFP) - Thousands of workers continued search and rescue operations Saturday after Tropical Storm Kalmaegi wreaked havoc ...
Business
Garments industry hails govt Indian import decision
KARACHI - The Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers & Exporters Association (PRGMEA) has warmly welcomed the Pakistan ...
Market witnesses worst bearish trend in 18 years (KSE weekly review)
KARACHI - Amidst the worst losing streak in around 18 years, the Karachi bourse during the outgoing week, continued its falling ...
Judicial issue resolution to help boost economy
ISLAMABAD - Former finance minister Sartaj Aziz has said that resolution of the judicial issue and Pakistan Muslim League ...
Farmers advised to test agri lands chemically
DASKA - The advanced agricultural research and technology experts have stressed upon the growers and farmers to conducts the ...
Ministry to export manpower to Gulf
ISLAMABAD - Ministry of Labour, Manpower and Overseas Pakistanis would export trained and skilled manpower to the Gulf ...
New model of Honda Accord, CR-V launched
LAHORE - Honda Atlas Cars launched new model of Honda Accord and Honda CR-V Saturday. Speaking on the occasion, chairman Honda ...
Expert warns German economic recovery to end in 2009
BERLIN - Next year will mark the end of the economic recovery in Germany, the head of the Cologne Institute for Business ...
Oil price plunges, dragging most commodities lower
LONDON - Oil prices slumped this week as traders worried the slowing US economy would dampen demand from the world's biggest ...
More Cuban farmland goes in private hands
HAVANA - Moving to reduce dependence on costly food imports, President Raul Castro has authorized putting vacant farmland ...
US economy will pull through, assures Bush
WASHINGTON - US President George W. Bush assured Americans Saturday that the battered US economy will "pull through" ...
Politics
Rival Taliban groups battle in Mohmand
PESHAWAR - At least 10 pro-Taliban fighters were killed in a battle between two rival groups in northwest Pakistan, ...
Senate body calls for Gitmo closure
ISLAMABAD - The Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights has demanded the closure of Guantanamo Bay prison and immediate ...
Nepal fails to elect first president
KATHMANDU (AFP) - Lawmakers in Nepal on Saturday failed to elect the country's first president and end weeks of political ...
Obama visits Afghanistan on international tour
KABUL (AFP) - Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama met US troops in Afghanistan Saturday during a visit to assess efforts ...
Swat peace deal intact, says Home Secy
PESHAWAR - NWFP Home Secretary Tipu Mohabbat Khan has said that about 10 militants have so far been killed while the same number ...
Canadian soldier among dozens dead in Afghanistan
KANDAHAR (AFP) - A Canadian soldier was among two dozen people killed in new Taliban-linked violence in Afghanistan, authorities ...
Shop blown up; militant arrested
SWAT - Some unknown miscreants blew up a shop here on Saturday. However, no loss of life was reported. As per report, some ...
9 more die in Tirah clashes
NINE people were killed and four others injured in a clash between two religious groups in Tirah Valley in Khyber Agency on ...
US spy planes attacked in SW
TRIBESMEN in South Waziristan opened fire on US spy planes on Saturday, reports a private TV channel. According to sources, ...
Entertainment
Jolie leaves hospital with twins
HOLLYWOOD actress Angelina Jolie has left the hospital in southern France where she gave birth to twins last week, the clinic has ...
Salma Hayek and fiance call off engagement
SALMA Hayek and her fiance have called off their engagement. The 'Frida' actress and French billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault - ...
Hydrogen vehicles coming soon? Two million could be on roads by 2020
A transition to hydrogen vehicles could greatly reduce U.S. oil dependence and carbon dioxide emissions, says a new ...
Sun lotions give 1/20th of the protection they claim
POPULAR sun lotions offer as little as one twentieth of the protection from sunburn and skin cancer advertised on the labels, ...
Britney gives up custody of kids to ex
BRITNEY Spears agreed yesterday to give up the fight for custody of her two sons after a legal battle lasting a year and a half. ...
Age no barrier as 70-something Americans cross US on motorbikes
NEW YORK - In this age of high petrol prices and youth culture, two big-cylinder-motorcycle-loving septuagenarians threw caution ...
Islamabad
CDA, ICTA launch drive against dengue virus
ISLAMABAD - The Capital Development Authority and District Health Department of Islamabad Capital Territory Administration have ...
Decline in sale of mobile phone sets after budget
ISLAMABAD - The imposition of tax on mobile phone sets has declined the sale of modern age facility to a great extent, TheNation ...
60.8pc declared successful in FBISE 9th class examination
ISLAMABAD - The pass percentage of the result of Secondary School Certificate (SSC) Part-I Annual Examination 2008 remained ...
A strong voice for innocent cross-border offence victims
The premier show of Javed Jabbar's "Ramchand Pakistani" provided the people of Islamabad the other day an opportunity to watch an ...
Another dengue patient admitted
ISLAMABAD " One more suspected patient of dengue fever was admitted to Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) and his ...
Potohar Town Council passes budget
RAWALPINDI - Potohar Town Council (PTC) unanimously passed its fourth annual budget for 2008-09 fiscal year here on ...
Karachi
Sindh against AJK water share from Mangla Dam
KARACHI - Sindh government has strongly opposed of providing water from Mangla dam to Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, The Nation has ...
Boy killed, 40 injured in Northern Bypass pile-up
KARACHI - A seven-year-old child was killed while as many as 40 passengers were injured in pile-up here on Saturday morning when ...
Minister supervises treatment
KARACHI (PPI) - Sindh Minister for Health Dr. Sagheer Ahmad rushed to the Emergency Unit, Civil Hospital Karachi (CHK) and ...
Ministers reject Opp 'White Sheet' terming it absurd
KARACHI - Three provincial ministers have dismissed allegations of Jam Madad Ali, in which the opposition leader, while ...
Altaf calls for All Parties Conference
KARACHI - Altaf Hussain, the MQM chief, has requested the government to call an All Parties Conference to discuss the current ...
Lahore
Patients still being treated with Maxlon injection
LAHORE - Despite the fact that four-member inquiry committee in its recommendations has opined that there was strong possibility ...
Preventive measures taken to control gastro
LAHORE - A high level meeting to review the present situation of gastroenteritis in the province was held under the chairmanship ...
End to Pak-India trade demanded
LAHORE - Senior leader of Jama't-ud-Da'wah Maulana Ameer Hamza on Saturday demanded of the government to end all trade relations ...
Afzaal to act in play after 6 years
LAHORE - Legendary actor of theatre Syed Afzaal Ahmed will again act after six years in the popular play 'Janam janam ki meiley ...
DCOs directed to pay surprise visits to district, tehsil hospitals
LAHORE - The Punjab government on Saturday has issued directions to the District Coordination Officers for paying surprise visits ...
Minar-i-Pakistan a symbol of Muslims' struggle
LAHORE - Eminent worker of Pakistan Movement and Vice-Chairman, Nazaria Pakistan Trust Prof Dr Rafique Ahmad has said that ...
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