Friday, February 10, 2012
- 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
- 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
The Nation in print for Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Front Page
Judiciary is responsible: CJ
ISLAMABAD - Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said that the judiciary should accept responsibility for the failure of democracy in the country where one elected prime minister had been hanged and the other thrown out of the government. He passed these remarks during the ...
Give us arms to fight Taliban, says PM
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Monday asked the European Union (EU) to allow greater market access to its trade goods and supply weapons ...
International
Khurram, Yousuf rescue Pakistan
COLOMBO (AFP) - Khurram Manzoor and Mohammad Yousuf narrowly missed scoring centuries as they led Pakistan's recovery on the ...
Star of day one
Khurram finally gets it right Going into the final Test of the series there was some pressure on young opener Khurram Manzoor. He ...
Sri Lankans fight back hard
After dominating much of day, Pakistan lost their way towards the end by losing a clutter of wickets. Five wickets fell for the ...
Flintoff ends 75-year wait at Lord's
LONDON (Reuters) - England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff celebrated his final Test at Lord's on Monday with five for 92 to give the ...
Cink defeats Watson in playoff to win
TURNBERRY (Scotland) (AFP) - Stewart Cink won the British Open here on Sunday edging compatriot Tom Watson in a one-sided ...
Rain sets Bangladesh back against West Indies
ST. GEORGE'S (Grenada) (AFP) - Rain took a sizeable chunk out of the day, but Bangladesh still held all the aces with West Indies ...
US will do everything to get soldier released
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton slammed the capture of a US soldier by Taliban forces in Afghanistan as ...
Southeast Asia okays 'toothless' rights body
PHUKET, Thailand (AFP) - Southeast Asian foreign ministers endorsed the regions first human rights watchdog Monday, rejecting ...
Flash floods kill 36 in India
BHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) - Floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains over the past week have killed at least 36 people in the ...
UN ambassadoragainst hunger appointed
UNITED NATIONS - Ghanas former president John Kufuor was Monday named a Global Ambassador against Hunger - with a focus on the ...
UK lowers terror threat level
LONDON (AFP/Reuters) - Britain downgraded its terror threat level to substantial on Monday, its lowest for at least three years, ...
Russia wants anti-terror facility in CA
ALA-ARCHA, Kyrgyzstan (Reuters) - Russia may open a new military facility in the Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan to help stem ...
Khamenei warns Iran's enemies as reformists urge referendum
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Irans Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned senior officials on Monday not to help Tehrans enemies ...
New Iranian VP denies quitting
Tehran (AFP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejads controversial choice for vice president on Monday denied reports he has ...
Six policemen among eight killed in Iraq
MOSUL, Iraq (AFP) - Eight people were killed, including six police officers, in attacks in the Iraqi cities of Mosul and Ramadi ...
US to add 22,000 new Army troops
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States will temporarily expand the size of the US Army by adding up to 22,000 new troops to ease ...
Business
WB to prepare new CAS for Pakistan
KARACHI - The World Bank is in the process of formulating a new Country Strategy Assistance (CAS) for Pakistan that will cover ...
Cutlery exports decline to $90m from $130m
KARACHI - The countrys cutlery exports declined to $90 million in 2008-09 against $130 million last year owing to the power and ...
Two more Mangla units resume power generation
MIRPUR (APP) - Two more units of 110 MW each of Mangla Power House started generating electricity on Monday, official sources ...
IMF seeks to inject $250b into members forex reserves
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The International Monetary Fund said Monday it plans to inject 250 billion dollars into member nations foreign ...
US leading index jumps 0.7pc
WASHINGTON (AFP) - A forward-looking US economic index rose for a third consecutive month in June, a business research group said ...
Foreign investors remain on the sidelines at KSE
KARACHI - Profit taking was witnessed in blue-chip stocks on lack of institutional support in the stock market while the KSE ...
Investment in infrastructure and public goods urged
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Competition Commission of Pakistan in its report has stressed the need for investment in infrastructure and ...
TDAP for increasing PIA flights to SAfrica
KARACHI-The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) has emphasised to increase the national flag carrying flights of PIA ...
Rauf for recovery of Rs1.2 billion SITE dues
KARACHI - Sindh Industries and Commerce Minister Rauf Siddiqui on Monday reviewed outstanding dues to the tenants of SITE and ...
Discos to monitor rising power consumption
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Pakistan Electric Power Company on Monday directed its power distribution companies (DISCOs) to establish and ...
Politics
Shujaat takes PML-Q reins once again
ISLAMABAD - Central General Council (CGC) of Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid) here Monday elected Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and ...
Major, 13 terrorists killed
ISLAMABAD - Major Zahid of Pakistan Army embraced Shahadat while more than 12 terrorists have been killed by the security forces ...
Germany, France hail Army's role in terror war
RAWALPINDI (Online) - Germany and France on Monday assured military leadership that undoubtedly, the Armed Forces of Pakistan are ...
Asif, Gilani meet soon to review LG system
ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani will meet soon to decide the fate of local ...
Kasab pleads guilty to Mumbai attacks
MUMBAI (Reuters/AFP) - The lone surviving gunman from last years Mumbai attacks made a surprise guilty plea on Monday, admitting ...
Pak edges towards Waziristan 'Path to Salvation'
PESHAWAR (Reuters) - More than a month has elapsed since Pakistan announced plans for an offensive on the Taliban stronghold in ...
No credibility of confession: Islamabad
AS Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving gunman of the 26/11 strikes, confessed to his role and named others involved in it, Pakistan ...
One killed in power riots
KARACHI - The City of lights is in complete darkness for the last three days as the record-breaking power breakdown that started ...
Employees involved in militancy to lose jobs
PESHAWAR - The provincial government decided on Monday to confiscate properties of the militants and terminate the services of ...
No let-up in US drone war in Pakistan
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The expanding US drone war against Al-Qaeda may be disrupting the terror networks operations but the lethal ...
'N' workers try to stop speech by Musharraf
Former president Gen (r) Pervez Musharraf has said that Kashmir is a major dispute between the two neighbouring nuclear nations, ...
Plea against reimposition of PDL filed in CJP chamber
ISLAMABAD - Advocate Ikram Chaudhry on Monday filed an appeal in the chamber of Chief Justice of Pakistan against the July 15 ...
Haqqani assures Aafia of govt support
WASHINGTON-Pakistans Ambassador to the US Husain Haqqani on Monday spoke by telephone to Dr Aafia Siddiqui, the detained ...
America seeks prison overhaul at Bagram
NEW YORK - A US military review calls for overhauling the troubled American-run prison at Bagram Air Base, which has become an ...
Islamabad aims at good ties with all Afghan politicians
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has sent its Ambassador in Kabul, Muhammad Sadiq, to Panjsher valley, a stronghold of Afghanistan National ...
British jet crashes in Afghanistan
KANDAHAR (AFP) - A British fighter jet crashed in Afghanistan on Monday injuring two pilots, while four US troops were killed in ...
NA, Senate sessions summoned
ISLAMABAD - President Asif Zardari has summoned Senate session on July 24 and National Assembly Session on August 03 in the ...
India claims arresting Pak national
INDIAN troops Monday claimed they have arrested a Pakistani national for what the declared illegally crossing the Line of Control ...
FC man killed in Bannu blast
BANNU - One Frontier Constabulary personnel was killed while six others got injured when an improvised explosive device (IED) ...
Solar eclipse on Thursday
ISLAMABAD (APP) - A solar eclipse, second in the series of triple eclipses will occur on July 23 and will be visible in Pakistan, ...
Entertainment
Winslet feels pressure to behave herself
KATE Winslet admits theres a downside to being on Oscar-winning actress - shes feels pressure to behave herself. The British star ...
Couple reunited by lost love letter finally marry
THE pair, both 42, wed after losing each other for 16 years. They were reunited when a letter Steve had posted to Carmens mother ...
Potter film conjures up top slot
HARRY Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the sixth instalment in the boy wizard series, has debuted at the top of the North ...
Bio-mass stove converts heat into sound, then electricity
A low-cost generator with the potential to transform lives in the worlds poorest communities is now being tested across the UK ...
Heart repaired by stem cells
CHICAGO (AFP) - Researchers have managed to reverse some of the damage caused by a heart attack using stem cells that were ...
Butler & Heigl in bomb scare
THE Ugly Truth co-stars Gerard Butler and Katherine Heigl were forced to leave Los Angeles Four Season Hotel on Saturday after a ...
Islamabad
CDA readies to protect environment
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is all set to enforce Environmental Protection Regulations 2008 ...
PM directs envoys to promote countrys interests
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani urged the Ambassadors-designate to Lebanon, Senegal, Yemen and Vietnam, who ...
Appointment of in-service educationist as HEC chief demanded
ISLAMABAD - The Federation of All Pakistan Universities Academic Staff Association (FAPUASA) while expressing its concern over ...
30,000 fresh graduates to be inducted under NIP
ISLAMABAD (APP) - To create skilled youth pool of the country, Ministry of Youth Affairs (MoYA) would induct 30,000 fresh ...
'IDPs repatriation needs effective strategy'
ISLAMABAD - The Government has initiated repatriation of Internally Displaced Person (IDPs) in haste having no solution insight ...
5 naanbais fined for overcharging
ISLAMABAD - District Food Controlller Muhammad Afzal on Monday conducted surprised price checking in the area of G-8/4 Sector and ...
Karachi
Asif takes first tumble in Al Haram National Ranking Snooker
KARACHI - Muhammad Asif, co-favouriote with Muhammad Sajjad in Al Haram National Ranking Snooker, took a tumble when he lost to ...
Lahore
Unhappy Sohail resigns from PCB
LAHORE - Pakistan Cricket Board's Director Game Development Aamer Sohail Monday resigned from the lucrative PCB post after ...
Four-fold increase in Champions Trophy prize money
LAHORE - The ultra-lucrative Champions Trophy 2009 to be held in South Africa in September, got a major boost in the prize money ...
PHF chief distributes sticks among Swat hockey officials
LAHORE - President Pakistan Hockey Federation Qasim Zia distributed the hockey sticks amongst the officials of Swat and other ...
Cases hushed up to avoid further scandals
LAHORE - The PML-N has hushed up a number of cases wherein its parliamentarians forcibly stopped government officials from ...
Protests across Punjab as outage hours multiply
LAHORE - Violent protests erupted across the Punjab particularly in the provincial metropolis on Monday as excessive and ...
Railways employees' strike brings rail-traffic to standstill
LAHORE - Hundreds of railways employees on Monday went on strike to protest against the government for not giving them ...
Ten years needed to revive cinema industry
LAHORE - At least 708 cinemas out of 750 have dropped the curtains in Punjab owing to various reasons including poor quality ...
CM directs depts for timely completion of projects
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has directed the departments concerned to ensure timely completion as well as a ...
LHC seeks report from government and Pemra
LAHORE - The Lahore High Court judge, Justice Ijaz Ahmed Chaudhry on Monday sought reports from Punjab Government and Pakistan ...
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