Friday, February 10, 2012
- 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
- 9 sentenced for London Stock Exchange terror plot
The Nation in print for Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Front Page
Survival lies in realising vision of Quaid, Iqbal: PM
LAHORE - Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani has said that the coalition government is trying to bring forth uniform education system in the country. Speaking at the prize distribution ceremony of 8th Nazriati Summer School of Nazria Pakistan Trust at Aiwan-e-Karkunan Tehrik-e-Pakistan on ...
Gilani woos Fata elders for peace
PESHAWAR - While reaffirming his stance on restoration of peace and stability throughout the region through peaceful and ...
Zardari blames dictators for increased militancy
ISLAMABAD - PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari has said that social and political stability of Pakistan, region and the whole world ...
2 securitymen among 6 killed
SUI - Six persons, including two security officials, were killed in the ongoing fierce clashes between the security forces ...
International
Bush admin calls for Congressional action on Gitmo's detainees
WASHINGTON: " The Bush administration urged Congress on Monday to work out a plan for allowing prisoners in Guantnamo Bay to ...
Rice warns Iran of 'punitive measures' over nuclear drive
ABU DHABI - US State Secretary Condoleezza Rice, on her way to the United Arab Emirates on Monday, warned Iran of "punitive ...
Nepal Maoists suffer presidential blow
KATHMANDU - Lawmakers in Nepal voted in the Himalayan nation's first post-royal president Monday, but their rejection of a ...
'Peace deal with Arabs within Israel's grasp'
JERUSALEM - A lasting peace deal with the Palestinians is within Israel's grasp if it withdraws from West Bank settlements, ...
China, Russia fix border dispute
BEIJING - China and Russia signed an agreement Monday that ended a decades-long territorial dispute and finally determined ...
Syria wants new chapter in ties with Lebanon
BEIRUT - Visiting Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem said on Monday that Damascus was keen to open a new chapter in its ...
U.S.-Iraq agreement not to include date of withdrawal: White House
WASHINGTON: - An expected U.S.-Iraq long-term strategic agreement will not spell out a specific date for a withdrawal of American ...
Obama on Iraq fact-finding mission
BAGHDAD - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama was in Iraq on Monday for talks with local leaders and US ...
US B-52 crashes off Guam with six on board
SAIPAN - A US Air Force B-52 bomber has crashed off the coast of Guam in the central Pacific and there was no immediate ...
Business
WTO deal could be spur to growth amid financial turmoil
GENEVA - A global trade accord could provide much-needed stimulus to economic growth at a time of financial turmoil, the head of ...
Record surge in POL prices: Rice crop at high risk in Punjab
LAHORE-The alarming increase in the agriculture inputs has put the rice crop at high risk in Punjab as the farmers are unable to ...
National interest not capital market top priority
KARACHI - Governor State bank of Pakistan, Dr Shamshad Akhtar Monday declared that her top priority was taking care of the ...
Fund-buying lifts equity market up
LAHORE - The new equity support fund of Rs 25 billion finally came in, helping the market close up in green at 10,374.30 points, ...
Oil prices below 132 dollars
LONDON - Oil prices rose on Monday on news of stormy weather which could threaten energy facilities in the US Gulf of ...
Tevta to train another 25,000 workers
LAHORE - In line with the policies of the government and mandate of the Authority, TEVTA has launched fifth phase of Special ...
Conference on Islamic banking from 25th
LAHORE - The World Largest Conference on Islamic Banking and Islamic Financial Expo being held on 25th - 28th August at ...
Smeda urged to upgrade maize thrashing units
KARACHI - The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) has urged the SMEDA to upgrade the maize thrashing units on top ...
Index of US leading indicators dips 0.1pc
WASHINGTON - A forward-looking index of economic indicators fell 0.1 percent in June, suggesting difficult conditions for ...
Politics
Battle over Indo-US nuclear deal shifts to Parliament
THE battle over India's nuclear deal with the United States on Monday shifted to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of Indian ...
Bombing of Indian embassy in Kabul: Pakistan must probe Delhi's charges against ISI: Boucher
WASHINGTON - A senior US official has said that even while maintaining Washington's line that there is no credible evidence ...
Prosecutor General 'forced to resign'
LAHORE - Prosecutor-General Punjab Justice (retd) Mushtaq Ahmed Khan resigned on Monday after the Punjab government had asked him ...
Forces take control of several places at Hangu
HANGU - The security forces have taken control of a number of places in continuing operation against militants in Zargari, ...
Militants kill 'US spies'
MIRANSHAH - Pro-Taliban militants in a tribal district shot dead two tribesmen after accusing them of spying for US forces ...
Zardari summons Taseer to Islamabad
LAHORE - The PPP chief Asif Ali Zardari has summoned Punjab Governor Salman Taseer in Islamabad. The Governor would leave for ...
LG system abolition to harm democracy, says Musharraf
ISLAMABAD - President Pervez Musharraf terming the Local govt system as basis of democracy has said that wrapping up of ...
Iran rejects EU proposal for supplies to Nato
ISLAMABAD - Iran has rejected a European Union (EU) proposal seeking safe passage for the supplies of Nato mission in ...
Hike in POL products rates challenged
OGRA's recent increase in petroleum products' prices has been challenged in Islamabad High Court a private TV channel reported ...
Entertainment
Britney bounces back from custody battle
BRITNEY Spears stepped out in Los Angeles over the weekend looking better than she has in years. Just a day after lawyers ...
Changes in winds could have been cause of abrupt glacial climatic change
SPANISH and German researchers have carried out a collaborative study that shows how during the last glacial period, small ...
Charlotte's dad wants to be reunited with his daughter
CHARLOTTE Church's estranged father has pleaded for her to contact him. Stephen Reed - Charlotte's biological dad, who walked ...
Penguins dripping in oil rescued off Argentina
BUENOS AIRES, - Environmentalists rescued some 20 penguins covered in crude oil off Argentina's mid-Atlantic coast, two of ...
Canadian music mogul takes on China
HONG KONG - Terry McBride is not afraid of pirates. The Canadian best known as the manager of pop megastar Avril Lavigne ...
McCartney proves he can rock in French un petit peu
QUEBEC CITY (Canada) - Paul McCartney showed off his newly-acquired French language prowess Sunday at a concert decried by ...
Islamabad
President's visit to Murree agonises tourists
ISLAMABAD - President Pervez Musharraf's visit to Muree caused great problems to tourists who visited Muree last weekend. People ...
Dark clouds hovering over Leh project
ISLAMABAD - There is much confusion among the government institutions about the execution of Leh Expressway Project. The ...
'Law of access to information on cards'
RAWALPINDI - An important meeting of the ruling coalition would be held under the chair of Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza ...
Sorry state of affairs of Capital's parks
ISLAMABAD- Small parks built inside the residential sectors provide the people an opportunity to take a mouthful of fresh air out ...
FPCCI slams increase in petroleum prices
ISLAMABAD - Tanvir A Sheikh, President Federation Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has strongly ...
'Govt committed to women's welfare'
ISLAMABAD - Special Assistant to the Prime Minister, Shahnaz Wazir Ali Monday said the government was committed to empowering ...
Karachi
Sugar price soars to Rs 28.50 per kg
KARACHI - Like other food items, the upward trend in the prices of sugar has also been observed as the ex-mill rate of the ...
British Council organises training course for youngsters
KARACHI - As many as 35 young people between the ages of 18 and 25 from Karachi, Hyderabad, Badin, Jamshoro, Umarkot, Mirpurkhas ...
Sherry orders inquiry, rejects chairman's stance
KARACHI - Rejecting the PTV chairman's inquiry as illegal, Federal Information Minister Sherry Rehman has ordered another inquiry ...
SIUT to motivate children for community service
KARACHI - Professor Dr Adibul Hassan Rizvi has said that the SIUT initiated a voluntary service programme for school children to ...
Transport Dept official murdered
KARACHI - Dhani Bux Pathan, Deputy Secretary in Sindh Transport Department, was murdered and his bullet riddled body was found in ...
Motels at Keenjhar and Gharhi Khuda Bux soon
KARACHI - Sindh Minister for Culture and Tourism Sassi Palijo has announced that motels of international standard will be ...
Lahore
Price-hike to be tackled after judges' restoration
LAHORE- President of Supreme Court Bar Association, Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan has announced to fight the most serious issue of ...
Body to solve business community's problems
LAHORE-Punjab Chief Minister Mian Mohammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that huge foreign exchange could be earned by exporting fruits ...
LHC adjourns hearing of suo moto proceedings
LAHORE - Justice Maulvi Anwar-ul-Haq of the Lahore High Court has adjourned hearing till July 25 of suo moto proceedings ...
Gulberg drainage, sewerage problem aggravates
LAHORE - As the Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) is yet to lay new drainage and sewerage lines in Gulberg, the monsoon season ...
Shahbaz takes strict notice of kidnapping incidents
LAHORE-Punjab Chief Minister Mian Mohammad Shahbaz Sharif has taken strict notice of the incidents of kidnapping for ransom in ...
JI's protest against price hike, loadshedding today
LAHORE - Jamaat-e-Islami will observe Friday (July 25) as protest day to express its concern at the threats to national security, ...
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