Thursday, February 09, 2012
- 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
- 77% of Pakistanis marry within family: Gallup poll
The Nation in print for Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Front Page
Taliban extend deadline
Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan has extended its deadline till today, saying, "It is the Central Council which would take any decision regarding a possible action against the NWFP government," reported a private TV channel late on Tuesday, quoting TTP spokesman Maulvi Umar. Maulvi Umar said that ...
Bilawal House chief security officer killed
KARACHI - Bilawal House security officer, Khalid Shahenshah was gunned down here on Tuesday in the limits of Clifton Town Police ...
AQ Khan rejects 'partial freedom'
ISLAMABAD - The architect of country's nuclear programme Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan commenting on the limited freedom granted to him by ...
Senior Taliban leader surrenders in Pakistan
LONDON (AFP) - A senior Taliban leader has been killed in Afghanistan and another has given himself up to the authorities in ...
International
Karadzic arrest like catching Osama
THE HAGUE (Agencies) - World leaders united in hailing Serbia Tuesday for the arrest of indicted war criminal Radovan Karadzic, ...
Muslims celebrate capture
SARAJEVO (AFP) - The arrest of war crimes fugitive Radovan Karadzic sharply split Bosnia's Muslims and Serbs Tuesday, proving ...
Iran rebukes Britain over Brown's Israel speech
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran on Tuesday rebuked British Prime Minister Gordon Brown for issuing an "inaccurate" warning that Tehran risked ...
Obama braves Mideast political minefield
AMMAN (AFP) - White House hopeful Barack Obama stepped into the maelstrom of the Middle East Tuesday, warning the next US ...
Abbas, Peres discuss Mideast peace process
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas met his Israeli counterpart Shimon Peres on Tuesday at Peres' official ...
Modernization of global postal services focus of UN-led congress
UNITED NATIONS - A new global strategy aimed at improving and harmonizing the world's postal services is the focus of a ...
Obama tells his entourage not to wear green
NEW YORK - Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama, who has been trying hard to convince his fellow Americans that he is not ...
UNSC may consider suspending ICC charges against Sudanese leader: Russia
UNITED NATIONS The UN Security Council may consider suspending the indictment of Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir by the ...
Iran, N. Korea remain in "axis of evil": White House
WASHINGTON - The White House has said that Iran and North Korea remain part of the "axis of evil" labeled by U.S. ...
US to proceed with N-deal once India's trust vote is over
WASHINGTON - With the Congress-led government of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh facing a crucial trust vote in the Lok Sabha, the ...
India, Sri Lanka skippers welcome review trial
COLOMBO (AFP) - Indian cricket captain Anil Kumble and his Sri Lankan opposite number Mahela Jayawardene Tuesday welcomed an ...
Smith looks beyond Cronje record
LEEDS (AFP) - Graeme Smith may have had to be told he'd replaced the late disgraced Hansie Cronje as South Africa's most ...
Business
Institutional buying lifts stocks up
LAHORE - The equity market on Tuesday closed around 4 per cent up on the back of institutional buying ahead of Finance Minister's ...
Govt to launch stocks stabilisation fund
KARACHI - The govt hopes to launch an equity market stabilisation fund worth Rs 20 billion, finance minister Naveed Qamar said, ...
Trade deficit widens to $20.746 billion
KARACHI - Pakistan's total trade deficit widened to $20.746 billion in the last fiscal 2007-08 from $13.563 billion in fiscal ...
Lack of IT skills a challenge
LAHORE - Lack of proper communication system and non-utilization of modern skills and equipment in the field of Information ...
World oil prices firm
LONDON (AFP) - World oil prices edged higher on Tuesday after US forecasters issued a hurricane warning for the Gulf of Mexico ...
Days of cheap food in Asia over, says ADB
MANILA (AFP) - The era of cheap food for Asia is over as surging demand, supply problems and the growing production of biofuels ...
Emerging economies spurn US move at advancing WTO talks
GENEVA (AFP) - The United States offered Tuesday to cut official aid to its farmers by 2.0 billon dollars a year in a bid to spur ...
Aptma urges immediate steps to bring textile sector out of crisis
KARACHI - Chairman All Pakistan Textile Mills Association Muhammad Iqbal Ebrahim, has expressed concern over prevailing crisis of ...
Sugar mills can play role in energy co-generation
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said the sugar mills can play a major role in co-generation of ...
Minister vows to achieve revenue targets
LAHORE - Provincial Minister for Finance Tanvir Ashraf Kaira has said that the tax network in Punjab has been expanded and ...
Politics
Objectives achieved in Hangu: ISPR
ISLAMABAD (NNI) - The government has achieved the objectives in the ongoing security operation against militants in district ...
Indian govt, US N-deal survive confidence vote
NEW DELHI (Agencies) - India's embattled coalition government survived a chaotic parliamentary confidence vote in Lok Sabha ...
Govt earns Rs13 billion per month
ISLAMABAD - The government is earning Rs 13 billion monthly by levying sales tax on petroleum products, compelling consumers, ...
CM orders removal of 160 revenue, police officials
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has issued instructions for removal of 160 officials of Revenue and Police ...
Joint Pak-Iran body to check extremism
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan and Iran will constitute a joint Shia-Sunni committee comprising Ulema and scholars to restrain extremism in ...
Pakistan dismayed over Indian attitude
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan is extremely disappointed over India's non-seriousness to resolve Kashmir or any other major issue on ...
Rs1 billion scam in Rapid Mass Transit System
LAHORE - The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) Punjab are investigating Rs 1 billion ...
Lanka rebels offer truce for Saarc summit
COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels announced Tuesday they would observe a unilateral ceasefire coinciding with a ...
Gilani keen to expand Pak-US ties
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said his upcoming visit to the United States is very important and it will ...
Militants kill four Afghan police brothers
KABUL (AFP) - Militants killed four brothers, all police officers, and captured their father in an attack on their home in ...
Entertainment
The Dark Night premiered in London
KELLY Osbourne stole the show at Monday night's "The Dark Knight" premiere in London - but for all the wrong reasons. Wearing ...
Batman accused of assaulting mom, sis
BATMAN star Christian Bale was arrested Tuesday by detectives investigating claims he assaulted two family members. The Hollywood ...
Peaches at centre of drugs scare
THE 19-year-old daughter of Bob Geldof and Paula Yates - who herself died of a drug overdose in 2000 - was apparently given ...
Dino diversity had a long pedigree
PARIS (AFP) - The belief that dinosaurs underwent explosive species diversification just before they were wiped out is an ...
Baby photo helps jail fraudster
A fraudster has been jailed for five years after a photo of his baby surrounded by piles of money was used by police as evidence ...
Drug for deadly prostate cancer
SCIENTISTS are hailing a new drug to treat aggressive prostate cancer as potentially the most significant advance in the field ...
Islamabad
PSF says suggestions from legends are welcome
ISLAMABAD - Senior Vice President Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF), Asim Suleman, said Tuesday that the federation would welcome ...
No regular seats at public sector universities in key disciplines
ISLAMABAD - To get oneself enrolled in the disciplines of Management Sciences, Computer Sciences and Engineering has turned a ...
Contract given to Maqbool Associates
ISLAMABAD - The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has finally decided to award the contract for the construction of eagerly ...
ATC extends physical remand of 'terrorists'
RAWALPINDI - Anti Terrorism Court (ATC), Rawalpindi No 2, on Tuesday extended the physical remand for six days of a suspected ...
Milli Naghma contest at FJWU
RAWALPINDI - The Fatima Jinnah Women University's radio Voice of Women (VOW) organized a Mili-Naghma (national songs) competition ...
'9/11 turns fortunes in Afghanistan's favour'
ISLAMABAD - The incident of 9/11 has turned fortunes in favour of Afghanistan and brought prosperity to the country, said ...
100-member youth team to leave for China on 27th
ISLAMABAD - The Ministry of Youth Affairs will take 100 youngsters on a week-long visit of China on July 27 as a part of youth ...
National
The Shoaib, Asif question: No one is bigger than the game
The PCB is again mired in controversy. It cannot seem to make up its mind between right and wrong in spite of considerable ...
Karachi
Shahenshah's murder is target killing: Mirza
KARACHI- Sindh Home Minister Dr Zulfiqar Mirza on Tuesday described the assassination of Khalid Shahenshah, PPP leader and ...
Kannup power supply yet to be restored
KARACHI - The power supply from Karachi Nuclear Power Plant (Kannup) has still not been restored as the restoration date of July ...
Four new ATC judges appointed
KARACHI - As many as four new judges have been appointed in Anti Terrorist Court (ATC) on Tuesday, while one judge was ...
US wants to disintegrate Pakistan, says Fazl
KARACHI - JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said that external elements were hatching conspiracies to disintegrate the ...
Railways moves the ministry for fare hike
KARACHI (APP) - Pakistan Railway is seriously considering to increase the railways fares to offset the impact of ever-rising fuel ...
Water Board MD dissatisfied over sewerage work
KARACHI (APP) - The Managing Director of Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB), Suleman Chandio has expressed dissatisfaction ...
Lahore
Champions Trophy decision on Thursday
LAHORE - The International Cricket Council is likely to announce on July 24 (Thursday) whether Pakistan can host the Champions ...
Pakistan to open Toronto T20 campaign against Canada
LAHORE - Pakistan will be looking to win the four-nation Twenty20 tournament in Canada next month to boost their confidence ahead ...
Lahore dist to organise 20km cycle race
LAHORE - The Lahore District Cycling Association is holding a 20 kilometres ordinary cycle race on July 27 here. According to ...
PCB women wing organises trainer course
LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board women wing as a part of the Game Development program has organised an elementary trainer ...
Dubai to host Asia Cup hockey
LAHORE - Dubai will host the 2009 Asia Cup Hockey Tournament, it was learnt on Tuesday. The Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) ...
PFRA Referees Course gets underway
LAHORE - Twenty-five referees of Punjab turned up to attend the five-day Pakistan Football Referees Association (PFRA)'s referees ...
Transporters threaten wheel-jam strike
LAHORE - Following a record surge in the oil prices, the Inter-City transporters have announced 20 per cent increase in ...
Control prices within 48 hours
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif has ordered administration to control flour prices within 48 hours and cancel ...
PPSC office to be shifted to Johar Town
LAHORE - The Punjab government has finalised arrangements to shift Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) office from Davis Road ...
Banks hiring tough guys to recover cars
LAHORE - Financial institutions are hiring the services of tough guys for recovering money from defaulting customers. Incidents ...
Travel agents observe shutterdown strike
LAHORE - The Travel Agents Association of Pakistan went on shutterdown strike on Tuesday and staged a protest demonstration ...
Shahbaz vows to streamline education system
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister, Mian Shahbaz Sharif has said that it is a matter of shame for entire nation that nuclear Islamic ...
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