Friday, February 10, 2012
- 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
- Greece reaches deal on austerity
The Nation in print for Monday, July 28, 2008
Front Page
Suicide attacks if military operation launched: Taliban
SWAT - Tehrik-e-Taliban Swat chief Maulana Fazalullah on Sunday warned that they would carry out suicide attacks if military operation was launched against them. "We are determined to continue our efforts for Islamisation not only in Swat and Pakistan, but also throughout the world," remarked ...
Attempt meant to weaken PM
ISLAMABAD - Denouncing failed move to place ISI under Interior Division, PML-Q Secretary General Mushahid Hussain Sayed Sunday ...
Pakistanis go hungry as economic troubles bite
ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Until this year Fakharuz Zaman's Pakistani government salary was enough to get by on but now his weary wife ...
70 militants killed in Afghan firefight, airstrike
KHOST (AFP) - Up to 70 Taliban militants were killed in Afghanistan early Sunday when helicopter gunships and ground fighting ...
International
Russia an autocracy under Putin: McCain
WASHINGTON (Agencies) - Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama said Sunday that he will pick a vice-presidential running ...
Row threatens deal
GENEVA (AFP) - Optimism over WTO negotiations waned on Sunday as clashes between emerging economies threatened to shatter fragile ...
Fury after Egypt ferry disaster verdict
CAIRO (AFP) - Scuffles erupted at an Egyptian court on Sunday when five of six defendants were cleared of blame for a 2006 ferry ...
Hundreds homeless after deadly clashes in north Lebanon
TRIPOLI (Lebanon) (AFP) - Hundreds of people were still homeless on Sunday after the latest bout of deadly sectarian fighting in ...
Iran hangs 29 convicts
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran on Sunday hanged 29 men convicted of offences including drug trafficking, murder and rape in the largest mass ...
No Karadzic transfer before 30th
BELGRADE (AFP) - Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic is unlikely to be transferred to The Hague to face war crimes ...
Nepal's President appeals for end to deadlock
KATHMANDU (AFP) - Nepal's first President on Sunday appealed for rival parties to form a consensus government and end weeks of ...
Seven killed as Iraqis flock to Baghdad
BAGHDAD (AFP) - Gunmen shot dead seven pilgrims heading to a holy shrine in Baghdad on Sunday despite tight security for a major ...
One dead in Tennessee shooting
WASHINGTON (AFP) - One person was killed and several wounded on Sunday when a man armed with a shotgun opened fire in a church in ...
Six injured in Gaza clashes
GAZA CITY (AFP) - Clashes broke out in Gaza City on Sunday, wounding at least six people, as Hamas-run security forces pressed on ...
Sri Lanka captain backs review trial
COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene has backed a new experimental rule allowing players to seek a second opinion ...
Sastre crowned Tour de France champion
PARIS (AFP) - Spain's Carlos Sastre wrapped up his maiden Tour de France triumph here on Sunday following the final stage of the ...
Sastre dedicates Tour win to fallen Jimenez
SAINT-AMAND-MONTROND (France) (AFP) - Carlos Sastre had conflicting emotions as he crossed the finish line of the Tour de ...
No need to press panic button, says Kumble
COLOMBO (AFP) - India skipper Anil Kumble said Saturday he was confident his team would bounce back in the three-Test series ...
Federer focus shifts to top spot in Cincinnati
CINCINNATI (Ohio) (AFP) - Roger Federer moves into the ATP Masters Series event starting here Monday downshifting to survival ...
USA dominate Canada in warm-up
LAS VEGAS (Nevada) (AFP) - Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade and Michael Redd scored 20 points apiece Friday as the USA dominated ...
Quickfire Bolt hammers out Beijing warning
LONDON (AFP) - Jamaica's Usain Bolt ran the second-fastest 200 metres in the world this year as he won the London Super Grand ...
Iran eyes historic athletics medal in discus
TEHRAN (AFP) - Twelve years ago, an Iranian schoolboy named Ehsan Hadadi took aim at goal in a school handball match and threw ...
Politics
Ace spy agency to work under previous capacity: ISPR
ISLAMABAD (Online) - DG ISPR Major Gen Athar Abbas has said that notification of placing ISI as subordinate department of ...
EU nations paying more attention to 'N'
LAHORE - Europe and the UK have fixed their eyes on the PML-N envisaging its future role in strengthening democracy, ensuring ...
Another delay for PM plane at Heathrow
LONDON - Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's plane could not take off for an hour from the Heathrow Airport due to the negligence ...
APC for halt to Dera Bugti operation
QUETTA - Speakers at All Parties Conference (APC) held under aegis of Balochistan National Party (BNP) have strongly condemned ...
Gilani one of several players on political scene
ISLAMABAD - He may be the Prime Minister of Pakistan, but Yousuf Raza Gilani occupies just one of a number of power centres ...
India on high alert after blasts
AHMEDABAD (Agencies) - Indian leaders issued appeals for calm Sunday as the army was called out after a wave of bombings killed ...
FC deployed at Dhodak plant to avert any sabotage
DERA GHAZI KHAN - Bunkers have been constructed and officials of Frontier Constabulary have been deployed at Dhodak plant to ...
Haqqani cautions against unilateral action against militants
WASHINGTON - Ahead of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani's arrival for a three-day visit, Pakistan's Ambassador to the United ...
Drones hover over Bajaur
SPY planes kept hovering over Bajaur Agency on Sunday, reported a private TV channel, quoting sources. The sources said the ...
Centre, provinces trade blames over polio cases
ISLAMABAD - A tug of war between Federal Health Ministry, provincial health ministry and local administration has started ...
JUI suspends talks with Tirah Valley groups
ISLAMABAD - JUI Jirga has suspended negotiations with Lashkar-e-Islam and Ansar ul Islam in Tirah Valley and Bara while the ...
Wadood Raisani, 18 fellows held
QUETTA - Frontier Corps personnel arrested Chairman Raisani Qaumi Ittihad, Abdul Wadood Raisani along with his 18 ...
Govt mulls cut in diesel price and subsidy
ISLAMABAD - The government is considering a strategy of reducing both the price of diesel and the subsidy. Acting ...
Hangu tribes not to shelter Taliban
HANGU - Eight tribes in Hangu District have decided not to shelter local Taliban and any other extremist and armed group in ...
Centcom chief, Isaf commander arrive today
ISLAMABAD - Head of US Central Command (Centcom) General David Peters and the commander of NATO's International Security ...
Entertainment
Madonna's ex opens up about raising Lourdes
WHILE his ex-girlfriend Madonna has been facing accusations of an "affair of the heart" with Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez, ...
New cellular pathway linked to cancer identified
IN the life of a cell, the response to DNA damage determines whether the cell is fated to pause and repair itself, commit ...
335ft long barbecue
MOST BBQs entail flipping a couple of burgers at the bottom of your garden and assembling a vegetable kebab if you're feeling ...
What will Gates & Bloomberg be doing to fight tobacco epidemic?
NEW York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates announced that they would be joining forces against the ...
Lindsay taken to hospital after hit by a motorbike
LINDSAY Lohan was taken to hospital after being hit by a motorbike on a night out clubbing. The actress had been partying with ...
Martie Maguire has a girl
THERE'S a new Dixie Chick in town, and her name is Harper Rose DC singer Martie Maguire gave birth to her little daughter today, ...
Islamabad
'UN resolutions best solution to Kashmir dispute'
RAWALPINDI - The coalition government has set aside the sacrifices of Kashmiris and was not giving proper attention towards its ...
'90pc students in military academies have psychological problems'
ISLAMABAD - "Ninety percent of our students in military academies and hostels are having psychological problems since they are ...
Drive against sale of substandard food items starts
ISLAMABAD - The Islamabad Capital Territory administration has launched a special drive against the sale of substandard food ...
Cartoon sketching workshop continues
ISLAMABAD (APP) - A 10-day workshop of "Cartoon Sketching" is continuing here at the National Institute of Cultural Studies ...
No parks? Never mind 7th Avenue is there
ISLAMABAD - Residents of the G-6 and G-7 sectors are spending evenings by sitting along the 7th Avenue, as both the sectors have ...
Taxes on cell phones increase to 33pc
ISLAMABAD (NNI) - Federal Excise Duty (FED) has been imposed on cellular industry is 21 percent instead of 16 percent for every ...
Printers cash in on wedding season boom
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Printers in the city are struggling to cope with burgeoning demand as their business rolls through its annual ...
Karachi
PM's visit important in current scenario: leaders
KARACHI - Politicians of treasury benches and oppositions parties termed Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani's visit to the United ...
Kamal imposes ban on luxuries in CDGK
KARACHI - City Nazim Mustafa Kamal has imposed ban on the purchasing of new furniture, air conditioners and other luxury items ...
Aerial firing claims 4 lives separately
KARACHI - Aerial firing claimed four lives and injured a number of others in separate incidents here on Sunday. A senior ...
Coalition govt a rudderless ship in choppy political waters
"Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment nothing can fail; without it nothing can succeed. He who moulds public ...
PPP will disintegrate soon: Rashid
KARACHI - Chief of Awami Muslim League (AML), Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, on Monday said that it would soon become clear whether the ...
9 shanties burnt, woman killed
KARACHI - At least nine shanties gutted at Sohrab Goth within the jurisdiction of Sachal police station killing an old woman ...
Lahore
'Proposals a conspiracy against poor patients': CM rejects health reforms
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister, Mian Shahbaz Sharif has rejected the proposal of the Health Reforms Committee to run the public ...
Roy's loud and clear political message clicks
LAHORE - With boyish good looks and moving commitment to a cause Shehzad Roy has worked his magic once again. His sixth 'Kismat ...
Flour not available at Sunday bazaars too
LAHORE - Flour shortage hits Sunday bazaars too as the supply was not enough to meet the demand this week while the vendors ...
Living up to tradition (City Notes)
By all that is fair, at least Italian visas should no longer go to Rehman Malik, or at least his parties, those of the loud check ...
A sheep in a sheepskin? (Buk-up)
My beloved mother happens to be of Seraike origin as she was born in Bahawalpur exactly on the day Allama Iqbal passed away. So ...
'Iqra' depicts true Punjabi culture, says Humayun
LAHORE - No doubt Humayun Saeed is a shining, brilliant and most sought-after star of Pakistani showbiz world. He has a lot of ...
Lahore win U-15 Hockey title
LAHORE - Lahore won the Sports Board Punjab Under-15 Hockey Championship by beating Bahawalpur 3-1 in the final at the National ...
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