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 Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Front Page
Govt grilled over 'security failure'
ISLAMABAD - While the opposition members staged walkout from the Upper House against Senator Raza Rabbanis remarks on Tuesday, Federal Minister for Postal Services Israr Ullah Zahri grilled the government for its failure in controlling the growing incidents of target killing and undue harassment of ...
US declares war on Taliban bankrollers
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The US special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan urged the European Union on Tuesday to provide more ...
New Murree Project shelved
ISLAMABAD - The Punjab government has shelved the New Murree Development Project and has returned the land acquired for the ...
International
Britons turn against Afghanistan war
LONDON (AFP) - Most Britons believe the increasingly bloody war in Afghanistan is unwinnable and want troops pulled out, an ...
Nigerian forces shell 'Taliban' leader's home
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, (AFP) - Nigerian forces Tuesday shelled the home of the leader of a sect that is inspired by the Afghan ...
US, Israel still divided on settlement issue
JERUSALEM (Reuters/AFP) - US envoy George Mitchell and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could not agree on a Jewish ...
Donkeys, guns and trucks - elections Afghan-style
KABUL (Reuters) - Almost as many donkeys as trucks will be used to take ballot papers to remote areas of Afghanistan for next ...
Gates hails troops pullback from Iraq
BAGHDAD (AFP) - US Defence Secretary Robert Gates discussed the future role of American troops in Iraq and the push for national ...
Baghdad blast kills eight
BAGHDAD (Reuters/AFP) - A bomb hidden on a motorcycle killed eight people and wounded 13 others in the Iraqi capitals eastern New ...
Rights group sues British govt over 'rendition'
LONDON (Reuters) - Human rights lawyers began legal action against the British government on Tuesday, accusing it of involvement ...
Khamenei orders to close prisons
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Irans Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has ordered the closure of the Kahrizak detention centre where ...
Record rains flood Dhaka
DHAKA (AFP) - Rickshaws and cars ploughed through waist-high water in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka on Tuesday as the city ...
American Qaeda gets life in prison for Bush plot
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US national Ahmed Omar Abu Ali was sentenced to life in prison Monday for joining an Al-Qaeda plot to ...
Pakistan gear up for one-dayers
DAMBULLA (Sri Lanka) (AFP) - Pakistan are banking on a fresh set of players to deliver as they seek to avenge Sri Lanka's Test ...
Business
Dollar crosses Rs83 barrier
KARACHI - As anticipated by the money and forex market dealers, the US dollar edged over 83 on Tuesday against the local currency ...
Sindh to decide issue price of wheat today
KARACHI - The Sindh government would release wheat to flour mills and 'Chakies at Rs975/40 kg from first day of next month, ...
KSE sheds 36 points amid rupee devaluation
KARACHI - Declining trend in the value of local currency increased the nervousness amongst local participants which led to a ...
Pakistan, Malaysia to boost share in halal market
KARACHI (APP)- A combination of technology and investment from Malaysia and halal raw material from Pakistan will help in getting ...
Petroleum cos, investors offered to tap hydrocarbon potential
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The immense untapped hydrocarbon potential, estimated at 27 billion barrels of Oil and 280 trillion cubic feet ...
Govt to achieve trade policy targets
ISLAMABAD - Secretary Commerce Suleman Ghani Tuesday hoped government would achieve the entire targets fixed in Strategic Trade ...
SAfricans' Pak visit to help boost pharma export to Rs24 billion
LAHORE - The trade delegation of South Africa, during its visit to a number of industrial cities, arranged by TDAP, has shown ...
Need for more Pak-Swiss trade cooperation stressed
LAHORE - The Deputy Head of Mission Embassy of Switzerland Nicolas Plattner has called for more interaction between the business ...
PIA MD greets staff on pay raise
KARACHI - PIA MD Captain Ejaz Haroon has greeted all employees of the airline on 20 per cent increase in salary and 2.5 per cent ...
IGI, Pak-Qatar Takaful sign MoU
KARACHI - IGI Investment Bank recently signed a bancatakaful agreement with Pak-Qatar Family Takaful Limited aiming to further ...
Politics
NFC to meet next month
KARACHI - Advisor to the Prime Minister on Finance Shaukat Tarin was elected unopposed member of the Senate from the Sindh ...
IHK CM resigns over sex scandal
SRINAGAR (Reuters/AFP) - The chief minister of Kashmir, Omar Abdullah, resigned on Tuesday after an opposition lawmaker accused ...
Soldier killed in Waziristan suicide attack
MIRANSHAH - A soldier of Khasadar Force was killed and five others injured as a result of suicide attack against a check post at ...
Ditch Mehsud or face action
ISLAMABAD - Pakistans security forces will launch a large-scale military operation against all the Taliban commanders in ...
Nazim moves SHC against CM Qaim
KARACHI - The City District Government of Karachi on Tuesday approached the Sindh High Court (SHC) to seek redress against Sindh ...
PM, some MNAs let lapse funds
ISLAMABAD - A sizeable amount of Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) funds lapsed, as some MNAs, including Prime Minister ...
Incentives given to KESC, IPPs
ISLAMABAD - In a bid to cope with the aggravating power crisis in the country, the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the ...
Generation of power top priority: Gilani
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani said on Tuesday that increasing power generation was the top priority of the ...
Brahamdagh has left Kabul, says Rehman
Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that security officials had arrested Uzbek, Chechen and Maldives nationals ...
Swat landowners reluctant to return fearing militants attacks
NEW YORK - Swats wealthy landowners, the economic pillar of the scenic valley, are still hesitant to return home even when ...
Pakistani executive of US firm faces charges
NEW YORK - A former Pakistani-American top executive at a major electronics company, who was arrested in California December 19 ...
7 held on terror charges in US
NEW YORK - Seven people suspected of conspiring to engage in a holy war and support terrorism activities abroad were arrested on ...
Pakistan calls for freeze on Israeli settlements in Palestine
UNITED NATIONS - Reaffirming its strong commitment to the Palestinian cause, Pakistan on Thursday called for the implementation ...
10 gunned down as rivals clash
SUKKUR - Ten persons were gunned down in two different incidents as rivals clashed here in the suburb of the City on Tuesday. ...
Woman among three booked
Police in Faisalabad on Tuesday registered a case, first of its kind in the country, against three persons, including a woman, ...
Power pylon blown up
QUETTA - A power pylon of 132 KV was blown up in outskirts of Quetta on Tuesday. According to police sources, unknown people had ...
CM's son gifts Siberian leopard to NWFP govt
LAHORE - CM Punjabs younger son Salman Shahbaz has announced to give his recently imported Siberian leopard as a gift to govt of ...
Singh to defend efforts for ties with Pakistan
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will defend efforts to improve ties with Pakistan in a parliament ...
Poll campaign leader shot; UN Afghan compound hit
KABUL (AFP) - The top UN official in Afghanistan on Tuesday urged the Taliban not to disrupt elections, as fighters killed nine ...
Quadrilateral summit to promote cooperation
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan (APP) - All is set for a quadrilateral summit meeting between the leaders of Pakistan, Afghanistan, ...
Entertainment
Jackson doctor 'gave him sleep drug'
MICHAEL Jacksons personal doctor administered a powerful anaesthetic to help him sleep, and authorities believe the drug killed ...
Blue M&Ms 'mend spinal injuries'
THE food dye that gives blue M&Ms their colour can help mend spinal injuries, researchers have claimed after tests on rats. The ...
Intense exercise may cut risk of cancer death
PARIS (AFP) - Men who regularly do heart-pounding exercise are less likely to develop cancer, according to a study released ...
Curious cub strikes up unlikely friendship with dolphins
A liger cub enjoys an unlikely encounter with three dolphins in these amazing photos taken at a safari park. The six-week-old cat ...
Islamabad
Rehman Malik to attend meeting of NA committee on sports
ISLAMABAD (APP) - High Government and Sports officials will be present at the meeting of National Assembly Standing Committee on ...
National Women Football kicks off today
ISLAMABAD - The 5th National Women's Football Championship will start from Wednesday (today) here at Jinnah Stadium, Pakistan ...
Capital Cup Basketball from today
ISLAMABAD - The third Capital Cup Basketball Tournament will start from Wednesday (today) here at F-6 Basketball Courts. Twelve ...
Pakistan taekwondo team to feature in Martial Arts Games
ISLAMABAD - As many as eight players and two officials of the Pakistan Taekwondo Federation (PTF) will leave here for Bangkok to ...
Sasta Bazars to be set up during Ramazan
RAWALPINDI - District Coordination Officer (DCO) Imdadullah Bosal has said that Sasta Bazars will be established in various towns ...
JI evolves strategy for general polls
RAWALPINDI - The Jammat-e-Islami (JI) has evolved a comprehensive strategy to bag overwhelming majority in next general elections ...
CDA to plant 7,400 new trees at Zero Point Interchange
ISLAMABAD - The Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Tuesday pledged to plant 7,400 new trees at Zero Point Interchange in ...
CDA boss vows to make capital 'most beautiful'
ISLAMABAD (Online) - The Capital Development Authority (CDA) Chairman, Imtiaz Inayat Elahi, on Tuesday vowed to make Islamabad ...
CDA to supply untreated water for streets, home wash
ISLAMABAD (APP) - In wake of prevailing water scarcity, the Capital Development Authority has decided to disallow use of clean ...
Man commits suicide after killing two persons
RAWALPINDI - A man committed suicide after killing two persons including his younger brother in Urdu Bazaar in the jurisdiction ...
Karachi
PIA thrash NBP 3-0
KARACHI - Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) opened their campaign in the KASB Premier Football League with an authoritative ...
Teachers postings in limbo
KARACHI - Despite the passage of three months, Sindh government has yet to recruit teachers on the vacant posts of JST (Junior ...
More schools under CDGK Pilot Project
Karachi - The Committee for Monitoring and Improvement of Schools (CMIS) of the city government has selected two more schools, ...
AJ transfers case against constables to ATC-1
KARACHI (PPI) - Police on Tuesday submitted challan against two traffic police constables involved in a three-year-old girls ...
Price-hike hits people hard ahead of Ramazan
Karachi (PPI) - Rates of almost all daily-use items, especially kitchen commodities, have started souring as the traditional ...
Students throng banks
KARACHI (PPI) - A large number of students and parents thronged at the designated bank branches to get placement forms under the ...
Dialogue to promote inter-faith harmony
KARACHI - The people belonging to different faiths and religions must communicate and maintain dialogue to understand each others ...
Lahore
Awareness about 2-Nation Theory must for progress
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister, Shahbaz Sharif has said that we can make future of Pakistan safe by promoting education and ...
Students, police clash over wall-chalking
LAHORE - Heavy contingent of police Tuesday arrested dozens of Islamia College Civil Lines students including IJT Islamia College ...
BISE barred from announcing Matric results
LAHORE - The Lahore High Court has called report from the Lahore Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education by July 31 on a ...
Lawyers observe 'Accountability Day'
LAHORE - Lawyers throughout the country will observe Accountability Day on Wednesday (today) to mark the day when the Supreme ...
Police accused of registering fake cases
LAHORE - A resident of Raiwind and leader of a political party has alleged that Senior Superintendent Police (Operations) Lahore ...
Kh Sharif takes suo moto notice
LAHORE - Lahore High Court Chief Justice Khawaja Muhammad Sharif Tuesday took suo moto notice of allotment of houses in GOR-1 and ...
Regulation can revive cinema industry
LAHORE - Revival of Pakistani cinema is of much significance for its growth and development, and for the achievement of the same ...
6 Railways workers hurt in police baton-charge
LAHORE - At least six railway workers were injured, two of them seriously, as the railway police wielded batons on them while ...
Pakistan, ICC inch closer to resolving World Cup dispute
LAHORE - Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Ijaz Butt and International Cricket Council President David Morgan reported "good ...
HBL, Army in NBP Gold Cup Hockey semis
LAHORE - National Bank, Army, Port Qasim and Habib Bank reached the semi-finals of the NBP Gold Cup Hockey Tournament here on ...
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