Friday, February 10, 2012
- PM will appear before SC on Feb 13, confirms Ahsan
- 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 Thursday, July 03, 2008
Front Page
Focus on problems not on Musharraf
ISLAMABAD - US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher Wednesday said that the Pakistani politicians should stop bickering over President Pervez Musharraf and instead focus more on pressing problems of militancy and increasing prices. The US diplomat said this while addressing a Press ...
US identifies 'aliases' of blacklisted groups
THE Bush administration on Wednesday accused two blacklisted Pakistan-based groups of operating under "new aliases" to try to ...
US can strike inside Pakistan: Mullen
US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen said on Wednesday that the United States had the right to take military ...
More fuel price shocks in pipeline
KARACHI - The consumers are set to bear more major oil shocks this year as the Federal Government appears in a mood to ...
International
Fierce reaction if attacked: Iran
MADRID (AFP) - Iran warned Wednesday of a fierce response and radically higher oil prices if the country were attacked but also ...
Terrorism fears fading: poll
AS Sens John McCain and Barack Obama battle over who has the best approach to national security, a new CNN poll finds Americans' ...
Stones vs water cannons at Egypt-Gaza border
GAZA CITY (Agencies) - Egyptian security forces used water cannons Wednesday to keep thousands of stone-throwing Palestinians ...
72 dead in Chad clashes; imam held
NDJAMENA (AFP) - Seventy-two people were killed in clashes between supporters of an imam and police who went to arrest him in ...
Zimbabwe Opposition rejects unity govt call
HARARE (AFP) - Zimbabwe's Opposition leader on Wednesday rejected calls to form a national unity government, saying it would not ...
US using satellites to track Iraqi Army
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States is using spy satellites to monitor the movements of the Iraqi army, after US commanders were ...
British blacklist an honour, says Hezbollah
BEIRUT (AFP) - Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah said on Wednesday that Britain's decision to blacklist the Lebanese group's ...
Nine dead in Siberian chopper crash
MOSCOW (AFP) - A civilian Mi-8 helicopter crashed in northwest Siberia on Wednesday killing at least nine people, Russia's ...
US and allied troop deaths in Afghanistan surpass Iraq
WASHINGTON - For the second month in a row, U.S. and allied troop deaths in the Afghan war have surpassed those in Iraq, ...
Crises-ridden Afghanistan needs new humanitarian plan: UN
UNITED NATIONS- The UN coordinator of relief efforts called Tuesday for a new international plan for Afghanistan, warning that ...
A century of one-day matches between India and Sri Lanka
SYED PERVEZ QAISER The fifth match of Super four in Asia Cup to be played at National Stadium, Karachi on Thursday (July ...
A glance at today's match
An even contest on hand This could well be a dress rehearsal for the final to be played on Sunday. Both India and Sri Lanka ...
Federer demolishes Ancic to reach semis
LONDON (AFP) - Roger Federer moved to within two victories of a record sixth successive Wimbledon title on Wednesday when he ...
Serena doesn't fear Venus defeat in final
LONDON (AFP) - Serena Williams would love to face sister Venus in Saturday's Wimbledon final because there is nobody the former ...
Coughlin breaks 100m backstroke world record
OMAHA (Nebraska) (AFP) - Natalie Coughlin broke through yet another backstroke barrier on Tuesday, lowering her own 100m world ...
Business
Committee to approach Punjab to lift ban on wheat
KARACHI - Despite strong opposition of Punjab and Sindh representatives, the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) has formed a ...
Initial Public Offerings fetch Rs12.67b in FY08
KARACHI - The capital market had mopped up Rs 12.67 billion in 2007-08 by offering Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) of the ...
Heavy selling further erodes values across the board
LAHORE - Heavy selling pressure continued to further erode values across the board due to the rumours of discount rate hike, ...
UN for efforts to address global economic insecurity
UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations is calling for enhanced international cooperation to deal with challenges threatening global ...
REIT valuation: SECP implements world standards
ISLAMABAD - Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan has implemented international standards of regulation and best ...
Pak Suzuki profit depicts 71.9pc decline in 1Q08
LAHORE - Pak Suzuki Motors (PSMC) has declared Rs 206 million profit after tax (EPS: Rs2.51) in first quarter of the fiscal year ...
PRGMEA slams aliens proposals, dictations
LAHORE - Bitterly condemning the aliens elements for garment sector trying to formulate and dictate proposals for the sector, ...
Oracle Fusion Middleware Suite
KARACHI - The Oracle is number one in middleware and the addition of BEA products to the Oracle Fusion Middleware Suite ...
US must stop harassing Opec, says el-Badri
MADRID - The United States must stop harassing OPEC members, the organisation's secretary general Abdallah el-Badri said in an ...
Politics
Younis blitz helps Pakistan vanquish India
KARACHI (AFP) - Younis Khan hit a magnificent century as Pakistan achieved a much needed eight-wicket win against India in the ...
Lawyers to hold another long march
LAHORE - Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) Wednesday blamed the government for resorting to price-hike, describing it an ...
Govt rejects Mangal Bagh talks offer
The government has turned down an offer of talks floated by Lashkar-i-Islam outfit, active in Khyber Agency, reported a ...
Missile fired from Afghanistan kills two in Bajaur
PESHAWAR - At least two persons were killed and two others injured on Wednesday when a rocket landed near security forces ...
Another four shot dead in Quetta
Quetta - A police constable and three other people were killed and several others sustained injuries in different incidents in ...
3 Swat men killed; woman slaughtered
SWAT - Some unknown miscreants killed a mosque imam along with his two associates, slaughtered a woman, set a college and police ...
UN chief urges more efforts to control N-proliferation
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon called Tuesday for stepped-up efforts toward curbing the spread of nuclear weapons as ...
SC moved to annul hike in POL, gas prices
ISLAMABAD - Awami Himyat Tehreek (AHT) Wednesday moved Supreme Court of Pakistan against the abrupt increase in the prices of ...
US Black Hawk shot down in Afghanistan
KABUL (AFP) - A helicopter from the US-led coalition in Afghanistan was shot down with small arms fire near the capital Kabul ...
Afghan strategy working: Bush
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President George W. Bush on Wednesday acknowledged "a tough month" for Nato and US-led forces in ...
Use of renewable energy resources stressed
ISLAMABAD - The energy situation in Pakistan is quickly moving towards an alarming situation at present. Historically, two main ...
Iran sees possibility of new talks on nuclear issue
UNITED NATIONS - Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said Wednesday his government will consider new proposals by the five ...
Entertainment
Psychedelic mushrooms do magic for health
JUST as the benefits of marijuana are taken into consideration these days, a study published online this week in the Journal of ...
Madonna and Ritchie split denied
US pop star Madonna and her film director husband Guy Ritchie are not planning to divorce, according to the singer's spokeswoman. ...
Salma planning $3.5m wedding
SALMA Hayek is reportedly planning to spend $3.5 million on her wedding. The 'Frida' actress - who has a nine-month-old daughter ...
Super atoms turn periodic table upside down
RESEARCHERS at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in The Netherlands have developed a technique for generating atom ...
Solar System is egg-shaped
PARIS - Millions of textbooks depicting our Solar System as spherical have got it all wrong, according to studies of data ...
Renaissance sculpture damaged in fall at Met
A glazed terra-cotta relief by the Renaissance sculptor Andrea della Robbia came loose overnight from its perch above a doorway ...
Islamabad
Sports create spirit of tolerance: Khuhro
KARACHI - Speaker Sindh Assembly Nisar Khuhro has stressed upon the youth to take active part in sports in order to create ...
7 suspected terrorists sent to Adiala Jail
RAWALPINDI - The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) No 2, Rawalpindi, Wednesday sent seven suspected terrorists to Adiala Jail on 14 days ...
Senate committee on women for improving jail conditions
ISLAMABAD: _ The Senate Standing Committee on Women Development has called for urgent steps to improve conditions at the female ...
ATM a headache for users
ISLAMABAD - Automated Teller Machine (ATM), a valuable utility, especially for the servicemen of public and private sector, has ...
Bapsi Sidhwa lauds NUML student's research
ISLAMABAD - Internationally renowned Pakistani novelist Bapsi Sidhwa, praised the thesis of a student of MA English at NUML, ...
Nazim presence in office becomes a rare phenomenon
RAWALPINDI - By flinging everyday jobs in dump, the District Nazim, Raja Javed Ikhlas has decided to do some other important ...
NADRA chief inaugurates tree plantation campaign
ISLAMABAD - Chairman of National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) Brigadier (R) Saleem Ahmed Moen Wednesday formally ...
Karachi
City faces alarming rise in addicts, juvenile beggars
KARACHI - Owing to the rampant unemployment of their parents due to off-fishing season, a number of fishermen's children have ...
Islam has nothing to do with terror: French envoy
Karachi - Out-going Ambassador of France, held a press conference at the residence of the French Consul General giving out ...
RTO shows 21pc growth in tax collection
KARACHI - Despite unfavourable political situation and slowdown in the economy during the financial year 2007-08 the Regional Tax ...
Fishermen allowed to fish at China Creek
KARACHI - Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah has taken notice of the problems of local fishermen in jetty of China Creek at ...
Rabbani, Marri call on French Ambassador
KARACHI - Sindh Minister for Information Shazia Marri Wednesday held a meeting with French Ambassador, Regis De Belenet, at the ...
Malik fitness tested an hour before match
KARACHI - To make doubly sure that Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik is fully fit to stand the rigors of crucial contest against ...
Malik life ban: A shocking misreading?
KARACHI - Former Pakistan skipper Salim Malik has been advised by his lawyer to make an announcement that he was not banned for ...
Pakistan name 12-member team for SA Junior TT
KARACHI - Pakistan Table Tennis Federation selection committee headed by former international star Javed Chotani here on Tuesday ...
Lahore
Hazardous public transport panicking DHA residents
LAHORE - The recklessly driven and rundown public transport plying on Ghazi Road passing through centre of Defence Housing ...
'Pather Group' smashes heads of two persons
LAHORE - A gang of alleged Pather Group has smashed heads of another two innocent people and killed them at the spot in Gulberg ...
Motorists want Qerashi's resignation
LAHORE - The motorists on Wednesday strongly condemned Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qerashi, saying that the people had to pay ...
Lawyers causing troubles for the poor: Edhi
LAHORE - Abdul Sattar Edhi Wednesday reached Lahore and launched his charity campaign to provide food for the poor all over the ...
Karamdad Wahla all set to join 'N'
LAHORE-Karamdad Wahla, MPA-elect from Jehanian (Khanewal), who defeated Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi's brother in the ...
Govt fixes price of 20kg flour bag at Rs 375
LAHORE- Provincial Food Minister Malik Nadeem Kamran has said that provision of flour to the masses at the fixed price is the top ...
Zeeshan, Wajid in pre-quarters
LAHORE - Umer Zeeshan, Wajid Ali, Atif Nadeem, Rizwan Azam (NBP), Rizwan Rana, M.Atiq, Amer Islam and Shabbar Hussain reached the ...
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