Thursday, February 09, 2012
- 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
- US drone kills Qaeda leader in Pak: officials
- Blast rocks ASF headquarters in Karachi
- Three including two women killed for honour in Faisalabad
- Obama briefed by national security team on US-Pakistan cooperation
- Awan contempt case: Hearing adjourns till Feb 20
- Memo case: Lawyer insists recording of Ijaz statement abroad
The Nation in print for Saturday, July 04, 2009
Front Page
26 perish in Army helicopter crash
ORAKZAI AGENCY - A military helicopter crashed in Orakzai Agency near the Afghan border on Friday, killing 26 security personnel. Some sources said that militants hiding in the mountains had fired at the MI-17 helicopter with heavy and sophisticated weapons near Chapper Farozkhel. However, ISPR had ...
US drones target Mehsud hideouts
PESHAWAR - Seventeen militants were killed and 35 others injured as a result of drone attacks on the compounds of Taliban ...
Pakistan proposes Afghan border fencing
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has proposed a border fencing between Afghanistan and Pakistan on the pattern ...
International
Taliban using guerrilla tactics against US, UK
NEW YORK - US troops may face a tough time wresting Afghan provinces from Taliban control as many villagers have accepted groups ...
Protests denounce Biden visit to Iraq
BAGHDAD (AFP) - A fiery protest marked the start on Friday of US Vice President Joe Bidens visit to Iraq, with supporters of ...
No sign Iran seeks nuclear arms: Amano
VIENNA (Reuters/AFP) - The incoming head of the UNs nuclear watchdog said on Friday he did not see any hard evidence that Iran ...
UK Embassy staff may face trial: Iranian cleric
TEHRAN (Reuters/AFP) - A powerful Iranian cleric suggested on Friday that detained local staff from the British Embassy in Tehran ...
'Untold story of WW2 stirs Muslim youth pride
BIRMINGHAM (Reuters) - Taunted by racists as a Paki and terrorist, Haroon bin Khaled spent his teenaged years feeling rejected by ...
Billions stolen in online robbery
Space trading game Eve Online has suffered a virtual version of the credit crunch, reports BBC. One of the games biggest ...
Medvedev, Obama to ink Afghanistan transit deal
MOSCOW (AFP) - The Russian and US presidents plan next week to sign deals on replacing a Cold War-era missile treaty and the ...
AU to shelter Bashir from war crimes warrant
SIRTE, Libya (AFP) - The African Union has decided not to cooperate with a war crimes warrant against Sudan President Omar ...
Man shackles girl with dogs for 18 yrs
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Hundreds of women have rallied to demand the death penalty for a man who shackled a girl with dogs for 18 ...
Saddam stayed in Baghdad until city fell: FBI
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Saddam Hussein stayed in Baghdad until just hours before it was clear the city was about to fall after the ...
Federer in seventh straight final
LONDON (AFP) - Roger Federer reached a record 20th Grand Slam final and a seventh straight Wimbledon title match with a 7-6 ...
Murali out of Pakistan Test
GALLE (Sri Lanka) (AFP) - Muttiah Muralitharan was on Friday ruled out of the first Test against Pakistan with a knee injury, ...
Wimbledon at mercy of Williams
LONDON (AFP) - Venus and Serena Williams clash in a fourth all-sister Wimbledon final on Saturday determined to prove that their ...
Lack of sporting culture, facilities cause of Pakistan's poor show
SINGAPORE - The Pakistan contingent chef de mission Naveed Akram Cheema praised the efforts of the young players in this ...
Ponting in search of missing Ashes triumph
LONDON (AFP) - Australia captain Ricky Ponting heads into the upcoming Ashes series against England looking to erase the one blot ...
Business
Siemens to pay $100m to fight corruption
WASHINGTON - The World Bank on Thursday announced a comprehensive settlement with German industrial giant Siemens in the wake of ...
No hike in tariff until outages end
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance, Shaukat Tarin, has said that the government would not increase ...
Rice output target unlikely to be achieved
KARACHI - The target of rice output is unlikely to be achieved in current Kharif season of 2009-10 due to acute water shortage in ...
Bears return to market on profit-taking
KARACHI - Karachi Stock Exchange lost the positive momentum on Friday amid profit taking activities and the KSE 100-index shed 27 ...
No yardstick set to check quality of imported drugs
KARACHI - The Health Ministry has allowed the import of life-saving drugs from China under the FTA and India as well despite the ...
Circular debt to be 'cleared' this month
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Ministry of Finance is all set to clear the circular debt of Independent Power Plants during the current ...
WB to give $134.68m to Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Government of Pakistan here on Friday signed two agreements with the World Bank amounting to US$ 134.68 ...
SBP appoints primary dealers for FY 2009-10
KARACHI - The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said on Friday it has appointed primary dealers for financial year 2009-10. The ...
Issues hampering Pak-Iran trade to be resolved
ISLAMABAD - Iranian Ambassador Mashaallah Shakeri Friday said that Pakistan and Iran were agreed to address and resolve all the ...
WB directs $6.6b to SAsia; $1,609 million to Pakistan
WASHINGTON - The World Bank Group committed US$6.6 billion in fiscal year ended June 30 to South Asia, much of it focused on ...
Politics
Jets kill four civilians in NW
NORTH WAZIRISTAN Agency - At least four civilians have been killed and three others injured when security forces Jet fighters ...
COAS sees internal threat more urgent
KARACHI - Chief of the Army Staff, General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani, has said that Pakistan is confronted with multifaceted ...
Dir phone exchange blown up
ISLAMABAD - One soldier was injured while 13 terrorists including Commander Naeem Ullah were killed in Swat and Dir districts ...
Sindh minister booked in murder case
KARACHI - At last the police have registered a case against Sindh Home Minister Zulfiqar Mirza on court orders over his alleged ...
No 'understanding' between CJ, govt over NRO
ISLAMABAD - Registrar Supreme Court of Pakistan Faqir Hussain Friday rejected the impression that there was any understanding ...
LPG price up by Rs9 per kg
KARACHI - Local producers and marketing companies have increased prices of Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) to Rs9,890 per tonne. After ...
PM optimistic about meeting with Singh
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Friday ruled out the division of Punjab into further provinces and said the ...
Nawaz willing to become prime minister again
LONDON (Online) - Former premier and Quaid Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) Mian Nawaz Sharif has asked former president Gen (r) ...
US Marines in 'hell of a fight' in Afghanistan
GARMSIR, Afghanistan, (AFP) - US Marines are in a hell of a fight as they storm into Taliban strongholds during a major assault ...
Water issue may lead to tension, India told
MULTAN - Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has declared that the Army operation encompasses all those areas where it was ...
President, PM greet Obama on US I-Day
ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani have felicitated President Obama on the US ...
UAE gives $0.5m for UN probe into BB murder
ISLAMABAD - The UAE has announced a contribution of US $500,000 to the UN Trust Fund for Benazir Bhutto Inquiry ...
Plea against Hafiz Saeed release likely today
LAHORE - The government has decided to file appeal in the Supreme Court of Pakistan against the release of banned organisation, ...
Govt to get drone technology soon, says Malik
ISLAMABAD - Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that Pakistan will soon get the drones technology as United States has ...
Pakistan seals Afghan border along S Waziristan
WANA, MIRANSHAH, HANGU (Online) - Pakistan has sealed its border with Afghanistan in South Waziristan and imposed curfew there to ...
Two dozen hurt in fresh IHK clashes
SRINAGAR (AFP) - Police used batons and teargas to break up fresh anti-India protests in Occupied Kashmir on Friday, with more ...
Entertainment
'Step-monster'
SANDRA Bullocks step-children think she is evil. The Proposal star raises three kids Chandler, 15, Jesse Jr., 12, and Sunny, ...
Sun to be at the farthest from Earth
THIS year Aphelion, the point in Earths elliptical orbit when it is farthest from the Sun, occurs tomorrow, July 4th. Of course, ...
MJ funeral to be the greatest show on Earth
MICHAEL Jackson will be buried in a $25,000 (15,300) gold casket in a funeral that is set to become the greatest show on ...
Job for Indian royal descendant
A descendant of Indias last Mughal emperor has been rescued from a life of penury in Calcutta by getting a job with the state-run ...
Hes one of our greatest entertainers
PRESIDENT Barack Obama has come forward to release a personal statement regarding the untimely death of Michael Jackson. Last ...
Aqua art
THEY could be the latest Nasa photographs from the cloud systems of Jupiter, a new species of jellyfish, or microscopic views ...
Powerful anesthetic found at Michael Jackson home
NEW YORK - Investigators found the powerful anesthetic drug Diprivan in pop icon Michael Jackson's Los Angeles home, ABC News ...
Islamabad
Getting visa becomes all the more difficult
ISLAMABAD - In the wake of grave law and order situation, getting visa has become increasingly difficult for Pakistani citizens ...
PM urges graduates to work for country's uplift
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Friday asked the graduating girl students to fully utilize their abilities for ...
'Reproductive health awareness must for youth'
ISLAMABAD - World Population Foundation (WPF), Pakistan concluded a three-day training for the master trainers on Sexual and ...
Kaleem Omar remembered as a gifted poet
ISLAMABAD - Kaleem Omar was a prominent poet of English language and played a significant role in promoting culture of this ...
Air coolers profiteering adds to woes of common man
ISLAMABAD (APP) - With the scorching heat hitting people hard across the board, the profiteers are fully exploring this ...
Kaira to launch Postcard Campaign
ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for Information and Kashmir Affairs Qamar Zaman Kaira will inaugurate the 20 to 20 Postcard Campaign ...
National
Pakistan have the edge
Pakistan have a perfect record against Sri Lanka at Galle International Stadium, where the first Test match of the three-match ...
Karachi
India-led cartel would destroy cricket: Mani advises ICC
KARACHI (AFP) - A Pakistani former head of cricket's international governing body on Friday accused India of exploiting its ...
Pakistan prevail over spirited England
KARACHI - Pakistan survived a late second half England surge to win the second hockey test 3-2 against the host on Thursday at ...
High Court moved against Carbon Tax
KARACHI - The Carbon Tax has been challenged in Sindh High Court by Sohail Hameed Advocate here on Friday. He filed a ...
JSQM man among five killed in City
KARACHI - Five persons, including an activist of the Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mohaz (JSQM), were killed in different parts of the City, ...
116 pedestrian bridges over busy roads
KARACHI - City District Government Karachi has prepared a big plan to build 116 pedestrian bridges at busy roads and corridors ...
Call for image-building of Pakistan
KARACHI - Leading intellectuals, politicians, economists, industrialists and technocrats on Friday emphasised on outlining ...
Cartoon Networks new line-up for July
KARACHI - Cartoon Network, the best place for cartoons, is coming up with the hottest action and adventure for everyone in ...
Stranded Pakistanis in Bangladesh facing hardships
Karachi (PPI) - Only two out of total registered 30,000 non-governmental organisations in Bangladesh are carrying out welfare ...
Lahore
Fate of 'smuggled' tigresses still unclear
LAHORE - Two white tigresses, currently 'detained at the Lahore Zoo by the Customs Intelligence, are awaiting their status to be ...
Imran threatens agitation against hike in POL prices
LAHORE -Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman has warned the government that all the political forces would jointly mobilise the ...
Regularisation of SWM daily wagers in doldrums
LAHORE - Regularisation of 4972 daily wagers in the Solid Waste Management (SWM) department is still in doldrums despite repeated ...
Sasti Roti Scheme being expanded: Shahbaz
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that government is taking concrete measures for the elimination ...
IMF policies contributed to inflation, says Speakers
LAHORE - Blind following of International Monetary Fund (IMF) policies by the government, expenses on war on terror, and ...
Woman dies of doctors 'negligence' at Jinnah Hospital
LAHORE - A 50-year-old female patient died due to allegedly negligence of the doctors at Jinnah Hospital on Friday. The hospital ...
DSP arrested for cheating dept, preparing fake papers
LAHORE - Inspector General Police Punjab Tariq Saleem Dogar on Friday dismissed the Deputy Superintendent Police (DSP) ...
City Club become Lahore champion
LAHORE - Speedy-winger Mazhar Yaseen did the captaincy job as City Club became the champion of Lahore by overcoming Syed Maududi ...
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