Thursday, February 09, 2012
- 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
- 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
The Nation in print for Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Front Page
Terror wave hits Karachi
KARACHI - One person was killed and more than 50 others injured in six blasts within a span of 60 minutes which ripped through different parts of Karachi, the commercial and industrial hub of the country on Monday. Police was put on high alert as authorities declared emergency in all hospitals. ...
IG uncover plot to kill President: Statement a propaganda: Hasaan
Inspector-General Punjab Shaukat Javed Monday unveiled an alleged plot of suicide attack on President Pervez Musharraf, reported ...
Section 144 extended, security on high alert
LAHORE - Besides extending the imposition of Section 144 through out the province for another month, the Punjab government has ...
IHK CM quits over land row
SRINAGAR - The chief minister of Indian Kashmir announced his resignation Monday in the wake of a wave of violent protests ...
International
Government committed to masses' welfare: Wajid
LONDON: Pakistan's newly appointed envoy to Britain Wajid Shamsul Hasan has said that the new democratic government is committed ...
Sindhi body demands restoration of judiciary, Musharraf's impeachment
WASHINGTON: - The Sindhi Association Of North America (SANA) has called for restoration of judiciary to pre-emergency position, ...
US, UN condemn terrorist bombings in Pakistan, Afghanistan
WASHINGTON: - The United States and the United Nations today strongly condemned the incidents of bombings in Pakistan and ...
Iraq demands foreign forces pullout timetable
BAGHDAD - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Monday he is negotiating a deal with Washington that will for the ...
Israel signs prisoner swap accord with Hezbollah
JERUSALEM - Israel signed an undertaking in front of UN officials on Monday to go ahead with a proposed prisoner swap with ...
G8 protesters in tensestand-off with police
DATE, Japan - Protesters and police engaged in a tense stand-off on Monday as Japanese authorities blocked demonstrators ...
California firefighters battle blazes
LOS ANGELES - Exhausted firefighters raced Monday to contain hundreds of wildfires raging across California as forecasters ...
UN chief says US must take lead on climate change
SAPPORO, Japan - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Monday that the United States must take the lead in fighting climate ...
UK Muslims urged to reach out to Britons
LONDON - The Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) has said that despite the hate and the misrepresentation, ...
Manmohan to meet Bush over nuke deal
NEW DELHI - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh left Monday for the G8 summit, where he is expected to tell US President ...
Hundreds celebrate former king's birthday
NAGARJUN, Nepal - Around 500 people gathered outside the home of Nepal's deposed king Monday to wish him a happy 61st birthday ...
Business
New currency notes of Rs5 and Rs50 launched
KARACHI - State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday launched state-of-the-art new currency notes of Rs 5 and new design of Rs 50 ...
Fertiliser dealers charge extra Rs700, Rs90 for DAP and Urea
KARACHI - Despite withdrawal of GST and provision of subsidy the dealers of the fertilizers are fleecing the farmers by charging ...
Market to keep declining trend intact in near future
LAHORE - The stock market, in continuation of the last week's bearish trend, kept on its sluggish view, remaining in strong grip ...
Faisalabad industrialists threaten to stop manufacturing from 11th
FAISALABAD - The Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FCCI), Pakistan Textile Exporters Association (PTEA), All ...
Punjab facing major irrigation and drainage challenges
LAHORE - Punjab's Irrigation system, which is one of the largest contiguous systems in the world, is currently facing major ...
SME Business Facilitation Centre set up in Karachi
KARACHI - Realizing the urgent need of the SMEs the Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) with the help of its ...
Oil prices tumble below 143 dollars
LONDON - Oil prices fell on Monday after a long US holiday weekend as traders eyed the stronger dollar and easing tensions over ...
Senate body shows concern at slow work at Gwadar Port
ISLAMABAD - The Senate Standing Committee on Ports and Shipping has expressed concern over the slow development of Gwadar Port ...
FBR chairman launches Investment Tax Scheme
ISLAMABAD-Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Abdullah Yousaf has formally launched Investment Tax Scheme-2008 at Islamabad ...
Dollar higher after Bush comments
LONDON - The dollar rose against major currencies Monday after US President Bush, speaking over the week end ahead of a ...
Politics
No suitable person found yet to head BoP
LAHORE- Despite its best efforts, the Punjab govt has not been able so far to find some suitable person to head the Bank of ...
PM says, Mangal planned attack on Parliament
KUALA LUMPUR - In a startling disclosure, Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Monday said that Laskhar-e-Islam's chief Mangal ...
Gilani flays explosions
KUALA LUMPUR- Strongly condemning a series of explosions in Karachi on Monday, the Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani ...
Govt, Taliban agree to amend Shariat Act
SWAT - Reaffirming their stand on restoration of peace and stability in the region, the NWFP government and the Taliban from Swat ...
Pakistan denounces blast
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Monday condemned a deadly suicide bombing at the Indian Embassy in the Afghan capital Kabul in ...
Increase in power tariff inevitable
Minister for Water and Power Raja Pervez Ashraf has said government will deliver its promise of bringing an end to the ongoing ...
Afghan poppy income funding terrorists
ISLAMABAD - Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Defence and Defence Production Nisar Memon has said that poppy cultivation in ...
D8 summit parallels G8 meet
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia is all set to host the Sixth Summit of the Group of Eight Islamic Developing Countries (D-8) on ...
Lawyer gunned down in Quetta
QUETTA-A lawyer was gunned down by unknown armed assailants at Jan Muhammad Road here on Monday morning. According to police, ...
Nejad rules out 'repetitive' nuclear demands
TEHRAN - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday bluntly rejected as "repetitive" calls for Iran to suspend uranium ...
Rising costs dominate G8 moot
TOYAKO, Japan, - Rising food and fuel prices are topping the agenda for leaders of the world's major industrialised nations ...
Nawaz and Shahbaz denounce Karachi blasts
LAHORE- PML-N Quaid Nawaz Sharif has condemned Karachi blasts, expressing deep sympathies with the bereaved families. A ...
30 illegal immigrants arrested
KARACHI - Pakistan Coast Guards on Monday apprehended 30 illegal immigrants attempting to cross the border from coastal area of ...
100kg sugar price hiked by Rs50
The rate of 100 kilogram of sugar has roared up to Rs 3050 from Rs 3000, showing an increase of Rs 50, a private TV channel ...
Entertainment
Rock in Rio wraps in Spain
ARGANDA DEL REY (Spain) - Rock legends Bob Dylan and Lenny Kravitz closed out Spain's first ever Rock in Rio event as ...
Smith's Hancock tops box-office
WILL Smith's latest movie Hancock has made its debut at number one in the North American box office chart. The film, which ...
People-watchers await Carla Bruni album release
PARIS - Carla Bruni's 1960s-influenced new album has sparked a sensation ahead of its release this week, but the work ...
New antibiotic beats superbugs at their own game
THE problem with antibiotics is that, eventually, bacteria outsmart them and become resistant. But by targeting the gene that ...
Unesco adds three new heritage sites to its list
QUEBEC CITY - UNESCO's World Heritage Committee on Sunday added three new sites to its heritage list, including a former slave ...
Madonna denies affair, divorce rumours, spiritual outreach
LOS ANGELES - Madonna on Sunday took the rare step of issuing a formal denial of reports linking her to US baseball star ...
Islamabad
And now rains make life more miserable
ISLAMABAD - The government strategy to handle flood situation in the twin cities could not work as recent rains and flood water ...
Flood warning, forecasting system inaugurated
ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for Water and Power Raja Pervez Ashraf and Ambassador of Japan Seji Kojima jointly inaugurated the ...
Citizens again pushed into state of shock
ISLAMABAD - Peaceful atmosphere of the Federal Capital is again jeopardized by the elements that do not want to see peace and ...
CDA prepares protocol to tackle seasonal diseases
ISLAMABAD - Capital Development Authority (CDA) has prepared comprehensive protocol for prevention of Diarrhea and other ...
ERRA satisfied with work on roads in quake zone
ISLAMABAD - Deputy Chairman Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (ERRA) Lt Gen Sajjad Akram expressed satisfaction over ...
Plan to expand medical facilities at PIMS
ISLAMABAD - The Health Ministry is planning to start work on a project to expend medical facilities at Pakistan Institute of ...
Karachi
USAID $90m edu support to Sindh
KARACHI - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Government of Sindh Department of Education and ...
Mafia poses threat to mangroves
KARACHI - The Coastal-line of Sindh is suffering from environmental threats as thousands of tons of mangroves have been cut ...
Altaf vows to save City from 'Talbanisation'
KARACHI - MQM leader Altaf Hussain has said the people of Sindh and Karachi did not want confrontation and are prepared to offer ...
Shazia Marri flays blasts
KARACHI - Strongly condemning bomb blasts in Karachi on Monday, Sindh Minister for Information Shazia Marri has said that anti ...
SHC notices to Petroleum Ministry, OGRA over hike
Karachi - A division bench of Sindh High Court comprising Chief Justice Azizullah M Memon and Justice Khalid Ali Z Kazi ...
Commuters fury over rail fares
KARACHI - The enraged commuters Monday started to express their resentment over the increasing rail fares and many quarrels were ...
Lahore
IT varsity, a distant dream
LAHORE - The Punjab government is finding it hard to convert the lately constructed Chief Minister's Secretariat into an ...
Newborn's abduction case shelved: Father gets job in hospital
LAHORE - The Jinnah Hospital management has shelved the newborn baby's abduction case by recruiting his (baby's) father Muhammad ...
Military operation in FATA triggered suicide attacks: JI
LAHORE - Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan has blamed the ruling coalition for giving a new lease of life in power to Pervez Musharraf ...
Police official wants to prolong case against colleagues, says LHC
LAHORE - Justice Sajjad Ali Shah of the Lahore High Court, taking serious notice of not arresting two police officials involved ...
Image of AQ Khan should not be tarnished: Counsel
LAHORE - Barrister Iqbal Jafree, counsel of nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan, in a communication has 'advised' chairman ...
Orya Jan lauds NPT's educational services
LAHORE - Eminent intellectual columnist, playwright, also the Secretary Punjab Information Culture and Youth Affairs, Orya ...
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