Friday, February 10, 2012
- 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
- Terror trial of accused Bali bomber starts Monday
The Nation in print for Wednesday, July 08, 2009
Front Page
Petrol price down by Rs11.55/litre
Afzal Bajwa and Khalid Aziz ISLAMABAD - Consequent upon interim order of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, the government on Tuesday revised the prices of petroleum products downward deducting carbon tax out of it. As directed by the Supreme Court, the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority late Tuesday ...
US drone pulverises Mehsud base; 16 die
PESHAWAR - At least 16 persons, including four foreigners, were killed and several others injured when a US drone targeted two ...
Too many chiefs, not enough Indians
LAHORE - The PML(Q), the party that ruled the roost for five years as the Kings Party is headed for a virtual split. Political ...
International
US missile plan threatens arms cuts, says Russia
MOSCOW (AFP) - The development of a planned US missile shield would cast serious doubt on future nuclear arms cuts, Russian ...
Indonesian polls today
JAKARTA (Reuters/AFP) - Complaints of voter list irregularities by the two challengers for Indonesias presidency dogged the last ...
Mideast peace process cannot handle more failure, warns Egypt
CAIRO (AFP) - The Middle East peace process cannot handle another failure, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak warned on Tuesday, ...
Germany makes worlds first fuel cell aircraft
HAMBURG, Germany, (AFP) - The worlds first piloted aircraft capable of taking to the air using only power from fuel cells took ...
Italian police arrest dozens in anti-G8 protests
LAquila, Italy, (AFP) - The worlds most powerful leaders gathered in Italy Tuesday on the eve of a G8 summit aimed at finding ...
Nato urged to drop dependence on N-weapons
BRUSSELS (AFP) - The head of the UN nuclear watchdog urged NATO nations Tuesday to end their dependence on nuclear weapons, as ...
No go-ahead for Israel to hit Iran: US
WASHINGTON - The US on Monday denied an allegation that it is giving Israel the green light to resort militarily against Iran. I ...
MI5 tried to 'buy silence'
LONDON - A British Muslim of Pakistani origin convicted of being a lead member of Al-Qaeda on Tuesday accused Britains security ...
Pope calls for new world body with 'real teeth'
VATICAN CITY (AFP) - Pope Benedict XVI called Tuesday for a new world body with real teeth to restore the global economy and ...
Abbas orders 40 Hamas detainees release
RAMALLAH, West Bank, (AFP) - Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas has ordered the release of 40 Hamas members detained in the West ...
Pakistan crash in a session of madness
GALLE (Sri Lanka) (AFP) - Rangana Herath skittled Pakistan with his left-arm spin to hand Sri Lanka a dramatic, 50-run victory in ...
Curtain down on Asian Youth Games
SINGAPORE - The inaugural Asian Youth Games came to an end with the same fanfare and fervor with which they began nine days ago ...
Strauss backs Flintoff to rise in Ashes
CARDIFF (AFP) - England captain Andrew Strauss believes all-rounder Andrew Flintoff's chequered history against Australia will ...
Business
Nation celebrates SC verdict, KSE mourns
JAVED MAHMOOD and SADIQ RIZVI KARACHI - The entire nation celebrated the Supreme Courts decision that suspended the imposition ...
Traders be forced to reverse rates
LAHORE - The industrialists and business community in the city have appreciated the Supreme Court interim orders to suspend ...
Kibor falls to 12.96 per cent
KARACHI - The Karachi Inter-Bank Offer Rate (KIBOR) for one-year tenure further decreased to 12.96 per cent this week after ...
PIA negotiating $2b deals amid declining orders
LAHORE - In mid June, PIA entered into negotiations with Boeing and Airbus for procurement of 27 new aircrafts of worth more than ...
Cement price to go up
ISLAMABAD - All Pakistan Cement Manufacturing Association (APCMA) is all set to increase the prices of cement by 5 to 6 rupees ...
IMF decision on $875m tranche by month-end
KARACHI (Reuters) - Pakistani officials meeting an International Monetary Fund mission this week face a battle in mapping out a ...
Taseer for timely uplift schemes completion
LAHORE (PR) - Punjab Governor Salman Taseer presided over a meeting of the regional heads of the federal departments which have ...
Pakistan ranked 100 in 'Enabling Trade Index'
ISLAMABAD (PPI) - East Asian economies - Hong Kong and Singapore - occupy the top two positions in the Enabling Trade Index ...
Traders announce shutterdown strike from 21st
LAHORE - The representatives of the all traders bodies in the country, during a convention held in city, have announced to ...
New economic conditions place CFOs in spotlight
LAHORE - The role of chief financial officers (CFOs) has got more importance in the aftermath of the recent challenging economic ...
Politics
Miliband for Kashmir settlement
SWABI - United Kingdom Foreign Secretary David Miliband has said that his government shared Pakistans concerns and difficulties ...
PML-Quaid intra-party polls today
LAHORE-PML-Q intra-party polls for picking up provincial Presidents and General Secretaries are all set to be held on Wednesday ...
Govt to take its case before court: Gilani
ISLAMABAD-Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani minced no words in saying that the 1973 Constitution would be made the benchmark ...
US seeks no Pak bases: Obama
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that Russia and the United States should promote transparency and the ...
President, PM get update on SWA operation
ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari Tuesday asked the government as well as the Army to focus on supporting the NWFP ...
Pleas against Hafiz Saeeds release refiled
ISLAMABAD - The federal and Punjab governments Tuesday re-filed separate identical petitions challenging Lahore High Courts ...
Balochs want direct talks on issues
ISLAMABAD - Terming convention of APCs and formation of committees to resolve Balochistan issue as 'futile exercise, Baloch ...
Urumqi descends into chaos
URUMQI, China (AFP/Reuters) - Thousands of angry Han Chinese armed with poles, meat cleavers and other makeshift weapons stormed ...
Court directs cos to destroy consignment
ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the companies which had allegedly imported poultry feed contaminated with pork ...
Kerry says Pakistan aid in Indian interest
WASHINGTON (APP) - Senator John Kerry, Chairman of the influential Foreign Relations Committee, Tuesday said US expansion in aid ...
UN panel on BB murder begins preparatory work
UNITED NATIONS - The members of United Nations commission mandated to look into the 2007 assassination of former Prime Minister ...
3 commanders among four killed; 34 arrested
ISLAMABAD - The security forces killed four more terrorists including three commanders, while 34 others were apprehended from ...
Gas pipeline blown up in Dera Bugti
QUETTA-A gas pipeline was blown up in Dera Bugti district on Tuesday suspending gas supply to northern parts of Punjab. As per ...
Zardari for land record computerisation
ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari Tuesday asked for a pilot project of e-governance to computerise land records, ensure easy ...
Government to upgrade Forces
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Noman Bashir on Tuesday called on Minister for Defence Chaudhry Ahmad Mukthar. He ...
Muslim states voice concern over China unrest
JEDDAH (AFP) - Muslim states said on Tuesday they were deeply concerned by riots which left at least 156 people dead in Chinas ...
Majority have no personal transportation
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Although majority of Pakistanis do not own any means of personal transportation yet 41% of the respondents said ...
Four Chitrali passengers shot dead
CHITRAL (APP) - Four Chitrali passengers were shot dead when they were travelling from here to Peshawar on Monday ...
5 cops injured in mobile van attack
BANNU, LAKKI MARWAT (Online) - At least eight people, including five policemen, were injured in a remote bomb attack on a police ...
Entertainment
Thousands pay last respects to Jackson
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Hundreds of millions of fans paid last respect to Michael Jackson on Tuesday. Nearly two weeks after the ...
Elizabeth stays away from memorial
THE screen legend, a longtime Jackson pal, could not go to the Los Angeles event despite being asked to participate. Ive been ...
Radcliffe says he wont date Emma
HARRY Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has revealed that he wont date his co-star Emma Watson. The 19-year-old actor has said that a ...
I'm not exploiting my kids: Denise
DENISE Richards has slammed claims that she is exploiting her children by making them appear on her reality TV show. Everyone is ...
Jacko wanted to clone himself
MICHAEL Jackson was so terrified of dying he was desperate to clone himself in a bizarre bid to extend his superstar ...
Former wife inattendance
MICHAEL Jacksons ex-wife Debbie Rowe attended the tragic stars memorial on Tuesday. Rowe wed Jackson in 1996 (he was a patient in ...
Islamabad
Rs 7.802b 'Pindi budget approved
RAWALPINDI - The City District Nazim, Raja Javed Ikhlas, on Tuesday presented a Rs 7.802 billion budget of the district ...
Girls outclass boys in SSC Part-I result of FBISE
ISLAMABAD - Girls students have once again sustained their dominance over the male students by securing top five positions in ...
PM for modernising postal services
ISLAMABAD - Emphasising the importance of institutional development, Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani called upon the ...
Capital police evolve strategy to curb crimes
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Islamabad Capital Territory Police has introduced round-the- clock security to nab criminals by taking a ...
Children ward, OPD opened at Polyclinic
ISLAMABAD - Minister of State for Health Chaudhry Afzal Sindhu on Tuesday said that private sector was contributing vitally in ...
CDA bans advertisement on Capital's roads
ISLAMABAD- The Chairman Capital Development Authority (CDA), Imtiaz Inayat Elahi during a meeting held here on Tuesday said that ...
National
Pakistan hands it in a platter
Pakistan started the day needing 97 with eight wickets in hand. But in a typical Pakistani collapse, they lost their remaining ...
Herath the hero
In the morning, Pakistan were clear favourites to win. Sri Lankans had a slim chance to win and they converted that chance into a ...
Karachi
Public hails SC order on POL prices
KARACHI - People have termed the Supreme Court verdict to suspend the implementation of carbon tax on petroleum products and ...
City continues to face power outages
KARACHI - The Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) on Tuesday resumed multiple spells of power outages in the city on the ...
Media awareness have reduced burn victims' cases: Sharmila
KARACHI - Aurat Foundation Karachi has launched its report of second quarter on the Situation of Violence against Women (VAW) in ...
National Road Safety Conference held
KARACHI - Motorcycle/pillion riders are the most vulnerable road user group that accounts for 60 percent of all road traffic ...
Court orders survey of IDPs in Karachi
KARACHI- The same court directed its Nazir to conduct survey of internally displaced persons (IDPs) settled in Karachi and ...
Carbon tax has already added to people's woes
Karachi - Supreme Court has ordered the suspension of carbon tax on POL products, however the price-hike of the daily items ...
Lahore
140 MW powerhouse to be set up at DHA
LAHORE - Keeping in view the importance of uninterrupted and affordable power supply to keep the economic wheel moving, Odeon ...
Separate entry test for A level students
LAHORE - Meeting a longstanding demand of the A level students, the Punjab government has notified that evaluation of A level ...
Great people to cry with PIA, observes LHC
LAHORE - Chief Justice Lahore High Court Khawaja Muhammad Sharif on Tuesday took Suo Moto notice of inordinate delay in PIA ...
Govt to introduce uniform edu system: CM
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said that government is committed to eliminate disparity in education system so ...
US to join Auqaf cultural preservation projects
LAHORE - The US intends to join with the Punjab Auqaf and Religious Affairs Department on restoration projects of cultural ...
Passport-seekers left on mercy of agents
LAHORE - Passport office Garden Town staff has left the applicants on the mercy of agents sitting outside the office who have no ...
HIV+ can be controlled at early stage: speakers
LAHORE - Speakers at a media capacity building workshop on 'Women, Children and HIV & AIDS have said that HIV+ patients required ...
PBC to hear fresh Bar election plea today
LAHORE - Appeal Committee of Pakistan Bar Council would take up on Wednesday (today) hearing of the plea moved by Munawar Iqbal ...
Disappointing, demoralising and deflating
PAKISTAN lost, and lost badly. That too from a position of strength - with eight wickets in hand and 97 runs to get, our middle ...
Pakistan fined for slow over rate
LAHORE - Pakistan were fined for a slow over rate in the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle. International Cricket Council ...
Court extends stay in World Cup dispute
LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board's legal battle to force the sport's governing body to restore its rights as a 2011 World Cup ...
No permanent slot for IPL in calendar, says ICC
LAHORE - The Indian Premier League will not be given a permanent slot in the international cricket calendar, the ICC said on ...
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