Friday, February 10, 2012
- Commission to record Ijaz's statement via video link
- 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
The Nation in print for Thursday, June 12, 2008
Front Page
20pc raise in salaries, pensions
ISLAMABAD - The fractured PPP coalition government on Wednesday presented its first federal budget of Rs 2010 billion for fiscal 2008-09 with a budgetary gap of Rs 174 billion and estimated fiscal deficit of Rs 582 billion or 4.7 per cent of the GDP. One way or the other the government has ...
Defending the airstrike, US regrets loss of Pakistani troops
WASHINGTON - While defending the airstrike inside Pakistan's territory, the United States Wednesday regretted the loss of ...
Lawyers will succeed
Sajid Zia, Amir Riaz and MUHAMMAD IRTAZA LAHORE/MULTAN-Thousands of lawyers, political workers, human rights activists ...
International
Bush regrets 'man of war' legacy
LONDON - The US President George W Bush on Wednesday admitted that his gun-slinging rhetoric made the world believe that he was a ...
Bangladesh fancy upset win over India
DHAKA - Cricket's giantkillers Bangladesh are fancying an upset - this time over India in their tri-series match today at the ...
Pakistan fined for slow over-rate
DHAKA - Pakistan were fined for slow over-rate during their 140-run defeat to India in the tri-series in Mirpur, Dhaka on ...
Management concerned over lack of professionalism
DHAKA - Pakistan lacked harmony and coordination and will have to perform professionally if they want to win, said a team ...
Pakistani fans, flags not being shown on TV
DHAKA - The Singapore-based broadcasting company Nimbus, which has the media rights of the tri-nation series being held in Dhaka ...
Openers made it possible
DHAKA - Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was ecstatic after beating Pakistan by record margin. Both the openers Virender ...
It was just a bad day
DHAKA - Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik has termed the record defeat against India as a bad day of the team. In a post match ...
Selectors in a fix ahead of Asia Cup
DHAKA - The national selection committee will meet next week to deliberate on the selection of the team for the Asia Cup to be ...
Spain crush Russia with Villa treble
INNSBRUCK (Austria) (AFP) - Spain fired a warning shot to their Euro 2008 title rivals with a stunning victory over Russia here ...
Sweden off to a flier with Greece demolition
SALZBURG (Austria) (AFP) - Sweden beat defending champions Greece 2-0 here on Tuesday in their opening Euro 2008 Group D match ...
Croats look to dent Germans title hopes PreView
KLAGENFURT (Austria) (AFP) - Croatia need to put together a much more convincing performance against Euro 2008 co-favourites ...
Greek papers find fault with Rehhagel's 'mingy' strategy
ATHENS (AFP) - The Greek press on Wednesday blamed titleholders Greece's 2-0 defeat by Sweden in their Euro 2008 opening match on ...
Italy set to ring changes against Romania
ZURICH (Switzerland) (AFP) - Italy are set to ring the changes against Romania in a must-win Euro 2008 Group C match on Friday ...
Nuclear pact with India almost dead: US official
THE historic civil nuclear deal with India that US President George W Bush saw as one of his signature foreign policy ...
Iranians to wipe smile off enemy's face: Nejad
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday hit back at George W Bush after his latest warning against ...
G8 justice ministers gather to fight terror
TOKYO (AFP) - The Group of Eight justice ministers and security chiefs gathered in Tokyo on Wednesday to discuss ways to better ...
Gyanendra says sad farewell
KATHMANDU (AFP) - Nepal's former king Gyanendra left his main palace in Kathmandu late on Wednesday to live as a commoner in a ...
Secret British papers about Al-Qaeda found on train
LONDON (AFP) - British police launched an investigation after two top secret government documents relating to Al-Qaeda and Iraq ...
Brown scrapes win over anti-terror plans
LONDON (AFP) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Wednesday scraped victory in a parliamentary vote over his widely-opposed ...
Malaysian judges sent to 'boot camp'
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Malaysian judges were sent to an indoctrination "boot camp" and threatened with dismissal to pressure them ...
US plays down criticism of Afghan leader
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States played down criticism of Afghan President Hamid Karzai ahead of a Paris donors meeting ...
July 21 plotter's wife convicted
LONDON (AFP) - The wife of one of the failed 2005 London suicide bombers was found guilty Wednesday of failing to tell the police ...
Business
Govt allocates Rs67.68 billion for Power Sector
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The government has allocated Rs. 67679.690 million for Power sector under Public Sector Development Programme ...
Rs102.9m goes to environment
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The government has allocated Rs 102.904 million for new projects in the environment sector as it is poised to ...
Government gives Rs10.46b to industries
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The government has allocated an amount of Rs.10458.821 million for various ongoing and new projects of ...
Cement to go up after CED raise
KARACHI - Finance Minister Syed Naveed Qamar has announced to increase the Central Excise Duty (CED) from Rs750 per ton to Rs900 ...
Experts term PSDP target as ambitious
KARACHI - The target of new Public Sector Development Programme of Rs 549 billion for the coming fiscal seems ambitious, which ...
Rs20.52b earmarked for Agriculture, Livestock
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The government has allocated Rs. 20515.876 million for Food, Agriculture and Livestock Division in Public ...
Rs4.3b allocated for Population Welfare Division
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The government has allocated Rs 4315.000 million for Population Welfare Division, including Rs.4181.843 million ...
Corn prices surge to record high
CORN prices have hit new highs after the US Department of Agriculture forecast that output would fall because of poor weather. ...
Trade bodies strongly oppose increase in GST
KARACHI - The industrialists of the country have expressed mix reaction over the federal budget and showed their strong ...
Market gains 138 points amid cautious trading
LAHORE - The federal budget for fiscal year 2008-09 continued to affect the market throughout the day and market opened in the ...
Politics
Unfair policies aggravating Balochistan problems: Report
ISLAMABAD - Unjust distribution of natural resources, limited job opportunities and centralised policies of the government has ...
India to enhance military spending by 50 per cent
INDIA is planning to raise its military budget by 50 per cent to almost $40 billion, making military expenditure three per cent ...
Britain backs talks with militants
PESHAWAR (APP) - High Commissioner of United Kingdom Mr Robert Brinkley said here Wednesday that his government was in favour of ...
Boucher sees no Pak talks with terrorists
WASHINGTON (APP) - Reaffirming Washington's cooperation in economic development of tribal areas, a senior US official has noted ...
Nawaz, Imran to join march
ISLAMABAD - Former prime minister and PML-N Quaid Nawaz Sharif has said that the future of Pakistan depends on the restoration of ...
It will trigger more inflation: Opposition
ISLAMABAD - Reacting to the federal budget, Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi said Wednesday that ...
Defence budget up 11pc
ISLAMABAD - A total of Rs 28269 million was allocated on Wednesday for Defense Affairs and Services in the budget 2008-2009 ...
Rs549.7b for PSDP
ISLAMABAD - The Annual Plan 2008-2009 is silent over the arrangements for the investment to attain the projected 5.5 percent ...
SC judges strength 29
ISLAMABAD - The government in finance bill 2008-09 has indirectly proposed an increase in the strength of the apex court judges ...
Rs71.3b new taxes imposed
ISLAMABAD - The tax managers of government have proposed Rs 1251.5 billion as tax revenue target for the next fiscal year ...
13 troops killed in US airstrike
PESHAWAR - At least 17 persons including 13 personnel of the security forces were killed when the US-led coalition forces ...
Entertainment
Jemima's divorce from Imran Khan to be detailed in new book
THE reasons why Jemima Khan's marriage to Imran Khan failed may be detailed for the first time in a new biography of the former ...
Denmark's 'Miss Headscarf 2008' winner
COPENHAGEN - An 18-year-old Iraqi-born student was named Tuesday as winner of Denmark's controversial Miss Headscarf 2008 ...
James Brown memorabilia going up for auction
NEW YORK (AFP) - Hundreds of the late "Godfather of Soul" James Brown's instruments, awards and stage costumes will go under the ...
Light therapy 'can slow dementia'
DEMENTIA could be slowed significantly by treatments which reset the body's natural clock, researchers have said. The Dutch ...
'Cursus' is older than Stonehenge
A team led by University of Manchester archaeologist Professor Julian Thomas has dated the Greater Stonehenge Cursus at about ...
Shuttle astronauts bid farewell to space station crew
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The seven astronauts of the US shuttle Discovery bid farewell Tuesday to their three colleagues at the ...
Islamabad
20,000 PTI workers to participate in long march
RAWALPINDI - President of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), Punjab, Ahsan Rashid Wednesday said that about 20,000 party workers and ...
Police arrest eight gangsters, recover valuables
ISLAMABAD - Islamabad City Police have arrested eight gangsters, including one proclaimed offender involved in kidnapping, ...
End to all forms of child labour urged
ISLAMABAD - Condemning the menace of child labour, 'Save the Children', UK, called to end all forms of child labour across the ...
Liver Transplant Centre in Capital
ISLAMABAD The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is establishing the first ever Liver Transplant Centre (LTC) with the total ...
CDA ignores locals' priorities
ISLAMABAD (Online) The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has totally neglected mosques and residents of Saidpur village during ...
Abolition of child labour is just a dream
ISLAMABAD - A 12 years old Hanifa is now an invalid for life. She has lost both her legs, which were burnt when the brick kiln ...
Govt withdraws tax exemption from PCB
ISLAMABAD - The federal government has withdrawn the tax exemption from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for the next fiscal year ...
Karachi
PSM workers to have labour union referendum today
KARACHI - More than Five thousand Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) workers are enthusiastic to take part in labour union referendum, ...
Fishermen's row with ministry over contract system continues
KARACHI - The dispute of fishing in inland waters has been remained unsolved, as the meetings between Sindh Fisheries Minister ...
Call for provision of essential items in Parachinar
KARACHI - Kurram Agency Talba Action Committee Karachi on Wednesday demanded the government to provide basic life commodities, ...
Govt asked to exploit KU floriculture potential
KARACHI - If government extends support to the Karachi University (KU), it can earn millions of dollars by exporting tissue ...
Govt urged to take steps against child labour
KARACHI - "I am the victim of circumstances, I would have been in school but poverty compelled my parents to send me to work", ...
Kamal opens Mini Golf Club at Safari Park
KARACHI - City Nazim Mustafa Kamal has said that city government is committed to create maximum recreational and entertainment ...
Lahore
City gives carnival look on CJ's arrival
LAHORE-The city depicted a carnival scene on Wednesday on the arrival of Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary as ...
Security put on high alert
LAHORE - The Punjab Police has enforced the security plan for the lawyer's long march by deploying more than 5,000 police cops ...
Medical colleges self-finance scheme abolished
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister, Mian Shahbaz Sharif has said that government has abolished self-finance scheme in medical ...
Iran will never go for atomic weapons
LAHORE - Iran is an Islamic state and believes that since atomic weapons can kill millions of people, they are against the spirit ...
Traffic police inefficiency causes worst traffic mess
LAHORE - The Provincial metropolis witnessed the worst traffic chaos throughout the day due to traffic police's failure to ensure ...
'Model United Nations'
LAHORE - Punjab University Model United Nations (PUMUN) Society and the Student Teacher Centre (STC) organised a 3-day workshop ...
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