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 18, 2009
Front Page
EU offers aid but no trade breaks
BRUSSELS (Reuters/AFP/APP) - The European Union pledged aid to Pakistan on Wednesday for hundreds of thousands of families displaced by Pakistan Army offensive on the Taliban and vowed to help Islamabad tackle the root causes of extremism but denied Pakistan the trade breaks it says will help it ...
Blackout in Karachi
KARACHI - Almost whole of Karachi plunged into darkness when 500 KV main transmission line developed a technical fault, leaving ...
VVIPs Haj quota abolished
ISLAMABAD - Abolishing Haj quota for top government functionaries and parliamentarians, federal cabinet on Wednesday approved Haj ...
International
Vote confirms faith in govt, says Nejad
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday that his re-election was proof of the peoples faith in his ...
End Gaza blockade, UN agencies, NGOs ask Israel
UNITED NATIONS - A group of nearly 40 UN agencies and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) Wednesday called for an end to ...
20 'Qaeda men killed in Mali raid'
BAMAKO (AFP) - Malian security forces have killed around 20 suspected Al-Qaeda followers in a raid near the Algerian border ...
Iran wants nuclear bomb capability: IAEA
VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran wants the ability to build nuclear weapons to gain the reputation of a major power in the Middle East, ...
Obama, Lee warn N Korea on N-ambitions
SEOUL (Reuters/AFP) - The leaders of South Korea and the US told North Korea to drop its atomic ambitions and stop threatening ...
Fighting in Somalia capital kills at least 22
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Heavy fighting between government forces and fighters in Somalias capital on Wednesday killed at least 22 ...
'Flagrant' rights violations in Suu Kyi trial: UN experts
BANGKOK (AFP) - Myanmars junta is allowing flagrant rights violations in the trial of democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi and must ...
India denies visa to US religious freedom watchdogs
The Indian government has scuppered a proposed visit to India this week by the United States Commission on International ...
Malaysia accuses UN of unfair treatment
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Malaysia has accused the UN of unfair treatment over its decision to re-list the country on a human ...
Would-be 'priest' arrested with cocaine
ROME (AFP) - A Mexican man who arrived in Rome saying he wanted to become a priest was arrested at the airport with 6.5 kg of ...
Uphill battle for resurgent Pakistan
NOTTINGHAM (AFP) - An intriguing battle is on the cards when favourites South Africa clash with buoyant Pakistan in the ...
Pakistan want to win T20 title for Woolmer
LONDON (AFP) - Pakistan captain Younus Khan has said his side would love to win the World Twenty20 as a tribute to their former ...
South Africa blows the farewell whistle for India
NOTTINGHAM (AFP) - South Africa warmed up for the semi-finals of the World Twenty20 by fighting back to defeat ousted champions ...
A glance at today's match
Difficult but not impossible Pakistan have done reasonably well to qualify for the semi-finals after a slow start to the ...
Pakistan romp to easy win over South Korea
SINGAPORE - Pakistan romped to an easy win over South Korea in the last medal round match of the Junior World Cup here on ...
South Africa, Sri Lanka on final collision course
LONDON (AFP) - South Africa set-up a mouthwatering World Twenty20 semi-final against Pakistan after condemning defending ...
England set to name extended squad ahead of Ashes
LONDON (AFP) - England have delayed the announcement of an extended squad for the forthcoming Ashes series to give the likes of ...
Business
Foreign investment down 47.5pc to $2.2b in 11 months
KARACHI (Reuters) - Net foreign investment in Pakistan fell 47.5 per cent to $2.22 billion in the first 11 months of the fiscal ...
NTN condition to open bank account impracticable
KARACHI - The federal governments decision of linking the opening of a new bank account with the provision of National Tax Number ...
Interest rate to go down if inflation remains on decline
ISLAMABAD (Online) - State Bank of Pakistan Governor Salim Raza has said if tendency of reduction in inflation persists, the ...
Clauses creating troubles to go, Tarin assures businessmen
LAHORE - Admitting that he could not study the final draft of the Finance Bill before budget presentation, Advisor to Prime ...
PKMA demands deletion of items from cross-LoC trade list
KARACHI - A huge quantity of coconut, big cardamom, coriander seeds and turmeric is coming into the local markets illegally, ...
KSE gains 203 points to cross 7,000 level again
KARACHI - The stock market took a U-turn on Wednesday and once again crossed the psychological barrier of 7,000 as KSE-100 index ...
Current account records surplus in May
KARACHI (Reuters) - Pakistans current account deficit recorded a surplus in May, while the deficit for the first 11 months of the ...
China to help Pakistan
BEIJING (APP) - The Chinese Vice-Minister for Industries and Information Technology assured that his country will help Pakistan ...
KCCI urges Tarin to covene meeting in 48 hours
KARACHI - The Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industries (KCCI) has asked Shaukat Tarin to convene a meeting within 48 hours and ...
Withdrawal of minimum tax regime demanded
FAISALABAD - Pakistan Textile Exporters Association (PTEA) and Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FCCI) have demanded ...
Politics
Singh offers talks to APHC
NEW DELHI (AFP/Reuters) - Indias Prime Minister Manmohan Singh warned Wednesday his government would take stern action to stamp ...
US hails Pak-India engagement
WASHINGTON-The US has welcomed as 'encouraging a meeting between President Asif Ali Zardari and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan ...
Tribal defence committees to halt Taliban
ISLAMABAD - The security forces have killed 22 more terrorists including their area commander and apprehended 17 others, said an ...
Record Rs51.15b allocated for ADP
PESHAWAR - NWFP Senior Minister Rahimdad Khan Wednesday presented Rs 214,181.122 million budget with a deficit of Rs 3,066.306 ...
Treasury, Opp trade 'friendly fire' in NA
ISLAMABAD-The treasury and the opposition benches entered a 'friendly fire during the National Assembly session to debate the ...
Peshawar Airport shut down amid 'threats'
PESHAWAR (AFP) - Authorities on Wednesday temporarily closed Peshawar Airport, an aviation official said, citing 'technical ...
More protests in Iran
TEHRAN (AFP) - Irans Opposition held another rally and stepped up its challenge to the regime on Wednesday as the authorities ...
'Nawaz rightly convicted in plane case'
ISLAMABAD - Prosecutor General Sindh Shahadat Awan Wednesday told the apex court, hearing Nawaz Sharifs appeal against his ...
Secy Higher Edu post still vacant
LAHORE - After the removal of Secretary Higher Education Department Azhar Hassan Shamim, the Punjab govt is facing problems in ...
Power tariff to be raised by 17pc in phases
The Federal Finance Ministry has decided to increase the power tariff in degrees by 17 percent while the State Bank of Pakistan ...
'LeT could take over Pakistan'
WASHINGTON - An US expert on South Asia says that Pakistan faces the danger of being taken over not by the Taliban, but by ...
Entertainment
Obama swats fly
PRESIDENT Obama displayed impressive hand-eye coordination during the TV interview. After killing the fly, he declared: That was ...
TomKat to stay in $27,500 per night suite in Australia
KATIE Holmes and Tom Cruise are to stay in a $27,500-a-night suite when they move to Australia. The Hollywood couple - who are ...
Nagging leak delays NASA shuttle launch to July
CAPE CANAVERAL (Florida) (AFP) - NASA deferred the launch of its shuttle Endeavour on Wednesday for the second time in less than ...
Babes-in-freezer trial grips France
A verdict is due this week in the babes in the freezer case, in which a French mother is accused of murdering three of her ...
Digital age: Chinese fossil revives bird-dino link
PARIS (AFP) - A young dinosaur that fatefully wandered into a mudpool around 155 million years could help explain the mysterious ...
Madonna phones Mercy every night
MADONNA phones her newly adopted daughter Mercy James every night. The Miles Away singer won her appeal to adopt the ...
Islamabad
Six Pakistanis in Invitational Junior tennis
ISLAMABAD - As many as six players will be featuring in the Pakistan Open Junior Invitational Tennis Tournament 2009, which will ...
Lahore tops list of most polluted cities
ISLAMABAD - Lahore has topped the list of most polluted cities with highest air pollution level of 121.85 micrograms per cubic ...
PPP workers to donate blood on BB's birth anniversary
ISLAMABAD (APP) - All districts presidents and general secretaries of PPP chapter NWFP will set up blood donation camps in ...
NAs move towards self-reliance
Nations are not built overnight as it needs decades rather centuries to carve out a respectable place in the world. In the ...
'BISP working round the clock for IDPs registration'
ISLAMABAD (APP)-Chairperson Benazir Income Support Programme, Farzana Raja has said that 49 BISP camps have been established in ...
Convict in Rs4m ransom case freed
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Islamabad High Court here Wednesday acquitted a convict in Rs4 million abduction for ransom case. The ...
Karachi
Pakistan will beat SA, says Hanif
KARACHI (PPI) - Pakistan's legendary batsman Hanif Mohammad says Pakistan cricket team is in brilliant form and if they display ...
Excessive power use causes ouatage
KARACHI - The Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) on Wednesday said that the KESC had been maintaining dedicated feeders in ...
City Council passes resolution for City Development Trust
KARACHI - The presentation of the resolution regarding the establishment of 'City Development Trust during the City Councils ...
Commercial vessel directed to pay 3.1m dues
KARACHI - Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday directed the F.T.SELSEL Flag vessel to pay the charges of Rs 3.1 million to the ...
Superhighway to be opened in July
KARACHI - The new under construction 13km long road linking Tool Plaza at Superhighway with Jinnah Terminal, Shahrea Faisal will ...
Vigorous exercise raises heart risk
KARACHI (PPI) - Recent research suggests that as the frequency of vigorous exercise increases, so does the risk of atrial ...
REAP feats S Lankan Bangladesh diplomats
KARACHI (APP) - The bilateral trade between Pakistan and Bangladesh was growing at a rate of 10 percent per annum and is expected ...
Lahore
Rs30b allocated for ADP not utilised
LAHORE - Punjab Finance Minister Tanvir Ashraf Kaira on Wednesday revealed that around Rs30 billion allocated for the Annual ...
Police open Shaarey Fatima Jinnah, but partially
LAHORE - The City Police on Wednesday opened one side of Shaarey Fatima Jinnah (Queens Road) twenty days after the deadliest ...
Liberty attack terrorist arrested
LAHORE - In a major breakthrough, City police have broken down the network of terrorist organisation 'Punjabi Taliban Tehreek as ...
Contempt notice served on DCO
LAHORE - Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed of the Lahore High Court on Wednesday issued contempt notice to the DCO Lahore for not ...
Low intensity bomb blast injures woman
LAHORE - A bomb blast of low intensity created panic among the residents of Kot Shabuddin, Shahdara on Wednesday leaving one ...
Help to IDPs will continue till their return: CM
LAHORE - Chief Minister Punjab Mian Shahbaz Sharif has said that the Punjab Government would continue to assist Internally ...
37 magistrates transferred, posted
LAHORE - The Lahore High Court Chief Justice has made transfer and posting among 37 civil judges-cum-judicial magistrates in the ...
Norway committed to assist displaced
LAHORE - Norwegian ambassador Robert Kvile has said that Norwegian delegation will visit Malakand division next week to looks ...
PCB, ICC close to resolving World Cup impasse
LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is banking on two very important factors in the ongoing row with the ICC over the ...
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