Friday, February 10, 2012
- 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
- 9 sentenced for London Stock Exchange terror plot
- Greece reaches deal on austerity
The Nation in print for Friday, June 20, 2008
Front Page
Any deal to test Pakistan first: US
WASHINGTON - The United States has told Pakistan to ensure that extremists in the country's tribal areas are not able to operate with impunity, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has said. "... It has to be, as is always the case in counterinsurgency, you have to be willing to make sure that ...
Washington's stance may harm Pak stability
ISLAMABAD - In the face of rising anti-US sentiments coupled with grave political crisis confronting the country, the ruling ...
Attack on food convoy kills 14
PESHAWAR - As many as 14 persons were killed while dozens of others were injured when a food convoy of public transport escorted ...
APDM warns govt of civil disobedience
ISLAMABAD Reiterating its commitment to judicial independence and democracy in the country, All Parties Democratic Movement ...
International
Pak troops not targeted, US official says
WASHINGTON: - The United States has firmly denied that its forces targeted a Pakistan Army position in the Mohmand agency ...
Assassination plot foiled on Iraq visit: Ahmadinejad
Assassination plot foiled on Iraq visit: Ahmadinejad AFP TEHRAN - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on ...
UN flays rape as weapon of war
UNITED NATIONS - Diplomats from around the world on Thursday urged an end to the persistent plague of sexual violence ...
Hijab-wearing women barred from Obama photo op
WASHINGTON - US Muslim leaders Thursday urged Barack Obama to personally apologise to two supporters in headscarves who ...
Loyal lawmakers rally behind Malaysia PM
KUALA LUMPUR - Loyal lawmakers rallied behind Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi at an emergency meeting ...
Suu Kyi celebrates 63rd birthday under house arrest
YANGON - Myanmar's democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday spent her 63rd birthday alone and locked under house ...
Obama opts out of financing campaign
WASHINGTON - Democrat Barack Obama Thursday rejected public financing for his White House campaign, leaving him free to throw ...
Fragile Gaza truce comes into force
GAZA CITY - A fragile truce came into force in the Gaza Strip on Thursday amid scepticism over how long the Egyptian-brokered ...
'No ban on Hizb ut-Tahrir in Denmark'
COPENHAGEN - Denmark's public prosecutor ruled Thursday there was no legal reason to dissolve the Danish branch of an ...
Elderly suicides surge in Japan
TOKYO - The number of suicides in Japan rose to a near record in 2007 amid a sharp jump in elderly people killing themselves, ...
Baby 'back from the dead'
HOSPITAL authorities in India have ordered an independent inquiry after a baby was declared dead, only to make an apparently ...
Iraqi forces hunt fighters
AMARA - Iraqi police and soldiers swept house to house through the southern city of Amara and surrounding Maysan province on ...
Black Caps denied in controversial finish
BIRMINGHAM (AFP) - The second one-day international between England and New Zealand ended in a controversial no-result with the ...
Petrova, Stosur set for showdown at Eastbourne
EASTBOURNE (AFP) - Nadia Petrova expects a serve-and-volley struggle when she faces Australian Samantha Stosur in a Friday ...
Srinath clears England of time-wasting
BIRMINGHAM (AFP) - Match referee Javagal Srinath said England would not face any action over their over-rate after New Zealand ...
Hiddink works his magic again as Russians down Swedes
INNSBRUCK (Austria) (AFP) - Guus Hiddink's reputation as a miracle worker was given further credence here on Wednesday as a young ...
Business
Share prices plunge by 3.2pc to 14-month low
LAHORE - Market internal problems along with margin calls and CVT issue continued to shatter investor's confidence on third ...
Qatar Islamic Bank to invest $100 million
KARACHI - The Qatar Islamic Bank with a consortium of Gulf countries will invest $100 million in banking sector in Pakistan very ...
Pakistan terribly needs integrated energy model
LAHORE - Pakistan has to adopt suitable financing mechanism for energy efficiency improvement projects besides remodelling ...
Pakistan, India to increase frequency of freight trains
NEW DELHI (APP) - Pakistan and India on Thursday decided to increase frequency of freight trains from two to five to boost trade, ...
KPT cargo handling growth rises
KARACHI - The cargo handling at KPT registered a growth of 25 per cent this year. The KPT is handling over 101,000 tons of cargo ...
Standard Chartered to offer SME loans
KARACHI - The Standard Chartered Bank announced at the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) Business Call to Action, hosted by ...
Price cap cripples pharma industry
KARACHI - Pakistan's pharmaceutical industry has choice either to shut down their businesses or pass on the extra burden of taxes ...
World Bank expects Chinese slowdown
BEIJING (AFP) - The World Bank said Thursday it expected China's economic growth to fall to single digits in 2008 for the first ...
China Mobile to invest another 800m dollars
BEIJING (APP) - China Mobile, the world largest telecommunication organization will make further investment amounting to $ 800 ...
Oil prices hit 137 dollars after fresh Nigeria outage
LONDON (AFP) - World oil prices jumped to 137 dollars a barrel on Thursday, within reach of record heights, after a militant ...
Politics
MPs for cut in Presidency expenditure
ISLAMABAD - Expenditures particularly of Presidency came under heavy criticism during the budget debate in the National Assembly ...
4 Pak soldiers killed in firing near LoC
ISLAMABAD - Four soldiers were killed on Thursday in an exchange of fire with unknown attackers at the Line of Control, the ...
NWFP Assembly united against US attack
PESHAWAR - The NWFP Assembly through a unanimous resolution on Sunday denounced the US forces' attacks on a Pakistani security ...
US military loses nuclear parts
LONDON - The US military has lost hundreds of sensitive nuclear missile components, in the latest embarrassment for the Pentagon, ...
Taliban routed near Kandahar
ARGHANDAB - Afghan and NATO forces using air power cleared Taliban militants from villages near the strategic city of ...
Iranian border guards shoot dead Pakistani
QUETTA - Iranian border forces killed one Pakistani national and injured another at Pak-Iran border near Panjgur on Thursday. ...
The Nation joins ANN
BANGKOK - Pakistan's The Nation newspaper has joined Asia News Network (ANN), bringing the number of newspaper members to 19 from ...
US should review policy on Pakistan, says Obama
Washington - Presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama has said the US should "finish the fight" against terror outfit ...
Split over US N-deal may trigger early Indian polls
NEW DELHI - India looks headed for early elections due to a worsening split between the ruling Congress party and its ...
35 prisoners escape from jail in Kurram
AS many as 35 prisoners managed to escape from the prison in Kurram Agency on Wednesday night, the local administration told BBC. ...
Gunmen kill JI leader in Swat
SWAT - Senior worker of Jamaati Islami and former Education Director Mohammad Zamir Khan was killed when some unknown armed ...
SC to decide on Benazir murder probe
THE UN Security Council will take a decision on Pakistan's request to hold an independent inquiry into the assassination of ...
Entertainment
Big breakfast 'aids weight loss'
BREAKFAST really could be the most important meal of the day when it comes to losing weight, claims a researcher. Over ...
Stress during childhood increases risk of allergies
MOVING house or the separation of parents can significantly increase the risk of children developing allergies later on. These ...
Kidman talks about baby and hubby
ACTRESS Nicole Kidman appears on the cover of July's Vogue magazine, and in the story the Australian mom-to-be talks about her ...
Britney has a private jet on standby
BRITNEY Spears has a private jet on standby so she can be with her sister when she gives birth. The singer's 17-year-old sister ...
Picasso breaks Australian art record
A record for an artwork sold at auction in Australia was set last night in Sydney, when a portrait by Pablo Picasso sold for a ...
Sienna talks about her breakup
SIENNA Miller spoke about her breakup with Rhys Ifans in a recent interview, and we really hope Rhys doesn't catch wind of what ...
New dancing robot
TOKYO For people looking for a dance partner that doesn't step on toes, toymakers Sega and Hasbro on Thursday unveiled a new ...
Islamabad
Prime minister's life line to Jamali
ISLAMABAD - President Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) Mir Zafarullah Kahn Jamali Thursday claimed that the Prime Minister Yousuf ...
Under clout Jamali names Jr Asia Cup squad
ISLAMABAD - President Pakistan Hockey Federation Thursday announced the national junior team for the upcoming Asia Junior Hockey ...
ICC delegation inspects construction work at Pindi Stadium
ISLAMABAD - A 16-man delegation of the International Cricket Council (ICC) inspected Pindi Cricket Stadium Rawalpindi on Thursday ...
Over 1,000 traffic wardens to take charge in Pindi
RAWALPINDI - The new traffic warden system is being introduced in major cities of Punjab with an objective to improve present ...
Youth Policy yet to be formulated
ISLAMABAD - Millions of youngsters, rightly called leaders of Pakistan's future, are still awaiting the end results of ...
Huge quantity of narcotics burnt
RAWALPINDI - In connection with International Day against Illicit Trafficking and Drug Abuse, drugs burning ceremony was held at ...
Lawyers hailed for not staging sit-in
ISLAMABAD - Central leader of Communist Mazdoor Kisan Part Iqbal Bali here on Thursday lauded the decision of lawyers' leaders ...
UNDP important partner for Pakistan: Gilani
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Thursday said the UNDP is an important development partner of Pakistan, which ...
Education key to progress: Speaker
ISLAMABAD - National Assembly Speaker Dr Fehmida Mirza has said that the new democratic government was committed to provide ...
Karachi
Sindh Govt warned against victimisation
KARACHI - Leader of Opposition in Sindh Assembly Jam Madad Ali has complained of political victimization and urged the government ...
JI disappointed over 'long march' results
KARACHI - Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Sindh President Maulana Asadullah Bhutto has summoned an important meeting of the JI provincial ...
BB's biography being updated
KARACHI - The official biography of Ms. Benazir Bhutto, which was compiled with her active participation, and for which she ...
Lyari Town ignored in Sindh budget
KARACHI - Lyari town, a PPP stronghold in the metropolis, has once again been neglected in the budget 2008-9 as only Rs73 million ...
PPP assures support to PFF
KARACHI - Local PPP leadership on Thursday assured the fishermen representatives' body to joint hands with them in a campaign ...
Lawyers ready to besiege Capital again, says Malik
KARACHI - The lawyers are ready to besiege Islamabad whenever their leadership ordered them to do so, Munir A Malik, former ...
Lahore
Asif ordeal over
LAHORE - The United Arab Emirates authorities have decided to deport Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif after the public ...
Akmal axed as PCB names 20 probables for Asia Cup
LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board has finally decided to test young wicket-keeper Sarfarz Ahmed in place of experienced Kamran ...
26 players announced in women Jr cricket camp
LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board woman wing has announced 26 players for the junior national women camp. The camp will be ...
Milk, beverages most adulterated food items
LAHORE - Milk and beverages are the most adulterated items consumed by the Lahorites, reveals laboratory analysis report of ...
4 medics recommended for posting as MSs
LAHORE - The high-powered committee constituted by the Chief Minster Punjab Mian Shahbaz Sharif, has recommended four senior ...
Lawyers put up poor show
LAHORE - The lawyers' movement that was already facing serious setback after inconclusive end of June 12 long march was further ...
Several officials of ACE to face music
LAHORE-The Punjab govt is likely to get rid of retired officers and officers hired on deputation basis during former govt in ...
Lawyers justify march termination
LAHORE- Speakers at the general house meeting of the Lahore High Court Bar here Thursday lauded the acumen of the leadership on ...
LHC issues notice to Nawaz
LAHORE - A three members bench of the Lahore High Court Thursday issued a notice to PML-N chief Mian Nawaz Sharif in a petition ...
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