Thursday, February 09, 2012
- 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
- Warrant issued for ex-Maldives president
- 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
The Nation in print for Saturday, June 20, 2009
Front Page
Baitullah spurns Omar's advice
PESHAWAR - Baitullah Mehsud, chief of Taliban militants, has turned a deaf ear to the request of Taliban supreme leader Mullah Muhammad Omar Akhund of halting terrorist acts in Pakistan and focusing all of his activities against the United States-led allies inside Afghanistan. Mullah Omar is our ...
PM rules out fresh dialogue with Taliban
PESHAWAR - Ruling out the possibility of dialogue with Taliban militants, Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has made it ...
$1.4b Pakistan aid awaits Obama nod
WASHINGTON - The US Congress on Thursday sent to President Barack Obama a whopping war supplemental bill that includes $1.4 ...
International
Protests must end: Khamenei
TEHRAN (Reuters/AFP) - Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issued a strong warning on Friday to leaders of mass street protests ...
Suu Kyi turns 64 amid global fury over trial
YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi spent her 64th birthday in detention on Friday as supporters ...
Obama's Iran reaction sparks intense debate in US
WASHINGTON (AFP) - There has been fierce debate in the United States about President Obamas reaction to the Iran protests with ...
Israel's settlement growth 'must cease', says Mubarak
WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM (AFP) - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said Friday that Israels settlement expansion must stop and voiced ...
Israelis see Obama as 'pro-Palestinian': poll
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israelis increasingly view US President Barack Obama as pro-Palestinian as Washington has begun ramping up ...
US fears North Korea missile launch
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US military beefed up its Hawaii defences Friday over fears Pyongyang may launch a missile at the Pacific ...
Karoubi calls for fresh poll
TEHRAN (Reuters/AFP) - Defeated presidential candidate Mehdi Karoubi called on Friday for Irans election result to be cancelled ...
US, Kyrgyz reach deal on Afghan transit
BISHKEK (AFP) - Kyrgyzstan has reached an agreement with the US that will open up its territory for the transit of non-lethal ...
French govt open to anti-burqa law
PARIS (AFP) - France could impose curbs on wearing the full Islamic veil if a parliamentary commission finds the burqa or niqab ...
Aga Khan now a Canadian citizen
OTTAWA (AFP) - Canada parliament on Friday extended honorary Canadian citizenship to the Aga Khan, the spiritual head of Ismaili ...
Glory just a win away, Younus tells team
NOTTINGHAM (AFP) - Pakistan captain Younus Khan wants his team to win the World Twenty20 title to bring joy to the millions in ...
Pakistan claim fifth place in Jr Hockey World Cup
SINGAPORE - Pakistan junior team hammered former champions Argentina to claim fifth place in the 20-team 9th Junior World Cup ...
Watkins lifts New Zealand into women's final
NOTTINGHAM (AFP) - Skipper Aimee Watkins led New Zealand into the final of the women's World Twenty20 with a rousing 52-run win ...
Ten-man USA come up short against Kaka and co
PRETORIA (AFP) - Brazil cruised to a 3-0 win over the United States, who for the second game running finished with 10 men, here ...
Homos the Confed Cup hero as Egypt stun Italy
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - Unknown Mohamed Homos scored the goal that gave Egypt a shock 1-0 win over Italy on Thursday and heightened ...
Business
Govt withdraws irritant, harsh clauses of budget
LAHORE - Following coun-trywide pressure by the business community, the Ministry of Finance on Friday decided to withdraw all the ...
Pakistan, Chinese bank sign $700 million MoU
BEIJING/ISLAMABAD (APP) - Salman Faruqui, Secretary General to the President said here Friday that a US$ 700 million MoU signed ...
KSE ends week in red zone amid low turnover
KARACHI - Lack of interest by the investors resulted in mixed activity at the Karachi Stock Exchange as the KSE-100 index shed ...
Tarbela generation capacity to increase by 960MW 'soon'
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Federal Minister for Water and Power, Raja Pervez Ashraf said that the construction of Tarbelas 4th extension ...
Govt allocates Rs1b
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Federal Government has allocated Rs one billion for a new scheme for development of Thar coal ...
Port charges to be reduced, says Ghauri
KARACHI - Federal Ports and Shipping Minister Babar Khan Ghauri has said that port charges will be reduced after the receipt of ...
LSM production down 14pc
KARACHI - Federal Bureau of Statistics (FBS) has reported further decline of 14 per cent in the production of Large Scale ...
SBP calls for supervision framework for conglomerates
KARACHI - Governor, State Bank of Pakistan Syed Salim Raza has underlined the need for developing a consolidated supervision ...
A new milestone in history of full touch mobile
dubai - The Samsung Electronics has unveiled its latest innovative and research-oriented product, the Samsung Jet, at a series of ...
Budget 2009-10
Mega numbers, fancy accounting and tall claims But really, I have personally come to a stage where I no longer take the budget ...
Politics
Govt to hide carbon tax on CNG
ISLAMABAD - The Finance Ministry has explored a tricky way to impose the controversial carbon tax on CNG. According to ...
Pay-raise decision set for revision
ISLAMABAD - An MQM delegation led by Minister for Overseas Pakistanis Dr Farooq Sattar called on Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza ...
War of words continues in NA
ISLAMABAD - The political colour remained dominant on budget debate in the National Assembly on Friday, as the lawmakers from PPP ...
Nato ready to extend help in operation
ISLAMABAD - With all set for large-scale military operation in South Waziristan against the top Taliban commander, Baitullah ...
UN Benazir murder probe from July 1
UNITED NATIONS-On the eve of former Prime Minister Mohtarma Benazir Bhuttos birthday, the UN announced that its three-member ...
Bus stand bomb blast injures 22
QUETTA - At least 18 people were wounded when a bomb exploded at a bus stand in Dera Murad Jamali some 400 kilometres away from ...
Lanka, Pakistan to clash in final
LONDON (AFP) - Angelo Mathewss astonishing first over treble strike and Tillekaratne Dilshans 96 not out helped see Sri Lanka ...
Zardari seeks global support to win war
BRUSSELS (APP) - President Asif Zardari on Friday told German Chancellor Angela Merkel that the fight against terrorism, which is ...
French inquiry alleges Pak role
PARIS (Reuters/AFP) - French magistrates investigating an attack in Pakistan blamed on militants that killed 11 French nationals ...
World's hungry one billion: UN
UNITED NATIONS-The number of people on the brink of starvation is set to reach a record high of 1.02 billion - or one-sixth of ...
No talks with govt sans UN guarantee: Mengal
QUETTA - Balochistan National Party President Sardar Akhtar Mengal has said that his party would not be part of any negotiations ...
UK summons envoy as West warns Iran
LONDON (AFP) - Britain summoned Irans ambassador Friday as the international powers made new warnings to the Tehran leadership ...
Al-Qaeda's Pakistan haven becomes less safe
LONDON (Reuters) - Under pressure in his Pakistan enclaves, Osama bin Laden is facing a familiar quandary: Where to go next? The ...
UN evacuates staff families from Pakistan
ISLAMABAD - In the wake of growing security concerns, the United Nations (UN) on Friday enhanced the security measures at its ...
5 illegal int'l gateway exchanges busted
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) in collaboration with Federal investigation Agency (FIA) officials has ...
BRP announces mourning
QUETTA - The Baloch Republican Party (BRP) has announced 3-day mourning on the murder of its Central leader Murid Bugti. The ...
Militants bomb college, two schools in Bajaur
KHAR (AFP) - Militants blew up two boys schools and a college in Bajaur tribal area, an official said Friday. Several ...
20 hurt in IHK fresh protests
SRINAGAR (AFP) - Twenty people were hurt in Kashmir on Friday when police used batons and teargas to break up fresh protests over ...
Two hurt in hand-grenade attack
QUETTA - Two workers of a local goods company were injured when a hand grenade exploded in Hazarganji area of Quetta on Friday ...
Entertainment
Miller sparks romance rumours with Kielty
AFTER a string of disastrous relationship with famous actors, it looks like Sienna Miller may have changed her type of man. The ...
Blinking phone dress unveiled
LONDON (Reuters) - Former Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova presented a prototype dress to reporters that is designed to light ...
British WWI veteran becomes world's oldest man
LONDON (Reuters) - British World War One veteran Henry Allingham is the world's oldest man at 113 following the death of the ...
Rihanna's Brown testimony won't be televised
IF Rihanna takes the stand to testify in her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown's assault hearing next week, her testimony won't be ...
Stable marriage is linked with better sleep in women
BEING stably married or gaining a partner is associated with better sleep in women than being unmarried or losing a partner, ...
US teens use smart phones for cheating
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - A study released on Thursday shows US teens are using smart phones and the Internet to cheat at school work ...
Islamabad
Anti-polio drive from 22nd with focus on IDPs
RAWALPINDI-The three-day anti-polio vaccination campaign will commence on June 22 and the health department has been asked to pay ...
IHC stays recruitment of teachers in model colleges
ISLAMABAD-The Islamabad High Court has issued a stay order stopping the Ministry of Education and FPSC from any fresh recruitment ...
4 cops dismissed on corruption charges
RAWALPINDI-On charges of corruption, false investigation into a murder case and clandestine relations with the criminals, ...
'Tobacco industry active to influence decision'
ISLAMABAD-The recently held meeting of the representatives of tobacco industry with the Health Ministry officials without taking ...
Authorities turn blind eye towards acid victim's woes
ISLAMABAD-Acid throwing is inhuman and barbarous act that not only lead to physical distortions of survivors for the rest of life ...
Haj, Umra operators reject cash guarantees in new policy
ISLAMBAD-Haj and Umra Association of Islamabad has rejected the new Haj policy for year 2009 by the Ministry of Religious affairs ...
SC directs FBR to submit report
ISLAMABAD-The apex court on Friday directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to submit detailed inquiry report regarding the ...
Army bags six gold medals in National Swimming
ISLAMABAD - Defending champions Army collected all six gold medals on the opening day of the 49th National Men's Swimming ...
Karachi
496 cops guarding 46 Sindh ministers
KARACHI - Despite dearth of police force to combat any untoward situation and to stop the increasing rate of crimes, at least 555 ...
40 children living with mothers in Sindh jails
KARACHI - At least 40 children are living with their prisoner mothers in the province. However, the government is trying its ...
3 die in different incidents
KARACHI - Three persons were killed while a woman sustained serious burn injuries in separate incidents in the City on ...
SA members seek full implementation of budget
KARACHI - Sindh Assembly members Friday stressed the need to implement Sindh Budget 2009-10 in letter and spirit so that people ...
MQM-H worker gunned down
KARACHI - A party worker of Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) was shot dead on Friday, while two of his companions were ...
Opposition leader lashes out at nazim
KARACHI - Opposition leader Saeed Ghani on Friday termed the particulars of City nazims interview as against the reality and a ...
Joy for embattled nation
KARACHI (AFP) - Pakistanis rejoiced Friday as their cricket team beat South Africa and booked a place in the World Twenty20 ...
World Cup run lifts the gloom
KARACHI (Reuters) - Pakistan's run to the final of the Twenty20 World Cup has helped lift the mood in the country following ...
Lahore
Zaheer, Makhdoom warn govt to mend ways
LAHORE - Though carrying a question mark on his present status, Leader of the Opposition in the Punjab Assembly Ch Zaheer-ud-Din ...
LHC directs vacation of principal house
LAHORE - The Lahore High Court has ordered the vacation of Principal House of Government College for Boys Gulberg presently ...
Militancy by-product of dictatorship: Nawaz
LAHORE - PML-N Quaid Nawaz Sharif has said that the government needs to develop national consensus on the overwhelming crisis. ...
Govt to ensure best treatment facilities: CM
LAHORE-Punjab Chief Minister, Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that all resources are being utilised for ensuring provision of ...
Lecturer trying to escape inquiry: PU
LAHORE - Punjab University (PU) spokesman on Friday rebutted the allegations levelled against the varsity administration by Law ...
Q-League MPs forgive PPP's 'aggressors'
LAHORE - It was one of the rarities that the days proceedings of the Punjab Assembly started in-time on Friday, but it turned out ...
Our Constitution, our pride
LAHORE - Notwithstanding the fact Pakistan is doing its best to weather the storm of terrorism and other problems yet its people ...
Aisam qualifies for Wimbledon
LAHORE - Pakistan's top tennis player Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi secured his fifth appearance in main draw of the Wimbledon Tennis ...
19 teams to vie for top honours
LAHORE - The Pakistan Football Federation has approved four cities for second National Women Football Club Championship, slated ...
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