Friday, February 10, 2012
- 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
- 9 sentenced for London Stock Exchange terror plot
The Nation in print for Sunday, June 21, 2009
Front Page
Obama favours Pak-India talks
US President Barack Obama has ruled out any American mediation on Kashmir issue by saying that bilateral dialogue is the best way to reduce tension between India and Pakistan. We want to be helpful in that process, but I dont think its appropriate for us to be the mediators in that process. I think ...
EU to give 100m euros: Zardari
KARACHI-President Asif Ali Zardari has said that European Union responded in a very positive manner during his recent visit to ...
Waziristan front hots up
ISLAMABAD (AFP/Reuters) - At least 38 militants were killed in fierce clashes in Swat valley and the tribal region of South ...
International
Suicide bomber kills 64 in Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters/AFP) - A suicide truck bomb killed 64 people leaving a mosque in northern Iraq on Saturday, hours after Prime ...
Mousavi says ready for 'martyrdom'
TEHRAN (Reuters/AFP) - Irans highest legislative body said on Saturday it was ready to recount a tenth of the votes in a disputed ...
Foreign soldiers among 43 dead in Afghanistan unrest
KABUL (AFP/Reuters) - Four foreign soldiers and dozens of Afghans, mostly Taliban, have been killed in two days of violence ...
British PM 'hurt' by criticism
LONDON (AFP) - PM Gordon Brown admitted he had been hurt by criticism aimed at him and said he could easily walk away from all of ...
Saudi editor sacked after writer angers interior minister
RIYADH (AFP) - The editor of leading Saudi newspaper Al-Watan has been fired after a columnist angered the interior minister in ...
Somali cabinet declares state of emergency
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalias cabinet declared a state of emergency on Saturday and the parliament speaker asked neighbouring ...
Obama resists pressure to respond Iran
NEW YORK - The Obama Administration has fended off pressure to respond more forcefully to the disputed Irans presidential ...
Russia ready for deep nuclear arms cuts, says Medvedev
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Russia is ready to dramatically cut its nuclear stockpiles in a new arms pact with the US if Washington ...
City in central China rocked by violent riots
BEIJING (AFP) - Police were struggling to restore order Saturday in a central China city hit by riots following a mans death in a ...
Carter offers new path to talks with US, says Hamas
GAZA CITY (AFP) - Former US President Jimmy Carter presented a personal initiative to open direct talks between Washington and ...
Pakistan ready for final battle
LONDON (AFP) - Pakistan and Sri Lanka, two teams linked by tragedy, will contest the World Twenty20 final at Lord's on Sunday.Six ...
Afridi wants to make it third time lucky
LONDON (AFP) - Shahid Afridi is desperate not to end up on the losing side for the third time in a row when he turns out for ...
Pakistan's power pitted against Sri Lanka's craft
The world has been cast aside. And Pakistan and Sri Lanka, the two Asian powerhouses, take each other on at Lord's today for the ...
Stars to Watch
The Gul Force He did not take a wicket, yet he bowled the spell of the tournament to scupper South Africa. Exceptional is the ...
PCB resumes legal battle as World Cup talks fail
LONDON (AFP) - Pakistan cricket chiefs said on Saturday they will restart legal proceedings against the International Cricket ...
Mathews, Dilshan see Sri Lanka into World T20 final
LONDON (AFP) - Angelo Mathews's astonishing first over treble strike and Tillekaratne Dilshan's 96 not out helped see Sri Lanka ...
Pakistan not missing Akhtar any more, says Intikhab
MUMBAI - The controversial fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has recovered from skin infection but unlikely to find favour for Sri Lanka ...
India win 9th place in Jr Hockey World Cup
SINGAPORE - -India secured 9th place, Singapore celebrated their maiden victory and Japan defeated Egypt to claim 13th place on ...
Business
Withholding tax on steel import doubled to 4pc
KARACHI - The government has increased the withholding tax on the import of steel from 2 per cent to 4 per cent. This will ...
Hike unjustified sans electricity
LAHORE - The Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) officials Saturday explained the government is not raising power tariff by ...
1 per cent reduction likely
KARACHI - The government is considering a 1 percent reduction in withholding tax while there will be no audit of zero-rated ...
Rs35.4 billion AJK deficit budget presented
MUZAFFARABAD - Rs 35.4 billion deficit budget for the fiscal year 2009-10 was presented in the Legislative Assembly of Azad Jammu ...
PCSIR: A white elephant
KARACHI - The Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR) has proved to be a burden on the national exchequer ...
Inflation for poor up 10.92pc
ISLAMABAD - The inflation for the low-income group surged by 10.92pc during the week ended on Friday as compared to that of the ...
WHT withdrawal on exports demanded
KARACHI - Former PRGMEA chairman Bilal Mulla has demanded the government to withdraw one per cent withholding tax on exports, ...
SBP extends limits of EFS/ IERS
KARACHI - The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has said that all financing facilities including Export Finance Scheme (EFS) and ...
PNSC officers' incentives increased
KAACHI - Federal Ports and Shipping Minister Babar Khan Ghauri announced an increase in the incentives of PNSC officers while ...
Banking, insurance and leasing facilities for SMEs demanded
KARACHI - The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) has called upon Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority ...
Politics
Mehsud, Fazal shift to Mirali, NWA
PESHAWAR - In the wake of ongoing military action against them, the leading figures of Tehrik-e-Taliban from both South ...
Senators up in arms over withdrawal of Haj quota
ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Hamid Saeed Kazmi was severely criticised on Saturday by the Upper House for ...
Gas supply cut soars power shortfall
LAHORE - Pakistan Electric Power Company (Pepco) Managing Director (MD) Tahir Basharat Cheema on Saturday said that the power ...
Interest deficit in budget session
ISLAMABAD - Parliament is about to conclude the budget session. Senate was prorogued on Saturday, while budget debate in National ...
Nawaz urges national unity
LAHORE - PML-N Quaid Nawaz Sharif has stressed the need of utilising the force of national unity, solidarity and parliament to ...
Suicide hit, poll protests rock Iran
TEHRAN (Reuters/AFP) - A suicide bomber blew himself up at the shrine of Iranian revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini ...
Govt not hiding carbon tax: ministry
ISLAMABAD - The Ministry of Finance has clarified that the Government was not to hide the carbon tax on CNG. In a clarification ...
UN leaders urge donors' support for displaced
UNITED NATIONS - UN leaders marked World Refugee Day on Saturday with stirring calls for greater efforts to protect the over 42 ...
UN presses with efforts to support IDPs
UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations said on Friday that its relief agencies and their partners were pressing ahead with their ...
BB birth anniversary today
LARKANA - The 56th birth anniversary of Benazir Bhutto is being observed in a simple but befitting manner across the country ...
NYT reporter escapes Taliban captivity
NEW YORK - A New York Times reporter has escaped from his Taliban captors after being held for seven months in the mountains of ...
Strike shuts Kashmir
SRINAGAR (AFP) - A strike to protest against a visit by the Indian vice president to Kashmir on Saturday shut down shops, offices ...
No ACs from 8.00 to 11.00 am in govt offices
ISLAMABAD (Online) - Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has issued orders for closure of all air-conditioners in government ...
Pakistan closes Iran border
QUETTA - Pakistan closed the border crossing with Iran at Taftan for an indefinite period on Saturday. According to sources, the ...
Entertainment
Obama admits he is not the perfect father
PRESIDENT Barack Obama has admitted hes far from the perfect father to his two daughters. In a letter to Malia and Sasha issued ...
'Big Bang' collider set for autumn restart: CERN
GENEVA (Reuters) - The giant sub-atomic particle collider built to reproduce Big Bang conditions is set to restart this autumn, ...
Postmen attacked by baby cat
Swiping playfully at the camera, its hard to imagine she could be a danger to anything - except, perhaps, her favourite toy ...
Dolce & Gabbana start Milan shows with 'extreme beauty'
MILAN (Reuters Life) - Milans menswear shows kicked off in style on Saturday with the first of the major Italian designer names ...
How we recognise what is true and what is false
A recent neuroimaging study reveals that the ability to distinguish true from false in our daily lives involves two distinct ...
Jolie's kids are party planners
ANGELINA Jolie and Brad Pitt let their children plan the familys various birthday parties. The Hollywood super-couple raises six ...
Islamabad
23 shopkeepers fined for overcharging
RAWALPINDI - Special Price Magistrates of City District Government on Saturday raided shops in different areas of the city and ...
Candidates thrashed by women police
ISLAMABAD-Mismanagement on part of the Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) created an untoward situation at F G Girls Model ...
Thieves strike at 10 places in twin cities
RAWALPINDI/ISLAMABAD (Online) - Thieves struck at ten places on Saturday in the twin cities and made off with eight vehicles, two ...
Father's Day makes little difference for octogenarian Aziz
ISLAMABAD-The weather-beaten face of an old father Muhammad Aziz is telling all about his sufferings and hardships and one need ...
EC assures court orders compliance
ISLAMABAD - Former federal minister and central leader of Pakistan Muslim League-Q Ejazul Haq held a meeting with Chief Election ...
Tib, Homoeo councils ignored in health policy
ISLAMABAD-The government has ignored two important stakeholders of the health system-the National Council of Tib and the National ...
Karachi
Pakistan, Sri Lanka final sends strong message
KARACHI (AFP) - Pakistan and Sri Lanka playing in the World Twenty20 final on Sunday will send a strong message to the world that ...
ITA wins C'wealth good practice awards
KARACHI - While no official delegation, at ministerial level, from Pakistan represented at the 17th Conference of Commonwealth ...
KESC awaits tariff hike notification
KARACHI - The government has given its nod to increase the power tariff up to 17 percent from July. This is in the context of the ...
NGOs mushrooming in Sindh
KARACHI - The number of Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) registered with the Social Welfare Department of Sindh Government ...
Two political workers killed
KARACHI - Two political workers were killed in the metropolis in separate incidents of violence on Saturday. The first incident ...
Nine people killed in different incidents
KARACHI - As per as nine persons were killed on Saturday in separate incidents and accidents occurred in different areas of the ...
The KESC saga revisited
Over the years, I have written at least ten ST articles on the power crisis, which has gripped Karachi and the nation for the ...
Lahore
Sixth sense says Pakistan
It has taken an inordinately long time, but Shahid Afridi has finally come of age. His performance in the T20 semi final against ...
'Political speeches' with sporadic references to 'budget'
LAHORE - If the Opposition had promised not to point out the quorum of the Punjab Assembly, then it seems that the Treasury has ...
Opp members stage walkout
LAHORE - Though positively postured Opposition at the Punjab Assembly did not point out the quorum in an ever-thinning presence ...
Muneeb dissatisfied with probe into Naeemi's killing
LAHORE - Expressing dissatisfaction over the probe on the martyrdom of Dr Sarfraz Naeemi, President Tanzeem-ul-Madaras Ahle ...
Three in line to run Jinnah Hospital
LAHORE - The Board of Management (BoM) of Jinnah Hospital/Allama Iqbal Medical College has recommended a panel of three doctors ...
Revolution if people not provided education
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said if we did not provide resources for provision of education, treatment and ...
Protesting journalists boycott Assembly proceedings
LAHORE - Press gallery of the Punjab Assembly on Saturday boycotted proceedings of the Assembly to demonstrate against the ...
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