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 Thursday, June 25, 2009
Front Page
No Taunsa-Panjnad water for Punjab
KARACHI - A high-level meeting chaired by President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday decided to overcome water shortage in Sindh by reducing the flows of Taunsa-Panjnand, and if needed be closed. Sindh Information Minister Shazia Marri said this at a media briefing after the meeting was held at ...
PM fumes at secys' absence
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Wednesday took strict notice of the absence of relevant federal secretaries ...
Malakand cleared
ISLAMABAD - National Assembly on Wednesday approved 24 demands for grants worth Rs 102.21 billion pertaining to Ministries of ...
International
Iran may downgrade relations with Britain
TEHRAN/ROME/BUDAPEST (Reuters/AFP) - Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Wednesday Tehran was reviewing whether ...
61 killed as bomb tears thru Baghdad market
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A bomb killed 61 people on Wednesday at a market in eastern Baghdads volatile Sadr City slum, police said, ...
Former detainees allege abuse at US Afghan base
LONDON (AFP) - Former detainees of the Bagram airbase in Afghanistan have alleged a catalogue of abuse at the US military ...
US to send ambassador to Syria
WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama has decided nominate an ambassador to Syria, ending a four-year absence of a top US envoy ...
Heroin, cocaine production drop but ecstasy on the rise: UN
VIENNA (AFP) - Production of heroin, cocaine and cannabis decreased or stabilised in 2008, but synthetic drugs like ecstasy went ...
Arabs to back Obama's ME peace drive
CAIRO (AFP) - Arab foreign ministers vowed on Wednesday to support US President Barack Obamas Middle East peace efforts but said ...
India has largest number of terrorist groups
INDIA has the largest number of indigenous terror organisations in the world with the addition of CPI (Maoist) which was banned ...
US 'wrote' to Khamenei
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Barack Obamas administration wrote to Irans supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei before the ...
Somali MPs flee abroad, parliament paralysed
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Scores of Somali legislators have fled violence at home to the safety of other countries in Africa, Europe ...
Business
Pepco admits powerhouses functioning below capacity
LAHORE - The Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) has admitted that its at least four thermal power stations with dual ...
SECP lowers mandatory offer from 90pc to 62.5pc
KARACHI - The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan has lowered the mandatory offer size from 90 percent of the voting ...
ICCI for abolishing carbon tax on petroleum products
ISLAMABAD - Business community on Wednesday opposed the likely 17 per cent approximately increase in the prices of petroleum ...
UN for easing economic burden of world's poorest
UNITED NATIONS - UN leaders Wednesday issued urgent calls for action to ease the burden of the worlds poorest as top officials ...
Govt to bring all sectors into tax net
ISLAMABAD (APP) - State Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs Hina Rabani Khar has said that the government has decided to ...
SMEs need support for branding
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) Wednesday urged the Small and Medium Enterprises ...
Unsolved FED issue keeps investors nervous at KSE
KARACHI - Mixed activity witnessed at the local bourse as investors remained nervous over the outcome of Stock Members meeting on ...
Govt issues Rs24b to Pepco
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Finance Ministry issued Wednesday Pakistan Electric Power Company (Pepco) Rs24 billion under head of ...
PTCL shifts numbers from 7 to 8 digit series
KARACHI - As per the instructions of PTA, Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) is shifting its fixed line numbering ...
America wants to strengthen Pakistani economy, says Hunt
GUJRANWALA - US Consulate Principal Officer Bryan D Hunt on Wednesday said there is vast opportunity of free trade with Pakistan ...
Micro-finance can boost labour class income
KARACHI - The success of micro-finance institutions around the globe has established that it could make an important contribution ...
National Bank okays staff pay and benefits revision
KARACHI - The National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) has announced that it has approved the revision of pay and another benefits of ...
Politics
57 Air Force men court martialled
Islamabad- As many as 57 employees of Pakistan Air Force (PAF), mostly technicians, were arrested on charges of their contacts ...
PM announces Rs10 million for cricket team
ISLAMABAD-Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Wednesday at a reception party hosted in honour of the Pakistan Cricket team at ...
43 terrorists arrested in Islamabad, Lahore
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE - Inspector General of Police Syed Kaleem Imam has said that Capital Police have arrested 25 terror suspects ...
Nisar's 'no' to constitutional reforms body
ISLAMABAD - Leader of Opposition in National Assembly Ch Nisar Ali Khan has expressed his inability to be part of the 27-member ...
Balochistan active volcano: Shujaat
ISLAMABAD - Terming Balochistan an 'active volcano, PML-Q President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain Wednesday asked the government to ...
SC upholds Sarabjit's death sentence
ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday dismissed the review petition of Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh against ...
No extradition of Pak citizens
ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for Interior, Rehman Malik Wednesday said that Pakistan would not hand over any Pakistani to any ...
US strikes violation of sovereignty: FO
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Wednesday expressed its profound concern over the recent US drone attacks on tribal areas saying the ...
Holbrooke pledges security support
WASHINGTON (APP/Reuters) - Pledging sustained economic and security assistance for Pakistan, US Presidential Envoy Richard ...
Sindh coastal belt braces for high tides in Arabian Sea
KARACHI - Meteorological Department on Wednesday advised fishermen not to enter the deep-sea water during next 24 to 48 hours as ...
Sudden power restoration claims 7 lives
KHANEWAL - Seven people, including three of a family, drowned after they had fallen into a cesspool here on Wednesday. Disposal ...
Staff College, Services Academy under threat
LAHORE - Three civil servants institutions - the Staff College, National Institute of Public Administration buildings and Civil ...
Plane escapes major disaster at Lahore Airport
LAHORE - A PIA Boeing 747 suffered a major structural damage and escaped a major disaster on Tuesday when its tail touched the ...
Flight aborted after 'bomb call'
LAHORE - On receiving an anonymous call about the presence of a bomb at PIA flight PK-307, the authorities at Lahore airport ...
Ban to attend meetings on Pak in Italy
UNITED NATIONS-UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will visit Italy later this week, where he is to attend international meetings on ...
Taliban guards 'bribed' to help NYT reporter's escape plan
NEW YORK - A private security company with ties to the CIA was used by the New York Times to bribe Taliban guards as part of its ...
Entertainment
No burning passion for acting, says Emma Watson
THE clothes were modest and showed off nothing that would shock young Harry Potter fans - as per instructions. But the interview ...
Want something done? Ask in their right ear
If you want to get someone to do something, ask them in their right ear, say scientists. Italian researchers found people were ...
Jolie can't imagine life without Brad
Angelina Jolie says she's so in love with her "best friend" Brad Pitt, she simply can't imagine life without him. Jolie admits ...
Morning people and night owls show different brain function
Are you a "morning person" or a "night owl?" Scientists at the University of Alberta have found that there are significant ...
Kobian - the emotional humanoid robot
A robot that can display seven different emotions including joy and disgust, has been unveiled at Waseda University in Tokyo, ...
Cameron Diaz leads a simple life
CAMERON Diaz doesn't want to live in a mansion - because she wants to lead a "simple" life. The Charlie's Angel star is modest ...
French push against burqa strongly flayed
RIYADH (AFP) - Journalists in Saudi Arabia blasted France on Wednesday over President Nicolas Sarkozys criticism of the burqa, ...
Sports
Sharapova crashes out of Wimbledon
LONDON (AFP) - Maria Sharapova turned her grunting up to full volume but the 2004 champion could not find the game she needed to ...
It's not all over, insists Sharapova
LONDON (AFP) - Maria Sharapova shrugged off her shock Wimbledon second round defeat on Wednesday by insisting she can regain her ...
Afridi dedicates win to Swat affectees
KARACHI (AFP) - Popular allrounder Shahid Afridi said Pakistan need to build on their historic victory in the World Twenty20 ...
Younus: I won't change decision
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan cricket captain Younus Khan has said that he would not change his decision of quitting the Twenty 20 cricket ...
Gul rubbishes ball-tampering murmurs
LAHORE - Umar Gul, the leading wicket-taker of the World Twenty20, shrugged off Daniel Vettori's questioning of the early ...
Vision Asia to make Pakistan more competitive
LAHORE - Pakistan Football Federation President Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat, MNA, has acclaimed the launch of the Vision ...
Badminton academy inaugurated
LAHORE - Secretary General Pakistan Badminton Federation Aamer Hayat Khan Rokhri inaugurated National Badminton Academy at the ...
Gilchrist wary of fit Flintoff
LONDON (AFP) - Former Australia wicket-keeper Adam Gilchrist is wary of the threat posed by Andrew Flintoff ahead of the upcoming ...
Kashan thrash Hamza in National Jr Tennis
ISLAMABAD - Kashan-ul-Haq thrashed Hamza Gondal in straight sets 2-0 in the first round of the Subh-e-Nau Under-17 National ...
India one-day series will be no cakewalk
KINGSTON (AFP) - India will pose a manifest of problems for hosts West Indies in their forthcoming four match one-day series ...
Islamabad
LEAs, landlords occupy 1,024 edu institutions
KARACHI - Sindh government has urged the Prime Minister to get vacated over 24 buildings of educational institutions, occupied by ...
Police arrest nine offenders
ISLAMABAD- Capital police Wednesday arrested 9 accused including 5 women and recovered 7,640gram hashish and a 30-bore pistol ...
BISP gets worldwide popularity, says Haroon
ISLAMABAD-Ambassador of Pakistan in the United Nations (UN), Hussain Haroon Wednesday said that UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon ...
RDA presents Rs792.16m budget
RAWALPINDI (Online) - The Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) has prepared Rs792.162 million annual budget for the financial ...
'GRAP to promote women's social, economic empowerment'
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Project Director Gender Reform Action Plan (GRAP) Rehana Hashmi said on Wednesday that GRAP aimed at promoting ...
Margallah Hills fire extinguished
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Capital Development Authority with the assistance of Emergency Relief Cell of Pak-Army extinguished fire on ...
National
Staff College, NIPA, Services Academy under threat
LAHORE - Three civil servants institutions - the Staff College, National Institute of Public Administration buildings and Civil ...
Karachi
4 Polyclinic employees suspended
ISLAMABAD - The criminal negligence on the part of PolyClinic Hospital staff claimed the life of one Nuzhat, 40-year-old, while ...
NCHD re-launches its academic programmes
KARACHI - National Commission for Human Development Literacy (NCHD) has once again revived its activities in Sindh province, ...
Cop among 5 gunned down
KARACHI - Five people including a policeman were gunned down in various incidents occurred in different areas of the City here on ...
Opposition terms Sindh budget poor-friendly
KARACHI - PML-Q legislator, Ahmed Ali Malkani, on Wednesday told the Sindh Assembly that opposition honoured the mandate of the ...
'Mehsud aides' remanded till 29th
KARACHI - Judicial Magistrate District (West), Rasool Bukhash, on Wednesday remanded the alleged accomplices of militant leader ...
SHC orders status quo in land occupation case
KARACHI (PPI) - Justice Ms Yasmin Abbasey of Sindh High Court Wednesday directed City District Government & private defendant to ...
Lahore
More exploration still needed
LAHORE - A passage discovered in the Lahore Fort during evacuation beneath the bedroom of Mughal Emperor Shahjahan is still ...
Court orders demolition of wall in front of GOR-1
LAHORE - The Lahore High Court on Wednesday ordered demolition of a wall erected at the entry gate of Race Course Park facing ...
PbBC annuls Bar polls; announces July 11 for fresh election
LAHORE - Executive Committee of the Punjab Bar Council (PbBC) Wednesday annulled the June 6 last elections for the president ...
Homesick girl falls from building
LAHORE - A 15-year-old girl injured critically after she fell down from the second floor of the Child Protection and Welfare ...
Loadshedding, tariff raise spark protests
LAHORE - Excessive and unbridled loadshedding coupled with govts obstinacy to further raise the power tariff Wednesday sparked ...
Khosa grills Wattoo over fertilizer scarcity
LAHORE - Admitting the fact that Punjab is facing the worst urea fertilizer shortage at a time when sowing season of rice crop is ...
Hot weather to persist; no respite to Lahorites
LAHORE - Most parts of the country including the City received no pre-monsoon rains this year due to the prolonged existence of ...
Khajista resumes charge after court orders
LAHORE - Khajista Rehan, Lecturer Punjab University Law College, has resumed the charge of superintendent Hostel No 9 and 10 ...
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