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 Friday, June 27, 2008
Front Page
PPP, PML-N major winners
LAHORE/RAWALPINDI - The ruling coalition of PML-N and PPP has once again outclassed the PML-Q. This time in by-elections though the voting was marred by low turnout and sporadic violent incidents. In Rawalpindi, PML-N candidates Haji Pervaiz Khan and Capt (r) Muhammad Safdar have been declared ...
Deposed judge presents own constitutional package
LAHORE - One of the deposed judges of the Lahore High Court has prepared his own proposed constitutional package that has been ...
Hashmi, Shah Mahmood rivalry costs PPP seat
LAHORE-Rivalry between Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and PML-N stalwart, Javed Hashmi cost PPP a seat in Thursday's ...
Focus on tax base expansion
LAHORE - The Punjab Assembly on Thursday unanimously - in the absence of the Opposition - passed the Finance Bill 2008-09 with a ...
International
Drug cultivation up in Afghanistan: UN
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - A hike in opium and coca cultivation in rebel-held areas of Afghanistan and Colombia in 2007 could put at ...
US soldier among 39 dead in Iraq bombings
RAMADI (AFP) - At least 38 people were killed in two massive bomb attacks in Iraq Thursday, 20 of them dying at the hands of a ...
Maoists to rule republic
KATHMANDU (AFP) - Nepal's veteran prime minister announced his resignation Thursday in a move that paves the way for a new ...
AIDS epidemic is a global disaster, says IFRC
GENEVA (Agencies) - The Aids epidemic in some countries is so severe that it should be classified as a disaster, the IFRC warned ...
US SC upholds right to own guns, rejects handgun ban
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Americans have a constitutional right to bear arms, ending a ban on ...
Brit to spend life in prison for murdering wife, baby in US
WOBURN, Massachusetts, (AFP) - A British man convicted of shooting dead his wife and nine-month-old daughter was sentenced ...
Obama beats McCain in 4 swing states
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Democrat Barack Obama has opened up leads of five to 17 points over Republican White House rival John McCain ...
Mugabe offers to negotiate after Zimbabwe vote
HARARE (AFP) - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe used his final campaign speech Thursday on the eve of Zimbabwe's election to ...
Gaza rocket strikes Israel
JERUSALEM (AFP) - A rocket fired from the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip hit southern Israel on Thursday in the fourth such attack since ...
69 Tiger rebels killed in fresh Lanka fighting
COLOMBO (AFP) - At least 69 Tiger rebels and two soldiers have been killed in heavy fighting in Sri Lanka's north where security ...
Venus moves on while Davenport limps out
LONDON (AFP) - Four-time champion Venus Williams cruised into the last 32 of Wimbledon on Thursday but fellow former winner ...
Mirza crashes out after Wimbledon epic
LONDON (AFP) - India's Sania Mirza crashed out of Wimbledon as her gutsy fightback against Spain's Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez ...
Australia eye another victory over WIndies
ST. GEORGE'S (AFP) - Australia captain Ricky Ponting wants his side to ride the wave of momentum from their victory in the ...
Business
Sugar mills body and TCP lock horns over procurement
KARACHI - Pakistan Sugar Mills Association and Trading Corporation of Pakistan have locked horns over the issue of procurement of ...
Government borrowings hit Rs652b
KARACHI - The Federal Government's budgetary borrowings have increased to an unbelievable level of Rs 652 billion in the outgoing ...
Pak opens six cities for Indian traders
PROMISING a liberal visa regime for visiting Indian businessmen, Pakistan has said that there will be no restriction on them to ...
Shipping companies fleecing exporters
KARACHI - The shipping companies, both foreign and local, are forcing commercial and manufacturer exporters to pay extra amount ...
Public sector units 10pc shares for workers: PC
LAHORE - In order to make the Privatisation Policy pro-workers, the workers of public sector units will be given 10 percent ...
Italian auto giant Piaggio coming back to Pakistan
LAHORE - Italian auto giant Piaggio is coming back to Pakistan, paving the way for European automobile technology, which would ...
PTCL introduces Vfone zero line rent package
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has introduced a new Vfone package which offers no line rent ...
Karachi bourse witnesses mixed trend
LAHORE - The Karachi bourse on Thursday witnessed a mixed trend during the session, as profit taking took place after two-day ...
Cement price may shoot up by Rs85
LAHORE - The price of the 50 kg cement bag likely to shoot up by Rs 85 to Rs 395 straightaway following the increase of Federal ...
Qatar Takaful launches products in Pakistan
LAHORE - Pak-Qatar Family Takaful Limited, the pioneer of Family Takaful in Pakistan and Qatar's first direct investment company ...
Politics
3,000 troops enter Jandola
THE Army has moved about 3,000 troops into a tribal region where 22 local tribesmen were slain by Taliban militants on Wednesday, ...
Musharraf for reconciliation to solve crises
ISLAMABAD- President Pervez Musharraf is seeking across the board reconciliation to surmount the challenges being faced by the ...
Obama gives out clues on choice of running mate
WASHINGTON - US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Wednesday gave out some clues about the qualities he would seek ...
No decision on Pak's request for UN probe into Benazir's murder: Ban
UNITED NATIONS - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Thursday that a request by the Pakistan government for an international probe ...
UN chief urges Afghanistan and Pakistan to cooperate in fighting terror
UNITED NATIONS - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Thursday called on Pakistan to cooperate in combating the menace of ...
Muslim Americans feel shunned by Obama
WASHINGTON - Many Muslim Americans who have supported Barack Obama's candidacy for president of the United States say he has not ...
US backs talks with reconcilable elements
WASHINGTON - The United States expects Pakistan to combat the militants intent on engaging in extremist action and violence while ...
Protests paralyse IHK
SRINAGAR (Agencies) - Violent protests in Occupied Kashmir entered their fourth day Thursday as police struggled to contain ...
Indian mily calls meeting to plug frontline exodus
NEW DELHI (AFP) - India's top military brass held a crisis meeting Thursday to jack up military wages and try and stem an exodus ...
IHC rejects bail petition of Maulana Aziz
ISLAMABAD - A division bench of Islamabad High Court Thursday refused to grant bail to former Khateeb of Lal Masjid, Maulana ...
Petrol price reaches 130/litre in Sindh
KHAIRPUR - People in the Interior Sindh are facing severe troubles due to acute shortage of petrol, diesel and mobile oil in the ...
Kashmiris inclusion in talks must, says Nawaz
RAIWIND (Online) - PML-N Quaid Nawaz Sharif Thursday underlined the need for inclusion of Kashmiris in the Pakistan-India peace ...
Asfand's brother passes away
PESHAWAR - Sangeen Wali Khan, son of late nationalist politician, Khan Abdul Wali Khan and brother of Awami National Party's ...
Govt pledge on missing persons reaffirmed
ISLAMABAD (Online) - The government is committed to recover the missing persons and all necessary steps will be taken in this ...
Entertainment
Plane soars past destination as pilots dose
NEW DELHI (AFP) An Air India flight headed for Mumbai overshot its destination and was halfway to Goa before its dozing pilots ...
Neuroscientists discover a sense of adventure
WELLCOME Trust scientists have identified a key region of the brain which encourages us to be adventurous. The region, located in ...
David Beckham to launch his own brand of water
David Beckham is set to launch his own brand of water. The 33-year-old soccer star - whose $4 million contract with the soft ...
Oops, they're at it again
BRITNEY and K-Fed relight old flame while discussing visitation but hold the wedding bells, a source says This may be hard ...
Jolie-Pitt in $1m Iraq donation
Film stars Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have donated $1m (506,000) to help children affected by the war in Iraq. The ...
Happy Birthday Mandela
IT was, by any standards, an extraordinary night for an extraordinary man. At the dinner celebrating Nelson Mandela's 90th ...
Islamabad
Commercial plot allotment in residential area opposed
ISLAMABAD- Residents of sector F-11/1 Thursday strongly protested against the allotment of plot to a private school in ...
Bye-elections in NA-52, 55 held amid tight security
RAWALPINDI - Polling for bye-elections in two constituencies of the National Assembly in Rawalpindi NA-52 and NA-55 peacefully ...
SIMs to be issued after verification from Nadra: Talha
ISLAMABAD - Senator Talha Mehmood said that new cell phones' SIMs would be issued after a detailed verification from Nadra, in ...
Famine and fattiness
A fatty friend of Lean Bernard Shaw once said to him "George If you go abroad, the people may think Britain is a famished ...
CDA announces Rs 28 billion budget today
ISLAMABAD - The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is all set to announce its annual budget today (Friday) with a total outlay ...
Three poetry books launched
ISLAMABAD - Having deep influence of mysticism, three poetry books 'Ji Ka Noor', 'Khamoshi' and 'Parda' by Saqiba Raheem-ud-Deen ...
Karachi
Asif Zardari off to Turkey and Greece
ISLAMABAD (PPI) - PPP Co-Chairman Senator Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday left for Dubai on a six-day visit to Turkey and Greece. ...
World Anti-Narcotics Day observed
KARACHI - Since independence several intoxicating items have been introduced in the country, however, besides heroin, opium and ...
Fugitive 'Q' leaders get safe havens in UAE
KARACHI - Majority of the PML-Q leaders from Sindh are living a life of self-exile in Dubai since PPP formed government at ...
Dr Israr controversy: Sindh govt to take action
KARACHI - Sindh government has decided to take stern action against Dr Israr Ahmed, who was accused of passing objectionable ...
Mohsin appointed Commander Logistics
KARACHI - Rear Admiral Bakhtiar Mohsin has been appointed as Commander Logistics of Pakistan Navy with immediate effect. This ...
Masses not interested in judges' issue: Altaf
KARACHI - MQM leader Altaf Hussain on Thursday claimed that some political parties are staging protest demonstrations on the ...
Doctors' negligence claims life
KARACHI - An infant boy died due to the doctors' negligence here in the limit of Shah Faisal Police Station. Deceased Samer, ...
Malik guides Pakistan post challenging total
KARACHI - Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik's opening innings for second time slammed an stylish 125,the highest ever by a Pakistan ...
Tight ICC schedule casts shadow on next Asia Cup
KARACHI (Agencies) - The crammed international calendar is casting a shadow on the future of Asia Cup with the Asian Cricket ...
Dhoni plays down missing Indian flag at National Stadium
KARACHI - Indian cricket team skipper Mohinder Singh Dhopni escaped a question about Indian flag, which was missing from the ...
Ton-ups Dhoni, Raina help India thump Hong Kong
KARACHI (AFP) - Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Suresh Raina hit aggressive hundreds to lead India to a huge 256-run win over ...
HK team leaves stadium without watching match
KARACHI - Hong Kong cricket team which made its exit from the six-nation 9th Asia Cup came to the National Stadium on Thursday ...
Lahore
Jayawardene, Udawatte stage Lankan recovery
LAHORE - Late recovery by Sri Lanka placed them happily in their Group A match of the Asia Cup against United Arab Emirates here ...
Sangakkara, Sanath take SL home with ease
LAHORE - Sanath Jayasuriya and Kumar Sangakkara clobbered the Bangladesh attack to a comfortable platform from where their ...
City experiences a mild June
LAHORE - The City underwent a rare phenomenon of relatively mild June this year with an average maximum temperature not exceeding ...
Shahbaz warns LGH administration
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has issued warning to Principal, Medical Superintendent and Radiologist of Lahore ...
Violin music school opens
LAHORE - After hard rock, disco and other genres of upbeat music youth are again turning to soft and soothing music. There is ...
SCBA, PbBC call for 'black day' today
LAHORE - The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) and Punjab Bar Council (PbBC) Thursday jointly gave a black day call to the ...
45 high-rise buildings to be completely demolished
LAHORE-The LDA has finalised all arrangements to completely demolish 45 high- rise buildings and partially demolish 150 ...
LHC directs govt to pay allowance to AG staff
LAHORE - Justice Hafiz Tariq Nasim of Lahore High Court has accepted a petition of a staff officer of the advocate general Punjab ...
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