Friday, February 10, 2012
- SC rejects PM Gilani's appeal
- 9 sentenced for London Stock Exchange terror plot
- 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
The Nation in print for Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Front Page
Mangla failure compounds sufferings
LAHORE - All hydel power generation units at the Mangla Dam with a capacity of about 1,100 megawatts suspended their operations, which combined with less production by major thermal plants augmented power scarcity to the alarming level of over 5,000 megawatt, sparking riots all over the province ...
Fisticuffs in PA
LAHORE - Though not unusual in its parliamentary history, the Punjab Assembly on Monday witnessed yet another rumpus, with ...
Several killed in Waziristan blitz
ISLAMABAD - Saying that NWFP government would take final decision on return of internally displaced people (IDPs) to Swat, ...
International
UN General Assembly president denounces Honduras coup
UNITED NATIONS - Acting swiftly to discuss the situation arising from the army coup in Honduras, the president of the UN General ...
Iran Council confirms Nejad election victory
TEHRAN (Reuters/AFP) - Irans top legislative body confirmed on Monday the results of a disputed June 12 election, which was won ...
UN rights mission hears of Gaza children's suffering
GAZA CITY (AFP) - A UN human rights mission listened to testimony about the suffering of children in the Gaza Strip on Monday ...
Baghdad parties ahead of US forces pullout
BAGHDAD (AFP) - Tens of thousands of Iraqis partied amid massive security in Baghdad on Monday to mark the imminent pullout of US ...
Car bomb kills 10 near Mosul
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - A car bomb killed ten Iraqis including six policemen near the volatile northern city of Mosul on Monday, ...
Recriminations threaten Hamas, Fatah dialogue
CAIRO (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbass Fatah group accused rival Hamas of arresting dozens of Fatah activists in ...
Lightning kills 35 in India
PATNA, India (AFP) - At least 35 people including eight children were killed after they were struck by lightning in the adjoining ...
Swine flu fears hit Wimbledon
LONDON (AFP) - Swine flu fears hit the Wimbledon tennis championships on Monday as WHO figures showed global cases leaping past ...
US top court rules against city on race promotion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The US Supreme Court ruled on Monday that New Haven, Connecticut, discriminated against a mostly white ...
US court lets stand Saudi immunity in 9/11 case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The US Supreme Court on Monday let stand a ruling that Saudi Arabia, four of its princes and other Saudi ...
Inaugural Asian Youth Games begin
SINGAPORE - The first-ever Asian Youth Games were inaugurated by Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong here amidst a ...
Sri Lankan players' life-saver prays for Pakistan win
MUMBAI - Meher Mohammad Khalil may be an unknown name in other parts of the world but has acquired a demi-god status in Sri Lanka ...
Pakistan A team play draw with Australia
LAHORE - The Pakistan A team drew its match against Australia A at the Riverway Stadium, Townsville on the final day of the test ...
Morton inspires West Indies in series-leveller
KINGSTON (AFP) - Hosts West Indies levelled their four match one day international series with India here on Sunday with an ...
Cool Federer eases into quarters
LONDON (AFP) - Roger Federer thrived in 35-degree temperatures to clinch an 11th win in 11 meetings against big-serving Swede ...
Pakistan women stun India 17-13 in BFAME Bridge
AMMAN (Jordan) (APP) - Pakistan women combination stunned India in the seventh round of the Bridge Federation of Asia and Middle ...
Scream queens distract opponents, says Evert
SYDNEY (AFP) - Screaming tennis players are a distraction for opponents and the current crop of female stars have taken the ...
No sweat as Williams sisters reach quarters
LONDON (AFP) - Venus and Serena Williams hardly broke sweat in the sizzling Wimbledon heat Monday as they cruised into the ...
Brazil defend Confed Cup in style
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - Brazil defended their Confederations Cup title on Sunday with a crushing come-from-behind 3-2 victory to ...
Business
SECP suspends registration of five brokerage houses
lahore - The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP), in exercise of its powers under the Broker and Agents ...
Pepco befools masses with distorted figures
LAHORE - The Pakistan Electric Power Company (Pepco) harps back upon misinformation to pacify masses as the company on Monday ...
Finance Bill to burden industry further: Aptma
LAHORE - While rejecting the passage of the Finance Bill 2009-10, aiming at burdening the industry further amid an unprecedented ...
KSE remains in green zone despite low volume
KARACHI - Despite low volume of under 100 million shares, KSE-100 index managed to remain in green zone, adding 43 points to ...
Zardari to seek GSP Plus, zero duty status in Brussels
KARACHI (NNI) - President Asif Ali Zardari is scheduled to visit Brussels on June 16 to advocate market access for Pakistans ...
DAP off-take up 67 per cent in May
KARACHI - Despite being an off peak season, the YoY growth in DAP off-take has increased by 67 percent in the month of May, 2009, ...
Water flow improved in Indus: IRSA
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Unprecedented increase was recorded in Indus River on Monday morning with water inflow 197,700 cusecs which is ...
Oil prices jump on positive data
LONDON (AFP) - Oil prices rallied Monday on positive economic data in the eurozone and Japan, while traders kept an eye on ...
Domestic debt mounting towards Rs4 trillion mark
KARACHI - The domestic debt of Pakistan is mounting towards Rs4 trillion mark as the debt had gone up to Rs 3.884 trillion from ...
KPT, PQA sign MoUs with French Veola
KARACHI - In order to resolve water and waste water related issues, two MoUs were signed Monday at KPT Head Office in the ...
Politics
Minister hints at tax on excess kids
ISLAMABAD - While answering to the question of Riaz Fatyana on population explosion during National Assembly question hour on ...
Constitutional reforms body seeks consensus
ISLAMABAD-In an unprecedented way, the 27-member constitutional reforms committee of the Parliament invited proposals from civil ...
US money not used to secure nukes: FO
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Monday rejected as malafide some media reports, which claimed US money was being used to enhance safety ...
Anti-democracy constitutional clauses will go, says Zardari
ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari Monday said that Pakistan Peoples Party was keen to remove anti-democracy clauses from the ...
Mehsud ruthless criminal: Army
MORE than 70 years ago, the British army went to war against tribal forces loyal to a charismatic religious figure in what is now ...
Sindh has reservations on Chashma power house
KARACHI (APP) - Sindh Minister for Information Shazia Marri has said that Sindh has reservations on construction of power house ...
Education can help curb extremism: PM
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani on Monday said the government intends to promote education at the grassroots ...
Afghanistan and Pakistan follow Iraq in terrorism
Pakistan and Afghanistan came after Iraq in political turmoil and terrorism, World Banks report about Governance Indicator for ...
Rs6.20 per litre raise in petrol price proposed
Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has forwarded a summary to the Ministry of Petroleum recommending a major increase of Rs ...
Aafia's defence-appointed doctor to appear before US judge Wednesday
NEW YORK - A medical specialist, detailed by Aafia Siddiqui's defence lawyer, Dawn Cardi, will appear before a U.S. judge on ...
Taliban may regroup: Hoti
PESHAWAR (APP) - NWFP Chief Minister Amir Haider Hoti has assured that return of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from ...
Shahbaz warns against embezzlement
LAHORE (PPI) - Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that Food Support Programme is a revolutionary step of his ...
8 terrorists of banned outfits nabbed in City
LAHORE - The City police on Monday claimed to have arrested seven terrorists of the banned outfit Jaish-e-Muhammad and ...
Pak, Afghan migrants held in Malaysian raid
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Malaysian authorities arrested 36 Afghans and six Pakistanis after detaining two boats trying to smuggle ...
Bloody end of love marriage
PESHAWAR (AFP) - Relatives of a teenager who eloped and married without parental consent shot her dead Monday in a raid on her ...
Pak-IMF talks from Friday
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The negotiations over the third installment of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan to Pakistan would ...
Three militants killed in Tank
TANK - Three militants were killed here at different areas on Monday, sources revealed. Security forces raided the house of ...
Dead militant trained in Pakistan, says Kyrgyzstan
BISHKEK (Reuters) - The leader of a group of militants killed last week by Kyrgyz security forces was trained in Pakistan, ...
PAF, Army ready to face all challenges
ISLAMABAD (Online) - Chief of Army Staff, General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani, has said that PAF and Pakistan Army are working shoulder ...
Turkey to modernise Pak F-16 fleet
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish defence company Tusas said on Monday it would modernise 42 of Pakistans F-16 jet fleet in a deal it ...
Man gunned down in Mand
TURBAT (APP) - Unknown armed men mowed down a person in tehsil Mand, police said. Ibrahim Saleh was a relative of Wahid Qambar, ...
Entertainment
Tearful Janet Jackson pays tribute to late brother
A tearful Janet Jackson made her first public appearance since her brothers death last night as she joined a host of stars ...
Disney star Ashley Tisdale gets edgy on new album
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ashley Tisdale knows it sounds silly, but her new album has a lot to do with the color of her hair. For the ...
Why boys pick Bob over Barbie?
Boys are genetically programmed to prefer Bob the Builder to Barbie dolls, say scientists. Tests involving children as young as ...
Jacko 'in the shape of his life' before he died
MICHAEL Jackson was as fit as a 20-year-old and looked in great shape on the night before he died, according to dance studio boss ...
'Moon' rises at Edinburgh festival
LONDON (Reuters) - Rookie British director Duncan Jones Moon walked off with the top prize at the Edinburgh International Film ...
Jacksons fight for control of children, estate
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - The family of Michael Jackson has gone on the offensive, vowing to fight for control of the superstars ...
Islamabad
..... and it rains at last, though partially
ISLAMABAD - A brief and scattered pre-monsoon downpour in twin cities on Monday evening finally ended the prolonged heat wave and ...
CDA 'apathy' delays power feeders shifting
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) has asked the contractor of Zero Point Interchange to submit demand ...
Girls outclass boys
ISLAMABAD - As usual the girl students have outshined the boys in the Secondary School Certificate (SSC-II) Part II FBISE ...
Rawal Town approves Rs 710.761m budget
RAWALPINDI - Amid opposition protest, the Rawal Town Council (RTC) on Monday approved Rs 710.761 million budget for fiscal year ...
Lok Virsa exhibits unique wedding costumes
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Unique variety of wedding costumes showcased at the Lok Virsa is continue to draw attention of visitors toward ...
10 outlaws held, 2kg opium seized
ISLAMABAD - Capital police have arrested 10 accused and recovered 2-kilogram opium, 23 bottles liquor and 5 pistols 30 bore along ...
Karachi
Video exposes KESC staffers' corruption
KARACHI - A consumer of Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) managed to capture an employee of the company red-handed while ...
Labour workforce rises to 9.5 million in Sindh
KARACHI - The estimated number of labour workers has increased up to 9.5 million in the Sindh province instead of 0.5 million ...
4 baby elephants arrive in City
KARACHI - After tireless efforts by the Community Development Department (CDD) of CDGK, four baby elephants from Tanzania will be ...
Girls outclass boys in matric examination
KARACHI - Girls students have once again sustained their dominancy over the male students by securing first and third positions ...
SA gives nod to setting up of private institutes
KARACHI - The Sindh Assembly approved setting up of Sindh Institute of Medical Sciences and Commecs Institute of Business in ...
Life imprisonment awarded to two
KARACHI - The Judge of Anti Terrorist Court (ATC) No 1, Syed Hassan Shah Bukhari, on Monday pronounced life imprisonment to Adnan ...
Lahore
Loadshedding paralyses life in City
LAHORE - Hundreds of loadshedding-hit consumers of the Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) registered their wrath by staging ...
Assembly wants Punjab House vacated from illegal occupants
LAHORE - Speaker Punjab Assembly Rana Muhammad Iqbal on Monday asked the Government to get Punjab House in Islamabad cleared from ...
LHC moved against Race Course Park gate demolition
LAHORE - A local lawyer has approached the Lahore High Court against the Director General Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) ...
Hundreds of people to become homeless
LAHORE - Hundreds of people are likely to become homeless after the Punjab government has denotified the status of katchi abadis ...
Above average monsoon rain predicted today
LAHORE - Monsoon forecasting season of the year 2009 is commencing from June 30 (today), a day ahead of the meteorological ...
Modern health facilities being provided to all: Shahbaz
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said the government is attaching top priority to the provision of modern health ...
Vision Asia to help raise Pakistan soccer standard
LAHORE - The national associations were seen as the driving force for the development of football with Vision Asia seeking to ...
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