Friday, February 10, 2012
- 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
- 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
The Nation in print for Thursday, June 05, 2008
Front Page
Obama makes history
WASHINGTON - After a long, blistering campaign, U.S. Senator Barack Obama clinched the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday night to become the first African-American presidential nominee of a major U.S. party in history. Based on the latest tally of all US media organizations, Obama now ...
Provinces demand tax collection right
LAHORE - The four provinces have unanimously demanded the federal government to transfer the sales tax collection rights to the ...
Treasury raises voice against dist govt system
ISLAMABAD - The District Government system remained under fire in the National Assembly as the treasury members not only demanded ...
Europeans helped Iran, Libya: AQ
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan told US media Tuesday that he was not responsible for passing nuclear ...
International
Hillary the 'insider' swept aside
LAST November, at about seven in the morning, I remember trying to ask Hillary Clinton a quick question as she swept out of a ...
Don't pick Hillary for VP, says Carter
LONDON (AFP) - Barack Obama, the Democratic Party nominee for the White House race, would make the "worst mistake" if he chose ...
10,000 held in B'desh crackdown
DHAKA (AFP) - Police in emergency-ruled Bangladesh said Wednesday they had arrested more than 10,000 people over the past week in ...
Australia rules out committing more troops to Afghanistan
SYDNEY (AFP) - The war in Afghanistan is likely to last at least another decade and 10,000 more foreign troops are needed there ...
19 dead in Iraq bombings
BAGHDAD (AFP) - A suicide bomb rocked Baghdad on Wednesday, killing 15 people, while US troops suffered their biggest single loss ...
'Miracles' unlikely in new Iran nuclear talks: Solana
VIENNA (AFP) - The UN atomic watchdog tackled the contentious Iranian nuclear dossier on Wednesday, as its inspectors prepared ...
Burney for commission to probe Kargil debacle
LONDON - Former federal minister for human rights and Chairman Ansar Burney Trust Ansar Burney has asked Prime Minister Yousuf ...
Nicaraguan elected head of UNGA; Urges end of wars in Iraq & Afghanistan
UNITED NATIONS - Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann, Nicaragua's former foreign minister, a strong critic of some of U.S. policies, was ...
US paper calls for ending reign of tribal militants
NEW YORK - A leading US newspaper said Wednesday that Pakistan's move to make peace deal with the militants may buy time, but it ...
Afghanistan must spend aid more effectively: WB,IMF
WASHINGTON - Afghanistan needs to focus on spending international aid more effectively to ensure the war-torn country's economic ...
UEFA deny Poland, Ukraine will lose 2012 championships
PARIS (AFP) - European football's governing body UEFA moved on Wednesday to deny that they were going to take away the 2012 ...
Ivanovic, Jankovic in all-Serb showdown
PARIS (AFP) - It's Serb against Serb in the women's semi-finals at the French Open on Thursday, the first time that has happened, ...
Warne rules out Test comeback
SYDNEY (AFP) - Australian spin legend Shane Warne said Wednesday he was "happily retired' from Test cricket and had no ...
Business
Stock market up by about 5pc on CGT delay
LAHORE - The equity market continuing its recovery process staged a massive rebounce on Wednesday, gaining around 5 per cent on ...
SPDC suggests new tax measures
KARACHI - The Social Policy and Development Centre, suggesting few new taxes and increase of rate in some taxes, have proposed ...
Social protection plans fail to reduce poverty
KARACHI - The Social Protection Programmes have failed to produce desired impact of poverty alleviation over the last three ...
Failure not an option, UN chief tells food summit
ROME (AFP) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon warned Wednesday that failure was not an option as world leaders hammered out a plan of action ...
Oil drops towards $123
LONDON (AFP) - Oil prices fell on Wednesday, extending recent heavy losses made on the back of the stronger dollar, as investors ...
Dollar edges higher
LONDON (AFP) - The dollar climbed further against the euro on Wednesday as dealers continued to digest comments from Federal ...
Govt may save Rs151 billion by cut in subsidy on POL products
KARACHI - The federal government is expected to save a huge amount of Rs 151 billion by reducing subsidy on POL products in the ...
Govt to subsidise local production: minister
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Shah Mehmood Qureshi said Wednesday that the government is ...
OECD slashes growth forecast, warns of slowdown
PARIS (AFP) - The OECD slashed its growth forecast for the world's industrialised powers on Wednesday, warning of several ...
Post-harvest losses need to be reduced
ISLAMABAD- Post-harvest losses in horticultural crops (Fruits and Vegetables) need to be reduced to increase the income of the ...
Politics
Ex-servicemen for Musharraf's court-martial
LAHORE - The members of Ex-Servicemen Society (Lahore region) have demanded impeachment and subsequent court-martial of General ...
America to deliver 10 refurbished F-16s soon
WASHINGTON - The United States will soon deliver 10 refurbished F-16 multirole fighter jets to Pakistan, including four aircraft ...
Rafsanjani blasts US and Israel
MAKKAH - Saudi King Abdull-ah bin Abdul Aziz has given the call for holding dialogue with the followers of other religions and ...
Sharifs face another by-poll challenge
LAHORE - Election Commission of Pakistan's decision to allow PML-N Quaid Mian Nawaz Sharif and party president Mian Shahbaz ...
Iftikhar to participate in long march: SCBA
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) secretary Chaudhry Amin Javed said Wednesday that deposed Chief Justice ...
'N' completes scrutiny of package today
ISLAMABAD - Chairman PML-N Raja Zafarul Haq has expressed the hope that the committee formed to examine the constitutional ...
Six killed in Afghan suicide attacks
KABUL (AFP) - Taliban-style suicide blasts and other attacks killed six people in Afghanistan Wednesday. A child and a ...
Two arrested over Danish embassy blast
JHANG - The intelligence agencies have nabbed two persons in connection with Danish Embassy blast here Wednesday. Reportedly, ...
4 injured as music centres bombed
PESHAWAR - Some unknown miscreants on Wednesday blew up a CD shop in Kohat City with high intensity explosive, which also injured ...
Entertainment
Jolie blasts Disney
ANGELINA Jolie is blasting filmmakers at Disney for not featuring an African princess in their films. She says that the lack of ...
The Simpsons' actors agree new pay deal
The deal - which took months to negotiate - ensures that the popular cartoon will go out for a 20th series. But it will have ...
Lindsay Lohan's parents back in Family Court
THE divorced parents of actress Lindsay Lohan made a brief appearance in a Nassau County courtroom yesterday over allegations ...
I'm with stupid: dumber flies live longer
IT doesn't pay to be smart and ignorance really is bliss if you want a long life at least if you're a fly, according to new ...
Tori Amos drops her label
THE singer-songwriter Tori Amos has left Epic Records after six years to become independent and urged her fellow artists to "stop ...
Two-thirds of office staff suffer from repetitive strain injury
MORE than two thirds of workers now suffer from repetitive strain injury, costing 300million in lost working hours, a new study ...
Islamabad
Liver Transplant Centre to be set up in Capital
ISLAMABAD - Hectic efforts are under way for setting up Pakistan's first Liver Transplant Centre in the federal capital, informed ...
Comprehensive programme for World Environment Day
ISLAMABAD - The Ministry of Environment is celebrating the World Environment Day 2008 today (Thursday) to stimulate the ...
'Knowledge-based revolution vital for uplift'
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Member of National Assembly and PML-N leader Prof. Ahsan Iqbal Wednesday underlined the need for bringing a ...
SI, three head constables suspended
RAWALPINDI - Regional Police Officer (RPO) Rawalpindi Nasir Khan Durrani suspended one Sub-Inspector (SI) and three Head ...
HEC establishes Film and Television Dept at NCA
ISLAMABAD (NNI) - The project of Higher Education Commission (HEC) to establish Department of Film and Television at the National ...
Live or leave Pakistan
The history of Pakistan shows the fertility of this land, which had given birth to great leaders, brilliant scientists, sports ...
Minister submits Asif incident report to PM
ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for Sports Najamuddin Khan Wednesday presented the report of lanky fast bowler Muhammad Asif's case ...
Legislators demand action against Asif
ISLAMABAD - Members of the National Assembly Wednesday demanded serious action against pacer Muhammad Asif, who was detained at ...
Owais downs Suresh in CAS Squash qualifiers
ISLAMABAD - Amjad Khan, Shahid Zaman, Shamasul Islam, Bilal Zaman, Owais Khan, Aaqib Haneef, Majid Khan and Arshad Barki won ...
Karachi
Developed countries criticised for global warming
KARACHI-Experts on the eve of the World Environment Day (WED) stressed the need for reducing carbon emissions to protect out ...
People protest against power outage
KARACHI - Local citizens had to face 10 to 12 hours long unannounced loadshedding in four different areas in the metropolis and ...
Fishermen decry contract system
KARACHI - Pakistan Fisher folk Forum PFF alleged on Wednesday that the PPP-led government had not taken any initiative to resolve ...
Rising street crimes expose govt's tall claims
KARACHI - Police used maneuvering tactics to show the decline in crime rate rather than to curtail the activities of the ...
Marri resolves row over DWA grants
KARACHI - The dispute over special grant for disabled people have been solved in dramatically after the mediation of provincial ...
KU fails to provide results via SMS
KARACHI - The examination department of the Karachi University (KU) has failed to provide results via short-message service (SMS) ...
Lahore
LDA initiates land audit of approved housing societies
LAHORE - The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) has initiated land audit of all the approved housing schemes after finding ...
Loadshedding increases by 1 hour despite 'targets achieved'
LAHORE - All the eight electricity distribution companies (DISCOs) of Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) have added ...
Deposed judges face terrible dilemma
LAHORE - Deposed judges of the Lahore High Court are in a terrible dilemma whether to accept or reject their five months withheld ...
KB Dam shelving challenged in SC
LAHORE - An application has been moved before the Supreme Court of Pakistan to seek stay against shelving the Kalabagh Dam as ...
Testing times
The week started off rough, with a suicide bombing after a relatively long pause, given the rate of bombings we were experiencing ...
LHC Cell effectively addressing complaints
LAHORE - The Lahore High Court Complaint Cell is effectively addressing grievances of the lawyers and the litigants against the ...
Inzamam signs up for Hong Kong Sixes
LAHORE - Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has signed to play in the Hong Kong Sixes, making him yet another big name to ...
Sohail replaces detained Asif
LAHORE - Pakistan selectors have replaced Mohammad Asif, who is in detention at the Dubai Airport for allegedly possessing some ...
Asif's immediate release not likely
LAHORE - As the fate of pace bowler Mohammad Asif hangs in the balance and rumours abound about his release, one senior Pakistan ...
Pakistan-India clash today in SAFF Championship
LAHORE - The 22nd international soccer encounter between Pakistan and India will be recorded in the South Asian Football ...
The Nation ePaper
© 2012 Nawaiwaqt Group of Newspapers - All Rights Reserved