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 Friday, June 06, 2008
Front Page
Musharraf warns against inefficiency
ISLAMABAD - President Pervez Musharraf said the government should ensure strong economy, defence and human resource with effective leadership skills to cope with the internal and external threats. "A country depends on its economy, defence, human resource and management skills of its ...
CM, Cabinet resign today
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Dost Muhammad Khosa along with his cabinet would resign today to pave way for election of ...
9/11 'mastermind' wants death penalty
WASHINGTON - Al-Qaeda Commander Khaled Sheikh Mohammad, appearing at a Military Tribunal in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, said he would ...
Nowshehra shootout leaves four injured
NOWSHEHRA - Nowshehra police after an encounter with the alleged militants, in which four people were injured, Thursday succeeded ...
International
Under-fire Hillary vows full backing for Obama
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Fallen White House contender Hillary Clinton Thursday promised to throw the full weight of her formidable ...
McCain indicates Indian-American won't be his pick for VP
WASHINGTON - US Presidential hopeful Senator John McCain has indicated that Bobby Jindal, an Indian-American who is the ...
Court annuls Turkish headscarf reform
ANKARA (AFP) - Turkey's top court on Thursday annulled a law allowing women to wear Islamic headscarves in universities on ...
IAEA makes no headway on Iran nuclear dispute
VIENNA (AFP) - The UN's atomic watchdog made little progress on Iran's nuclear drive at a four-day meeting that ended here ...
Bush glossed over intel differences on Iraq WMD
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President George W Bush glossed over differences but generally reflected US intelligence findings on Iraq's ...
Secret plan to keep Iraq under US control: Independent
A secret deal being negotiated in Baghdad would perpetuate the American military occupation of Iraq indefinitely, regardless of ...
58 dead in new fierce Lanka fighting
COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers said Thursday they had killed 10 soldiers while security forces said they killed 35 ...
Zimbabwe police detain, free US and UK diplomats
HARARE (AFP) - Zimbabwe police detained US and British diplomats Thursday in a dramatic confrontation at a roadblock following ...
China's quake zone rocked by aftershock
BEIJING (AFP) - An aftershock with a magnitude of 5.3 on Thursday jolted an area of southwest China that was devastated by last ...
UAE to reopen embassy in Iraq
BAGHDAD (AFP) - The United Arab Emirates is to name an ambassador to Iraq within days, officials said on Thursday, in the first ...
Asif hearing deferred to Sunday
DUBAI (Agencies) - Mohammad Asif's ordeal in Dubai will continue for at least a few more days, after his hearing on Thursday was ...
Pietersen century frustrates New Zealand
NOTTINGHAM (England) (AFP) - Kevin Pietersen's 115 rescued England from a top-order collapse on the first day of the third and ...
Ivanovic and Safina in final
PARIS (AFP) - Ana Ivanovic tackles Dinara Safina in the French Open final on Saturday with the golden girl of Roland Garros ...
North Korea crush Australia to make Asian Cup final
HO CHI MINH CITY (AFP) - Ri Kum-suk scored a hat-trick as a formidable North Korea booked their place in the Women's Asian Cup ...
NA Speaker calls for bio-diversity protection
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Speaker of the National Assembly, Dr Fehmida Mirza Thursday said that in order to preserve bio-diversity and to ...
Business
Mixed trend prevails at KSE
LAHORE - The recovery initiated due to extension in exemption of Capital Gains Tax for another two years ended half way and the ...
Dealers facing acute shortage of petrol and diesel
KARACHI (APP) - Petroleum dealers were facing acute shortage of petrol and diesel due to non-supply from oil marketing companies ...
Reduction in 6 per cent R&D subsidy to hit garment sector
LAHORE - Research and Development is vital for the garment sector and any reduction in six per cent R&D subsidy will wipe off ...
Growers seek subsidies on agriculture inputs
KARACHI - Seeking special attention of the government for agriculture sector the growers have demanded that more subsidies should ...
Oil prices bounce higher as dollar slides against euro
LONDON (AFP) - Oil prices rebounded higher on Thursday as the dollar tumbled against the euro after the European Central Bank ...
AARI develops post-harvest tech for mango
FAISALABAD - Scientists of Ayub Agricultural Research Institute (AARI), Faisalabad, have successfully developed post harvest ...
MCB chief speaks on corporate culture
LAHORE (PR) - A seminar titled 'Development of Corporate Culture; Female Employment, Sexual Harassment and Glass Ceilings' was ...
Budget proposals for apparel and textile industry
LAHORE (PR) - Dr Shahzad Arshad, Chairman of Pakistan Cotton Fashion Apparel Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PCFAMEA) in ...
Dearth of skilled HR main constraint in economic uplift
LAHORE - The acute shortage of adequately skilled personnel in various strata of the public and private sector organisations is a ...
HPFL pre-bid meeting held
ISLAMABAD- A team of senior officials and consultants headed by Secretary Privatisation Commission (PC) Ahmad Jawad on Thursday ...
Politics
Truth will come out: AQ Khan
WASHINGTON - Nuclear scientist A.Q. Khan, who is now recanting his televised admission that he helped Iran and Libya obtain ...
He wants to lead normal life
NUCLEAR scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan, who admitted leaking nuclear secrets to North Korea, Iran and Libya, has again recanted ...
Ex-CJ's daughter receives threats
ARACHI - Daughter of former Chief Justice of Sindh High Court (SHC) has received threats from some unknown persons, said Police. ...
Pakistan, India may shelve police reporting for travellers
ISLAMABAD - Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Thursday told the National Assembly that the process of a composite dialogue is ...
Full Bench summons Sharifs on 18th
LAHORE - A Full Bench of LHC on Thursday summoned PML-N Quaid Mian Nawaz Sharif and party President Mian Shahbaz Sharif for June ...
'N' finalises proposals on package
ISLAMABAD - High-powered PML-N committee tasked to scrutinising the PPP-proposed draft constitutional package has compiled its ...
Iftikhar rules out compromise on reinstatement
GUJRAT (Online) - Deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said that lawyers' struggle would continue and soon ...
Al-Qaeda claims attack on embassy
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Al-Qaeda Wednesday claimed in Internet statements to have carried out a suicide attack on the Danish embassy ...
Karachi to get extra 1,000MW
ISLAMABAD (APP): Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said the government is committed to regularise contractual employees ...
President's Turkey visit put off
ISLAMABAD - As Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani embarks on his three-day visit to Saudi Arabia today (Friday), the two ...
US backs Afghan talks with Taliban
KABUL (AFP) - The US ambassador in Kabul said Thursday that Washington backed the Afghan government's efforts to reconcile with ...
Entertainment
Amazing water girl
SWIMMING a mile isn't something most of us could do easily. But for Maddison Brown it's an extraordinary achievement - she is ...
Brad Pitt's $500k furniture
Brad Pitt spent more than $500,000 at a design exhibition in Switzerland. Brad - whose long-term partner Angelina Jolie is ...
GLAST launch delayed at least until Sunday
NASA spokesman on Wednesday said that the launch of its GLAST space telescope, which will allow scientists to look deep into the ...
Madonna Vs. David's biological dad
MADONNA'S adoption of little David is final, but now she has to deal with his biological father, who wants visitation rights with ...
Hong Kong has most dodgy websites
WEB sites of Hong Kong are more likely to fill your computer with unwanted ads, viruses and spam than those from anywhere else in ...
Carla Bruni pays a final tribute to Yves Saint Laurent
PARIS (AFP) Celebrities and the biggest names in fashion including Claudia Schiffer, Catherine Deneuve and France's ex-supermodel ...
Islamabad
I learnt a great deal from IPL: Sohail Tanvir
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan new pace sensation Sohail Tanvir termed Indian Premier League (ICL) one of the best organised domestic ...
Environmental degradation harming economy
ISLAMAAD - Federal Minister for Environment Hamidullah Jan Afridi Thursday said that environmental degradation was causing Rs 365 ...
Sherry asks electronic media to avoid sensationalism
ISLAMABAD - Federal Information Minister Sherry Rehman Thursday asked electronic media to adopt more responsible approach in ...
'Social sciences vital for development'
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The seventh sitting of the Committee of Higher Education Commission (HEC) on the development of Social Sciences ...
Why is Sadiqabad Police soft-pedalling over daredevil robbery?
Rawalpindi - Killing an armed robber during a break-in was not horrifying for a doctor but the weird attitude of police is ...
Exquisite portrayal of British Muslims
ISLAMABAD- An exhibition of photographs depicting Muslims living in Britain was held at the residence of the British High ...
Karachi
Lawson rubbishes quitting rumours
KARACHI - Pakistan cricket team's Australian coach Geoff Lawson told the local media that he would complete his two-year contract ...
KTTA to hold junior training camp
KARACHI - The President of the KTTA Javed Chotani has announced that a two-month long training and coaching camp for upcoming ...
Environmental pollution reaches alarming level
KARACHI - Environmental pollution has reached an alarming level in major cities of the countries due to the rising number of ...
Lawyers boycott courts, reject constitutional package
KARACHI - Lawyers on Thursday boycotted court proceedings, held general body meetings and took out rally for the restoration of ...
Urdu varsity fails to go beyond college status
KARACHI - The new administration of the Federal Urdu University for Arts, Science and Technology (FUUAST) is facing tough time in ...
Khomeini's philosophy highlighted
KARACHI - The 19th death anniversary of Ayatullah Rohullah Imam Khomeini Musavi, the leader of Islamic revolution in Iran, is ...
Due importance accorded to environment: Qaim Ali Shah
KARACHI - Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah on Thursday urged the society to play its role in reducing environmental ...
Protest against power cuts continues
KARACHI - The Karachiites on Thursday continued to suffer from prolonged power outage as the city was deprived of 700MW ...
Lahore
ICC names umpires, referees for Asia Cup
LAHORE - The International Cricket Council (ICC) Thursday announced the names of umpire and referee for the Asia Cup which gets ...
Musharraf a relic of past: Aslam Beg
LAHORE - Former Chief of Army Staff General(r)Mirza Aslam Beg has said February 18 election results were against the expectations ...
Mayo Hospital stocks deplete as FD withdraws Rs 50m bill
LAHORE - The Punjab's Finance Department has withdrawn a bill of Rs 50 million to make payment to different companies, ...
KBD shelving a blunder by PPP: Water Council
LAHORE - The Indus Basin Water Council Pakistan (IBWCP) on Thursday termed the shelving of Kalabagh Dam project as the last nail ...
Lawyers take out mammoth rally
LAHORE-Lawyers alongwith the political parties took out a mammoth protest rally here on Thursday, demanding immediate restoration ...
District govt follows wait-and-see policy
LAHORE - The Federal Government has yet to devise strategy to implement energy conservation plan with the participation of ...
No decision on Khosa's inclusion in Cabinet
LAHORE - PML-N is yet to decide on Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Dost Muhammad Khosa's inclusion in the provincial cabinet after ...
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