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 Monday, June 08, 2009
Front Page
Karachi reels under target-killings
KARACHI - Bloodshed continued in the metropolitan city as 17 more people fell prey to target-killings on Sunday. The present wave of political violence that began last Tuesday has so far resulted in the killing of nearly 30 activists belonging to different political parties. Majority of the ...
Troops shoot dead two civilians
TAKHT BHAI - Two persons were reportedly killed and another got injured for violating curfew imposed here at Shergarh area in ...
Govt urged to end operation, start talks
ISLAMABAD - PML-N stalwart and Leader of the Opposition in National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has called upon the ...
International
No U.S. deal on settlements in occupied Arab territories, says Hillary
WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says there have never been any informal agreements between Washington and ...
Australia gear for must-win Sri Lanka clash
NOTTINGHAM (AFP) - Ricky Ponting's Australia must perform or face an embarrassing early exit from the World Twenty20 when they ...
Grand Federer slams record
PARIS (AFP) - Roger Federer gloriously completed a career Grand Slam on Sunday by capturing a record-equalling 14th major with a ...
Bangladesh in a must win situation
Bangladesh lost to India on Saturday after a bright start however things would b touch easier against Ireland today. Yet ...
Lebanese vote in high-stakes election
BEIRUT (Reuters/AFP) - Lebanese turned out in force on Sunday in a high-stakes and hotly-contested parliamentary election that ...
De Villiers scripts big Proteas victory
LONDON (AFP) - AB de Villiers's 79 not out provided the platform for South Africa to crush Scotland by 130 runs in the Proteas' ...
Hizbul Islam boss 'killed' in fighting
MOGADISHU (Reuters/AFP) - A leader of Somalias Muslim group, who is on the US and UN terrorism lists, is seriously injured from ...
Ruling parties face setbacks in European elections
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Voters punished several national governments battling the global economic crisis in a European Parliament ...
Four-wicket Ojha spins India to victory
NOTTINGHAM (AFP) - Left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha grabbed 4-21 as defending champions India overpowered Bangladesh by 25 runs in ...
Yemen staring at famine next year, says Advisor to President
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Yemen, stricken by a toxic cocktail of drought, economic crisis and political unrest, could suffer famine next ...
Asia's big three seal World Cup berths
SINGAPORE (AFP) - Australia, Japan and South Korea were celebrating Sunday after powering into the World Cup finals, reinforcing ...
Vote appears fair, say observers
BEIRUT (AFP) - International and local observers said on Sunday that Lebanons general election appears free of any flagrant ...
Holland take first European berth, England edge closer
PARIS (AFP) - A revived England all but booked their World Cup finals place Saturday by swatting Kazakhstan 4-0 as Holland ...
Iraqi forces arrest five US security contractors
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi forces detained five US security contractors in connection with the killing of a fellow American ...
Obama wraps up landmark Middle East, Europe trip
PARIS (AFP) - US President Obama on Sunday wrapped up a Mideast and Europe tour steeped in history and intense diplomacy, ...
SKorea draws up NKorea attack plans
SEOUL (AFP) - South Koreas Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) have briefed President Lee Myung-Bak on plans for a huge counter-attack on ...
Indian students protest in Australia
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Hundreds of Indian students marched in Sydney on Sunday to protest against a spate of violent attacks that ...
Pakistan cut Russia down to size
By Asher Butt SINGAPORE- Pakistan thrashed Russia 7-2, Belgium, the Netherlands, Korea, New Zealand, hosts Malaysia and Germany ...
Politics
Taliban will never be defeated: 'Col Imam'
THE Pakistani intelligence agent who trained Mullah Omar, the Taliban leader, to fight has warned that Nato forces will never ...
Sectarian violence flares up in DI Khan
PESHAWAR (AFP) - Three people were shot dead Sunday and nine wounded in gun and grenade attacks Sunday in Dera Ismail Khan, ...
England beat Pakistan
LONDON (AFP) - England booked their place in the second round Super Eights of the ICC World Twenty20 with a 48-run win over ...
US puts NKorea, Iran on notice for N-activities
WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has administered blunt warnings to Iran and North Korea, saying that ...
No intention to meddle in Kashmir: Obama aide
WASHINGTON (Online) - The US does not intend to meddle in the Kashmir issue, but will support any effort by India and Pakistan ...
Geelani arrested in strike-hit IHK
SRINAGAR (Agencies) - Indian police Sunday arrested a hardline APHC leader for encouraging week-long protests over the alleged ...
Saudi king tells Obama to 'impose solution' on Mideast
RIYADH (AFP) - Saudi King Abdullah said Arabs were losing patience with the Middle East peace stalemate and called on US ...
UK gets 1st Muslim secretary of state
LONDON - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has appointed a Muslim MP from Pakistani origin as a Secretary of State. It came as ...
Bugti was not killed in army operation, says Musharraf
ISLAMABAD (Online) - Former President Pervez Musharraf has claimed that Nawab Akbar Bugti was not killed in the military ...
Security beefed up at Dr Qadeer residence
THE government on Sunday beefed up security at the residence of nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan restricting his movement ...
Fresh unrest kills 13 in Afghanistan
KABUL (AFP) - Bomb blasts and clashes killed five policemen, including a district chief, and eight other people in ...
President to visit Russia, Belgium from 14th
ISLAMABAD - Immediately after the presentation of budget 2009-10 in the Parliament, President Asif Ali Zardari would start his ...
Entertainment
Chronic ankle pain may be more than just a sprain
ANKLE sprains are a common injury after a fall, sudden twist or blow to the ankle joint. Approximately 40 percent of those who ...
Brad and Angelina now sleeping in separate houses
BRAD Pitt and Angelina Jolie only recently denied that their relationship is in trouble. But if their living arrangements are ...
Fox still coping with single status
MEGAN Fox may have been voted the worlds most desired woman but that did not do much for the actress, who is still struggling to ...
Spears settles lawsuit by ex-manager, pays $193,000
BRITNEY Spears has settled a lawsuit brought against her by a former manager by paying $193,000 as part of the legal ...
Babies who lack love 'at risk of poor brain development'
BABIES who do not receive love and stimulation in their first year are at risk of poor brain development and social skills, a ...
Lady GaGa denies rift with beau
LADY GaGa has quashed rumours she has broken up with her mystery entrepreneur friend. The two were spotted with him on a beach in ...
Sports
Punjab minister Ghafoor restored
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has asked Chaudhry Abdul Ghafoor to continue working as Minister Prisons. The CM ...
Islamabad
Special team formed to probe Rescue 15 blast
ISLAMABAD-A special joint investigative team has been formed to probe into the Saturdays suicide attack at the Rescue-15 building ...
2 dead, 4 injured in cab cylinder explosion
RAWALPINDI-Two men were killed while four others injured when Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) cylinder in a taxi cab exploded with a ...
Routes allocated for heavy vehicles
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Entry of heavy vehicles including trucks, dumpers and loaders in Islamabad will be allowed only from two check ...
Work at Zero Point Interchange slows down
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The construction activity of Zero Point Interchange project is slowed down after the authorities put the ...
WFP to provide food to 2.6m IDPs
ISLAMABAD (APP)-World Food Programme (WFP) has planned to provide food assistance to 2.6 million IDPs during the months of July ...
Islooites to have 40-day rare drama treat
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Featuring a fusion of performances by 20 popular theatre groups of Pakistan, a month-long 'National Drama ...
National
Shakib the man for Bangladesh
Shakib al Hasan is world's number one all rounder in ODI cricket. He is an intelligent tweaker who bowls tight lines and has ...
Dilshan expected to perform at the top
Tillakaratne Dilshan proved to be an asset for his IPL side Delhi Daredevils with 418 runs at 41.8 and a strike rate of 122.78 ...
Karachi
Fazl offers mediation on Swat issue
Karachi - JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has proposed that a regional conference should be convened to discuss the course of ...
Experts suggest power generation from rice husk
KARACHI - Experts have disclosed that organic matter such as rice husk, corn stalks, sawdust and wood chips could be used to ...
UC librarians deprived of basic facilities
KARACHI - The librarians at UC libraries have been deprived of medical, salary bonus, conveyance allowance, and many other basic ...
Sindh govt's wise decisions help maintain peace: Kamal
KARACHI (APP) - Nazim Karachi, Syed Mustafa Kamal has said that Sindh Province and Karachi in particular provide fuel for ...
Children stage protest demo against US anti-Pak policies
KARACHI - Hundreds of school going children staged a demonstration on Sunday to protest against the US interference into ...
Parental eating habits have little effect on kids' choices
KARACHI (PPI) - Parents eating habits dont seem to influence their childrens food choices as much as experts have thought, new ...
Lahore
Commercialisation of 20 roads banned
LAHORE - The Punjab government has completely banned commercialisation on 20 roads in LDA residential areas falling in different ...
MS PIC denied extension
LAHORE - The Punjab chief minister has rejected a summery to award extension to Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) Medical ...
Govt to fix three-year tenure for BISE officials
LAHORE - The Government of Punjab has decided in principal to fix a three-year tenure for the posts of chairmen, secretaries and ...
Punjab Govt committed to assist IDPs, says Shahbaz
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister, Shahbaz Sharif has said that relief and rehabilitation of displaced persons of Swat is the ...
"But what have we done?"
That a bomb blast took place in Lahore was bad enough. But the officiousness displayed by those affected was even worse. As our ...
Punjab govt discharging duty elegantly, says Khosa
LAHORE - Provincial Minister for Local Bodies Dost Muhammad Khosa has said that succor to Swat and Malakand displaced persons by ...
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