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
Front Page
International
Pakistani lawyers slam Sharifs disqualification
LONDON - The Association of Pakistani Lawyers (APL), a team of Pakistani origin lawyers, solicitors, barristers, judges in UK ...
Zardari, Sharif urged to work together to save Pakistan
NEW YORK - A leading US newspaper, noting that Pakistan is edging ever closer to the abyss, fervently urged President Asif Ali ...
Obama says US not interested in long-term presence in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON -- US President Barack Obama said Friday that the United States is not interested in keeping a long-term military ...
Seamer Johnson punishes South Africa with his bat
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - Seam bowler Mitchell Johnson is reaping the reward of hard work in the nets, setting an Australian record ...
Australia in control after brave De Villiers stand
JOHANNESBURG, Feb 28, 2009 (AFP) - Australia built a 297-run lead in their second innings when bad light stopped play on day ...
MDA reserves site for Grand Sports Complex in Mirpur
MIRPUR (AJK) - The Mirpur Development Authority, in a bid to encourage sporting activities especially the indoor games, has ...
McIlroy ends Tiger-tamer Clark's Match Play dream
TUCSON (AFP) - Irish golf sensation Rory McIlroy ended Tiger-tamer Tim Clark's run at the WGC Accenture Match Play Championship ...
League Cup next step in United's bid for immortality
LONDON (AFP) - Manchester United can take another step towards immortality with victory over Tottenham in Sunday's League Cup ...
Djokovic survives a long haul in the heat
DUBAI (AFP) - Top-seeded Novak Djokovic survived a scare and an exhausting battle of just under three hours in intense heat ...
Bopara's maiden Test century keeps England on top
BRIDGETOWN - West Indies was at 163 by lunch in the fourth Test against West Indies on Saturday. Chaunderpaul 4 and Sarwan 81 ...
New Zealand steps up security for India
WELLINGTON (AFP) - New Zealand is to boost ground security for the remainder of the Indian cricket tour following a ...
Fish reaches semis at Florida tennis
DELRAY BEACH (AFP) - Top-seeded American Mardy Fish clinched a spot in semi-finals of the ATP Delray Beach International Tennis ...
Pakistan's political chaos poses test for US: NYT
NEW YORK - The intensifying political battle between Asif Ali Zardari, "the pro-American president", and PML-N leader Nawaz ...
2nd grave found after BD revolt; 76 dead
DHAKA (AFP) - Bangladeshi soldiers recovered 10 more bodies in a second mass grave in a military compound in the capital ...
Afghan President Karzai orders elections by April
KABUL (AFP) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai ordered Saturday that presidential elections be held by April, months earlier than ...
Lankan troops enter last rebel stronghold
COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops entered the last urban area held by Tamil Tigers, the defence ministry said Saturday, as the UN ...
Tongchai on top at Indonesia Open
KUTA (AFP) - Thai star Thongchai Jaidee birdied the 18th hole for a narrow one stroke lead in the third round at the Enjoy ...
Abbas insists on Gaza rebuilding
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AFP) - Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas on Saturday insisted his government should spearhead postwar ...
Somalia president agrees to truce, Sharia law
MOGADISHU (AFP) - New Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed bowed Saturday to demands from the insurgents after the fiercest ...
N Korea warns against US troops 'provocations'
SEOUL (AFP) - North Korea on Saturday warned US troops stationed in South Korea to stop "provocations" in the buffer zone ...
Obama vows to fight for his budget
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Barack Obama vowed Saturday to fight for his budget proposals that include investments in clean ...
US planning long-term stay in Iraq: Tehran
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday accused the United States of planning a "long term stay" ...
Afghan gets death over US airstrikes
HERAT, Afghanistan (AFP) - An Afghan court on Saturday sentenced a man to death for giving "wrong information" to US-led troops ...
Business
GDP growth to remain below 2pc this year: Salman
LAHORE - Former Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance Dr Salman Shah has predicted that Pakistan's GDP growth this year would be ...
Govt targets 12 per cent interest rate by June
KARACHI - Federal State Minister for Investment, Salim H Mandviwala has said that the government is reviewing the interest rate ...
TOO be reformed or scrapped, says Ghani
LAHORE - The Federal Secretary Commerce Suleman Ghani has said that Trade Organisations Ordinance (TOO) needs to be scrapped or ...
KESC, IEP ink agreement
KARACHI - The new management of Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) has signed an agreement of cooperation with the ...
Obama vows to fight for budget
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Barack Obama vowed Saturday to fight for his budget proposals that include investments in clean ...
IMF positive review resists index to fall further
LAHORE - The equity market plunged by 4 per cent- the highest fall in 32 months- on the back of political uncertainty following ...
SBP provides further relief to exporters
KARACHI - SBP has decided to provide further relief to the exporters under LTF-EOP, Debt Swap and LTFF scheme. According to SBP ...
Rate of remuneration
KARACHI - The SBP has announced that the rate of remuneration on 20pc Special Cash Reserve Account (US$) maintained by ...
SBP mops up Rs10 billion
KARACHI (APP) - State Bank of Pakistan has moped up Rs 10 billion under its open market operation through 5-day repo sale in ...
Conversion rates
KARACHI (APP) - The following rates will be applicable for conversion into rupees of Foreign Currency Deposits, Dollar Bearer ...
Oil prices climb, but gold loses sparkle
LONDON (AFP) - Oil prices rallied this week, buoyed by signs of stabilising energy demand and hints of OPEC production cuts, but ...
China okays food safety law
BEIJING (AFP) - China on Saturday approved a long-awaited food safety law, state media reported, in a bid to end repeated ...
Arif Habib Investments declares dividend
KARACHI (PR) - Arif Habib Investments has declared dividend for two of its open-end fixed income funds for the month of February, ...
LFS 2007-08 indicates improvement in major social, economic indicators
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Federal Bureau of Statistics (FBS) has released Labour Force Survey (LFS) for 2007-8 indicating improvements in ...
3rd int'l LPG moot on 11th
Karachi - The third international LPG conference and exhibition "LPG Exp Con 2009" will be held in Islamabad on March 11, 2009. ...
Country becomes self-sufficient in CNG equipment production
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Pakistan has achieved self- sufficiency in manufacturing the equipments of international standard used in ...
Minister to open Megatech on 3rd
KARACHI - Federal Textile Industry Minister Rana Muhammad Farooq Saeed Khan will inaugurate the 7th Edition of International ...
Training workshop for journalists
LAHORE - The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) organized a day-long training workshop for journalists in ...
ICMAP, TDAP hold seminar
KARACHI - The auditors and accounting practitioners have said that the cost of production of any company and industry can be ...
Searle Pak profit up
KARACHI (APP) - Searle Pakistan has posted a profit after tax of Rs 113.796 million during the half year ending December 31, 2008 ...
Volkswagen to cut all temporary staff
BERLIN (AFP) - German auto maker Volkswagen will cut all of its temporary staff, which numbered some 16,500 in 2008, company head ...
FPCCI delegates to attend 5th WIEF
KARACHI - A group of leading businessmen from Pakistan will participating in the 5th World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF) ...
Indus Motor 3rd T-TEP
KARACHI (PR) - Indus Motor Company Limited selected the Construction Technology Training Institute (CTTI), Islamabad to launch ...
'Governor Rule to destroy whole economy'
LAHORE - The imposition of Governor Raj in the province of Punjab is bound to erode the confidence of the business community on ...
Pakistan for removing tariff, non-tariff barriers in S Asia
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has called for removal of tariff and non-tariff barriers in South Asia saying it is vital for increasing ...
Lesco farewell ceremony
LAHORE - Chief Executive LESCO, Muhammad Akram Arain handed over complete pension papers to its employees and presented souvenirs ...
Pak embroidery attracts Romanian women
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Pakistan is culturally very rich and diverse country in South Asia, especially in development of embroidered ...
Spot rate dips by Rs 100 to Rs 3250
KARACHI (APP) - Cotton spot rate has declined by Rs 100 to close at Rs 3,250 per maund in the local market on the weekend due to ...
IIU holds moot
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The International Islamic University (IIU) on Saturday organized one-day research conference titled "Applied ...
Germany for 5b euro Opel bailout
BERLIN (AFP) - The German government is prepared to step in to help auto maker General Motors Europe's Opel division with a bail ...
Thai Airways posts huge loss
BANGKOK (AFP) - Flag carrier Thai Airways posted a huge loss of 21.3 billion baht (592 million dollars) in 2008 because of high ...
Politics
PPP, PML-N clash in NA
ISLAMABAD - The National Assembly session here on Saturday presented the picture of a pandemonium when furious parliamentarians ...
'N' plans protest movement
LAHORE - PML-N has unveiled its strategy to launch a countrywide movement from March 6 in protest against the disqualification of ...
Party to sit in Opp if fails to form govt: Gilani
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Saturday said that PPP would sit on opposition benches if it failed to form ...
Reconciliation discussed at Aiwan-i-Sadr
A high-level meeting was held at Aiwan-e-Sadr in Islamabad on Saturday with President Asif Ali Zardari in chair, reports a ...
PPP CM out of question: Nawaz
ISLAMABAD (Agencies) - PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif has made it clear that he would not tolerate involvement of the Army in politics, ...
Governor Rule aims at horse-trading
LAHORE-PML-N President and former Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif has said that Governor Rule is aimed at opening the market ...
Governor Rule challenged in SC
ISLAMABAD - The imposition of Governor Rule in Punjab was challenged in the Supreme Court of Pakistan here on Saturday by none ...
Efforts on to defuse political tension
ISLAMABAD - Influential circles within and outside the country have become proactive to defuse tension between PPP Co-Chairperson ...
First-ever brief to diplomats on internal affairs
ISLAMABAD (Agencies) - For the first time in the history of Pakistan, the foreign envoys in Islamabad were briefed at the latest ...
Taliban defeated in Bajaur: FC
KHAR (AFP) - Pakistan said on Saturday it had forced Taliban militants out of Bajaur in the global fight against extremism. The ...
Barack Obama thanks Gilani
ISLAMABAD - US President Barack Obama thanked Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani for his message of felicitation on his ...
3 security men killed, 4 hurt in bomb attack
MOHMAND AGENCY - At least three personnel of security forces were killed and four others injured in a remote controlled bomb ...
Orya to be Secretary Information?
Lahore - Punjab government on Saturday has finalised three names for equal number of important departments. According to the ...
America satisfied with 3-way talks
WASHINGTON (APP) - The United States has said its three-way consultations on American policy toward Pakistan and Afghanistan this ...
Majority of party rebels are back, claim 'Q' leaders
LAHORE - The PML-Q top leaders are making full efforts to win back the favour of party rebels who have either joined the forward ...
Siddiqui elected Bar President, Gondal VP
LAHORE - Mr Justice (Retd) MA Shahid Siddiqui, a candidate of Professional Group headed by Hamid Khan has been elected as ...
88 Afghans held in Chaman
QUETTA (Online) - The security forces have arrested 88 Afghan nationalists in Chaman on the other day. According to information ...
Fighting terror not ties main issue: India
NEW DELHI (Agencies) - Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said he believes Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari ...
Entertainment
Slumdog surge in Indian child sponsorship
LONDON (AFP) - Anti-poverty charity ActionAid said Friday there had been a surge in Indian child sponsorship enquiries in Britain ...
Fossile skull of giant, toothed bird found
LIMA (AFP) - The well-preseved, 10-million-year fossil craneum of a large, toothed seabird was found in Peru's southern Ica ...
Babies learn music while sleeping
EARLY screening and treatment for infants with hearing problems, and the ability to computer-generate musical scores, are two ...
Brown and Rihanna back together again
CHRIS Brown is reportedly back with Rihanna. The couple have been spotted at one of Sean 'Diddy' Combs' homes on Miami Beach's ...
Internet is causing poetry boom
RATHER than killing it off, modern technologies like email, social networking sites such as Facebook and online media players are ...
Michelle Obama channels Jackie O elegance in her first official portrait
FIRST Lady Michelle Obama channels the cool grace and glamour of Jackie Kennedy Onassis in her first official White House ...
Early Da Vinci portrait found
A sketch found in one of Leonardo da Vinci's notebooks could be an early self-portrait, experts believe. The drawing had been ...
I'll be dead in a month: Jade Goody
JADE Goody has reportedly revealed that she has just one month left to live. The terminally-ill reality star is believed to have ...
Antibiotic combination could treat resistant TB
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Two already existing drugs to fight bacterial infections could combine to help treat the most deadly form of ...
Cassel takes top French film award
PARIS (AFP) - Vincent Cassel, one of the stars of the Oceans 12 and 13 movies, scooped the best actor prize at France's top Cesar ...
Simpsons set for record 20 years at primetime
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - "The Simpsons," television's most famous animated dysfunctional family, is poised to become the United ...
Islamabad
Lahore Ravi claim big win
ISLAMABAD - Lahore Ravi claimed a massive win by 220 runs against hosts Islamabad in the Quaid?e?Azam Cricket Trophy cricket ...
German club team arrives for BB Shaheed Kabaddi
ISLAMABAD (APP) - A club team from Germany has already arrived here to participate in the day-long Benazir Bhutto Shaheed ...
National football team in Islamabad for a brief camp
ISLAMABAD - The national football team will arrive here today (Sunday) to attend a short training camp, which will be organised ...
National
Pakistan have a good record at Gaddafi Stadium
Pakistan have a good record at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore where the second and final Test match of the two-match series between Sri ...
Karachi
PCB refuses to sell cheap women team sponsorship rights
KARACHI - The PCB in a bold move told an International Oil Marketing Company interested in buying sponsorship right for World ...
Younis must concentrate on his match winners: Wasim
KARACHI (APP) - Former Pakistan Captain and cricket legend Wasim Akram said on Saturday that Captain Younis Khan must concentrate ...
Karachi central out play Larkana in Inter-dist Basketball
Karachi - Karachi central outplayed Larkana 52-23 in a one sided contest of Sindh inter district basketball championship on the ...
Lahore
Younis aware of Sri Lanka backlash
LAHORE - The young Pakistan team under experienced captain Younis Khan would be relishing its time in the field without getting ...
Players staged silent protest on contract: Younis
LAHORE - The Pakistan team captain Younis Khan said that the cricketers had made a silent protest on their central contract but ...
Sialkot, KRL qualify for Quaid Trophy final
LAHORE - Khan Research Laboratories Cricket Team has qualified for the final of Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2008-09 on the basis of ...
We did not ask for extra security,Lankan manager
LAHORE - Sri Lankan cricket team manager, Brenden Kurrupu dispelled the impression that his team demanded extra security for ...
Buenos Aires win exhibition polo
LAHORE - The combined team of Buenos Aires-JK Dairies clinched the A&A Enterprises Argentine Embassy Exhibition polo encounter ...
Foreign coach is one of our options but no decision yet: Bajwa
LAHORE - A foreign hockey coach is indeed an option but the idea has not yet taken a definite shape, the Secretary of Pakistan ...
World anti-doping agency endorses ban on Asif
LAHORE - The global anti-doping body Saturday endorsed a one-year ban placed on Pakistan's Mohammad Asif, saying it will not ...
AbacusConsulting beat Honda Atlas
LAHORE - AbacusConslting beat Honda Atlas with ease in a cricket match played over the weekend. AbacusConsulting, led by Abbas ...
LES, Lums, GCU Faisalabad, UET win tennis games
LAHORE - LES. Lahore, Lums, GCU Faisalabad and UET Lahore won their respective matches of the Pakistan Inter Varsities Tennis (M) ...
PCC win Lahore Board general trophy
LAHORE -Punjab College of Commerce Lahore won Lahore Board Sports General Trophy for 2008-09 with 85 points and retained its top ...
Speaker orders inquiry
LAHORE - Speaker Punjab Assembly Rana Iqbal on Saturday attended his office in the assembly. Surprisingly, the assembly doors ...
PPP has support of 250 MPAs: Raja Riaz
LAHORE - PPP leader Raja Riaz has claimed that his party has support of of 250 members of Punjab Assembly. He made this claim ...
Model Town Society elections today
LAHORE - A close finish is expected between the panels of Khalid Ikram and Tahir Kardar in Model Town Society elections being ...
Governor Rule limited to Taseer's residence
LAHORE - PML-N leader Hamza Shahbaz Sharif has said Governor Rule is limited merely to the Governor's House. But Nawaz Sharif is ...
Advisers frightened Zardari about Justice Ch: Aitzaz
LAHORE - Former president SCBA and chairman National Coordination Council of the lawyers movement, Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan has ...
Father of eight children shot dead
LAHORE - A father of eight children was gunned down outside the Sessions Court over old enmity allegedly by five armed men in ...
Suo moto proceeding disposed of
LAHORE - Chief Justice Lahore High Court Sayed Zahid Hussain has disposed of a suo moto proceeding initiated against an incident ...
Train crushes two persons to death
LAHORE - As many as two persons including a woman died when a train hit them while they were crossing the railway lines in Nasir ...
Hameed Nizami Day today
LAHORE - Hameed Nizami Day will be observed today (March 1). Hameed Nizami Memorial Society will organise a seminar on the day at ...
Dry weather forecast
LAHORE - A fresh wave of westerly wind has developed over Afghanistan which may hit parts of Pakistan and Northern Areas in the ...
Hussain Naeemi seminar
LAHORE -Eminent religious scholar and spiritual leader Pir Allauddin Siddiqi of Nairiyan Sharif, Pakistan Occupied Kashmir will ...
Special lecture
LAHORE - Nazria Pakistan Trust has arranged a special lecture of Dr SM Ghazanfar, Professor of Emeritus US University Idaho on ...
'Sharifs don't need 2nd time pardon'
LAHORE - Senior advocate Muhammad Akram Sheikh has said Sharif brothers do not need a second time pardon or waiver of the ...
Sharifs' disqualification unjustified: UK lawyers
LAHORE - UK based Association of Pakistani Lawyers (APL) has declared the disqualification of Sharif brothers unjustified and ...
'Co- curricular activities must be promoted'
LAHORE - Principal of Government Postgraduate College for Women, Samanabad, Dr Tasnim Akhtar has said that co-curricular ...
Girl dies of injuries at hospital
LAHORE - A 7-year-old girl who was shifted to the Lahore General Hospital with critical head injuries some days back, died here ...
Lesco's workers get pension papers
LAHORE (APP) - Chief Executive LESCO Muhammad Akram Arian has handed over complete pension papers to its employees and presented ...
Tributes paid to Nawab Bahadur Yar Jang
LAHORE - Nawab Bahadur Yar Jang was not only an orator, enthusiastic Pakistan Movement worker but also a great devotee of the ...
Painting competition at YMCA
LAHORE - A painting competition was held among students of different colleges and universities at the Lahore YMCA Hall on ...
Seminar
LAHORE - A seminar in the memory of Sahibzada Syed Khurshid Ahmad Gillani, an eminent intellectual, khateeb, columnist and ...
Uniform promotion rules for colleges, varsities soon
LAHORE - Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will announce national educational policy on March 23, wherein he is also going to ...
Taseer restores nazims' powers
LAHORE -Governor Punjab Salman Taseer has announced immediate restoration of administrative, financial and constitutional powers ...
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