The Nation in print for Thursday, March 11, 2010
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Islamabad, Kabul agree to correct past mistakes

March 11, 2010
Islamabad, Kabul agree to correct past mistakes

ISLAMABAD Pakistan and Afghanistan on Thursday jointly pledged to take the bilateral cooperation beyond the fight against militancy to the extent of realising optimal potential of the trade and mutually harnessing natural as well as human resources. Visiting Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his ...

Gunmen storm US charity in Mansehra

Gunmen storm US charity in Mansehra

March 11, 2010

OGHI At least six people were killed and six others got injured when masked terrorists, who were heavily-equipped with AK-47 ...

'N' wins NA-123, PP-82 by-polls

'N' wins NA-123, PP-82 by-polls

March 11, 2010

JAWAD R AWAN, MIAN SIDDIQUE SADIQ and Bari Baloch LAHORE/JHANG/QUETTA - PML-N won by-election of NA-123 as its candidate Pervez ...

Business
Trade deficit remains $9.423b in 8 months

Trade deficit remains $9.423b in 8 months

March 11, 2010

ISLAMABAD - The countrys trade deficit remained $9.423 billion in the first eight months (July-Feb) of the current fiscal year ...

OSS with all solutions to facilitate PTCL consumers

OSS with all solutions to facilitate PTCL consumers

March 11, 2010

ISLAMABAD (APP) - Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL) has set up One Stop Shops (OSS) for resolution of its customers ...

Pakistan buys white sugar; issue new tender

Pakistan buys white sugar; issue new tender

March 11, 2010

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan bought 50,000 tonnes of white sugar on Wednesday in a tender for 200,000 tonnes opened at the ...

Remittances surge to $5.79b

March 11, 2010

KARACHI - Remittances sent home by the overseas Pakistanis soared to $5,786.89 million in the first eight months (July-February) ...

Port equipments rusting at Gwadar

March 11, 2010

KARACHI - The port equipments at Gwadar port comprise of portal, gantry, rubber tyre gantry and mobile cranes including empty ...

Trade of Rs47.4m conducted at LoC

March 11, 2010

MIRPUR (AJK) (APP) - Trade worth Rs 47.4 million was conducted on trans-LoC Rawalakot-Poonch route till late Tuesday with pulses ...

CM for promoting investment to eliminate poverty

March 11, 2010

LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif Wednesday said that promotion of investment was the need of the hour for ...

Rates for conversion

March 11, 2010

KARACHI (APP) - The following rates will be applicable for conversion into rupees of Foreign Currency Deposits, Dollar Bearer ...

KSE flat on profit-taking

March 11, 2010

KARACHI - The Karachi Stock Exchanges benchmark 100-share index fell 2.05 points, or 0.02 percent, to end at 9,784.98 points on ...

Pak-US Business Matching Service announced

March 11, 2010

ISLAMABAD (APP) - The embassy of United States on Wednesday announced a new programme allowing Pakistani businesses to register ...

Rupee flat

March 11, 2010

KARACHI (Reuters) - In the currency market, the rupee ended almost flat at 84.50/55 to the dollar compared with Tuesdays close of ...

T-bills

March 11, 2010

KARACHI (Reuters) - The SBP bought back 22.70 billion rupees ($268.51 million) of treasury bills and government bonds on ...

Under Invoicing, ATT hurting economy

March 11, 2010

LAHORE - Under Invoicing and Afghan Transit Trade are hitting the economy hard and the Federal Board of Revenue is evolving a ...

PCA stands up against CCP power slashing

March 11, 2010

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Computer Association (PCA) has stood up against the reported intentions of the Government to slash powers of ...

Agritech to be listed at KSE

March 11, 2010

KARACHI - Azgard Nine Limited, the parent company of Agritech, is likely to raise a total of Rs2.37 billion through offering ...

TOO 2007 termed as 'black and draconian' law

March 11, 2010

LAHORE - Trade leaders, chambers of commerce and industry, members of trade unions and business associations from across the ...

PPDA, EC Gateway sign MoU

March 11, 2010

KARACHI (APP) - Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association (PPDA) and Ecommerce Gateway Pakistan (Pvt) Limited have signed a ...

Delegation visits IMC plant

March 11, 2010

KARACHI - A delegation of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Industries and Production visited Indus Motor Co (IMC) ...

PPS offers largest network of savings bank services

March 11, 2010

ISLAMABAD (APP) - Pakistan Post Savings Bank offers the largest network of savings bank services in the country and serving on ...

Oil claws back ground

March 11, 2010

LONDON (AFP) - World oil prices firmed on Wednesday before the eagerly-awaited weekly snapshot on US energy inventories in ...

Opec raises oil demand forecast, warns on recovery

March 11, 2010

VIENNA (AFP) - The OPEC oil producers cartel on Wednesday slightly upgraded its forecast for modest growth in world oil demand ...

50MW wind power project in Thatta soon

March 11, 2010

KARACHI - Chief Executive of Iran- Pak Wind Power (Pvt) Ltd Khurram Sayeed on Wednesday called on Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim ...

NBP reports highest Rs18b after tax profit

March 11, 2010

KARACHI - National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) has once again attained the top position in the financial sector with highest after tax ...

Prgmea chairman to address body on yarn crisis

March 11, 2010

LAHORE (PR) - Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PRGMEA) Central Chairman Mohsin Ayub Mirza ...

Waqar for improving Pak-Cyprus relations

March 11, 2010

ISLAMABAD (APP) - Senator Waqar Ahmad Khan, Minister for Privatization Wednesday stressed the need for improving Pak- Cyprus ...

China exports rebound extends into February

March 11, 2010

BEIJING (AFP) - China said Wednesday its exports soared for the third straight month in February and at their fastest pace in ...

Warid appoints new CEO

March 11, 2010

KARACHI (APP) - The Warid Telecom Limited announced on Wednesday that its Board of Directors has appointed Muneer Farooqui as the ...

Number of US millionaires up 16pc in '09

March 11, 2010

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The number of millionaires in the United States jumped by 16 percent last year after slumping by 27 percent in ...

Information technology

March 11, 2010

LAHORE (PR) - The young male and female students of information technology should use their best energy to acquire the modern ...

Italy economy shrinks 0.3pc

March 11, 2010

ROME (AFP) - Italys economy shrank 0.3pc in the fourth quarter of 2009, a slightly bigger contraction than first reported, ...

Politics
12 killed in two US missile strikes in NWA

12 killed in two US missile strikes in NWA

March 11, 2010

MIRANSHAH (AFP) Two US missile strikes on Wednesday killed at least 12 militants in North Waziristan Agency near the Afghan ...

Cabinet okays major PSEs' restructuring

Cabinet okays major PSEs' restructuring

March 11, 2010

ISLAMABAD The Federal Cabinet on Wednesday approved the restructuring of major public sector enterprises (PSEs) with a view to ...

NAB chief goes on long leave

NAB chief goes on long leave

March 11, 2010

ISLAMABAD Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Naveed Ahsan has gone on a long leave handing over the reins of the ...

29 promoted to Maj-Gen rank

March 11, 2010

RAWALPINDI (Online) The meeting of the Army Promotion Board was held here on Wednesday with Chief of the Army Staff General ...

Much ado about nothing

March 11, 2010

ISLAMABAD The visit of Afghan President Hamid Karzai will perhaps meet the same fate as did Indo-Pak peace talks held last month ...

Nejad, Gates trade barbs in Afghanistan

March 11, 2010

KABUL (Reuters/AFP) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Defence Secretary Robert Gates traded barbs on Wednesday during ...

US assures release of funds under CSF

March 11, 2010

ISLAMABAD (APP) The United States is validating the claims of $2.1 billion submitted by Pakistan for year 2009 under Coalition ...

Zardari for enhanced coop with UK

March 11, 2010

ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday stressed the need for enhancing bilateral cooperation between Pakistan and ...

US 'JihadJane' charged for EU, Asia terror

March 11, 2010

WASHINGTON (AFP) - A US woman operating online under the name JihadJane has been indicted for recruiting jihadist fighters in the ...

Gilani vows to restore 1973 Constitution

March 11, 2010

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has reiterated his governments resolve to restore the 1973 Constitution in its ...

CRCP discusses hiccups

March 11, 2010

ISLAMABAD - The Constitutional Reforms Committee of the Parliament (CRCP) on Wednesday constituted a consultative sub-committee ...

Farooqis acquittal plea rejected

March 11, 2010

RAWALPINDI - An accountability court here on Wednesday rejected a petition filed by Salman Farooqi, Principal Secretary to ...

Car bomb kills five in Afghanistan

March 11, 2010

KHOST (AFP) - A car bomb attack targeting an Afghan security post killed five people Wednesday in the eastern province of ...

New Finance Minister at 'suitable' time

March 11, 2010

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani would continue interviewing prospective candidates aspirant to be next finance ...

India meddling in Pakistan thru Kabul: FO

March 11, 2010

ISLAMABAD (Agencies) - Pakistan on Wednesday once again accused India of meddling in its internal affairs through ...

Irregularities, corruption in Zakat collection drive?

March 11, 2010

ISLAMABAD - A serious of irregularities and embezzlement of millions of rupees have been committed during the Zakat Collection ...

Sports
Sarfaraz hails ban

Sarfaraz hails ban

March 11, 2010

ISLAMABAD Former Test cricketer Sarfarz Nawaz welcomed the Pakistan Cricket Boards decision of imposing ban and fine on the six ...

Mixed reaction from ex-cricketers

Mixed reaction from ex-cricketers

March 11, 2010

LAHORE There has been mixed reaction from former cricket greats on the life ban, probation and fine imposed on the leading ...

Do Pakistan bans hold the answer to KP's problem?

Do Pakistan bans hold the answer to KP's problem?

March 11, 2010

England have a problem with Kevin Pietersen. He is their best batsmen but hes scored just 69 runs in seven innings in Bangladesh. ...

Yousuf seeks reasons of harsh ban

March 11, 2010

LAHORE Test player Mohammad Yousuf was severely distressed on the Pakistan cricket Board decision. Sources close to the star ...

Pakistan to face Canada for 11th place tie

March 11, 2010

LAHORE Pakistan is scheduled to play minnows Canada for 11th-12th places on Thursday in World Cup Hockey. Pakistan fared the ...

Olympians ask PHF to change team management

March 11, 2010

KARACHI (APP) Top former Olympians Wednesday asked the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) to get rid of its secretary Asif Bajwa ...

Riesch leaves Vonn trailing in World Cup downhill win

March 11, 2010

GARMISCH (Germany) (AFP) Germanys Maria Riesch romped to victory in the womens World Cup finals downhill race here on Wednesday ...

Organisers promise maximum facilities for female athletes

March 11, 2010

PESHAWAR Chairperson Women Organising Committee for the 31st National Games MPA Shagufta Malak has said that more than 1700 ...

PFF hails ball boys for commendable display

March 11, 2010

LAHORE Pakistan Football Federation (PFF)s President Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat, Secretary General Lt.Col (r) Ahmed Yar ...

PIA beat PTV by four wickets in Tri-Cricket Series

March 11, 2010

PESHAWAR (APP) PIA beat PTV by four wickets in the friendly match played at University Campus ground on Wednesday. PIA skipper ...

Hashmat races to victory in RY Khan-Sukkur stage

March 11, 2010

LAHORE Hashmat-Ullah Borakzai of Afghanistan won the Rahim Yar Khan to Sukkur stage on the 8th day of the 15th Tour-de-Pakistan ...

Asia falls flat at World Cup

March 11, 2010

NEW DELHI (AFP) Former Olympians and coaches on Wednesday lamented the poor showing by Asian teams at the mens field hockey ...

Saeed Hai wants fairplay from ITFSaeed Hai wants fairplay from ITF

March 11, 2010

KARACHI (APP) Former Pakistans Senior Davis Cupper Khawaja Saeed Hai has demanded the International Tennis Federation (ITF) ...

Pompey rock bottom while Sunderland savour victory

March 11, 2010

LONDON (AFP) Crisis club Portsmouth remained four points adrift at the foot of the English Premier League as Birmingham City ...

Arsenal turn on the style as Bendtner silences critics

March 11, 2010

LONDON (AFP) Arsenal swept into the Champions League quarter-finals as Nicklas Bendtner silenced his critics with a hat-trick in ...

No place for umpire Harper in World Twenty20

March 11, 2010

LONDON (AFP) Daryl Harper will have no role during the upcoming International Cricket Council (ICC) World Twenty20 in the ...

Leonardo expecting United to seek KO blow

March 11, 2010

MANCHESTER (AFP) AC Milan coach Leonardo expects Manchester United to go for his sides jugular in Wednesdays Champions League ...

Bahawalpur win Inter-varsity Rugby Championship

March 11, 2010

LAHORE Islamic University Bahawalpur won Inter-varsity Rugby Championship by defeating University of Central Punjab (UCP) in the ...

Ibrahimovic, Guardiola banned for one match

March 11, 2010

MADRID (AFP) Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola and Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic have received one match bans for their red ...

Islamabad
No proposal for granting extension to Army Chief: PPP

No proposal for granting extension to Army Chief: PPP

March 11, 2010

LAHORE - PPP Central Secretary Information Fauzia Wahab said on Wednesday that no proposal for granting extension in service to ...

Senate committee seeks report within a week

Senate committee seeks report within a week

March 11, 2010

ISLAMABAD - Senate Standing Committee on Interior, Wednesday, expressed its reservations regarding the procedure of procurement ...

Missing persons' families start 'long march'

Missing persons' families start 'long march'

March 11, 2010

ISLAMABAD - Aggrieved families of missing persons on Wednesday launched a long march from Faisalabad Bar Association for the safe ...

Two shot dead for 'honour' in Jaffarabad

March 11, 2010

QUETTA-Two people including a woman were shot dead in District Jaffarabad reportedly in the name of honour on ...

Mukhtar joins hands with PML-N to beat 'Q'

March 11, 2010

GUJRAT - The by-election for PP-111 Gujrat took a dramatic turn on Wednesday after Defence Minister Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar ...

Child injured in grenade attack on FC vehicle

March 11, 2010

QUETTA - A child was injured when unidentified people attacked a vehicle of Frontier Corps (FC) with hand grenade at Sariab Road ...

Lawmakers' tiff reveals complex US-Pakistan ties

March 11, 2010

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A weekend tiff involving lawmakers from Pakistans tribal areas and airport security personnel in the ...

2 former SCBA chiefs back CRCP's views

March 11, 2010

ISLAMABAD - Two former presidents of Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) confirmed on Wednesday that lawyers community was ...

War-torn areas exempted from tax

March 11, 2010

ISLAMABAD - The government on Wednesday exempted the war-affected districts of the NWFP and most of the Federally Administered ...

CJ takes suo moto notice of deadly skin disease

March 11, 2010

ISLAMABAD (APP) - Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry on Wednesday took suo moto notice of skin disease in Lundi Khosa near Dadardue, ...

Reforms body likely to table amends in 1973 Constitution

March 11, 2010

ISLAMABAD - The 20th session of the National Assembly, probably the last during the current parliamentary year, is being held ...

Foreign photographer arrested in Sargodha

March 11, 2010

SARGODHA (APP) - Special Judge Anti-terrorism Court Mian Anwer Nazir, on account of incomplete documents of charge sheet, ...

SC for strategy to check marine pollution

March 11, 2010

KARACHI - The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Attorney General to submit on Thursday (today) a comprehensive report on ...

Explosives recovered at Karachi Airport

March 11, 2010

SECURITY at Quaid-e-Azam International Airport was beefed up after Airport Security Force (ASF) recovered several cartridges and ...

Minor girl married to 30-year-old man

March 11, 2010

ISLAMABAD (APP) - A six years minor girl was forcibly married to 30 years old man in Tehsil Dharki in Ghotki, Sindh on Wednesday. ...

SC takes up police torture case today

March 11, 2010

ISLAMABAD - A three-member bench of the Supreme Court is taking up police torture case here today (Thursday). Earlier, Chief ...

60 held in Hangu

March 11, 2010

PESHAWAR (APP) - During the last week, the security forces in their hot pursuit against the miscreants captured 60 militants, ...

President calls for interaction between Pak, China academia

March 11, 2010

Islamabad (Online) - President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday called for greater interaction between the think tanks and academia ...

Father of kidnapped boy returns to UK

March 11, 2010

THE father of a British boy kidnapped in Jhelum has returned to UK, against the wishes of the Pakistani police, BBC has ...

Lahore
By-polls remain peaceful

By-polls remain peaceful

March 11, 2010

LAHORE - By-elections in NA-123 remained relatively peaceful on Wednesday except few clashes between activists of different ...

Losers complain 'rigging, impartiality

Losers complain 'rigging, impartiality

March 11, 2010

LAHORE - The City began to resound with cheers and jubilation on Wednesday evening when the PML-N candidate vying for NA-123 ...

Pakistan destined to defeat India: Nizami

Pakistan destined to defeat India: Nizami

March 11, 2010

LAHORE - Editor-in-Chief The Nation and Chairman of the Nazria Pakistan Trust (NPT) Majid Nizami has stated that freedom is the ...

Polish mom wins battle for child's custody; father faints in court

March 11, 2010

LAHORE - A Polish woman won a legal battle for the custody of her minor son from her former husband through order of the Lahore ...

Man kills spouse

March 11, 2010

LAHORE - A newly-married husband tortured his spouse to death over domestic issue in Sabzazar police precincts on Wednesday. The ...

Progress, prosperity sans edu impossible: CM

March 11, 2010

LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister, Shahbaz Sharif has said that the aim of progress and prosperity of the country can only be ...

Politicians blamed for Baglihar Dam construction

March 11, 2010

LAHORE - Commissioner on Indus Water Treaty Syed Jamaat Ali Shah has stressed the need of constructing maximum dams and ...

LHC Registrar directed to solve lower courts problems

March 11, 2010

LAHORE - Chief Justice Lahore High Court (LHC) Khawaja Muhammad Sharif has directed the LHC Registrar to take urgent steps for ...

GCU announces 21 lifetime scholarships

March 11, 2010

LAHORE - The Government College University Lahore Endowment Fund Trust (GCU EFT) Wednesday announced initiating 21 lifetime ...

'Sugar profiteering wont be tolerated'

March 11, 2010

LAHORE - Provincial Minister for Food Malik Nadeem Kamran has said that provision of sugar to the masses at reasonable rates is ...

Three killed in City

March 11, 2010

LAHORE - At least three people including a young girl crushed to death in road accidents in different areas of the City here on ...

Court allows inquiry into MTS land scam

March 11, 2010

LAHORE - The Lahore High Court on Wednesday allowed inquiry into alleged irregularities in the lease of land at Model Town ...

Equal opportunities for women must for progress: Attiya

March 11, 2010

LAHORE - Former federal minister and MNA Dr Attiya Inayatullah has said that having all rights the Western women could not attain ...

CS directs admins to provide potable water

March 11, 2010

LAHORE - Chief Secretary Punjab Nasir Mehmood Khosa has said it is priority of the provincial government to provide better civic ...

'Fatima Jinnah a role model for women'

March 11, 2010

LAHORE - The special sitting organized by Nazria Pakistan Trust on the occasion of International Women Day at Aiwane Karkunane ...

Turkey assures support to Pakistan

March 11, 2010

ISLAMABAD (APP) - President of Turkey Abdullah Gul has assured his countrys continued unflinching support to Pakistan. This ...

'N' success victory of democracy: Sharifs

March 11, 2010

LAHORE - PML-N Chief, Nawaz Sharif while congratulating the party candidates on winning the by-elections has said that their ...

Results announced

March 11, 2010

LAHORE - Punjab University Examinations Department has announced the results of Diploma in Child Health (DCH), annual examination ...

'PML-Q to win LG polls'

March 11, 2010

LAHORE - PML-Q will get hundred percent success, if the upcoming local bodies polls are held in a free and transparent manner, ...

Musical event

March 11, 2010

LAHORE (PR) - A musical evening at Lahore Presentation Convent was held other day. Mark Rozic chief executive and director ...

India should respect UN resolutions: Nisar

March 11, 2010

LAHORE - Ch Nisar Ali Khan, Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly has complemented Jamaat-e-Islami and its leadership ...

Health Dept directed for appointment

March 11, 2010

LAHORE - Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif has directed the Health Department to appoint immediately 277 specialist doctors in ...

JI to resist any amendment related to Qadyanis

March 11, 2010

LAHORE - Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami Syed Munawar Hassan has said that any attempt to drop the Islamic provisions from the 1973 ...

Protest

March 11, 2010

LAHORE - A number of Christians staged a protest demonstration in front of the Lahore Press Club on Wednesday against the alleged ...

AD&SJ transferred

March 11, 2010

LAHORE - The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday transferred Additional District and Sessions Judge (AD&SJ) Khalid Mahmood ...

Improve police performance, orders BHC

March 11, 2010

QUETTA-Balochistan High Court (BHC) has directed the authorities of National Police Bureau Islamabad for taking steps for ...

Youth killed

March 11, 2010

LAHORE - A youth was shot dead over old enmity in Mangamandi police precincts here on Wednesday. The victim identified as Anwar ...

Yousuf, Younus' career in jeopardy; Malik, Rana banned for a year

March 11, 2010

LAHORE The Pakistan Cricket Board Wednesday imposed heavy penalties on national team players with bans on former captains ...

Players not banned for life: PCB

March 11, 2010

LAHORE Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Ijaz Butt has clarified the decisions of the probe committee which penalised half-a-dozen ...

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