Friday, February 10, 2012
- Commission to record Ijaz's statement via video link
- LHC adjourns hearing of petition against TCP
- Jamaat Ali Shah rejects treason charges
- Letter sent to BlackBerry Company: DAG
- PM will appear before SC on Feb 13, confirms Aitzaz
- 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
The Nation in print for Monday, March 23, 2009
Front Page
Gilani, Nawaz agree on greater reconciliation
LAHORE - Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Sunday stressed the need for making joint efforts for overcoming the challenges presently faced by the country. The Prime Minister and PML-N Quaid Nawaz Sharif agreed in principle to pursue greater reconciliation to meet all challenges on external and ...
Pakistan not to allow foreign troops on its soil
US strategy in Pakistan and Afghanistan in recent years has not worked, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said. But ...
Flag 'restored' at CJP residence
ISLAMABAD - The national and Supreme Court of Pakistan flags were hoisted at the official residence of Chief Justice Iftikhar ...
International
World Forum vows action on water, rift over statement
ISTANBUL (AFP) - A seven-day focus on the world's water crunch wound up Sunday with a pledge by more than 100 countries to strive ...
Ban sees water potential as unifying force
UNITED NATIONS - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has underscored the potential of water as a unifying force rather than a catalyst ...
US urged to push preferential trade for Pak-Afghan region
WASHINGTON - Stating that creating jobs is key to defusing militancy in the border regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan, a leading ...
Anti-Arab attacks on the rise in Israel: rights group
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Anti-Arab verbal and physical attacks inside Israel have spiked in the wake of elections held earlier this year ...
'Third Front' off to rocky start in Indian elections
NEW DELHI (AFP) - With a month to go before Indian elections, the "Third Front," launched amid much fanfare to challenge the two ...
Poland urges US to live up to missile shield commitments
BRUSSELS (AFP) - Poland urged the United States Sunday to live up to past commitments on missile defence as Washington reviews ...
Sudan clerics warn Bashir against travel
KHARTOUM (AFP) - Sudan's highest religious authority has issued a fatwa that President Omar al-Bashir, targeted by an ...
Obama's Afghan task 'tougher' than Iraq
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Barack Obama hopes his new Afghanistan strategy will replicate the US success in Iraq of co-opting hardliners, ...
Stampede mars Pope's visit to Angola
LUANDA (AFP) - Pope Benedict XVI Saturday addressed over 30,000 Angolan youths to revive their faith in a nation where ...
Iraq fired 62,000 accused of corruption
CHICAGO (AFP) - Iraq has fired 62,000 employees accused of corruption and is dismantling sectarianism among its police - signs ...
India's IPL to be shifted abroad for security fears
MUMBAI (AFP) - Cricket's lucrative Indian Premier League will be held abroad this year, organisers said on Sunday, blaming the ...
Proteas claim innings victory over Aussies
CAPE TOWN (AFP) - Mitchell Johnson hit an 86-ball century for Australia before South Africa completed an innings and 20-run win ...
Spanish Bull Nadal in final showdown with Murray
INDIAN WELLS (California) (AFP) - Andy Murray defeated world number two Roger Federer Saturday and will get a shot at number one ...
Klitschko manager says Haye fight to be finalised soon
BERLIN (AFP) - The eagerly awaited heavyweight clash between IBF, WBO and IBO world champion Vladimir Klitschko and Britain's ...
Pacquiao keeps old TV partners after legal threat
MANILA (AFP) - Philippine boxing superstar Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao said he would stick with his old television partners after his ...
Politics
No date was fixed for Nawaz-Shujaat meeting
LAHORE - The reported cancellation of a meeting between PML-N Quaid Mian Nawaz Sharif and PML-Q President Ch Shujaat Hussain ...
Challenges ahead
LAHORE - Though Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has been reinstated for second time with dignity and honour, a series of ...
President wants no 'fireworks'
ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari has desired to ensure that there should be no uproar when he would address the joint ...
Rs30b needed for Swat reconstruction
MINGORA (APP) - The Commissioner Malakand Division, Syed Muhammad Javed has said that about Rs30 billion will be required for ...
Pakistan Day today
LAHORE - Pakistan Day will be celebrated with enthusiasm across the country and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir on Monday (today). The ...
TTP orders NGOs to leave valley
KARACHI (Online) - The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan Sunday ordered all the NGOs to leave Swat valley immediately. TTP spokesman ...
India to stake claim on Sir Creek in UN
THE Pak-India chill that set in after the Mumbai attacks sent into deep freeze one of the most significant movements in bilateral ...
Pakistan shares DNA profiles with Interpol
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has shared with Interpol the DNA profiles of suspected terrorists linked to horrendous terrorist attacks in ...
Barack Obama likely to continue drone attacks
WASHINGTON - US Predator drone attacks in northwest Pakistan have increased sharply since President George W Bush last year ...
Core of Al-Qaeda is in Pakistan: Brown
LONDON (Agencies) - Stating that the core of Al-Qaeda has shifted from Afghanistan to Pakistan, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said ...
BB killers in Pakistan, says Holbrooke
BRUSSELS (Agencies) - The people who planned 9/11, who killed Benazir Bhutto and who committed the atrocities in Mumbai are in ...
India wants Pakistan to be stable: minister
NEW DELHI (Agencies) - India is worried over a spillover effect of Taliban from Pakistan and wants Pakistan to remain stable, ...
Girls school blown up
MARDAN (Online) - A girls school was blown up with explosives by some unknown miscreants here on Sunday, causing panic among the ...
Two killed in attacks
QUETTA - At least two people were killed including a personnel of Frontier Works Organisation and ten others were wounded in two ...
14 more Taliban freed
SWAT - In the light of February 16 peace agreement, signed between the government and Tehreek-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat Muhammadi (TNSM), ...
5 Indian troops, 6 fighters die in HK battles
SRINAGAR (Agencies) - Five Indian soldiers and six freedom-fighters were killed in separate gunbattles in Occupied Kashmir on ...
Entertainment
British reality TV star Jade Goody dead
LONDON (AFP) - British reality television star Jade Goody died in her sleep early Sunday aged just 27, her mother and publicist ...
Shilpa mourns
MUMBAI (AFP) - Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty on Sunday expressed her condolences to the family of British reality television ...
Liking sweets makes sense for kids
AS any parent knows, children love sweet-tasting foods. Now, new research from the University of Washington and the Monell Center ...
Prince Charles blue over green crusade
LONDON (AFP) - Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, admitted in an interview published Sunday that he found it ...
Paris-inspired Doherty's new album
PETE Doherty says Paris inspired his new solo album. The former Libertines singer wrote the majority of LP Grace/Wastelands in ...
UFO files show 'close encounter'
A boomerang-shaped object seen from an airport control tower and a woman's encounter with an "alien" are among the secrets ...
Islamabad
Fehmida greets nation on Pakistan Day
ISLAMABAD - Speaker National Assembly, Dr Fehmida Mirza Sunday said that Pakistan was created to establish a social order free ...
Power outage for capital, suburbs announced
ISLAMABAD (PPI)- Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) has issued schedule of power shut down due annual repair and ...
RCCI demands subsidy in electricity, gas tariffs
RAWALPINDI (APP) - Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (RCCI) demanded subsidy on electricity and natural gas tariffs for ...
MNA hails flag-hoisting at CJP House
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Commenting on the flag-hoisting ceremony on Sunday, Member of National Assembly Pir Dilawar Shah has hailed the ...
Beggars throng city markets
RAWALPINDI - The increasing number of beggars in the city speaks volumes with regard to the claims of the district ...
Fake visa agents back in business
ISLAMABAD - The menace of fake visas business is on the rise again after a lull when media reports had persuaded the authorities ...
Karachi
PML-N conspiring against govt: Fouzia
KARACHI - The newly appointed PPP's Central Information Secretary Fouzia Wahab PPP charged the PML-N top leadership of conspiring ...
MQM opposes women job quota
KARACHI - The elected women representatives of Sindh have divided over the proposed resolution for approaching federal government ...
Aqua-culture moot suggests promotion of ocean science
KARACHI - A seminar on marine bio-diversity, aqua-culture and fisheries was held at the Karachi University (KU) the other day. ...
Governor seeks end to politics of confrontation
KARACHI (APP) - Sindh Governor Dr Ishrat-ul-Ebad Khan has said that the country can be strengthened and steered on the path of ...
Nature possesses solution to water crisis, says expert
KARACHI (APP) - The nature has the solution to the water crisis, says an IUCN statement issued here. 'Governments have to realise ...
New treatment approved to fight blood disorder
KARACHI (PPI) - Patients suffering from a blood disorder that prevents proper clotting have the option of a new medication that ...
Lahore
'Q' to maintain its own identity
LAHORE - PML-Q President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has said that his party would maintain its separate political identity and ...
Reservoirs to help resolve water disputes among provinces
LAHORE - The speakers at a seminar on the 'World Water Day-2009' unanimously demanded the government to immediately construct ...
JI urged to remain neutral in PPP-'N' tussle
LAHORE - Punjab Governor Salman Taseer on Sunday called on Ameer Jama'at-e-Islami Qazi Hussain Ahmed here at JI headquarters ...
Isolated rain expected in north Punjab
LAHORE - The yesterday's trough of westerly wave which caused torrential rain in Lahore and parts of the country on Friday and ...
President announces awards for Army personnel
RAWALPINDI - President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari has announced the military awards to the officers and men of Pak Army on the ...
PCB to seek government approval for IPL players
LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board will seek government approval before letting their players participate in the Indian Premier ...
Wajid Sethi tops in seniors golf event
LAHORE - After the inaugural shot was teed off by Faisal Syed of Sayid Paper Mills with his message that the private sector must ...
Punjab Police romp to title victory
LAHORE - Title sponsors Punjab Police romped to an easy 7-4 1/2 win against Nurpur in the Punjab Police Polo Cup at the Lahore ...
ICC announces change to umpire appointments in West Indies
LAHORE - The ICC has announced a change to the published umpire appointments schedule for the last three ODIs in the current ...
SSGC names 24-player squad
LAHORE - Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) announced their football team for the NBP National Football Challenge Cup to be played ...
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