Friday, February 10, 2012
- SC rejects PM Gilanis 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
- Warrant issued for ex-Maldives president
- Nato supplies continue through Pak airspace: Munter
- Contempt appeal: SC asks Aitzaz to complete arguments on Friday
- Khar says drone attacks multiply militants
The Nation in print for Thursday, March 26, 2009
Front Page
President to surrender 58-2(b)
LAHORE-President Asif Ali Zardari has decided in principle to abdicate his power to dissolve National Assembly and the Provincial Assemblies, and he will make a formal announcement in this regard during his address to joint sitting of the Parliament on March 28. According to PPP sources, the ...
US missiles target Baitullah stronghold
PESHAWAR - Twelve suspected local and foreign militants were killed Wednesday evening when the US-led allied troops targeted a ...
President to decide on Punjab: Gilani
LAHORE- Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday said that the government reinstated the deposed judges to save the ...
International
Phosphorous attacks on Gaza possible war crime
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israel's bombardment of heavily populated areas of the Gaza Strip with white phosphorous munitions violated ...
Obama stimulus plan 'a way to hell': Czech PM
BRUSSELS (Agencies) - Transatlantic tension over the handling of the global economic crisis intensified Wednesday when the Prime ...
Rahul Gandhi snubs Advani
PUDUCHERRY (Agencies) - Joining issues with BJP leader LK Advani, Rahul Gandhi took potshots at him saying Indian Prime Minister ...
LTTE intel chief's hideout overrun
COLOMBO (AFP) - The Sri Lankan government said its troops overran a hideout of the Tamil Tiger rebels' feared intelligence chief ...
US moving down right path on Mideast, Iran: Obama
WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama said Tuesday he believes his administration is moving in the right direction on a number ...
Over 1m in Darfur won't get food aid from May: UN
UNITED NATIONS - UN humanitarian officials Tuesday commended the cooperation of Sudanese government staff on an assessment of ...
Netanyahu vows to pursue peace talks
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israeli prime minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Wednesday to pursue peace talks with the ...
'Fine words' not enough: Tehran
NAJAF (AFP) - Iran's parliament speaker Ali Larijani said on Wednesday that US President Barack Obama's "fine words" were not ...
Israel admits killing 189 kids
JERUSALEM (Agencies) - Israel's armed forces admitted on Wednesday that 189 Palestinian children under the age of 15 were killed ...
Woman gives birth on plane, abandons baby
WELLINGTON (Agencies) - Fate, police say, saved baby Grace from being tossed out with the trash. Were it not for a cleaning lady ...
ECB admit South Africa 'more practical' host for IPL
LONDON (AFP) - English cricket chiefs conceded South Africa was a "more practical" choice to host the Indian Premier League (IPL) ...
Indian media, players disappointed over losing IPL
NEW DELHI (AFP) - Indian media and top players expressed disappointment on Wednesday after cricket's showpiece Indian Premier ...
Business
KSE market capitalisation exceeds Rs2 trillion mark
KARACHI - The market capitalization of Karachi Stock Exchange once again surged beyond Rs2 trillion and amounted to Rs2.005 ...
Ogra raises wellhead gas prices of 25 fields by 16pc
LAHORE - The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has announced the wellhead gas prices for second half of fiscal year 2009 ...
American business community wants more tax incentives
KARACHI - The American business community has urged the Pakistani government to provide greater tax incentives to the foreign ...
US data sparks hope worst is over
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Much better-than-expected US industrial orders data boosted markets Wednesday, offering another ray of hope ...
Ministry of Petroleum invites EoI for exploration licences
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources has sought expression of interest (EOI) to grant licences for 53 ...
UAE advises Pakistan to focus on export of services, technology
ABU DHABI (APP) - UAE Minister for Foreign Trade Sheikha Lubna Bin Khalid Al Qasmi has suggested Pakistan to focus on the export ...
Britain to help Pakistan access European markets
LONDON - British Minister for Department of International Development (DFID) MP Gareth Thomas on Wednesday expressed UK's full ...
Obama sees signs of progress towards economic recovery
WASHINGTON - Seeking to rally more support for his efforts to tackle the economic crisis, US President Barack Obama has assured ...
KCCI seeks protection of geographical indications
KARACHI - Anjum Nisar, President Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) has urged the federal government to promulgate ...
Pak industries in Mexico to help explore US, Canadian markets
LAHORE - Pakistani businessmen should establish industries in Mexico to have access to US and Canadian markets with which the ...
Politics
US offers $5m bounty for TTP chief
WASHINGTON - The US is offering $11 million for information leading to the capture of three Al-Qaeda leaders in Afghanistan and ...
US mulls Nawaz as partner
NEW YORK - As it completes the review of strategy toward the Pak-Afghan region, the Obama administration is weighing PML-N leader ...
US to work with current govt until next polls
WASHINGTON - While recognising the importance of Pakistan's opposition leadership in light of the recent political developments, ...
Zardari visits Quetta today
QUETTA - President Asif Ali Zardari is arriving here on a two-day visit Thursday (today). This is his first visit of Balochistan ...
Govt to fully cooperate with judiciary: Kaira
ISLAMABAD - Federal Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira Wednesday said that the government would fully cooperate with the ...
One dead in police-Bajaur affectees clash
PESHAWAR - One person was killed, several others were injured and 22 arrested on Wednesday during a clash between police and the ...
PPP MPAs ready to sit on Opp benches
LAHORE - Majority of PPP legislators in Punjab on Wednesday told Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani that they would prefer sitting ...
Zehri to file murder case against Musharraf
Senator Sanaullah Zehri has said he would soon file a case against former president Gen (r) Pervez Musharraf for murdering Nawab ...
CJ gives deadline to Punjab govt
ISLAMABAD - A full bench of Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Wednesday gave a three-day ...
Obama likely to announce Afghan strategy tomorrow
WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama is likely to unveil the long-awaited new strategy for the war in Afghanistan on March 27, ...
More seats for developing states in UNSC urged
UNITED NATIONS - Pakistan on Tuesday made a strong case for greater allocation of seats for Asia, Africa and Latin America on the ...
17th Amend repeal as per CoD: Naek
KARACHI - Acting President, Farooq H. Naek, has said that President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani are ...
Eight held for suicide attacks
ISLAMABAD - Law enforcement agencies arrested eight accused on Wednesday including mastermind of suicide attacks at 'Pirwadhai' ...
Three gas pipelines blown up in Dera Bugti
QUETTA-Three gas pipelines were blown up in different areas of Dera Bugti here on Wednesday causing suspension of gas to some ...
Bilawal visits Garhi Khuda Bux
LARKANA - Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, visited Garhi Khuda Bux on Wednesday and laid floral wreaths ...
Entertainment
MJ invites Harry Potter stars to concert
MICHAEL Jackson has invited stars of the "Harry Potter" films to the opening night of his "This Is It" shows. The three main ...
Golden anti-cancer brew
Teapots could be used to brew 'golden' anti-cancer drugs, scientists believe. Researchers have used a pot of Darjeeling to turn ...
Binoche plans film with Chinese director
SHANGHAI (AFP) - Oscar-winning French actress Juliette Binoche said Wednesday she is planning to work with feted Chinese film ...
Top telecom company hires hacker
A top New Zealand telecommunications company has hired a teenager who admitted to taking part in an international cyber-crime ...
'Ice that burns' may yield clean, sustainable bridge to global energy future
IN the future, natural gas derived from chunks of ice that workers collect from beneath the ocean floor and beneath the arctic ...
Flying car takes wing
A prototype of what is being touted as the world's first practical flying car took to the air for the first time this month, a ...
Islamabad
Decision on Pakistan players IPL participation in two days
ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for Sports Pir Aftab Hussain Shah Jilani said Wednesday that the Sports Ministry and the Foreign ...
Capital police arrest 8 outlaws
ISLAMABAD - Police have arrested eight outlaws allegedly involved in dacoities, robberies and possession of illicit weapons. ...
Public, private sectors join hands to gauge healthcare
ISLAMABAD - The Mother and Child Week aimed at creating awareness among mothers to help them improving their own as well their ...
Comedy play comes to stage-starved Capital
ISLAMABAD- "Dinner with an Idiot" a comedy play is going to be staged at the National Library Auditorium from March 28. Director ...
'Govt committed to empowering handicapped'
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Federal Minister Social Welfare and Special Education Samina Khalid Ghurki said that government is committed ...
Sri Lankan HC meets Malik to review progress
ISLAMABAD-Sri Lankan High Commissioner Jayalath Weerakkody on Wednesday called on Rehman Malik, Advisor to the Prime Minister on ...
Uf Yeh Bartania published
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Poetic Travelogue "Uf Yeh Bartania" written by prominent poetess, writer and journalist Shahida Latif has been ...
Karachi
WB urged to give funds, not loans to third world
KARACHI - Economists, academicians and civil society activists have urged the World Bank and other international donors to give ...
Govt okays Rs444.3m for Khirthar Park
KARACHI - Sindh Wildlife Department has planned to recruit 295 employees on posts from BPS-2 to BPS-20 besides purchasing ...
Car-lifters gang busted; vehicles, arms recovered
KARACHI - Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town Police and Anti Car Lifting Cell (ACLC) have arrested two members of inter provincial car lifter's ...
Loadshedding re-starts to bite Karachiites
KARACHI - As the weather is becoming hot in the City, the Karachiites have begun to experience long spells of loadshedding. ...
Govt to set up 200 centres for rice procurement
KARACHI - Sindh government has decided to purchase one million tones of paddy from the growers directly during next month and ...
SIUT to raise Rs1.2 billion
KARACHI - Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT) has set a target to collect at least Rs 1.2 billion this year ...
Asia Cup Hockey to played at new venue in Malaysia
KARACHI - Kuantan, the capital of the State of Pahang (Malaysia) not known in international hockey arena has surpassingly been ...
Shoaib says Australia easier to beat now
KARACHI (AFP) - A fit-again Shoaib Akhtar said on Wednesday that Pakistan can beat Australia in next month's limited overs ...
KESC Inter-firm Table Tennis gets underway
KARACHI - Sponsors KESC and PSO made promising start in the first KESC Inter Firm's Team Championship when they won their opening ...
Lahore
Rana asks civil servants not to obey orders
LAHORE - Former Punjab Law Minister and senior leader of PML-N Rana Sana Ullah has called for 'administrative disobedience' ...
'N' leaders must avoid 'careless statements'
LAHORE - A spokesman of the Punjab Government, while lamenting the remarks made by leaders of the Pakistan Muslim League-N in a ...
Reply sought from federal, Punjab govts
LAHORE - A seven-member full bench of the Lahore High Court Wednesday sought replies from federal and Punjab governments till ...
GCU issues notices after en bloc resignations
LAHORE - Registrar GCU has issued notices to the 31 staff members of the Computer Science Department (CSD) who have resigned ...
Corruption-free judiciary: Only a dream?
LAHORE - Lawyers in the City are of the view that elimination of corruption in the judiciary is a must to make the system ...
Struggle for Parliament supremacy, says Nawaz
LAHORE - PML-N chief Mian Nawaz Sharif has said that he was struggling for upholding the supremacy of the Parliament and ...
ICL players can play for country in a year: lawyer
LAHORE - Amid news that players like Mohammad Yousuf are planning to leave the ICL to again play for their countries, PCB's legal ...
Former Olympian rubbishes criticism against PHF
LAHORE - Former Olympian Tauqir Dar has shown his disappointment over the useless criticism of the Pakistan Hockey Federation by ...
Asif likely to face tough penalty
LAHORE - Banned drugs abused Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif faces a likely fine for his Dubai case. According to reports, ...
PBF picks 26 pugilists for next calendar year
LAHORE - The Pakistan Boxing Federation has lined up as many as 26 events during the next 12 months in 2009 calendar of ...
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