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 Saturday, May 01, 2010
Front Page
Armed forces sacrifices will not go in vain: Zardari
ISLAMABAD (APP) President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday said the sacrifices rendered by the armed forces, police, law enforcement agencies and people in the fight against militancy and extremism would not go in vain. In a message on the eve of Martyrs Day being observed by the army to pay homage to ...
Abducted ex-ISI official found dead in NWA
PESHAWAR A former intelligence officer and strong campaigner for the human rights, Khalid Khwaja, was found dead in Karam Kot ...
Extra efforts to achieve SAARC goals: Gilani
ISLAMABAD Expressing satisfaction on the outcome of 16th SAARC Summit concluded in Thimphu on April 29, Prime Minister Syed ...
International
Even Musharraf not spared
NEW YORK(Online)-Former President Pervez Musharraf on Friday had to pass through methodical screening/checking process at the ...
UN sounds alarm over shortage of aid funds for Pak
UNITED NATIONS-Humanitarian aid work in Pakistan faces serious challenges because of a massive funding shortage for key projects, ...
Business
IMF asks Pak to overcome power shortage for next tranche
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Funds board will meet in mid-May to approve the next installment of Pakistans ...
Gas cut to fertilizer sector to affect prices
KARACHI - The governments plan to cut 10 to 20 per cent gas to fertilizer sector for 3 months would lead to rise in the import of ...
Finance Division issues instructions to ensure fiscal discipline
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Finance Division has restricted the validity of cheques up to three months or 30th June, whichever is ...
KSE suffers more losses amid limited foreign interest
KARACHI - The Karachi stock market suffered more losses on Friday as investors sold shares ahead of the weekend amid limited ...
CNG stations shutdown
KARACHI, QUETTA (Online) -CNG stations in Sindh and Balochistan were closed Friday at 12:00 noon for 24 hours as part of the ...
Govt to restore labour policy today
LAHORE (APP) - Federal Minister for Labour and Man Power Syed Khurshid Ahmad Shah has said that Labour Policy will be restored ...
NBP earns Rs4.2b in first quarter
KARACHI - The earnings of National Bank of Pakistan stood at Rs4.2 billion, translating into an annualised EPS of Rs3.12 during ...
Rupee recovers
KARACHI (Reuters) - The Pakistani rupee firmed against the dollar on Friday amid soft demand from importers, and dealers said ...
Shortfall rises to 4,172 MW
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The power generation on Friday was recorded as 10,614 MW against total demand of 14,786 MW while the shortfall ...
FFC earns Rs2.7b profit
KARACHI - Fauji Fertilizer Company (FFC) posted earnings of Rs2.7 billion (EPS Rs4.02) during first quarter 2010 versus profits ...
Bank holiday
KARACHI - The State Bank of Pakistan and all offices of SBP Banking Services Corporation including the Public Debt Offices will ...
Punjab to organise energy moot in UK
LONDON (APP) - Punjab Government plans to hold a major energy conference in the British capital next month in a bid to overcome ...
Corporate sector profitability to rise
KARACHI - The corporate sectors profitability is expected to increase by 17 per cent by the end of this year in anticipation of ...
USAID and PGJDC sign MoU
LAHORE (PPI) - Pakistan Gems and Jewellery Development Company and USAID FIRMS project have signed an MOU. The MoU was signed by ...
India restricting Chinese telecom purchases
NEW DELHI (AFP) - India has blocked its fast-growing telecom sector from buying some Chinese-made equipment, an Indian mobile ...
Afghanistan supersedes Pak in tea import
KARACHI (APP)- Afghanistan has taken over third position in tea import from Kenya during the quarter ending March, pushing down ...
Urbansole event
LAHORE (PR) - Leading leather shoe manufacturing company Urbansole hosted a lunch for all its dealers at a local hotel on 23rd ...
Hyperstar
LAHORE (PR) - Hyperstar Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd Fortress Stadium the family shopping destination, is celebrating its first anniversary ...
ACCA pre-budget seminar on 4th
LAHORE (PPI) - Maintaining its practice of submitting budget proposals to the Federal Board of Revenue, ACCA Pakistan proposals ...
US economy grows 3.2pc in first quarter
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US economy grew at a 3.2 percent pace in the first three months of this year, the Commerce Department said ...
Viewpoint
In an effort towards understanding the current contrast in the thinking of various quarters regarding whether or not the Supreme ...
PPCBL allocation
LAHORE (PR) - the Punjab Provincial Cooperative Bank Limited (PPCBL) has allocated funds of Rs500 millions for loan schemes of ...
Greece's survival at stake, warns PM
ATHENS (AFP) - Greece is fighting for survival, Prime Minister George Papandreou said Friday as his debt-stricken government ...
Body to eliminate middlemen role in wheat procurement
LAHORE - The Pakistan Agricultural Storage and Services Corporation (Passco) on Friday said that at least 222,586 metric tons ...
Spain jobless rate tops 20 per cent
MADRID (AFP) - Spains jobless rate topped 20 percent in the first quarter, official data showed Friday, fuelling fears over the ...
Oil prices extend gains
LONDON (AFP) - Oil prices rose further on Friday but gains were capped by weaker-than-expected growth data in the United States, ...
Ban on yarn export demanded
KARACHI - Bilal Mulla, Former Chairman of Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers & Exporters Association has demand government ...
World stocks waver as investors await Greece deal
LONDON (AFP) - European stocks mostly fell on Friday as investors awaited news on a bailout deal for Greece expected this ...
PIA to conduct more airlines courses
KARACHI (APP) - Pakistan International Airlines and PIA Training Centre (PTC) awarded certificates and souvenirs to Ariana Afghan ...
No cut in loadshedding despite govt claims
LAHORE (PPI) - Despite repeated statements from the concerned govt circle, there is no letup in the power outages and the people ...
Pension disbursement ceremony
LAHORE - Chief Executive Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) Saleem Akhtar has said that disbursement of pension to retired ...
Female peasants
LAHORE - Different speakers have stressed the recognition of female peasants and farm workers rights at govt and societal level. ...
Politics
Army to defend motherland at all costs: COAS
RAWALPINDI To pay homage to the supreme sacrifices rendered by its martyrs, Pakistan Army celebrated 'Yaum-i-Shuhada' on Friday, ...
Govt reduces power tariff by Rs0.57
ISLAMABAD The Government on Friday announced an eyewash reduction of Rs 0.57/k Wh with effect from May 1 2010 (today). According ...
LJ killed my father: Usama Khalid
ISLAMABAD Usama Khalid, son of Khalid Khawaja whose dead body was found in the North Waziristan on Friday couple of weeks after ...
SC admits PCO judges' appeals for hearing
ISLAMABAD While proving that its doors are open for everyone, the Supreme Court on Friday accepted the appeals of the judges, ...
Anti-terror war budget to go up
ISLAMABAD The Government will allocate Rs 185 billion grants for the war on terror and other security purposes for the coming ...
Govt jacks up poor man's fuel by 6pc
ISLAMABAD The Government on Friday jacked up the commoners fuels namely Kerosene and High Speed Diesel (HSD) oil by six percent ...
VAT on private edu, health sectors: FBR
ISLAMABAD Profiteering private education and health sectors would also come under the Value Added Tax net while these social ...
NAB staffers given Rs1.7b during 10 years, Senate told
ISLAMABAD Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Dr Babar Awan on Friday informed the Senate that the National ...
DynCorp charges imperil US anti-narco project in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD Fate of the multi-million dollars US counter-narcotics programme for Pakistan has hit snags after its notorious ...
Former MI chief reiterates his innocence
ISLAMABAD Answering the questions of the three-member fact finding committee, Major General Nadeem Ijaz has, once again, termed ...
Certain 'demoted' babus may quit in protest
ISLAMABAD Certain officers demoted under the Supreme Court of Pakistans verdict in the promotions case are seriously ...
Oil, gas Cos warned to quit Balochistan
QUETTA Lashkar-e-Balochistan, an armed Baloch militant organisation, has warned different companies working in Balochistan for ...
1 dies, 6 hurt in low-intensity Karachi blast
KARACHI A person was killed and six others sustained injuries when a low-intensity explosive device went off in the Soldier ...
LHC issues notices to Defence Secy, AG GHQ
RAWALPINDI Lahore High Court (LHC) Rawalpindi bench, Friday, issued notices to Secretary Ministry of Defence and Judge Advocate ...
CM vows to punish those involved in target killings
QUETTA Chief Minister Balochistan Nawab Aslam Raisani has vowed to root out the elements involved in the incidents of target ...
Swati comes in the open to target govt
ISLAMABAD Minister for Science & Technology Muhammad Azam Khan Swati Friday came in the open to desist himself from what he ...
Govt, Army need to reprioritise options: Sherpao
ISLAMABAD Pointing out serious flaws in the ongoing operation against militants in parts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhawa, President of ...
UN mission under threat again
ISLAMABAD - The United Nations staff members from Pakistani as well as other origins are facing serious security threats in ...
Plea for larger bench against Musharraf rejected
LAHORE - Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed of LHC on Friday rejected a plea seeking constitution of a larger bench for the hearing of ...
Pakistan contemplating thrust into NW: NYT
NEW YORK - Pakistan Army is now considering an offensive into the restive North Waziristan fearing that the area may have become ...
Sharifs turned Punjab into 'bomb', says Taseer
London (Online) - Blaming the PML-N for harbouring militants in the region, Governor Punjab Salman Taseer has said that the PML-N ...
Indian gesture realisation of ground realities, says Qureshi
ISLAMABAD - India seems to have realised ground realities and has showed willingness to resume the peace process with Pakistan in ...
President takes notice of acid attack
ISLAMABAD (APP) - President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday took serious notice of the incident of acid throwing on three young ...
Protest in IHK against HR abuses by India
SRINAGAR (Agencies) - Anti-India protesters stoned a bus in Kashmir on Friday, killing a passenger as the region was again ...
Sports
Banned players still in the dark over reasons of penalties
LAHORE The banned and fined cricketers have asked the Pakistan Cricket Board to provide them with the reasons and proof of ...
India, South Africa biggest challengers: Inzimam
LAHORE India and South Africa likely to be the biggest threats to Pakistans bid to defend the World Twenty20 title in the West ...
Pakistan look to restore pride against Bangladesh
GROS ISLET (Saint Lucia) (AFP) Pakistan will look to bounce back from an embarrassing warm-up loss to Zimbabwe when they begin ...
Sarfaraz warns Pakistan to be cautious against Bangladesh
ISLAMABAD Former Test cricketer Sarfaraz Nawaz said Friday that Bangladeshi spinners could create problems for the greenshirts ...
PHF sees Azlan Shah Cup as dress rehearsal for Asian Games
KARACHI The 19th edition of Azlan Shah International Hockey, starting from May 6 in Ipoh (Malaysia), would be more than just an ...
Zimbabwe stun Pakistan after beating Australia
LAHORE The defending champions, Pakistan, slumped to an embarrassing 12-run defeat at the hands of a buoyant Zimbabwe, who ...
Pakistan to play SA series in UAE
LAHORE The Pakistan Cricket Board and Cricket South Africa have reached an agreement to play a Test and ODI series in October ...
Henin digs deep, top-seed Wozniacki crashes
STUTTGART (Germany) (AFP) Former world number one Justine Henin had to dig deep on Thursday to book a quarter-final clash ...
Woods struggles to 74 at Quail Hollow
CHARLOTTE (North Carolina) (AFP) Tiger Woods shot a mediocre two-over-par 74 in the opening round at the Quail Hollow ...
WBO champion Montiel beats Hasegawa
TOKYO (AFP) Mexicos Fernando Montiel won the World Boxing Council (WBC) bantamweight title by defeating champion Hozumi Hasegawa ...
Nadal dominates as Murray crashes
ROME (AFP) Claycourt king Rafael Nadal was at his dominant best as he trounced Romanias Victor Hanescu 6-3, 6-2 to storm into ...
Sindh Dolphins too good for Balochistan Bears in final
KARACHI Sindh Dolphins defeated Balochistan Bears comfortably by 78 runs in the final to clinch the RBS Pentangular One-day Cup ...
Samsung offers exciting prizes for fans
KARACHI The action in the ICC World T20 cup would be thousands of miles away but for home fans of Pakistan team, Samsung has ...
KC Black victorious
LAHORE Kinnaird College Black won the Allama Iqbal T20 cricket match by 15 runs beating Kinnaird College Reds here at the KCs ...
Forlan, Atletico compound Liverpool's misery
LIVERPOOL (England) (AFP) Diego Forlans 102nd minute goal ended Liverpools hopes of a first trophy in four years as Rafa ...
Kaneria to join Essex next week
LAHORE Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria is set to join his county side Essex next week despite speculation that he is one of ...
Shining Club clinch Apollo Gold Cup title
LAHORE Host Apollo Sports Club lost to Shining club by 36 runs in the final of the second Apollo Sports Gold Cup Cricket ...
Format raises fixing temptations, officials fear
LONDON (Reuters) Only 10 months after Pakistan captain Younus Khan held the Twenty20 World Cup aloft at Lords, a third edition ...
Younus wants ban evidence made public
KARACHI (Reuters) Former Pakistan captain Younus Khan has told an appeals judge he wants the countrys cricket board to make ...
National
CJ seeks reports from secretaries in suo moto cases
ISLAMABAD - Taking a suo moto action in the separate human right cases, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Friday sought ...
Former MNA arrested from Bannu
ISLAMABAD (APP) - A former Member of National Assembly, Shah Abdul Aziz, along with his two guards was arrested from Potal Khel ...
Zardari pledges to give rights to labourers
ISLAMABAD (APP) - President Asif Ali Zardari while reiterating governments commitment to honour labour and working people and ...
Disabled can import duty-free cars
ISLAMABAD - The Government has allowed import of custom-duty free new car having engine capacity not exceeding 1350cc by a ...
Minimum wage at Rs10,000 proposed
ISLAMABAD - Civil society and independent economists have urged the government to increase minimum wage from Rs 6,000 to at least ...
Humayun backs move for Hazara province
ABBOTTABAD - Pakistan Muslim League (PML) Secretary General Humayun Akhtar Khan in a meeting with the leaders of Tehreek-e-Hazara ...
PIMS doctors on strike
ISLAMABAD Doctors at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) continued their token strike for the second consecutive ...
Copters' shelling kills 16 militants
ORAKZAI AGENCY - At least 16 suspected militants were killed and many others were injured, as the gunship helicopters pounded the ...
Govt should bring Musharraf back: Aitzaz
ISLAMABAD(Online)-Former President Supreme Court Bar Association Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan has said that Pervez Musharraf being a ...
Kidnapping-for-ransom incidents on the rise in Balochistan
QUETTA - Besides rise in the incidents of target killing and bomb blasts, the trend of kidnapping for ransom has increased ...
35 huts, water plant gutted in two Karachi blazes
KARACHI Two fires incidents that broke out mysteriously in different areas burnt to ashes 35 makeshift huts and a water ...
Minister acquitted in land-grabbing case
KARACHI - The Judicial Magistrate (West) on Friday acquitted Sindh Minister for Excise and Taxation, Mukesh Kumar Chawla, from ...
Freedom of expression a basic HR: Ban
ISLAMABAD - On the eve of International Press Freedom Day, the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has paid homage to the ...
Customs DEC seizes 250g heroin
KARACHI - Pakistan Customs Drug Enforcement Cell (DEC) Jinnah International Airport Unit recovered about 250g of heroin from a ...
Lahore
602 lecturers fired
LAHORE - Secretary Higher Education, Punjab, Ahmed Khan Cheema has dismissed as many as 602 college lecturers, 319 females and ...
Filling stations suspend sale of petrol, diesel
LAHORE- Most of filling stations suspended the sale of petrol and diesel here in the Punjab Capital on Friday to make windfall ...
Two terror suspects held, explosives recovered
LAHORE - The City Police arrested two alleged suicide bombers from a house near Thokar Niaz Beg in Hanjerwal Police precincts in ...
Plea seeking disqualification of 'N' ex-MPA rejected
LAHORE - The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday rejected a petition seeking disqualification of PML-N former MPA Ajmal Asif for ...
Labour Day to be observed today
LAHORE - Like other parts of the world, the Labour Day will also be observed in Pakistan on Saturday (today) to remember the ...
Edu sans ideology to endanger Pakistan's existence: Nizami
LAHORE - Chairman Nazria-e-Pakistan Trust Majid Nizami has said if the new generation is not educated about the Pakistan ...
Take Musharraf to task, demand parties
LAHORE - It is in the greater national interest to take Pervez Musharraf to task rather than just removing the name of former ...
Islamabad interferes in AJK affairs: Farooq
Lahore - Prime Minister Azad Jammu and Kashmir Raja Farooq Haider has said Islamabad is doing unconstitutional interference in ...
Indonesian mother appeals for justice
LAHORE - The mother of Indonesian prisoner has appealed to the President, Prime Minister and Punjab Chief Minister to provide her ...
Police fail to address grievances of man
LAHORE - Mystery prevails over the ongoing row between the resident of Wapda Town Muhammad Iqbal and his alleged wife Uzma ...
BHC CJ visits Aiwan, praises NPT
LAHORE - Chief Justice of Blochistan High Court Qazi Faiz Esa visited the Aiwan-e-Karkunan Tehrik-e-Pakistan here on Friday. ...
Nation indebted to Pak Army for sacrifices: CM
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, in a special massage on the Martyrs Day of Pakistan Army, has said that ...
'Nation greatly values services of men at frontiers'
LAHORE (APP) - Commander Lahore Corps, Lt Gen Ijaz Ahmed Bakhshi has said that the supreme sacrifices rendered by the Shuhada of ...
'Rulers hurdle in enforcing Islamic laws'
LAHOrE Ameer Jamat-ul-Dawa Hafiz Mohammad Saeed has said that Muslim rulers are the main hurdle to enforce Islamic laws in the ...
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