Thursday, February 09, 2012
- 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
- Tax collection registers increase of 26%: Hafeez Shaikh
- 77% of Pakistanis marry within family: Gallup poll
The Nation in print for Sunday, May 10, 2009
Front Page
It's a guerrilla war, says PM
ISLAMABAD- Calling militants as anti-state elements, the Federal Cabinet put its weight behind the military operation in Malakand Division with the firm resolve to continue it till complete elimination of the miscreants. While addressing a Press conference after presiding over a cabinet meeting ...
Offensive puts militants on back foot; 55 more dead
PESHAWAR - Amidst fierce clashes and shelling by gunship helicopters in the scattered parts of the restive Swat Valley, over 55 ...
Displaced people loot UN supplies
PESHAWAR - NWFP Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain said Saturday that resuming fresh military operation against militants ...
International
Reinforced Pakistan commence campaign with draw
KUANTAN (AFP) - Three-time former champions Pakistan pulled off a face-saving 1-1 draw with China with just 40 seconds remaining ...
Safina to face Kuznetsova in WTA Rome final
ROME (AFP) - World number one Dinara Safina booked a date with Svetlana Kuznetsova in the WTA Rome claycourt International final ...
Nadal on a clay-court high with Madrid altitude beckoning
MADRID (AFP) - Rafael Nadal resumes his rush to the record books this weekend as Madrid Masters opens on a new date at a new ...
Tenacious Punjab win tense game
KIMBERLEY - A powerful start from the top four, followed by nerveless hands from Mahela Jayawardene and Brett Lee stole the ...
Gayle says West Indies lost the plot
LONDON (Reuters) - West Indies captain Chris Gayle conceded his team had lost the plot after a rash of dropped catches and some ...
Press says England Test scheduling a mistake
LONDON (AFP) - The British press on Saturday noted a bitter-sweet edge to England's rapid victory over the West Indies in the ...
Pope tells Muslims religion is force for unity
AMMAN (AFP/Reuters) - Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday urged inter-faith reconciliation on the second day of a Holy Land tour but ...
Civilian deaths in US air raids unacceptable, says Karzai
WASHINGTON - Visiting Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Friday that the killing of Afghan civilians by US-led military operation ...
White House military chief Caldera quits
WASHINGTON - The head of the White House Military Office, who approved a low flight over New York, resigned Friday, saying he can ...
Sri Lanka kills 115 Tigers
COLOMBO (Agencies) - Sri Lankan defence forces today foiled an LTTE sea attack and sank two rebel boats, as they advanced deeper ...
AL urges Obama to spell out Mideast policy
CAIRO (AFP) - The Arab League called on US President Barack Obama on Saturday to use a keynote address in Egypt next month to ...
Race for Iran presidency hots up
TEHRAN (AFP) - The race for Irans presidency hotted up on Saturday as the two key moderate challengers to incumbent Mahmoud ...
Zuma vows reconciliation in inaugural speech
PRETORIA (AFP) - New South African President Jacob Zuma seized on Nelson Mandelas legacy of reconciliation, vowing in his ...
Saudi fights against witchcraft
RIYADH (AFP) - Saudi Arabias morality police are launching a programme to combat witchcraft and sorcery, the official SPA news ...
Nepal parties in talks to form new govt
KATHMANDU (AFP) - Nepals political parties held urgent talks Saturday in a bid to cobble together a new government as a midnight ...
Business
PIA-pilots row yet to end
KARACHI - The issue between Pakistan International Airline (PIA) and Pakistan Airline Pilot Association (PALPA) was partially ...
'B777' pilots salaries raised by Rs70,000
LAHORE - The national flag carrier PIA, which is suffering huge losses of over Rs 74 billion, has made immediate raise in ...
CDWP to take up Rs38.625 billion projects tomorrow
KARACHI - At least 10 development projects worth Rs38.625 billion will be taken up by the Central Development Working Party ...
Regulatory duty on steel products import likely
ISLAMABAD - Federal Board of Revenue might impose regulatory duty on the import of steel products in the upcoming budget for the ...
Leading business groups closing down operations
ISLAMABAD - The prevailing financial crunch has not only affected the commoners but some leading business enterprises and ...
Pepco may release Rs12 billion to IPPs to clear debt
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) would release Rs 12 billion in a couple of days to Independent Power ...
Market remains in grip of bears on security concerns
LAHORE - The equity market during the outgoing week remained in grip of bears mainly on security concerns and severe law and ...
Fish exports up 21.17pc, spices 15.58pc
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Fish exports during the first nine months of the current financial year increased by 21.17 percent as compared ...
Speakers highlight importance of technical textile
LAHORE (PR) - Delegates from seven countries highlighted importance of 'Technical Textiles for Pakistan in the 2nd International ...
Politics
6 more brigades being sent to Swat
WASHINGTON - Pakistan has told the United States that it is sending an additional six army brigades to join a major government ...
Sindh announces May 12 as public holiday
KARACHI - The Sindh government has announced public holiday in the province on May 12 to mark the day as Day of Mourning for ...
Drone strike kills nine in Waziristan
PESHAWAR - At least nine militants were killed and 11 others injured when the US forces camping across the border in Afghanistan ...
Punish Mumbai culprits for talks resumption, India tells Pakistan
CHENNAI (Agencies) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday ruled out resuming talks with Pakistan until Islamabad took ...
2 settlers shot dead in Turbat
Quetta - Unknown armed men gunned down two labourers working for a construction company Saturday. Police said Abdul Aziz of ...
Iftikhar criticises Nizam-e-Adl
HYDERABAD (APP) - Chief Justice Supreme Court of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said that provision of speedy ...
Qaeda's global base is Pakistan, says Petraeus
WASHINGTON (Online) - Senior Al-Qaeda leaders are using sanctuaries in Pakistans frontier regions to plan new terror attacks and ...
Benazir probe body to start work soon
UNITED NATIONS-Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has asked relevant UN agencies to carry out an assessment of the growing ...
Obama picks Egypt for Muslim address
WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama will deliver an important policy speech to the Muslim world when he visits Egypt on June ...
SHO Khuzdar gunned down
QUETTA - Station House Officer Khuzdar (SHO) was gunned down on Saturday, police said. According to police, unidentified ...
Hasina's husband dies
DHAKA (AFP) - The husband of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina died Saturday at a Dhaka hospital following a lengthy period ...
New passes for every NA session
ISLAMABAD - A meeting on Saturday under the chair of Acting Speaker National Assembly, Faisal Karim Kundi, reviewed the security ...
Entertainment
Queen Rania of Jordan joins Twitter
RANIA Al Abdullah already has a channel on YouTube, and has now signed up to the microblogging service. The royal, who uses the ...
Pitt, Jolie most powerful celeb couple on planet
HOLLYWOOD actors Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are the most powerful celebrity couple on the planet, according to a new study. ...
Winslet sues newspaper for libel
OSCAR-winning actress Kate Winslet is suing the Daily Mail newspaper for 150,000 over an article, which claimed she had lied ...
Madonna, Kylie used Power Plates to shed weight
A VIBRATING exercise machine favoured by Kylie and Madonna is better than aerobics or swimming at fighting the flab, a study has ...
Winehouse abandons comeback gig
AMY Winehouse was forced to abandon a concert at the St Lucia Jazz festival because of technical difficulties, a spokesman has ...
Women only hear properly when gossiping or eavesdropping
WOMEN only really hear properly when they are gossiping or eavesdropping on other peoples conversations, according to new ...
Islamabad
Hameed's war of words with PTF continues
ISLAMABAD - Former Davis Cup Captain Hameed-ul-Haq has urged the Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) to focus on development of the ...
Fahim to head Pak team for 5th JTC meet
ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for Commerce Makhdoom Amin Fahim would lead the Pakistani delegation to the 5th Joint Trade ...
Call to promote concept of safe motherhood
ISLAMABAD-Healthy Pregnancy is a pre-requisite for sustainable human development and in order to have a safe and healthy ...
Journalists expelled from Minister's office
ISLAMABAD- An ugly situation came up on Saturday when journalists were expelled from the conference room of the Pakistan Public ...
QAU contract-based professors asked to apply afresh
ISLAMABAD-The QAU syndicate, the highest decision-making body of Quaid-i-Azam University has decided that professors and ...
16-year old prisoner tortured
RAWALPINDI-Another example of police high-handedness surfaced Saturday, when Adiala Jail authorities reportedly subjected an ...
Nazim bans entry to exam centres
RAWALPINDI - District Nazim Rawalpindi Raja Javaid Ikhlas Saturday prohibited the entry of irrelevant persons within the area of ...
A tale of a dejected mother
ISLAMBAD - The Mothers Day is being celebrated across the world. It aims at reviving lovely mother-child relationship and adds ...
Karachi
Sheema's 'NO'
Straight Talk Once again, the sceptre of death and destruction loomed over the 'City of Lights' last week. But despite all the ...
Muttahida and ANP call off May 12 strike
KARACHI - Two coalition partners of PPP in Sindh have called off their strike calls on May 12 after govt decision of declaring a ...
3 workers dead as boiler explodes
KARACHI - At least three labourers were burnt to death while many others sustained injuries when a boiler exploded in a private ...
CDGK introduces Montessori system
KARACHI - Early childhood education including Montessori and Kinder garden has been started in two CDGK runs schools, while the ...
Poetess optimistic about future of mankind
Ambreen Haseeb Amber is one of those emerging poets, who enriched Urdu language with their new and innovative ideas and deep ...
Call made for 'new social contract for Sindh's rights'
KARACHI - Instead of respecting the autonomy and sovereignty of Sindh, guaranteed by the Lahore Resolution of 1940, the people of ...
Lahore
PCB serves ICC with legal notice
LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board has taken the 2011 World Cup hosting rights fight to the court of law feeling that the ...
Cricket team reach back home
LAHORE - Pakistan cricket team reached back home after playing one day series against Australia in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Chairman ...
Non-performers won't be tolerated: Pak chief selector
LAHORE - Describing Pakistan's ODI series loss to Australia as a huge disappointment, chief selector Abdul Qadir has warned that ...
Rural areas to suffer more
LAHORE - The rural areas have to bear the brunt of increasing shortfall more than that of urban localities as the disparity of ...
Ghee prices go up by Rs 100/16kg
LAHORE - Supply of essential items in the wholesale market of the City remained constant wherein the prices of spices and ghee ...
Admin has not obeyed Cabinet's 2 bars so far
LAHORE - On Saturday, yet another order was issued by the Services and General Administration Department to the administration ...
CM directs vigorous action against criminals
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister, Shahbaz Sharif has said that maintenance of law and order and protection of life and property of ...
APCA demands 200pc raise in salaries
LAHORE - All Pakistan Clerks Association (APCA) has demanded the immediate raise in salaries at least by 200 per cent, besides ...
JI rally against military operation in Swat today
LAHORE - Jamaat-e-Islami will organise a rally from Nasir Bagh to Punjab Assembly on Sunday (today) to protest against military ...
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