Friday, February 10, 2012
- 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
- 9 sentenced for London Stock Exchange terror plot
- Greece reaches deal on austerity
The Nation in print for Monday, May 11, 2009
Front Page
Fierce clashes as troops advance
ISLAMABAD/Swat Security forces have killed around 200 miscreants in various parts of Swat and Shangla during the last 24 hours and warned the civilians to be vigilant of the improvised explosive devices (IEDs) planted by the militants in Mingora to put the blame on security forces. According to ...
Pakistan will not collapse: Zardari
NEW YORK - Stating that Pakistan is fighting militant insurgency for its survival, President Asif Ali Zardari said on Sunday that ...
Worst humanitarian crisis in Pakistan history feared
PESHAWAR (AFP) - More than 100,000 people fled Swat Valley Sunday after the government eased a curfew to allow trapped families ...
International
Pakistani-Americans form broad-based to serve Pakistan
NEW YORK - With the backing of Pakistan and U.S. governments, Pakistani-Americans from across the country on Saturday decided to ...
Islamic finance must boost regulation: experts
SINGAPORE (AFP) - Islamic finance must strengthen regulation, boost its professional staff and diversify as it takes on a bigger ...
Ex-Gitmo detainee commits suicide in jail
TRIPOLI (AFP) - A former senior Al-Qaeda member and Guantanamo detainee, Ali Mohammed al-Fakheri, also known as Ibn al-Sheikh ...
65 killed in Somalia gunbattles
MOGADISHU (Reuters/AFP) - Clashes between rival groups have killed at least 65 people and wounded more than 190 others in three ...
Recession threatens ME oil exporters
DUBAI (AFP) - The economies of Middle East oil exporters are likely to suffer from a possible prolonged global recession as ...
Afghan fury at civilian killings in US airstrikes
KABUL (AFP) - Hundreds of Kabul university students labelled the US the worlds biggest terrorist Sunday as they protested against ...
Over 25 war on terror detainees subjected to sleep deprivation: LAT
WASHINGTON (AFP) - More than 25 of the CIAs war-on-terror prisoners were subjected to sleep deprivation during the administration ...
We don't need US troops in cities, Iraqi PM tells Pelosi
BAGHDAD (AFP) - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki assured visiting US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday that his countrys security ...
PM Hasina's husband buried
DHAKA (AFP) - Tens of thousands of Bangladeshis on Sunday joined funeral prayers at Dhakas largest mosque for the husband of ...
Israel in secret plan to 'surround' Old City: rights group
Jerusalem (AFP) - The Israeli government has secret plans to surround Jerusalems Old City with sites under its control to ...
Younis replaces Chanderpaul on top of ICC table
LONDON (AFP) - West Indies' Shivnarine Chanderpaul has lost his place at the top of the International Cricket Council (ICC) world ...
French star Gasquet fails drugs test
PARIS (AFP) - France's Richard Gasquet, the world number 23 and former Wimbledon semi-finalist, failed a drugs test at the Miami ...
Duminy, Rahane keep Mumbai afloat in IPL
PORT ELIZABETH (South Africa) (AFP) - Mumbai Indians rode on a record stand by Jean-Paul Duminy and Ajinkya Rahane to beat ...
Badrinath, Hayden take Chennai to summit
KIMBERLEY (South Africa) (AFP) - Subramaniam Badrinath and Matthew Hayden took Chennai Super Kings to the top of the Indian ...
ICC to review umpire referral system
LONDON (AFP) - The future of international cricket's controversial umpiring referral system will be up for discussion when a ...
Guingamp stun Rennes to lift French Cup
PARIS (AFP) - Second-division Guingamp produced one of the shocks of the season by coming from behind to beat top-flight Rennes ...
Safina defeats Kuznetsova to claim Rome title
ROME (AFP) - World number one Dinara Safina defeated Russian compatriot Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3, 6-2 on Saturday to claim the WTA ...
Davydenko, Blake held up by Estoril showers
ESTORIL (Portugal) (AFP) - James Blake will have to engineer a Sunday comeback after his rain-interrupted Estoril Open semi-final ...
Politics
Pakistan galvanised to fight Taliban: US
NEW YORK - US regional commander General David Petraeus on Sunday expressed confidence that Pakistans nuclear sites are secure ...
Taliban attack on Mohmand posts repulsed; 26 killed
MOHMAND AGENCY - At least 26 Taliban miscreants were killed and 14 others got injured during a battle with security forces here ...
Imran in Karachi after two years
KARACHI - Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf Chairman Imran Khan has arrived here on Sunday after two years amid tight security. His ...
Minister falls out with goras in NY
NEW YORK - A federal minister accompanying President Asif Zardari on his US visit fell out with the goras (Americans) at a club ...
First Pak-EU summit on June 17
PRAGUE (AFP) - The European Union plans to hold the blocs first-ever summit with Pakistan in June to 'help strengthen the ...
US will not halt Afghan airstrikes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will not end airstrikes in Afghanistan as demanded by President Hamid Karzai after two ...
18 dead in bombings
KANDAHAR (Reuters/AFP) - Suicide bombers killed at least seven people on Sunday when they attacked a police convoy in ...
Lanka shelling 'kills' over 2,000 civilians
COLOMBO (Reuters) - The cornered Tamil Tigers on Sunday accused Sri Lanka of killing hundreds in an artillery barrage, which the ...
CJP visits Central Jail Karachi
KARACHI (Agencies) - Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has ordered release of inmates involved in ...
LTTE leader's 'bunker' found
COLOMBO (AFP) - The Sri Lankan army said on Sunday it had uncovered a large contraption that may have been intended as an ...
Egypt's OT buys $140 million of Pak unit's debt
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypts Orascom Telecom said on Sunday its Pakistan unit had repurchased up to $140 million in senior notes at a ...
Saudi judge says OK to slap spendthrift wife
RIYADH (AFP) - A Saudi judge has told a seminar on domestic violence that it is okay for a man to slap his wife for lavish ...
Israel rules out land for peace with Syria
JERUSALEM (AFP) - The new Israeli government will not cede the strategic Golan Heights for the sake of peace with Syria, a senior ...
NA meets today
ISLAMABAD (Online) - An important session of the National Assembly will be held on Monday (today) at 4:30pm amid foolproof ...
Pipeline blown up in Quetta
QUETTA (Online) - Some unidentified miscreants blew up a gas pipeline with explosive material in Mengalabad area of Quetta. ...
Barack Obama plays comedian-in-chief
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Barack Obama played comedian-in-chief late Saturday, torching his political team, foes and even ...
Entertainment
Coming soon Cannes' battle of the movie giants
PARIS (AFP) - The Cannes party-scene may be a leaner, meaner affair in this year of economic crisis, but all-out warfare looms on ...
Colour explosion as 'stars' arrive for British Soap Awards 2009
WHEN it comes to award shows there is one, which is always bigger than the rest - bigger hairstyles and bigger smiles. And the ...
Meet the Hawaiian spider that will make you smile
SCIENTIFICALLY, this tiny arachnid goes by the name of Theridion grallator - but it takes little imagination to see how it got ...
New robot with artificial skin
WORK is beginning on a robot with artificial skin, which is being developed as part of a project involving researchers at the ...
Study the stars on your mobile
GOOGLE is preparing to launch a mobile phone application called Star Droid that can help amateur astronomers identify stars and ...
Hubble: a time machine that revolutionised astronomy
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The Hubble space telescope, the object of Nasas fifth and last servicing mission next week, is a veritable ...
Iran threat underlines need for Israel to seek peace: US
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US government agrees that Irans nuclear ambitions pose an existential threat to Israel but that only ...
Sports
Lahore edge out Rawalpindi in thriller
LAHORE - Despite making huge total holders Rawalpindi Green failed to capitalize on advantage and lost to Lahore Whites in ...
Islamabad
Civic problems a nuisance for Sadiq Colony residents
RAWALPINDI - Thousands of dwellers of Sadiq Colony and Dhok Hazarian of Girja Road are deprive of basic facilities because of ...
Islooites celebrate Mother's Day
ISLAMABAD - The erstwhile silence, which usually tempts the Islooites to spend Sunday indoors, being a weekly off day, gave way ...
PML-N relief goods sent for Swat, Buner IDPs
RAWALPINDI - Chairman Standing Committee on Population Welfare PML-N MNA Muhammad Hanif Abbasi on Sunday said that on the ...
'Digital studio to ensure quality movie-making'
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Directorate General of Films and Publications (DFP) has established a digital film studio to promote creativity ...
Mother seeks CJs help for arrest of son's murderers
ISLAMABAD - An aggrieved mother has appealed to the Chief Justice of Pakistan to bring to justice the murderers of her son ...
First train from Margalla Station steams off on 13th
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Federal Minister for Railways, Haji Ghulam Ahmed Bilour would formally inaugurate the train service and ...
Karachi
Sindh minister opposes extension in LGs tenure
KARACHI - The Sindh government has formulated a plan to appoint administrators after the completion of Local Governments tenure ...
Govt fails to rein in land mafia
KARACHI - The higher government authorities are failed to vacate the amenity plots grabbed by different mafias in the metropolis, ...
Promotion of 1,220 teachers of CDGK schools soon
KARACHI - Despite the passage of three months, a total of 1,220 teachers including Primary School Teachers (PST), Junior School ...
Expert for screening arrangements at airports
KARACHI - Dean Science Faculty, Karachi University (KU), Prof Dr Shahana Urooj Kazmi has stressed the need for setting up ...
KTI threatens to go on strike from 15th
KARACHI (PPI) - Karachi Transport Ittehad (KTI) President Syed Irshad Hussain Shah Bukhari and General Secretary Syed Mehmood ...
Young beggar girls may end up as prostitutes: survey
KARACHI - Beggar girls are found almost at every intersection and market place in the City, but what is not usual this time is ...
Lahore
Boy found dead on Mother's Day
LAHORE - Dozens of local residents blocked The Mall on Sunday and staged protest demonstration against the gruesome murder of a ...
Judicial crisis mars courts' performance
LAHORE - The judicial crisis has marred the performance of the judiciary and created a massive backlog of cases in the courts of ...
'Go America Go' rally on The Mall
LAHORE - Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) organised a rally against the US drone attacks and army operation in Swat and the tribal belt on ...
Competition in the War
Apparently, President Asif Zardari was the subject of a conspiracy. While he was in the USA, the Prime Minister and the COAS were ...
Project shelved for another year
LAHORE - The long-awaited flyover at the Shami Road, designed to provide an alternative route to the Lahore Airport, has been ...
Govt responsible for citizens life, property protection: Shahbaz
LAHORE - Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif has said the protection of life and property of the nine crore people of the ...
Pakistan outplay India to coast to semis
LAHORE - Pakistan reached the semi-final of 8th Asia Cup hockey tournament after beating Asia's number one ranked India in the ...
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