Thursday, February 09, 2012
- 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
- Tax collection registers increase of 26%: Hafeez Shaikh
The Nation in print for Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Front Page
Backlash in Punjab expected
LAHORE-With PML (N) pulling out of govt from Centre on the judges issue, all the attention is being diverted towards the Punjab as to what happens here next. It will be very important to see if the PPP also pulls out from the govt in the province following the footsteps of the PML (N) in Centre. ...
C'wealth restores Pak membership
LONDON - The Commonwealth readmitted Pakistan as a full member on Monday after a six-month suspension triggered by a clampdown by ...
Lawyers observe 'black day'
lahore/ Islamabad/ Karachi - The issue of reinstatement of judges, sacked by President Pervez Musharraf last year, was pushed to ...
Resolution in Senate for judges restoration
ISLAMABAD - Leader of the forward bloc of PML-Q in the Upper House, Senator Nilofar Bakhtyar along with Zafar Chaudhry Monday ...
International
UN chief calls response to cyclone in Myanmar 'unacceptably slow'
UNITED NATIONS - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Monday voiced his "immense frustration" with the pace of relief ...
Rice prices to continue climbing, despite record production- UN
UNITED NATIONS - Rice production in Asia, Africa and Latin America will reach record highs in 2008, but prices could also ...
Obama and McCain look to Nov. presidential polls
WASHINGTON - The Democratic Party has yet to nominate its presidential candidate, but advisers for US Senators Barack Obama and ...
Ban Ki-moon voices sorrow after deadly earthquake hits China
UNITED NATIONS - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has voiced his sorrow for the victims of the earthquake that struck south-western ...
UN Task Force meets on global food crisis
UNITED NATIONS - A UN special task force on the world food crisis gripping the globe met for the first time on Monday with the ...
Renewed fighting erupts in crisis-torn Lebanon
BEIRUT - Fierce fighting erupted in northern Lebanon on Monday, further exacerbating tensions after days of deadly ...
40 developing nations want N-power: report
WASHINGTON - At least 40 developing countries from the Persian Gulf region to Latin America have recently approached U.N. ...
US troops battle militia in Baghdad despite deal
BAGHDAD - American troops fought street battles with Shia militia in Baghdad's Sadr City, killing three people on the first ...
Separatists kill 10 in India's northeast
GUWAHATI, India - Tribal separatist rebels shot dead at least 10 railway workers in two weekend attacks in India's restive ...
Arab ministers' bid to end violence
BEIRUT - Lebanon was on a knife-edge on Monday after days of deadly sectarian battles that have driven the nation to the ...
Canada make Pakistan sweat for 2-1 victory
IPOH (Malaysia) - Pakistan came back from a goal down on Monday to edge Canada 2-1 and register their third win in the Sultan ...
Sorenstam strolls to record-setting win
WILLIAMSBURG (Virginia) - Sweden's Annika Sorenstam fired seven birdies in a five-under par 66 final round here Sunday to ...
Sharapova relieved to make clay debut
ROME - Australian Open champion Maria Sharapova said here on Monday that she was relieved to finally begin her clay court ...
Vettori's fitness is key, says McCullum
LONDON - New Zealand vice-captain Brendon McCullum admits his side will need skipper Daniel Vettori back in action if they ...
Vaughan calls for batsmen to turn it on
LONDON - England skipper Michael Vaughan says his side's batters must regain their aggressiveness if they are to compete ...
Hoggard targets 250 Test wickets
LONDON - Matthew Hoggard has set his sights on reaching 250 Test wickets after the England bowler was named in the squad for ...
South Koreans admit throwing badminton match
JAKARTA - South Korea admitted it threw its Thomas Cup match against England on Monday, plunging the elite tournament into ...
First home boy in British Open finals in 44 years
LIVERPOOL - James Willstrop made it only the second time in 44 years that the home country had finalists in both events in the ...
Business
Brokers jubilant
KARACHI - Most of the brokers at Karachi Stock Exchange appeared jubilant and overjoyed over the PML(N) decision of quitting the ...
Farmers in Indian Punjab being provided electricity free of cost
LAHORE - India is giving huge subsidy on fertilizers and electricity to their farmers in order to achieve high food targets, food ...
Fertilizer profits up by 45pc
KARACHI - Fertilizer sector has posted profit after taxation (PAT) of Rs2.86 billion, showing an increase of 45 per cent, year on ...
Inflation at 17.21pc in April
KARACHI - The Sensitive Prices Index (SPI) showed 24.94 per cent inflation in the month of April 2008 over the same month of last ...
Oil hits record high $126.40
LONDON - The price of crude oil struck a record high 126.40 dollars a barrel on Monday amid tensions in the Middle East and ...
State Bank appears hapless against dollar
KARACHI - Governor, State Bank of Pakistan, Dr Shamshad Akhtar said on Monday that Pakistan was committed to exchange rate ...
Kerb-Interbank rate gap above Re1
KARACHI - Despite the central bank's intervention to stabilize market exchange rate to a certain level, the dollar-rupee exchange ...
Shaukat Tarin likely to get finance ministry
KARACHI - Ex-Chairman Karachi Stock Exchange and President Saudi-Pak Commercial Bank Shaukat Tarin is likely to be appointed as ...
Balanced budget demanded
ISLAMABAD - Budget should be completely balanced and it must meet the needs of all segments of society, said President Islamabad ...
Bulls make a comeback to stock market
LAHORE - The stock market on the first trading session of the week witnessed some fresh buying, improving the prices of major ...
Politics
Maqbool meets Musharraf
ISLAMABAD - Punjab Governor Khalid Maqbool has had an important meeting with President Musharraf at the Presidential camp ...
Inflation expected to hover above 10pc: Dar
ISLAMABAD - Minister for Finance, Revenues and Economic Affairs, Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar here on Monday warned those ...
Dowry Bill passed
ISLAMABAD - Senate on Monday passed three bills unanimously moved by a private member opposition Senator Chaudhry Muhammad Anwar ...
SC withdraws media gag order
ISLAMABAD - Supreme Court (SC) has directed Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) to produce record of all talk ...
Legal fraternity disappointed
LAHORE- Local lawyers Monday received with great shock the news about failure of talks between PPP and the PML(N) on the ...
PML-N needs PPP
LAHORE-Despite being the single largest party in Punjab after having absorbed almost all the independent members of the ...
Resignations not to break up coalition, says Sherry
ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Peoples Party expressed its firm resolve to continue dialogue with the PML-N, emphasising that the ...
8,700 dead as powerful quake jolts China
CHONGQING, China - A huge earthquake rocked southwest China killing more than 8,700 people Monday, flattening schools, factories ...
US to keep encouraging Pakistani parties to work together
WASHINGTON - A US State Department official, asked to comments on PML-N's decision to quit the government over differences ...
Food ministry tasked to import 2.5m tons wheat
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has asked the Ministry of Food and Agriculture to import 2.5 million tons of ...
No more exemption from Capital Gain Tax
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's capital market, enjoying consecutive exemption from the Capital Gain Tax since 1975, is most likely to ...
Steel manufacturers to reduce quality by 13pc
LAHORE - The four major local auto assemblers have decided to reduce the quality of steel, used in manufacturing, ranging from 8 ...
Withdrawal of Hoods is a great success: FM
MULTAN - Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Monday said that withdrawal of US General Hoods posting in Pakistan is a great ...
Electric tower blown up in Peshawar
PESHAWAR - Some unknown miscreants blew up Shiekh Mohammadi transmission tower No.331 of 500KV by planting powerful explosive ...
Chaudhrys hope return of those who left party
LAHORE-The PML-Q president Ch Shujaat Hussain and Leader of Opposition in National Assembly, Ch Pervaiz Elahi have called upon ...
Two political admin officials attacked
LAKKI MARWAT - A group of armed tribesmen of Alikhel clan of Bhettani tribe reportedly attacked officials of the political ...
Centre-Punjab conflict over powers starts
PML-N has quitted itself from the Federal Cabinet which has led to a conflict between the Centre and Punjab government over the ...
Gen Kayani visits ASFCH
ISLAMABAD - Chief of Army Staff, General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani Monday visited Army Strategic Force Command Headquarter (ASFCH) on ...
Earthquake jolts Hindukush region
PESHAWAR- An earthquake of moderate intensity measuring 5.2 magnitude on the Richter scale was recorded at Hidukush region on ...
Kings XI thrash Bangalore Royal
Kings XI Punjab beat Bangalore Royal Challengers by nine wickets in a close match played at Mohali. Batting first, Bangalore ...
Entertainment
Judge ends McCartney's marriage
A judge at the High Court in London has pronounced a decree nisi, bringing to an end the marriage of Sir Paul McCartney and ...
Return to the red planet
THE prospect of people living on Mars may come a little closer to reality with the landing of a probe in two weeks' time. The ...
Pete and Amy set for duet?
Pete Doherty has apparently confirmed that he and Amy Winehouse are planning to record a duet. The troubled Babyshambles ...
Kate Hudson and Owen Wilson engaged?
WE did not see this one coming Word on the block is that Kate Hudson and Owen Wilson are engaged to be married. Kate was ...
The giant 6ft 6ins cow that is as big as an elephant
CHILLI the giant cow is set to stampede into the record books as Britain's tallest bovine. The black and white Freisan ...
Hacker splashes data from 6m Chileans on Internet
SANTIAGO - A hacker broke into Chile's government sites mining data from six million people which he then posted on the ...
Islamabad
Shoaib, Kashif in President PSF Squash main round
ISLAMABAD - Shoaib Hasan, Owais Khan, Kashif Khan and Waqar Mehboob qualified for the main round of the President Pakistan Squash ...
PCB governing board to meet today
ISLAMABAD - The governing board of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will meet today (Tuesday) at a local hotel in Islamabad to ...
12,000 tons pollutants emitted per annum
ISLAMABAD- Various industries and vehicles in and around the municipal limits of the federal Capital give off 12000 tons ...
'Tribals prefer jirga system over Talibanisation'
ISLAMABAD - The speakers at a seminar here on Monday said the world must focus on economic development of Afghanistan, stressing ...
Security finalised for Barri Imam Urs
ISLAMABAD- Chief Commissioner Hamid Ali Khan Monday presided over an important meeting of allied departments which finalised ...
Steering body reviews Cuban scholarship plan
ISLAMABAD - The 4th National Steering Committee meeting was held at Higher Education Commission, Islamabad to review the ...
Comments sought
ISLMABAD - The Ministry of Culture is in the process of revising its policy to meet the future challenges and it will be ...
Bids to smuggle flour foiled
RAWALPINDI- Police foiled an attempt to smuggle a huge quantity of flour from Punjab to NWFP and seized 18 tons flour from a ...
Karachi
Saleh not happy with showing in Asian Snooker
KARACHI - Pakistan's ace cueist Saleh Muhammad said on Monday that he was absolutely delighted with his historic 147 break ...
Lawyers observe Black Day against May 12 killings
KARACHI - Lawyers, on the call of Pakistan Bar Council, observed black day in protest on Monday against the May 12 mayhem but ...
Wajihuddin hails 'N' decision to quit govt
KARACHI - The speakers at the public meeting held, on the eve of the first anniversary of May-12 incident, demanded of the ...
Karachi, Washington to be declared sister cities: Kamal
KARACHI - City Nazim Mustafa Kamal has said that the Washington DC mayor has proposed for declaring Karachi and Washington DC as ...
Govt to expose May 12 culprits, says Qaim
KARACHI - Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has said that May 12, 2007, December 27, 2007 and April 9, 2008 incidents' ...
Palla population declining fast
Karachi - The population of Palla fish in Sindh has declined to a significant extent. This phenomenon is attributed to the ...
WWF, Sindh Livestock, Fisheries sign MoU
KARACHI - Food security is a major challenge and requires long term measures in a country like Pakistan. This was stated by ...
Lahore
India launches Women's World Cup campaign in style
LAHORE - India launched its preparations for ICC Women's World Cup 2009 in style by winning the Women's Asia Cup for the fourth ...
Lawyers observe 'Black Day'
LAHORE- The Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) and Lahore Bar Association on Monday observed Black Day to condemn Karachi ...
PIA restores grounded Boeing 747s
LAHORE - The PIA management has made operational its grounded aircrafts Boeing 747s and spokesman of the Flight Engineers ...
PU admin resolves not to allow book fair
LAHORE - The Punjab University administration has said that only academic activities will remain suspended for three days, May ...
Nawaz's statements reflect desires of nation: 'N' leader
LAHORE - PML-N leaders has called Nawaz Sharif's statements on restoration of judges as truly reflective to the desires of whole ...
Emraan Hashmi, Sonal Chohan arrive in City for film premiere
LAHORE - Bollywood star Emraan Hashmi and actress Sonnal Chohan received a warm welcome at the Allama Iqbal Airport on Monday ...
Stakeholders discuss status of nursing
LAHORE - Nursing is a noble profession that requires dedication, compassion, love and care to patients. DG nursing Punjab, Mrs ...
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