Friday, February 10, 2012
- SC dismisses PM's intra-court appeal against contempt charge
- 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 Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Front Page
Commandos raid Taliban stronghold
ISLAMABAD - Director General ISPR Major General Ather Abbas Tuesday said that 751 militants had been killed in Dir, Buner and Swat. A high value target had been killed while 29 soldiers embraced martyrdom and 77 were injured. A high value target Ibn-e-Aqil, who was younger brother of Ibn-e-Amin, a ...
SC commission for 20pc cut in oil prices
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Attorney General to apprise it of the position of the government on ...
US fights for huge Pak aid injection
WASHINGTON - The Obama Administration is considering additional aid to Pakistan to help hundreds of thousands of its citizens ...
International
President, UN chief to discuss humnaitarian crisis in Pakistan's north-west
UNITED NATIONS - President Asif Ali Zardari and Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will discuss Pakistan's growing humanitarian crisis ...
Americans use white phosphorous
KABUL (Reuters/AFP) - Afghanistans Taliban rejected on Tuesday a US military accusation that the insurgent group was using white ...
Pope urged to work to end Israeli 'aggression'
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Pope Benedict XVI celebrated mass outside of Jerusalems Old City on Tuesday after two days in Israel spent ...
Sri Lanka war zone hospital 'hit'; 49 dead
COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lankas Tamil Tiger rebels accused government forces of killing at least 49 people Tuesday in an artillery and ...
Forced labour robs victims of over $20b, says ILO
GENEVA (AFP) - Forced labour deprives millions of people of more than 20 billion dollars a year in lost earnings, the ...
Bangladesh acid victims fight for justice
DHAKA (Reuters) - Khodeza Begum still shivers in fear when she remembers the winter night eight years ago when an unidentified ...
US, China, Saudi Arabia elected to UN rights panel
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - The United States was Tuesday elected to a seat on the UN Human Rights Council as were China, Cuba and ...
US commander must enforce Afghan attack rules: UN
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The new commander of US and Nato forces in Afghanistan will have to ensure respect for rules set by his ...
US soldier charged with murder for Iraq shooting
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A US soldier suspected of shooting dead five fellow servicemen at a military clinic in Baghdad was charged ...
Iran very close to getting N-arms: Israel
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Iran is very close to acquiring nuclear weapons, the head of Israels military intelligence was reported as ...
Business
Trade deficit narrows to $14.16 billion in 10 months
KARACHI - Pakistans trade deficit narrowed to $14.160 billion during the first ten months of current financial year (July-April ...
Pilots 'go-slow' blow to flights schedule
KARACHI - Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) pilots go-slow strategy has caused a blow to the flights schedule that impelled ...
Swat unrest hits business,consumer confidence hard
KARACHI - The business and consumer confidence is at an abysmally low level since the unrest began in Swat valley. This is also ...
Oil jumps above 60 dollars
LONDON (AFP) - Oil prices rose sharply on Tuesday, with the New York contract hitting a six-month high above 60 dollars as the US ...
PFMA to export flour to UAE, Africa
LAHORE (PPI) - The Punjab flour mills will export flour to Africa and UAE, while millers succeeded to get 50,000 ton flour orders ...
Stock market goes against popular notion, gains 174 points
KARACHI - The stock market went against popular notion on Tuesday as KSE-100 index gained 174 points amid tension that prevailed ...
Remittances may rapidly decline in few months
LAHORE - The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) has expressed concern over increasing remittances saying it may not be a very good sign ...
NBP provides short-term financial facility to farmers
LAHORE (APP) - National Bank of Pakistan is providing short-term financing facilities to farming community, as the bank having ...
IMF sees Europe recovery in 2010
PARIS (AFP) - The IMF forecast an economic recovery in Europe next year provided governments enact firm financial measures as the ...
Invest pro-poor uplift schemes to eliminate poverty
LAHORE - Speakers, at a pre-budget seminar, have suggested enhancing development budget and cutting non-developmental ...
Politics
US drone kills 15 in SW
PESHAWAR - At least 15 people were killed and several others injured when US drone fired missiles in border region of Sarakhawra ...
MNAs endorse Swat offensive
ISLAMABAD - The Opposition and the treasury Members of the National Assembly Tuesday supported the government on military ...
Difference being used to finance fiscal gap: Tarin
ISLAMABAD - Advisor to the Prime Minister on Finance Shaukat Tarin has denied he hinted at tendering his resignation in case the ...
Governance at federal level wavers
ISLAMABAD - With the growing bitterness among the smaller coalition partners the governance at federal level is becoming ...
Wounded left in agony as medics flee fighting
ISLAMABAD (Reuters/AFP) - Doctors fleeing a fierce military offensive in northwest say the main hospital has been abandoned, ...
Only 12 fighters killed so far, claims TTP
SWAT-based Taliban have claimed that only 12 of their fighters had so far been killed in the on-going operation in the region, ...
Sindh blocking Punjab wheat for Balochistan
KARACHI - The police and private force established by Sindh Food Department are creating hurdles in the way of supply of wheat ...
Karachiites remember May 12 mayhem amid fears
NISAR MEHDI & MANSOOR KHAN KARACHI - Second death anniversary of the May 12 mayhem was observed on Tuesday across the Sindh ...
Al-Qaeda No 2 in Quetta: WT
AYMAN al-Zawahiri, Al-Qaedas No 2 leader, the most wanted terrorist after Osama bin Laden, with a $25 million bounty on his head, ...
Bombers storm govt offices in Khost
KHOST (AFP) - Taliban attackers in burkas and uniforms stormed government offices in Afghanistan in a brazen suicide bomb and gun ...
Pak students denied bail
LONDON - A British court on Tuesday rejected the bail applications of four Pakistani students currently detained at Manchester ...
Another school blown up
LANDI KOTAL - Unidentified militants blew up a school after planting improvised explosive device at Ali Masjid area of Jamrud on ...
Haji Pervez resignation submitted
ISLAMABAD (Online) - On the directions of PML-N Quaid Nawaz Sharif, the resignation of PML-N MNA Haji Pervez Khan was submitted ...
No thinning of troops by Pakistan: India
NEW DELHI (Agencies) - The Indian Army Tuesday said no thinning out of troops on the Pakistan side of the frontier had been ...
UN agencies assisting 650,000 displaced Pakistanis
UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations agencies are ramping up emergency aid to hundreds of thousands of people fleeing the military ...
Entertainment
Cannes red carpets 3D 'revolution' with Pixar's Up
PARIS (AFP) - Cannes will add a new chapter to its history and give a nod to what some hail as the future of cinema when the ...
Sheer torture at NY auction house
New York (AFP) - It may hurt, but a New York auction house is offering a collection of what it says are centuries-old torture ...
Katie 'devastated' over separation decision
PRICE, whose separation from the Australian singer was announced on Monday, said in a statement: Pete is the love of my life and ...
Kylie Minogue desperate for serious acting career
KYLIE Minogue wants to get into serious acting career, and is even begging directors to give her a chance, just like the one ...
Britney's ex-manager may have to pay her
POP princess Britney Spears ex-manager Sam Lutfi may be asked to foot her legal fees in a new move by the singers lawyers. Lutfi, ...
Rare island species 'undervalued'
RARE species on islands are at risk of being lost forever because they have been generally overlooked by current conservation ...
Sports
ICC decision on World Cup flawed
LAHORE - Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan says anyone can win the forthcoming ICC T20 World Cup in England though he added that ...
Pakistan wants CAS to rule on World Cup dispute
LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board wants the Court of Arbitration for Sport to resolve its 2011 World Cup co-hosting dispute ...
Pakistan hires psychologist to boost players
LAHORE (AFP) - Pakistan's cricket team has enlisted the help of a motivational psychologist to try to boost player unity and ...
PCB messes up Asif issue yet again
LAHORE - Conflicting reports about the PCB inquiry committee and dope tainted bowler Mohammad Asif are leaving a bad taste in the ...
PCB should have discussed CAS option with sports ministry: Jilani
ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for Sports Pir Aftab Hussain Jilani said Tuesday that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) did not take ...
Pakistan must win Asia Cup to qualify for World Cup
LAHORE - Pakistan has to win ongoing 8th Asia Cup Hockey crown to qualify for the next year's World Cup to be held New Delhi. ...
Pakistan blind squad named for West Indies, England series
LAHORE - The Pakistan Blind Cricket Council has announced a 15-member team for twin tour of the West Indies and England. ...
Punjab go all out for hat-trick
LAHORE - Punjab will go all out for hat-trick as Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) has approved new dates for the 7th National ...
Taylor trumps McCullum in IPL's battle of Kiwis
CENTURION (South Africa) (AFP) - Ross Taylor triumphed in the battle of the New Zealanders against Brendon McCullum Tuesday as ...
Pak IPL players to be represented by agents
LAHORE - Pakistan's IPL players will be represented by their spokesperson to settle their case with their franchise owner for ...
Islamabad
Lawyers boycott dist courts proceedings
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The lawyers community on the call of Islamabad Bar Association (IBA) here Tuesday observed a complete strike ...
Plan devised to ensure prevention of diseases
ISLAMABAD - The Ministry of Health is poised to establish an Environmental Health Protection Unit (EHPU) that could serve as ...
Acute water shortage hits Morgah
RAWALPINDI - Residents of Morgah have been facing shortage of drinking water since long owing to the negligence of public ...
PHA working sans regulations since establishment
ISLAMABAD - It is amazing that an important public sector organisation, the Pakistan Housing Authority (PHA), has no service ...
'Ukraine to help Pakistan explore natural resources'
ISLAMABAD - Ukrainian Ambassador to Pakistan, Ihro Pasko said that Pakistan had rendered countless sacrifices in the war on ...
Traders demand ghee at net weight
ISLAMABAD - The traders of ghee and edible oil have demanded of the government to order ghee and oil measurement according to net ...
Karachi
City Govt, BC hold youth interaction programme
KARACHI - British Council on Monday organised a youth event in collaboration with the City Institute of Image Management (CIIM) ...
Probe into May 12 bloodshed demanded
KARACHI - A judicial inquiry of 12 May 2007 bloodshed should be conducted, whereas the deepening worst situation in NWFP, ...
Cambridge O, A-Level exams start under fear
SYED JAFAR ASKARI & SADIQ RIZVI KARACHI - The 'O' and 'A - Level' examinations started on Tuesday in the metropolis under the ...
KWSB speeds up bill recovery
KARACHI - Fast recovery in the owed bills of KWSB has been witnessed after the installation of computers in 17 town offices of ...
DHA, AKD to revive Creek View project
KARACHI (APP)- A great breakthrough was made with revival of Creek View and Terraces residential project, part of DHA Creek City, ...
Workshop on climate change
KARACHI (APP)- A three-day workshop on 'Communicating Climate Change is being conducted in Islamabad. A statement issued here on ...
Lahore
TEPA to construct five underpasses, 2 flyovers
LAHORE - The Traffic Planning and Engineering Agency (TEPA) has planned to construct next year five underpasses, two flyovers and ...
Police top brass reshuffled after midnight
LAHORE - Within three days since the Services and General Administration Department issued a circular directing the Police, ...
Its time to force US out: Nizami
LAHORE - Editor-in-Chief daily The Nation and Chairman Nazria Pakistan Trust Majid Nizami has said that the time has come to ...
Lawyers for exemplary punishment to culprits
LAHORE - The lawyers across the country on Monday observed 'Black Day to mourn and protest Karachi carnage that claimed 52 lives ...
All CJs can initiate proceedings against PCO judges
LAHORE - Justice (R) Wajihuddin Ahmed has said there is no need of sending PCO judges cases to the Supreme Judicial Council as ...
Relief camps for Swat affectees set up in City
LAHORE - Fund raising drive for the assistance of those migrating from Swat and other troubled areas is gaining momentum all over ...
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