Friday, February 10, 2012
- Commission to record Ijaz's statement via video link
- LHC adjourns hearing of petition against TCP
- 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
The Nation in print for Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Front Page
Deposed judges reject govt's fresh oath offer
LAHORE - Deposed judges of the Lahore High Court (LHC) have declined to accept govt's offer to reinstate them to November 2 position in case they are ready to take fresh oath, sources said. The govt made this offer through some judges in the present judiciary who had also worked with the deposed ...
Judges issue can't be put on backburner
ISLAMABAD (Online) - PML-N Quaid Nawaz Sharif has said that he has no desire to become Leader of the House or Opposition leader ...
Taliban agree to continue ceasefire
Islamabad/ PESHAWAR -A spokesperson of ISPR Tuesday said that pulling out troops from South Waristan Agency would be the decision ...
Govt may ease restrictions on Dr AQ Khan
ISLAMABAD - The government is likely to ease restrictions on the movement of renowned nuclear scientist, Dr AQ Khan, who has been ...
International
China quake toll exceeds 12,000
BEIJING (AFP) - The death toll from a powerful earthquake in China has exceeded 12,000 in Sichuan province alone, the official ...
Lebanon army to use force to halt fighting
BEIRUT (AFP) - Lebanon's army, backed by US pledges of support, said it was ready to use force on Tuesday to restore order after ...
Price-hike increasing malnutrition risk: UN
NEW DELHI (AFP) - Children in South Asia are bearing the brunt of spiralling food prices as malnutrition is on the rise with ...
Defiant Hillary rides West Virginia poll lead
FAIRMONT, West Virginia (AFP) - Hillary Clinton looked set to win West Virginia's presidential primary by a landslide Tuesday but ...
UN warns of 'second catastrophe' in Myanmar
UNITED NATIONS - A second catastrophe could result in cyclone-hit Myanmar unless the country allows more access for quick ...
Sindhis' convention to take place in Dallas, Texas, July 3-6
WASHINGTON - The Sindhi Association of North America (SANA) aannounced Tuesday it will hold its 24th annual convention in Dallas, ...
Mosque bomb suspects trained by US, UK: Iran
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran said on Tuesday it had arrested 12 people over a deadly mosque bombing in April in the southern city of ...
Bush says Olmert probe won't scuttle peace talks
JERUSALEM (AFP) - US President George W. Bush has reaffirmed his support for Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert while insisting ...
Quake strikes off Indonesia's Aceh province
JAKARTA (AFP) - A 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of Indonesia's Aceh province on Tuesday, but there was no ...
World support for China after quake disaster
HONG KONG (AFP) - World powers rallied around China with pledges of help to cope with its earthquake disaster as the death toll ...
Palmer clinches British Open title in epic final
LIVERPOOL (AFP) - David Palmer, the US-based Australian, made a case with his epic victory in Monday's British Open final for ...
Nicol David regains title
LIVERPOOL (AFP) - Nicol David, the Asian sportswoman of the year, on Monday won back the British Open title she lost in such an ...
Ivanovic aiming for next step at Grand Slam level
ROME (AFP) - World number three Ana Ivanovic is one of the most improved players over the last year and the Serbian beauty is ...
New Zealand seek answer to opening question
LONDON (AFP) - New Zealand head into their Test series with England hoping they have at last found an effective opening ...
Pietersen tells England to raise their game
LONDON (AFP) - England must "move on to the next level" if they are going to compete with South Africa later this ...
Business
Buying activity continues; market up 256 points
LAHORE - The expected resignation by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar and the likely appointment of the brokers-friendly new advisor ...
Orascom Telecom posts strong results in Asia
KARACHI (PR) - Orascom Telecom, the parent company of Mobilink, Pakistan's market leader in cellular communication services with ...
Oil price hits record high 126.98 dollars
LONDON (AFP) - The price of crude oil struck a record high 126.98 dollars a barrel on Tuesday despite expectations of slower ...
IP rights protection vital
LAHORE - American and Pakistani speakers at a seminar held under the aegis of US Consulate and Lahore Chambers of Commerce and ...
Packages Ltd profit down by 93 per cent
KARACHI - Packages Limited recorded a PAT of Rs22mn (EPS Re0.26) against Rs313mn (EPS Rs3.72), showing a sharp decline of 93% ...
Farmers not happy with Punjab Food Dept
LAHORE - Secretary General, Pakistan Kissan Movement (PKM), Hanif Gujjar, after completing the tour of Sindh and Punjab, chaired ...
Package for revival of industry demanded
LAHORE - LCCI President Mohammad Ali Mian has demanded the government to announce a package for the revival of the industry and ...
Minimum export price of rice demanded
KARACHI - The rice exporters have invited the attention of the Federal Board of Revenue to the difficulties faced by exporters ...
Government should give subsidy on petrol: AKD Chairman
LAHORE - Government should give subsidy on petrol instead of diesel or kerosene oil, as the former was utilised mostly by the ...
Politics
Governor's sister among six killed in M2 pile-up
LAHORE - At least six people including the Punjab Governor's sister and her husband were killed while several others sustained ...
Government seeks to cut tariffs and widen tax net
ISLAMABAD - Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Abdullah Yusuf, has said that government intends to gradually bring down tax ...
Nawaz files papers from NA-123
LAHORE - PML-N Quaid Mian Nawaz Sharif filed his nomination papers from NA-123,Lahore to contest by-polls on the last day of ...
Punjab to import wheat to overcome shortfall
LAHORE-The Punjab province, considered as a mainstay of Pakistan's agriculture, has decided to import two million tonnes of wheat ...
Aitzaz admits differences with PPP leadership over judges
ISLAMABAD (Agencies) - PPP leader and SCBA President Aitzaz Ahsan has said that he had differences with the leadership over the ...
Govt to fulfil Army's needs
ISLAMABAD - The government Tuesday reaffirmed its commitment to continue its plans for modernizing the country's armed forces and ...
Zardari acquitted in container case
KARACHI - A single bench of Sindh High Court (SHC) comprising Justice Bin Yamin, Tuesday, acquitted former Senator and PPP ...
Shahbaz to contest election for PP-48
BHAKKAR - The PML-N President Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif filed is nomination papers here Tuesday for PP-48 Bhakkar second in the ...
US kept a balance between support for military regime and democracy in Pakistan: Rice
WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday that the impression prevailing in Pakistan that the the Bush ...
Talk of Pakistan's instability back in US media
WASHINGTON - The talk of Pakistan being an unstable country was back in U.S. media following the coalition government's breakup ...
US paid $500,000 to Pakistan for suspected Canadian terrorist
WASHINGTON - The US government paid Pakistani military a $500,000 bounty to capture Abdullah Khadr, a Canadian citizen facing ...
Pak Supreme Court urged not to silence media
NEW YORK - A prominent international media freedom watchdog has urged the Supreme Court of Pakistan to drop its efforts to ...
Entertainment
Cannes braces for A-listers, arthouse, fans, fun
CANNES, France (Agencies) - The world's biggest film festival kicks off in Cannes on Wednesday, bringing Hollywood A-listers, ...
Judges reveal their new bare-headed 'Star Trek' look
LONDON (AFP) - Britain's top judges are to get a new outfit, doing away with their traditional wigs and introducing colour-coded ...
SJP's hat the kooky star
AS Carrie Bradshaw she enthralled women across the world with her kooky style for six years. And Sarah Jessica Parker didn't ...
Obama leads field in unsolicited campaign songs
NEW YORK (Agencies) - Barack Obama is closing in on the Democratic nomination for president, but he clinched the race for the ...
'Iron Man' shows box-office steel
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Marvel comics adaptation "Iron Man" kept a steely grip on the top box office slot for a second week running, ...
Four artists up for Turner Prize
LONDON (AFP) - Three women are in the running for this year's Turner Prize, traditionally one of the most controversial in ...
IMF team due on Friday to discuss new budget with govt
KARACHI - A team of the International Monetary Fund is scheduled to arrive in Pakistan on May 16 (Friday) to discuss the new ...
Islamabad
Rs 1.6b for uplift of 1-9 Sector okayed
ISLAMABAD - Sector I-9 is expected to bring at par with the developed sectors of the Federal Capital, as the city fathers intend ...
'Musalihat providing free, fast justice'
ISLAMABAD (APP) - A national workshop on 'Capacity Development for Aid Effectiveness' was started here on Tuesday to discuss the ...
Cautious driving provides safety: SSP
ISLAMABAD - The Cautious and defensive driving provides safety to other citizens and one must care, while driving, about the ...
Minister warns against harmful effects of GMOs
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Minister for Environment, Hamidullah Jan Afridi Tuesday urged employing the benefits of Genetically Modified ...
'PML-N not to be part of strengthening dictatorship'
RAWALPINDI-Punjab Chief Minister, Sardar Dost Muhammad Khan Khosa has said that Pakistan Muslim League (N) cannot become part of ...
Army needs to be fulfilled at all costs, says Mukhtar
RAWALPINDI (Online) - Federal Defence Minister Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar on Tuesday underlined that Pakistan Army is a valuable ...
Karachi
Upset wins propel KRL, Navy to final
KARACHI - KRL and Navy defied form and predictions to score stunning wins over their superior opponents in the semi-finals to set ...
Crisis persists despite arrival of new crop
KARACHI - Despite the arrival of new crop, the shortage of wheat is aggravating in the provincial capital as well as in other ...
Sindh government to create more jobs, says Shazia Marri
Karachi (PPI) - Sindh Information Minister Ms. Shazia Marri has said that government was trying to create more job opportunities ...
PTA action against unauthorised SIM retailers
KARACHI - In continuation of PTA's drive against unauthorised mobile phone SIM retailers, PTA along with Sindh Police raided a ...
Loadshedding due to Wapda's poor management
KARACHI - The long-hour loadshedding across the country is attributed to inefficiency, negligence of the past governments and ...
Opp boycotts City Council session
KARACHI - The opposition members in the city councils continued boycotting the councils' session and this time they boycotted on ...
Only 15per cent of asthma patients can control their ailment
KARACHI - Asthma is present in 5 per cent of Pakistani population but good control of asthma is achieved in only in 15 per cent ...
Lahore
PCB set to invite bids for media rights
ISLAMABAD - Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board Dr. Nasim Ashraf said Tuesday that the financial health of the PCB was sound despite ...
Anwar Khan takes over as DG PSB
ISLAMABAD - Joint Secretary Ministry of Sports Muhammad Anwar Khan has taken over the charge of the office of Director General ...
Pakistan wants ICC security team by next week
LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board has requested the International Cricket Council (ICC) to send its security delegation ahead ...
Zardari condemned for 'betraying nation'
LAHORE - All four presidents and secretaries of the Lahore High Bar Association at the Lahore High Court's territorial benches ...
E&T dept to get approval for 'Excise Police Stations'
LAHORE - After the delay of 11 years, the Punjab Excises And Taxation (E&T) Department has come into action to get approved ...
IJT organises book fair on footpath
LAHORE - Islami Jamiat Tulaba organised the book fair according to its programme Tuesday at the footpath on ...
NAB approves investigation against Hamesh
LAHORE - National Accountability Bureau chairman Nawaid Ahsan has approved the conversion of inquiry into investigation against ...
'N' decision to quit cabinet strengthens lawyers' movement
LAHORE - The PML-N move to quit the government by way of leaving the ministries, has made the legal fraternity in the city more ...
NRO hurdle in judges' restoration, says Qazi
LAHORE - Qazi Hussain Ahmed has said that the APDM would announce its future plan after meeting on May 14. In a press ...
NRO hurdle in judges' restoration, says Qazi
LAHORE - Qazi Hussain Ahmed has said that the APDM would announce its future plan after meeting on May 14. In a press ...
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