Friday, February 10, 2012
- 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
- 9 sentenced for London Stock Exchange terror plot
The Nation in print for Friday, May 15, 2009
Front Page
Deadly battle for Mingora looms
ISLAMABAD - Artillery batteries shelled suspected militant hideouts in Swat and Lower Dir, with the military claiming to have killed around 124 militants in the last 24 hours. Nine soldiers have also lost their lives. Residents trapped in Swats main city of Mingora fear a deadly battle for the town ...
APC on Monday
ISLAMABAD - The National Assembly was informed on Thursday that the Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani would brief ...
$5b needed for rehabilitation of IDPs: UN
PESHAWAR - The NWFP government on Thursday said that Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) across the province had touched the ...
International
Ton-up Cook, Bopara make Windies suffer
CHESTER-LE-STREET (AFP) - Essex duo Alastair Cook and Ravi Bopara both made centuries as they batted England into a commanding ...
Warne says England will try to win with spin
LONDON (AFP) - Australia leg-spin great Shane Warne believes England could play two spinners in their quest to regain the ...
Delhi survive Gilchrist blitz
DURBAN (South Africa) (AFP) - Deccan Chargers skipper Adam Gilchrist smashed a rapidfire half-century, but failed to stop Delhi ...
UK struggles to resupply Afghan frontline: watchdog
LONDON (AFP) - Britains Ministry of Defence is struggling to meet its targets for quickly resupplying frontline troops in ...
Afghan rebuilding as important as victory
ATHENS (AFP) - Outgoing NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer on Thursday said international organisations should make ...
Pope urges peaceful coexistence in Holy Land
NAZARETH, Israel (AFP) - Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday urged faiths in the Holy Land to reject hatred and live in peace, ...
US needs 'change of perspective and attitude', says Obama
WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama said Wednesday the United States needs a fundamental change of perspective and attitude ...
Obama rejects release of detainee abuse photos
WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama dropped off a plan to release photographs documenting abuse of prisoners in Iraq and ...
Dealmakers take the reins in Indian election race
NEW DELHI (AFP) - Indias main political parties went hunting for friends Thursday, armed with exit polls suggesting month-long ...
Sri Lanka rejects ceasefire pleas
COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lanka rejected international calls to halt its final offensive against Tamil rebels on Thursday, hours after ...
CIA in secret Israel talks on Iran
JERUSALEM (AFP) - CIA chief Leon Panetta has held secret talks in Israel with top officials who assured him the Jewish state ...
Tigers using phosphorus to halt final attack
COLOMBO (AFP) - The Sri Lankan military on Thursday accused Tamil Tigers of using phosphorus bombs as part of their last-ditch ...
Clashes in Somalia kill 139 civilians
MOGADISHU (Reuters/AFP) - Rebels and Somalias western-backed government and allies exchanged mortar and small arms fire on ...
Business
Private sector gets only Rs25.3b credi
KARACHI - The growth in the private sector credit off-take has sharply slumped by 93.37 percent during July-May FY09 amid ...
No crisis as Punjab govt restrained to export wheat
LAHORE - The wheat crisis situation like in 2007 will not repeat as the federal government has restrained the Punjab government ...
KESC receivable amount increases to Rs24 billion
KARACHI - The receivable amount by the Karachi Electric Supply Company from different public and private sectors has hiked up to ...
Increase in power tariffs flayed
ISLAMABAD - The business community of Islamabad has condemned the increase of 86 paisas per unit in power tariffs by National ...
SECP re-launches cos regularisation scheme
KARACHI- The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has re-launched an amnesty scheme, 'Companies Regularization ...
Pakistan re-enters MSCI Frontier Market Index
KARACHI - The net selling pressure of foreign investors from the local equity market (KSE) is expected to dissipate as MSCI ...
Recession pushes travel industry in deep crisis
KARACHI - Global recession hits the local travelling business which is mainly seasonal and dependent on favourable economic and ...
Slowdown in globalisation to affect emerging markets: SBP
KARACHI - Governor State Bank of Pakistan Syed Salim Raza has said the current global economic crisis may result in slowdown in ...
Lesco violates agreement with industries
LAHORE - The LESCO authorities in violation of its agreement with Lahore Township Industrial area have started switching off ...
New lending policy for small industry, agriculture in offing
LAHORE - National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) President Ali Raza has disclosed that a comprehensive policy is being drafted regarding ...
Politics
No transit trade rights to India: FO
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Thursday said it had not granted any transit rights to India for its trade goods as it was against the ...
... but document speaks otherwise
ISLAMABAD-Despite denial by the Foreign Office with regard to reports that India was made a party in the recently reached ...
We can't afford to lose war: Gilani
Islamabad - Justifying the ongoing military operation in Swat Valley and adjacent districts, Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza ...
US shares drone data with Pakistan
NEW YORK - Citing American military officials, The New York Times reported on Thursday that for the first time the US military ...
'Boost fight, get more bucks'
WASHINGTON - Pakistan should commit to increased fighting against the Taliban on the border area with Afghanistan if it wants ...
Pakistan and Afghanistan to have rail link
ISLAMABAD - The two-day Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan (RECCA) concluded on Thursday with the adoption ...
UK deports Pakistani to Kabul
LONDON - The British Immigration known as the UK Border Agency has deported a Pakistani national to Afghanistan in error, The ...
College and school blown up
PESHAWAR (Online) - Militants blew up a government college in Mohmand Agency and a college in Darra Adam Khel on Thursday, ...
9 cops hurt in DI Khan
PESHAWAR (AFP) - At least nine police officers were injured in three blasts in Dera Ismail Khan late Thursday, officials said. ...
NA body vows to unfold TCP corruption
ISLAMABAD - Engineer Khurram Dastgir Khan MNA said has said corruption is rampant in the Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) ...
Gwadar to be Balochistan winter capital
QUETTA - Balochistan govt has decided to give Gwadar Port City the status of winter capital of the province, said sources on ...
Kashmir in Guinness Book as longest dispute
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Kashmir is now in the Guinness world Book of records as the largest militarised territorial dispute currently ...
Two settlers shot at, injured
QUETTA - Two people were seriously injured when unknown assailants opened fire on them at Eastern Bypass Thursday. The ...
Entertainment
Ashley quits acting
ASHLEY OLSEN is abandoning her career as an actress to pursue her dream of fashion design full-time. The 22-year-old grew up in ...
Charlotte and Gavin split?
RUMOUR has it that Charlotte Church has kicked friend Gavin Henson out of their country mansion. The couple - who have two ...
Rwanda's killers and victims shown side by side at Cannes
CANNES, France (AFP) - Shot over a decade in a lush hillside corner of Rwanda, Cannes movie My Neighbor My Killer looks at ...
Miss California pageant director resigns
JUST one day after learning that Carrie Prejean will keep her Miss California crown, state pageant director Shanna Moakler ...
Ford 'delighted' over engagement
VETERAN actor Harrison Ford has said he is delighted over his engagement to long-term girlfriend Calista Flockhart. Ford, best ...
Sarkozy, Bruni's designs on 3.5m ex-home
NICOLAS Sarkozy and Carla Bruni are hoping to turn the old home of fashion designer Yves St Laurent into a multi-million pound ...
Islamabad
Trauma-hit IDPs on the prowl for proper shelter
ISLAMABAD - Hundreds of fear-stricken displaced people of Swat are pouring in the Capital in pursuit of secure shelters and have ...
Displaced students face loss of another academic year
ASMA GHANI AND FAREHIA REHMAN ISLAMABAD-Hundreds of the internally displaced families have preferred the federal capital to ...
Fehmida assures investors of all support
ISLAMABAD-Dr Fehimda Mirza, Speaker National Assembly has said that stability, peace and continuity of policies are necessary ...
Court issues notices to Punjab ex-CM in disqualification case
RAWALPINDI-Lahore High Court (LHC) Rawalpindi Bench Thursday issued notices to former Chief Minister (CM) Punjab Ch Pervaiz ...
Strike paralyses passport office work
RAWALPINDI - Work at the Machine Readable Passport (MRP) office of Haj Complex Peshawar Road was severely suffered due to the ...
Early completion of cardiac centre directed
ISLAMABAD - Federal Secretary for Health Khushnood Akhter Lashari visited the under construction cardiac centre of Pakistan ...
Karachi
ICC rejects Pakistan's World Cup challenge
KARACHI (Reuters) - The International Cricket Council (ICC) has rejected Pakistan's legal challenge against its decision to move ...
Indians suffer early reverses in Maekyung open an Asian tour event in Seoul
KARACHI - India's Gaurev Ghei withdrew from GS Caltex Maekyung Open in Seoul (South Korea) Thursday After 10 holes due to wrist ...
City Govt, KPT accused of patronising land mafia
KARACHI - The City government, Karachi Port Trust (KPT) and Ministry of Ports and Shipping would be responsible if any disaster ...
Qaim for industrial estates across Sindh
KARACHI - Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has underlined the need to establish small industrial estates in the province ...
UC Nazim among two shot dead; 3 killed in accidents
KARACHI - Two persons, including the Baldia UC Nazim, were shot dead separate incidents while three others lost their lives in ...
BIEK shifts exam centre to DJ College
KARACHI - The administration and teachers of the Aisha Bawany Government Commerce College on Thursday boycotted the HSC Part-I & ...
CDGK budget for 2009-10 approved; opposition walks out
KARACHI - The draft budget of CDGK for 2009-10 has been sent to the City government after submitting the recommendations and ...
Mehanti sees no Taliban in City
KARACHI - Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi chief Mohammad Hussain Mehanti has called on the Foreign Minister of Pakistan Shah ...
Lahore
Pakistan cruise to Asia Cup final
LAHORE - Pakistan cruised to the final of 8th Men's Asia Cup after beating hosts Malaysia by 4-2 in the second semi-final at ...
PCB chairman on fence-mending mission to Asian bloc countries?
LAHORE - Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ejaz Butt would reach Sri Lanka today to discuss the 2011 World Cup matches ...
WAPDA cause upset: hold titlist Regar 0-0
LAHORE - With keeper Abdul Aziz in outstanding touch, WAPDA caused sensational 0-0 draw two-times AFC President's Cup gold ...
Govt asked to look into past failures
LAHORE - While hailing the decision of constituting nigran committees at police station level to change the thana culture, ...
LHC issues notice to Bar's acting president
LAHORE - The Lahore high court Thursday issued notice to acting president of the Lahore High Court Bar Association Munawar Gondal ...
Cyclist track added to traffic lanes
LAHORE - What is the salient feature of the newly-constructed Walton Road that has distinguished it from all other City roads? - ...
People suffer as strike paralyses passport offices
LAHORE - The ongoing strike by the technical staff of Directorate of Immigration and Passport Islamabad entered into second day ...
Officials not allowed to check working conditions at factories
LAHORE - Chief Justice Lahore High Court while hearing a suo motto case summoned chief secretary Punjab and commissioner Social ...
Religious parties want end to Swat operation
LAHORE - A conference of mainstream religious parties on Thursday demanded immediate end to the military operation in Swat, ...
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