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 Friday, May 16, 2008
Front Page
'N' rejects Taseer as Punjab Governor
LAHORE - Terming the appointment of Salman Taseer as Punjab Governor controversial and part of another move orchestrated from the Presidency to destabilise the PML-N government in the province, the PML-N leadership has sought explanation from PPP government to clarify its role and position on the ...
Sharifs' nominations cleared
LAHORE/RAWALPINDI - Returning Officer Chaudhry Badaruddin Thursday gave a go ahead to PML-N Quaid Nawaz Sharif to contesting ...
Nawaz rules out compromise
LAHORE - US Ambassador Anne W. Patterson on Thursday called on PML-N Quaid and former PM Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif at his ...
International
Unknown group claims India blasts
JAIPUR (AFP) - A previously unknown Islamic group claimed responsibility for a string of bombings that killed 63 people and ...
Protest and pomp greet Bush at Israeli parliament
JERUSALEM (AFP) - US President George W Bush was greeted at Israel's parliament on Thursday with pomp and ceremony before a ...
President Abbas pledges to end Israeli Occupation
RAMALLAH (AFP) - Palestinians protested across the occupied territories on Thursday on the 60th anniversary of the "catastrophe" ...
100 killed in Lagos pipeline explosion
LAGOS (AFP) - An oil pipeline explosion killed about 100 people on Thursday in a northern suburb of Nigeria's biggest city Lagos, ...
Deal to defuse Lebanon crisis unveiled
BEIRUT (AFP) - Arab mediators unveiled a deal on Thursday to defuse a long-running feud between rival political factions that ...
Obama accuses Bush of political attack
WASHINGTON: - U.S. Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama Thursday accused President George Bush of launching a "false ...
Both Obama, Hillary Clinton can beat McCain: poll
WASHINGTON - Both Democratic presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton can beat their Republican rival John ...
Gates calls for more private U.S-Iran contacts
WASHINGTON - US Defence Secretary Robert Gates Wednesday called for more visits to Iran by American citizens, saying the ...
Edwards backs Obama's presidential bid
NEW YORK - Former US presidential candidate John Edwards endorsed Senator Barack Obama on Wednesday in an effort to transfer his ...
Pakistan lose to India as chances for final fade
IPOH (Malaysia) (AFP) - India kept their hopes of reaching the finals of the Sultan Azlan Shah hockey tournament by beating ...
Federer, Djokovic in Hamburg quarters
HAMBURG (AFP) - Both defending champion Roger Federer and third seed Novak Djokovic are safely into the quarter-finals of the ...
Federer feels at home
HAMBURG (AFP) - Defending champion Roger Federer admitted he is happy in Hamburg as he reached the quarter-finals of the ATP ...
Zenit break Rangers hearts to claim UEFA Cup
MANCHESTER (AFP) - Rangers' quest for a first European trophy in 36 years ended in heartbreak as Zenit St Petersburg claimed ...
China steam into Uber Cup final
JAKARTA (AFP) - It was back to business for defending champions China Thursday who raced into the Uber Cup final, pounding South ...
Business
Fear of new taxes keep investors away from market
LAHORE - Fear of new taxes in coming budget kept the investors away from the market on Thursday and the stock market after ...
Rs4.1b deal for Neelum-Jhelum Project inked
LAHORE - A Rs 4.1 billion agreement for consultancy services for Neelum-Jhelum Hydroelectric Project (NUHEP) was signed between ...
18 Modarabas out of 24 pay cash dividends
KARACHI - Out of 24 Modarabas, 18 Modarabas have paid cash dividends between the range of 2.5 per cent to 65 per cent and two ...
Airlines asked to pick up fuel only from Karachi
LAHORE - Foreseeing the expected shortage of fuel in the City, PSO authorities have asked the airlines to have their fuels from ...
UN for breathing new life into agriculture
UNITED NATIONS - As the world grapples with the food crisis, agriculture requires "reinvigorating" to produce enough food to feed ...
Wheat output declines
KARACHI - A massive decline has been registered in the wheat production as well per acre yield in current rabi crop of FY2007-08 ...
Pak foreign currency rating lowered by S&P
KARACHI - Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has lowered its long-term foreign currency debt rating on Pakistan to 'B' from ...
POL consumption soars by 10.26pc
KARACHI - Oil consumption in the country posted a decent growth of 10.26 percent as unveiled by the recent OCAC figures for 10 ...
SBP allows Azgard-9 to remit Euros
KARACHI - State Bank of Pakistan has permitted Azgard Nine Ltd to remit Euro 23.758 million for acquisition of foreign company ...
Oil climbs back above 125 dollars
LONDON (AFP) - Oil prices rose on Thursday, boosted by weakness of the dollar, as the market shrugged off a downgrade by OPEC of ...
Politics
Pakistan rules out division of Kashmir
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Thursday ruled out the division of Kashmir saying no such proposal was under consideration in this regard ...
Bajaur attack wrong and unfair: PM
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has said the government was considering relief for the poor in the national ...
Militant leader meets Corps Commander
PESHAWAR - An alleged leading militant commander Qari Hayat Ullah, included among the 32 persons released in exchange of 12 ...
Burqa-clad bomber kills 16 in Farah
HERAT (AFP) - A suicide bomber apparently wearing a burqa blew up in a busy bazaar in southwestern Afghanistan Thursday, killing ...
Miscreants attack police checkpost with rockets
PESHAWAR - Unknown miscreants attacked a police checkpost with four rockets resulting in slight damage to various buildings at ...
Unregistered SIMs main cause of law, order: Talha
ISLAMABAD - "Unregistered or unverified SIMs are the major factor in deteriorating law and order situation in the country," said ...
Memon new SHC CJ
KARACHI - Sindh High Court Chief Justice Muhammad Afzal Soomro was on Thursday transferred to the Federal Shariat Court as judge ...
Extremists take aim at Euro 2008
GENEVA (AFP) - Militants have made appeals for attacks against the Euro 2008 football championships on jihadist websites which ...
India releases 14 Pakistani fishermen
VADODARA (PPI) - At least 14 Pakistani fishermen, who were caught straying into Indian waters, have been released from Gujarat ...
McCain sees Iraq war ending by 2013
WASHINGTON - Republican presidential candidate John McCain said Wednesday that he would bring the Iraq War to a close by the end ...
US says Pakistan's impasse over judges' restoration not permanent
WASHINGTON - The impasse between two major coalition partners in the Pakistan government over the reinstatement of some 60 ...
US for Kashmir settlement through Indo-Pak dialogue
WASHINGTON - The decades-old Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan should be settled through dialogue between the two ...
Entertainment
Battle of the Davids
SOMEONE named David will be the next "American Idol." The only question is whether it'll be rocker David Cook or tween ...
Stars out for Cannes first night
CATE Blanchett, Sean Penn and a host of stars have graced the red carpet as the Cannes Film Festival opened with a gala screening ...
Six little Jolie-Pitts
YES, yes, more news about Hollywood's most fascinating couple, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, and it's baby news too The ...
Francis Bacon masterpiece sells for 43 million
Triptych, 1976, sold for $86.3m, beating the previous highest price for a Bacon work, the $52.7m (27m) paid for Study For ...
Youngest supernova spied in Milky Way
ABOUT 140 years ago, in our time, a stellar explosion lit up our galaxy with a blinding flash of light, sending out powerful ...
Peruvian 'Switzerland' melting under climate change
LIMA (AFP) - Peru's Cordillera Blanca, a snow-topped northern mountain range sometimes called the "Peruvian Switzerland," is ...
Islamabad
Farhan Mehboob to take on Yasir in President PSF
ISLAMABAD - Top seed Farhan Mehboob and Yasir will meet in the final of the JSIL President, Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) ...
Green tea an armour against fatal diseases
KARACHI - Green tea plays a protective role in human body against the fatal diseases, as it is found as rich in anti-oxidants, ...
Flour shortage once again hits Pindi
RAWALPINDI - Contrary to all tall claims by the district government and administration to ensure the provision of basic ...
Ahsan seeks youths' role in judges' restoration
ISLAMABAD - The restoration of the deposed judges to the pre-November 3 position is not merely a war of PML-N but a war of youth ...
CDA to approve Rs 2.05 billion for H-10 development
ISLAMABAD - The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is likely to approve Rs 2.05 billion for the provision of infrastructure ...
Proper disposal of solid waste stressed
ISLAMABAD - The participants of a seminar held here on Thursday called for properly disposing of the solid waste besides ...
Govt working to amend media-related laws: Sherry
ISLAMABAD - Federal Information Minister Sherry Rehman here on Thursday said that the government was working to amend ...
PPA demands reforms in poultry sector
ISLAMABAD - To ensure revival of poultry sector and to meet the requirements of poultry meat and eggs, the Pakistan Poultry ...
Karachi
Navy clinches National Challenge Cup Football
KARACHI - Pakistan Navy won first major national football title when they outclassed KRL 3-1 in the final to win second National ...
Musharraf, America against restoration
KARACHI - The US interference in the process of reinstatement of judges has shattered the coalition between PPP and PML-N as ...
Popular mandate linked to judges' issue: KBA
KARACHI - Members of the Karachi Bar Council (KBA), on the call of Pakistan Bar Council to boycott the court proceeding and PCO ...
Traffic system starts on trial basis
KARACHI - The Command and Control centre established by the City Government to control traffic in Karachi with latest technology ...
Union seeks implementation of labour policy
Karachi - English Biscuit Employees Union (EBEU) demanded to implement the labour laws according to the order of Prime Minster ...
Housewives lament soaring price-hike
KARACHI - With the rising oil prices, market value of edible items has also increased leaving housewives in difficulty in ...
Lahore
Reinstatement sans Iftikhar unacceptable
LAHORE - President, Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan has appreciated the PPP proposal of tabling ...
122 PHA employees terminated
LAHORE - Parks and Horticulture Authority on Thursday terminated 122 illegally recruited employees from their services, sources ...
Two teams constituted to resolve mystery
LAHORE - Two investigation teams have been constituted to resolve the mystery of triple murder in which some unknown persons in ...
Resolution against November 3 PCO approved
LAHORE - Lawyers, civil society, students and others at Minar-e-Pakistan Thursday approved a resolution against the November 3 ...
Bureaucracy picking few, rejecting many
LAHORE - If on one hand, the new provincial administration seemed to be still trying its hard to develop its own team at every ...
'N' joins lawyers' protest rally
LAHORE - After quitting federal government, PML-N has given a clear message to its coalition partners by joining lawyers' ...
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