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 Saturday, May 16, 2009
Front Page
Politicians stand behind Army
ISLAMABAD The Parliamentarians unanimously put their weight behind the ongoing military operations against the militants in Swat and Malakand Division and made it loud and clear that the writ of the Government would be established at all costs. The national political leadership of the country was ...
France backs India-style N-deal for Pakistan: FM
PARIS (Reuters/AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy told his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari he wanted Pakistan to have ...
NWFP wants mily action 'everywhere'
PESHAWAR - NWFP government on Friday said that military operation should be extended to other parts of the province and FATA to ...
International
Nadal, Roddick handed Madrid walkover gifts
MADRID (AFP) - Top seed Rafael Nadal and American Andy Roddick reached the Madrid Masters quarter-finals without hitting a ball ...
Stanford exec pleads not guilty to obstructing justice
CHICAGO (AFP) - A senior executive at the Stanford Financial Group pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of obstructing justice ...
Top bowlers use IPL as comeback platform
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - An action-packed 2009 Indian Premier League has done more than provide entertainment for cricket fans, it ...
England centurions salute Gooch
CHESTER-LE-STREET (England) (AFP) - Essex duo Ravi Bopara and Alastair Cook both paid tribute to watching mentor Graham Gooch ...
Key US lawmaker slams Pak drone policy
WASHINGTON - A key American senator has criticized Pakistans policy on U.S. drone attacks inside Pakistani territory, asserting ...
Taliban 'left hours before US attack'
HEART (Agencies) - Afghans who lost family members in a US bombardment last week say Taliban had fled hours before the US attack ...
New strikes against Taliban expected
WASHINGTON (Agencies) - The Obama Administrations new Afghanistan commanders are likely to order fresh military strikes against ...
Israel 'a cancerous entity'
GAZA CITY (AFP) - Palestinians in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Friday marked the 61st anniversary of the Naqba, the catastrophe ...
Climate change agreement achievable: UN
UNITED NATIONS - A new global agreement on climate change will be difficult to reach, but still achievable at upcoming UN ...
Future of mily aviation lies with drones: US admiral
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Unmanned aircraft likely represent the future for US military aviation with next generation bombers and ...
UN slams anti-govt groups offensive in Somalia
UNITED NATIONS/NAIROBI (AFP) - The UN Security Council on Friday condemned a bid by Somalias religious groups to oust the ...
US House passes war bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The US House of Representatives on Thursday approved $96.7b for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Under ...
Saudi activists call for reform of monarchy
RIYADH (AFP) - A group of Saudi activists has called in a petition for a sweeping reform of political institutions that would ...
Obama revives Gitmo tribunals
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US President Barack Obama on Friday revived the system of Guantanamo military trials for foreign terrorism ...
Sri Lanka vows to beat rebels within 48 hours
COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lankas Tamil Tigers are slowly giving up their fight against advancing government troops, the islands ...
184 heroin pellets found in abdomen
KABUL (AFP) - Border police this week arrested a man with 184 heroin pellets in his abdomen, a record in Afghanistan, as he was ...
Musharraf to meet Pak reporters in New York
NEW YORK - Former President Pervez Musharraf, who is currently in New York, is meeting representatives of Pakistani press later ...
US-based relief body sends help for displaced in Pakistan
NEW YORK - Helping Hand, a Detroit-based Muslim organization, has become the first American body to join the ongoing relief ...
Business
European recession deepens with record 2.5pc slump
BRUSSELS (AFP) - The European economy contracted a record 2.5 percent in the first quarter as Europe lurched deeper into ...
30 per cent textile industry closed down
LAHORE - All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has expressed concern over latest determination of power tariff by ...
Inflation swells by 11.20pc
ISLAMABAD - The weekly inflation, measured through Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), swelled by 11.20 per cent in comparison to ...
may squeeze to 8pc in FY10
KARACHI - More or less, higher oil prices had pushed Pakistan towards recession in 2008. By the same token, the fall in prices ...
SBP asks banks to ensure basic banking facilities for IDPs
KARACHI - The State Bank of Pakistan has directed all commercial banks to provide basic banking services including cash ...
Oversold KSE witnesses buying activity
KARACHI - The Karachi Stock Exchange witnessed buying activity in the oversold market on Friday as the KSE-100 index gained 35 ...
Pakistan seeks investment to build 8m houses
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Pakistan is seeking investment to build eight million low cost houses all over the country as part of its plan ...
Production crime
The Pakistan armys present operation in Swat and adjoining areas can in many ways be compared to what Leonidas, King of the ...
LCCI delegation to attend Chinaplas trade fair
LAHORE - The LCCI Executive Committee Member and President Katarbund Industrial Estate Syed Mehmood Ghaznavi would lead 11-member ...
PSO, Ufone staff help Malakand affectees
KARACHI - The employees of Pakistan State Oil have voluntarily donated their one-day salary in the Prime Ministers Relief Fund ...
Politics
A changed in-camera posture
ISLAMABAD Realising the gravity of the situation, the political leadership of the country finally stood behind the Armed Forces ...
Troops kill 55 militants
ISLAMABAD - Security forces have killed 55 militants in various parts of the Swat valley during the last 24 hours. According to ...
Lawmakers for shutting down radical seminaries
ISLAMABAD - Winding up debate in the National Assembly on Swat situation, Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Dr Babar ...
US House okays $1.9b in aid for Pakistan
WASHINGTON - The US House of Representative has approved $1.9 billion in additional economic and security assistance for Pakistan ...
Pakistan to get $2.45b by next month: Tarin
ISLAMABAD - Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance Shaukat Tarin Friday hinted that the prices of petroleum products would be ...
PSM dubious sale deals create fuss
KARACHI - Some dubious sale deals about Pakistan Steel Mills have caused millions of rupees losses to the PSM besides exposing ...
US wants faster Pak military training; India urged to reduce troops
WASHINGTON - As Pakistani troops strike deeper into the Swat region to dislodge Taliban militants, the Pentagon is planning to ...
Outages irk masses as shortfall now 3,000MW
LAHORE - Scorching heat coupled with prolonged power outages have made the lives of domestic as well as industrial consumers ...
UK justice minister steps down
LONDON - A British member Parliament of Pak origin and a junior Minister for Justice, Shahid Malik was sacked on Friday for his ...
Three dead in landmine blast
PESHAWAR (Online) - Three people were killed in a landmine explosion in Speen Tangi area of Mohmand Agency on Friday while ...
No deal with US on drone use: Qureshi
PARIS (Reuters) - Pakistan denied on Friday that it had an agreement with the US under which it could request that Washington ...
UN watchdog sees N-states doubling
LONDON (Reuters) - The number of potential nuclear weapons states could more than double in the next few years unless major ...
Entertainment
Ireland dumped out of Eurovision
SEVEN-times Eurovision winners Ireland have failed to qualify for Saturdays final of the song contest in Moscow. The countrys ...
Jennifer's horrible break-up
HOLLYWOOD actress Jennifer Aniston has had her share of break ups, be it Brad Pitt or John Mayer, but theres one she calls a ...
Kung Fu Panda series in the works
ANIMATED feature Kung Fu Panda is to be turned into a cartoon TV series, cable network Nickelodeon has announced. The 26-episode ...
Kim will 'definitely' have plastic surgery
REALITY TV star Kim Kardashian, whose step father Bruce Jenner recently had his second facelift, has revealed that one day she ...
Why is Tom unhappy with Katie?
'MISSION Impossible star Tom Cruise reportedly unhappy with his wife Katie Holmes focusing more on her career than considering ...
Buggy turns into bike
PARENTS can now get fit when they go out with their children thanks to a pushchair that converts into a child-carrying bicycle in ...
Islamabad
'Awards denied to deserving youth'
ISLAMABAD-The alleged nepotism practised in removing the names of some youth representatives from the National Youth Award 2008-9 ...
It's more about minting money than educating youth
ISLAMABAD-Seeking unfair advantage of the educational needs of the students, private educational academies are minting money by ...
RPO suspends two SIs on false investigations
RAWALPINDI - Regional Police Officer (RPO) Rawalpindi Nasir Khan Durrani Friday suspended two Sub-Inspectors (SIs) on the charges ...
'Punjab govt alive to IDPs problems'
RAWALPINDI-Chief Minister (CM) Punjab Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif said that Punjab government would play its due role for the ...
Security for Imam Barri Urs reviewed
ISLAMABAD-Islamabad Capital Territory Administration will install CCTV Cameras, walkthrough gates and set up a control room at ...
'Degradable' bags finally get a nod
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Ministry of Environment and the polythene bags producers finally agreed to opt for biodegradable plastic bags ...
Karachi
Experts call for complete provincial autonomy
KARACHI - Speakers at the meeting of the Shura Hamdard Karachi chapter the other day urged the government to grant complete ...
Environment ministry to regain forest land
KARACHI - Federal Ministry for Environment Protection is seeking to regain the state property in Sindh, measuring about 0.15 ...
PPP activist shot dead; two bodies found in City
KARACHI - Unidentified gunmen here Friday shot dead a PPP activist in Baldia Town while two dead bodies were recovered from ...
Clerics visit Nine-Zero
KARACHI - President Jamiat Mashaikh-e-Ahle Sunnat Sindh, Sahibzada Pir Ghulam Rizwani Shah, has called on the MQM Rabita ...
JAP demands extending operation to DI Khan
KARACHI - Jaffaria Alliance Pakistan (JAP) demanded of the President, the Prime Minister and the Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan ...
Judicial officers to resume court duties
KARACHI - Several judicial officials serving in different federal and provincial departments assured the SHC chief justice to ...
Lahore
Royal Palm Gymkhana golf begins
LAHORE - The Royal Palm and Gymkhana golf teams are once again ready for their quarterly clash of Inter Club contest and this ...
Punjab Under-14 Sports Gala begins
LAHORE - The Sports Board Punjab Under-14 Boys Sports Gala will conclude today here at the Punjab Stadium. Syed Amir Hamza ...
Inter-Club tennis gets underway
LAHORE - The Inter-club Tennis Tournament began here at the Model Town Sports Club here. According to organizer Mian Imtiaz, ...
Drag car rally to begin today
LAHORE - The first Drag Car Rally of the country will throttle off at Walton Airport on May 17 here. In all 70 cars will feature ...
Wahdat Eaglets in next round of NBP T20 Cricket
LAHORE - Wahdat Eaglets beat Samanabad club by seven wickets in the National Bank of Pakistan Inter-club Twenty20 Cricket ...
Pakistan needs batting coach, not psychologist
LAHORE - Former captain Zaheer Abbas has opposed the Pakistan Cricket Boards idea of hiring a sports psychologist to help ...
3 recovered dead from manhole
LAHORE - Two ill-fated sewer men and a labourer were recovered dead from a manhole near Askary flats in the limits of South Cantt ...
Lane marking picks up momentum
LAHORE - The lane marking at Maulana Shaukat Ali Road, recently widened and rehabilitated at the cost of Rs 760 million, has ...
Taliban, MQM identical evils: ANP
LAHORE - President Awami National Party Sindh Shahi Syed has said that Taliban and MQM were identical evils and the US was ...
'Standard milk shops' set up
LAHORE - The City District Government on Friday notified 90 'standard milk shops for selling quality milk and yogurt at ...
Taliban don't want Sharia, says Aftab
LAHORE - Taliban dont want Sharia and at the same they do not want to let Sufi Muhammad enjoy all the material gains he is going ...
Chief Secretary fails to submit report to CJP
LAHORE - Despite directions of Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Choudhary to the Punjab chief secretary to submit him ...
Quaid's thoughts source of inspiration for Muslims
LAHORE - In the opening session of two-day Quaid-e-Azam Youth Conference, Justice (r) Ijaz Nisar said that Quaids thoughts were ...
Punjab not to leave NWFP brethren alone in difficulty
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said there is complete unity in the people in the war for the survival of the ...
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