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 Sunday, May 18, 2008
Front Page
Long march from June 10
LAHORE - All Pakistan Lawyers Representative Conference Saturday announced to hold a long march of the legal fraternity from all over the country to Islamabad on June 10 to press the reinstatement of the judges deposed by General Pervez Musharraf through a PCO on November 3. ...
Taseer's appointment threat to coalition
ISLAMABAD (Online) - PML-N Quaid Nawaz Sharif has said that the appointment of Salman Taseer as the Governor of Punjab will not ...
Truce with militants soon, says Asfand
PESHAWAR - The peace truce with local militants is in final stage and soon all the issues would be resolved through ...
Govt not to restrict lawyers
ISLAMABAD (Online) - Federal Minister for Information Sherry Rehman has said that the government will not restrict the lawyers ...
International
Saudi oil boost not a crisis cure: Bush
SHARM EL-SHEIKH (Agencies) - US President George W Bush said on Saturday that a hike in oil output by Saudi Arabia would not ...
Quake survivors flee amid flood threat
CHENGDU (China) (Agencies) - Thousands of earthquake survivors fled tent camps and villages across the ravaged landscape of ...
Nancy Pelosi renews US support for Iraqi govt
BAGHDAD (AFP) - US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi held talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Baghdad ...
US plans to build new prison in Afghanistan
NEW YORK - The Bush administration plans build a new 40-acre detention complex on the main American military base in Afghanistan, ...
Sen Kennedy hospitalised
WASHINGTON - Senator Edward Kennedy was hospitalised in Boston on Saturday after becoming ill at his home in Hyannisport, ...
Edwards denies being Obama's running mate
WASHINGTON - Former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards has denied the speculations that he would be Barack Obama's ...
Britain anxious about Afghanistan
KABUL (AFP) - There is "anxiety and trepidation" in Britain about the international effort in Afghanistan, and signs that things ...
Lebanon rivals put off discussion on Hezbollah arms
DOHA (AFP) - Bickering Lebanese politicians postponed the thorny issue of Hezbollah's weapons on Saturday at talks in Qatar aimed ...
Pope speaks of right, duty to convert others to Christianity
VATICAN CITY (AFP) - The Roman Catholic Church has the inalienable right and duty to convert any person to Christianity, Pope ...
Polling closes in Kuwait's elections
KUWAIT CITY (AFP) - Polling stations closed on Saturday in Kuwait's parliamentary elections which were called following a ...
India shatter Pakistan dreams, surge into Azlan Shah final
IPOH (AFP) - A young Indian team edged Malaysia 2-1 on Saturday to qualify for the final of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup field ...
Rain frustrates England
LORDS - Alastair Cook and Andrew Strauss guided England safely to 89 without loss at lunch on the third, drizzly day at Lord's, ...
Tedulkar equals world record
Sachin Tendulkar equalled the world record of most catches in an innings in Twenty-20 cricket by holding four catches in Kolkata ...
MacGill pulls things back in the face of Baugh's blitz
TRELAWNY (Jamaica) (AFP) - Stuart MacGill gave evidence that he could pose a serious challenge to West Indies, when he helped ...
Williams sisters out of Rome, set sights on Paris
ROME (AFP) - World number six Serena Williams pulled out of the WTA Rome International on Friday after hurting her back while ...
Federer, Djokovic and Nadal cruise into Hamburg semis
HAMBURG (AFP) - Defending champion Roger Federer, clay-court king Rafael Nadal and Australian Open winner Novak Djokovic all ...
Business
Tackling inflation
Recently a debate has been going on in our country on inflation, but very few people have come up with solutions. I want to bring ...
Biofuels must not deprive poor of food
BERLIN (AFP) - Biofuels must not deprive the world's poor of food, a senior European official said, as he proposed a greater ...
Malaysian companies show keen interest in coal-fired power projects
ISLAMABAD - Malaysian companies are showing keen interest in coal-fired power generation projects. This was stated by a Malaysian ...
Traders show mixed response
ISLAMABAD - The business community has shown a mixed response over the decision of government regarding the energy conservation ...
LPG price up by Re.1
KARACHI (APP) - LPG marketing companies have once again increased the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) by Rs one to Rs 51 ...
Record-breaking oil prices race higher
LONDON (AFP) - Oil prices scaled fresh record heights this week, climbing past 127 dollars per barrel as the market was energised ...
Rising oil prices a challenge to growth: Ecowas
ABUJA (AFP) - West African regional bloc ECOWAS said Saturday rising world's oil prices is a major challenge to economic growth ...
OPEC output hike would not affect prices: Iran
TEHRAN (AFP) - Major crude oil producer Iran said on Saturday that any output hike by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting ...
Govt gives priority to SME sector
KARACHI - The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) has invited the attention of Naveed Qamar, Federal Minister for ...
SBP issues licence to HSBC Bank
ISLAMABAD (NNI) - The SBP has issued a licence to HSBC Bank, Middle East Ltd, which has started operating as a scheduled bank in ...
'Recession-proof' Las Vegas hit by US downturn
LAS VEGAS (AFP) - For almost any other tourist hotspot, greeting nearly 10 million visitors and earning 2.9 billion dollars from ...
Politics
Rocket fired at police station
SWABI - The Zaida police station located about 15 kilometers away here came under rocket attack by unidentified extremists. They ...
Attacks kill Afghan troops
KANDAHAR (AFP) - Taliban rockets struck a NATO helicopter carrying the governor of Afghanistan's Helmand province Saturday but ...
SC moved against Nawaz nomination
ISLAMABAD - Awami Himayat Tehreek Chairman Maulvi Iqbal Haider and two other persons moved the Supreme Court of Pakistan against ...
Provide stock or face music
ISLAMABAD - In a strongly- worded message, the government has asked the hoarders to provide their wheat stocks to the public ...
Kasuri advises 'Q' to play positive role
LAHORE - Former foreign minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri has said that the PML-Q can play a positive role in the national ...
Compromise with militants ruled out
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gil ani has said that Pakistan was desirous of further expanding its strategic ...
PM lauds Army's efforts in improving security situation
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Saturday lauded the efforts of the Army in improving the security ...
Mob sets 2 thieves on fire in Karachi
KARACHI - Angry mob set on fire two robbers on Saturday in the jurisdiction of Sharah-e-Noor Jahan consequently after being ...
PM arrives in Egypt to attend WEF
SHARM EL-SHEIKH (Egypt) (APP) - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani arrived here Saturday on a four-day visit to Egypt to ...
No reason to destabilise govt
LARKANA-Punjab Governor Salman Taseer has said that he was appointed Governor after strong recommendation by party Co-Chairman ...
Entertainment
Signs point to imminent Simpson-Wentz wedding
LOS ANGELES (Agencies) - Though Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz are keeping a tight lid on their nuptials, it's looking like a ...
Cord blood cancer therapy boost
Immune cells grown from umbilical cord blood may one day be used to improve leukaemia treatment, researchers say. A team took ...
Violent video games: DO make us feel violent, say two-thirds of teenagers
Two-thirds of 12 to 15-year-olds say violence in video games affects their behaviour. Violence in games has 'more impact' on ...
Wedding bells for Paris and Benji
Paris Hilton and Benji Madden have only been dating for a couple months, and they're already talking marriage Paris tells People, ...
Interior of Mars is colder than previously thought
NEW observations from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter indicate that the crust and upper mantle of Mars are stiffer and colder ...
Nearly 20pc of Japanese adults have considered suicide
TOKYO (AFP) - Almost 20 percent of Japanese adults have considered killing themselves, a survey has found, with half the ...
Islamabad
PPP striving to constitutionally resolve judicial issue: Farzana
ISLAMABAD - Farzana Raja of Pakistan People's Party Saturday said that PPP was striving to resolve the judicial issue through ...
CDA approves Rs 57.25m for consultancy services
ISLAMABAD - The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has approved Rs 57.25 million for hiring consultancy services for the ...
Kundi warns CDA to improve efficiency
ISLAMABAD - National Assembly Deputy Speaker Faisal Karim Kundi has asked the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to improve its ...
Probe against ex-APP MD demanded
ISLAMABAD - Former President of APP Employees Union Zafar Rashid Bhatti has appealed to Federal Information Minister for ...
Int'l Conference on School Safety concludes
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The three-day International School Safety Conference concluded here on Saturday. International participants ...
MoWD seeks four-fold increase in budget
ISLAMABAD - The Ministry of Women Development (MoWD) has sent the proposal to the Ministry of Finance for four-fold increase in ...
Karachi
Sadequain's paintings stolen from CDGK office
KARACHI - At least four unique and distinctive paintings of Pakistan's legendary artist Sadequain have been stolen from the ...
Loadshedding plagues City
KARACHI - Long-hour loadshedding has become worse for Karachiites on Saturday when Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) ...
New books arrive
KARACHI - Oxford University Press, has released some new titles during the Spring season. The collection includes one of the best ...
Hasrat Mohani remembered
KARACHI - The Karachi University (KU) on Saturday organised a one-day national conference at KU Arts Auditorium to commemorate ...
Security to citizens will be ensured: IGP
KARACHI (APP) - Provincial Police Offifer, Sindh, Dr. Shoaib Suddle on Saturday said that he will not accept any political ...
Mop-up campaign against polio starts
KARACHI- Health Department of Sindh Government on Saturday decided to launch "mop-up campaign" from 26th to 28th May in the 14th ...
Jahangir launches Roshan Khan Junior Open Squash
KARACH - Former world and British open champion Jahangir Khan here on Saturday realised his dream of holding a squash event named ...
Lahore
Principal, SHO blame each other
LAHORE - The SHO Islampura police station, in his secret report to the high ups, has blamed Muhammad Khan Gondal, Principal MAO ...
Delayed roll number slips threat to students
LAHORE - Intermediate annual examination Part-II of the Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education, Lahore, commenced on ...
Long way to go in resolving ACR anomaly
LAHORE - Over three months have elapsed since the stipulated time had been over for the completion of the Annual Confidential ...
PML-N to continue its mission of public service
LAHORE (APP) - Punjab Chief Minister, Sardar Dost Muhammad Khan Khosa has said that Pakistan Muslim League (N) will continue its ...
Every farmer to get adequate water: Riaz
LAHORE - Senior Minister/Minister for Irrigation, Raja Riaz Ahmad has said that the irrigation sector reforms would help in ...
America pays no respect to democracy: Dr Mughees
LAHORE - America pays no respect to democracy but her interests as depicted by her dual policies regarding democracy in Pakistan, ...
Hong Kong rout Punjab University
LAHORE - Hong Kong got its first win of the Pakistan tour when it completed a seven wickets rout of Punjab University team here ...
PFF approves 37 players for camp
LAHORE - Pakistan Football Federation (PFF)'s President Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat has approved 37 players in the build up ...
Faisalabad beat Multan in Youth Baseball
LAHORE - Faisalabad beat Multan by two runs difference in the Super League stage of the National Under-15 Youth Baseball ...
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