Thursday, February 09, 2012
- 9 sentenced for London Stock Exchange terror plot
- Greece reaches deal on austerity
- CJ takes suo motu notice of Lahore factory collapse
- India, Pakistan trade can reach $10 bn by 2015: CII
- Terror trial of accused Bali bomber starts Monday
- Warrant issued for ex-Maldives president
- Nato supplies continue through Pak airspace: Munter
- Contempt appeal: SC asks Aitzaz to complete arguments on Friday
- Khar says drone attacks multiply militants
- Tax collection registers increase of 26%: Hafeez Shaikh
The Nation in print for Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Front Page
Govt wins political support
ISLAMABAD-On the request of Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, the political forces in the country offered unflinching support in resolving the problem of militancy and terrorism through a policy of reconciliation and consultation. All Parties Conference (APC) in which over 40 political ...
Troops locked in street battles
ISLAMABAD - Security forces have killed another 27 militants including three top militant commanders in Malakand division where ...
Pak leadership aware of threat
WASHINGTON - Pakistan has not diverted any US assistance to advance its nuclear weapons programme as claimed in a leading ...
International
Palestinians adjourn talks as joint force idea collapses
CAIRO (AFP) - Hopes of a breakthrough in Palestinian reconciliation talks were dashed on Monday when Fatah and Hamas each ...
British opposition leader demands general election
RAWTENSTALL (Reuters) - The leader of Britains main opposition party urged Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Monday to call a ...
US cases of swine flu top 5,000 with six deaths
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US government reported Monday more than 400 new cases of swine flu to take the nations total number of ...
Rumsfeld mixed Bible with intelligence for Bush
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Former defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld routinely used militaristic passages from the Bible on the cover ...
India seeks scientific confirmation of Tamil Tiger leaders death
NEW DELHI (AFP) - India is to ask Sri Lanka for scientific confirmation of the death of the Tamil Tigers leader so it can close a ...
Myanmar junta puts Aung San Suu Kyi on trial
YANGON (AFP) - Myanmar opposition icon Aung San Suu Kyi went on trial amid tight security at a notorious prison Monday, facing up ...
Israelis move to expand a West Bank settlement
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel has moved ahead with a plan to expand a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank, an official ...
UK Speaker says sorry in expenses row
LONDON (AFP) - House of Commons Speaker Michael Martin said Monday he was profoundly sorry for the expenses scandal wracking ...
Saudi municipal polls put off for 2 years
RIYADH (AFP) - The Saudi government has extended the mandate of municipal councils by two years, effectively postponing elections ...
Iraqi general election set for January 30
BAGHDAD (AFP) - Iraq on Monday decreed a general election early next year that is expected to be a key test of popular support ...
Anderson leads England rout of West Indies
CHESTER-LE-STREET (England) (AFP) - James Anderson took nine wickets in a Test for only the second time in his career as England ...
McCullum, Hodge runs give Kolkata rare victory
CENTURION (South Africa) (AFP) - Australasians Brendon McCullum and Brad Hodge were the heroes as Kolkata Knight Riders shocked ...
Business
Zero duty on maize, vaccines to help reduce poultry prices
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The federal government has allowed import of maize for utilization poultry feed and vaccines at zero duty aimed ...
Pak-Iran gas pact next month
KARACHI (APP) - Advisor to Prime Minister on Petroleum Dr Asim Hussain has said that Pakistan and Iran will sign the agreement ...
PIAF sets up relief fund
LAHORE - Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front (PIAF) has established Swat Relief Fund with a seed money of Rs 1.5 ...
LCCI slams FBR for mulling to withdraw USAS scheme
LAHORE - The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) while taking a strong exception to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) ...
'Al Meezan' to launch 2 new funds
KARACHI - Al Meezan Investments is in process of launching two new open-end funds namely Meezan Cash Fund and Meezan Asset ...
Asian markets mixed as economic fears return
HONG KONG (AFP) - Asias markets were mixed Monday as economic fears resurfaced, while an outbreak of swine flu in Japan caused ...
SECP likely to set upper limit at 7.5pc
KARACHI - A decision on in-house badla and caps on stocks is expected by the Securities and the Exchange Commission of Pakistan ...
Flour mills threaten to go on strike from 21st
KARACHI - The Pakistan Flour Mills Association (PFMA) have demanded for lifting ban on free supply of wheat from Punjab to Sindh ...
SBP Governor stresses for capital markets development
KARACHI - Governor, State Bank of Pakistan, Syed Salim Raza has stressed for the development of capital markets, especially the ...
Current account deficit shrinks $2.63b in 10 months
KARACHI - Pakistans current account deficits has narrowed by $2.63 billion during first ten months of current financial year ...
Politics
Pakistan expanding N-arsenal: US
NEW YORK - Pakistan is rapidly expanding its nuclear arsenal, raising questions in the US Congress whether billions of dollars in ...
15 hours power outages as shortfall crosses 3,500MW
LAHORE-Despite claims made by the Pakistan Electric Supply Company about improving the power supply in the country, residential, ...
2.1 million displaced, says NWFP minister
PESHAWAR - NWFP Minister for Information and Public Relations Mian Iftikhar Hussain has said that the number migrant persons had ...
Taliban vow to fight until 'last breath'
ISLAMABAD (Agencies) - The Taliban are vowing to resist military advances in the Swat Valley until their last breath. A Swat ...
Magnitude of tragedy very high: Nawaz
Islamabad- Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Monday announced that each of its MNAs would donate Rs 500,000 for relief and ...
Pakistan to export wheat
NEW DELHI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - India and Pakistan moved closer on Monday to export wheat and wheat products for the first time ...
President returns after 'successful tour'
ISLAMABAD (APP) - President Asif Ali Zardari returned back home Monday evening after concluding official visit to Libya, UK, USA ...
Tehran tripartite meet rescheduled
TEHRAN (Agencies) - Pakistans Ambassador to Iran MB Abbasi on Monday said that the Tehran summit of the Iranian, Afghan and ...
Taliban demand Rs25m to release Afghan diplomat
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Tehreek-e Taliban has demanded Rs 25 million in ransom and the release of its men in exchange for the ...
UN to seek extra funds to deal with Pak crisis
UNITED NATIONS - The UN plans to appeal for extra funds to deal with the major humanitarian challenge in Pakistans northwest ...
Riots at Faisalabad jail
FAISALABAD - Protesting against the alleged maltreatment and lengthy loadshedding, a large number of incensed prisoners of ...
Sri Lanka wins last battle, 'Tigers' extinct
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lankan troops won the final battle in a separatist conflict seen as one of the worlds most intractable ...
President can remit sentence but offence stays: Dy AG
ISLAMABAD (Online) - Deputy Attorney General Agha Tariq has said in the Supreme Court (SC) that president can remit sentences but ...
Karzai's brother survives attack
KABUL (AFP) - A younger brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai said he survived an assassination attempt Monday when gunmen ...
Hearing of plane hijacking case adjourned
ISLAMABAD (Online) - Supreme Court (SC) has adjourned till May, 21 hearing of petition filed by Mian Nawaz Sharif against the ...
Hottest day of season in City
LAHORE - The City experienced the hottest day of the current summer on Monday with the mercury crossing 44 degree Celsius mark ...
Brown takes notice of Pak students humiliation
LONDON - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Monday has asked the Ministry of Justice and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office ...
Lawsuit against US ex-AG, FBI chief rejected
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The US Supreme Court rejected on Monday a lawsuit by a Pakistani against a former United States ...
Taliban abduct four in Swat
SWAT (Online) - Militants abducted four persons including father of a member of NWFP Assembly belonging to ANP, two of his ...
Rafiq CJ FSC
ISLAMABAD (APP) - President Asif Ali Zardari has appointed Justice Agha Rafiq Ahmed Khan, Judge High Court of Sindh as Chief ...
Entertainment
Stunt driver defies gravity
IT was definitely not the time to be having second thoughts. For the driver attempting the worlds largest loop-the-loop, a ...
Angels blessed at US box office
DA Vinci Code sequel Angels and Demons has soared to the top of the US and Canada box office chart, taking $48m in its first ...
Star-light Cannes feels pinch, early films shine
CANNES, France (Reuters) - Light on A-list stars, extravagant parties and celebrity stunts, this years Cannes film festival has ...
Akshay Kumar arrested
MUMBAI (AFP) - Bollywood action hero Akshay Kumar was arrested Monday on suspicion of immoral behaviour during a recent fashion ...
Halle Berry wants to be normal
HALLE Berry refuses to bow to the pressures of the paparazzi - because she wants to be able leave her house looking normal. The ...
Mischa Barton's film stalled for money
LOOKS like the economic slump has not even left Mischa Barton untouched, for the actress new film has been stalled because of the ...
Islamabad
SC takes up case today
ISLAMABAD-As mentioned in the Juvenile Justice System Ordinance (JJSO) 2000, so far the Borstal Institutions for rehabilitation ...
Heatwave to continue for next 10 to 12 days
ISLAMABAD (APP)- The current hot and dry wave will persist in the next 24 hours while scattered rains with thunderstorm and ...
Police nab 7 outlaws recover illegal weapons
ISLAMABAD: Capital police have arrested seven accused involved in car theft, murder and dealing in illicit weapons and recovered ...
NCHD to address health, education needs of IDPs
ISLAMABAD- National Commission for Human Development (NCHD) has decided to extend its health and educational operations for ...
Speakers fear protracted war in conflict zone
ISLAMABAD- Speakers at a seminar cautioned of disastrous consequences of ongoing armed conflict and Talibanisation for the whole ...
Beaconhouse sets Rs 25m target for IDPs
ISLAMABAD - The Beaconhouse School System (BSS) launched a relief operation for the internally displaced persons (IDPs) at the ...
Karachi
Karachi Afroze lift 11th National Veterans Cup
KARACHI - Karachi Afroze won The 11th National Veterans Cricket Cup trophy beating Lahore Whites by six wickets here at the ...
12m Pakistanis infected with fatal diseases
KARACHI - World Hepatitis Day will be observed in the metropolis today (Tuesday) with an objective to create awareness regarding ...
Outages force people to spend sleepless nights
KARACHI - The prolonged and unscheduled power outages in the City coupled with sizzling hot weather is causing severe hardships ...
4 Qaeda 'associates' remanded till 24th
KARACHI - The District Judicial Magistrate (East), Din Mohammad Baloch, on Monday gave remand of four alleged associate of ...
Violence incidents: petition moved against non-arrest of culprits
KARACHI - Syed Iqbal Kazmi on Monday moved a constitution petition for the formation of a full bench about the terrorist ...
Sindh to maintain IDPs record at entry points: Marri
KARACHI - The Sindh government has said that it welcomes the Internally Displaced People (IDPs) coming to Sindh but will maintain ...
Coop between exam boards, Education department needed
KARACHI - Coordination between examination boards and the Education Department is needed in Sindh. This was stated by Pir Mazhar ...
Lahore
Pakistan ponders World Cup options
LAHORE - The near-bankrupt Pakistan Cricket Board is considering with different plans to ensure its kitty remains filled with ...
Court stops World Cup 2011 secretariat move
LAHORE- A Civil Court on Monday temporarily restrained International Cricket Council from shifting the headquarters of the 2011 ...
Pakistan climbs to second place in Asian hockey ranking
LAHORE - Pakistan has climbed to second place in the Men's Asian Hockey Ranking after the greenshirts won silver medal in the ...
Hockey camp's second phase from today
LAHORE - The second phase of the training camp of the Pakistan junior hockey team for Junior World Cup will begin from today ...
Shoaib suffers from mystery infection?
LAHORE - The controversial fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar is becoming a headache for PCB as a source claimed that the fast bowler was ...
All Pakistan deaf Squash gets underway
LAHORE - The 4TH All Pakistan Deaf Squash Championship began here at the Punjab Squash Complex on Monday. The events began after ...
Multan players shine as WAPDA outclass Tai Power
LAHORE - Multan-born players - striker Arif Mehmood and right-full Naveed Akram - showed striking ability as Pakistan WAPDA ...
Construction of 132kv grid station hits snag
LAHORE - While the nation is suffering the menace of loadshedding, the City District Government Lahore (CDGL) has stopped the ...
Schizophrenic patient flees from hospital
LAHORE - A 50-year-old schizophrenic patient escaped from the Punjab Institute of Mental Health (Mental Hospital) by scaling ...
Majid Nizami is reflection of Pakistan: Shami
LAHORE - Editor-in-Chief The Nation Majid Nizami has said that education reforms personality of a human being without which a ...
SC fines Rs50 million for illegal construction
LAHORE - The Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice Khalilur Rehman Ramday Monday charged Rs 50 million as fine for illegal ...
LBA meeting ends amid rumpus
LAHORE - The general house of the Lahore Bar Association here on Monday once again witnessed ugly scenes of shouting and ...
People bear brunt of Lesco-Wasa row
LAHORE - As the row between the Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) and Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) about the payment ...
SC takes notice of prosecutors' appointment at hometown
LAHORE - A Supreme Court Bench Monday took a very serious view of the appointment of prosecutors at their respective hometown ...
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