Thursday, February 09, 2012
- 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
- 77% of Pakistanis marry within family: Gallup poll
The Nation in print for Monday, May 25, 2009
Front Page
Pakistan, Iran ink 'Peace Pipeline' deal
ISLAMABAD - After fifteen years of negotiations over the Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline project, Pakistan and Iran have finally signed the initial agreement in Tehran on Sunday. The project termed as 'Peace Pipeline' by the officials of both the countries has been inked by President Zardari ...
Troops secure 8 Mingora squares
ISLAMABAD - In the ongoing Rah-e-Rast military operation in Swat region, the security forces have made tactical gains by retaking ...
Leaders vow to fight terror, drugs
TEHRAN (Reuters/AFP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his counterparts from Afghanistan and Pakistan on Sunday ...
International
Ban urges businessmen to create 'greener' global economy
UNITED NATIONS - Calling climate change "the defining challenge of our time," Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Sunday challenged ...
Iran starts anti-missile cannons' production
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran launched on Sunday a production line for manufacturing cannons for warships which can be used against cruise ...
Israeli PM defies US on settlements freeze
JERUSALEM (Reuters/AFP) - Hawkish Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said Israel will continue to expand ...
UK royals suspend chauffeur over security breach
LONDON (Reuters) - Buckingham Palace said on Sunday it had suspended a royal chauffeur alleged to have let undercover journalists ...
Suicide bomber kills seven in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU (Reuters/AFP) - A suicide car bomber killed six policemen and a civilian on Sunday in Somalias capital Mogadishu, where ...
Indian govt likely to move on US mily logistics pact
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indias new ruling coalition, freed of pressure from its former communist allies, is expected to move ...
Act now on climate change, Gore urges global leaders
COPENHAGEN (AFP) - Former US vice president turned climate campaigner Al Gore warned business and political leaders Sunday that ...
Fewer Americans travel at weekend amid recession
WASHINGTON - Despite the worst economic downturn in decades, millions of Americans are travelling over the Memorial Day, which ...
Russian ME meet must be well-planned: Assad
DAMASCUS (AFP) - Russias planned international conference on the Middle East must be well-prepared if it is to succeed, Syrian ...
Few doubt outcome as Suu Kyi trial grinds on
YANGON (Reuters) - As Aung San Suu Kyis trial enters its second week, taxi driver Thein Aung offered a widely held view on its ...
Collingwood stars as England thrash Windies
BRISTOL (AFP) - Paul Collingwood enjoyed himself with both bat and ball as England cruised to a six-wicket win over the West ...
Wounded Barca target Champions League
MADRID (AFP) - Barcelona might have suffered a shock 1-0 home loss to Osasuna before lifting the league trophy but coach Pep ...
Safin backs sister Dinara to break Grand Slam duck
PARIS (AFP) - Former world number one Marat Safin backed little sister Dinara to win the French Open and boost the family's ...
Ivanovic battles into second round
PARIS (AFP) - Defending champion Ana Ivanovic sweated to reach the French Open second round on Sunday with a gruelling 7-6 ...
Sri Lanka's AG represents minister against Arjuna
MUMBAI - Sri Lanka's only World Cup winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga was busy last week consulting his lawyers for his legal ...
Politics
Air raid kills 13 militants in Orakzai
PESHAWAR - At least 13 Taliban militants were killed on Sunday when the security forces gunship helicopters targeted their ...
Taliban lying low to fight another day
BUNER (Agencies) - Dressed in worn grey-coloured traditional shalwar kameez and carrying no belongings, Ghazan Khan (a fictitious ...
Thousands flee fearing Waziristan next in line
PESHAWAR (AFP) - Thousands of people have started fleeing Waziristan region, fearing the expansion of a military offensive ...
2 gas pipelines blown up
QUETTA - Militants blew up two gas pipelines in Dera Bugti on Sunday, while a house was also attacked with a hand grenade in ...
Gilani asks US, West to do more for IDPs
LAHORE (APP) - Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has urged the international community especially the United States and the West ...
Other provinces have equal right on Punjab: CM
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif on Sunday said that every Pakistani enjoyed equal rights and it was a ...
Mumbai attackers India to send nine bodies to Pakistan
NEW DELHI (Agencies) - India will send the bodies of nine militants killed in Mumbai attacks last November to Pakistan, an Indian ...
China bigger threat than Pakistan: India
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India faces a greater threat from China than Pakistan because New Delhi knows little about Beijings combat ...
World faces threat of social crisis: WB
MADRID (Reuters) - World economic recovery will be slow and rising unemployment could bring the threat of social crisis and ...
Nawaz, Achakzai demand APC on Balochistan
LAHORE - PML-N Chief Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and Chairman Pakhtoonkhawa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) Mahmood Achakzai, who is ...
Agatha Christie link for Iran serial-killer
IRANIAN authorities have said a woman accused of being a serial killer said she took her ideas from the novels of British crime ...
Treat us like India, Malik appeals world
ISLAMABAD (Online) - Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik has urged the international community not to worry about Pakistans ...
Iran within 3 years of nuke, says Mullen
WASHINGTON (Reuters/AFP) - Iran could be within one to three years from developing a nuclear weapon and time is running out for ...
Entertainment
Suspense grips Cannes as movie mega-battle ends
CANNES (AFP) - Cannes hands out its top prize Sunday after a marathon battle between heavyweights like Quentin Tarantino and Jane ...
Kylie Minogue wows Cannes with a host of sizzling outfits
Gorgeous Kylie Minogue has left fans wondering what shell wear next this weekend after already showing off a host of glamorous ...
Tragic Spider-Man 3 actress Lucy Gordon was in love
British film starlet Lucy Gordon, who was found hanged in an apparent suicide last week, told how she was in love with her much ...
I want to marry Doug: Hilton
PARIS Hiltons TV star boyfriend Doug Reinhardt is poised to pop the question - and the 28-year-old heiress has confided to me ...
Stunning images of kingfishers in action
IN his enchanting new book, Kingfisher: Tales From The Halcyon River, photographer Charlie Hamilton James tells in words and ...
I'd take Andre back: Price
Heartbroken Peter Andre enjoyed an emotional reunion with his children yesterday - amid claims his estranged wife is desperate to ...
Islamabad
BB Hospital facing myriads of problems
RAWALPINDI-The citys largest Benazir Bhutto Hospital (BBH) is reeling under a myriad of problems and the patients who either ...
SI, constable suspended for setting up illegal check-post
RAWALPINDI - On the charges of placing illegal police check point and deputing 7 private persons in police uniform to frisk and ...
PIMS to induct employees for serving IDPs
ISLAMABAD (APP)- Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) has planned to deploy regular workforce at its medical camps of ...
Kaleem back to Capital as IG
ISLAMABAD-The malicious mice are reportedly having sleepless nights as merciless cat is back in the saddle Having served as SSP ...
Women swindled upon return from US
RAWALPINDI-Three con men wearing Islamabad Police uniform allegedly deprived three US-return ladies of their passports, credit ...
Call for joint relief efforts
ISLAMABAD (APP)- The office bearers of Payyam Foundation here Sunday during a meeting urged all the stakeholders for collaborate ...
Karachi
Ajmal's action gets ICC green signal
KARACHI (AFP) - Pakistani off-spinner Saeed Ajmal received a boost ahead of next month's World Twenty20 when a biomechanic ...
IDPs to be restricted to camps, Qaim Ali Shah
KARACHI - Internationally Displaced People (IDPs) will be kept in camps and will be registered, said Sindh Chief Minister Qaim ...
Inflation increases by 0.46 per cent in May
KARACHI - The inflation has been increased up to 0.46 per cent in the month of May, while the weekly Sensitive Price Indicator ...
Women in abusive relationships vulnerable to HIV
KARACHI (PPI) - Women trapped in physically abusive relationships are more vulnerable to HIV infection, says a study led by an ...
17,716 candidates appear for PST test
KARACHI - The recruitment test for the vacant posts of Primary School Teachers (PST) was held peacefully at Expo Centre in the ...
Leader of banned outfit gunned down in Lines Area
KARACHI - A local leader of banned outlawed organisation, Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), was shot dead here on Sunday. After the ...
Strict blood sugar control lowers heart risks in diabetics
KARACHI (PPI) - Diabetics who strictly control their blood sugar levels also reduce their risk of heart attack and cardiovascular ...
Lahore
Selectors unaware of Shoaib's axing
LAHORE - Pakistan's chief selector Abdul Qadir and his colleagues are reportedly upset over not being consulted before Shoaib ...
Shoaib set to challenge PCB medical report
LAHORE - Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar is likely to challenge Pakistan Cricket Board's a medical report that led to him being ...
National Twenty20 Cup from today
LAHORE - The RBS-sponsored National Twenty cricket tournament begins here from today and all 15 members of Pakistan's national ...
PFF announces draws of Youth Cup soccer
LAHORE - Four teams will qualify for coming seventh National U-16 football Championship when fourth edition of PFF Youth Cup ...
Separation of Governor and Chancellor offices demanded
LAHORE - Federation of All Pakistan Universities Academic Staff Association (FAPUASA) has demanded 4 per cent increase in ...
PPL building being demolished for plaza
LAHORE - The historic PPL (Progressive Papers Limited) building, which housed The Pakistan Times, Daily Imroze and The Sports ...
Springtime for 'humanitarians'
LAHORE - The Punjab and City District Government have given a free hand to each and every individual or organisation to collect ...
In the midst of loadshedding
These notes are being written in the midst of loadshedding, and are being repeatedly interrupted by it. The weather is supposed ...
Govt blindly spending funds on roads carpeting
LAHORE - Unnecessary carpeting of roads, mostly those of newly-constructed ones, is on the rise in different parts of the City, ...
Next budget to reflect masses' needs
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif has directed the administration to prepare the next provincial budget in a ...
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