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 29, 2009
Front Page
Militants unleash more terror
PESHAWAR - Peshawar was rocked with three high-intensity bomb explosions including a suicide attack against a police checkpost in Mattani area on Thursday evening. So far eight people were killed in twin explosions at historical Qissakhwani Bazaar and around 100 others injured. The police claimed ...
No power can harm N-programme: Nawaz
LAHORE - PML-N Quaid Nawaz Sharif has maintained that Pakistans atomic programme is only for the security of the country and no ...
Dozens arrested in crackdown
LAHORE-Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) and police experts revealed on Thursday that local high quality TNT might have been used in ...
International
Two states best for Palestinians, Israelis
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States is pushing for a two-state solution in the Middle East as in the best interests of both the ...
US, UN study possible sanctions against NKorea
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States and fellow UN Security Council members are studying possible sanctions against North Korea ...
Israeli troops kill Hamas fighter
HEBRON, West Bank (AFP) - Israeli troops on Thursday killed in a West Bank shootout a Hamas fighter wanted for allegedly ...
Singh rewards allies with cabinet seats
NEW DELHI (AFP) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, flush from a resounding national election win, on Thursday added 59 ...
'US should consider mily options against DPRK'
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States should consider a range of coercive measures against North Korea, including possible ...
Myanmar slams foreign interference over Suu Kyi
YANGON (Reuters) - Army-ruled Myanmar lashed out at foreign critics of Aung San Suu Kyis trial on Thursday, accusing them of ...
Iraq photos show rape by US troops
LONDON (AFP) - A British newspaper Thursday described photographs showing alleged abuse including rapes at the notorious Abu ...
Two more British MPs quit over expenses scandal
LONDON (AFP) - Two more British lawmakers announced Thursday they would resign in an expenses scandal which has thrown ...
Suspects in Sikh temple attack identified
VIENNA (AFP) - Austrian police identified for the first time Thursday the six suspects in Sundays attack on a Sikh temple in ...
Three-year-old accidentally kills brother
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - A three-year-old girl accidentally shot dead her two-year-old brother after the children found a loaded ...
Sri Lanka avoids war crimes probe
BRUSSELS (AFP) - The European Union expressed regret Thursday at the failure to launch a probe into alleged war crimes committed ...
Israel's war brought Gaza to brink of catastrophe: Amnesty
LONDON (AFP) - Israels recent war on Gaza brought the enclave to the brink of a catastrophe, Amnesty International said on ...
Venus makes great escape, Bartoli makes excuses
PARIS (AFP) - Venus Williams made a great escape into the French Open last 32 on Thursday while 13th seeded Frenchwoman Marion ...
Nadal, Sharapova triumph as French Open welcomes future star
PARIS (AFP) - Rafael Nadal and Maria Sharapova battled into the French Open last 32 on Wednesday as Roland Garros saw the future ...
Ponting remains most marketable sports star
SYDNEY (AFP) - Test cricket captain Ricky Ponting remains Australia's most marketable sports star but teammate Andrew Symonds ...
Sharapova's not daddy's girl anymore
PARIS (AFP) - The Maria Sharapova story: Part two, is missing one of its leading men from the fairytale's first chapter - father ...
Business
Global economic forecast looks gloomy: UN
UNITED NATIONS - While a mild global economic recovery next year is possible if current policy measures take traction, the ...
IMF projects GDP at 3.5pc, single digit inflation in '10
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Thursday projected Pakistans Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth at 3.5 ...
Pakistan Steel Mills high-ups facing probe
KARACHI - Director Commercial, Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM), Sameen Asghar is facing inquiries before Competition Commission of ...
PSQCA has only 28 field officers for 172m population
KARACHI - The Pakistan Standards & Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) has only 28 quality control inspectors (field officers) for ...
President forms body to check KESC performance
KARACHI- President Asif Ali Zardari has set up a five member committee to decided whether the present administration of KESC is ...
Stock market gains another 99 points
KARACHI - The benchmark KSE-100 index continued its upward movement with a healthy gain of 99 points on Thursday amid strong ...
Crop insurance scheme from Kharif
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Zari Taraqiati Bank Ltd. (ZTBL) and National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) will jointly launch Crop Loan Insurance ...
Oil prices surge to near 65 dollars
LONDON (AFP) - Oil prices shot to within a whisker of 65 dollars Thursday as they notched up six-month highs after the United ...
SAEP demands salary raise before June 30th
LAHORE - President Society of Aircraft Engineers Pakistan (SAEP), Shoukat Jamshed, in a letter to MD PIA has demanded that ...
Importance of jute in Pakistan
LAHORE - Jute is the cheapest natural fibre and is hundred percent biodegradable and recyclable and thus ...
Indifference and corruption fast decaying Gwadar Mega City Project
KARACHI - Gwadar Mega City Project is tilting because of poor management and corruption, resulting in bankruptcy of several ...
Aptma for withdrawing 1pc withholding tax
KARACHI - All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has proposed that textile machinery, raw materials including cotton, ...
Cut in taxes a must to boost SME sector
KARACHI - The Small & Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) has prepared a set of proposals for upcoming budget ...
Politics
Pakistan rejects preconditions
ISLAMABAD - Rejecting the Indian preconditions for resumption of Indo-Pak peace process, Pakistan on Thursday said constructive ...
Shooting down drones may spark war with US
RISALPUR (Agencies) - Pakistan Air Force Chief Rao Qamar Suleman has made it clear that Pakistan is capable of shooting down US ...
TTP vows to target major Punjab cities
ISLAMABAD - The security forces have killed seven militants while four soldiers embraced Shahadat and 12 others sustained ...
Troops enter Bahrain
ISLAMABAD - The security forces have killed seven militants while four soldiers embraced Shahadat and 12 others sustained ...
UN laments slow world response
UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations on Thursday warned that a fund to help nearly 3 million people displaced by anti-Taliban ...
Builders know how to protect nukes: AQ
ISLAMABAD (Online) - Renowned nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan has said that the countries that are making nuclear weapons ...
Govt of, for and by task forces
LAHORE-Quite a few must have been considering it yet another brainy move by the Punjab govt, but even after completing half a ...
Singh stresses joint efforts to defeat terror
NEW DELHI (AFP) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday offered condolences over the loss of lives in a suicide car bomb ...
Military isolating Mehsud before final showdown
ISLAMABAD - Pakistani security forces are trying to corner the Pakistani Taliban chief, Baitullah Mehsud before a final showdown ...
Judges dismissal, Tikka Iqbal cases can be reviewed, says CJP
ISLAMABAD - Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry Thursday observed that cases regarding dismissal of judges and Tikka Iqbal ...
Too soon to assess AfPak working: WH
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It is too soon to gauge results of the revamped US strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, but its ...
Women Ministry seeks Rs580m allocation
ISLAMABAD - The Ministry of Women Development, in its proposal forwarded to the Ministry of Finance, has asked for the provision ...
NA-55 by-poll on July 4
ISLAMABAD - Chief Election Commissioner Justice (r) Qazi M Farooq Thursday announced to hold bye-elections in NA-55, ...
COAS resolves to defeat inimical forces
ISLAMABAD - Reiterating Pakistan Armys firm resolve to defeat the forces trying to harm the country, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) ...
Kabul welcomes military action
KABUL (AFP) - Afghanistans defence ministry on Thursday praised Pakistans military offensive against the Taliban and pledged to ...
Iran mosque blast kills 30
TEHRAN (Reuters) - An explosion at a prominent mosque in the southeast Iranian city of Zahedan on Thursday killed 30 people and ...
Pak, Lanka conflicts erode rights: Amnesty
LONDON (AFP) - The conflicts in Sri Lanka and Pakistan have added to human rights abuses in Asia this year, Amnesty ...
India upgrading its missile programme
WASHINGTON - Engineers in India are designing cruise missiles to carry nuclear warheads, relying partly on Russian ...
Entertainment
Driverless car uses cruise missile tech to get you home
DO you hate motorway driving and tackling rush-hour traffic? Well, in the not too distant future, such journeys could be a breeze ...
Jessica heading back to reality TV?
JESSICA Simpson is heading back to her roots - shes reportedly in talks for a new reality TV show. The singer/actress - who shot ...
Even Cameron Diaz has 'ugly days'
CAMERON Diaz may be a Hollywood star but the actress has admitted that even she has 'ugly days. I dont declare myself as one of ...
Singer Love sued over unpaid debt
A CREDIT card company has sued singer Courtney Love, claiming she owes more than $350,000. In court papers filed in Los Angeles, ...
Cuckoo included in endangered birds
THE call of the cuckoo is disappearing from Britains countryside, according to the latest research that adds the well-loved ...
Woman of 66 becomes Britain's oldest mother
A WOMAN of 66 has become Britains oldest mother after giving birth to a baby boy. Elizabeth Adeney and her newborn son, who ...
Islamabad
Disaster management plan for Capital okayed
ISLAMABAD - The Chief Commissioner ICT has approved the disaster management plan to tackle any untoward situation in a ...
8 outlaws, 14 touts held
ISLAMABAD - Police have arrested 8 persons on the charges of theft and other illegal activities, while 14 touts were held ...
IDPs left homes to protect country, says Rabbani
ISLAMABAD - A two-member delegation of International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) called on Chairman Parliamentary Committee on ...
CJ directs banks to facilitate customers
ISLAMABAD - Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry Thursday directed the commercial banks to provide proper seating and shelter ...
LHC puts off hearing
RAWALPINDI - A Division Bench of Lahore High Court (LHC) Rawalpindi Thursday put off the hearing in the application filed by ...
Financial crunch affects tourism industry: Atta
RAWALPINDI - Federal Minister for Tourism Maulana Atta-ur-Rehman has said that owing to the ongoing financial crunch, the world ...
National
Karachi, Hyderabad make winning start
LARKANA (APP) - The holders Karachi, Hyderabad, Sukkur made a winning start in the table tennis event of 12th Sindh Games at ...
Karachi
Yousuf's future hangs in balance
KARACHI - After recording a superb come back win over a strong opponent in the first round, the former world champion Muhammad ...
Sindh Games organises deny cancellation
KARACHI - The organisers of the Sindh Games had to frantically counter a news flashed on a TV channel about the alleged sudden ...
President okays Rs 22.15m for Green Karachi Project
KARACHI - President Asif Ali Zardari has approved 12 projects worth Rs22.151 billion to be executed under the Green Karachi ...
SHC seeks Musharraf's permanent address
KARACHI - Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday directed the petitioner to mention the present and permanent address of the former ...
Dacoit killed; another held after encounter
KARACHI - Special Investigation Unit (SIU) on Thursday killed a dacoit, allegedly financing Taliban, and arrested his accomplice ...
Funds for CDGK, Hyderabad to be released soon
KARACHI - President Asif Ali Zardari has assured the MQM that uplift funds for the city governments of Karachi and Hyderabad will ...
Government negligence deprives students of ECE
KARACHI - The lethargic attitude of city government officials is causing delay in signing a proposed Memorandum of Understanding ...
Lecturers warn of hunger-strike
KARACHI - Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association (SPLA) has demanded the Sindh government to immediately resolve the service ...
Lahore
Police estimate Rs30m losses in terror attack
LAHORE - The City police on Thursday has estimated a loss of Rs 30 million in the Wednesdays terrible suicide attack that ...
Bar's row drags lawyers in affray
LAHORE - Presidential row in 'esteemed institution of the Lahore High Court Bar Association finally dragged its 'honourable ...
Punjab shelves projects worth Rs 5 billion
LAHORE - The Punjab government has diverted funds worth Rs 5 billion from its annual development programme (ADP) for the fiscal ...
Court orders Kulsoom's husband release
LAHORE - LHC Chief Justice Khawaja Muhammad Sharif on Thursday disposing of a suo moto case ordered immediate release of Fazal ...
Energy shortfall touches 3,000MW
LAHORE - The power consumers continued to endure severe electricity shutdowns on Thursday as energy shortfall once again touched ...
Local govts barred from new recruitments
LAHORE - The Punjab government has directed local governments in the province to stop making new recruitments, sources informed ...
Govt asked to expose RAW's cooperation to Taliban
LAHORE - The participants of Ulema and Mashaikh convention have demanded immediate end to military operation in Swat and ...
Lions roar to RBS National Twenty20 final
LAHORE - Lahore Lions progressed to the final after sweating hard for a three wickets win over Islamabad Leopards in the RBS ...
ICC postpones World Cup meeting with Pakistan officials
LAHORE - The International Cricket Council Thursday postponed a meeting with Pakistan over its decision to shift the World Cup ...
Chaman in next round as Lahore, FATA earn wins
LAHORE - Striker Israr Ullah had popelled Chaman into next round of PFF U-16 Football Youth Cup as seven more matches were ...
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