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Darul Qaza set up in Malakand

Darul Qaza set up in Malakand

PESHAWAR - The ANP-led NWFP government Saturday announced the establishment of Darul Qaza and asked the TNSM chief Sufi Muhammad to fulfil his part of the peace agreement. The announcement was made by the provincial information minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain during a news conference here ...


International News
Swine flu spreads to Asia and Italy

Swine flu spreads to Asia and Italy

PARIS (AFP) - Swine flu spread further across the globe Saturday with more cases confirmed in Asia and Europe as well as in Mexico, where the death toll climbed to 16. In Mexico, where the A(H1N1) ...

China to bring back citizens from Mexico

China to bring back citizens from Mexico

Israeli strikes kill 2 in Gaza

Israeli strikes kill 2 in Gaza

Entertainment News
Artist creates invisible car

Artist creates invisible car

ITS a familiar feeling - you park your car, head to the shops and on your return you forget where you left it. But art student Sara Watson could be forgiven for such a lapse - because she has created ...

Megan voted world's most desired woman

Megan voted world's most desired woman

Dinosaur blood extracted from 80m year old fossil

Dinosaur blood extracted from 80m year old fossil

Business News
Commodity prices mixed amid signs of US recovery

Commodity prices mixed amid signs of US recovery

LONDON (AFP) - Commodity prices traded mixed this week as the market reacted to signs of a tentative recovery in the recession-battered US economy, while the world also faced the threat of a swine ...

MoU inked to boost e-culture, business

MoU inked to boost e-culture, business

AHIL two funds declare dividends

AHIL two funds declare dividends

Regional News

CJP wants raise in jail staff's pay

LAHORE - Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry along with Chief Justice Lahore High Court Khawaja Muhammad Sharif and Justice Khalil-ur-Rehman Ramday visited the Central Jail Lahore ...

Govt to call APC soon

LAHORE - Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Babar Awan has said that the government will soon call All Parties Conference to adopt a national policy for meeting the challenges confronting ...

Education policy to focus on technical training: PM

LAHORE - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said huge emphasis will be given to technical and vocational training in the new education policy. He was addressing the certificate awarding ...

Solid steps taken to eliminate terrorism: CM

LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister, Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that maintenance of law and order and protection of life and property of citizens is the prime responsibility of the government and ...

Govt likely to touch 7m tons wheat purchase mark

LAHORE - The Punjab Food Department has procured more than 2.5 million tons wheat so far during the ongoing procurement campaign, as the government is likely to touch 7 million tons wheat purchase ...

LHC takes suo moto notice of torture on labourers

LAHORE - The Lahore High Court Chief Justice Khawaja Muhammad Sharif Saturday took suo moto notice of two identical incidents of brutal torture on two labourers by their masters, reported in a ...

Pakistan to blood young players in ICC T20 WC squad

LAHORE - With Pakistan suffering a defeat against Australia in the ongoing One-day series in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, the cricket selectors here are now considering blooding young players in the ICC ...

Yousuf claims to has resigned from ICL, look for place in team

LAHORE - Pakistan's rebel batsman Mohammad Yousuf has claimed that he has resigned from the ICL and was now looking for a place in the national team. According to a website, he took the decision to ...

Shabbir again in command

LAHORE - The Garrison Open Golf Tournament in progress at the par 72 Garrison Golf Course with a lucrative cash purse of rupees one million for the top 33 performers in the professional section, ...

Lahore clinch Inter division Swimming

LAHORE - Lahore division won the Sports Board Punjab Inter Divisional Swimming Championship securing 163 points here at the Iqbal Park Sports Complex Swimming pool. Faisalabad got the second place ...

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Power cuts bite as mercury soars

KARACHI - The metropolitan has now started to face acute shortfall of power supply, as loadshedding in the City has hiked up in harmony with the rising mercury level day by day. Moreover, different ...

Drug-peddlers occupy Water Board office

KARACHI - The drug-peddlers have occupied the office of KWSB in Baldia Town due to which official working have been badly affected, TheNation learnt on Saturday. The office located in Baldia Town ...

Qaim reviews projects of Works and Services Dept

KARACHI - The progress of various development schemes of Provincial Works and Services department was reviewed at a meeting held under the chairmanship of Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah at ...

'MQM didn't share their reservations in meeting with PM'

KARACHI (PPI) - Sindh Information Minister Shazia Marri commenting on MQMs recent Press conference, said that all coalition partners were on board, and that MQM, ANP and PPP were all present in the ...

Terrorists may target special police units

KARACHI - Terrorists have planned to target special police units and officers working against terrorism, The Nation learnt on Saturday. According to a report, terrorists outfits were in a bid to ...

Are our governments fit to govern?

After my last two articles on 'Can Pakistan be governed? the next logical question would be, are our governments fit to govern ? I know this is a thorny issue, however being a citizen of Pakistan and ...

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Abid summons Haji Pervaiz, BISE members

ISLAMABAD - Haji Pervaiz Khan cheating scam took a new turn on Saturday when both Inspection Team Chief Dr Naeem Bajwa and alleged PML-N MNA levelled serious charges against each other while the ...

Mother-daughter duo enthral audience at

ISLAMABAD-Noted folk artist Surraiya Multanikar and her daughter Rahat Bano delighted a packed audience with popular folk songs and ghazals during a live musical concert held at Lok Virsa. It was a ...

CDA to pay IESCO Rs 90m for removal of hurdles

ISLAMABAD - Capital Development Authority (CDA) has finally decided to swallow the bitter pill by paying Rs 90 million to Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) to remove one of the major ...

NAG exhibits group show of six women artists

ISLAMABAD (APP) - Nomad Art Gallery here Saturday opened a group show of six women artists entitled Personal Narratives with a collection of 25 paintings. The artists including Samreen Asif, Samina ...

Motorists forced to pay toll tax

ISLAMABAD (APP) - The closure of U-turn on Kashmir Highway near sector H-11 has forced the motorists to pay toll tax, who think the step as a deliberate attempt to extort money from the residents ...

Body to take on diseases

ISLAMABAD-Ministry of Health in consensus with the stakeholders has agreed to establish a commission to effectively deal with Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) that results in premature death, ...

Islamabad women captain Mariyum wants coaching at district level

ISLAMABAD - Skipper of the Islamabad women's cricket team Mariyum Hasan Shah has demanded the coaching facilities at district level for the promotion of the ladies' cricket in Pakistan. She was ...

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