Friday, February 10, 2012
- 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
- 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
The Nation in print for Monday, May 04, 2009
Front Page
TNSM rejects Darul Qaza
PESHAWAR - While rejecting the establishment of Darul Qaza, Tehreek-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) chief Maulana Sufi Mohammad has said that it was unilateral decision of the government and he was not consulted before making the announcement. He was briefing the media persons at TNSM ...
Zardari, Altaf on the same page against militancy
President Asif Ali Zardari and Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain held an important meeting at Churchill Hotel in ...
Troops consolidate positions in Buner
PESHAWAR (Agencies) - At least 80 militants were killed and three soldiers martyred while 21 suicide vehicles, motorcyclists and ...
International
Asian countries set up $120 billion crisis fund
NUSA DUA, Indonesia, (AFP) - Ten Asian countries plus China, Japan and South Korea agreed Sunday to set up a 120-billion-dollar ...
FBI-Muslim relations sour
WASHINGTON (AFP) - When a cordial exchange of emails with an FBI agent turned into a request to inform on other Muslims on ...
Swine flu on decline: Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AFP) - Mexico said its swine flu epidemic had peaked and was now in decline Sunday as a diplomatic storm brewed over ...
Berlusconi's wife seeks divorce
ROME (Agencies) - Less than a week after writing an open letter that criticized her husband for cavorting with much younger ...
Obama team friendlier to Karzai after awkward start
KABUL (Reuters) - A few months ago, the relationship between the new US Administration and the veteran Afghan President looked ...
UN, Afghan watchdog call on Taliban to join polls
KABUL (AFP) - The United Nations and Afghanistans top rights body on Sunday called on Taliban to take part in presidential ...
Abbas to tell Obama no peace without two-state deal
AMMAN (AFP) - Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas said on Sunday he will tell US President Barack Obama this month that resuming ...
ADB debt issues seen increasing only slowly
NUSA DUA, Indonesia, (Reuters) - Despite plans to sharply increase its lending programme, the Asian Development Bank will only ...
Militancy a concern in B'desh: US
DHAKA (Reuters) - The United States believes that militancy remains a concern for Bangladesh, US Ambassador James F Moriarty said ...
Nearly 20,000 infected with HIV in Iran
TEHRAN (AFP) - At least 19,435 Iranians have been infected with the HIV virus, with more than 1,000 new cases recorded since ...
India behind World Cup move from Pakistan: Mani
ABU DHABI (AFP) - A former president of cricket's governing body on Sunday accused India of being behind the decision to shift ...
Jayawardene leads Punjab to last-over win over Kolkata
PORT ELIZABETH (South Africa) (AFP) - Mahela Jayawardene struck an unbeaten 52 to guide Kings XI Punjab to a nail-biting ...
Rajasthan Royals hunt down Deccan
PORT ELIZABETH (South Africa) (AFP) - Rajasthan Royals staged a dramatic fightback to upset table-toppers Deccan Chargers by ...
West Indies collapse leaves tourists facing first Test dilemma
DERBY (England) (AFP) - West Indies head into next week's first Test against England facing major problems with their batting ...
Worlds an all-Asian affair after Chinese wins
YOKOHAMA (Japan) (AFP) - China's Liu Shiwen and Ma Long snuffed out the last of the European challenge on Sunday to make the ...
Barca hit Real for six to all but clinch title
MADRID (AFP) - Barcelona opened up a seven-point lead at the top of the Spanish league table after humbling arch rivals Real ...
Gayle delay worries West Indies coach Dyson
LONDON (AFP) - West Indies coach John Dyson conceded the late arrival of captain Chris Gayle was "not ideal" after his side were ...
US drone attacks in Pakistan 'backfiring,' Congress told
WASHINGTON - It seems better sense is beginning to prevail on a key adviser to U.S. Army leadership who just a couple of weeks ...
Politics
Turmoil in Nepal as Army Chief sacked
KATHMANDU (Agencies) - Nepal plunged into turmoil with the Maoist-led Government and the Military locked in a major confrontation ...
'National consensus visibly against terror': Qureshi
MULTAN (APP) - Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Sunday that national consensus across the country was ...
No more audit notices to businessmen: Babar
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Dr Babar Awan said that Federal Board of Revenue(FBR) should not issue any ...
Nine killed in Karachi road crash
KARACHI - Nine people were killed and 15 injured in a road accident here at Northern Bypass on Sunday. According to the report, a ...
Afghan unrest kills 16
KABUL (AFP) - A bomb exploded outside an Afghan police headquarters Sunday, killing four civilians including two children, ...
Nato forces kill 12-year-old girl
HERAT (AFP) - Nato-led troops shot and killed a 12-year-old girl and wounded two other civilians in western Afghanistan Sunday ...
Two cops shot dead in Quetta
QUETTA - Three persons including two policemen were killed in different incidents in Quetta on Sunday. Police officials said two ...
Press Freedom Day observed
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Like other parts of the globe, World Press Freedom Day was also observed across Pakistan on Sunday with an aim ...
Fazal proposes regional moot on Kashmir
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Chairman Parliamentary Kashmir Committee, Maulana Fazalur Rehman, called on the OIC Secretary General, ...
Swat deal a real wake-up call: US
WASHINGTON - Asserting that the failure of the Swat deal was a real wake-up call for Pakistan, US Defence Secretary Robert Gates ...
'Q' rebels annoyed over PPP's stay in Punjab govt
ISLAMABAD - The members of PML-Q forward bloc in the Punjab Assembly are vexed with PPPs decision to remain part of Mian Shahbaz ...
'N' for reviewing 60-40 formula
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leadership could not reach any conclusion on ...
Sindh lifts ban on Imran Khan's entry
LAHORE - Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah on Sunday said that his government had lifted ban on entry of Tehreek-e-Insaf chief ...
Taliban behead two government officials in Swat
MINGORA (Reuters) - Taliban have beheaded two government officials in the northwestern Swat Valley in revenge for the killing of ...
Pakistani-owned ship hijacked by Somali pirates
MOGADISHU (AFP) - Somali pirates said Sunday they hijacked a Pakistani-owned ship even as France and the Seychelles nabbed 14 ...
Militants resume armed patrol in Swat
SWAT (Agencies) - Taliban fighters have resumed armed patrolling in the Swat Valleys main town, an official said Sunday, further ...
Pakistan beat Australia by seven wickets
ABU DHABI (AFP) - Kamran Akmal hit an aggressive century to overshadow Shane Watsons hundred as Pakistan beat Australia by seven ...
Zardari to face US pressure to work with Nawaz
WASHINGTON - President Asif Ali Zardari is expected to face some pressure during the upcoming talks here with U.S. President ...
Entertainment
'Father' opposes Madonna adoption
THE man believed to be the father of the Malawian child who pop star Madonna wants to adopt has said that he opposes the move. ...
Scarlett Johansson's directing dream dashed
SCARLETT Johanssons dream of being a director has been dashed - on her first try. The movie beauty helmed a segment for the ...
Cheryl Cole lands 2.1m TV deal
CHERYL Cole can laugh all the way to the bank - she's just landed a 2.1 million TV deal. The Girls Aloud star, 25, will see her X ...
Amy rushed to hospital
SINGER Amy Winehouse was taken to hospital in St Lucia on Saturday night after fainting, her spokesman said. The Grammy winner ...
Zac among most influential people
HIGH School Musical star Zac Efron has been named one of the worlds most influential people by Time magazine. The teen idol has ...
Tina OBrien opens homeware store
AFTER an extended maternity leave from the public eye, former Coronation Street star Tina OBrien is discovering the journey back ...
Islamabad
Expert for precautionary against deadly Swine flu
KARACHI - A Bangladeshi scientist has cautioned that the Swine Flu may hit any country and called for mass awareness ...
Govt criticised for failure to stop attacks on journalists
ISLAMABAD-Senior journalists, friends, relatives, politicians and workers of various print and media organisations during a ...
Journalists rally slams target killing incidents
ISLAMABAD- Journalists on Sunday brought out a rally in connection with the World Press Freedom Day marked on Sunday and in ...
CDA seeks Rs 6.67b for 28 uplift projects
ISLAMABAD (APP)- The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has asked the federal government to approve the funds mounting to Rs ...
Showers make it cool for Islooites
ISLAMABAD-The ever-increasing mercury has been given a partial halt courtesy Sundays downpour. The burnt masses heaved a sigh of ...
Lawyer, army colonel 'abducted'
RAWALPINDI - A renowned lawyer of District Bar Nadeem Ahmed Shah advocate along with his friend EME Col Shahid Bashir ...
Eunuchs pelt alleged kidnapper with rotten eggs
RAWALPINDI - Scores of eunuchs pelted rotten eggs at an alleged kidnapper when police tried to present him in the court of ...
Karachi
Media must develop code of conduct: Sherry
KARACHI - Former federal minister for information and PPP leader, Sherry Rehman, has emphasised on the media that it must form a ...
Top Sindh cop likely to be shown door
KARACHI - The PPP led government is likely to remove any one of the top-stalwart of Sindh police to fulfil the demands of its ...
Violence still occurs against women: Fatima
KARACHI - Corruption and unprofessional approach in the Woman Development Department during the previous governments has remained ...
People facing problems in renewal of CNICs
KARACHI (PPI) - People are facing severe problems in renewing and updating their computerised national identity cards (CNICs) ...
Lahore
Police stations vulnerable to terror attacks
LAHORE - At least 25,000 policemen in the City housed in 77 different police station buildings are performing their duties in ...
Water shortage threat for City
LAHORE - Power outage and surge in mercury level have multiplied the woes of the local people disrupting the water supply all ...
Foreign-trained elements instigating sectarian violence
LAHORE - Former federal minister and Senior Vice President of PML-Q Ijaz-ul-Haq has said that conspirators trained in America, ...
And the hot weather is here
Well, summers have rolled by, as is usual, and the temperature went above 40 degrees before May, again as usual. However, the ...
Dengue hits 'saviours'
LAHORE - Two top medics of Jinnah Hospital have suffered severe attacks of dengue virus and acute pyogenic meningitis ...
20-kg flour bag to swell to Rs580
LAHORE - The price of 20-kg flour bag would swell to Rs 580 from Rs 510 in the local market in November this year, as the Punjab ...
Pakistan hockey team leaves for Malaysia
LAHORE - Pakistan hockey team will leave for Malaysia to take part in 8th Asia Cup Hockey Tournament on Monday from Karachi. The ...
M Shabbir as expected emerges on top
LAHORE - In the Garrison Open Golf Tournament held at the Garrison Golf Course from 1st to 3rd May over 54 holes, with the ...
First-ever Pakistan-Uzbekistan clash
LAHORE - Pakistan will take on formidable Central Asian Uzbekistan in Group-A of the 14th Asian U16 Football Championship. It ...
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