Thursday, February 09, 2012
- 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
- US drone kills Qaeda leader in Pak: officials
- Blast rocks ASF headquarters in Karachi
- Three including two women killed for honour in Faisalabad
- Obama briefed by national security team on US-Pakistan cooperation
- Awan contempt case: Hearing adjourns till Feb 20
The Nation in print for Tuesday, May 05, 2009
Front Page
Swat braces for fresh operation
SWAT/PESHAWAR - Clashes flared late Monday between security forces and militants in Swat as the Valley braced for another possible military operation. Militants attacked two police stations and a power grid in Mingora, the main town in the scenic Swat Valley, which was devastated by a nearly ...
SC may review 17th Amendment: CJP
ISLAMABAD (Agencies) - Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said that the Supreme Court can review the 17th ...
America wants operation on fast track: Mullen
WASHINGTON - Admiral Mike Mullen, the Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Monday he was comfortable that Pakistans ...
International
Haqqani rejects Zardari govt's criticism; urges speeding of aid
WASHINGTON - Pakistan's ambassador to the United States has rejected the mounting criticism of the democratic government in ...
Swine flu cases top 1,000
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - The number of swine flu victims topped the 1,000 mark on Monday as the UNs most senior health official ...
Iraq sticks to US pullout timetable despite attacks
BAGHDAD (AFP) - Iraq insisted on Monday that the timetable set last year for the withdrawal of US forces would not be extended, ...
Afghan President registers for election with warlord
KABUL (AFP) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai registered Monday to run for a second term in August elections, including on his ...
Ban voices concern over Nepal's political crisis
UNITED NATIONS - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has voiced serious concern over the threat posed to the peace process in Nepal ...
Berlusconi wants apology from wife
ROME (AFP) - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi demanded an apology Monday from his wife for her public complaints over his ...
Australian, British war dead to be exhumed from WWI site
FROMELLES, France (AFP) - Forensic experts gathered Monday in a muddy field in northern France ahead of a solemn operation to ...
Sick Hillary cancels appointments
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton canceled her appointments Monday laid low by her allergies, an official ...
UN slams Karzai's running-mate choice
KABUL (AFP) - The top UN envoy to Afghanistan strongly opposes President Hamid Karzais choice of a warlord and alleged rights ...
Meshaal re-elected Hamas chief
DAMASCUS (AFP) - Exiled Hamas supremo Khaled Meshaal has been re-elected head of the Palestinian Islamist movements politburo, ...
28 pilgrims killed in Iran bus accident
TEHRAN (AFP) - At least 28 Iranian pilgrims were killed when a bus heading to neighbouring Iraq crashed into a residential ...
Pakistan should have beaten Australia, says Alam
ABU DHABI (AFP) - Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam said Monday he believed his team missed a golden chance to win their one-day ...
Pakistan ICL rebels may return soon
LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board keen to have the 'rebel' trio of all-rounder Abdul Razzaq, pacer Rana Naved and opener Imran ...
Yousuf assures he has ended ties with ICL
LAHORE - Desperate for Pakistan recall Mohammad Yousuf has made it clear that he would no longer play for the ICL and his ...
Sana replaces Urooj as Pakistan women skipper
LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board women wing as expected has dumped all-rounder Urooj Mumtaz as captain and replaced her with ...
Kuznetsova downs world number one Safina in final
STUTTGART (Germany) (AFP) - Svetlana Kuznetsova beat Russian compatriot and world number one Dinara Safina 6-4, 6-3 in Sunday's ...
Milan stay in Serie A hunt with Catania win
ROME (AFP) - AC Milan kept their slim title hopes alive with a comfortable 2-0 victory at Catania on Sunday courtesy of goals ...
Fergie cranks up the pressure on Arsenal as United aim for Rome
LONDON (AFP) - Sir Alex Ferguson believes titleholders Manchester United are perfectly placed to take advantage of the pressure ...
Business
Foreign investment in developing nations to worsen, warns UN official
UNITED NATIONS Last years slump in companies investing in businesses abroad is likely to fall further before recovering in two ...
Textile producers not to set up units in NWFP ROZs
KARACHI - Pakistani textile manufacturers are least interested in setting up industrial units in the proposed Reconstruction ...
Fiscal, current account deficit targets achievable, says MoF
ISLAMABAD - The government is confident to achieve the economic growth between 2.5 to 3 per cent during the ongoing fiscal year ...
SECP introduces new scheme to buy back certificates
KARACHI - The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has introduced a transparent and comprehensive procedure for ...
First Habib Income Fund declares dividend
KARACHI - The board of directors of Habib Asset Management Limited has declared interim dividend for the year ending on June 30, ...
FJKCCI for free movement of cross-LoC trade
MIRPUR (APP) - Zulfiqar Abbasi, President of Federation of Jammu & Kashmir Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FJKCCI), Monday ...
KSE sheds 140 points amid mounting security issues
KARACHI - Mounting security issues in the country continued to affect sentiments of the investors at the Karachi Stock Exchange ...
UK delegation to visit Pak for investment
MULTAN - A British delegation is likely to visit Pakistan by coming month to review the situation for making investment in ...
Meezan Bank records 13pc growth in profit
KARACHI - Meezan Bank has posted 13 per cent growth in its post-tax profit for the first quarter ended on March 31, 2009. The ...
Chinese Co, LCCI to coop in investment projects
LAHORE - Pak-China Investment Company has sought LCCI support for identification of business opportunities, development of ...
Politics
Indian water terror more dangerous than Taliban
LAHORE (APP) - Chairman Indus Water Council Pakistan and Coordinator World Water Assembly Zahoorul Hassan Dahir has said that ...
Arabs must help Pak over security: EU
RIYADH (Reuters) - Gulf Arab countries should help Pakistan and Yemen bolster security in the face of rising militant violence ...
Landlord seeks help
ISLAMABAD - Contrary to the governments stated tighten-the-belt policy, the Competition Commission of Pakistan is currently ...
Kasab trial Confessional statement to be sent to Pakistan
NEW DELHI (APP) - A special court hearing Ajmal Kasab in Mumbai jail permitted the prosecution to send confessional statement of ...
India begins military games in Punjab
NEW DELHI (APP) - Indian armys Kharga Corps began exercise named 'Hindi Shakti in Barnala area of Punjab. An army press release ...
UN fears more IDPs in NWFP
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The United Nations has said that the total number of IDPs in the turbulent NWFP and Federally Administered ...
'Recite Durood Sharif in trains'
HYDERABAD (Agencies)-Minister of State for Railways Muhammad Jadam Mangrio has advised the passengers to recite Durood Sharif ...
Nepal's PM resigns
KATHMANDU (AFP) - Nepals Maoist Prime Minister Prachanda resigned Monday, plunging the country into a major political crisis ...
32 dead in fresh Afghan attack
KABUL (AFP) - A wave of bomb blasts and shootings killed 32 people, including two children, in Afghanistan Monday as President ...
Top US senators present Pakistan aid plan
WASHINGTON - Two influential US senators have introduced legislation that would triple American aid to Pakistan' to $1.5 ...
TNSM warns against further military action
SWAT - Spokesman of Tehrik-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat Muhammadi (TNSM) Amir Izzat Khan Monday has said that his organisation is not ...
Muttahida supports May 12 strike
KARACHI - Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Rabita Committee unanimously backed the strike on May 12 that was called by Haq Parast ...
Backlog of cases to be cleared in six months
ISLAMABAD - While announcing the National Judicial Policy, Supreme Court Registrar Dr Faqir Hussain Monday said that all the ...
Soldier among 8 more dead in Buner clashes
ISLAMABAD - Armed militants in Buner District are reportedly using 2,000 innocent people as human shield in view of impending ...
Not a single penny given to NWFP govt
PESHAWAR (Agencies) - NWFP Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain has said that not a single penny has been given by the ...
The future of Pakistani Federation
The Pakistani Federation is torn by the rising dissensions between a dominant Punjab majority and the disaffected Baluch, Sindhi ...
Obama to press Zardari on nuclear arms
WASHINGTON (AFP) - President Barack Obama will raise concerns about nuclear proliferation and resurgent extremism in talks this ...
Islamic schools fill void: NYT
NEW YORK - With public education in shambles in Pakistan, the poorest families have turned to Islamic schools that feed and ...
US fears Pakistan's nuclear arms at risk: NYT
WASHINGTON - Despite Pakistans repeated assurances that its nuclear weapons are in safe hands, American officials say they are ...
Entertainment
British princess rescued after attack in Cambodia
LONDON (AFP) - Thieves tried to rob Queen Elizabeth IIs 19-year-old granddaughter, Princess Eugenie, and her friends while they ...
Fox sues Bollywood
MUMBAI (AFP) - US studio 20th Century Fox is seeking damages and an injunction against the release of a Hindi-language film in ...
Baby food has more fat than cheeseburgers
SOME baby foods contain more fat and sugar than cheeseburgers and chocolate biscuits, reveals a new study. Farleys Original ...
Miley Cyrus suffers facial injury
MILEY Cyrus busted her face making her new movie. The actress suffered a painful fall during scenes for 'Hannah Montana: The ...
Dylan tops UK album chart seventh time
BOB Dylan has topped the UK album chart for the seventh time in his career, nearly 40 years since his last number one LP. ...
Human brain can recognise objects much faster than thought
HUMAN beings far outpace computers in their ability to recognize faces and other objects, handling with ease variations in size, ...
Islamabad
Firefighters stage mock drill in Capital
ISLAMABAD-Capital Development Authority (CDA)s Directorate of Emergency and Disaster Management Monday organised an event in ...
Farewell to a true friend of Pakistan
ISLAMABAD-Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Monday lauded the efforts of the outgoing Ambassador of Saudi Arabia Ali Awadh ...
Proposed bill awaits Law Division's nod since 2005
ISLAMABAD-Anti-HIV&AIDS efforts by the Ministry of Health seem to be wasted since despite lapse of more than two years the ...
Report sought on extradition of murder accused
RAWALPINDI-Lahore High Court (LHC) Rawalpindi bench on Monday directed the Director General (DG) Federal Investigation Agency ...
No more practical test for intermediate Statistics exam
ISLAMABAD -The practical examination of Statistics has been abolished from the new curriculum at the intermediate level. The ...
Any cure for these poor drug addicts?
ISLAMABAD - Thousands of drug addicts despite having will to give up addiction have been left to the mercy of circumstances ...
Karachi
Number of street kids rises in City
KARACHI - The number of street children is increasing alarmingly due to the sheer negligence of the authorities concerned, while ...
Teachers complain threats from cheating mafia
KARACHI - A large numbers of teachers have disengaged themselves from examination-related activities in the ongoing Higher ...
Cognitive therapy may cure social phobia: research
KARACHI (PPI) - Extreme shyness that holds people back in social situations and prevents them from meeting other people needs ...
Work starts on deep water container port
KARACHI (APP) - The work on phase-I of 1.6 billion dollars Deep Water Container Port has started at full pace. The Port in its ...
'Nationalists criticise govt for political gains'
KARACHI (APP) - Sindh Law Minister Mohammed Ayaz Soomro has said that some so-called nationalist leaders are trying to raise ...
48,521 human rights violations in 9 years
KARACHI - Madadgaar Helpline for Children & Women victims of violence and abuse is counselling the women through legal aid, ...
Lahore
Lopsided Commission becomes haven for ex-PSPs and DMGs
LAHORE - The Punjab Public Service Commission is in disarray after its incessant mismanagement and illegal functioning since ...
Another tortured to death in police custody
LAHORE - Another man was tortured to death by the police at Guwalmandi police station on Monday. The deceased Maqsood Ahmad, 45, ...
Passengers boil over AC closure in trains
LAHORE - Strong protest demonstrations against the top management of the Pakistan Railways has become order of the day at ...
IGP plans to bridge public-police gap
LAHORE - Inspector General Police Punjab Tariq Saleem Dogar has vowed to overcome gulf between the people and police by holding ...
Shahbaz for accelerating industrial development
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that there is a need for accelerating the pace of industrial development ...
Chief Justice takes suo moto notices
LAHORE - Chief Justice Lahore High Court Khawaja Muhammad Sharif on Monday took four suo motu notices on different incidents of ...
TheNation staffer looted
LAHORE - Robbers Monday looted an employee of The Nation and his family in Race Course police limits. According to FIR, Muhammad ...
PCB under sharp criticism from former greats
LAHORE - The one-day series defeat against an under-strength Australia in the UAE has drawn sharp criticism from former players ...
Two new faces in Pakistan squad for World Twenty20
LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board has announced a 15-member team for the Twenty20 World Cup to be held in England in coming ...
KESC wins Patron's Trophy final
LAHORE - KESC won the Patron Trophy Grade II Tournament on better first inning performance in the drawn final, which was also ...
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