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 Thursday, May 07, 2009
Front Page
Allies renew pledge to defeat terror
WASHINGTON - Stating that the security of Pakistan, Afghanistan and the United States was linked, US President Barack Obama Wednesday afternoon pledged lasting commitment to democratic governments of Pakistan and Afghanistan in helping them fight the threat of terrorism posed by the Taliban and ...
Pakistan refuses visas to British officials
ISLAMABAD - The row between Pakistan and the United Kingdom over the detention of 10 Pakistani students and their expected ...
Deadly fighting rages in Swat
PESHAWAR/SWAT - Going ahead with its task of crushing and flushing out the militants from Swat Valley, the security forces ...
International
US newspapers back aid but criticize Afghan, Pak leaders
NEW YORK - Major American newspapers Wednesday backed the Obama's administration for prodding the leaders of Pakistan and ...
Pakistan, Australia in Twenty20 showdown
DUBAI (AFP) - Pakistan and Australia will get some practice for next month's Twenty20 World Cup tournament when they play a ...
Bopara bolsters England as Windies fail to hold chances
LONDON (AFP) - New number three Ravi Bopara's second successive Test hundred was the centrepiece of England's 289 for seven on ...
Serena stunned by Schnyder as Safina blasts organizers
ROME (AFP) - World number two Serena Williams was stunned by Patty Schnyder as the American crashed out of the second round of ...
Gambhir half century takes Delhi to the top
DURBAN (South Africa) (AFP) - A half-century from stand-in skipper Gautam Gambhir led Delhi Daredevils to the top of the Indian ...
Rampant United crush Arsenal to reach final
LONDON (AFP) - Manchester United swept back into the Champions League final as the holders produced a stunning 3-1 win over ...
Nato-Russia tensions mount as Georgia exercises kick off
TBILISI (AFP) - Nato kicked off controversial military exercises in ex-Soviet Georgia on Wednesday as tensions spiked in ...
Gates touts strength of American-Saudi ties
RIYADH (AFP) - US Defence Secretary Robert Gates on Wednesday reassured nervous Saudis over a possible warming of US relations ...
No alternative to 2-state ME solution, says Merkel
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday that a two-state solution was the only path to peace in the ...
Israel slams UN Gaza report
UNITED NATIONS - Israeli President Shimon Peres said Wednesday that a UN investigation report is 'outrageous','not fair and ...
11 die in Baghdad car bombings
BAGHDAD (AFP) - Two car bomb blasts ripped through busy areas of Baghdad on Wednesday, killing 11 people in the latest violence ...
Crisis deepens as Maoists clash with police
KATHMANDU (Reuters/AFP) - Around 1,000 stone-throwing Maoist protesters chanting we are ready to fight clashed with police in ...
Kilcullen recommendations on how aid should be given to Pakistan
David Kilcullen, an Australian and a key adviser to US Army General David Petraeus, who served in Iraq as one of the ...
Crocodiles kill 9 children near Angolan river
LUANDA (Reuters) - Crocodiles killed at least nine children and also attacked several women in Angolas southern Kwanza-Sul ...
Zuma elected South African president
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africas parliament chose Jacob Zuma as president on Wednesday and he immediately set boosting the ...
Business
IMF sees 'long, severe recession' for Asia
SINGAPORE (AFP) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday sharply slashed its growth outlook for Asia, predicting a ...
Differences between PIA, Palpa re-emerge
KARACHI - The dispute between Pakistan International Airline (PIA) management and Pakistan Airline Pilot Association (PALPA) ...
110m cellular subscribers target not to be achieved due to recession
LAHORE - Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) chairman Dr Muhammad Yaseen has said the overall slowdown of economic ...
KESC suffers Rs10.60 billion loss since January
KARACHI - Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) is generating Rs 5 billion monthly only through its billing, while the total ...
Market gains 117 points on 'N'-PPP Punjab govt decision
KARACHI - The PPP and PML-N decision to continue coalition government in Punjab pushed the stock market towards green zone and ...
Religious board for modaraba reconstituted
LAHORE - The Federal Government has reconstituted the Religious Board for Modaraba in pursuance of Section 9 of the Modaraba ...
Oil hits new 5-month high in New York
LONDON (AFP) - World oil prices rallied on Wednesday, hitting a new five-month peak in New York, despite expectations that a key ...
No power shortfall in country, claims Ministry
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE (APP) - The Ministry of Water and Power has said that power generation in the country reached at 12,242 MW on ...
Pak-UK trade to grow further
LAHORE - Director UK Trade and Investment Robert Gibson has expressed the optimism that the trade relations between Pakistan and ...
CDM facility in textile industry to improve energy efficiency
LAHORE - All Pakistan Textile Mills Association Punjab Chairman Akber Sheikh has said the efficient use of energy is need of the ...
Politics
3 troops among 6 dead in attacks
QUETTA - At least six people including three security personnel and a woman were killed and 11 others were wounded in two ...
Cabinet okays population census
ISLAMABAD - Keeping in view the importance of Housing and Population Census for good governance and effective planning, the ...
'N' MNA Haji Pervaiz resigns
ISLAMABAD - The examination scandal that caused ripples in the PML-N rank and file Wednesday saw dramatic drop scene when the ...
'I don't want to dig graves'
PESHAWAR (AFP) - Shop owner Saeed Khan has already buried one child killed in fighting between the Taliban and government forces ...
Ajmal Kasab pleads not guilty
MUMBAI (AFP) - The lone gunman captured during Mumbai attacks Wednesday pleaded not guilty to all charges, denying his part in ...
US strikes kill scores of Afghan civilians
HERAT (AFP) - Police in Afghanistan said Wednesday that US-led airstrikes against Taliban had killed 100 people, most of them ...
Strike shuts down parts of IHK
SRINAGAR (Agencies) - A strike called by freedom movement leaders to shore up their boycott of Indian elections shut down parts ...
UN extends Pak continental shelf
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Minister for Science and Technology, Muhammad Azam Khan Swati Wednesday said that United Nations has accepted ...
US urges Israel, India, Pakistan and North Korea to join NPT
UNITED NATIONS - Underscoring the need to bolster the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) at a UN conference, a senior US official ...
Hand-grenade injures 17 at DI Khan mosque
PESHAWAR (AFP) - At least 17 people were wounded after unknown attackers threw a hand-grenade at a mosque Wednesday in Dera ...
Entertainment
US First Lady steals Rihanna's style
Shes as at ease rubbing shoulders with the homeless as she is with the worlds most powerful statesmen. But last night Michelle ...
UK charity worker wins 'world's best job'
HAMILTON ISLAND, Australia (AFP) - A British charity worker Wednesday won the best job in the world as caretaker of a tropical ...
'Ghost fishing' major sea threat
NAIROBI (AFP) - Lost or discarded fishing nets can continue to catch fish for years and are a growing threat to the planets ...
First US face transplant recipient revealed
WASHINGTON (AFP) - An Ohio woman who was the first US recipient of a near-total face transplant unveiled on Tuesday the results ...
Beyonce goes sightseeing in transparent wedges
She was enjoying a casual day of sightseeing in Paris with her family so of course Beyonce opted for the most practical footwear ...
No sale for Picasso, Giacometti works at Sotheby's auction
NEW YORK (AFP) - Two masterworks of art anchoring a major auction at Sothebys Picasso painting and a Giacometti sculpture - went ...
Islamabad
NA education body to move SC against IHC verdict
ISLAMABAD - National Assembly Standing Committee on Education has decided on Wednesday to file a petition in the Supreme Court ...
LHC bars PR from auctioning land
RAWALPINDI - Lahore High Court (LHC) Rawalpindi Bench has halted Pakistan Railways (PR) from auctioning a piece of land leased ...
Commissioner Rawalpindi holds open kutchery
RAWALPINDI - Commissioner Rawalpindi Division Zahid Saeed Wednesday held an Open Kutchery and issued orders on the applications ...
Veterinary centre set up for Capital's rural areas
ISLAMABAD - Islamabad Capital Territory Agricultural Extension Services is taking measures for the development of livestock and ...
CPSP to facilitates young doctors in studies abroad
RAWALPINDI - College of Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan (CPSP) has explored new avenues of luxurious overseas job opportunities ...
NBF books exhibitions attract readers
ISLAMABAD (APP) - A month-long book exhibition organised by National Book Foundation (NBF) is attracting book lovers across the ...
National
A glance at today's game
A different ball game Pakistan and Australia have met once before in a T20 game and that was during the inaugural T20 World Cup ...
Karachi
Larkana preparing to host Sindh Games third time
KARACHI - The organising committee of the Sindh Games held a series of meetings on Wednesday in Larkana where the provincial ...
Sindh Govt reluctant to raise police salaries
KARACHI - Sindh Finance Department has showed reluctance to raise the salaries of police at par with their counterparts in Punjab ...
Experts suggest drug to prevent bleeding after childbirth
KARACHI - Bleeding after childbirth is among the most common causes of maternal deaths in low-income countries that accounts for ...
SHC disposes of petition against appointment of judges
KARACHI - Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday reversed the orders of Justice Bin Yameen as permanent judge of High Court and ...
Women for measures to counter Taliban threats
KARACHI (APP) - Women from all walks of life, including a legislator, doctors, journalists, community workers, government ...
Public opinion be sought before legislation
KARACHI - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) under its Strengthening Democracy through Parliamentary Development ...
CNS confers awards on Navy officers, men
KARACHI - The Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Noman Bashir, on Wednesday conferred military awards on Pakistan Navy officers ...
Lahore
PCB wants top players to take part in domestic T20 meet
LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board has directed all its top players to make themselves available for the national Twenty20 ...
Younis misses ICC executive board meeting
LAHORE - Pakistan captain Younis Khan gave the team management and the PCB officials a surprise as he failed to brief the ...
Rifts in PCB top management?
LAHORE - An apparent rift has crept up within the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) with the chairman Ijaz Butt dramatically ...
Much-trumpeted project hits snags
LAHORE -The Punjab governments well-trumpeted project of 80 tubewells installation, meant to improve the supply of drinking water ...
Multan Road remodelling kicks off
LAHORE - The City District Government (CDG) on Wednesday started patchwork at dilapidated portions of Multan Road to ensure ...
CM pledges to protect journalist community
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that extremism is the biggest challenge for the government and if our ...
Pashtun couple slaughtered
LAHORE - The watchman of a local office and his wife were found slain at their rented residence at Chenab Block in Iqbal Town on ...
Citizens on roads against land mafia
LAHORE - The residents of Yakki Gate and Masti Gate staged a protest demonstration against the two local SHOs for patronising the ...
Bar presidency issue still unsettled
LAHORE - The issue of the Lahore High Court Bar president election is still unsettled despite the fact a vice-president has been ...
Formation of think-tank on national issues urged
LAHORE - Speakers at a debate on the devolution of power among provinces and federal government unanimously urged that the ...
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