Thursday, February 09, 2012
- 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
- Memo case: Lawyer insists recording of Ijaz statement abroad
The Nation in print for Friday, May 08, 2009
Front Page
Gilani declares all-out war on militants
ISLAMABAD-In a decisive move, the PPP-led coalition government on Thursday gave go-ahead to the armed forces to quell insurgency in Swat and Malakand Division and eliminate the armed militants challenging the writ of the government. Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani while unveiling this ...
Warplanes, gunships blast Taliban positions
PESHAWAR - Maulana Kifayatullah, elder son of Maulana Sufi Mohammad, chief of Tehreek-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) was ...
Kayani vows decisive victory over Taliban
ISLAMABAD - Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani said on Thursday that the present security situation in the ...
International
Israeli group asks apex court to halt settlement expansion
JERUSALEM (AFP) - An Israeli anti-settlement group on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to block what it said was the illegal ...
No time limit for US strategy in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (AFP) - A 94.2 billion dollar war funding bill before the House of Representatives imposes no time limit for the US ...
A third of world population could get swine flu: WHO
GENEVA (AFP) - The World Health Organisation on Thursday said that in a pandemic situation it was reasonable to estimate that a ...
Activities intensify at NKorea N-sites
SEOUL (AFP) - North Korea has intensified activities at weapons sites after threatening to stage more nuclear and missile tests ...
Global survey finds European Muslims 'isolated'
LONDON (Reuters/AFP) - Muslims living in European countries feel far more isolated than those living in the United States, ...
Mexico City returns to life after shutdown
MEXICO CITY (AFP) - Mexico City returned to its hectic bustle on Thursday after authorities lifted a week-long shutdown to stop ...
Indian polls enter final stretch
NEW DELHI (AFP) - Indias marathon elections entered the home straight Thursday, with millions voting in a fourth round of polling ...
US terrorism watchlist has 35pc error rate
WASHINGTON (AFP) - A report from the US Justice Department has found the countrys 1.1 million-strong watchlist of suspected ...
Ex-Taliban join Afghanistan presidency race
KABUL (AFP) - An internationally respected academic and a veteran of the ousted Taliban regime entered Afghanistans race for the ...
People flee as fires gut homes in California
SANTA BARBARA, California (AFP) - Firefighters were on Thursday picking over the smoldering rubble of a ferocious California ...
Business
Business leaders urge UN to strengthen anti-corruption convention
UNITED NATIONS - Chief executives from the world's leading businesses have called on the United Nations to strengthen the UN ...
PR using delaying tactics to award LC
LAHORE - The Pakistan Railways is using delaying tactics in awarding Letter of Credit (LC) for the import of 75 locomotive worth ...
Energy conservation failure to lead to severe loadshedding
LAHORE - Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) newly appointed Managing Director Tahir Basharat Cheema Thursday said if energy ...
PIA issues order for pilots' demands implementation
KARACHI - The PIA management has released its admin order on 7th of May regarding the agreement signed by the PIA and PALPA, said ...
Import of 10-year used cars likely
ISLAMABAD - The government is considering to allow the import of cars used for more than ten years to bring down their prices and ...
Law, order haunts stock market; down 73 points
KARACHI - Critical law and order situation in Buner and related areas affected the investors sentiment negatively at the Karachi ...
Solar energy to light country
KARACHI - Federal Science and Technology Minister Azam Khan Sawati on Thursday said that solar energy is to bring in revolution ...
Islamic banking fast growing in Pakistan
LAHORE - The Chief Executive Officer AIBaraka Islamic Bank Mohamed Isa Al Mutaweh has said that Islamic Banking is fast gaining ...
Over 5.7m tons wheat procured
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The government has so far procured 5.775 million tons of wheat all across the country, almost 81.92 percent of ...
China to cooperate in hydro power projects
ISLAMABAD (APP) - China was interested in enhancing cooperation in hydro electricity projects, agriculture sector and other areas ...
Politics
Swat operation to continue until normalcy returns: Zardari
WASHINGTON - With Pakistani troops batling extremists in Swat, President Asif Ali Zardari said Thursday that military operations ...
Decisive move commended
ISLAMABAD- All important segments of society, including defence analysts and political forces have by and large supported the ...
Tripartite summit: Promises but no concrete accords
WASHINGTON - The much-heralded tripartite summit between the leaders of the United States, Pakistan and Afghanistan ended on ...
N-secrets can't be shared with any country: FO
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Thursday declared not to share details of its nuclear programme with any other country while rejecting ...
Red Cross warns of severe humanitarian crisis in NWFP
ISLAMABAD (AFP) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) warned Thursday that a humanitarian crisis was intensifying ...
Taliban trap terrified civilians in battle zone
MINGORA (Agencies) - Taliban militants blocked roads with rocks and trees, preventing terrified civilians from fleeing Swat ...
Gates allays troops' fears about going to Pakistan
KABUL (Agencies) - There are no plans to deploy US ground troops to Pakistan, US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said ...
PPP ministers attend Punjab Cabinet meeting
LAHORE - The Punjab government has procured 3.4 million tons of wheat, and the target of six million tons will be achieved, while ...
No corrupt judge will be spared, says CJP
LAHORE - Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said the judiciary will come up to the expectations now the ...
CJ slams Proclamation of Police Order
ISLAMABAD(NNI)-The Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, on Thursday slammed the promulgation of Police ...
Suicide attack kills 12 in Afghanistan
KABUL (AFP) - A suicide attack in a busy Afghan bazaar killed 12 civilians Thursday, while hundreds of people angrily protested ...
Strike mars Indian polls; 3 die
KOLKATA (Agencies) - Violence marred the penultimate phase of Indias month-long general elections as clashes erupted in West ...
Americans copters violate Durand Line
MIRANSHAH (Online) - Two US helicopters violated the Pak airspace and crossed the Durand Line and hovered over North Waziristan ...
Plane hijack case Larger bench formed
ISLAMABAD - Supreme Court Chief Justice has formed a larger bench for the hearing of the appeal filed by PML-N leader Nawaz ...
Entertainment
American Idol: Allison sent back to school
ALLISON Iraheta, the 17-year-old high school student from Los Angeles, was eliminated on Wednesday night on American Idol. Her ...
Miss California may be stripped of her crown
THE directors of the Miss California USA pageant might snatch the title from this years winner Carrie Prejean for violating her ...
Man held with rare birds strapped to his socks
THERE are two types of budgie smugglers - both an arresting sight. One is the famously tight pair of trunks worn by Daniel ...
Cat got caught itself into wheelie
CATS and cars never mix, and poor Casper the cat has learned his lesson after getting his head wedged in a spare tyre. The ...
Jackson sued by former publicist
MICHAEL Jackson is being sued for $44m by his former publicist for breach of contract, the second time in a week that an ...
Gisele too possessive about hubby Tom
LOOKS like recently married Gisele Bundchen has been bitten by the jealousy bug, for she was recently seen guarding hubby Tom ...
Sports
Sohail hat-trick helps Pakistan pound Japan
LAHORE - Pakistan beat Japan in its second Asia Cup warm up match by 6-3 at Kuantan, Malaysia on Thursday. According to the ...
West Indies stare defeat as Onions forces follow-on
LONDON (AFP) - Fast bowler Graham Onions took five wickets, including three in an over, on his Test debut to leave the West ...
Pakistan coach says Ajmal's selection 'no risk'
LAHORE - The selection of off spinner Saeed Ajmal for the Twenty20 World Cup has been attached with the clearance from bio ...
Pakistan can still qualify for the World Cup
LAHORE - Former Pakistan hockey captain Akhtar Rasool feels that the team has the ability to qualify for the world cup Talking ...
Rajasthan call Pakistan players to settle payments
LAHORE - Defending champions of Indian Premier League (IPL) Rajasthan Royals have invited two of their players from Pakistan to ...
Faraz hammers century in National U-16 cricket
KARACHI - Karachi opener Faraz Ali slammed 112 to give his team big eight wickets win over Quetta in PCB/Mobilink Under 16 ...
Shabbir gains opening day lead in Pakistan Open Golf
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan No.1 golfer Shabbir Iqbal earned seven under 65 to leave behind all other professional competitors in the ...
COAS Squash pre-qualifiers from tomorrow
ISLAMABAD - The pre-qualification round of the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) National Squash Championship will start from ...
Sialkot carve out fine win over Faisalabad
KARACHI - Sialkot batted cautiously and responsibly to carve out a fine four wickets win over Faisalabad in low scoring match of ...
Ivanovic stunned by Radwanska fightback
ROME (AFP) - French Open champion Ana Ivanovic produced a maddeningly inconsistent display as she was stunned by Poland's ...
Islamabad
Bill against chemical pollutants awaits nod
ISLAMABAD- Efforts of the Environment Ministry seem to end in fiasco, as despite lapse of two years the policy draft on Hazardous ...
SC directs police chief to submit report on torture cell
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Supreme Court has directed SSP (Operation) Islamabad to submit a detailed report to the court about ...
Police nab outlaw after encounter
ISLAMABAD-Golra police apprehended a dangerous car lifter after an encounter and recovered two stolen cars and one 30-bore pistol ...
NUML students excel in Chinese speech contest
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Colourful lively performances by the students of Chinese Language Department of National University of Modern ...
100,000 Pakistanis suffering from Thalassemia
ISLAMABAD - Realising the fact that 50,000 to 100,000 patients are suffering from Thalassemia in Pakistan and every year 5,000 ...
Weight-loss gene may keep smokers thinner
ISLAMABAD (Online)- A gene that may help explain why smokers weigh less and have less body fat than non-smokers has been ...
Karachi
Operation against illegal weapons on the cards
KARACHI - Inspector General (IG) Sindh has said that they will not let anyone to spoil the peace of the metropolis and directed ...
'Government unable to enforce environment-protection laws'
KARACHI - Secretary Sindh Environment Department on Thursday candidly admitted that the government has failed to enforce law in ...
Parties' moot calls for strike calls withdrawal
KARACHI - Local leaders of various political and religious parties on Thursday appealed to the MQM and ANP to withdraw their ...
Two arrested accused escape from courtroom
KARACHI - Two accused were escaped from the courtroom of the Additional District and Sessions judge (South) here on ...
Fighting climate change CDGK agenda: Nasreen
KARACHI - Acting City Nazim Karachi, Nasreen Jalil, has said that the global climate changes would lead to conditions like ...
Pakistan to have 200,000 thalassemic patients in next 10 years
KARACHI, May. 7 (APP)- Pakistan will observe World Thalassemic Day tomorrow (Friday) with 6,000 new cases added to a tally of ...
Lahore
Milk, yogurt prices increase by Rs 7 to 9
LAHORE - The City District Government (CDG) on Thursday increased the price of milk by Rs 7 to Rs 9 per litre and that of yoghurt ...
Arif Nizami stresses code of conduct for electronic media
LAHORE - President Council of Pakistan Newspapers Editors (CPNE) Arif Nizami has said that the electronic media should develop a ...
Work at snail's pace irritates residents
LAHORE - Slow-paced construction work at the Model Town Road in front of Makro is causing serious problems for the nearby ...
CJ LHC takes suo moto notice
LAHORE - Chief Justice Lahore High Court Khawaja Muhammad Sharif Thursday has taken suo motu notice of granting bail to Bilal ...
Clerks put their children on sale; teachers opt for roads
LAHORE - On hot summer day when the sun was blazing, teachers and clerks took to the streets and blocked roads leading to main ...
Hearing of Hafiz Saeed's detention case put off
LAHORE - A three-member full bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) has adjourned for Friday (today) the proceedings on a habeas ...
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