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 Saturday, May 09, 2009
Front Page
Military steps up offensive in Swat
ISLAMABAD/PESHAWAR- Seven soldiers and 164 militants have been killed during the ongoing full-scale military offensive against extremists in the Swat Valley, Lower Dir and Buner during the last 24 hours, the Army said Friday, as the anti-Taliban operation in the Valley was further ...
Zardari rules out military shift from India border
WASHINGTON-Hours after the launch of full-fledged military drive in the troubled Swat region, President Asif Ali Zardari declared ...
Million displaced: UN
ISLAMABAD/UNITED NATIONS - The UN refugee agency on Friday said that more than a million people fled fighting in Swat and other ...
International
US, allies 'don't dare' drop Afghanistan, says Gates
KABUL (Agencies) - The United States and other countries helping to fight extremists dont dare turn their backs on Afghanistan, ...
Israel occupation termed worse than swine flu
UNITED NATIONS - Israeli measures have reduced the amount of land available in Bethlehem for Palestinian use, limited the areas ...
Pope stresses 'deep respect' for Islam
AMMAN (AFP) - Pope Benedict XVI underlined his deep respect for Islam on Friday in Jordan, on his first trip as pontiff to an ...
Sudan, Chad trade accusations of aiding rebels
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters/AFP) - Sudan and its neighbour Chad accused each other on Friday of aiding rebels determined to topple ...
Kasab fired on ASI Omble: eyewitness
MUMBAI (Agencies) - The first eyewitness in the Mumbai terror attack case on Wednesday told the special court that he had seen ...
MCB alarmed at mosque attack
LONDON (APP) - The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) has slammed the arson attack on the Islamic Centre in Luton saying that the ...
Ahmadinejad registers for June vote
TEHRAN (Reuters/AFP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad registered on Friday as a candidate in Irans June presidential ...
Iraqi relatives urge death for US rapist soldier
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Relatives of an Iraqi girl who was raped and killed along with her family by a US soldier urged that he be ...
Afghan war costs to exceed Iraq
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The cost of fighting the war in Afghanistan will overtake that of the Iraq conflict for the first time in ...
Business
Traders stand with govt against Talibanisation
LAHORE -Majority of the businessmen have welcomed the government decision to launch full-scale decisive military operation ...
Bidders to submit RBS due diligence report on 11th
KARACHI - The local bidders, HBL, MCB and JS Company are set to submit their due diligence report to Morgan Stanley for the ...
ICCI for protecting local industry
ISLAMABAD - Mian Shaukat Masud, President ICCI, has said that the government should not let Pakistans industry incur losses ...
KSE sees limited activity amid 'operation'
KARACHI- The KSE-100 index hardly managed to close in positive zone on Friday amid intensified operation against militants and ...
Rigid copyright laws enforcement harms consumers interests: survey
KARACHI - The rigid enforcement of strict copyright laws could seriously harm the interests of consumers in any country, notes a ...
10m tons wheat available for procurement
LAHOER - Farmers of Punjab have over 10 million tons of wheat available for sale from a total of around 20 million tons ...
LCCI for withdrawal tractor import decision
LAHORE - The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry Friday urged the government to immediately withdraw its decision to import ...
TDAP holds meeting with diplomat
KARACHI - TDAP Chief Executive Mohibullah held here on Friday the first ever meeting with the diplomatic corps based in Karachi ...
IMF chief assures Zardari of support for economic growth
WASHINGTON (APP) - The International Monetary Fund has assured Pakistan of its support for economic development of the country ...
US Agri Dept to aid Pakistan, Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (APP) - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Friday announced plans for $27.5 million in international assistance under ...
Politics
Sheikh Baba shrine blown up
PESHAWAR - Unknown miscreants razed the shrine of Sheikh Khwaidad Baba, commonly known as Sheikh Baba, in Regi area with powerful ...
Rehman says Dr Aafia to be repatriated soon
WASHINGTON (APP) - Dr Aafia Siddiqui, currently detained in a New York jail, will soon be repatriated home, said Interior ...
No need for US support to reach power, says Nawaz
PML-N Quaid Nawaz Sharif has denied any knowledge regarding the alleged militarys role in bringing to an end the lawyers long ...
Peopl's eyes are now on judges: CJP
CHIEF Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said people of the country have great expectations from judges ...
Islamabad, Kabul agree on border action plan
WASHINGTON (Agencies) - Pakistan and Afghanistan here Friday agreed on a comprehensive 'action plan' to flush out terrorism, ...
US lawmaker asks Obama to help safeguard Pak N. arms
WASHINGTON - A key US lawmaker who co-authored a legislation to roll back the nuclear weapons programme of former Soviet ...
Babar missile test-fired last Wednesday
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan conducted another successful test of Babar cruise missile last Wednesday. A source in the Foreign Office ...
25 dead as typhoon hits Philippines
BAGUIO, Philippines (AFP) - At least 25 people were killed and thousands displaced overnight as Typhoon Chan-hom raked the ...
US House panel okays $1.9b aid for Pakistan
WASHINGTON - The US House Appropriations Committee has approved $400 million counterinsurgency assistance for Pakistan in the ...
Exam scandal takes another turn
ISLAMBAD - The decision of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) to show door to their Member National Assembly from Rawalpindi Haji ...
Afghan girl's burns show horror of chemical strike
BAGRAM (Reuters) - Life as eight-year-old Razia knew it ended one March morning when a shell her father says was fired by Western ...
Altaf phones PM, assures full support
KARACHI - MQM Chief Altaf Hussain has assured Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani of his partys full support regarding elimination ...
Govt set to uplift Balochistan: PM
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Friday discussed overall security situation of the country with special ...
Four British soldiers killed in Afghanistan
LONDON (Reuters) - Four British soldiers have been killed in a single day while on patrol in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry ...
4 dead as shell hits camp in Kohat
KOHAT (APP) - Some four people including two women were killed while three kids injured when a rocket fired from some unknown ...
Dozens hurt in anti-polls clashes in IHK
SRINAGAR (AFP) - Indian police Friday used teargas and batons to disperse hundreds of rock-throwing Kashmiris protesting against ...
Entertainment
Paris Hilton earns 11m per year
PAMPERED heiress Paris Hilton is the 'single busiest person on the planet and has never seen a phone bill, legal papers revealed ...
Girl, 2, came face to face with 370lb Bengal tiger
A POWERFUL tiger extends a less than friendly paw - and for a horrifying moment it looks as if this little girl is about to ...
Did Earth used to have more than one moon?
THE history of planet Earth is a fascinating story, involving catastrophic collisions with other small planets and a veritable ...
Doh Simpsons get 'stamp' of approval
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Americas most famous dysfunctional cartoon family The Simpsons were unveiled as the latest faces on a set ...
EMI cost-cutting boosts earnings
MUSIC giant EMI tripled its earnings over the past year, helped by cost-cutting measures that reportedly caused a near-revolt by ...
MPs expenses: 'lack of moral leadership' revealed by politicians
SIR Alistair Graham, the former chairman of the Committee on Standards in Public Life, said politicians have displayed a lack of ...
Sports
Nash heroics not enough as England thrash Windies
LONDON (AFP) - Australia-born Brendan Nash's 81 couldn't prevent England beating the West Indies by 10 wickets to win the first ...
Pakistan relieved by safe Australia series
DUBAI (AFP) - Pakistan's cricket authorities breathed a sigh of relief Friday after safely hosting their series against Australia ...
Team divided between Younis, Misbah camps
LAHORE - Controversy seems to an inevitable part of Pakistan team, which is haunted by infighting and scuffles. Reports coming ...
Afridi may lead team in Twenty 20 World Cup
LAHORE - Disappointed over Pakistan's one-day series loss to Australia, skipper Younis Khan is considering relinquishing ...
Akmal, Gul destroy Australia in Twenty20
DUBAI (AFP) - Pakistan beat Australia by seven wickets in the one-off Twenty20 international at Dubai Stadium here on Thursday ...
PCB chairman could meet Pawar
DUBAI - Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt has been advised to meet the ICC vice president Sharad Pawar for the ...
Aamir Atlas to be top seed in COAS National Squash
ISLAMABAD - World No.15 Aamir Atlas Khan will be top seed of the 7th Chief of Army Staff (COAS) National Squash Championship that ...
Punjab Assembly deputy speaker vacates Baba ground
LAHORE - Deputy speaker Punjab Assembly Rana Mashud Ahmed paid a surprise visit at the Baba Cricket Ground in Islampura and got ...
Pakistan on track for world twnety20: Sohail
LAHORE - Former Pakistan captain Aamer Sohail believes that the Pakistan team would face different conditions during the Twenty20 ...
Bremen, Shakhtar to clash in UEFA Cup final
PARIS (AFP) - Germany's Werder Bremen will face Shakhtar Donetsk of Ukraine in the UEFA Cup final after coming through thrilling ...
Islamabad
Authorities, NGOs pay no heed to IDPs plight
ISLAMABAD- Government and donor agencies have almost ignored a small IDPs camp near Saidpur Market in G-7/1, where 48 families, ...
Hundreds of students fail to get admission
ISLAMABAD-Admission season has almost ended but parents are still struggling to get their children admitted in various schools as ...
No progress on Homoeo, Tibb clinics
ISLAMABAD - Health Ministrys plan for establishing clinics based on traditional health systems (Homoeopathy & Unani medicine) in ...
'Rude behaviour' of police irks commuters
ISLAMABAD: The citizens of the federal capital are facing problems at the check posts established in and around the Federal ...
Pledge to mitigate victims' miseries
ISLAMABAD (APP) - World Red Crescent and Red Cross Day has been celebrated Friday to mark humanitarian action in cooperation ...
Activists limit activities
ISLAMABAD-Due to the growing threats of Taliban militants some of the civil society activists have gone in the underground and ...
Karachi
Transporters' strike paralyses life in City
KARACHI - The strike call given by transporters on Friday multiplied miseries of commuters and brought the commercial and ...
Government directed to provide legal aid to Dr Aafia
KARACHI - Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday directed the government to provide legal assistance to the detained Pakistani citizen, ...
Karachiites show concern over formation of jirgas
KARACHI - Local citizens on Friday expressed their concerns over the growing trend of forming jirgas in the metropolis, on the ...
CDGK gets four Tanzania elephants
KARACHI - The CDGK has bought four baby elephants from Tanzania, the contractor of the project told The Nation on Friday. The ...
BSEK reluctant to cancel affiliation
KARACHI - Board of Secondary Education Karachi (BSEK) is reluctant in taking any action against the Al-Umar Foundation, Shah ...
CM for utilising funds meant for minorities
KARACHI (APP) - Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has said that minorities are an important part of Pakistan and the ...
Lahore
PPC Section 419 added in FIR, police tell court
LAHORE - Lahore High Court Chief Justice on Friday disposed of a suo moto proceeding after the police informed the court that ...
Govt assures full support for thalassaemia patients
LAHORE - Like other parts of the country, International Thalassaemia Day was also observed in the provincial capital on Friday. ...
Accused age determination must before conviction: SC
LAHORE - A Full Bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry observed during the ...
CJ notices condemned prisoner's miseries
LAHORE - Lahore High Court Chief Justice Khawaja Muhammad Sharif Friday took suo moto notice of a condemned prisoners miseries ...
Suo moto proceedings of police torture put off
LAHORE - Lahore High Court Chief Justice on Friday disposed of a suo motu proceeding against brutal torture on a 60-year-old man ...
Shahbaz for trade and economic ties with Iran
LAHORE - Iranian Ambassador in Pakistan Mashallah Shakrie called on Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif here on Friday. ...
Women empowerment need of hour: MNA
LAHORE - Intensive and comprehensive efforts for women empowerment are the need of the hour. They must be financially independent ...
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