Friday, February 10, 2012
- Commission to record Ijaz's statement via video link
- LHC adjourns hearing of petition against TCP
- Jamaat Ali Shah rejects treason charges
- Letter sent to BlackBerry Company: DAG
- PM will appear before SC on Feb 13, confirms Aitzaz
- 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
The Nation in print for Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Front Page
Obama may continue raids
ISLAMABAD (Agencies)- President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday said Pakistan expected US President-elect Barack Obama to re-evaluate American military strikes on Al-Qaeda and Taliban in tribal areas. In an interview with an American news agency, President Zardari warned the surge in missile attacks ...
11 militants dead in Swat
PESHAWAR (AFP) - At least 11 Taliban militants were killed and two soldiers wounded in gunfights with troops in a northwestern ...
President to attend UNGA session
ISLAMABAD " President Asif Ali Zardari will participate in the two-day high-level session of the UN General Assembly on ...
Fund asked for $9b emergency assistance
ISLAMABAD (Agencies) - Faced with dwindling foreign exchange reserves, Pakistan has formally sought a $9 billion emergency ...
Talks with IMF for loan successful: Tarin
ISLAMABAD " Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance Shaukat Tarin called on Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani at the PM's ...
International
Rusty Pakistan face West Indies in Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI (AFP) - Pakistan hope they can shake off rustiness and put off-field problems behind them as they gear up for a one-day ...
India clinch Test series against Australia
NAGPUR (AFP) - India capped a tight bowling display to record a crushing 172-run victory over Australia in their fourth and final ...
Symonds back in Australian team after ban
SYDNEY (AFP) - Errant allrounder Andrew Symonds has returned to the Australian team, ending his international banishment, Cricket ...
Israel must give up land for peace, says Olmert
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Monday that Israel must give up most of the Arab territories it has ...
Iraq bombings kill 28
BAGHDAD (AFP) - At least 28 people were killed, including women and schoolgirls, and dozens wounded in a double bombing in a ...
Baghdad starts paying anti-Qaeda militias
BAGHDAD (AFP) - Sunni militias which have played a key role in driving Al-Qaeda fighters from Baghdad began receiving pay cheques ...
UK lifts India nuclear ban
The UK Government has announced the lifting of a ban on exporting sensitive nuclear technology to India, reported BBC on Monday. ...
Plan for new Maldives homeland
THE president-elect of the Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed, says he wants to buy a new homeland for his people, reported BBC on Monday. ...
Obama plans to make impact quickly
WASHINGTON - US President-elect Barack Obama is examining ways to make a quick impact upon taking office, Obama's top aides said ...
Indian's appointment on transition team denounced
NEW YORK - Three pro-democracy and pro-pluralism Indian-American organizations have protested the appointment of Sonal Shah ...
Gaza facing fresh fuel shortages
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israel decided not to allow fuel into the Gaza Strip on Monday despite warnings that the territory's power ...
UNGA interfaith meeting opens Wednesday
UNITED NATIONS - More than 60 heads of state/government, foreign ministers and high officials will be attending this week's ...
NY City Bar to honour ex-CJ Chaudhry
NEW YORK - Former Chief Justice of Pakistan's Supreme Court Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry arrives here on Sunday, Nov 16, to receive ...
Business
Furnace oil demand in country to shoot up
LAHORE - With ongoing water shortage in the country and less availability of gas this winter, furnace oil demand in the country ...
Fitch cuts credit outlook of various emerging economies
RATING agency Fitch has cut its credit outlook for a number of emerging economies in light of their exposure to the global ...
Market remains lacklustre on first day of business week
LAHORE - Business resumed on the first business day of the week Monday in Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) as normal but it remained ...
Stocks jump but European economies stagger
PARIS (AFP) - The global economic storm raged unabated on Monday with fresh warnings of recession, lost earnings and mass job ...
Oil price below 61 dollars in London
LONDON (AFP) - Oil prices surged by more than three dollars on Monday after China's announcement at the weekend of a massive ...
Sterling dives to historic low vs euro
LONDON (AFP) - The British pound hit a historic low against the euro on Monday, after a record drop in producer prices stoked ...
SBP Governor honoured
KARACHI - State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Dr Shamshad Akhtar has been listed among the ten outstanding Asian women leaders. ...
Task force for economic security of investors
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Pakistan's newly established Ministry of Investment is planning to set up a task force to ensure a ...
Pakistani jewellery to have hallmarking
KARACHI - Pakistan is the 8th biggest consumer of gold in the world and annually imports 127 tons gold but unfortunately there is ...
Interim report on economic stabilisation with a human face
orms require applicants to provide information on a number of socio-economic characteristics such as income, employment, formal ...
Politics
Gilani, Shahbaz discuss Punjab coalition issues
ISLAMABAD - Chief Minister Punjab Mian Shahbaz Sharif called on Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani at the Prime Minister ...
17th Amend should be revoked: Nawaz
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Muslim League-N Quaid Mian Nawaz Sharif said on Monday that he had urged President Asif Zardari, in his ...
Gitmo-detained Pakistanis' list presented in NA
ISLAMABAD - The United States authorities have detained six Pakistanis presently at Guantanamo Bay, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood ...
Khanani, others names put on ECL
LAHORE/KARACHI-A court of judicial magistrate on Monday extended the physical remand of Javed Khanani and two others for four ...
10 militants handed over to Bajaur admin
PESHAWAR/LANDIKOTAL - The Utmankhel tribesmen Monday handed over 10 wanted militants to the political administration of Bajaur ...
Obama makes triumphant White House visit
WASHINGTON - President George W Bush and President-elect Barack Obama met privately in the Oval office Monday in the first public ...
Crackdown on property tax defaulters
LAHORE-The Excise & Taxation Department, Punjab on Monday launched a massive crackdown on leading property tax defaulters ...
Evening courts in the offing
ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)-led government has decided to set up evening courts and fast track courts for quick ...
Elite force to accompany SNGPL field staff
LAHORE-The Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) has approved an elite force to guard the staff who will take action against ...
Bush, Rumsfeld ordered secret raids on Qaeda
NEW YORK - A secret order since 2004 has allowed covert raids against al-Qaeda targets by US special forces into several ...
Entertainment
'Mama Africa dies'
ROME (AFP) - Miriam Makeba, the singer who became the musical symbol of the black struggle against apartheid, has died after ...
Jolie's 3-month-old twins are 'very smiley'
ANGELINA Jolie says her three-month-old twins are "very smiley." The actress has revealed Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline ...
Madagascar roars to cinema glory
ANIMATED comedy Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa galloped to the top of the North American box office chart, according to early studio ...
Jerusalem dig unearths 2,000-year-old earring
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Archaeologists digging in east Jerusalem unearthed a perfectly-conserved 2,000-year-old gold earring inlaid ...
Wonderful wobbly animals discovered by 'sea census'
FLOATING through the eerie darkness, they look like special effects from a Hollywood space movie. But these astonishing ...
New risk factor for cardiovascular disease & a way to control it
A team of international researchers - including scientists from the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) and McGill University ...
Islamabad
Eliza Kargioti from Greece pulls out of Pakistan Open Squash
ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Open Squash Championship women's event got another setback, as Eliza Kargioti from Greece withdrew from ...
Local quartet in Pakistan Open Squash main draw
ISLAMABAD - Amjad Khan, Waqar Mehboob, Aqib Hanif and Danish Atlas Khan reached the main draw of the Pakistan Open Squash ...
CJP seeks report within seven days
ISLAMABAD - Chief Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar on Monday directed District and Sessions Judge, Islamabad to hold an inquiry into ...
Doctors call off strike, back to work
ISLAMABAD - Since the Chief Justice of Pakistan has taken suo moto notice of the doctors' manhandling at Federal Government ...
Minister for easy access of poor to Baitul Mal
ISLAMABAD -Samina Khalid Ghurki, Minster for Social Welfare & Special Education visited Pakistan Baitul Mal Head Office, ...
HEC on verge of collapse
ISLAMABAD - HEC is at the brink of collapse. After shelving the scholarship scheme, the Commission is likely to close some more ...
Baliff recovers three men from police custody
RAWALPINDI -A court bailiff recovered three men from the illegal custody of Saddar Berooni Police here on Monday and District ...
ICTA starts monitoring food quality
ISLAMABAD (APP)- Deputy Commissioner Islamabad Amer Ali Ahmad has ordered to conduct sampling of flour and other food items in ...
National
Punjab continues to dominate on day two
PESHAWAR - Punjab dominated again on the second day of the third Inter-Provincial Games-2008 as they bagged 49 gold medals in ...
NWFP upset Sindh in women volleyball
PESHAWAR (APP) - NWFP upset Sindh to setup clash against strong Punjab in the final of the Women Volleyball event of the 3rd ...
Karachi
Unsettled tariff hike a sword of Damocles
KARACHI - The issue of 35pc-tariff increase allowed by NEPRA is under review by a Committee constituted by the government. This ...
Political rivalry claims 5 lives
KARACHI - Political rivalry has claimed five lives within 24 hours. According to details, two workers of Sunni Tehreek (ST) ...
KU Botanic Garden " heaven on earth?
KARACHI - In the City of bustling vehicular traffic and noise pollution, Karachi University's (KU) Botanical Garden is like an ...
New vaccine launched to control child mortality
KARACHI - A new combination vaccine is being introduced by the government which will protect children from the bacterium Hib ...
Opp members boycott City Council's session
KARACHI - The opposition members in City council walked out from the session when treasury members wanted to pass an unanimous ...
Pakistan important partner for Poland in South Asia
Karachi (PPI) - Pakistan is "a very important partner" for Poland in South and Central Asia with its excellent location having ...
India cancels junior hockey team's visit to Pakistan
KARACHI - President of Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) Qasim Zia announced here Monday that India has canceled the forthcoming ...
Lahore
Salim Altaf new PCB COO
LAHORE - The PCB governing board has appointed two new directors and gave a stamp of approval to Salim Altaf as the board's new ...
KRL outclass HBL 4-2 : NBP upset Army 2-1
LAHORE - Rawalpindi hosted the two matches of Pakistan Premier Soccer league today. Army suffered surprise 1-2 defeat at the ...
City rehabilitation programme kicks off
LAHORE - 'Lahore Road Rehabilitation Programme Phase-II' with an estimated expenditure of Rs 14.35 billion is being initiated on ...
Four revenue officers booked for transferring land illegally
LAHORE - Anti-Corruption Punjab has registered a case against former DOR, Kasur, Patwari, registry Moharrar of registrar office ...
Raja Riaz asks farmers to pay 'abiana' in time
LAHORE - Senior Minister Punjab Raja Riaz Ahmad has asked farmers' organisations (FOs) to mobilise the farming community for the ...
Qadirpur Gas Field privatisation challenged in SC
LAHORE - Privatisation of Qadirpur Gas Field is challenged before the Supreme Court terming the move as illegal and ...
Speaker directed to resolve controversy
LAHORE - The Lahore High Court Monday directed Speaker Punjab Assembly to resolve the controversy regarding appointment of ...
Shahbaz vows no compromise over quality of uplift projects
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister, Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that a number of projects are being implemented in the ...
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