Friday, February 10, 2012
- 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
- 9 sentenced for London Stock Exchange terror plot
- Greece reaches deal on austerity
The Nation in print for Friday, November 13, 2009
Front Page
17 soldiers, 22 militants killed
ISLAMABAD - Security forces have killed at least 22 terrorists while five soldiers were martyred and eight others got injured during the ongoing operation Rah-e-Nijat in South Waziristan Agency. An ISPR statement issued here on Thursday said that security forces cleared Ghara Sar on ...
Iranian consulate official shot dead
PESHAWAR Syed Abul Hassan Jaffri, Director Public Relations Iranian Consulate, was shot dead by unknown persons here at Gulbarg ...
Indian role must be raised with UN
ISLAMABAD Indian hand in Balochistan unrest overshadowed the proposed package discussed Thursday between Prime Minister Syed ...
International
Palestinian electoral body postpones January polls
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AFP) - The Palestinian electoral commission on Thursday said the elections called for January should be ...
Burqa has 'no place in France: Sarkozy
VERCORS, France (AFP) - President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday again insisted that the head-to-toe veil worn by some Muslim women ...
British Premier pledges immigration clampdown
LONDON (AFP) - Britain will tighten the rules on senior doctors and other workers from outside Europe taking jobs here, in a ...
US concerned about Afghan corruption: Hillary
MANILA (Reuters) - The United States is concerned about corruption and poor governance in Afghanistan and has raised those issues ...
UN for global fast against hunger
UNITED NATIONS - The head of UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) called on people around the world Wednesday to join him ...
Forbes most powerful people list snubs European leaders
European leaders have been snubbed in a new ranking of the worlds most powerful people which instead pays homage to the heads of ...
French President tries to revive Mideast peace
PARIS (AFP) - President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday stepped up French diplomacy in the Middle East, holding talks with ...
US-Russia nuclear talks hit snag
MOSCOW (AFP) - Talks between Moscow and Washington to replace a key nuclear disarmament treaty that expires next month have hit a ...
Federer stunned by Benneteau in Paris
PARIS (AFP) World number one Roger Federer sank to a surprise 3-6, 7-6 (7/4), 6-4 second-round defeat against unseeded Frenchman ...
Pandemonium as Woods wows Australian fans
MELBOURNE (AFP) Tiger Woods brought the Australian Masters to a standstill with traffic jams, road closures and long queues as ...
Milner wants chance to take the spotlight with England
LONDON COLNEY (England) (AFP) - England winger James Milner is praying that Fabio Capello will give his understudies a chance to ...
Business
Sugar millers playing with SC decision
ISLAMABAD - Despite Supreme Courts (SC) ruling to ensure availability of sugar to the domestic consumers at Rs. 40 per kilogram ...
Pakistan's market unlikely to be upgraded into MSCI EMI
KARACHI - The Pakistans equity market is unlikely to regain its membership in MSCI Emerging Market Index from the current ...
Stock market witnesses dull trading activity
KARACHI - Dull trading activity was witnessed at the Karachi bourse on Thursday as the investors preferred to remain on the ...
Govt urged to stop smuggling
RAWALPINDI - Although transit trade can increase bilateral trade relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan yet Pakistan will ...
Oil slumps as US crude stocks jump
LONDON (AFP) - Oil tumbled on Thursday, extending earlier losses after news of a huge jump in US crude inventories which ...
Crisis talks announced
WASHINGTON (AFP) - President Barack Obama on Thursday announced a jobs forum to be held at the White House in a bid to combat ...
Livestock sector posts strong growth
KARACHI - The higher-than-anticipated growth of livestock sector, which surpassed its growth target by 0.5 percentage points to ...
Dollar firms against euro
LONDON (AFP) - The dollar edged up against the euro on Thursday, ahead of key US data and after US Treasury Secretary Timothy ...
Currency tensions flare as Obama heads to APEC
SINGAPORE (AFP) - Asia-Pacific ministers representing 2.6 billion people pledged to pursue a vast free-trade zone Thursday, but ...
Eurozone industrial production goes up
BRUSSELS (AFP) - The pace of rising industrial production across the 16 eurozone countries slowed in September despite marking a ...
Politics
Major parties level rigging charges in GB polls
ISLAMABAD National Assembly, Thursday, unanimously passed 'Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Bill, 2009 providing for ...
Two hours a day sugar at Rs.38/kg
ISLAMABAD Federal Minister for Industries and Production Main Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo has said that Utility Stores Corporation ...
'Mastermind' of target-killings arrested
QUETTA - Quetta Police has arrested a ringleader of band outfit Lashkar-e-Jhangvi who had been allegedly involved in a number of ...
Madam Speaker refuses to listen
ISLAMABAD National Assembly, Thursday, kept echoing with MNA Kashmala Tariqs voice for ten minutes calling out 'Madam Speaker, ...
References against six PCO judges sent to SJC
ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari Thursday forwarded references against six superior courts judges who took oath under the ...
Indian arms recovered from terrorists
KARACHI The City Police on Thursday claimed to have nabbed another Ameer of the defunct Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) along with six ...
Another team formed to resolve missing persons' issue
ISLAMABAD Ministry of Interior has constituted an eight-member investigation team to resolve the issue of missing persons within ...
Blackwater blamed for Peshawar blasts
A SENIOR Al-Qaeda leader in Afghanistan has blamed the US security firm formerly known as Blackwater as being behind the recent ...
Obama pushes for changes to Afghan options
WASHINGTON In a significant move, Karl Eikenberry, the US ambassador to Afghanistan and a former top military commander there, ...
Life threat: A new weapon to silence US critics
ISLAMABAD A rumpus is brewing in a small corner of the Pakistani media over the safety of a New Delhi-based American journalist. ...
Probe lacks authenticity
ISLAMABAD Interior Ministry and Islamabad Capital Territory Administration (ICTA) were not on the same page regarding the probe ...
Police engineered encounter: Report
ISLAMABAD A report compiled and submitted by security agencies to the Interior Ministry on Thursday confirmed that killing of ...
Excessive water in oil shipment
ISLAMABAD Pakistans oil import bill would cross $10 billion mark this year, but real eye-openers are the millions of dollars ...
PPP leads GB polls
GILGIT (Online) - Unofficial results of the Gilgit-Baltistan elections on 21 seats out of 23 seats of Legislative Assembly of ...
Pakistan beat Kiwis by 49 runs
DUBAI (AFP) Pakistan beat New Zealand by 49 runs in the first Twenty20 international at Dubai Stadium here on Thursday, taking a ...
Inhuman treatment for deranged folk
ISLAMABAD State of poverty, lack of education and absence of public health facilities have pushed the poor to look for mystic ...
'Govt considering bond sales'
DUBAI/WASHINGTON (AFP/Reuters) -Pakistans economy is showing signs of recovery but risks remain, the International Monetary Fund ...
President, PM discuss SW operation
ISLAMABAD (Online) - President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani have expressed their complete ...
Nidal may have wired money to Pakistan: report
WASHINGTON - US authorities have been examining whether Major Nidal Malik Hasan, who is accused of last weeks mass shooting at ...
Entertainment
Do or die for NZ, Bahrain in World Cup
WELLINGTON (AFP) For once in rugby-mad New Zealand the round ball is hogging the headlines ahead of Saturdays crunch tie here ...
Taylor Swift shines at CMA Awards
TAYLOR Swift finally got her uninterrupted moment in the award-show spotlight. The 19-year-old singer opened the 43rd annual CMA ...
Model caught with 627,000 worth of cocaine in her Mercedes
A MODEL caught with cocaine worth more than 600,000 hidden in her luxury car was helping to orchestrate a big money drugs deal, a ...
Tattoo tribute to war dead
Ex-soldier has all 232 names of troops killed in Afghanistan tattooed on his body A FORMER infantryman has honoured British ...
Julianne Hough splits from Chuck Wicks
JULIANNE Hough is a single lady after splitting from beau Chuck Wicks The country music stars began dating in 2008, but decided ...
Are you ready to live without your landline phone?
BRITISH government workers are getting a two-day taste of life without fixed line phones. But how easily would the rest of us ...
GI Joe shows muscle at top of video charts
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra has stormed into the No. 1 position on the national DVD sales charts. The ...
Islamabad
Call to end family-centred politics
ISLAMABAD - Danyal Aziz, former Chairman of National Reconstruction Bureau said on Thursday that family-driven dictatorial ...
Family smiles once again, thanks to 15
ISLAMABAD - Rescue 15 Police Islamabad reunited three missing children with their parents, police said. Muhammad Luqman, resident ...
52 students leave for studies in Australia
ISLAMABAD - The Australian High Commissioner, Tim George, Thursday bade farewell to 52 recipients of Australian Scholarships for ...
Minister for timely completion of labour friendly projects
ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for Labour and Manpower Syed Khursheed Shah took notice on a news item published in daily TheNation ...
Harley Street closed for traffic during rush hours
RAWALPINDI - City traffic police have evolved a traffic plan to maintain smooth flow of traffic during the rush hours near the ...
Sacrificial animals market planned at I-11
ISLAMABAD - In order to facilitate the residents as wells as livestock traders, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has ...
HBL thrash hapless SSGC in Quaid Trophy
ISLAMABAD Habib Bank crushed Sui Southern Gas Company by an innings and 14 runs in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy match here at the KRL ...
Pakistan's hockey glory on its way back
ISLAMABAD The nations hockey lovers sighed with relief when they watched the match where the Pakistan hockey team beat minnows ...
Zakir blames Butt for captaincy mess
ISLAMABAD Renowned sports expert Zakir Hussain Syed and former Test cricketer Sarfaraz Nawaz said Wednesday that Chairman ...
Karachi
Sindh govt to sack contract officers
KARACHI - At least 139 retired officers are working on 16 to 21 grade posts in various departments of the Sindh government. ...
KESC raps Pepco 'no loadshedding' claim
KARACHI - The Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) on Thursday refuted the announcement of Pepco that there is no loadshedding ...
First surgery performed to fix haemorrhage
KARACHI (APP) - Neurosurgeon at Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre here on Thursday successfully performed the first non - ...
Underpass safety wall proves fatal; 4 dead
KARACHI - At least four people were crushed to death when they fell from the edge of an underpass at Sohrab Goth and crushed ...
Medicines under generic name can be cheaper
KARACHI (PPI) - The selling of most drugs under a trade or brand names raising a controversy of variance in drug prices which ...
CDGK submits report on unhygienic water supply
KARACHI - The City District Government Karachi (CDGK) on Thursday submitted its report before Sindh High Court (SHC) over the ...
Lahore
Motorists forced to buy expensive fuel
LAHORE - Motorists faced sever problems in several parts of Punjab particularly here in the City as most of the CNG stations ...
'N'-backed activists thrash PHA officers
LAHORE - The Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) Thursday bears the brunt of deep-rooted political rivalry between PPP and ...
PPP demands Musharraf's trial
LAHORE - At least two people among a large number of PPP workers were badly burnt while setting the effigies of former President ...
People throng landa bazaars in City
LAHORE - The business of used warm clothes is getting boom in the City after a sudden change in weather and the opportunist ...
LHC seeks report from Chairman Wapda
LAHORE - A complaint cell of the Lahore High Court has sought report from the chairman Wapda within 10 days on the complaint of a ...
Ulema term verdict against Shariah
LAHORE - Ulema at the Ulema Academy Mansoora held that under the Shariah a Muslim child couldnt be given in the custody of a ...
Younus shouldn't have backed out: Afridi
LAHORE Pakistans Twenty20 captain Shahid Afridi believes that Younus Khan should not have backed out of the tour to New Zealand, ...
Africa pitted against two homes boys in England series
LAHORE The England cricket team will play four Tests and five one- day international series against South Africa. The tour kick ...
MCC to recommend powerplay elimination
LAHORE Representatives of the MCC World Cricket Committee who met ICC Cricket Committee members in Dubai last week have ...
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