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 Friday, November 14, 2008
Front Page
Gunmen snatch Iranian diplomat
PESHAWAR - Unknown armed persons kidnapped Iranian diplomat and Commercial AttachT Hashamat Attarzada on Thursday from Hayatabad area, while his security guard was gunned down, police said. The diplomat was on his way to office in his car (CC-2929) from his home at 7am when some unknown ...
Tarin tries to allay Senators' fears over IMF
ISLAMABAD - Advisor to PM on Finance, Shaukat Tarin here on Thursday said that Pakistan was likely to get 5 to 6 billion dollars ...
Islamabad requests for IMF assistance
THE International Monetary Fund has asked Pakistan to change its policy to address ongoing financial crisis, reported a private ...
Power tariff reduced by 13 per cent
ISLAMABAD - After all the government has fulfilled its promise to give relief to the commoners by issuing notification to reduce ...
International
Pakistan proposes plan to address root causes of terrorism for world peace
UNITED NATIONS - President Asif Ali Zardari has proposed a 5-point plan aimed at eliminating the root causes of terrorism, ...
UN commission soon to probe Benazir's slaying
NEW YORK - Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi expressed the hope Wednesday that a United Nations fact-finding commission would ...
Britain resists Afghan call for more troops
LONDON (AFP) - Britain played down Thursday the prospect of sending more troops to Afghanistan in the near future, after Afghan ...
Medvedev missile threat unwise: Gates
TALLINN (AFP) - US Defence Secretary Robert Gates Thursday blasted Russia's threat to deploy missiles in its Baltic Sea territory ...
Sweden plans more troops, aid
STOCKHOLM (AFP) - Sweden plans to send an additional 110 troops to Afghanistan, bringing its contingent to around 500 in 2009, ...
UN chief urges G20 to show unmistakable resolve to end financial crisis
UNITED NATIONS - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday urged the G20 summit in Washington to demonstrate its resolve to ...
UN has no more Gaza food aid, warns official
The UN has no more food to distribute in the Gaza Strip, the head of relief efforts in the area has warned, BBC reported on ...
India censured for attitude problem on rape
PANAJI (AFP) - India needs a complete overhaul in the way it handles rape allegations, human rights campaigners say, after a ...
'Fake' New York Times reports end to Iraq war
NEW YORK (AFP) - The United States has ended the war in Iraq and indicted President George W Bush on treason charges, The New ...
Six killed in Iraq attacks
Baghdad (AFP) - Six people were killed in attacks across Iraq on Thursday, including three when a suicide car bomber targeted ...
State polls offer litmus test for Indian government
NEW DELHI (AFP) - India kicks off a round of crucial state polls on Friday (today), seen as a mini-referendum on the ruling ...
Business
Traders blast SBP for interest rate increase
LAHORE - Trade leaders and industrialists on Thursday blasted the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) for enhancing two per cent ...
Tax collection up by 68pc in Sindh
KARACHI - The revenue collected by Excise and Taxation Department, Government of Sindh, under different heads of duties and taxes ...
UNDP-funded project for eco-tourism inaugurated
KARACHI - The United Nation Development Programme funded project of "Conservation of Livelihood of Fisherfolk, Promotion and ...
KSE shows some vigour with modest volume
LAHORE - Business resumed on the fourth day of the week Thursday in Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) as normal but it remained ...
2,436 acres of PR land under illegal occupancy
ISLAMABAD - Illegal occupants are holding a total of 2436.883 acres of land of Pakistan Railways (PR) presently across the ...
Oil prices rise as special Opec meet likely
LONDON (AFP) - Oil prices rose on Thursday after an OPEC source said the oil producers cartel was "very likely" to hold an ...
Stocks fall as Germany announces recession
LONDON (AFP) - Global stock markets mostly fell Thursday on news that the German economy was officially in recession and after ...
Politics
$34.5 billion loss to Pakistan
NEW YORK - President Asif Ali Zardari discussed internal and regional issues with world leaders attending the high-level ...
Tehran lodges protest
TEHRAN (NNI) - The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Thursday summoned Pakistan ambassador to protest abduction of its diplomat in ...
Steel Mills to be sold this fiscal
ISLAMABAD - The government would privatise as many as 17 national profitable assets including Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) and ...
China to give $500 million
ISLAMABAD (Agencies) - Advisor to PM on Finance Shaukat Tarin has said that China announced to give Pakistan $500 million. ...
Dengue kills three more in City
LAHORE-Three more dengue patients including a first-year female student died in different hospitals of the City on Thursday. ...
US strikes violation of int'l law, pacts: FO
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Thursday said that the US missile strikes on its restive tribal regions were the violation of international ...
Germany writes off Euro 100m loan
ISLAMABAD - Under a debt swap programme, Germany Thursday signed an agreement with Pakistan to write off its old loans to the ...
250 HIV/Aids cases detected in Gujrat
ISLAMABAD - An alarming health hazardous situation has been witnessed in Jalalpur Jattan, a town of district Gujrat, where as ...
Entertainment
Sun shows signs of life
AFTER two-plus years of few sunspots, even fewer solar flares, and a generally eerie calm, the sun is finally showing signs of ...
Sharks, dolphins and gannets gang up on a shoal of sardines
SWIRLING in panic thousands of silvery sardines flash past as they strive to escape a horde of predators. While a pod of ...
Man dead in Singapore Zoo tiger mauling
SINGAPORE (AFP) - A man was mauled to death by up to three tigers which pounced on him at Singapore Zoo on Thursday, officials ...
Text messaging helps children fight off obesity
MANY children love sending and receiving text messages through their cell phones - sometimes to the great annoyance of their ...
Hendrix's drummer Mitchell dies
MITCH Mitchell, the British drummer in the seminal 1960s band the Jimi Hendrix Experience, has been found dead in his US hotel ...
Hannah on board against Japanese whalers
SYDNEY (AFP) - Hollywood mermaid Daryl Hannah will be on board a militant conservationist group's ship for a looming ...
Islamabad
PSF launches website without photos of Jahangir, Jansher
ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF), in a shocking move, neglected the national squash heroes Jahangir Khan and ...
Davis Cupper Hamidul Haq slams tennis authorities
ISLAMABAD - Defending champion Hameed-ul-Haq has pulled out from the Asian Seniors Tennis Championship due to lack of help from ...
Farhan, Aamir Atlas in Pakistan Open Squash final
ISLAMABAD - Top seed Farhan Mehboob and second seed Aamir Atlas Khan entered the final of the Pakistan Open Squash Championship ...
'Pakistan tremendous spot for tourists'
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan is a tremendous spot for tourism that offers beautiful amalgamation of mountains, deserts, valleys and ...
CPO orders crackdown against POs, murderers
RAWALPINDI - City Police Officer (CPO) Rawalpindi Rao Muhammad Iqbal Khan has said that slackness in resolving the cases of grave ...
Task force discusses plans to meet deadline
ISLAMABAD - Task Force on climate change Thursday decided to expedite its work on formulation of the interim report on the ...
Govt can't issue funds to HEC like past: Shehnaz
ISLAMABAD - The universities must generate funds for themselves, as government cannot afford to continue issuing funds to the ...
CJP takes suo motu notice
ISLAMABAD - Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar has taken suo motu notice of news reports regarding the protest ...
National
Pakistan hope to build on momentum
Pakistan gave a strong display of their skills on Wednesday when they chased down a daunting West Indian total ...
Karachi
Pakistan hockey Jrs to face real test against seniors
KARACHI - The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has announced to hold a festival contest between Pakistan juniors and Pakistan ...
Muttahida for thaw with ST
KARACHI - A delegation of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on Thursday called on the central leadership of Ahle Sunnat at Darul ...
Induction of Bijarani, Zehri into Federal cabinet slammed
KARACHI - Khawateen Mahaz-e-Amal (Women's Action Forum WAF) Pakistan has strongly protested over the induction of Senator ...
Art library to reopen in December
KARACHI - The renovation and construction work of Atia Faizee Rahamin Fine Arts Library is at final stage and would be completed ...
Court issues notice to OGRA chairman
KARACHI - The Sindh High Court on Thursday issued notice to the Chairman of Oil and Gas Regularity Authority (OGRA) and Secretary ...
Those who quit country to make millions
KARACHI - There is a common phrase, 'they came, they saw and they conquered,' which suits those who got something extraordinary, ...
Pagaro sees 'change' in next year
KARACHI - Awami Muslim League chief Sheikh Rashid Ahmed and PML-F head Pir Pagaro have said that Pakistan would not need IMF ...
Lahore
Champions Trophy hosting chances depend on India's tour
LAHORE - Pakistan's chances of hosting the Champions Trophy next year would depend a lot on the Indian tour to the country early ...
Ayaz named Pakistan hockey coach
LAHORE - The Pakistan Hockey Federation has decided to appoint former Olympian Ayaz Mahmood as chief coach of the senior team. ...
National Baseball from 15th
LAHORE - The inaugural National Inter-school Baseball Championship featuring 16 teams from all over the country will be held from ...
Abolition of regional domestic structure demanded
LAHORE - The PCB governing board member and president Multan region cricket Mian Munir has asked the board to revert the domestic ...
Iftikhar takes over as SBP secretary
LAHORE - Iftikhar Ahmed Rao will assume charge as secretary sports Punjab after Munawwar Abbas has been transferred as officer on ...
Huge fire guts Liberty Plaza shops
LAHORE - At least 10 shops were gutted while 26 others were damaged partially when a huge fire erupted in the basement of the ...
VC maltreated by JI activists
LAHORE-Punjab University Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Mujahid Kamran was maltreated by JI activists during his visit to Allama Iqbal ...
'Young generation future asset'
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister, Mian Shahbaz Sharif has said that young generation is the only guarantee to a glorious future and ...
Lawyers march through The Mall to press their demand
LAHORE - Lawyers fraternity Thursday took out their weekly protest rally from Aiwan-e-Adal to Faisal Chowk with participation of ...
70 new dengue patients tested positive in Punjab
LAHORE - At least 70 more new dengue patients were tested positive in their clinical reports across the province on Thursday. ...
Rehashing its own chosen administration
LAHORE - For the second day in a row, the Punjab government on Thursday in yet another reshuffle sans considering ...
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