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 Monday, November 17, 2008
Front Page
IMF loan to bring good governance
KARACHI - Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani hoped on Sunday that US President-elect Barack Obama's administration would halt drone attacks inside Pakistan and talks in this regard are underway with the new US administration. Speaking at the launching ceremony of a book titled 'Sheh-Rug' at ...
Drone attacks hurdle in war on terror: US think-tank
CORRUPTION and weak government in Pakistan are causing hurdle in the war against terrorism, said a US think-tank on Sunday, ...
Will PPP quit Punjab govt?
ISLAMABAD-The fragile coalition government of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) and Pakistan Peoples Party in Punjab suffered a ...
Friends of Pakistan ministerial moot in Dec
ISLAMABAD - A technical level preparatory conference of the 'Friends of Pakistan' would be held Monday (today) in Abu Dhabi, ...
International
Intikhab Alam paid less than his predecessor
ABU DHABI - Pakistani coach Intikhab Alam is well over the moon for winning the first ODI series (against West Indies) during his ...
Djokovic thrashes Davydenko to win title
SHANGHAI (AFP) - World number three Novak Djokovic thrashed Russia's Nikolay Davydenko 6-1, 7-5 in the Masters Cup final on ...
Terry injury doubt as Chelsea march on
BIRMINGHAM (AFP) - John Terry figured in Fabio Cappello's squad for next week's friendly against Germany but he may be forced to ...
Olmert accuses Hamas of 'shattering' Gaza truce
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Interim Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert accused the Hamas movement on Sunday of "shattering" the Gaza truce, ...
Iranian MPs urge Islamic response to Gaza crisis
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iranian MPs denounced "the crisis in Gaza" and asked Islamic organisations to respond to "cries" from Gaza's ...
Gulf stocks plunge as G20 fails to halt panic
KUWAIT CITY (AFP) - Stock markets in Gulf states mostly plunged on Sunday as approval by G20 leaders of an action plan to restore ...
7.5-magnitude quake shakes Indonesia
JAKARTA (AFP) - A major 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's Sulawesi island early Monday morning, destroying houses ...
Fighters control most of country: Somali President
MOGADISHU (Agencies) - Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf has admitted Islamist fighters now control most of Somalia, and he raised ...
Limo 'tank' shields British Premier from Al-Qaeda
LONDON (Agencies) - A new fleet of armoured limousines worth more than 2 million pounds is being deployed by Scotland Yard to ...
Russia wants 'strategic partnership' with US
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Russia has a "strategic partnership" with China and wants to have the same with the United States, hopefully ...
DR Congo rebel leader agrees to ceasefire
GOMA, DR Congo (AFP) - The rebel leader in eastern DR Congo wants peace talks and has agreed to the establishment of a three-way ...
US, Pakistan have tacit accord on Predator strikes - US, Pak officials
WASHINGTON - Pakistan is allowing U.S. predator strikes on suspected terrorist targets inside Pakistani territory under a tacit ...
Younis, Iftikhar excel as Pakistan blank West Indies
ABU DHABI (AFP) - Rao Iftikhar returned career-best bowling figures while Younus Khan struck a brilliant hundred to guide ...
Politics
Gunships in action over Mohmand
ISLAMABAD (Agencies) - Helicopter gunships engaged in a bitter offensive against militants in a northwest tribal region struck ...
APHC calls for boycott of today's polls
SRINAGAR (Agencies) - Occupied Kashmir begins voting in state elections Monday (today) amid appeals for a poll boycott by APHC ...
Blistering Nazir conquers title for Lahore
AHMEDABAD - It was complete annihilation. Lahore Badshahs gained retribution for last season's defeat and Saturday's controversy ...
All US troops to quit Iraq by 2011
BAGHDAD (Agencies) - Iraq's cabinet approved a military pact on Sunday that requires the withdrawal of all US troops by the end ...
Nawaz to hold decisive talks with Zardari
SAHIWAL (Online) - Former Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has said that PML-N would hold decisive talks with President ...
Ex-CJ Iftikhar Chaudhry gets warm welcome in NY
NEW YORK - Deposed Chief Justice of Pakistan's Supreme Court Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry was given a warm welcome when he arrived ...
18 killed in Khairpur bus collision
KHAIRPUR - A head-on collision between two buses claimed at least 18 lives and injured 41 at National Highway in the limits of ...
Entertainment
Skin cancer vaccine may be within reach
SYDNEY (AFP) - An Australian scientist who developed a vaccine for cervical cancer said Sunday a vaccine which could prevent some ...
Lindsay gets attacked by PETA activists
Lindsay Lohan learned the hard way not to piss off the folks over at PETA. While on her way into the VIP room on the ...
Bloodshed at British music awards show
LONDON (AFP) - Three people were injured in ugly scenes at a British music awards ceremony, with one person seriously hurt, ...
Fish choose their leaders by consensus
JUST after Americans have headed to the polls to elect their next president, a new report in the November 13th issue of Current ...
Luhrmann's Australia epic picks up buzz from Oprah
SYDNEY (AFP) - Baz Luhrmann hadn't even finished his much-anticipated outback epic "Australia" when the world heard the news that ...
Brisk walk helps chocoholics stop snacking
RESEARCHERS at the University of Exeter have found that a walk of just fifteen minutes can reduce chocolate cravings. The ...
Islamabad
Gul says PSF needs to get hard on discipline
ISLAMABAD - International squash coach Jamshad Gul has said that the Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) should not compromise over ...
Rasool fires KRL to thumping win
ISLAMABAD - The 147th match of the Pakistan Premier Soccer League match saw Muhammad Rasool in fine touch, getting his third ...
Aqeel, Sara secure crushing title victories
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan number one Aqeel Khan clinched the Silver Jubilee Federal Cup Tennis Tournament title by beating Asim Shafik ...
People for more cut in POL prices
RAWALPINDI - The current 5 to 15 per cent decrease in the petroleum prices is not sufficient to provide relief to the ...
Crime situation reviewed
RAWALPINDI - A meeting to review crime situation in Rawalpindi held under the chairmanship of Regional Police Officer (RPO) Nasir ...
23 PSVs fined for not completing routes
ISLAMABAD - Islamabad Transport Authority (ITA) during checking of various routes has fined 23 public service vehicles (PSVs) for ...
Launching CNG bus service still a dream
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The commuters of twin-cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad have decried the inordinate delay in launching of a ...
Tolerance vital for world peace, says Fehmida
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Acting President Dr Fehmida Mirza has called for adopting positive and active attitudes inspired by respect for ...
MoU inked to enhance trade
ISLAMABAD (APP)- Islamabad Chamber of Commerce Industry (ICCI) and Pakistan Chamber of Commerce, USA (PCC/USA) Sunday signed a ...
Karachi
Ahsan terms govt policies Musharraf's legacy
KARACHI - Pakistan Muslim League (N) Central Information Secretary, Ahsan Iqbal, has despite the passage of ten months, PPP-led ...
'N' govt cannot survive in Punjab without PPP
KARACHI - Former President PPP Punjab Qasim Zia has said that PML-N government in Punjab cannot survive in case his party leave ...
Migratory birds do not cause bird flu: experts
KARACHI - Migratory birds cannot be declared responsible for the outbreak of bird flue in any part of the world, including ...
Why unabated exploitation of consumers?
The federal government must be given some credit for bringing down the domestic fuel prices, effective from November 16, which is ...
CS for reduction in transport fares
KARACHI (APP) - Chief Secretary Sindh Fazalur Rehman has advised the Secretary Transport to get the public transport fare ...
Technology inflicts severe blow to traditional games
KARACHI - An old saying goes children are the assets of any nation, who with sound and admirable health, both physical and ...
Lahore
Lahore annex Railway Wrestling C'ship
LAHORE - Lahore Division regained title of the Railway Divisional Wrestling Championship after 12 years when they gripped 62 ...
Tour de Pakistan Cycle Race paddles off
LAHORE - The 14th Tour de Pakistan Cycle race paddled off from in Karachi on Sunday. The event has a prize money of $10,000. ...
Shafiq Bhatti wins gross in Warid Gymkhana Golf
LAHORE - In the November 2008 edition of Warid Gymkhana Golf League Tournament contested at the par 72 Lahore Gymkhana Golf ...
China wants export zone in Punjab
LAHORE - Former Finance Minister and Senator Ishaq Dar has said that China is very much willing to set up a 'Chinese Export Zone' ...
5,12,000 atta bags supplied to open market
LAHORE - Director Food Punjab Wasim Mukhtar has said that 512,000 bags of 20-kg flour have been supplied to the open market and ...
Lawyers to protest PBC decision
LAHORE - Pakistan Bar Council's decision to suspend licence of President, Peshawar High Court Bar Association, Latif Afridi has ...
Winter sales fail to get momentum
LAHORE - As winter season is yet to set in with its true colours, overall morale of shopping regarding winter clothes and other ...
Shoppers protest closure of Sunday bazaar
LAHORE - Hundreds of shoppers and shopkeepers staged a protest demonstration on the closure of Model Town Sunday Bazaar by the ...
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