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 Thursday, November 19, 2009
Front Page
Extremism & terrorism can't cow us down: COAS
RISALPUR Our Armed Forces are fully alive to the complete spectrum of threat that confronts the nation. Let no one misjudge our resolve, declared Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani while addressing a passing out parade of 67th course of engineering and 123rd course of GDP here at PAF ...
Four die in US drone attack
Four people were killed while many others injured in a US drone attack in North Waziristan on late Wednesday night. According to ...
India responsible for Balochistan, Waziristan unrest: Shahbaz
QUETTA Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif has said that India is playing an active role in destabilising Pakistan by its ...
International
Iran rejects UN-drafted N-fuel deal, mulls swaps
TEHRAN (AFP/Reuters) - Iran on Wednesday rejected plans for it to send most of its stocks of low-enriched uranium abroad, ...
King Abdullah, Sarkozy 'on same wavelength'
RIYADH/WASHINGTON (AFP/Reuters) - Frances President Sarkozy and Saudi King Abdullah agreed in talks on the need to restart ...
UN deplores Israeli plans of building in occupied Jerusalem
UNITED NATIONS - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon deplored the Israeli Governments decision at UN Headquarters in New York, ...
Top leaders' low turnout hits UN food summit
ROME (Reuters) - An absence of many world leaders undermined this weeks UN food summit from the start, and its final declaration ...
Karzai to take oath; reputation in tatters
KABUL (Reuters) - Foreign dignitaries will attend the inauguration of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who is struggling to ...
Iraq poll in jeopardy as VP vetoes law
BAGHDAD (AFP) - Iraqs general election planned for January, only the second since the fall of Saddam Hussein, was thrown into ...
Afghans 'blame poverty, corruption for war'
KABUL (AFP) - Poverty and corruption are driving the war in Afghanistan, says a survey released Wednesday by British charity ...
China defence website 'gets 2 million hack attacks'
BEIJING (AFP) - The website of Chinas Defence Ministry has been hacked more than two million times since it was launched three ...
US forces under strain but not at tipping point: Mullen
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Top military officer Admiral Mike Mullen said on Tuesday that US forces were under strain from fighting wars ...
Obama gets 5 minutes with half-brother in China
BADALING, China, (Reuters) - US President Barack Obama took a walk alone on the Great Wall on Wednesday, wrapping up a visit to ...
Jayawardene ton sets back India in first Test
AHMEDABAD (India) (AFP) Former captain Mahela Jayawardene hit an unbeaten 204 as Sri Lanka marched towards a big first innings ...
Kapur, Thaworn have point to prove in Cambodia
SIEM REAP (Cambodia) (AFP) Indias Shiv Kapur is hoping to maintain a personal milestone by retaining his Asian Tour card with a ...
South Africa seek to end losing streak
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) South Africa will seek to end a five-match losing streak when they meet England in the first one-day ...
Tensions mount before Algeria-Egypt qualifier
KHARTOUM (AFP) Thousands of Algerian and Egyptian fans flocked into Khartoum on Tuesday for a make-or-break World Cup ...
Business
Foreign investment down 21.2pc in July-Oct
KARACHI - Foreign investment in Pakistan fell by 21.2 per cent during four months of current financial year 2009-10. The growth ...
Govt public sector borrowings decline by Rs76.1b
KARACHI - The total public sector borrowings of the federal government from the banking system considerably dropped by Rs76.1 ...
Pak-Iran border closure halts iron ore import for PSM
KARACHI - The closure of Iran-Pak border after the recent suicide attack in Iran has resulted in a conflict between both the ...
Gold forges record peak near $1,150
LONDON (AFP) - Gold prices rose on Wednesday to an all-time high near 1,150 dollars an ounce, boosted by the weak level of the US ...
9.2m cotton bales reach ginneries
MULTAN (APP) - Over 9.2 million or 9,261,398 bales of cotton have reached ginneries across Pakistan till Nov 15, 2009, showing 29 ...
Association for devising CNG policy
ISLAMABAD (APP) - All Pakistan CNG Association Wednesday pressed for devising a CNG Policy in the country that should ensure ...
Bear-run continues; KSE loses another 60 points
KARACHI - The benchmark KSE 100-index shed 60 points on Wednesday and closed at 9144 points as investors remained concerned on ...
Textile industry issues to be resolved: Farooq
ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for Textile Industry Rana Farooq Saeed Khan has said that the government is committed to resolving ...
SBP to ensure ample liquidity for export sector
KARACHI - Governor State Bank of Pakistan Syed Salim Raza has said the central bank would ensure that ample liquidity is ...
Corporates should adopt pro-consumers strategies for stability
LAHORE - Corporate sector should prepare management strategies keeping in mind the 'consumer protection aspect to recover from ...
Politics
Differing threat perceptions
ISLAMABAD PPP Information Secretary, Fouzia Wahab, Wednesday stated that there did exist a difference in threat perception ...
From Islamic to Peoples Republic of Pakistan?
ISLAMABAD Awami National Party (ANP) during the deliberations of Parliamentary Reforms Committee had proposed to change the name ...
Cabinet seeks fast-track actions for women uplift
ISLAMABAD Taking note of complaints regarding paddy procurement, the Federal Cabinet on Wednesday decided to constitute a ...
NRO beneficiaries include 30 politicians
ISLAMABAD Out of the total list of around 6,000 beneficiaries of National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO), the number of the ...
Malik asks Kabul to hand over Fazlullah
ISLAMABAD Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik denied the presence of Fazlullah in neighbouring Afghanistan and said if the ...
SC larger bench to hear issue
ISLAMABAD The Supreme Court (SC) would constitute a larger bench to deliberate the matter of missing persons and take up pleas ...
Chairman smells a rat
LAHORE Chairman Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) Khalid Mirza has regretted the fact that Ordinance on Competition ...
Provinces to get over 50pc share
KARACHI The Federal government has shown willingness to increase the provinces share to over 50 per cent under new NFC award in ...
Zilhaj moon sighted; Eid on 28th
KARACHI Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee on Wednesday announced the sighting of the Zilhaj moon reports from various parts of the ...
JI blasts govt policies, US presence in region
ISLAMABAD Thousands of women took to the streets on Wednesday against US presence in the region in a protest titled 'Go America ...
Terrorists lose more in SWA
ISLAMABAD Security forces killed at least six terrorists while eight soldiers including two officers were injured in fighting in ...
Withdrawal a trap for troops: TTP
MIRANSHAH (AFP) The Taliban have hit back at Pakistan claims of success in a major offensive, vowing on Wednesday that their ...
Afghan decision 'very close': Obama
KABUL (Reuters/AFP) - US President Barack Obama pledged on Wednesday to end the Afghan war before he leaves office, and Secretary ...
PPP out to appease PML-N
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has begun efforts aimed at appeasing major opposition party Pakistan Muslim League ...
Eid package announced; sugar 'availability' timings cut
ISLAMABAD - The government on Wednesday announced Eid Package for Utility Stores Corporation (USC) under which a total relief ...
MFA, OPF fail to get Pakistani's body from Iraq
ISLAMABAD - Saturday (November 28) was supposed to be happy time for the five-member family of 65-year-old Riasat Ali. His family ...
Entertainment
Penelope Cruz refuses to address engagement rumours
IS she or isnt she? was the question on everyones lips following Penelope Cruzs appearance on David Letterman Tuesday when the ...
I don't try to be scandalous: Katy Perry
KATY Perry insists she never meant for her songs to be scandalous. The Waking up in Vegas hitmaker says she tries to write ...
Kimberley Walsh's jewels stolen
A SET of jewels worth a staggering 128,000 worn by Girls Aloud star Kimberley Walsh has been stolen in a raid on a courier ...
Nasa, Microsoft launch 'explore Mars website
NASA and Microsoft have launched an interactive website that allows users to explore the planet Mars. The Be a Martian website ...
Is This It voted album of decade
THE Strokes debut album Is This It has been named the best album of the decade by music magazine NME. The Libertines 2002 debut ...
Even ancient Egyptians suffered heart disease
AN international team of scientists has discovered heart disease in ancient Egyptian mummies, dispelling the view that ...
Islamabad
PIMS to get first ever liver transplant centre
ISLAMABAD Ministry of Health, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) and Infrastructure Project Development Facility ...
Schoolteachers appeal to CJ for justice
ISLAMABAD The Education Ministry has decided to write to the Finance Ministry to release funds for hiring of residential ...
Ministry plans 'Post Banks'
ISLAMABAD Federal Minister for Postal Services Israr Ullah Khan Zehri, Wednesday, informed that his ministry was considering ...
CDA boss repatriates 'corrupt' official without inquiry
ISLAMABAD In a 'corruption friendly move, Chairman Capital Development Authority (CDA) has sent back an alleged corrupt official ...
Meet Chacha Chhakan, Tot Batot at NBF tomorrow
ISLAMABAD National Book Foundation (NBF) is organising a 2-day Children Book Fair beginning tomorrow (Friday) in connection with ...
5 get life-term in kidnap for ransom case
RAWALPINDI Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Rawalpindi No 1, Wednesday, awarded life-imprisonment to five convicts including a woman ...
Karachi
Clerics role sought for family planning
KARACHI - Federal Population Welfare Secretary Nayyar Agha has called on clerics (Ulema) to extend their cooperation and support ...
'Gangster' gunned down
KARACHI - Unknown armed men on Wednesday gunned down an alleged Lyari gangster. The incident took place near Sindhi Scholl chatti ...
BNP terms package a 'bribe' to halt their movement
KARACHI - Balochistan National Party (BNP) has termed the Aghaz-i-Huqooq-i-Balochistan a bribe giving to them for halting their ...
S Waziristan IDPs move to Sindh
KARACHI (PPI) - As temperatures get closer to freezing in South Waziristan tribal agency near the border with Afghanistan, some ...
DHA asked to ensure best civic facilities
KARACHI - Commander 5 Corps and President Executive Board DHA Lt Gen Shahid Iqbal visited the DHA City project site on Super ...
Belgium, Argentina win with big margins
KARACHI Belgium and host Argentina recorded their third successive victories in the third World Hockey Cup Qualifiers now in ...
Lahore
LDA depts filing bogus reports in CM Secretariat
LAHORE - The scandal of bogus reports filed by different departments of the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) in the CM ...
Garbage going to be saleable commodity
LAHORE - The Solid Waste Management (SWM) department will soon be selling tones of municipal waste to foreign recycling ...
Balochistan package must have constitutional cover
LAHORE - Abdur Rauf Sasoli, General Secretary Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP) (Mir Aali Bhugti Group) has demanded formation of a ...
Monitoring, evaluation of higher edu launched
LAHORE - The Punjab Education Department has launched monitoring and evaluation of higher education in the province for improving ...
Prison dept asked to deposit Rs0.7m
LAHORE-The Public Accounts Committee-II of Punjab Assembly, which met here on Wednesday with Abdul Qadir Gilani in the chair, ...
NAB paying Rs51.79m to Double Shah victims
LAHORE - NAB Punjab is paying an amount of Rs 51.79 million to 1,769 affectees of Double Shah through pay orders, said spokesman ...
Shahbaz directs smooth supply of sugar to masses
LAHORE - A high level meeting was held here Wednesday under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif to review ...
Yorkshire eye return tests for troubled Pakistan
LAHORE Yorkshire could become a temporary home for future Pakistan Test matches if next summers match with Australia proves ...
UAE set to host ACC Twenty20 championship
LAHORE The Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) is all set to organise Twenty20 Championship among top cricket associates from Asia ...
GCU win boxing title
LAHORE Government College University won the boxing title of the Inter-Collegiate Games category on day two of the event here on ...
Lahore Ravi escape with a draw against SSGC in Quaid Trophy
LAHORE Lahore Shalimar held Sui Southern Gas Corporation (SSGC) for a draw in the seventh round Quaid-e-Azam Trophy match at the ...
Noman pushes Young Blood to victory
LAHORE Higher Education Commission (HEC), Sahiwals Young Blood and Quettas Baloch Club posted wins on the opening day of the ...
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