Friday, February 10, 2012
- 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
- CJ takes suo motu notice of Lahore factory collapse
- India, Pakistan trade can reach $10 bn by 2015: CII
- Terror trial of accused Bali bomber starts Monday
The Nation in print for Sunday, November 02, 2008
Front Page
IMF should relax conditions: Gilani
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Saturday assured that the government would not compromise the country's interests while taking loans from International Monetary Fund and at the same time asked the IMF to relax its conditions when it comes to developing states. Addressing a ...
Aftershock rattles Balochistan
QUETTA - A strong aftershock of 5.4 magnitude jolted Balochistan on Saturday early morning, creating panic among the residents of ...
US campaign enters final weekend
WASHINGTON (Agencies) - The two men seeking to become president of the United States of America are beginning one final weekend ...
PTV audit body terminated over malpractices
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Television Corporation's Board of Directors has terminated the services of internal audit committee of the ...
International
US expert calls Pakistan govt 'the best in a long time'
WASHINGTON - Pakistan today has the best government in a long time, a noted U.S. expert on South Asia has said, voicing ...
Ton-up Clarke rescues Australia
NEW DELHI (AFP) - Michael Clarke hit a gritty century to steer Australia to safety on the fourth day of the third Test against a ...
Younus warns tour isolation will harm Pakistan game
ADELAIDE (AFP) - Pakistan Test batsman Younus Khan says cricket in his homeland will wither away through a lack of top-line ...
Duminy sets up big South Africa win
BLOEMFONTEIN (AFP) - Jean-Paul Duminy hit 90 and took three wickets with his off-spin as South Africa scored a comfortable ...
West Indies names squad for Pakistan series, NZealand tour
KINGSTON (AFP) - Four newcomers, including Australian-born Brendon Nash, were on Friday named in the West Indies cricket side for ...
Bush urges Americans to vote
WASHINGTON (AFP) - President George W Bush Saturday urged Americans to vote Tuesday to choose his successor, with an apparent ...
Dutch general takes command of NATO force in S Afghanistan
KABUL (AFP) - A Dutch general took command Saturday of 19,000 mostly British, Canadian, Dutch and US NATO-led soldiers in ...
NKorea threatens action against America, Seoul
SEOUL - A senior US diplomat involved in the six-party talks is scheduled to meet a government delegation from the Democratic ...
Why just Muslims' profiling? CAIR asks US govt
WASHINGTON - A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group Saturday called on US authorities to explain why more ...
Obama offers Afghans hope
KABUL (AFP) - Afghans are backing Barack Obama for US president in the hope he will rescue them from an ever-deadly extremist ...
French, British foreign ministers size up Goma situation
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (AFP) - The French and British foreign ministers personally sized up the situation in the east ...
Russian navy to hold war games in Indian Ocean
MOSCOW (AFP) - The Russian navy will hold war games in the Indian Ocean in a bid to boost its global presence, a navy spokesman ...
McCain renews attacks on 'far-left' Obama
NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia (AFP) - Republican presidential nominee John McCain ramped up his attacks on Democratic rival Barack Obama ...
US couple flies halfway around world to vote
WASHINGTON (AFP) - An American immigrant couple living in India and seeking to vote in their first US election flew home to vote ...
Business
$26m okayed for Thar Coal Project
KARACHI - Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah, who is also Chairman Thar Coal and Energy Board (TCEB), has approved the ...
KCCI, Esfahan Chamber of Commerce sign MoU
KARACHI - Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) and and Esfahan Chamber of Commerce, Iran, have signed a Memorandum of ...
Local cement sales down 15 per cent
KARACHI - Local cement sales during the first four months (July-October) of fiscal year-2009 depicted a fall of 15 per cent to ...
People in IHK eager to buy Pakistani rice and vegetables
SRINAGAR (PPI) - Pakistani rice was the cynosure of all eyes as hundreds of people jostled to get a closer look at stalls selling ...
Market remains flat despite recovery in int'l stocks
LAHORE - The local equity markets continued to remain flat and dull, as the floor price mechanism, which was scheduled to ...
India's central bank cuts key rates
MUMBAI (AFP) - India's central bank unexpectedly cut its key lending rate for the second time in two weeks Saturday and took ...
Brazil signs new oil deal as Cuba hopes for economic revival
HAVANA (AFP) - Brazil has inked a multi-million-dollar deal to explore for oil off the Cuban coast, joining India, Vietnam, ...
FPCCI has reservations on IMF possible funding
KARACHI - President, Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Tanvir Ahmed Sheikh has expressed his concern over ...
PIA earned $6 million in 6 months thru engg services
KARACHI - Managing Director PIA, Capt Aijaz Haroon, Saturday re-iterated his vision of having profitable engineering facilities ...
Oil price slumps under 60 dollars
LONDON (AFP) - Oil prices plunged under 60 dollars per barrel in London this week,while other commodities rose as traders tracked ...
Politics
SBP further cuts CRR by 1 per cent
KARACHI - The State Bank of Pakistan Saturday slashed further the cash reserve requirement (CRR) by one percent with immediate ...
Pakistan UN envoy back in New York
NEW YORK - Pakistan's Ambassador to the United Nations, Abdullah Hussain Haroon, returned to his post in New York Saturday after ...
Opp for debate on $9b IMF loan
ISLAMABAD - Chairman Senate Mohammedmian Soomro has summoned Senate session on November 10 at 04:00pm on the requisition of ...
Shell kills 11 in Swat
SWAT - At least 11 persons were killed and two others injured on Saturday when a mortar shell, reportedly fired by the security ...
Loadshedding 'lifted' not 'ended'
LAHORE - The loadshedding, which had become part and parcel of our rural as well as urban life, and second spell of which had ...
Nawaz Sharif fears civil war
ISLAMABAD (NNI) - Former Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz has said that the govt of Pakistan and United States are losing ...
Prominent Afghan national abducted
PESHAWAR - Another leading Afghan national Prof Abdul Haq Danishmal was kidnapped by some unknown persons from Jamrud area of ...
Entertainment
Britney Spears unveils her new album cover
Britney Spears looks unrecognisable on the front cover of her new album Circus. While few would deny the pop singer is looking ...
Joaquin Phoenix quits films
Hollywood star Joaquin Phoenix has announced he is quitting his acting career to focus on music. A spokeswoman for Phoenix, ...
Welcome to animal kingdom in extreme close-up
VIEWED at extreme magnifications of 1,000 times or more, the natural world acquires a surreal beauty, rich with astonishing forms ...
Obama in Halloween dustup with pesky press
CHICAGO (AFP) - Democrat Barack Obama grew testy with pesky press crews that dogged the presidential hopeful and his ...
Healthier Amy Winehouse
She has become known almost as much for her gaunt appearance as her music. But now it seems Amy Winehouse is finally on the up. ...
'Old blood' linked to infection
BLOOD stored for 29 days or more, nearly 2 weeks less than the current standard for blood storage, is associated with a higher ...
Islamabad
Ali shines for Punjab
ISLAMABAD - Imran Ali (4-64) restricted hosts Federal Areas (FA) at 213, as the visitors Punjab added 31 runs in their second ...
Machines suspiciously out of order
ISLAMABAD - After announcing decrease in POL prices by the government, acute shortage of fuel hit the Capital City as the stocks ...
ICTA supplies 18,000 flour bags
ISLAMABAD - Islamabad Capital Territory Administration Saturday supplied 18000 flour bags of 20kg in the city and rural areas, ...
No relaxation to be given to motorists: SSP
ISLAMABAD- Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) will take strict action for non- fastening seatbelt, using mobile phone while driving ...
Govt urged to provide security to journalists
ISLAMABAD - Scores of print and electronic media journalists Saturday held protest demonstration under the auspices of ...
'Lawyers movement to continue till achieving goals'
RAWALPINDI -To sensitize people regarding their protest convention on November 3 marking it a Black Day due to the imposition of ...
Security in twin cities put on high alert
ISLAMABAD - Rehman Malik, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Interior Saturday chaired a high level meeting at Ministry of ...
Karachi
Pakistan junior team against India to be named today
KARACHI - The Pakistan Hockey Federation will hold one-day trials here Sunday at the HCP of the 36 national training camp ...
Medicinal herbs fast declining in South Asia
KARACHI - Medicinal plants are depleting fast in South Asian countries due to improper planning and negligence of the authorities ...
Underworld member shot dead
KARACHI - A builder and member of underworld, Salman Hyder, 40, was found dead from his car on late Friday night in Ferozeabad ...
Slums to be leased out to locals
KARACHI - Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah has announced that all katchi abadis will be leased out to their residents and a hospital ...
Surge in noise pollution decried
KARACHI - Naib Nazim Karachi, Nasrin Jalil has said that no society can call it civilised until the laws are enforced while ...
Islamia College to remain under govt control: Mazhar
Karachi (PPI) - Islamia College Karachi will not be handed over to an NGO and remain under the government control, said Sindh ...
Altaf proposes setting up of fund to end crisis
KARACHI - Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has proposed the President Asif Zardari and Prime Minister Yousaf ...
Graduate-level exams to be held at prominent colleges
KARACHI - The University of Karachi has decided to conduct the examination of graduate level at specific colleges of the ...
Lahore
Inter School, Collegiate Games begins
LAHORE - The Inter-school and Inter-collegiate Games began here in a colourful ceremony here at the Punjab Stadium. The ...
PHF names Pak-India junior series officials
LAHORE - The Pakistan Hockey Federation has announced the itinerary of Pak-India U-21 Junior Hockey Test Series being played in ...
NBP, Navy complete double, PTV, HBL suffer defeats
LAHORE - Navy and Habib Bank Limited completed double over their rivals as two more matches were decided in Pakistan Premier ...
Shahbaz announces 50pc raise in salaries
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has announced 50 per cent increase in the emoluments of house job and postgraduate ...
CM orders to quash cases against Ravians
LAHORE - Provincial Law Minister, Rana Sana Ullah Khan Saturday said that Chief Minister Punjab Mian Shahbaz Sharif has ordered ...
Fresh code of conduct for subordinate judiciary
LAHORE - Lahore High Court Chief Justice Sayed Zahid Hussain through revised code of conduct for the judges in the subordinate ...
Tandoor owners still earn Rs0.21 per roti
LAHORE - The roti made from subsidised flour costs Rs1.79, still leaving the tandoor owners to make a profit of Rs0.21 after ...
Doctors on strike in all City hospitals
LAHORE - Despite the release of two doctors on bail, strike of medical practitioners in all the government hospitals entered into ...
8 Camp Jail cops transferred for harassing captives
LAHORE - Provincial Minister Prisons Chaudhry Abdul Ghafoor during his surprise visit to the Camp Jail has transferred eight ...
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