Friday, February 10, 2012
- 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
- 9 sentenced for London Stock Exchange terror plot
The Nation in print for Sunday, November 23, 2008
Front Page
Three blasts in Lahore spread panic
LAHORE-Three serial blasts rocked the provincial metropolis on Saturday night, injuring three persons including a media man and a child. However, no casualty was reported as the bombs were of low-intensity, police and the Bomb Disposal Squad told reporters. The two blasts took place in the premises ...
Three cops die as Bannu post rocketed
BANNU (Agencies) - At least three policemen killed and two injured including a child when some unknown miscreants assailed a ...
43 projects worth Rs75.3b approved
ISLAMABAD - The government Saturday gave a go-ahead for a project worth Rs 110.7 million to construct a fully concrete security ...
Hangu mosque bombed; 5 dead
HANGU/Mingora - At least five persons were killed and over 10 injured on Saturday afternoon as a result of bomb explosion in a ...
International
Obama rapidly filing up cabinet posts
WASHINGTON - Although U.S. President-elect Barack Obama has yet to officially announce his cabinet makeup, U.S. media this week ...
Steyn takes five as S Africa win
BLOEMFONTAIN (AFP) - Fast bowler Dale Steyn took five wickets as South Africa beat Bangladesh by an innings and 129 runs on the ...
Katich ton puts Australia in commanding position
BRISBANE (Agencies) - Riding on a superb century from Simon Katich, Australia are sitting on a commanding position giving the New ...
Sri Lanka win 2nd ODI
HARERA (AFP) - Two days after a senior ICC delegation turned up to assess Zimbabwe's suitability for a return to Test cricket the ...
England aim to bounce back in India series
BANGALORE (AFP) - England coach Peter Moores is looking forward to a winning performance from his team in the crucial fourth ...
Abbas urges Obama to make Middle East peace a priority
NABLUS, West Bank (AFP) - Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas on Saturday urged US president-elect Barack Obama to apply himself ...
Bangladesh polls delayed
DHAKA (AFP) - Bangladesh's army-backed government Saturday said December 18 elections set to return democracy to the nation would ...
UN chief urges end to Gaza blockade
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Friday renewed his call for an end to the Israeli blockade of the impoverished ...
Iraq to vote Wednesday on US forces agreement
BANGLADESH (AFP) - Iraq's parliament is to vote on Wednesday after many hours of often stormy debate on a pact with Washington ...
Canada to withdraw from Afghanistan in 2011
NEW YORK - Canada will proceed with its plan to end military mission in Afghanistan in 2011, even if United States ...
We'll fight back, Somali pirates warn
MOGADISHU (AFP) - Somali pirates holding a huge oil-laden Saudi tanker on Saturday vowed to fight back should any assault be ...
US to activate anti-missile radar in Israel next month
JERUSALEM (AFP) - A radar system, which the United States agreed in July to deploy in Israel to counter a perceived missile ...
Bush blasts 'illegitimate' Mugabe
LIMA (AFP) - US President George W Bush on Saturday denounced Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's "illegitimate regime" and called ...
Iran hangs Israeli spy
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran has hanged an Iranian telecoms salesman convicted of spying for arch-enemy Israel, a senior official said on ...
Business
$641m ejected from markets
KARACHI - Eighty eight days have passed so far since the imposition of floor mechanism on August 27, 2008, but the full pace of ...
Saudi shares close near five-year low
RIYADH (AFP) - The stock market in oil-rich Saudi Araba shed more than nine percent of its value on Saturday and closed at its ...
Transfers, postings in Pepco/Discos banned
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Federal Minister for Water and Power, Raja Pervez Ashraf has directed all Power Distribution Companies (DISCOs) ...
Merkel warns '09 will be year of bad news for economy
BERLIN (AFP) - Chancellor Angela Merkel warned that 2009 will be "a year of bad news" for the economy, while a German regional ...
Oil prices plunge under 50 dollars as demand weakens
LONDON (AFP) - Oil prices collapsed this week to under 50 dollars, their lowest levels in almost four years, as the market ...
FJKCCI for steps to make trans-LoC trade a success
MIRPUR (AJK) (APP) - President of the recently-emerged apex body of the business community of entire J & K state (AJK and Indian ...
Pakistan offers special package for investors
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Minister for Investment Waqar Ahmed Khan said on Saturday that the government was preparing a comprehensive and ...
Special economic zones soon
SIALKOT - State Minister/Chairman Board of Investment Saleem H. Mandviwalla has said that a target of $5 billion has been fixed ...
Immaculate financial discipline need of hour
KARACHI (APP) - The national conference on the impact of global /US financial crisis in Pakistan concluded here Saturday. The ...
Politics
Haroon makes case for boost in U.S. economic aid to Pakistan
NEW YORK - Pakistan has spent an astronomical amount of $150 billion in hosting over three million Afghan refugees over nearly 30 ...
PML-N to rush reply to PPP draft package
ISLAMABAD - To further mount pressure on the Pakistan People's Party-led coalition government for striking down controversial ...
5 accused indicted for abetting BB's murder
RAWALPINDI - Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Rawalpindi No 1 on Saturday formally indicted five accused persons for abetting the ...
Security body to decide response to drone attacks: PM
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said here on Saturday the government would take a decision on drone attacks inside ...
Obama orders plan to create 2.5m new jobs by '11
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President-elect Barack Obama announced Saturday that he had ordered his economic advisers to produce an ...
Indian police shoot dead two protesters in IHK
SRINAGAR (Agencies) - A second day of protests against Indian occupation shook Kashmir Saturday, leaving two protesters dead and ...
Seniors fight to win over Juniors in Exhibition Hockey
LAHORE - The Pakistan Seniors team edged aside the Juniors in the second Exhibition Hockey match arranged by the Paksitan Hockey ...
President, COAS discuss drone attacks
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Chief of the Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Saturday called on President Asif Ali Zardari at ...
'Q' CEC ends with note of amicability
ISLAMABAD " Pakistan Muslim League-Q's Central Executive Committee meeting concluded here on Saturday on a win-win note for ...
Entertainment
Uncertainty more stressful than clear negative feedback
WE are faced with uncertainty every day. Will our investments pay off? Will we get the promotions we are hoping for? When faced ...
Autumn babies more likely to develop asthma
PARENTS concerned about having a child with asthma may want to be careful about the month in which they conceive. Children born ...
Crawford sent a lifetime supply of chewing gum
CHACE Crawford has been sent a lifetime supply of chewing gum. The "Gossip Girl" actor - who stars as rich school student Nate ...
European countries top places for women to live
FEMALE empowerment is embraced more today than any other time in world history. And in the global push for gender equality in ...
Iconic rings and flares of galaxies created by violent, intergalactic collisions
THE bright pinwheels and broad star sweeps iconic of disk galaxies such as the Milky Way might all be the shrapnel from massive, ...
An egg a day raises risk of diabetes
EATING just one egg every day can substantially raise the risk of developing diabetes, according to researchers. For those who ...
Islamabad
Naz creates new South Asian shooting record
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's female shooter Atliya Naz inked new South Asian record by winning the gold medal with 590 points in the ...
Get rid of contract employees, demand regulars
ISLAMABAD- The regular, permanent employees of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) have upped the ante in their struggle ...
Transport fares reduced in Capital
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Chief Commissioner Islamabad Kamran Lashari held a detailed meeting with public transport association and ...
Overhead bridge demanded at Aabpara Market
ISLAMABAD - Pedestrians are facing enormous problems while crossing Suharwardy Road in front of Aabpara Market as no overhead ...
Govt asked to provide facilities to schools
ISLAMABAD - Students of different rural schools here have demanded of the government to provide basic facilities like ...
'Murree: Past and Present' unveiled
ISLAMABAD - The anxiously awaited exhibition about Murree has finally been launched by the Pakistan National Council of Arts ...
Land acquisition for sector D-14 starts
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has started land acquisition for sector D-14 to develop it for ...
National
Perera clinches sixth stage of Tour de Pakistan
MULTAN - With a lead of 10 seconds over his nearest competitor, Mamanga Perera of Sri Lanka clinched the sixth stage of the 14th ...
Karachi
Islah leaves for LA to attend FIH rules Board meeting
KARACHI - Former Olympian Islahuddin Saddique has left for Los Angeles to attend the FIH Hockey Rules Board meeting. Before ...
Govt taking steps against bonded labour, says Marri
KARACHI - The speakers at a capacity building workshop have termed that economic and social exploitation in shape of bonded ...
FM radio tearing the very fabric of society
KARACHI - The sheer voice of a FM Radio lover can be heard on the handset of mobile phones these days. People jam the lines, day ...
Speakers demand one curriculum across country
KARACHI - Speakers in a meeting of Hamdard Naunehal Assembly Karachi Chapter urged that government should change education ...
Call to preserve centuries-old Mewashah Graveyard
KARACHI - A centuries-old Muslim graveyard, housing dozens of graves made of yellow stones, has been discovered in a dilapidated ...
Work underway on women univerity in Balochistan
KARACHI (APP) - The Balochistan Minister for Women Development, Ghazala Golo, met Sindh Minister for Works and Services, Manzoor ...
CNG body condemns hike in gas prices
KARACHI - The increment in gas prices is not acceptable, as the oil prices have gone down up to 100 percent in international ...
Lahore
KPT trample KRL 2-1, Jadeed hat-trick gets Afghan 3-1 win
LAHORE - Khan Research Laboratories (KRL), who never won the national title in their 13-year history, failed to go clear at the ...
LHC pleaded for early hearing of Sharifs' cases
LAHORE - Through two applications the Lahore High Court (LHC) has been urged for early hearing of the cases against former Prime ...
Dengue devouring lives gradually
LAHORE - Another dengue patient died here at a local hospital on Saturday bringing the death numbers to 15. Besides this, 65 more ...
Dr Ranjha seized in icy hands of dengue
LAHORE - The clinical reports have confirmed that Executive District Officer (Health), Lahore Dr Fayyaz Ahmad Ranjha is running ...
Governor's interference in administrative affairs illegal
LAHORE - Punjab Minister Law Rana Sanaullah Khan has maintained the governor's office is a non-political and the governor is not ...
Country has law but no rule of law, observes SJC
LAHORE - Lawyers in the City Saturday continued protest, token boycott and hunger strike against the yet not made restoration of ...
SHOs get more power in 'citizens' interest'
LAHORE - The SHOs have been made powerful once again by bringing the investigation wing of the police stations under their ...
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