Thursday, February 09, 2012
- 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
- Warrant issued for ex-Maldives president
- Nato supplies continue through Pak airspace: Munter
- Contempt appeal: SC asks Aitzaz to complete arguments on Friday
- Khar says drone attacks multiply militants
- Tax collection registers increase of 26%: Hafeez Shaikh
- 77% of Pakistanis marry within family: Gallup poll
The Nation in print for Thursday, November 26, 2009
Front Page
'Political clowns' with US passports fancy ousting govt
KARACHI President Asif Ali Zardari, who is also the co-chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), has said that the Parliament, Opposition and Establishment do not want to see the present democratic system derailed, as it is the right of the elected government to complete its five-year tenure. No ...
Nation rock solid against terror: COAS
ISLAMABAD Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has said that nation will emerge triumphant in the ongoing war ...
2.5 million begin Haj amid rain
MAKKAH (AFP) - Millions of the faithful have prepared to perform the worlds largest annual religious pilgrimage on Wednesday ...
International
Britain 'knew Saddam had destroyed WMDs'
LONDON (Agencies) - British intelligence in the days ahead of the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq signalled that Saddam Husseins ...
'No proof of more covert N-sites in Iran'
TEHRAN (AFP/Reuters) - Iranian parliamentary speaker Ali Larijani said Wednesday that Washington was trying to trick Tehran ...
Rights group urges UN to evaluate Gaza probe
NEW YORK - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon should provide an analytic, evaluative report on Israeli and Hamas investigations into ...
Monmohan defends decision not to retaliate militarily following Mumbai attack
NEW YORK - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan sign has described as "right" his decision not to retaliate against Pakistan militarily ...
Palestinians reject Israeli move as insufficient
JERUSALEM (Reuters/AFP) - Israel approved on Wednesday a limit on West Bank settlement construction for 10 months in a bid to ...
Prisoner deal hits snag
GAZA (Reuters) - Israel has rejected a demand for the release of two Hamas commanders as part of any exchange for a captured ...
Gunmen in uniform slaughter Iraqi family
BAGHDAD (Reuters/AFP) - Gunmen wearing army uniforms stormed a house on Wednesday and killed six members of the same family, ...
China-DPRK friendship 'unbreakable', says Kim
BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il on Wednesday told the visiting Chinese defence minister that his isolated ...
Poll divided on troop surge in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON - American reaction will be divided if U.S. President Barack Obama decides to deploy an additional 34,000 U.S. troops ...
UK govt 'complicit' in torture: HRW
NEW YORK - A prominent human rights group has accused the British government of complicity in the torture of five British ...
Vettori inspires Kiwis to dominant position
DUNEDIN (Agencies) A defiant captains knock from Daniel Vettori and inclement weather has helped New Zealand to a dominant ...
A glance at today's game
New Zealand strengthen position despite rain After an exciting first days play in Dunedin, the second day proved to be a damp ...
India in driver's seat in second Test
KANPUR (India) (AFP) Rahul Dravid struck his 28th century and Zaheer Khan picked a wicket off the first ball as India tightened ...
Federer floors Murray to seal no.1 spot
LONDON (AFP) Roger Federer beat Britains Andy Murray in three sets on Tuesday at the ATP World Tour Finals to guarantee ...
Andrade back to take Bute's title after near miss
QUEBEC CITY (AFP) Librado Andrade, whose last-round flurry last year nearly took Lucian Butes super middleweight title, enters ...
Liverpool exit as Arsenal cruise through
PARIS (AFP) Five-time champions Liverpool were knocked out of the Champions League at the group stage on Tuesday as a 1-0 win ...
Business
New industries to get 10-year tax exemption
RAWALPINDI - The business community will be taken into confidence before drafting any new trade policy in future and business ...
MFB/Is allowed to raise foreign currency loans
KARACHI (APP) - The SBP has allowed microfinance banks/ institutions (MFB/Is) to raise foreign currency loans from int'l ...
Islamic banks assets grow to Rs323 billion
KARACHI - State Bank of Pakistan Governor Syed Salim Raza has said that total assets of Islamic banking industry have grown to Rs ...
PTA directs operators to ensure services quality on Eid
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has directed all cellular mobile operators of Pakistan to ensure ...
Gold sets record high
LONDON (AFP) - The euro jumped back above 1.50 dollars on Wednesday, sending the price of gold to a record high point, analysts ...
Business community condemns Indian report
LAHORE - The report of Indian 'Task force on national security and terrorism endorsed by the Federation of Indian Chambers of ...
SECP extends last date for filing of accounts
KARACHI - The extension in time allowed by Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) for filing of annual returns up ...
SBP facilitates rice exporters
KARACHI - The SBP has allowed rice exporters one-time facility of getting financing up to 100 per cent instead of 85 per cent of ...
CM visits paddy procurement centre
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif paid a surprise visit to paddy procurement center in Sheikhupura on Wednesday and ...
KSE sheds 20 points after lower-than-expected rate cut
KARACHI - Unexciting behaviour of the local equity market continued to hamper investor sentiments and kept them at bay on ...
Politics
Rs400m KSE shares plundered
KARACHI Influential characters in the stock exchange shares are not only playing havoc with public properties but also ruining ...
Corruption cost PSM billions
ISLAMABAD Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in its report submitted before Supreme Court on Wednesday said that embezzlement, ...
Mumbai attack suspects indicted
RAWALPINDI An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) here on Wednesday formally indicted seven accused for their alleged involvement in ...
Will Mr. Malik resign now?
ISLAMABAD TheNation has been exposing the Blackwater (now renamed Xe Worldwide) and DynaCorp presence in Pakistan for some time ...
Blackwater's Secret War in Pakistan
At a covert forward operating base run by the US Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) in the Pakistani port city of Karachi, ...
JC Black: Blackwater-TIS link in Pakistan
Joseph Cofer Black, Vice Chairman of Blackwater at one time, and now Chairman of a private intelligence gathering company, Total ...
Forces kill 3 terrorists in Swat
ISLAMABAD Security forces have killed three terrorists during a search operation at Bar Kandao near Kuz Uzbek in Swat-Malakand, ...
Gilani seeks Nawaz's help on Balochistan package
NAWABSHAH (Online) Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has made it clear that the dreams of Baloch people would come true ...
US sceptics fear Afghan mission turning into a quagmire
WASHINGTON (AFP/Reuters) The United States welcomed Wednesday a Pakistani courts decision to charge seven suspects in connection ...
Asks MPs to be aggressive
ISLAMABAD There is no need to be defensive over the issue of National Reconciliation Ordinance, President Asif Ali Zardari has ...
Mullah Omar rejects call for talks
KABUL (AFP) Mullah Mohammad Omar, leader of Afghanistans Taliban militia, on Wednesday rejected a call from President Hamid ...
UN commission wants three-month extension
UNITED NATIONS The report of the UN commission tasked with identifying the facts and circumstances surrounding the assassination ...
Red Zone to be further alienated from country
ISLAMABAD The Islamabad Capital Territory Administration (ICTA) has decided that Capital Development Authority (CDA) will ...
NRO beneficiaries should resign: JI
ISLAMABAD Amir Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Syed Munawar Hassan said on Wednesday that it was moral and constitutional obligation that ...
LHC upholds by-elections postponement
LAHORE A division bench of the LHC on Wednesday dismissed three appeals challenging postponement of by-elections in Punjab, thus ...
NA body defers to propose amends in Army Act
ISLAMABAD - National Assembly Standing Committee on Defence has deferred the draft bill seeking amendments in Army Act 1952 until ...
Islamabad
Japan heritage photos draw visitors
ISLAMABAD - An exhibition titled World Heritage in Japan: Exhibition of Photo Panels from Japan was organised by the Embassy of ...
Best child rights documentaries given awards
ISLAMABAD - Bringing tears to the eyes with unique emotional themes on rights of children suffering from beggary, abuse, labour, ...
Action against 'responsible' housing society stopped
ISLAMABAD - Instead of taking action against the management of Soan Garden Housing Society having allegedly sold out 491 kanals ...
Nepotism grips appointments in FDE
ISLAMABAD - Widespread corruption and nepotism in appointments made to Model Colleges of the Federal Capital on administrational ...
'Farmers should use new methods'
ISLAMABAD - Agricultural Extension Services (AES) Department of Islamabad Capital Territory Administration (ICTA) organised 2-day ...
'Police to thwart terror acts'
RAWALPINDI - A special Anti-Terrorism Unit of police has been established to thwart the nefarious designs of terrorists while ...
Karachi
Animal markets clog residential areas
KARACHI - With the countdown to Eidul Azha, sacrificial animals markets have been thrived in residential areas, in sheer ...
Jialas asked not to stage protests
KARACHI - The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Jialas from Lyari, who had applied and were selected for jobs at the Port Qasim after ...
PPP shows 'Sindh Card' thru mass public rally
KARACHI - The PPP Sindh has organised a huge public rally in City to mark 43rd founding day of the party. According to senior ...
New commanders of Naval Fleet, Logistics take over
KARACHI - With immediate effect Rear Admiral Tanveer Faiz has taken over as Commander Pakistan Fleet whereas Rear Admiral Asif ...
Mirza ready to face accountability
KARACHI - Sindh Minister for Home Department Dr Zulfiqar Mirza has announced presenting himself before the Chief Justice of ...
IUCN releases list of threatened species
KARACHI- IUCN has released a Red List of Threatened Species, which is assessed to be under threat so far. It includes 21 percent ...
Olympian Islahuddin's autobiography launched
KARACHI The autobiography of former Hockey Olympian Islahuddin titled Dash Through My Life was formally launched here Wednesday ...
Lahore
Govt trying to cover up corruption, fraud: Hamza
LAHORE - Time has come that the government will have to serve the masses in order to stay in power and merely hollow slogans are ...
Security concerns, inflation dampen Eid festivities
LAHORE - Security concerns and price-hike have dampened the Eid festivities, the primary reasons that have drastically reduced ...
CDGL ready for disposal of offal
LAHORE - The City District Government Lahore (CDGL) on Wednesday finalised 'Eid Sanitation Plan to ensure prompt removal of all ...
Devote yourselves for cause of education, CM asks teachers
LAHORE - Chief Minister Punjab Shah-baz Sharif has said that illiteracy, poverty and unemployment have emerged from the tradition ...
3m leave City for Eid in hometowns
LAHORE - People have started leaving Lahore for their respective hometowns to celebrate Eidul Azha with their near and dear ones. ...
Lawyers beat up another journalist
LAHORE - A group of lawyers of Lahore Bar Association (LBA) on Wednesday again manhandled a private television news reporter and ...
Govt wasn't dished out to PPP: Aftab
LAHORE - PPPs Punjab President Rana Aftab Ahmad Khan said political achievements of PPP were not served on a platter; rather, it ...
PCB unlikely to make profit from Test
LAHORE The Pakistan Cricket Board is unlikely to make any profits from its ongoing home Test series in New Zealand as the ...
NA committee wants PCB constitution as soon as possible
LAHORE The Sub committee of National Assembly Standing Committee on Sports has recommended to the PCB and the Ministry of Sports ...
KPT overcome PMC 4-2
LAHORE KESC failed to keep slender lead intact as Lahore-based PEL staged comeback to draw 1-1 at DHA Stadium, ...
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