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 Saturday, November 28, 2009
Front Page
Eidul Azha today
ISLAMABAD (Agencies) - The nation is celebrating Eidul Azha with traditional zeal and religious fervour today (Saturday). The day would dawn would special Eid sermons where clerics would stress for unity of Muslim Ummah while prayers be held for the prosperity and wellbeing of the country. The ...
New Khyber op kills 15 militants
PESHAWAR (Agencies) - Troops, backed by gunship helicopters, killed 15 militants in a new operation in Khyber Agency, which lies ...
India flooding arms into Waziristan, Balochistan: Sadiq
PAKISTAN's Ambassador to Afghanistan Muhammad Sadiq has said that India, rather than lending a helping hand in war against ...
International
Taliban resurgence seen in Afghanistan's calm Kunduz province
NEW YORK - The Taliban have resurfaced in the once peaceful northern Kunduz province of Afghanistan, becoming a major concern to ...
Crude oil futures tumble to six-week low on Dubai debt crisis
NEW YORK - Crude oil fell to the lowest level in six weeks Friday as Dubais attempt to reschedule its debt bolstered the dollar ...
Resolution jeopardises nuclear talks: Tehran
VIENNA (Reuters/AFP) - A UN nuclear watchdog resolution passed against Iran on Friday will jeopardise talks between Tehran and ...
Sanctions next: UK
VIENNA (AFP/Reuters) - Patience is running out over Irans nuclear programme, the US Ambassador said here Friday after the UN ...
Stoning the Satan, animal sacrifice mark Hajs 3rd day
MINA, Saudi Arabia, (AFP) - Hajis pelted pillars symbolising the Satan with pebbles on the third day of the Haj on Friday as the ...
Iraq war not legitimate: British diplomat
LONDON (Agencies) - The Iraq war was not legitimate because Britain and the US failed to win international support for the 2003 ...
Cuba begins war games with US invasion in mind
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba began its biggest military Manoeuvres in five years on Thursday, saying they were needed to prepare for a ...
'Philippine politician ordered massacre'
MANILA (AFP) - A Philippine politician ordered soldiers, police and other gunmen to kill at least 57 defenceless people in a ...
Karzai reaches out to Taliban
KABUL (Reuters/AFP) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai reached out to the Taliban on Friday, part of a call for reconciliation that ...
China AIDS sufferers face discrimination
BEIJING (Reuters) - People in China living with HIV and AIDS face widespread discrimination and stigma, with even medical workers ...
Hundreds mark Saddam death anniversary
AWJA, Iraq, (AFP) - Hundreds of Iraqis gathered at the tomb of late Saddam Hussein on Friday to commemorate the anniversary of ...
Business
Dubai alarm drives down world stocks
LONDON (AFP) - Global stock markets fell for a second day on Friday over investor alarm about possible domino defaults rippling ...
Oil prices slump under 75 dollars
LONDON (AFP) - Oil prices fell sharply on Friday, mirroring events on stock markets across Asia, where investors were spooked by ...
Bears rule stock market
LAHORE - The stock market, which remained opened only for four days during the week on account of Eid holidays, remained in the ...
SBoI for halting investment transfer from Sindh
KARACHI - The Sindh Board of Investment (SBoI) has proposed measurements to keep halt of trend of investment closure/transfer ...
Yarn shortage affecting textile sector
ISLAMABAD As the government has failed to resolve the yarn crisis, some 30 per cent work of the textile sector has been affected ...
Dollar hits 14-year low vs yen
LONDON (AFP) - The dollar struck a 14-year low against the yen on Friday amid jitters Dubai may default on its debt, which sent ...
HK gold tumbles more than 40 dollars
HONG KONG (AFP) - Hong Kong gold prices tumbled on Friday to close at 1,145.00-1,146.00 US dollars an ounce, sharply down from ...
Rs15b injected into banks
ISLAMABAD (APP) - State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) injected Rs 15 billion into the banking system to ease off the liquidity crunch in ...
Thyssenkrupp announces 20,000 job losses
BERLIN (AFP) - German steelmaker Thyssenkrupp is set to reduce its workforce worldwide by about 20,000 in the coming fiscal year, ...
Japan's jobless rate falls to 5.1pc
TOKYO (AFP) - Japans unemployment rate fell to 5.1 percent in October from 5.3 percent in September, improving for a third ...
Politics
Asif holds party guns back against MQM
ISLAMABAD - Though President Asif Ali Zardaris directives to party leadership in Sindh to stop issuing statements against ...
Can Rehman Malik just rein in MQM?
ISLAMABAD President Asif Ali Zardari, who has been successful in securing a temporary ceasefire with the estranged coalition ...
India frets over Sino-Pak links
NEW DELHI (AFP) - India on Friday voiced 'serious concern over what it termed a military nexus between its neighbours China and ...
17th Amendment to go in Dec: President
ISLAMABAD (APP) - President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday said the 17th Constitutional amendment will be done away with during the ...
Anti-Taliban elder killed in blast
KHAR 2009 (AFP) - A key anti-Taliban leader was assassinated in a bomb attack in the tribal belt, officials said. Shahpoor Khan, ...
IAEA approves first nuclear fuel bank plan
VIENNA (Reuters) - International Atomic Energy Agency governors on Friday approved a Russian plan for a multilateral uranium fuel ...
Kandahar Governor survives bomb
KANDAHAR (Reuters) - The governor of Afghanistans southern Kandahar province survived a bomb strike on his motorcade while ...
President sheds powers of NCA Chairman
ISLAMABAD (APP) - President Asif Ali Zardari Friday night divested himself of the powers of Chairman National Command Authority ...
President, PM urge nation to stand firm
ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani stressing the need for promoting the spirit of ...
Talks with US impossible, says Mullah Omar
TALIBAN leader Mullah Omar has maintained that neither any talks were under way nor any negotiations would be held with the US, ...
German minister quits over Afghan strike
BERLIN (AFP) - Germanys former defence minister Franz Josef Jung quit the cabinet on Friday over a deadly bombing in Afghanistan, ...
Ministers, others must resign over NRO: Nawaz
LAHORE-PML(N) Quaid Mian Nawaz Sharif has said that the plunderers of national wealth must be brought to justice. He said that ...
Iran expects Russian missiles within 2 months
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Iran expects Russia to deliver powerful S-300 air-defence missile systems within two months despite fierce ...
Iftikhar stops cutting of trees along Canal
LAHORE-Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry while taking suo moto notice on an application Friday restrained Punjab ...
UN faces problems to access troubled areas
ISLAMABAD- The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Friday said that the humanitarian community ...
Afghan refugees celebrate Eid
PESHAWAR The Afghan refugees in Peshawar and some tribesmen offered Eid prayer in parts of the city and its adjacent areas on ...
Police on high alert in Balochistan
QUETTA (Online) - Police and security forces have been put on high alert in the entire province including the provincial capital. ...
Seven killed in traffic mishap
RAWALAKOT (Online) - As many as seven people including the driver have been killed while another three got injured in a traffic ...
Entertainment
Winslet wins Bambi Award
Oscar-winning star Kate Winslet has been named best international actress at this years Bambi Awards in Germany. The 34-year-old ...
Obama gave me his undivided attention
SINGER Shakira loved meeting Barack Obama - because he made her feel like the most important person in the world. The She-Wolf ...
Average child costs $1 million to raise
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Think your children are costing you a lot? Youre right, with an Australian study finding that the average ...
Giraffe whose nape turned hook-shaped
THIS giraffe is suffering what looks like the worlds biggest pain in the neck. Five-year-old Amali from Tulsa Zoo, Oklahoma, had ...
Carla to star in Woody Allen film
CARLA Bruni-Sarkozy - the woman whos married to French President Nicolas Sarkozy - is set to star in Woody Allens new film. The ...
Cruz doubted her physical abilities
PENELOPE Cruz was doubtful shed be able to shoot some of the scenes in her new movie Nine. The Spanish actress, 35, says she had ...
Sports
New Zealand surrender dominance to Asif, Aamer
DUNEDIN - New Zealand surrendered a rare position of dominance as costly misjudgments and a batting collapse provided Pakistan ...
PCB chief points out financial irregularities in the past
LAHORE - PCB Chairman Ijaz Butt has pointed out massive financial irregularities in the past and the PCB would do all possible ...
Asif rips through Black Caps
Mohammad Asif has had a tumultuous time in the last two years both on and off the field but one feels he has returned stronger ...
Navy maintain place at the top
LAHORE - Mian Chunnu-born international midfielder and current Navy's skipper Nomi Martin Gill played pivotal part as the seamen ...
Cowie quits as ICC manager for umpires, match-referees
MUMBAI- Doug Cowie, the former Kiwi umpire quits as ICC's manager for umpires and referees, it is reliably learnt here. According ...
Australia in command against West Indies
BRISBANE - Ricky Ponting may be forced to review his no follow-on policy on Saturday after Australia's new generation pace attack ...
Misbah leaves for New Zealand today
LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to send batsman Misbah-ul-Haq to New Zealand for the on-going Test series ...
India thrash Sri Lanka to claim 100th Test win
KANPUR (India) (AFP) - India thumped Sri Lanka by an innings and 144 runs on the fourth day of the second cricket Test here on ...
Del Potro downs Federer in semi spot thriller
LONDON (AFP) - Juan Martin Del Potro beat Roger Federer in a three-set thriller Thursday to scrape into the ATP World Tour Finals ...
Islamabad
Sacrificial animals prices sky-rocket
FAREHIA REHMAN & AZAM TANOLI ISLAMBAD - As expected and like always prices of the sacrificial animals have been doubled as ...
Pindi govt to ensure cleanliness
RAWALPINDI - To minimize the unhygienic atmosphere on account of decomposition of offal and other remains and residues, City ...
Exercise 'no cure' for heavy drinking damage
ISLAMABAD (Online) - Exercising may get rid of a hangover, but working out cannot undo the damage that heavy drinking may cause, ...
Measures underway to check illegal sale of liquor
RAWALPINDI (Online) - Excise and Taxation Department has decided to take strict measures to stop illegal sale of liquor on the ...
CDA approves 12 officers' promotion
ISLAMABAD (Online) - Capital Development Authority (CDA) administration has approved promotion of 12 officers of its engineering ...
Capital's security beefed up
ISLAMABAD - The Capital police have further tightened security to protect lives and property of citizens on the eve of ...
Karachi
Security ensured
KARACHI - The people in Sindh will celebrate Eidul Azha with great religious fervour and traditional zeal on Saturday ...
Excessive use of meat may cause digestive problems
KARACHI - Health experts have urged the citizens to use plenty of water during Eidul Azha holidays and be careful while eating ...
Availability of doctors to be ensured
KARACHI (APP) - Sindh Health Minister Dr Saghir Ahmed has directed the availability of doctors and paramedical staff during Eidul ...
Overcharging irks passengers
KARACHI - The black-ticketing is one of the most lucrative business at Karachi Cantt Station before Eid holidays while the ...
12,000 cops to man City today
KARACHI - On the directives of Home Minister Dr Zulfikar Ali Mirza, the police have finalised security plan for maintenance of ...
ATM full of cash stolen
KARACHI - Unidentified thieves, took away an Automated Teller Machine (ATM), along with Rs2.8 million, in the Saudabad Police ...
Lahore
Lahorites ready for celebration
LAHORE - The Eid with all its true colours and festivities has descended in the provincial metropolis, as people have finalised ...
Camels get buyers' attention
LAHORE - There was brisk shopping at the camel market behind Motorway Zero Point, as Lahorites purchased hundreds of camels for ...
'Swift' animal offal lifting
LAHORE - The City District Government Lahore (CDGL) has set up Emergency Sanitation Camps at various points in the metropolis to ...
Radical political changes after Eid?
LAHORE - Many believe, this Eid-ul-Azha will bring radical changes in the existing traditional political mindset as heads of ...
People search sugar, forget Eid preparations
LAHORE - The government has failed to overcome sugar crisis and supply the commodity in the open market on control rate as such ...
Govt hinders imported movies screening
LAHORE - As Lollywood has failed miserably in screening any local movie for Eidul Azha; all cinemas in the provincial metropolis ...
3,359 inmates celebrate Eid with families
LAHORE - About 3,359 prisoners were released from 32 jails of the Punjab under special remission in their imprisonment and ...
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