Thursday, February 09, 2012
- 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
- US drone kills Qaeda leader in Pak: officials
- Blast rocks ASF headquarters in Karachi
- Three including two women killed for honour in Faisalabad
- Obama briefed by national security team on US-Pakistan cooperation
- Awan contempt case: Hearing adjourns till Feb 20
- Memo case: Lawyer insists recording of Ijaz statement abroad
The Nation in print for Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Front Page
Terror wave engulfs Pindi, Lahore
SHAHID RAO/JAM SAJJAD HUSSAIN RAWALPINDI/LAHORE A suicide bomber exploded his explosive jacket in the parking area of Shalimar Hotel in front of National Bank of Pakistan here at Mall Road on Monday at 10:40am and killed at least 35 persons including two women, besides injuring 63 others. Most of ...
Zardari sees the light
ISLAMABAD Succumbing to pressure from both coalition partners and the Opposition, President Asif Ali Zardari, heading a crucial ...
Troops recover Indian-made arms
ISLAMABAD Islamabad would take up with New Delhi the tangible Indian efforts directed to destabilising Pakistan after its ...
International
UN chief, now in Kabul, has no plans to visit Pakistan
UNITED NATIONS - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who is in Kabul, has no plans as of now to make a side trip to Pakistan, as the ...
Israel must act to ease Palestinian tensions
MARRAKECH, Morocco (AFP/Reuters) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday called on Israel to make greater efforts to ...
Iran wants review of nuclear fuel deal
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran said on Monday that it wants a review of a UN-brokered nuclear fuel deal, as Britain and Russia urged it to ...
Rebels widen deadly reach across India
NEW YORK - Indian Maoists, once dismissed as a ragtag band of outdated ideologues, are now present in 20 states and have evolved ...
Carve out clear options, UN climate moot told
BARCELONA, Spain (AFP) - Negotiators meeting for a final session before a worldwide conference on climate change were urged on ...
Saudis to begin mass flu vaccinations
RIYADH (AFP) - Saudi Arabia said Monday it is to vaccinate all its residents performing the Haj against swine flu, pressing ahead ...
Maoists reject govts ceasefire offer
Just few days after Home Minister P Chidambaram asked the Maoists to abjure violence, the latter have released a statement saying ...
Iranian Capital to be moved from Teheran
TEHERANS days as the Iranian capital may be numbered after a powerful government body approved a plan for a new principal city in ...
Water rationing for Venezuelas capital city
CARACAS (AFP) - Residents of the Venezuelan capital face cuts in water service for as much as 48 hours per week, after the ...
Al-Qaeda calls for attacks in West
DUBAI (Reuters) - The leader of Al-Qaedas wing in the Arabian Peninsula called on militants to attack airports and trains in the ...
Younus urges Pakistan to improve fielding against NZ
ABU DHABI (AFP) Pakistan captain Younus Khan is looking forward to an improved fielding performance from his team in the ...
Middle East emerges as Pak home series venue again
MUMBAI With more and more teams expressing reservations about visiting Pakistan, the re-emergence of the Middle-East as a ...
Supreme Serena cruises past Venus
DOHA (AFP) Serena Williams won her second career WTA Championships title on Sunday with a commanding 6-2, 7-6 (7/4) victory over ...
Keflezighi, Tulu capture New York City Marathon titles
NEW YORK (AFP) Meb Keflezighi became the first US man in more than two decades to win the New York City Marathon on Sunday, ...
PSG, Erding back in rude health at Sochaux
PARIS (AFP) Paris Saint-Germain put their swine flu woes behind them and recorded their first victory since the end of August by ...
Business
Blast, NRO controversy deprive KSE of 9,000 level
KARACHI - The Rawalpindi suicide blast and emergence of new political scene with NRO in question together invited panic selling ...
'FBR misspent WB funds for TARP'
ISLAMABAD - Failing to launch even a consolidated training programme, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has misused the World ...
World oil prices boosted by Chinese manufacturing data
LONDON (AFP) - World oil prices rallied on Monday, partly boosted by positive manufacturing data from China, which is the worlds ...
SBP likely to reduce rate further
KARACHI - The State Bank of Pakistan is expected to cut its policy rate further by 200 basis points or 2 per cent by the end of ...
Pakistan, Turkey to up trade to $2b
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Pakistan and Turkey have agreed in principle to increase the level of bilateral trade to US$ 2 billion from ...
SBP launches new refinancing facility for modernising SMEs
KARACHI - The State Bank of Pakistan on Monday launched a new Refinancing Facility for modernization of Small & Medium ...
PTA to launch one-window operation
KARACHI - Pakistan Telecommunication Authority is likely to launch one window operation soon in order to facilitate the ...
REAP to procure IRRI-6 at Rs600/maund: Gondal
KARACHI (APP) - Federal Minister for Food and Agriculture Nazar Muhammad Gondal said Monday that rice exporters have agreed to ...
Barclays Pakistan and JS Investments signdistribution agreement
KARACHI (APP) - A distribution agreement has been signed by the Barclays Pakistan and the & JS Investments. An announcement here ...
Czech businessmen eager for joint ventures
LAHORE- Czech Republic has huge business opportunities for potential Pakistani businessmen in Power, Textile, Pharmaceutical, ...
Politics
UN enhances security level in NWFP and FATA
ISLAMABAD Pakistani staff associated with United Nations is still uncertain about its future in the international body with the ...
Gilani reiterates support to Kashmiris
ISLAMABAD Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has stated that the governments stand on Kashmir would remain unchanged and ...
ECC body for 2 holidays a week
ISLAMABAD - Sub-committee of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) on the Natural Gas Load Management Programme 2009-10 on ...
Pindiites terror-stricken once again
RAWALPINDI The deadliest suicide attack in Rawalpindi outside a bank near Hotel Shalimar (Cantt. Area) on Monday once again ...
A severe reaction of 'inaction'
Irrespective of the issue in question, NRO of course, the treasury appeared fragile against the potent opposition, perhaps, for ...
Pakistan for regional approach to counter terror
KUALA LUMPUR (APP) Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Monday proposed for the removal of all non-tariff barriers to ...
Accused in Musharraf attack acquitted
RAWALPINDI Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Rawalpindi No. 1 Monday released a woman Shazia, who was arrested for her alleged role in ...
'Foreign Qaeda elements in SWA'
Al-Qaeda elements exist in Pak-Afghan border areas including South Waziristan, said Interior Minister Rehman Malik, adding, ...
312 houses hired by Americans in Capital: Ministry
ISLAMABAD Ministry of Interior has informed Senate Standing Committee on Interior that Americans have hired a total of 312 ...
'N' to fight tooth & nail: Nawaz
ISLAMABAD PML-N Quaid Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Monday warned President Asif Ali Zardari and the PPP-led coalition government of ...
PML-F to oppose NRO, says Pagara
Karachi (Online) After Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM), Pakistan Muslim League PML-N, PML-Q and FATA Parliamentarians, ...
Shujaat urges MPs to oppose Ord
ISLAMABAD PML-Q President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain Monday said that tyre puncture would not be an excuse for parliamentarians ...
MQM flip-flops over Zardari's resignation
ISLAMABAD/ London (APP/Online) An MQM delegation led by Dr Farooq Sattar, Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and parliamentary ...
Opposition terms NRO 'stigma' on Parliament
ISLAMABAD Terming the NRO a black law and a stigma on the face of Parliament, the Opposition staged a walkout from the National ...
Karzai declared President
KABUL (AFP) Afghan President Hamid Karzai was declared winner of the countrys second election Monday by the countrys electoral ...
Dogar among 12 ready to contest contempt
ISLAMABAD The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday accepted unconditional apology of 18 PCO judges in contempt of court case, however ...
A sitting judge to defend himself in SC today
ISLAMABAD Supreme Court of Pakistan, setting an example, may witness a historic proceeding pertaining to contempt of court ...
16 die as trailer hits bus
GHOTKI (Agencies) Sixteen persons, including six women and five children were killed and 23 injured in a head-on collision ...
Govt awaits closure of Gitmo Bay prison
ISLAMABAD Rather than doing something proactively for release of the five Pakistanis languishing in Guantanamo Bay, the ...
Operation a success: Kayani
ISLAMABAD (Online) Chief of Army Staff Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has said that the backbone of terrorists has been broken and ...
Capital under siege
ISLAMABAD Following two deadly blasts in Rawalpindi and Lahore, the Federal Capital has almost been sealed for three days to ...
Entertainment
Has Victoria found right style at last?
HER changing, flamboyant hairstyles have long divided opinion. But it appears Victoria Beckhams latest choice has finally proved ...
Kate Hudson denies A-Rod engagement
KATE Hudson has shot down claims shes engaged to her New York Yankees slugger beau Alex Rodriguez. The Bride Wars star, 30, says ...
My dad is a lunatic: Lohan
LINDSAY Lohan has launched a scathing attack on her estranged father - branding him a lunatic. The Mean Girls star took to her ...
Team Qatar wins Doha festival prizes
DOHA (AFP) - Movie star Robert de Niro presented the top Audience Awards at the first Doha Tribeca film festival to a Palestinian ...
Thinking negatively boosts your memory
SYDNEY (Reuters) Bad moods can actually be good for you, with an Australian study finding that being sad makes people less ...
Probe to track impact of warming on Earth's water
PARIS (AFP) - A 315-million-euro satellite that will gauge the impact of climate change on the movement of water across land, air ...
Islamabad
Online teaching started by private schools
ISLAMABAD Due to the prolonged closure of leading private schools owing to security concerns, the administrators have decided to ...
Upgradation of CDA Hospital on cards
ISLAMABAD (APP) Necessary measures are underway to upgrade the Capital Development Authority (CDA) hospital in line with the ...
Ad-hocism continues to afflict PIMS
ISLAMABAD Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), one of the major pubic sector hospitals of the Capital is being run ...
PIMS arranges psychological aid for trauma victims
ISLAMABAD In the wake of prevailing security situation, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) Acting Executive Director ...
Schools closed again in Pindi
ISLAMABAD (Online) Most of the Private Educational Institutes in the federal capital have been reopened on Monday after a gap of ...
Journalists observe black day today
ISLAMABAD Journalists community of the Rawalpindi-Islamabad will observe black day today (Tuesday) against the imposition of ...
National
A glance at todays game
Pakistan take on New Zealand in the first of the three match ODI series in Abu Dhabi today. New Zealand have a little bit of ...
Karachi
Police causing delay in justice
KARACHI - The Police indifference, widespread apathy and constant delay in the submission of charge sheet in courts has been ...
Lawyers observe 'Black Day' today
KARACHI - The lawyers community on Monday announced that lawyers across the country will observe November 3 (Tuesday) today as ...
Power bill worth Rs300m owed by Police Dept
KARACHI - The Karachi Electric Supply Company has issued a 24-hour disconnection notice to the Police Department for payment of ...
CM assures implementation
KARACHI - Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has termed the ongoing sugar crisis as artificial and said that Sindh ...
Pneumonia, a silent child killer: experts
KARACHI - The world,s leading child killer is not measles or malaria, but pneumonia, which can be prevented through existing ...
Homemade skin care products save from side effects of chemicals
KARACHI (PPI) - Homemade skin care products are products that many people most preferred now. By using homemade skin care ...
USA ready to host Pakistan, India cricket series
KARACHI Masood Akhtar Chik, a former first class cricketer from Karachi and member Executive Board of the USA Cricket ...
Lahore
Anarkali to get meter parking system soon
LAHORE - The Anarkali, the oldest and the busiest market of the City, is going to experience meter-based parking system within ...
Round-the-clock dialysis facility assured
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has directed all government hospitals of the province to introduce three-shift ...
A day of setting records in PA
LAHORE - The present Punjab Assembly has no dearth of legislators who never miss an opportunity to set wrong parliamentary ...
Lawyers 'Black Day' today
LAHORE - Lawyers throughout the country would observe Black Day today (Tuesday) in condemnation of imposition of emergency, ...
Sugar scarcity worsens in City
LAHORE- The consumers of white refined sugar have become a rolling stone here in the City as the sweetener has virtually ...
JI urges MNAs to reject NRO
LAHORE - JI Punjab Chief Dr Syed Waseem Akhtar has asked masses to urge MNAs of their constituencies to derail the NRO which is ...
ICC in pay dispute with umpires?
LAHORE A leaked document of International Cricket Council has revealed that the ICC had made alternate arrangements for this ...
Pakistan India series likely within a year?
LAHORE The Pakistan and Indian cricket boards are likely to resume bilateral ties in a year and the final announcements would be ...
Balijee International Bridge from 6th
LAHORE The 13th Balijee International Bridge Championship will get underway at the bridge tables of Lahore Gymkhana Club from ...
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