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 Tuesday, November 04, 2008
Front Page
America goes to polls today
WASHINGTON (Agencies) - Millions of Americans will vote on Tuesday (today) to elect a new president and will encounter an unfamiliar low-tech landscape at the polls as well. The focus will be on 11 states that will determine the next occupant of the White House. Unlike the other 41 states that ...
Pakistan likely to come under IMF influence
LAHORE - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is likely to influence the economic policies and management in Pakistan but with ...
Chinese arrive for bailout assessment
ISLAMABAD - An official Chinese delegation arrived here Monday to carry out Pakistan's economic bailout and energy needs ...
Pakistan warns US against airstrikes
ISLAMABAD " Pakistan Monday warned the visiting US Central Command Chief Gen David Petraeus that frequent missile strikes in ...
International
Against Obama juggernaut, McCain has slim path to victory
WASHINGTON (AFP) - For John McCain to confound the pundits and upset favourite Barack Obama in Tuesday's election, he must ...
Electoral College votes
The Electoral College consists of 538 electors (one for each of 435 members of the House of Representatives and 100 Senators; and ...
Army of global journalists descends for polls
NEW YORK (AFP) - An army of global journalists is descending on the United States to cover Election Day, November 4, in a ...
Obama-linked Irish town plans US election fete
DUBLIN (AFP) - An Irish town that was once home to an ancestor of Barack Obama is planning a US election night party and hoping ...
Fears of ballot-box overload trigger citizens' army
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Armies of volunteers, lawyers and federal agents will fan out across the US for Tuesday's elections amid ...
Republicans hit Obama with pastor ads
WASHINGTON (AFP) - In the last hours of the White House race, the Republican Party in the swing state of Pennsylvania and an ...
Long, bitter road for US blacks
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Key dates in the history of African-Americans in the United States: " 1619: The first African slaves are ...
Clinton decries McCain campaign's use of her voice
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Senator Hillary Clinton on Sunday decried the use of her voice in computer-disseminated "robo-calls" by ...
Williams sisters face most dreaded obstacle
DOHA (AFP) - Serena and Venus Williams, who have qualified together for only the second time for the WTA Championships, find ...
Business
ZTBL borrowing from SBP reaches Rs70 billion
LAHORE - In the wake of suspension of recovery mechanism, the borrowing of Zarai Taraqiati Bank from SBP has reached a hefty ...
Cement sector posts 167pc growth in earnings
KARACHI - After witnessing a sharp decline in profitability during fiscal year-08, the cement sector has come back strongly to ...
Stocks mixed before US vote
LONDON (AFP) - World stock markets were turning mixed Monday as already nervous investors waited for Tuesday's US presidential ...
Market opens with hope but closes flat
LAHORE - Though the business in Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) spurred and investors took some interest in trading with a hope but ...
Next US president key to world economy
ABU DHABI (AFP) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Monday that US leadership is "central" to restoring stability to ...
2 more cos announce cut in LPG prices
LAHORE - Lub Gas and Mehran LPG gas companies have reduced their LPG prices by Rs 20 to Rs.30 per 11.8kg cylinder from ...
'AM3' awarded to NAIML
KARACHI - JCR-VIS credit rating company has assigned performance ranking of 'AM3-' to Noman Abid Investment Management Ltd ...
Energy conservation in SME sector
LAHORE - SMEDA and National Energy Conservation Centre (ENERCON) have entered into an agreement to promote energy conservation in ...
Labard to hold 4-day camp
LAHORE - Lahore Businessmen Association for Rehabilitation of Disabled (LABARD) is organising a 4-day camp from November 04 to ...
Financial crisis plunges EU towards recession
BRUSSELS (AFP) - The global financial crisis is pushing the whole European Union into recession, official forecasts showed ...
Politics
How US will elect President
WASHINGTON (Agencies) - Most American voters are expected to cast their ballots on Nov 4 (today) to choose the next president ...
A different electoral map
WASHINGTON - US presidential candidates - John McCain and Barack Obama - are making their final push for the White House across ...
Third largest cabinet
ISLAMABAD - The expanded cabinet of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gillani would be the third largest Cabinet in the country's ...
Fund to consider Pakistan plan by 15th, says Tarin
ISLAMABAD (APP) - PM Adviser on Finance Shaukat Tarin has said that all sectors of economy should be brought into the tax net for ...
'Troika' blamed for emergency
ISLAMABAD " Deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry revealed on Monday that a "troika" was responsible for imposition of ...
Opposition for empowering special body
ISLAMABAD - The Opposition has demanded of the government to empower Special Committee fully so that it could review foreign ...
Countrywide Black Day observed
LAHORE/ISLAMABAD - With a huge participation of civil society, public and the political parties, lawyers all over the country ...
Revenue target raised to over Rs1,300b
ISLAMABAD - Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Monday decided to increase its annual revenue collection target for the current ...
Zardari leaves for Saudi Arabia today
ISLAMABAD (Agencies) - Pakistan is turning to Saudi Arabia for financial aid to ease an economic crisis that already has forced ...
Militants' hideouts targeted in Bajaur; 14 killed
BAJAUR AGENCY (Agencies) - At least 14 militants were reportedly killed and several others injured when the security forces ...
Thousands of children need shelter, food
QUETTA - Chief Minister NWFP Amir Haidar Khan Hoti, while assuring all possible cooperation for the assistance of earthquake ...
DPO Gujrat, AGP exchange hot words
LAHORE - Advocate-General Punjab Khawaja Harris and DPO Gujrat Tahir Alam clashed and exchanged hot words over the issue of ...
PTV MD resigns; made PM's special assistant
ISLAMABAD - Accepting the resignation of MD PTV, Dr Shahid Masood, here on Monday, Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani ...
Entertainment
Springsteen rocks 80,000 for Obama
CLEVELAND, Ohio (AFP) - Legendary US rocker Bruce Springsteen wowed a crowd of 80,000 with a rousing set at a rally for Democrat ...
World's most luxurious cruise liner
THESE amazing images show the world's largest ever cruise liner taking shape, complete with 'beach pool', shopping mall, ...
Magnetic portals connect sun, earth
DURING the time it takes you to read this article, something will happen high overhead that until recently many scientists didn't ...
Plastic bags kill crocodile
SYDNEY (AFP) - A crocodile, which was captured after menacing tourist beaches near Australia's World Heritage-listed Great ...
Bond film smashes weekend records
THE new James Bond film has broken box office records on its opening weekend in the UK - taking 15.5m in three days, according to ...
Diabetes treatment becomes more complex, costly
A progressively more complex and expensive array of treatments for type 2 diabetes is being prescribed to an increasing number of ...
Islamabad
Umer excels in Federal Area victory
ISLAMABAD - Umer Amin (76) sailed Federal Area to a 4 wickets win against Punjab in the Pentangular Cricket Cup on Monday here at ...
Financial crunch worries CDA employees
ISLAMABAD- Capital Development Authority (CDA) is facing severe financial crunch with only Rs 2 billion total revenue left for ...
Culture wing yet to clear dues
ISLAMABAD - Despite extensive efforts of artists' community to get their dues clear, high-ups of the Cultural Wing of Pakistan ...
Students join Black Day rally
ISLAMABAD - Dozens of students from different universities of the country joined lawyers and civil society on Monday to mark the ...
Sherry for long-term relations with Canada
ISLAMABAD - The Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sherry Rehman met the High Commissioner of Canada Rudolph Mank ...
Books on 'Life and Work' of Fakhar, Kishwar published
ISLAMABAD- Two books titled 'Fakhar Zaman: Life and Works' and 'Kishwar Naheed: Life and Works' on literary achievements and life ...
Soft drinks responsible for obesity in youth
ISLAMABAD (Online)- While candy consumption has risen slightly over the past three decades, it is drowned by the trend in sugary ...
Karachi
Safeerullah and Amjad topple stars in CNS Squash
KARACHI - Qualifier Amjad Khan toppled seventh seed Campbell Grayson of New Zealand in five game contest in the first round to ...
Black Day observed: lawyers boycott courts
KARACHI - Prominent leader of the ongoing lawyers' movement Justice Wajihuddin Ahmed has said that former President Pervez ...
13 people killed in firing, accidents
KARACHI - Thirteen persons were killed during separate incidents in various parts of the city on Monday. Noor-ul-Islam, a ...
No let-up in power cuts despite Pepco claims
KARACHI - The City again suffered with prolonged power outages. Despite the assurance from the KESC CEO in a briefing, the ...
Farooqui calls on Qaim Ali Shah
KARACHI - Deputy Chairmen, Planning Commission of Pakistan Salman Farooqui Monday called on Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali ...
Obama win bad omen for Pak rulers?
KARACHI - As the entire world has set its eyes on the results of US Presidential elections being held today, Pakistani ...
70,000 children suffering from Thalassaemia
KARACHI - Around 70,000 children are affected with thalassaemia, an inherited autosomal recessive blood disease, in the country, ...
Lahore
Yousuf joins ICL, PCB says future in doubt
LAHORE - Pakistan middle-order batsman Muhammad Yousuf has rejoined the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL). According to ...
Mani says ICC could take legal action Butt over reveal-all
LAHORE - Former International Cricket Council President Ehsan Mani said that the ICC has the powers to take action against any ...
Malik retained captain for West Indies series
LAHORE - Shoaib Malik has been retained captain of the Pakistan team for the three-match series against the West Indies to be ...
Army, PAF reach Captain Natha Khan Memorial volleyball final
LAHORE - Army and Pakistan Air Force (PAF) outclassed their opponents and kept their hopes alive for the championship crown to ...
NBP National Jr Badminton from 26th
LAHORE - The Punjab Badminton Association is holding the 4th NBP National Junior Badminton Championships at Lahore from November ...
Rawalpindi stadium gearing up for India series
LAHORE - Pakistani cricket officials are racing against time to prepare the Rawalpindi cricket stadium in time to host the second ...
Qazi Pilot School win taekwondo event
LAHORE - Qazi Pilot School won the boys title of the Inter-school and collegiate Games Taekwondo while girls crown went to ...
Impressive show of force on roads
LAHORE - The lawyers, political workers, students, doctors and civil society activists on Monday put up an impressive show of ...
'N' lends support to lawyers
LAHORE - Without Nawaz and Shahbaz Sharif, PML-N on Monday observed November 3 as 'Black Day' by taking out rally to express ...
'Unlawful group' forces doctors to protest
LAHORE - A group of doctors having medical degrees from Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, China, and Turkmenistan Monday ...
Commissioners briefed about tasks
LAHORE - A marathon meeting-cum-briefing session was held on Monday for the prospective Divisional Commissioners by the ...
CM for evolving strategy to overcome power shortage
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif has said that a comprehensive strategy will have to be evolved to overcome ...
GH meeting resounds with anti-govt slogans
LAHORE - Lawyers speaking at the General House of the Lahore High Court Bar Monday said their movement aims at ensuring survival ...
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