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 Saturday, October 10, 2009
Front Page
Bomber leaves trail of blood in Peshawar
PESHAWAR - As many as 50 persons were killed and more than 100 were injured when a suicide car bomb blast wreaked havoc in the main Sukarno Chowk of Khyber Bazaar right in front of Karachi Market on Friday noon. Police sources and eyewitnesses said that the explosives along with other ammunition ...
KLB a modern version of Platt Amendment
ISLAMABAD After Cuba fought a successful war of independence against Spain, the US first occupied Cuba and after several years ...
Zardari commands PPP to defend KLB
ISLAMABAD - A high-level meeting of Pakistan Peoples Party on Friday night decided to allay apprehensions of all the ...
International
UN was warned of unsafe WFP office before bombing: envoy
UNITED NATIONS - Pakistan told the United Nations that the Islamabad headquarters of the World Food Programme wasnt in an ...
Ban condemns Peshawar bombing
UNITED NATIONS - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Friday strongly condemned the bomb attack at a market in Peshawar that ...
Obama: Peace prize a call to action; reaction mixed
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Barack Obama said Friday he would accept the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize as a call to action to seek ...
Climate talks end with rich-poor rift wide open
BANGKOK (AFP) - Two weeks of crucial UN climate talks concluded Friday after exposing huge rifts between rich and poor nations, ...
Iran to 'blow up heart of Israel if attacked
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran issued another warning on Friday against any attack on the Islamic republic, while claiming its talks with ...
West Bank riddled with Israeli obstacles
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israel has 592 obstacles such as checkpoints, trenches and barriers across the occupied West Bank and a report ...
UN extends mandate of Nato force in Afghanistan
UNITED NATIONS - The UN Security Council has extended the mandate of the NATO-led force in Afghanistan for another 12 months and ...
UAE asked to end racism against foreigners
UNITED NATIONS - Following reports in the media and some labour groups, a United Nations human rights expert has urged the United ...
Obama Peace Prize win has some Americans asking why?
NEW YORK (Reuters) - US President Barack Obamas selection as winner of the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday left many Americans ...
Prize 'very sad': former winner
LONDON (AFP) - A former winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, Mairead Corrigan Maguire, on Friday criticised the decision to award the ...
Harmison pays price for Ashes reticence
LONDON (AFP) Steve Harmisons announcement that he will not be available for the 2010-11 Ashes tour of Australia contributed to ...
Djokovic wins in China, closes in on number three rank
BEIJING (AFP) Novak Djokovic battled into the semifinals of the China Open on Friday with a three-set win over Spains Fernando ...
Woods, Internationals keep President's Cup close
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) Tiger Woods turned in a typically dominant performance, but the United States emerged from the first day of ...
Business
NA okays stock exchanges law
karachi - The Stock Exchanges Corporatisation, Demutual-isation and Integration Law drafted by the Securities and Exchange ...
HSBC starts downsizing; up to 45 employees forced to resign
KARACHI - The HSBC Pakistan has decided to cut down its number of employees either of the high or low ranks, sources told The ...
Business community delighted
LAHORE (APP) - The business circles in Punjab have widely appreciated the federal government for getting the Stock Exchange Bill ...
Cabinet to discuss FBS autonomy bill
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The draft bill for making the Federal Bureau of Statistics (FBS) an autonomous body would be presented before ...
Owners shifting textile units to other states
ISLAMABAD - Problems like power shortage, poor law and order situation and the high cost of doing business in Pakistan have ...
'No hike in CNG rates'
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Government Friday quashed speculations over price-hike in the rates of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) amid ...
Client level margining system from 12th
KARACHI (APP) - UINs based client level margining system will be operational from October 12, 2009 at Karachi Stock Exchange ...
Panic-selling after blast limits gains at stock market
KARACHI - Dollar-based buying mainly in the banking stocks kept the bears away from the local equity market as KSE 100-index ...
Taking stock
There is something about the US that prevents people from seeing straight. The rise of this modern-day superpower often provokes ...
Bhasha Dam to recover cost in 5 years: Wapda chief
LAHORE - Bhasha Dam would recover its cost within five years period of its commissioning, said Chairman WAPDA Shakeel Durrani on ...
Politics
US admits to Star Lifter flights from BIA
ISLAMABAD - Spokesperson of the US embassy in Islamabad, Richard Snelsire, confirmed to TheNation on Friday that US military ...
Date of SWA offensive in 2 days: Malik
KHALID AZIZ and JAVAID-UR-RAHMAN ISLAMABAD- Federal Minister for Interior Rehman Malik, Friday said that the government was going ...
NATO containers attacked
PESHAWAR - Seven vehicle were reduced to metal when unknown miscreants attacked NATO containers with rockets and petrol bombs in ...
Obama to sign KLB as US Senate defends
WASHINGTON - As controversy rages in Pakistan over some of the conditions set by the United States to extend economic aid, the ...
LHC allows by-polls postponement
LAHORE - The Lahore High Court on Friday postponed by-elections to two seats each of National Assembly and Provincial Assembly in ...
Kayani, Hoti and Raisani discuss security issues
ISLAMABAD - Chief Ministers of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) and Balochistan Amir Haider Khan Hoti and Nawab Aslam Raisani ...
Kerry a source of internal meddling?
ISLAMABAD - The Obama Administration has asked Senator John Kerry, who will arrive in Islamabad on a two day long visit during ...
Qureshi tries to allay MPs' fears on KLB
ISLAMABAD - Allaying apprehensions on Kerry-Lugar Bill, Minister for Foreign Affairs Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi Friday said ...
Army not consulted on KLB: Kasuri
QUETTA - President Pakistan Muslim League-Q (Forward Bloc) Saleem Saifullah and Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri have said that Kerry ...
Entertainment
YouTube hits one billion views a day
YouTube is now serving over one billion views per day as it celebrates the third anniversary of being acquired by Google. To ...
Jennifer Aniston is happy on her own
JENNIFER Aniston insists she doesnt need a man in her life - because shes happy being on her own. The actress - who has dated a ...
Winehouse album due in 2010
SINGER Amy Winehouses new album is expected to be completed next year, according to her record label Island. Ive heard a couple ...
Angelina in contact with father
OSCAR-winning actress Angelian Jolie has revealed she is back in contact with actor dad Jon Voight. Angelina cut off ties with ...
I sound like a goat: Shakira
SINGER Shakira admits she has a voice like a goat. The singer says she was banned from her school choir because her music teacher ...
Nasa bombs Moon creating new dimple
ASTRONOMERS and space enthusiasts around the world watched as Nasa sent a rocket and a probe into the lunar surface this ...
Islamabad
'Govt to resolve masses' problems'
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Federal Minister for Water and Power Raja Pervez Ashraf has said that the PPP-led government is committed to ...
Police fail to control crimes in I-9
ISLAMABAD (NNI) - Police have failed to control the increasing crime rate in the jurisdiction of I-9 police station, citizens ...
Lobbying for and against extension in full swing
ISLAMABAD - Lobbying is in full swings both for and against extension in tenure of Quaid-i-Azam Universitys outgoing ...
PTI rally expresses solidarity with Baloch people
ISLAMABAD - The activists of Pakistan Tehrik-e- Insaf (PTI) held a protest rally outside the National Press Club against the ...
Sharp decline registered in tourists' arrival
ISLAMABAD - Prevalent security situation in the wake of war against militants and retaliatory suicide attacks continue to affect ...
One more dengue fever patient admitted
ISLAMABAD - After confirmation of one more case, the number of patients suffering from dengue fever admitted to the Pakistan ...
Aqeel, Jalil in Subh-e-Nau Tennis final
ISLAMABAD Aqeel Khan and Jalil Khan will meet in the final of the Subh-e-Nau National Hard Tennis Championship as both the ...
Karachi
Admission policy for medical colleges soon
KARACHI - Sindh Health Minister Dr Saghir Ahmed told the Sindh Assembly on Friday that admission policy for medical ...
Funds paucity delays execution of projects
KARACHI - The Sindh Culture and Tourism Department has lots of projects in the pipeline but shortage of funds is causing ...
Boy helps policearrest his kidnappers
KARACHI (PPI) - A six- year-old minor child Ahsan who was kidnapped for ransom helped Anti Violent and Crime Cell (AVCC) in ...
Altaf condemns Khyber blast
KARACHI - MQM Chief Altaf Hussain on Friday condemned the bomb blast in Khyber Market Peshawar and expressed his deep sorrow over ...
Unemployment can cause mental disorders
KARACHI (PPI) - Thousands of people are becoming patients of mental disorders owing to rising unemployment, domestic feuds, ...
Seven judges submit apology to apex court
KARACHI - Seven judges of the Sindh High Court along with the Federal Shariat (FS) Court Chief Justice have submitted their ...
QT rolls into action today
KARACHI The Quaid-e-Azam Trophy cricket tournament, the first class national championship of Pakistan, will begin simultaneously ...
Golf returns to Olympics after a century
KARACHI After an absence of more than a century, golf will return as an Olympic sport in 2016 along with rugby sevens following ...
Lahore
A tormenting experience for women
JAM SAJJAD HUSSAIN LAHORE - It is an unfortunate but common sight that women, especially students, have to face regular sexual ...
Plea against drone attacks dismissed
LAHORE - The Lahore High Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking directions to federal government to stop military operation ...
DCOs open court a futile exercise
LAHORE - The open court held by DCO Lahore Sajjad Ahmed Bhutta has worn a deserted look as people have stopped visiting the venue ...
Rashid vows to challenge verdict on by-polls
LAHORE - Chief of the Awami Muslim League (AML) Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said that he had accepted the 'just verdict of Lahore High ...
Comprehensive strategy for socio-economic uplift: CM
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that the government has adopted a comprehensive strategy for the ...
Two gunned down over family dispute
LAHORE - At least two family members including a woman were gunned down while their two other kin sustained serious injuries ...
Pakistan says no to WC matches in India
LAHORE The Pakistan Cricket Board has informally asked the International Cricket Council to hold its 2011 World Cup matches in ...
Afridi satisfied with team performance in CT
LAHORE Pakistan team vice captain Shahid Afridi has pointed out that the positions in the PCB set up should be given to those ...
Nasr strikes twice as PIA trounce HBL
LAHORE Skipper and playmaker Nasr ullah Khan fired two goals in each session as nine times national champion PIA overpowered ...
PFF names Habib as U-16 coach
LAHORE Pakistan Football Federation (PFF)s President Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat has appointed Muhammad Habib as coach of ...
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