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, October 11, 2008
Front Page
Another bloodbath on world stock markets
NEW YORK/LONDON (AFP) - Stock markets around the world again suffered heavy losses Friday, as fear stalked trading floors and frazzled investors looked to a meeting of G7 finance chiefs for salvation. Stock exchanges were in turmoil after Wall Street opened sharply lower before limping into ...
Taliban too want to brief lawmakers
Terming the Parliament's in-camera security briefing by Army officials a one-sided move, Taliban have said they too want an ...
Iran oil on deferred payment sought
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has sought the supply of crude oil from Iran on deferred payments basis to help ease the intense pressure on ...
Manmohan for new ways to tackle issues
SRINAGAR (Agencies) - Reaching out to Pakistan, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said India was keen to normalise ...
Trust opens media front against SPLA
KARACHI - Zindagi Trust has opened new front against the protest movement of Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association (SPLA), ...
International
Hussey brings Aussies on top
BANGALORE (AFP) - India made a spirited reply to Australia's 430 in the first Test here on Friday, reaching 68 without loss in ...
Mendis magic helps Sri Lanka to victory
TORONTO (AFP) - Sri Lanka's latest spin sensation Ajantha Mendis took three wickets and was named man of the match as his side ...
Jankovic beats pain, Davydenko breezes into Moscow quarters
MOSCOW (AFP) - World number one Jelena Jankovic of Serbia battled through the pain barrier on Thursday to beat Russian Vera ...
A glance at today's matches
Canada v Zimbabwe In this battle of minnows Zimbabwe has the upper hand given their slightly more exposure at the ...
Collingwood laughs off Warne's jibes
PARIS (AFP) - England's Paul Collingwood on Thursday laughed off Australian spin legend Shane Warne's prediction of another Ashes ...
Hammam tells Blatter not to stay longer
LONDON (AFP) - Mohamed Bin Hammam, president of the Asian Football Confederation, has warned FIFA president Sepp Blatter that he ...
Afghanistan military situation to worsen next year: Mullen
WASHINGTON " The highest-ranking U.S. military officer warned Thursday that the situation in Afghanistan will likely get worse ...
India must set up moratorium on executions: Amnesty
LONDON (Agencies) - India, South Korea and Taiwan should join the global trend and immediately establish a moratorium on the ...
Nato criticises allies for failure over copter shortage
BUDAPEST (AFP) - Nato Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer blasted member nations Friday for failing to back a funding plan ...
Don't forget refugees in financial crisis: UNHCR
GENEVA (AFP) - The United Nations warned the world not to abandon humanitarian aid commitments amidst the current financial ...
6m Ethiopians need aid
ADDIS ABABA (AFP) - The number of Ethiopians in need of emergency assistance has risen to 6.4 million, the charity Oxfam said ...
Thai PM not to quit
BANGKOK (AFP) - Thailand's Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat will not quit despite an escalating campaign opposing his rule, a ...
McCain campaign ad targets Obama link to former activist
LACROSSE, Wisconsin (AFP) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain's campaign on Friday unveiled a new ad charging that ...
Turkey carries out anti-PKK raid in Iraq
ANKARA (AFP) - Turkish jets carried out a fresh bombing raid overnight from Thursday to Friday on Iraqi territory against ...
Baghdad car bomb kills 12
BAGHDAD (AFP) - At least 12 people were killed and 26 others wounded on Friday when a car bomb struck a crowded market in the ...
Security Council's reform process to begin next month
UNITED NATIONS - The UN General Assembly is set to begin next month the process aimed at expanding the membership of the Security ...
Business
IMF chief calls for worldwide cooperation to avoid global recession
WASHINGTON - The world is on "the cusp of a global recession," but if countries act together, the world economy would ...
Financial crisis will be resolved, Bush says
WASHINGTON - US President George Bush sought to reassure the Americans and the world Friday that the financial crisis will be ...
Trade deficit widens to $5.55b in 3 months
KARACHI- Despite a number of tough measures taken by the federal government, Pakistan has sustained a huge trade deficit of 5.55 ...
Farmers seek Rs2,000/40kg price for basmati paddy
KARACHI - The farmers of the county have demanded that the minimum price of paddy of basmati rice must be set at Rs2000-40kg in ...
Oil sector posts record profits of 41 per cent
KARACHI - The entire oil sector of Pakistan including Exploration and Production (E&Ps), refineries and oil marketing cos ...
Rs27b subsidy; DAP to be sold at Rs3,050/bag
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The government would provide subsidy of Rs.27 billion on DAP to ensure supply of fertilizer to the farmers at ...
KSE fails to respond to better financial results
LAHORE - The equity market on Friday failed to respond to better financial results and improved liquidity, with Badla financing ...
'KESC easy installment' facility for payment of arrears to be set up
KARACHI - To ensure uniformity of electricity tariffs all over the country, the government of Pakistan has notified KESC revised ...
PTCL, ICPL sign contract for better tele services
KARACHI (PR) - A commercial contract was signed between International Complex Projects Limited (ICPL) and Pakistan ...
US government's bailout package - an analysis
"It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer or the baker, that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to ...
Politics
Asif Zardari asked to keep PPP crown
LAHORE -The PPP Central Executive Committee which met at Islamabad on Friday with party chief and President Asif Ali Zadari in ...
Anti-Taliban jirga bombed; 40 killed
HANGU - At least 40 people were killed and more than 100 others injured in a suicide attack on a traditional tribal jirga in ...
Ahtisaari wins Nobel Peace Prize
OSLO (AFP) - The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to Martti Ahtisaari, the former Finnish president who has spent 30 years ...
28 die in Lodhran bus accident
VEHARI - At least 28 people including 20 students were killed and 45 others injured when a passenger bus collided head-on with a ...
Nato to attack Afghan opium facilities
BUDAPEST (AFP) - NATO announced Friday its troops would from now on target Afghanistan's opium trade directly in an effort to cut ...
ADB to give $2b to propel Pakistan economy
ISLAMABAD - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide US $2 billion for Accelerating Economic Transformation Programme ...
Rs 15,000 hike in PIA open Haj flight fares
Pakistan International Airlines has announced an increase of Rs15,000 in its fares on flights under open Haj policy, while no ...
Obama urged to ease rhetoric about Pakistan
CHICAGO (Online) - A group of Pakistani-Americans and anti-war activists delivered a letter Thursday to the Chicago office of Sen ...
EC to stop MPs from working
ISLAMABAD (NNI) - The members of Parliament and all the four provincial assemblies will be stopped from performing duties if they ...
Entertainment
Medvedev qualifies zoo discount for beary name
RIGA (AFP) - If Russian president Dmitry Medvedev were to visit the zoo in Latvia's capital Riga this weekend, he would be sure ...
Britney set to speak out
POP star Britney Spears is to discuss her recent tumultuous years in a documentary to be aired on MTV. The singer, who is ...
World salutes Ahtisaari
PARIS (AFP) - The great and the good of world diplomacy saluted Friday the conflict resolution efforts of Martti Ahtisaari and ...
How fatty foods curb hunger
FATTY foods may not be the healthiest diet choice, but those rich in unsaturated fats - such as avocados, nuts and olive oil - ...
Richie-a dedicated mom
NICOLE Richie is a "completely dedicated mom" according to Joel Madden. The Good Charlotte rocker - who has an eight-month-old ...
Islamabad
'Pakistan-Iran need to fight terrorism jointly'
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Speaker National Assembly Dr. Fehmida Mirza on Friday said that Pakistan values its relations with Iran, as the ...
CDA chief spells priorities
ISLAMABAD- Chairman Capital Development Authority (CDA) Tariq Mehmood Khan Friday said that he would follow former Chairman CDA ...
PM meets Nishtar's grand daughter
ISLAMABAD (APP)- Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Friday met the grand daughter of Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar, Dr. Sania ...
No relief to 80,000 people under FSP
RAWALPINDI (Online)-Owing to negligence of the Revenue Department, the people of the District Rawalpindi having the income of Rs. ...
Kiln labourers protest against owners
ISLAMABAD- Dozens of kilns labourers staged protest demonstration against the injustice of kiln owners in front of Rawalpindi ...
Alleged hoax caller teenager granted bail
RAWALPINDI -A civil judge Friday granted bail to a teenager arrested for allegedly making hoax calls to city rescuers that there ...
Karachi
Three Pakistanis in Saudi Squash qualifying finals
KARACHI (PPI) - Farhan Mehboob, Aamir Atlas Khan and Mansoor Zaman made their way into the qualifying finals of the richest ever ...
Sardars no longer hold sway over Baloch people
KARACHI - Baloch Sardars have considerably lost their traditional and conservative hold over their people who are today more ...
TCD fails to distribute road safety pamphlets
KARACHI - Due to lack of planning and lack of vision of the CDGK Transport and Communication Department (TCD), hundreds of ...
Faheem to take oath as senior federal minister
KARACHI - PPP Vice President Makhdooam Amin Faheem is likely to oath take as senior minister in the federal cabinet, reliable ...
City Gove ordered to provide alternate plots to displaced residents
Karachi - - A division bench of Sindh High Court comprising Justice Muneeb Ahmed Khan & Justice Khwaja Naveed Ahmed Friday ...
Karachi Nazim works hard
Mustafa Kamal, Nazim of the largest and the most populous city in Pakistan is working hard, day and night to improve this city of ...
Lahore
Jansher flays PSF policies
LAHORE - Former squash champion Jansher Khan has lashed at the Pakistan Squash Federation's 2011 plan through which it claims it ...
LCCI felicitates new PCB Chief
LAHORE - The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry has congratulated former LCCI President Ejaz Butt for assuming charge as ...
New PCB chief keeping an eye on Lawson
LAHORE - The newly appointed chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Ejaz Butt is keeping a close eye on the performance of ...
Millers want govt policy to be struck down
LAHORE - Justice Maulvi Anwarul Haq of the Lahore High Court Friday sought report and comments from Punjab government within ...
Hall Road vendors set CDs ablaze amidst terror threats
LAHORE - The CDs shop owners at the Hall Road in City Friday set thousands of 'vulgar' CDs ablaze voluntarily to avoid any attack ...
Anti-terrorism courts sans judges
LAHORE - Hundreds of cases have piled up in two out of four anti-terrorism courts of the City during last two months, as the ...
Lawyers demand Aafia repatriation
LAHORE - PML-N lawyers have called for immediate extradition of Dr Aafia Siddiqui from America and asked the government to employ ...
Four die in separate incidents
LAHORE - Four people including an Intermediate student and a girl were killed in separate incidents in the city on Friday. ...
Ali blends tradition with modern in calligraph art
LAHORE - Innate passion for calligraphy was perhaps not enough for calligraph artist Asghar Ali. There was craze to excel in the ...
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