Friday, February 10, 2012
- 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
- 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
The Nation in print for Friday, October 16, 2009
Front Page
Terror strikes Pakistan
Ashraf Javed, Amraiz Khan and Jam Sajjad Hussain LAHORE - Military commandos, Pakistan Rangers personnel and police killed 10 terrorists who carried out three gun and bomb attacks simultaneously at the police, Elite force training centres and regional Headquarters of the Federal Investigations ...
Siegal wrote Zardari's UN speech
ISLAMABAD - Mark Siegal, the American lobbyist for Pakistan appointed by President Asif Ali Zardaris government, has become so ...
Obama signs controversial KLB into law
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama signed legislation on Thursday that triples non-military aid to Pakistan to about $7.5 ...
International
Pakistan for Israeli withdrawal from occupied Arab lands
UNITED NATIONS - Pakistan on Wednesday called for Israels withdrawal from occupied Arab territories, including East Jerusalem, to ...
Afghan envoy says runoff vote appears likely
WASHINGTON A runoff election between President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan and his main opponent, Abdullah Abdullah, appears ...
Nato troops paying for peace in Afghanistan
KABUL (AFP) - NATO officially denies that any of its members pay insurgents in Afghanistan for peace, but military sources said ...
Sarkozy says no more troops for Afghanistan
PARIS (AFP) - France will stay in Afghanistan but will send not send any extra troops to the war-torn country, President Nicolas ...
UN rights body considers condemning Israel on Gaza
GENEVA (Reuters/AFP) - Israeli and Palestinian leaders should launch investigations of alleged war crimes in Gaza to help rebuild ...
Russia concerned over US missile talks
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia expressed concern on Thursday about discussions on missile defence between US officials and non-NATO ...
Fatah signs Palestinian unity deal, Hamas delays
CAIRO (AFP/Reuters) - Palestinian president Mahmud Abbass Fatah party on Thursday gave a signed copy of a proposed unity accord ...
Romania names new premier
BUCHAREST (AFP) - Lucian Croitoru, Romanias former representative to the International Monetary Fund, on Thursday became the ...
Bosnia among five new UNSC members
UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday elected Bosnia, Brazil, Gabon, Lebanon and Nigeria to serve on ...
German govt agrees nuclear U-turn
BERLIN (AFP) - German Chancellor Angela Merkels new coalition has agreed to reverse an earlier decision to abandon nuclear power ...
China sentences six more to death for Xinjiang unrest
BEIJING (AFP) - China on Thursday sentenced six more people to death over bloody ethnic unrest in its far-western Xinjiang region ...
New Zealand gamble on Vettori for Pak series
WELLINGTON (AFP) The New Zealand cricket selectors are gambling on injured captain Daniel Vettori and all-rounder Jacob Oram ...
Agassi sees changing of guard in men's tennis
MACAU (AFP) Tennis legend Andre Agassi sees Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic and Juan Martin del Potro at the forefront of a changing ...
Financier Stanford, ill and in solitary, declines speedy trial
HOUSTON (Texas) (AFP) Disgraced financier Allen Stanford appeared ill in court Wednesday but declined a speedy trial despite ...
In-fighting threatens Delhi's CGames
NEW DELHI (AFP) - Indias troubled preparations for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi suffered a major setback on Thursday ...
India sack bowling, fielding coaches
NEW DELHI (AFP) - Indias cricket chiefs on Thursday sacked the national teams bowling and fielding coaches after the sides ...
Business
No impact on economy whether KLB is accepted or not
KARACHI - 'I do not foresee the likelihood of emergence of any bad effect on the countrys economic scenario, no matter whether ...
PTA launches SIM information system
LAHORE - Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) organised telecom consumer forum with a theme Together for Consumer Rights ...
ASF to provide grant for agribusiness services set-up
LAHORE - Agribusiness Support Fund has signed an agreement with Mojaz Foundation, to provide matching grant for establishment of ...
Pakistan should enhance bilateral trade with Thailand
LAHORE - The Ambassador-designate to Thailand, Sohail Mehmood, has said that both Pakistan and Thailand have very strong ...
Global markets cheer upbeat earnings news
LONDON (AFP) - Global stock markets rose on Thursday, one day after Wall Street hit the highest level since October 2008 on a ...
Concern over terr attacks
LAHORE - The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) on Thursday voiced its grave concern over the terrorism incidents in ...
Pakistan, Turkey agree to start free trade talks
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan and Turkey here Thursday agreed in principle to initiate negotiations on Pak-Turkey Free Trade Agreement ...
Innovative approach to help overcome food shortage
ISLAMABAD (APP) - President Asif Ali Zardari has stressed the need to adopt innovative approaches to meet the challenges of ...
Oil hits 1-year peak near $76
LONDON (AFP) - The price of oil surged to a one-year high close to 76 dollars on Thursday as the US currency tumbled, equity ...
ADB inks agreements with 4 Pak banks
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed trade financing agreements with four Pakistan banks. The agreements ...
Politics
Bomber kills 11 in Kohat
PESHAWAR - At least 11 persons, including three policemen, were killed and 20 others got injured when a suicide bomber rammed his ...
Peshawar terrorised again
PESHAWAR - A minor, Hamza, was killed and 12 others including two women were injured, when an explosive laden car exploded in ...
A clear-cut war on Pakistan
Situationer Ashraf Javed LAHORE - Thursdays coordinated terror attacks on the key security installations in Lahore, Kohat and ...
Drone kills 5 in North Waziristan
PESHAWAR - At least five militants were killed and seven others got injured in a suspected US drone attack in North Waziristan ...
Airstrikes in S Waziristan kill 27
PESHAWAR (AFP) - Warplanes on Thursday bombed suspected Taliban outposts in the South Waziristan tribal region in which security ...
2 terrorists nabbed in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD - Capital Police here Thursday arrested two terrorists and recovered a suicide jacket and other arms from their ...
Bill contrary to country's honour
ISLAMABAD - PML (N) leader and two-time former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Wednesday rejected the Kerry-Lugar Bill with ...
6,000 NWFP contract employees regularised
PESHAWAR - The NWFP Assembly on Thursday passed a law regularizing all the contract and ad hoc employees which will benefit ...
UK visa delays hit Punjab-WB programme
ISLAMABAD - Utterly alarmed by the huge and unexplained delay in issuance of UK visas, as many as 9 mid career civil servants of ...
Now Orakzai Taliban enforce 'Shariah
ORAKZAI AGENCY - After Swat now Tehrik Taliban Orakzai Agency chapter has enforced their self-made Islamic Shariah and ordered ...
Senators for national KLB rejection
ISLAMABAD- Senators from across the political divide, who took part in debate over the Kerry-Lugar Bill in the Upper House on ...
Britain stands 'shoulder to shoulder with Pak: Brown
LONDON (AFP) - Britain stands shoulder to shoulder with Pakistan following the latest attacks there in which 39 people died ...
52 per cent Pakistanis oppose KLB
ISLAMABAD (PPI) - A recent poll conducted during the period September 27 - October 5 by Gallup Pakistan shows that Pakistani ...
India invites Pakistan for Kishenganga talks
NEW DELHI (APP) - India has invited Pakistan for talks over controversial Kishenganga project being built by it in occupied ...
Pak not bound to inform Delhi about new dams
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Chairman Indus Water Commission Syed Jamaat Ali Shah Thursday said that Pakistan not bound to inform India ...
Pakistan, China sign 4 agreements, MoUs
BEIJING (APP) - Pakistan and China on Thursday signed two agreements and Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) on space concessional ...
Kerry-Lugar Bill a gift for nation, says Fauzia
ISLAMABAD - Terming Kerry-Lugar Bill (KLB) as a gift for Pakistan, member National Assembly and Secretary Information of Pakistan ...
Entertainment
Arctic to be 'ice-free in summer'
THE Arctic Ocean could be largely ice-free and open to shipping during the summer in as little as ten years time, a top polar ...
Avril Lavigne files for divorce
ROCKER Avril Lavigne has officially filed for divorce from her estranged husband and Sum 41 rocker Deryck Whibley. In the papers ...
Britney lands at number one in US
SINGER Britney Spears has gone straight to number one in the US chart with her latest single 3. She is the first artist to debut ...
Man gets 50 jobs in 50 states in 50 weeks
A CALIFORNIAN man went from being bored in a dead end job to getting 50 different jobs in 50 different US states in 50 weeks. Dan ...
Natural camouflaging
AT first glance, it looks like just another autumn leaf - but look closer at the picture and suddenly tiny feet and the shape of ...
Leona Lewis punched at book signing
LEONA Lewis is recovering after being attacked during a book signing at Waterstones in Londons Piccadilly the other day, her ...
Blake Lively banned from Disneyland
BLAKE Lively has revealed how she was once banned from Disneyland The Gossip Girl star says she was denied entry to the theme ...
Islamabad
NBP, PTV lead the way
ISLAMABAD National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) and PTV registered victories in the 1st Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Gold Cup Hockey ...
Society urged to create room for visually impaired
RAWALPINDI - To mark the International White Cane Safety Day, a ceremony was organised by Pakistan Aman Party (PAP) here on ...
Judge orders action against three police cops
RAWALPINDI - An Additional District and Sessions judge Thursday cancelled the interim bail of three police officials who ...
CJ meets AJK lawyers
ISLAMABAD - Judiciary is the pillar to uphold the constitution and law, stated Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Iftikhar ...
Health experts caution against iodine deficiency
ISLAMABAD - Health professionals here on Thursday emphasised the need for Universal Salt Iodination (USI), as Pakistan is rated ...
Raid on brothel 8 men, 2 women held in F-11
ISLAMABAD (Online) - Shalimar police on Thursday conducted raid on a brothel located in a flat of sector F-11/1 and arrested ...
Logic- a bygone norm
Two persons were engaged in a street brawl. A Chaudhry pretending to be neutral but indeed a partisan to the core, intervened. He ...
Karachi
Manchhar Lake water unfit for use, PA told
KARACHI - The Sindh government on Thursday told the Sindh Assembly that studies on Surface Water Quality Monitoring (SWQM) have ...
Law to check govt land encroachment
KARACHI - Sindh government has proposed a new law to cancel all the bogus entries of government land which had been made in the ...
MPAs raise alarm about sale of spurious drugs
KARACHI - The towns and cities across the province are flooded with spurious and substandard drugs available on the counters with ...
Altaf flays terror strikes
KARACHI - MQM Chief Altaf Hussain on Thursday strongly condemned the three simultaneous attacks in Lahore and at a police station ...
Only 27 buses for 28,000 KU students
KARACHI (PPI) - Thousands of the students of Karachi University face immense problems in reaching the campus, due to acute ...
Similar plea joined to Dakaits killing case
KARACHI - The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday converted an application into a constitution petition moved by Mst Farah, the ...
Tired doctors more prone to errors, says study
KARACHI (PPI) - Attending surgeons and obstetricians/gynecologists who get fewer than six hours of sleep between procedures risk ...
Lahore
PCB to make decision on captaincy in two days
LAHORE The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will take the next couple of days to announce the return of Younus Khan as captain, and ...
PAs pass resolutions against ICC umpire
LAHORE Pakistans three provincial assemblies have passed unanimous resolutions against the International Cricket Council (ICC) ...
Racer Hunt Programme's first leg in Islamabad
LAHORE - The first leg of the nationwide Pakistan Racer Hunt 2009 talent program in association with Warid Glow and Bank Alfalah ...
KPT edge out KESC 1-0
LAHORE - Thirty-four year old striker Muhammad Ismail Baba struck his 4th goal of the Pakistan Premier Football League as the ...
'Terror mastermind' among 7 held
LAHORE - Soon after the three deadliest terrorist attacks at the most sensitive places in the City, the unarmed civilian officers ...
Rescuers act swiftly
LAHORE - The terrorist attacks, which rocked the City on Thursday, claimed at least 28 lives with injuries to more than 70 ...
PA slams terror attacks in City
LAHORE - The Punjab Assembly Thursday strongly condemned terrorist attack at three public sites in the City. On the fourth day of ...
Terrorists had hostage plan, says Rana
LAHORE - Punjab Minister for Law Rana Sana Ullah said on Thursday that terrorists who attacked police training centres at Manawan ...
Terrorists want to destablise country, say political parties
LAHORE - All religious and political parties have strongly condemned three terrorist attacks in Lahore terming them cowardly act ...
Nation united to end terrorism, says Kaira
LAHORE - Provincial Minister for Finance, Planning and Development Tanvir Ashraf Kaira has said that terrorism is a hurdle in the ...
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