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 18, 2008
Front Page
Police to question Pervaiz, Gul, Ejaz
KARACHI - Another FIR of the Karsaz blast was registered here on Friday against unidentified culprits with the Bahadurabad Police Station, just a day before the first anniversary of the tragic incident on the directives of the Sindh High Court. The letter written by Benazir Bhutto has also ...
MPs ask govt to tackle terror politically
ISLAMABAD - Most of the MPs who took part in the in-camera proceedings of the joint session of the Parliament Friday called upon ...
Foreign investment down by 9.7pc
KARACHI - Net foreign investment inflows to Pakistan fell 9.7 per cent to $938.2 million in first quarter of fiscal year 2009 ...
Beijing agrees on go-slow N-deal
CHINA has privately agreed to follow a 'step-by-step' approach to fulfilling Pakistan's aspiration for an expanded nuclear energy ...
Chinese cos feel secure in Pakistan: Asif
BEIJING (APP) - President Asif Ali Zardari has said the heads and senior executives of major Chinese companies who met him during ...
60 militants dead in Swat airstrike
ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Fighter jets pounded militant hideouts in the restive Swat valley Friday, killing 60 pro-Taliban fighters, said ...
International
Obama, McCain trade humorous shots amid intense presidential race
NEW YORK - With 18 days to the Election Day, presidential hopefuls -- Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama -- spent ...
Christians in India face death threats: Bishops
NEW DELHI (AFP) - At least 60 Christians have been killed over the past two months in eastern India in a brutal backlash to the ...
Thai Premier Somchai rejects pressure to quit
BANGKOK (AFP) - Thailand's Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat rejected pressure to resign Friday, as thousands of anti-government ...
OECD slams Britain for failure to punish bribery
PARIS (AFP) - An international watchdog on Friday slammed Britain for failing to punish companies for bribing foreign officials ...
Sri Lanka seeks to avoid spat with India
COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lanka said Friday it would send a delegation to India to defuse mounting tensions over the escalating ...
UK Prince Philip leaves Google royally red-faced
LONDON (AFP) - Britain's Prince Philip, who has a long history of provoking embarrassing moments, unintentionally left Google ...
North Korea revives nuclear disablement
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States said Friday that North Korea has broadly resumed disabling its weapons-grade nuclear ...
Faulty plane leaves Greek President stranded in Vietnam
ATHENS (AFP) - Greek President Karolos Papoulias has been stranded in Vietnam after a four-day official visit as his plane ...
3 Iraqi killed in mosque bombing
BAGHDAD (AFP) - At least three Iraqi nmazis were killed in a bomb attack on Friday as they were leaving a Baghdad mosque after ...
History-making Sachin brings India on top
MOHALI (AFP) - Sachin Tendulkar created history as India thwarted a spirited fightback from Australia to reach 311-5 on the ...
Nadal and Federer in class of their own
MADRID (AFP) - Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer rolled over outclassed opponents on Thursday as the top two seeds edged closer to a ...
No cricket at 2016 Games, says IOC's Rogge
PUNE (AFP) - International Olympic Committee chief Jacques Rogge on Friday rejected growing demands from the cricket community to ...
Business
Outflow of investment from KSE triggers to $574m
KARACHI - The withdrawal of foreign investment triggered further with full pace despite the imposition of price floor in the ...
Current account deficit widens to $3.952 billion
KARACHI - The current account deficit of Pakistan has increased to 3.952 billion dollars in first three months of this fiscal. ...
China investors keen to capitalise investment opportunities in Pak
BEIJING (APP) - Leading industrialists, business executives and giant investors Friday called on President Asif Ali Zardari and ...
Efforts underway to overcome ports congestion, says Qamar
KARACHI (APP) - Federal Minister for Ports and Shipping Naveed Qamar has said that slow wheat discharge at the Ports had been due ...
Inflation up 32pc in a week
ISLAMABAD - The prices of goods and services increased by almost 30 per cent during last week as against the same period of the ...
Recession to hit rich countries for at least 18 months: UNDP chief
ANKARA (AFP) - Economic recession in rich countries triggered by the global financial turmoil is likely to last at least 18 ...
Oil price rises to 71 dollars
LONDON (AFP) - The benchmark oil price rebounded to 71.01 dollars on Friday on speculation that the OPEC crude producers' cartel ...
Sindh to ask Islamabad for revise in water shortage assessment
KARACHI - The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Livestock (MINFAL) has convened a high level meeting on October 21, 2008 aim to ...
Govt action sought over rupee devaluation
KARACHI - The Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industries (KCCI) has said that the business community is facing severe losses due ...
PQGTL and POAMCL sign Takaful accord
KARACHI - Pak-Qatar General Takaful Limited and Pak Oman Asset Management Company Limited have signed an agreement, according to ...
Politics
Govt stimulus plan can rally stocks: dealers
KARACHI (AFP) - Stocks could be boosted next week by government plans to establish an investment fund of two billion rupees, ...
ICG asks govt to reinstate all deposed judges
ISLAMABAD - International Crisis Group (ICG) in its freshly launched report 'Reforming the Judiciary in Pakistan' has asked the ...
US mily starts FC training this week
WASHINGTON (Agencies) - The American military is beginning a training effort inside Pakistan this week that holds promise as the ...
Chinese flees from Taliban captivity
SWAT - Amidst tight security of Taliban militants a Chinese engineer Friday successfully escaped from Taliban imprisonment while ...
US told of Pakistan's concern over Gen Casey visit to Siachen: official
WASHINGTON - Pakistan has officially conveyed its concern to the United States over the U.S. Arrmy chief General George Caseys ...
No snub to Pakistan, says UN chief's spokesperson
UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations Friday rejected suggestions that non-inclusion of Pakistan in UN Secretary-General Ban ...
No improvement till mid-Nov
LAHORE - The PEPCO authorities have attributed the current power crisis to various factors, the most vital is the drastic cut in ...
Gilani says armed forces pro-democracy
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Friday said the in-camera session of the Parliament had been called to deliberate ...
Fresh FIR political gimmick: Elahi
LAHORE (Online) - Reacting to the recent decision of PPP to register fresh FIR of the Karsaz tragedy, PML-Q leader Chaudhry ...
20 injured in fresh anti-India protests in IHK
SRINAGAR (Agencies) - Twenty people were injured Friday when police fired teargas and used batons to disperse hundreds of ...
Entertainment
Paris gets rejected by royalty
PARIS Hilton's ego took a hit last night when she was rejected by both Prince Harry and Prince William. The UK Daily Mail is ...
Incredible surfing rats ride 4-feet waves
LIFE'S a beach for pet rats Fin and Tofu who have made waves as the world's only rodents that can surf. Boomer Hodel, 14, has ...
Do you get interrupted a lot?
PEOPLE talk to exchange information. Yet understanding another person involves far more than just the content of the message. ...
Britney's traffic trial underway
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Britney Spears' latest courtroom fight got underway here Thursday, with a prosecutor telling jurors the pop ...
Aspirin's daily dose could do more harm than good?
A daily aspirin taken to ward off heart attacks could do more harm than good, scientists warn today. Routine use of the drug ...
Mixed reviews for Holmes' US play
HOLLYWOOD actress Katie Holmes' Broadway performance has received mixed reviews after she made her debut in New York's Gerald ...
Islamabad
DFP raises honoraria for writers
ISLAMABAD - Directorate of Films and Publications (DFP) has made considerable increase in the honorariums amount to be given to ...
Power outages become source of physical ailments
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The prolonged power outages are adding to the miseries of the residents of the twin cities. Especially, office ...
Candidates seek extension in deadline
RAWALPINDI (Online)- Thousand of graduate and postgraduate interested candidates of Rawalpindi district are facing server ...
ICCI to donate 114 wheel chairs to PBM
ISLAMABAD(Online) - Muhammad Ijaz Abbasi, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry said in a statement that ...
Zero Draft to be discussed soon
ISLAMABAD - A meeting of Health Ministry is expected by the end of this month to discuss the Zero (rough) Draft of the third ...
Rift develops among PPP's ranks over HEC top slot
ISLAMABAD:- A tug of war is in full swing within the ruling Pakistan People's Party for a lucrative slot of Chairman Higher ...
Pakistan to participate in SL golf event
ISLAMABAD - The four-man national golf team will participate in the 121st Sri Lanka Amateur Golf Championship, which will be held ...
Asif elected FGA president
ISLAMABAD - Syed Asif Shah has been elected the new president of the Federal Golf Association (FGA) on Thursday in its annual ...
Vasiliev, Sikora in ITF Futures Tennis final
ISLAMABAD - Mikhail Vasiliev from Russia and Adrian Sikora from Slovakia will meet in the men's singles final of the PSO-ITF ...
Karachi
Over 390m gallons water go waste daily
KARACHI - More than 390 million gallons of water are being wasted in the metropolis on daily-basis due to leakage in the ...
9 drug smugglers held, 2 tons of hashish seized
Karachi (PPI) - Maritime Security Agency (MSA) and Pakistan Customs through a joint operation arrested nine drug smugglers riding ...
Two witnesses submit statements in Murtaza murder case
KARACHI - Two more witnesses of Mir Murtaza Bhutto murder cases on Friday submitted their statements before the Additional ...
'Coalition govt future uncertain'
KARACHI - International Foundation for Electoral System (IFES) in its preliminary report on post-election adjuratory mechanisms ...
DHA manhole covers being stolen unabated
KARACHI - Considered one of the posh localities of the City, Defense Housing Authority has better quality of new drainage system ...
Where Bhutto's PPP is heading for?
Siraj Qureshi, 22 wiped his tears, looked around and said, 'I never saw Bhutto. I know only Benazir. But she is gone. What is ...
Home of squash NWFP fails to enter team in Hasan Musa Jr Squash
KARACHI - The province of NWFP known as the home of squash in the country and which has produced a large number of world class ...
Lahore
Yawar named team manager as Talat resigns
LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board has formed an interim selection committee to be headed by Salim Jaffer with Ijaz Ahmed and ...
Hearing in Salim Altaf case proponed
LAHORE - Justice Ali Akbar Qureshi of Lahore High Court postponed for two weeks the hearing of a petition moved by former Test ...
Pakistan's Attique, Aisha clinch mixed doubles title
LAHORE -Muhammad Attique and Aisha Akram won the mixed doubles title in the Syrian International series which concluded at ...
Medics fall prey to dengue fever
LAHORE - Outbreak of dengue fever in Shaikh Zayed Hospital caused panic among the doctors and the staff as six hospital employees ...
Commissioners to be restored within days
LAHORE - In the current month, the Punjab government will restore the office of the Divisional Commissioner by amending the Land ...
4,500 school councils to be reorganised
LAHORE - A Memorandum of Understanding among Programme Monitoring and Implement Unit (PMIU), School Education Department, United ...
Thousands attend Raiwind Ijtema
LAHORE - Tens of thousands of people attended day two of the second phase of Raiwind Tableeghi Ijtema on Friday. The Friday ...
Ex-DGPR plea rejected
LAHORE - Justice Azmat Saeed of the Lahore High Court dismissed petition of Farrukh Mahmood Shah, former DGPR, challenging ...
Two-day Nazaria-i-Pakistan Conference from 25th
LAHORE - Two-day "Nazaria-i-Pakistan Conference" is being organised on October 25-26 at Aiwan-i-Karkunan Tehrik-i-Pakistan, ...
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