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 Monday, October 20, 2008
Front Page
Afghan money fuels terrorism in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari is believed to have called for immediate US steps to prevent the use of Afghan drug money in terrorism in Pakistan. Reliable sources informed TheNation that President Zardari had conveyed these concerns to US Assistant Secretary of State for South and ...
Musharraf to strike when the iron is hot
ISLAMABAD - Former President General (Retd) Pervez Musharraf would enter full-time politics through what his political associates ...
MNA's son escapes unhurt as bomb kills 2
QUETTA - At least two people were killed and five others sustained serious injuries in a remote-control bomb explosion and ...
Jets rain bombs on militants den in Swat
MINGORA - At least 100 extremists have been killed while around 55 received critical injuries when the army jets and copters ...
International
Rallies opposing war in Afghanistan held across Canada
NEW YORK - Anti-war activists took to the streets in more than a dozen cities across Canada Saturday to demand an end to the ...
Fast-track economic assistance for Pakistan urged
WASHINGTON - A newspaper devoted to the coverage of activities on Capitol Hill has called for fast-track economic assistance for ...
Obama strikes deep into McCain's turf
FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina (AFP) - Democrat Barack Obama on Sunday pursued his audacious hunt for votes in America's ...
US newspapers endorse Obama
WASHINGTON - US Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama's campaign is a roll as he maintains consistent lead in nationwide ...
Top bosses of French firm quit over $800m losses
PARIS (AFP) - The Chairman, Director-General and Finance Director of French bank Caisse d'Epargne quit at an emergency meeting ...
Sri Lanka smashs final Tiger defences
COLOMBO (AFP) - Troops and Tamil Tiger rebels were locked in intense fighting in northern Sri Lanka Sunday after govt forces ...
Forum to promote security of US ventures in Asia
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States is to launch a forum to promote security of largely American businesses in Asia amid ...
Republicans fear bloodbath in Congress
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Republicans always feared a pounding in this year's congressional elections, but the shockwaves of the Wall ...
Azerbaidjan president re-elected: Final results
BAKU (AFP) - Azerbaijan's incumbent President Ilham Aliyev won a total of 88.73 percent of the votes cast in last week's ...
Thieves hack Sarkozy's bank account
PARIS (Agencies) - The French Cabinet's spokesman says swindlers have broken into the personal bank account of President Nicolas ...
Shakib puts BD in command
CHITTAGONG (Bangladesh) (AFP) - Shakib Al Hasan excelled with both bat and ball to put Bangladesh in control on the third day of ...
India in firm control
MOHALI (AFP) - Debutant leg-spinner Amit Mishra took a five-wicket haul to put India in the driver's seat on the third day of the ...
Indonesia and Bali's image at stake
SANUR (Indonesia) (AFP) - While other countries in Asia have hosted major multi-sport events over the past 40 years, Indonesia, ...
David back on top of the world
MANCHESTER (AFP) - Nicol David completed the double atonement she has been seeking for an entire year when she won back the World ...
Malik likely to be awarded apartment in UAE
MUMBAI - There is a good news for Pakistani skipper Shoaib Malik. The 27-year-old right handed batsman and off-break bowler ...
Nadal and Federer crash out in Madrid
MADRID (AFP) - Heavyweights Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer both crashed out of the Madrid Masters on Saturday leaving unheralded ...
Politics
Lawyers misbehave with Pirzada
Lawyers misbehaved with renowned legal and constitutional expert Sharifuddin Pirzada at Benazir Airport in Islamabad on Sunday, ...
US focus on Fata uplift
PESHAWAR - United States Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher has said that his government seeks to further enhance ...
Owais on his way out?
The ruling coalition partners, Pakistan People's Party and Awami National Party, have agreed to replace NWFP Governor Owais ...
SBP Governor meets bankers
STATE Bank of Pakistan Governor Dr Shamshad Akhtar presided over a meeting, which was held at the SBP Head Office on Sunday and ...
Iran opposes talks with Taliban
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki warned the West on Sunday not to push for talks with the Taliban ...
Bush agrees to host global financial summit
WASHINGTON - US President George W. Bush welcomed Nicolas Sarkozy on Saturday afternoon at his retreat in Camp David, Maryland, ...
No DISCOs head fired
LAHORE - Despite a lot of drum-beating regarding the sacking of high-ranking officials of Power Distribution Companies (DISCOs), ...
Barack Obama wins Powell's endorsement
WASHINGTON - Former US secretary of state Colin Powell crossed party lines Sunday to endorse Senator Barack Obama for president ...
WSJ posts audio of Asif's interview on website
NEW YORK - The Wall Street Journal, a widely-read American newspaper, has placed on its website the audio of relevant portions of ...
New UK initiative to control terror
LONDON - In a bid to contain violent extremism, the British Government has launched a new initiative to benefit from the ...
PML-Functional may join Federal, Sindh cabinets
KARACHI - Pakistan Muslim League-Functional would join the PPP-led coalition government in the Centre and in Sindh province, ...
Call for probe into shooting of Indian terror suspects
NEW DELHI (AFP) - Booker Prize winner and Indian activist Arundhati Roy called Sunday for a probe into a police shooting of two ...
Gilani takes serious notice of loadshedding
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has taken serious notice of power shortage and subsequent loadshedding in the ...
Entertainment
Britney back on the rails
BRITNEY Spears looked every inch the doting mother as she collect her sons Sean and Jayden for a weekend visit. The ...
Mushroom hailed as a super food
MUSHROOMS are easy to overlook in the so-called rainbow colours we are advised to eat to get a full range of nutritional benefits ...
Renowned Chinese film director Xie Jin dies
HANGZHOU " Famed Chinese film director Xie Jin died early on Saturday at 84 in the eastern Zhejiang Province. A hotel waiter in ...
Jenkins signs 5.8m deal
CLASSICAL music star Katherine Jenkins has signed the biggest classical recording deal in history. The 28-year-old Welsh ...
Items of last Titanic survivor sold at auction
LONDON (AFP) - The last remaining survivor of the Titanic received over 50,000 dollars in an auction of items from the liner to ...
Physical decline caused by slow decay of brain's myelin
DURING this year's baseball playoffs, Chicago White Sox outfielder Ken Griffey Jr., 38, threw a picture-perfect strike from ...
Islamabad
PIMS to have emergency, trauma care facilities
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Dr. Abdul Majeed Rajput Executive Director of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) said on Saturday ...
Efforts on to form policy for regularising katchi abadis
ISLAMABAD (APP)- Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (LG&RD) is working expeditiously for the formulation of a ...
CJP urges lower courts to provide speedy justice to the needy
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Chief Justice of Pakistan Abdul Hameed Dogar has urged the judges of lower courts to ensure speedy provision of ...
407 outlaws held, huge quantity of drugs seized
ISLAMABAD - Capital police have arrested 407 outlaws involved in business of narcotics and recovered huge quantity of drugs ...
Use of CNICs' photocopies on the rise
ISLAMABAD - Despite repeated assertions by the management of NADRA to discourage the use of CNICs' photocopies, the frequent use ...
ICT starts special drive to check routes violation
ISLAMABAD - Islamabad Capital Territory Administration has launched special drive against the routes' violation by the public ...
Karachi
KESC suspends new power connections
KARACHI - The new management of the KESC suspended the supply of new connections to its customers, domestic and commercial both. ...
Five persons killed, several injured in different incidents
KARACHI - Unidentified culprits killed a worker of Sunni Tehreek (ST) on Sunday within the jurisdiction of New Karachi police ...
Why oil cos amassing billions from lubricants?
Oil marketing companies in Pakistan have amassed billions of rupees worth extraordinary profit from the consumers during the past ...
Law, order in Sindh shows improvement, says IGP
KARACHI (APP) - Sindh province, particularly interior Sindh, faced volatile situation when kidnapping for ransom and Highway ...
'N' body mulls party restructuring today
KARACHI - The first meeting of the Pakistan Muslim League-N Sindh working committee, after the return of the Party Sindh ...
A resurgent Karachi
The way Karachi has given home to approximately 20 million people is commendable and it is definitely not hidden from the very ...
Lahore
Cellphone towers in mosques
LAHORE - For the first time in the City, a BTS tower (Base Transceiver Station) has been installed within the premises of a ...
Appearance of Chief Drug Inspector sought
LAHORE - Chairman Drug Court Rana Abdul Shakoor has sought personal appearance of the chief drug inspector Punjab and the deputy ...
Provision of healthcare facilities top priority: CM
LAHORE - Chief Minister Punjab Mian Shahbaz Sharif has said that provision of healthcare facilities is one of the top priorities ...
Fire incidents on the rise
LAHORE - More than 65 percent fire accidents in the city have taken place due to electrical problems with short-circuiting as ...
Rs 16.45b for 22 educational projects, says Raja Riaz
LAHORE - Senior Minister Punjab Raja Riaz Ahmad has said the government is working for the promotion of school education adding ...
KPT, PIA earn triumphs : Afghan hold Steel 1-1
LAHORE - Pak Steel drew 1-1 with tenacious Afghan FC at Pak Steel Township Ground, KPT completed double over HBL with ...
Nadir Magsi races to Lahore Rally Cross title
LAHORE - Sindh Minister for Food Nadir Magsi, a racer since his youth, won the 3,500 division of the TDCP's first Lahore Rally ...
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