Friday, February 10, 2012
- 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
- 9 sentenced for London Stock Exchange terror plot
The Nation in print for Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Front Page
Zardari thanks US, Nawaz shows concerns
ISLAMABAD In an attempt to allay apprehensions of Pakistanis over the Kerry-Lugar Burner (KLB) Act, US Senator John Kerry while meeting with Pakistani leadership has said that the legislation intended to cement long-term partnership with Pakistan. Talking to dignitaries in Islamabad, one of the ...
Troops close in on militants
ISLAMABAD Security forces have killed 18 terrorists in the ongoing operation Rah-e-Nejat in South Waziristan Agency during the ...
COAS objects to US/Nato closure of checkposts
ISLAMABAD Chief of Army Staff Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani Monday lodged a protest with visiting US Centcom Chief Gen David Petraeus ...
International
UN providing assistance to IDPs
UNITED NATIONS-United Nations agencies and their partners are providing assistance to the displaced people from South Waziristan, ...
Waziristan operation was 'very much needed': Musharraf
NEW YORK - Former president Pervez Musharraf Sunday night backed Pakistan militarys offensive to flush out the Taliban and other ...
US confident govt will deal with militant threat
WASHINGTON - The United States Monday threw its weight behind Pakistans military campaign in South Waziristan, and said it was ...
Iran, world powers hold 'constructive' atom talks
VIENNA (AFP/Reuters) - Iran and world powers on Monday held new talks on a uranium enrichment deal, which UN watchdog chief ...
Ban slams suicide attack in Iran
UITED NATIONS - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned on Monday the suicide bombing that killed at least 42 people ...
World faces 'catastrophe' if no climate deal: UK
LONDON (AFP) - The world faces catastrophe if action is not agreed at the UN climate summit in December, British Prime Minister ...
Hillary agrees with Russia on Iran steps
BERLIN (Reuters) - The United States and Russia agree they must consider further steps against Iran if they are unable to reach a ...
Russia and US resume N-arms reduction talks
GENEVA (AFP) - Russia and the United States on Monday resumed talks on renewing a key agreement on limiting their nuclear ...
Chinese ship seized as Somali piracy drifts East
NAIROBI (AFP) - Somali pirates hijacked a Chinese bulk carrier Monday northeast of the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean, as the ...
Khamenei says Iran will punish attackers
TEHRAN (Reuters/AFP) - Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday Iran would punish those behind an attack on the ...
Button edge of darkness to shining champion
SAO PAULO (AFP) Less than 12 months ago, Jenson Button was staring at life on Formula Ones scrapheap when Honda, bleeding ...
Deng makes it six gold as China end worlds on high
LONDON (AFP) - China ended the 2009 World Gymnastics Championships with six gold medals as Deng Linlin, Wang Guanyin and Zou Kai ...
Cracks appear in the Big four, claims Hughes
WIGAN (England) (AFP) Mark Hughes believes Manchester Citys impressive start to the season proves the Premier Leagues big-four ...
Business
TCP awards contracts for 100,000 MT urea; receives 35 bids for cotton tender
KARACHI (APP) - Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) has awarded contracts to two lowest bidders for the supply of 50,000 metric ...
Consumers urged to help end demand for exploited labour
ISLAMABAD (APP) - International Organization for Migrants (IOM) in its recent campaign has called upon consumers to help end ...
OIC states not fully benefiting from indigenous resources
KARACHI - The Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), an affiliated institution of the Organization of Islamic ...
Bernanke warns against 'unsustainable trade imbalances
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States and Asia should work to avoid unsustainable imbalances in trade and capital flows that can ...
Saarc Business Leaders Conference from Nov 22
KARACHI (APP) - Two-day SAARC Business Leaders Conference will be held in Colombo , Sri Lanka from November 22, 2009. Sri Lanka ...
Agri package to be extended to 800 villages
LAHORE - Ali Akbar Group Pakistan has announced to extend its 'Jeeway Pakistan Package for growers to 800 villages. This was ...
KSE nosedives amid SWA operation; down 426 points
KARACHI - Terrorist activities and uncertainty over South Waziristan operation ruined the upward movement of the local equity ...
PRI unveils new scheme to boost remittances
KARACHI - Pakistan Remittance Initiative (PRI) has decided to encourage overseas entities, having specific Home Remittances ...
FDI down by 29pc in three months
ISLAMABAD - The deteriorating law and order situation of the country due to militancy is taking a heavy toll on economic front ...
Business community against reversing clocks
KARACHI - Advisor to Chief Minister Sindh for Investment Zubair Ahmed Motiwala in a letter to President of Pakistan on behalf of ...
Politics
Blackwater arms warehouse in Capital?
ISLAMABAD Kestral Logistics, a warehouse located in the industrial area of Sector I-9/3, and involved in arms trading, is ...
Fleeing Taliban terrify S. Punjab tribal belt
ISLAMABAD Panic and fear of possible infiltration of Taliban escaping from South Waziristan have gripped the tribal areas of ...
Anti-Taliban swoop underway: 112 suspects arrested
RAWALPINDI After commencement of operation Rah-e-Nejat against the militants in South Waziristan Agency, police here in twin ...
Nato chief welcomes Pakistan offensive
BRUSSELS (AFP) - NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Monday welcomed Pakistans offensive against Taliban fighters ...
16 militants killed in Mohmand
MOHMAND AGENCY (Online) At least 16 militants were killed while 12 others sustained serious injuries when security forces backed ...
Iran urges action from Pakistan
TEHRAN (Agencies) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday urged his Pakistani counterpart to confront a Sunni rebel ...
Crackdown ordered on Jundulluh
Islamabad (Online) Government has ordered crackdown against activities of Jundulluh Group across the country. It was decided ...
Fraud probe cuts Karzai vote share to 48pc
KABUL (AFP) A UN-backed watchdog overseeing Afghanistans elections ordered votes from 210 polling stations thrown out Monday in ...
Terrorism in Iran; fallout on Pakistan
News Analysis Shireen M Mazari The suicide bomb attack targeting the Iranian Revolution ary Guards has been claimed by Jundullah ...
Taftan zero point closed
QUETTA A Pakistani official confirmed on Monday that Iranian authorities had closed its border with Pakistan at Taftan, thus ...
PPP ready to pacify public outcry on NRO
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leadership has evolved a strategy to pacify the public outcry on the thorny issue of ...
JI referendum on KLB Act on October 23
RAWALPINDI - Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) will hold a referendum on Kerry-Lugar Bill (KLB) Act on October 23 and the masses will not ...
Cut in development allocations imminent
ISLAMABAD - Fate of Pakistans economy is tied to war on terror, which has intensified after the start of Operation Rah-i-Nijats ...
SC summons Bharwana, others in land scam issue
ZAHID GISHKORI & ASMA GHANI ISLAMABAD - Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Monday while taking action on a news report ...
Coalition, Opp raise hue & cry
ISLAMABAD - Not only opposition but also the coalition partners of the PPP have started raising hue and cry over what they termed ...
India to fight Taliban at any cost, says Antony
WARNING that the situation in Pakistan is very serious, Indian Defence Minister AK Antony on Monday said terrorism is spreading ...
Nab accused through Interpol: CJ
ISLAMABAD - Proceedings of Haris Steel Mills case Monday took another twist when an official of National Accountability Bureau ...
US behind raids on seminaries: Ulema
ISLAMABAD - Wafaqul Madaris on Monday strongly condemned recent police raids at different seminaries in the federal capital and ...
Governor's plane escapes disaster
LAHORE - Governor Punjab Salmaan Taseers official plane escaped a major disaster on Monday afternoon when it started taxiing on ...
American stick does the trick
ISLAMABAD - The corridors of power seem to cast their mighty spells on our government officials for the investigators related to ...
Entertainment
Lindsay Lohan to restrain dad
LINDSAY Lohan wants a restraining order against her father. The 'Mean Girls actress is reportedly scared by Michael Lohans ...
Paris Hilton demands lobster
PARIS Hilton can still get what she wants The socialite has landed a role in cop-action comedy The Other Guys - which also stars ...
Painting features oldest watch
ART experts think they may have found the worlds oldest painting to feature an image of a watch. The Science Museum is ...
Garcia to play Georgias Saakashvili
TBILISI (AFP) - US actor Andy Garcia has arrived in Tbilisi to portray Georgias flamboyant President Mikheil Saakashvili in a ...
Smoking bans reduce risk of heart attacks associated with secondhand smoke
SMOKING bans are effective at reducing the risk of heart attacks and heart disease associated with exposure to secondhand smoke, ...
World's biggest matchstick model
A retired British oil rig worker has claimed the record for creating the worlds biggest matchstick model - using four million ...
Islamabad
PTV, HEC, NBP, PIA reach quarters
ABDUL JABBAR FAISAL ISLAMABAD HEC, PTV, NBP and PIA claimed victories in the ongoing Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Gold Cup Hockey ...
People denied access to CDA building
ISLAMABAD - Stringent security measures in the name of unabated spell of terrorist attacks have reportedly denied peoples access ...
Nomad paintings exhibition with diversity of mediums, colours
ISLAMABAD (APP) - A collection of 21 paintings by four artists with a diversity of mediums and concepts was previewed here Monday ...
Baloch students demand recovery of missing persons
ISLAMABAD - Numerous Baloch students went on hunger strike against the abduction of Baloch political leaders and staged a ...
Commonality of interests brought Pak, China closer
RAWALPINDI - Department of Defence and Diplomatic Studies (DDS) of Fatima Jinnah Women University (FJWU) on Monday organized a ...
Doctors sent on three-day remand
RAWALPINDI - A local court on Monday granted three days physical remand of 6 accused including Medical Superintendent (MS) ...
'Projects underway to promote tourism'
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) had launched various projects in different parts of the country ...
Karachi
LBs were to protect dictator, says Bilour
KARACHI - Railway Minister Ghulam Mohammad Bilour on Monday said that China would provide 25 locomotives, while 50 locomotives ...
PA pays tributes to Karsaz martyrs
KARACHI - Sindh Assembly on Monday unanimously adopted a resolution to pay tributes to the martyrs of October 18, 2007 bomb blast ...
Elephants enclosure at Safari Park on cards
KARACHI - One male and three female elephants, brought from Kenya, are growing rapidly, an officer of the Safari Park told The ...
Livestock minister saved from 'tough questions'
KARACHI - The hurriedly adjournment of the Sindh Assembly session on Monday luckily saved the Sindh Livestock Minister from ...
Protest against police for failure to arrest accused
KHAIRPUR - The students of Government High Schools Bhango Behan and Pacca Chang boycotted the classes and complete shutter down ...
Novel way of easing asthma attacks
KARACHI (PPI) - Nerve stimulation in the neck region via an electrode might be the new-fangled means of tackling asthma attacks. ...
AIBA supports Pakistan for hosting BB int'l boxing
Karachi- International Amateur Boxing Federation has supported Pakistans plans to host an international boxing championship in ...
Abdul Saeed wins 11th PSO Pak Int'l Seniors Tennis
Karachi - Abdul Saeed handed down straight sets 6-1, 7-5 defeating Ejaz Sarhadi in the final to win the 35-plus singles crown of ...
Lahore
Govt withdraws decision to open schools from today
LAHORE - After putting the school kids in trouble by closing down a large number of private and public institutions in the City ...
Masters classes at GCu, Islamia College suspended
LAHORE - The study of Urdu language & literature in a number of colleges and universities has been suspended due to lack of ...
Deposit IDPs Tax to suspension account: LHC
LAHORE - The Lahore High Court on Monday restrained banks from transferring Internally Displaced Persons Tax (IDPT) to the ...
Book Street still a hope for book-lovers
LAHORE - The project of Pakistans first 'Book Street envisaged by PML-N during 1999 on Thornton Road, a side lane on The Mall, is ...
Strict and disciplinary action against cops ordered
LAHORE - Inspector General of Police Punjab Tariq Saleem Dogar, taking serious notice of public complaints has ordered strict ...
SWA operation a big gamble: Sajid Mir
LAHORE - Markazi-e-Jamiat Ahle Hadith central Amir Senator Prof Sajid Mir has called the SWA operation as big gamble, saying if ...
Produce minor before court in two days: LHC
LAHORE - The Lahore High Court on Monday warned former husband of French national Peggy Collin to ensure production of her minor ...
Younus to continue as captain
LAHORE PCB chief Ijaz Butt indicated Monday that Younus Khan would continue to lead the team till the 2011 World Cup while ...
MA Shah gets away with anti-umpires statements
LAHORE The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is hoping to receive the amount due from the International Cricket Council (ICC) in near ...
KESC, WAPDA pocket full points
LAHORE KESC earned thumping 4-0 win over NBP at Shadab Football Stadium, Karachi, while PFF League 2006 runner-up PMC Athletico ...
NBP survive Wapda scare
LAHORE National Bank of Pakistan survived a scare after Wapda nearly turned tables on the bankers as the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy ...
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