Friday, February 10, 2012
- 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
- Greece reaches deal on austerity
The Nation in print for Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Front Page
No cash for Islamabad
ISLAMABAD - The US Assistant Secretary of State, Richard Boucher, on Monday lauded Pakistan's military offensives against the militants in tribal areas saying those operations were necessary for the restoration of peace in the troubled border regions. The US diplomat, who arrived here Saturday ...
Pakistan may need $10b to avoid default: IMF
ISLAMABAD - A Pakistani delegation has flown to Abu Dhabi to negotiate with International Monetary Fund, which would review the ...
Punjab refuses to lift substandard wheat
LAHORE-The Punjab govt has refused to lift substandard imported wheat from the Bin Qasim dryport, asking the Trading Corporation ...
Uniform power tariff ensured
ISLAMABAD - Taking up the power crisis management on a war footing, the President and the Prime Minister directed the authorities ...
International
Russian 'nyet' to McCain fundraising appeal
UNITED NATIONS - Russia's mission to the U.N. Monday declined a request for a campaign contribution from U.S. presidential ...
Clinton joins Obama's bid to crush McCain comeback hopes
CHICAGO (AFP) - Barack Obama Monday aimed to put another dent in John McCain's comeback hopes with a double-bill rally in Florida ...
Israel removes wildcat settlements in West Bank
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israeli troops have cleared three Jewish wildcat settlements in the occupied West Bank, the army said on ...
Powell's defence of American-Muslims welcomed
WASHINGTON - An American Muslim Group has welcomed former US Secretary of State Colin Powell's denunciation of anti-Islam bias in ...
Underdog McCain tars Obama as job-killing socialist
ST LOUIS, Missouri (AFP) - John McCain took his campaign to the battleground state of Missouri Monday after the Republican ...
US insists Iraq agreement guarantees sovereignty
BAGHDAD (AFP) - The United States insisted on Monday that a planned security pact with Baghdad would ensure full Iraqi ...
44 combatants killed in Sri Lanka fighting
COLOMBO (AFP) - At least 33 Sri Lankan government soldiers and 11 Tamil Tiger rebels have been killed in the latest heavy ...
Japan body votes to extend Afghan mission
TOKYO (AFP) - A Japanese parliamentary committee voted Monday to extend a controversial naval mission backing US-led operations ...
Bangladesh's late fightback sets up intriguing finish
CHITTAGONG (AFP) - Bangladesh staged a late fightback against New Zealand to set up an intriguing finish to the first Test after ...
Business
Rupee gains value on SBP measures
KARACHI - The local currency showed a strong and stunning gain against the US dollar on Monday in the backdrop of the State Bank ...
Global stock markets rally on hopes of easing financial crisis
LONDON (AFP) - Global stocks forged ahead on Monday with investors across the United States, Asia and Europe encouraged by news ...
Financial crisis could lead to 20m more unemployed by '09
GENEVA (AFP) - The financial crisis could lead to record global unemployment with 20 million more people out of work by the end ...
Consortium may buy AHBL stake
KARACHI - A consortium of local and foreign investors has expressed interest in acquiring a substantial shareholding of Arif ...
Loadshedding to make more people jobless
LAHORE - President Quaid-e-Azam Industrial Estate Mian Nauman Kabir has feared that acute shortage of electricity and gas could ...
Lowest-ever turnover at Karachi stock market
LAHORE - On Monday, the Karachi Stock Exchange recorded the lowest turnover as KSE-100 could gain merely 0.51 points to close at ...
Oil prices climb as Opec expected to cut output
LONDON (AFP) - Oil prices rose two dollars on Monday on growing signs that OPEC will announce production cuts at a special ...
Meezan Bank declares 8.6pc bonus shares
KARACHI - Meezan Bank Ltd has announced 8.6 per cent bonus shares for its shareholders for the third quarter ended 30th ...
Delay in reopening of CARE for rice exports criticised
KARACHI - The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (Unisame) has invited the urgent attention of the Collector of Customs ...
UBL announces payout for income funds
KARACHI - The Board of Directors of UBL Fund Managers Limited, the Management Company of United Money Market Fund (UMF), United ...
Politics
Friends of Pakistan assure cooperation
ISLAMABAD(Online)-Reiterating his strong support to wipe off the menace of terrorism, President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday ...
Catalyst for political change
LAHORE- Lawyers movement at the close of its one year, is set to keep the matter about restoration of deposed Chief Justice ...
Stage set for trans-LoC trade
MIRPUR/DELHI (Agencies) - India and Pakistan open a historic trade link across Kashmir for the first time in six decades on ...
Nawaz for talks with Taliban minus Qeada
ISLAMABAD - PML-N Quaid Nawaz Sharif Monday underscored the need for talks with Taliban minus-al Qeada and other foreign elements ...
'Q' walks out of in-camera session
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Monday made it clear that politics of revenge was not on the agenda of the ...
Steps discussed to save market from chaos
KARACHI-SBP Governor, Dr Shamshad Akhtar presided over a meeting of bankers and stock brokers at the head office here on Monday. ...
Film on 'Frontier Gandhi' to open next month
NEW YORK: - A documentary film on the life and mission of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, the Muslim disciple of Hindu leader Mohandas ...
Pakistan and Italy united against terror
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani said that Pakistan attached great importance to its political, economic and ...
Chaudhry's kin eyeing diplomatic slot
LAHORE-A former military officer, bureaucrat and a close relative of Chaudhrys of Gujrat, Sajid Hussain Chattha, is reportedly ...
Notices issued to Shujaat, Pervaiz for recovery of Rs112.65m
Punjab Cooperative Liquidation Board (PCBL) has issued notices to PML-Q leaders, Ch Shujaat Hussain and Ch Pervaiz Elahi, for the ...
'Pakistan breached LoC truce 58 times'
PAKISTAN had violated the five-year-old pact on ceasefire 58 times since the ceasefire agreement came into effect from November ...
Entertainment
Chicken soup fights high blood pressure
CHICKEN soup, that popular home remedy for the common cold sometimes known as "Grandma's Penicillin," may have a new role ...
Disney's High School Musical hits cinema
PARIS (AFP) - A screen version of Disney's "High School Musical" hits cinemas this week with the kids from East High hoping for a ...
20 functional foods for a long and active life
THEY are the foods you need for a long and active life - and it will not be much of a surprise that most are fruit ...
Japanese team finds 'yeti footprints' in Nepal
KATHMANDU (AFP) - A team of Japanese adventurers say they have discovered footprints they believe were made by the legendary yeti ...
Adorable Suri enjoys with doting dad
IT'S a picture to melt the hardest of hearts. Adorable Suri Cruise cuddles up close to her mega-star father as the pair step out ...
Palin joins her mimic on US show
REPUBLICAN vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin has joined her mimic in a much-anticipated appearance on the US comedy show, ...
Islamabad
PHF congress elects Qasim Zia as president
ISLAMABAD - Former Olympian Qasim Zia has been elected the 22nd President of Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) unanimously in the ...
Navy down KRL in Premier Football League
ISLAMABAD - Navy defeated Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) 1-0 in the Pakistan Premier Football League (PPFL) at Naval Complex ...
Child protection policy yet to be finalised
ISLAMABAD -Like other parts of the world in Pakistan too the International Day against Violence was rigorously observed here on ...
National education policy finalised
ISLAMABAD (APP)- Completing the consultation process, the Ministry of Education has finalized the revised national education ...
Poor security forces people to stay away from markets
ISLAMABAD - Owing to deteriorating law and order situation, people from adjacent areas of the twin cities restrained to visit ...
Living under 'WAPDA Raj'
ISLAMABAD " Gone are the days when foreign masters and their cronies used to rule over masses' lives and define people's life ...
Pakistan values its ties with Azerbaijan, says CJCSC
ISLAMABAD - First Pak-Azeri Working Group Level Meeting was held at Joint Staff Headquarters, Chaklala on Monday. According to ...
4 cops suspended
RAWALPINDI - Regional Police Officer (RPO) Rawalpindi Nasir Khan Durrani paid a surprise visit to Police Station Jatli and placed ...
Karachi
Time running out to stem crises
KARACHI - Veteran politician Meraj Muhammad Khan, who was recently discharged from the hospital, has said the country was passing ...
Chief Secy for recruiting locals as security guards
KARACHI - The local Karachiites will be given priority for job as security guards as per decision taken in 2002 in this regard. ...
2 depts to continue MA/Msc programmes
KARACHI - Despite the elimination of the traditional Masters programme, all the public universities, including Karachi University ...
PML-N Sindh urges Nawaz to visit province
KARACHI - Pakistan Muslim League (N) Sindh working committee in the first meeting after the return of party's Sindh President ...
Two killers awarded life imprisonment
KARACHI - Additional District and Session Court Central Ms Tasneem Mosa has awarded 25 years imprisonment to two persons involved ...
Fisheries delegation returns
KARACHI - The Pakistani delegation have returned home on Monday after taking part in the Global Conference on Securing ...
Habiba, Ali Bukhari win individual titles
KARACHI - Habiba Khan of Sindh and Ali Bukhari of Punjab won individual crowns in girls and boys events respectively in the ...
Lahore
Angry mob sets Lesco office ablaze
LAHORE - The protest against the unscheduled loadshedding and excessive billing took a violent turn on Monday when the angry mob ...
Lesco faces 50pc power shortage
LAHORE - Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) Chief Executive Officer Akram Arian has said that Lesco is facing up to 50 per ...
Sharp decline in registration makes revenue target difficult
LAHORE - New tax on luxury vehicles has caused sharp decline in the registration of such vehicles. The downward trend is evident ...
PIA first Haj flight from Nov 1
LAHORE - PIA will start pre-Haj operation from November 1 and will continue by December 2, while the post-Haj flights would start ...
World heritage exhibition opens at NCA
LAHORE - Germany is home to 32 sites that are on the UNESCO World Heritage List. On Monday an exhibition 'UNESCO World Heritage ...
UET ranks 592 among world universities
LAHORE - The University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Lahore, has been placed at 592 amongst the top-ranked universities of ...
Butt blames Ashraf for all ills, offers no solution
LAHORE - The newly-appointed chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board has pointed to a number of dark spots in the records of the ...
Jalaluddin likely to be named Director NCA
LAHORE - Former fast bowler Jalal-ud-Din has turned out to be the top contender for the post of Director National Cricket ...
Younis to make Sheffield Shield debut
LAHORE - Pakistan Test batsman Younis Khan will make his debut for Australian state side South Australia in their Sheffield ...
Aisam to take part in St. Petersburg Open
LAHORE - Pakistan's top tennis player Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and Holland's Rogier Wassen will pair together in the doubles event of ...
National Cadet, Jr Boxing from 28th
LAHORE - The 6th National Cadet and Junior Boxing Championship will be held on October 28 to 31 at Attique Stadium under the ...
PIA's spearhead Shakir becomes new top scorer
LAHORE - Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)' opportunist spearhead Shakir Lashari, having a huge reputation in Karachi's ...
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