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 25, 2008
Front Page
Govt gives in to protests
ISLAMSABAD - The Special Committee constituted by the Prime Minister to review the increased power tariff has decided that consumers would deposit only 60 per cent, without late payment surcharge, of the electricity bills issued to the consumers according to new rates, says a press release here on ...
Gilani seeks world support to fight terror
BEIJING (Agencies) - Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Friday sought proactive support of the world community to fight ...
Balochistan to getpackage soon: Asif
ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari would soon announce a reforms package for the uplift of Balochistan so that the people of ...
'Q' dissidents rise for change in command
ISLAMABAD - PML-Q defiant leaders have geared up their efforts to dislodge party's central command while Chaudhrys are still firm ...
US to give Pakistan $339.1m
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan and the United States Friday signed six amendments in Strategic Objective Agreements, paving way for $339.1 ...
International
Asia, Europe future of whole world: Hu Jintao
BEIJING (Agencies) - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao opened the two-day Asia-Europe Meeting here on Friday, with the summit attended ...
Indian police probe blast links to Hindu extremists
MUMBAI (AFP) - Indian police are probing the possible involvement of Hindu extremists in two separate bomb blasts last month that ...
Crime rate up by 22pc in UK
LONDON-The violent crime rate in categories like serious assault, murder, attempted murder and manslaughter has risen by 22 per ...
McCain loses lead among rural American voters
WASHINGTON - Republican presidential candidate John McCain lost his lead among rural American voters as more of them favoured his ...
US steps up pressure on Iran
WASHINGTON - The United States on Thursday stepped up its sanctions on Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, accusing the elite ...
Global efforts urged to control food crisis
UNITED NATIONS - Top UN officials and former US President Bill Clinton on Thursday called for concerted global efforts to address ...
Obama taking break from campaign to visit sick grandmother
WASHINGTON - With lewss than two weeks before the Nov. 4 election day, US Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama is taking ...
NYT, ex-Bush admin official back Obama for president
NEW YORK " The New York Times endorsed Democrat Barack Obama for U.S. president Friday, saying he had "met challenge after ...
Lankan troops pushed into Tiger territory
COLOMBO (AFP) - Security forces pushed deeper into territory held by Tamil Tiger rebels in northern Sri Lanka and captured ...
18 dead in Yemen floods
SANAA (AFP) - At least 18 people died in Yemen when floods caused by heavy rains swept through the southeastern province of ...
Gilchrist critical of Tendulkar's sportsmanship in new book
SYDNEY (AFP) - Retired Australian vice captain Adam Gilchrist has questioned India's sportsmanship and has singled out their ...
'Gilchrist called to explain'
NEW DELHI (AFP) - India's Sachin Tendulkar on Friday said Australian star Adam Gilchrist had phoned him to clarify his ...
Younus out for a first-ball duck in Shield debut
ADELAIDE (Australia) (AFP) - Pakistan Test batsman Younus Khan made a disastrous debut for South Australia when he was dismissed ...
Business
Stock markets in free fall on gathering global gloom
LONDON (AFP) - World stock markets plunged deep into negative territory Friday as gloom gathered over the global economy and ...
Euro slumps under $1.25, pound hits six-year low
LONDON (AFP) - The euro fell to a two-year low under 1.25 dollars on Friday and the British pound sank to a six-year trough ...
US, Pak to hold energy dialogue
WASHINGTON (APP) - Pakistan and the United States will soon hold energy cooperation dialogue following a meeting between their ...
PM Gilani urges Chinese cos to invest in Pakistan
BEIJING (APP) - PM Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Friday urged the Chinese companies to invest in Pakistan in a big way, strengthening ...
KSE opens with negative column but closes flat
LAHORE - Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) though open with a negative column but the benchmark index remained unchanged and closed at ...
Great potential for investment in Sindh
KARACHI (APP) - Sindh Chief Minister, Syed Qaim Ali Shah, has said that Allah has blessed Pakistan, particularly Sindh province, ...
Global economic crisis - opportunity for Pakistan?
A good many of us were seriously beginning to believe that perhaps the official policy on redressing the woes of our economy was ...
Country's banking system standing on strong footing
KARACHI - Pakistan's banking system is standing on strong footing and there is no threat to it by world economic turmoil. This ...
Media urged to expose panic makers
ISLAMABAD (APP) - "There is no shortage of fertilizers and wheat in the country, however, some elements, for their vested ...
PIA starts NY-Lahore direct flights
KARACHI - PIA will start direct flights from JFK airport New York to Lahore twice a week on every Saturday and Wednesday for the ...
Politics
Osama writing book on Qaeda
Al-Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden is busy these days writing a book in Arabic language on the so-called struggle of his outfit, ...
Talks on Chenab water issue inconclusive
NEW DELHI (APP) - Pak-India talks on reduction of Chenab water flow remained inconclusive here on Friday while Islamabad has ...
A mere eye-wash
LAHORE-People have expressed their dissatisfaction over govt decision to reduce electricity bills by 40 per cent, saying that it ...
Handcuffed govt to raise CNG prices
ISLAMABAD - The government, under a Memorandum of Understanding with CNG Associations, is going to raise rates of Compressed ...
Indo-US N.deals opens way for Pakistan to seek similar deal: Monitor
WASHINGTON - China's agreement to help Pakistan build two nuclear power plants is prompting warnings that the new US-India ...
Punjab wheat ban illegal: NWFP
PESHAWAR (APP) - The NWFP government Friday urged the government of Punjab to immediately lift ban on inter-provincial movement ...
Governor yet to sign Commissioners' revival
LAHORE - Governor Punjab Salman Taseer is yet to sign the amended Land Revenue Act thereby causing a delay in paving way for the ...
Nawaz Sharif announces to join lawyers' protest
LAHORE - PML-N chief Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has announced to join lawyers' protest to be staged on November 3 aimed at ...
Taliban vital for success of Jirga process
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan and Afghanistan are reaching out to Taliban on both sides of the border to pave way for successful 'Jirga ...
Nisar flays govt policy
ISLAMABAD - Leader of Opposition in National Assembly and PML-N MNA Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan Friday asked the government to ...
Entertainment
I am 'frugal' spender: Palin
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin insisted she is a "frugal" spender as she denied she had a ...
Polar bears dying out in Russian region
MOSCOW (AFP) - Polar bears are dying out in the remote Arctic region of Chukotka because of melting ice and increased killing by ...
Russian capsule carrying US tourist lands
MOSCOW (AFP) - A Russian Soyuz capsule carrying US millionaire video game guru Richard Garriott, the world's sixth space tourist, ...
Anne Hathaway's ex-friend jailed
NEW YORK (AFP) - A dashing Italian conman who went out with Hollywood actress Anne Hathaway was sentenced by a court in New York ...
Body Worlds exhibition opens
LONDON (AFP) - The latest exhibition by German anatomist Gunther von Hagens opens in London on Friday, with preserved human and ...
Rotten egg gas helps control blood pressure
ANYONE with a nose knows the rotten-egg odour of hydrogen sulphide, a gas generated by bacteria living in the human colon. Now an ...
Islamabad
Mixed reaction from former greats
ISLAMABAD (Agencies) - Many former Pakistan greats Friday applauded the sacking of national coach Geoff Lawson. The Pakistan ...
S Arabia to support Pak economy: Envoy
ISLAMABAD- Saudi Arabia has always supported Pakistan in difficult time and is also expected to play a leading role in the Group ...
Installation of security cameras in markets starts
ISLAMABAD - Phase wise installation of security cameras in the markets of federal capital has been started and in the first ...
PBM assures support to haemophilia patients
ISLAMABAD - Managing Director Pakistan Baitul Mal (PBM) Zamurad Khan has assured all possible support to haemophilia patients. ...
1122 rescues 10 in 4 road mishaps
RAWALPINDI- The Punjab Emergency Service (Rescue 1122) rescued 10 injured victims in 4 different traffic accidents occurred at ...
Recruitment of nursing staff at FGSH soon
ISLAMABAD (APP)- Ministry of Health would soon recruit Nursing Staff in the Federal Government Service Hospital, informed Joint ...
Karachi
Partial strike in City over raise in power tariff
KARACHI - Local citizens and various political parties, on the call of Jamat-i-Islami, observed partial strike on Friday in ...
Govt not following policies of Musharraf regime: Qaim
KARACHI - Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has dispelled the impression that present PPP-led government is following the ...
Psychopath woman creates panic at church
KARACHI - A veiled woman on Friday created panic when she tried to enter inside the church located in Scheme 33 at Abul Hassan ...
Nishtar Park blast: ST seeks filing of new FIR
KARACHI - Sunni Tehreek (ST) on Friday demanded of the government to immediately fulfill of the party otherwise it would be ...
Film features Turowicz services for PAF
KARACHI - The Polish filmmaker Ms Anna T Pietraszek has presented a documentary based on the life of a high ranking Polish ...
Bid to save future of City's past
Ardeshir Cowasjee is a sole warrior, who is determined to protect the city and its lungs generally called open spaces and parks ...
Lahore
Lawson, Naghmi axed
LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board on Friday sacked coach Geoff Lawson, nearly six months before the completion of his ...
Shoaib case hearing adjourned till Nov 17
LAHORE - The Lahore High Court here on Friday has adjourned the hearing of Shoaib Akhtar's case till November 17. The case of ...
Qazi slams govt for worsening power crisis
LAHORE - Amir Jamat-e-Islami Qazi Hussain Ahmed has said that corruption and dishonesty of the rulers was responsible for the ...
Loadshedding hits 3.5m Lesco consumers hard
LAHORE - Unbridled monster of loadshedding has hit over 3.5 million domestic as well as commercial consumers of Lesco hard, ...
LHC shows anger over Lesco's performance
LAHORE - The Lahore High Court Friday expressing strong reservations about LESCO performance and ordered its administration to ...
Parliament proper forum to restore judges: SM Zafar
LAHORE - Former senator SM Zafar, the PPP-backed presidential candidate in the October 28 elections of the Supreme Court Bar ...
80 judges transferred and posted
LAHORE-Chief Justice of Lahore High Court, Mr. Justice Sayed Zahid Hussain has ordered transfers/postings of two Sessions Judges, ...
CM for early installation of generators at hospitals
LAHORE - Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif has directed the health department that the installation of generators in all the ...
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