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 Sunday, October 25, 2009
Front Page
Army overruns Taliban bastion
PESHAWAR (Agencies) - The military said Saturday it had captured Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsuds hometown. Security officials said the Army seized control of Kotkai overnight after three days of aerial bombardments which had underlined the huge challenge facing the military in taking on the ...
US drone strike kills 27 in Bajaur
BAJAUR AGENCY As many as 27 militants including three foreigners were killed and eight others got injured in a US drone attack ...
3 killed in mily chopper crash
PESHAWAR (AFP) - A military helicopter crashed in the restive Bajaur region on Saturday, killing three army officials and ...
International
UN Day concert pays tribute to 'blue helmets'
UNITED NATIONS-The United Nations on Friday marked its 64th birthday with a concert at its Headquarters in New York, paying ...
Asia looks to 'lead world' with EU-style bloc
HUA HIN, Thailand (AFP/Reuters) - Asian leaders discussed plans at a summit Saturday to lead the world by forming a EU-style ...
Britons demand Afghan troop pullout
LONDON (Reuters/AFP) - Hundreds of people took to Londons streets on Saturday demanding that British troops be brought home from ...
Afghans oppose US hit list of drug traffickers
WASHINGTON - A US military hit list of about 50 suspected drug lords is drawing fierce opposition from Afghan officials, who say ...
Thousands gather worldwide on day of climate protests
PARIS (AFP) - Kicking off with thousands gathering on the steps of Sydneys iconic Opera House, global warming protests took place ...
Iranian figures carp nuclear fuel deal
TEHRAN (AFP/Reuters) - Top Iranian figures criticised on Saturday a UN-brokered deal to produce nuclear fuel for Tehran from its ...
7.3-magnitude quake jolts Indonesia
JAKARTA (AFP) - A major quake with tsunami potential hit off Indonesia Saturday, seismologists said, but there were no immediate ...
UN inspectors head to Iran
VIENNA (AFP) - Four inspectors of the UN International Atomic Energy Agency left Vienna on Saturday for Tehran to visit Irans ...
Soderling battles into Stockholm semi-finals
STOCKHOLM (AFP) - Top seed Robin Soderling kept home title hopes alive when he defeated Spains Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 7-6 (7/4), ...
New Zealand coach quits amid players criticism
WELLINGTON (AFP) - New Zealand coach Andy Moles quit Saturday, New Zealand Cricket officials confirmed, ending a stand-off in ...
Hearing is believing: Zimbabwe sends blind commentator
Dubai Deputing a cricket commentaror as a member of the team management on any tour is unusual but what takes the cake is that ...
Stuttering Barca target Zaragoza
MADRID (AFP) Reigning European and Spanish champions Barcelona will aim to put their first dip in form of the season behind them ...
Injuries cloud over India ahead of first Australia match
VADODARA (India) (AFP) Injury doubts over captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and explosive batsman Yuvraj Singh hit Indias ...
Liverpool v Manchester United - classic encounters
PARIS (AFP) Ahead of Manchester Uniteds Premier League visit to fierce rivals Liverpool on Sunday, a look back at five classic ...
Business
US investment in energy sector reassured
ISLAMABAD - While reiterating its commitment to help Pakistan overcome its energy shortfall, the United States has assured that ...
Any cut in powers to make CCP toothless
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Competition Commission of Pakistan Chairman Khalid Mirza has said that any bid to curtail the enforcement ...
KSE nosedives amid SWA operation, foreign divestment
LAHORE - Instead of touching the psychological barrier of 10,000, the Karachi Stock Exchange shed a massive 687.15 points to ...
Economy near to collapse
ISLAMABAD - The reiterated statements of governmental officials pertaining to revival of economy have been undermined with the ...
Pak, China FTA enforcement a latest achievement
BEIJING (APP) - The enforcement of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in services area between Pakistan and China from October 10 is the ...
Proposed 26pc raise in gas tariff flayed
KARACHI - Chairman, SITE Association of Industry, Salim Parekh has expressed concern over the proposed 26 per cent increase in ...
Dilemma of Plant Breeder's Right Act, Corporate Farming and GE Rice
Lok Sanjh Foundation in collaboration with Pakistan Dehqan Assembly organised a Rice Conference: Rice/Food crisis and livelihood ...
Pak traders urged to avail opportunities in Nigeria
LAHORE - Pakistan Ambassador-designate to Nigeria Maj General (Retd) Asif Duraiz Akhtar has said that pharmaceutical and ...
PSC approves 14 new cotton varieties
LAHORE- Punjab Seed Council has approved for general cultivation fourteen new varieties of various crops including three new ...
Mobile operators asked to improve service
LAHORE (PR) - PTA Punjab Zonal Director Kamran Khan Gandapur has directed the regional heads of all mobile telephone operators ...
Politics
Rescued girls accuse Sindhi landlord of kidnap
ISLAMABAD - The details of the kidnapping saga of girls, who were abducted from Punjab and were allegedly forced into sex ...
Impasse on hot issues may be over
ISLAMABAD - Though trust-deficit between President Asif Ali Zardari and PML(N) Quaid Mian Nawaz Sharif is at an all-time high, ...
Motorway suicide blast kills SI
A suicide bomber exploded his explosive-laden vehicle near Lilah Interchange at Lahore-Islamabad Motorway on late Saturday ...
US lawmaker insists aid curbs not meant to appease India
WASHINGTON-Seeking to soothe the outcry in Pakistan, a US Senator who co-authored fresh aid restrictions, insists the oversight ...
CJP for monitoring lower courts output
ISLAMABAD - Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has emphasised that the National Judicial Policy is formulated through ...
Taliban threaten Afghan run-off vote
KABUL (AFP/Reuters) - The Taliban called Saturday for a boycott of the upcoming run-off in Afghanistans fraud-tainted ...
Pak troops fire across LoC, alleges India
SRINAGAR 2009 (AFP) - Pakistani troops on Saturday fired at Indian army positions across the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir, ...
'Who cares' what Cheney says: Biden
PRAGUE (AFP) - US Vice-President Joe Biden rebuked his predecessor Dick Cheney over Afghanistan on Friday, and said a war review ...
India asked to stop raising fingers on Pak N-programme
ISLAMABAD - Stop raising fingers on Pakistans nuclear programme and accept our proposal for promoting regional strategic ...
Court summons Salman Taseer
LAHORE - The Lahore High Court has issued notice to Chancellor Salman Taseer (Punjab Governor) and the Vice Chancellor Gen (Retd) ...
President convenes NA session on Nov 2
ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari has summoned the National Assembly session at 4 pm on November 2 in the Parliament ...
NWFP schools to remain closed till Nov 1
PESHAWAR - All the government and private schools in NWFP shall remain closed till 1st November 2009 due to threats of terrorist ...
Bomb kills 2 US soldiers
KANDAHAR (Reuters/AFP) - Four Afghans, including a child and two women, were killed Saturday when US forces opened fire on a car ...
Obama offers millions in Muslim tech fund
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The White House Friday highlighted a new multi-million-dollar technology fund for Muslim nations, following a ...
Can BMP cope with fleeing militants?
ISLAMABAD - The launch of operation 'Rah-e-Nijat may also jeopardise the countrys important oil & gas plants located in southern ...
Entertainment
Abbie Cornish studies addicts
ABBIE Cornish and Heath Ledger spent a week befriending drug addicts. The Australian star - who starred alongside the late actor ...
Gene therapy cures blindness
PARIS (AFP) - Exhilarated scientists on Saturday announced they had used gene therapy to restore eyesight to children blighted by ...
Uma Thurman: I often overdo things
UMA Thurman says her mom often refers to her as Overdo It Uma - because the actress is on a never-ending quest for perfection The ...
Solar cars power up for Australian outback race
CANBERRA (Reuters) - With a fleet of vehicles resembling huge insects, spaceships and solar panels, motoring enthusiasts and ...
Time-keeping brain neurons discovered
KEEPING track of time is one of the brains most important tasks. As the brain processes the flood of sights and sounds it ...
Timberlake wins restraining order
JUSTIN Timberlake has been granted a temporary restraining order against a woman described by his lawyer as an obsessed, mentally ...
Islamabad
Slow-paced project adding to pollution
ISLAMABAD - Massive construction activities of the ongoing Zero Point Interchange (ZIP) project have resulted in alarming ...
Bonded labour goes unnoticed
ISLAMABAD - Despite the tall claims of the government, the massive exploitation of labour laws in the shape of bonded labour goes ...
Rs 6.336b distributed among the deserving since '06
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Ministry of Zakat and Ushr has disbursed an amount of Rs 6336.322 million among the needy during the years ...
Over 99pc people reject Kerry-Lugar Law
RAWALPINDI - The Jamaat-i-Islami (JI), Rawalpindi chapter, has announced the results of Awami referendum on Kerry-Lugar law ...
Encroachments galorein Aabpara
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Vendors at Aabpara market still encroach upon footpath in front of shops at the busy market, creating problems ...
Pathology conference from Nov 6
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The 33rd annual three-day pathology conference will commence from November 6 at Pakistan Institute of Medical ...
Ruthless Army defeat all
ISLAMABAD Pakistan Army trounced National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) 2-0 in the final to lift the title of 1st Benazir Bhutto ...
Rawalpindi thrash Quetta; Islamabad reorganise
ISLAMABAD Rawalpindi thrashed Quetta by an innings and 192 runs in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy cricket match here at the National ...
Karachi
KESC cuts supply to Rs23m defaulters
KARACHI - The Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) has disconnected the connections of 7 non-paying private consumers, which ...
French concert enthrals Karachiites
KARACHI - A French Hunting Horns concert was held at a local hotel the other evening and it amused quite a large number of crowd. ...
Two policemen injured in chemical blast
KARACHI - Panic was created among the citizens when a minor explosion was heard inside Risala police station, Nishtar Road, ...
Girls hostel opens
KARACHI - Newly constructed girls hostel for the students of Dow International Medical College was inaugurated on Saturday at ...
Hike in meat prices perturbs masses
KARACHI - The price of different varieties of meat has hiked in the metropolis, while the government apparently seems unable to ...
Minister for early start of Lyari varsity project
KARACHI (PPI) - Sindh Minister for Education and Literacy Pir Mazhar-ul-Haq has said that President Asif Ali Zardari has ordered ...
Irfan grabs eleven wickets for KRL anisuddin khan
Karachi - Muhammad Irfan, the six feet seven inches tall medium pacer returned the match figure of eleven for 123 runs as his ...
Lahore
Academic activities to restart tomorrow
LAHORE - The Punjab government has decided to allow educational activities in all those educational institutions from Monday, ...
98 per cent reject Kerry-Lugar Act
LAHORE - Over 98 per cent of the people participating in the Jamaat-e-Islamis referendum on Kerry-Lugar Act have rejected the ...
Protectors seek protection
LAHORE - The Lahorites are expressing their anger against the decision to erect a security wall in front of Capital City Police ...
Prisons Dept staff waiting for DPC
LAHORE - Though the Punjab government has increased the salaries and upgraded pay scales of the Punjab Prisons Department ...
Language centres to improve communication skills
LAHORE - Universities and colleges must set up language teaching centres for the improvement of students communication skills in ...
Kurd for purging courts of corruption
LAHORE - President Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) Ali Ahmad Kurd finding corruption still plaguing the judiciary has sought ...
Pakistan to take part in Asian Rugby 7s Series in Colombo
LAHORE The national rugby team will participate in an Asian Seven Series in Colombo, Sri Lanka next month under the Pakistan ...
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