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 26, 2009
Front Page
Balochistan minister murdered
QUETTA Unidentified armed persons assassinated Balochistan Education Minister Shafiq Ahmed Khan and seriously wounded his relative on Sunday while Baloch Liberation United Front (BLUF) has accepted the responsibility for the killing. According to police sources, provincial Education Minister and ...
Pledge to jointly fight terrorism
ISLAMABAD Pakistan and Turkey have condemned terrorism and extremism in all its forms and manifestations and reiterated their ...
'Drunk' US dip costs CDA Rs2.5m
ISLAMABAD - A US diplomat, allegedly drunk and ignoring red traffic signal, rammed his Prado jeep (LG-1) into the CDA ...
International
UN urges combatants to ensure civilians' safety
UNITED NATIONS - Aid agencies have urged the warring parties in South Waziristan to observe international humanitarian law ...
Asian leaders seek to cut Western trade ties
HUA HIN, Thailand, (Reuters/AFP) - Asia-Pacific leaders called on Sunday for regional-wide free trade and other measures to ...
Karzai's rival rejects coalition government
WASHINGTON - Afghan President Hamid Karzais challenger called for a dramatic increase in US troops to ensure security in ...
Israel blasted for breaching Al-Aqsa Mosque
RIYADH (AFP) - The Organisation of the Islamic Conference condemned on Sunday the Israeli police action at the Al-Aqsa Mosque ...
UN experts inspect Iran's new N-plant
TEHRAN (Reuters) - A team from the UN nuclear watchdog inspected a nuclear site in Iran on Sunday that has heightened Western ...
Afghanistan rebuilds, but concerns remain for children
KABUL (AFP) - Conical chimneys rise from the plain to the east of Kabul, a light wind sending their thick, black smoke at right ...
Japan PM in no hurry to decide on relocating US base
TOKYO (AFP) - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said Sunday he was in no hurry to make a decision on relocating a ...
EU leaders seek treaty
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders hope to reach a deal at a summit this week removing the last obstacles to a treaty to ...
Maximum penalty for 'veil martyr' killer sought
CAIRO (AFP) - Cairo is seeking a life sentence for a man standing trial in Dresden for the murder of a veiled Egyptian woman in a ...
Iran arrests 12 accused of promoting satanism
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Twelve people accused of promoting satanism have been arrested in northwest Iran, a newspaper reported on ...
Australia hold nerve to edge India in thriller
VADODARA (India) (AFP) Australia survived a massive scare from Indias tailenders to snatch a thrilling four-run victory in the ...
Rio's Olympic dreams challenged by drug gangs
RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) Rio de Janeiros image of fun and sun that helped it win the 2016 Olympics has been marred by a resurgence ...
Wife of ex-skipper Wasim Akram dies
DUBAI The wife of former Pakistani cricket team captain Wasim Akram has died in an Indian hospital on Sunday after heart and ...
KJ Choi takes title in Malaysia
JOHOR BAHRU (Malaysia) (AFP) Asian Tour honorary member K.J. Choi celebrated his return to Asia with a deserving victory after ...
Schiavone wins Kremlin Cup
MOSCOW (AFP) Italys Francesca Schiavone won just the second title of her career here on Sunday by defeating Olga Govortsova of ...
Serena prepares to tear strip off rivals
DOHA (AFP) Serena Williams, having stripped naked for an American magazine shoot, can lay bare her simmering frustration over ...
Olympic champion Plushenko wins on return
MOSCOW (AFP) Olympic champion Yevgeny Plushenko began his campaign to retain his title at the 2010 Vancouver Games with victory ...
Lampard double puts Chelsea on top
LONDON (AFP) Frank Lampard scored twice as Chelsea leap-frogged champions Manchester United into top spot in the English Premier ...
Politics
Quran desecration by allied forces infuriates Afghans
KABUL (AFP) Furious Afghans on Sunday torched an effigy of US President Barack Obama at a mass protest over allegations that ...
Troops capture key SW hilltop
ISLAMABAD (AFP/Reuters) Army said Sunday troops after intense efforts had captured an important mountain in a major anti-Taliban ...
Operation sans any outside help, says Kayani
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Sunday visited Wana, South Waziristan Agency to meet ...
Islamabad ups US lobbying expenses, Delhi cuts
HAVING spent thousands of dollars for many quarters lobbying on bilateral ties and for the nuclear deal with the US, India cut ...
Zardari-Nawaz parley under US, Saudi pressure?
LAHORE - All is set for another 'photo shoot meeting between President Asif Ali Zardari and PML-N Quaid Mian Nawaz Sharif ...
Taliban to be flushed out in a month: Mukhtar
PAKISTAN is confident that the Army will soon flush out Taliban militants based in South Waziristan tribal area. I am confident ...
136 dead in year's deadliest Iraq attack
BAGHDAD (Agencies) - Two suicide bombs tore through Baghdad on Sunday, killing 136 people, wounding more than 700 and leaving ...
Zardari for Pak-Iran strategy to fight terror
ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari Sunday urged Iran to evolve a joint strategy for countering terrorism in the region ...
Singh raises AJK projects issue with China
INDIAN Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has termed his meeting with Chinese premier Wen Jiabao 'frank and constructive, adding that ...
Lashkar formed in Bajaur
KHAR - In order to restore governments writ and flush out anti-social elements from Bajaur Agency, tribal elders Sunday formed a ...
Security plan for Hillarys visit
LAHORE - There was a telephonic contact between Governor Punjab Salman Taseer and Chief Minster Mian Shahbaz Sharif in which ...
I am ready to appear before SC: Musharraf
NEW JERSEY (Online) - Former President General (r) Pervez Musharraf has denied striking any deal before tendering resignation as ...
Khuzdar SHO shot dead
QUETTA - Unknown armed people shot dead a Station House Officer and injured a constable in Khuzdar district, some 350 kilometres ...
Quake jolts Balochistan
QUETTA - A moderate earthquake jolted Quetta and many other parts of Balochistan at 11:48 pm on Sunday night. The epicentre of ...
Palestinians, Israelis clash at Aqsa Mosque
JERUSALEM (Reuters/AFP) - Israeli police stormed Jerusalems al-Aqsa mosque compound on Sunday, hurling stun grenades at ...
Clarification
ISLAMABAD - With reference to the news story published in TheNation on Saturday, October 24, with headline NBPs Masood forced to ...
Terrorised stocks to recover after political harmony
ISLAMABAD - Like all and sundry, capital market players, too, are pinning high hopes on the meeting between President Asif Ali ...
US soldier killed
KABUL (AFP) - A US soldier and several Taliban rebels were killed at the weekend in the latest deadly violence to hit ...
Entertainment
NASA set for crucial rocket test
WASHINGTON (AFP) - NASA is set to blastoff a prototype rocket on Tuesday that carries hopes of returning humans to the Moon, and ...
Hilary Swank's musical dream
HILARY Swank wants to star in a musical. The 35-year-old star - who won an Oscar for her role as a true-life transgender teen in ...
Stewart impressed by Taylor
KRISTEN Stewart is astounded by Taylor Lautners new muscular physique. The 'Twilight Saga: New Moon actress is impressed with ...
Galileo's notebooks may reveal secrets of new planet
GALILEO knew he had discovered a new planet in 1613, 234 years before its official discovery date, according to a new theory by a ...
Nicole Richie is my role model: Kendra Wilkinson
KENDRA Wilkinson has changed a lot since leaving the Playboy Mansion. The mommy-to-be has spoken up about her role model in life, ...
Internet 'a teenager' at 40
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Leonard Kleinrock never imagined Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube that day 40 years ago when his team gave ...
Islamabad
Candlelit vigil in memory of IIU martyred students
ISLAMABAD- Pakistan Youth Alliance (PYA) held a candlelit vigil in the memory of the martyrs of twin blasts of International ...
Encroachment of footpaths continues
ISLAMABAD (PPI) Vendors continue to carry out their trade on the footpaths in front of weekly bazaars situated in Islamabad ...
Young scholars' think tank on the cards
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Comsats has embarked upon a plan to create a think-tank comprising a select group of bright and young scholars ...
Speed breakers hampering traffic
RAWALPINDI (APP) - The speed breakers near Gulshan Dadan Khan on both sides of citys busiest Murree road are hampering the smooth ...
Satellite DMC opens at PRCS
ISLAMABAD The first satellite disaster management and logistics centre worth Rs 200 million was inaugurated here at Pakistan ...
CDA to introduce computerised traffic system
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Capital Development Authority (CDA) will introduce computerised traffic system in the federal capital to ...
Karachi
Govt gives security plan to private schools
KARACHI - The Directorate of Private Institutions, Sindh, has issued a eight-point security plan to all private schools in the ...
Blackwater responsible for terror, says Baloch
KARACHI - Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Pakistan has said on Sunday that the Black Water World-wide aka Xie (Zi) Services was involved in ...
LGs to be discussed in Zardari-Nawaz meeting
KARACHI - An important and decisive meeting between the heads of two mainstream political parties of the country, the PPP and ...
Collective efforts must to eradicate polio: Sharmila
KARACHI - Advisor to Chief Minister Sindh, Sharmila Faruqui on Sunday said collective efforts are needed for the eradication of ...
Protest against Sindh govts stance on NFC
KARACHI - The hunger strike was continued by Sindh Dost Rabta Council consecutively on third day Sunday against change in the ...
No schism among Muslim community: JI
KARACHI - Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi Chief Muhammad Hussain Mehanti on Sunday said that the enemies of Islam wanted to pit ...
Lahore
Private institutions must provide security to students
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Sunday said private schools were charging heavy fees from students and it was ...
Reopening of edu institutes 'conditional'
LAHORE - All educational institutions including varsities, colleges and schools in the City will re-open today (Monday) after a ...
1 dies, 40 hurt as wedding party bus turns turtle
LAHORE - At least one person died while 40 injured when a bus of marriage party turned turtle near Sundar Adda in Manga Mandi ...
Quaid-e-Azam Library renovation in doldrums
LAHORE (APP) - Renovation work at the Quaid-e-Azam Library has hit snags despite approval by the Higher Education Department to ...
The relief suspended
The War on Terror so far had not had a real impact on the majority of Pakistanis. No disrespect to the citizens of Swat or the ...
Minorities to get 5pc quota in govt jobs
LAHORE - Punjab government has issued notification of reserving 5 per cent quota of the total number of posts in government ...
New-look LPC to host 26 events this year
LAHORE Lahore Polo Club president Irfan Ali Hyder looked fairly optimistic about the coming season in his maiden media ...
KPT, NBP, Army notch narrow wins
LAHORE As many as six low scoring matches of Pakistan Premier Football League were decided on Sunday. Three of them were drawn ...
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