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 27, 2008
Front Page
10 soldiers killed in Mohmand suicide hit
AT least 10 Frontier Constabulary personnel were killed and four others injured when a suspected suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden car into the checkpost in Haleem Zae area of Mohmand Agency on late night Sunday, report private TV channels. The bomber hit his explosive laden car ...
Troops kill 11 militants in Bajaur
KHAR (AFP) - Troops Sunday killed 11 Taliban militants in separate clashes in a tribal region, officials said. The clashes ...
Baitullah's brother shot dead
BANNU - Police recovered the body of Baitullah Mehsud's younger brother, Yahya Mehsud, riddled with bullets here in Domail area ...
Stock market postpones floor removal
KARACHI - The Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) on Sunday extended "price freeze mechanism" in the shares of more than 650 financial ...
International
Obama returns to the campaign trail as he pushes ahead in polls
WASHINGTON - US Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama, who is surging ahead in polls, resumed his Democratic U.S. ...
Obama: No inaugural address yet
WASHINGTON - Barack Obama's campaign Saturday dismissed media reports that the U.S. Democratic presidential nominee was so ...
Kuwaiti traders protest as Gulf shares plunge
KUWAIT CITY (AFP) - Kuwaiti traders staged another walkout on Sunday and protested outside the stock market as shares in the ...
US WhiteHouse hopefuls fight over Wild West
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, (AFP) - Front-runner Barack Obama and a scrapping John McCain fought a pitched battle over western ...
IMF won't fire chief for sexual affair
WASHINGTON - The International Monetary Fund said Saturday that it would stand by its managing director, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, ...
UN, WB agree to bolster partnership
UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations and the World Bank have signed an agreement to strengthen their commitment to work more ...
Anti-tank mines found at Georgia President's residence
TBILISI (AFP) - Two anti-tank mines were found Sunday at a presidential residence in the western Georgian city of Zugdidi, near ...
Seeking regional peace for Afghanistan
GIVEN the focus on US-led operations in Afghanistan since 9/11, it's easy to forget the regional context. In an article in ...
Qatar won't curb investments: PM
DOHA (AFP) - Gas-rich Qatar said on Sunday it has no intention of scaling down massive investments at home and abroad as a result ...
Hayden ready to counter Zaheer in third India Test
NEW DELHI (AFP) - Australia's struggling opener Matthew Hayden said on Sunday he will go after India's Zaheer Khan despite being ...
Australia receive ODI Championship award
NEW DELHI (AFP) - Australia captain Ricky Ponting collected the one-day championship shield on Sunday for his team's move to the ...
ICC asked to overturn result of forfeited Oval Test
NEW DELHI (AFP) - The Marylebone Cricket Club, the game's rule-makers, asked the International Cricket Council on Sunday to ...
Jankovic secures end-of-year top spot
ST PETERSBURG (Florida) (AFP) - Serbia's Jelena Jankovic, who has yet to win a Grand Slam title, will finish the 2008 season as ...
PST leads Pakistan sports to recovery
With country's sports lying lowest ebb and expectations at an even worse, news of winning gold and silver medals in the recently ...
Federer going for three in a row in Basel final
BASEL (Switzerland) (AFP) - Roger Federer bids for his third consecutive title at the Swiss Indoors tournament in Sunday's final ...
Politics
India to verify Pakistan claim of short water supply
KARACHI - India will verify Pakistan's assessment of short water supply to Chenab River because of early storage of water into ...
Eight die in US attack inside Syria
DAMASCUS (AFP) - American helicopter-borne troops launched an assault on Sunday on a building in a Syrian border village with ...
15 killed as Taliban clash with rivals
PESHAWAR (Agencies) - At least 15 people including 10 Taliban militants were killed in a gunbattle with locals in a northwestern ...
US says cross-border movement reduced
KABUL (NNI) - Pakistan's campaign against al-Qaeda and the Taliban militants has been effective in terms of reducing movement of ...
Kashmiris to observe Black Day today
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Jammu and Kashmir Coordination Committee has given a call to Kashmiris to observe Black Day on both sides of ...
Unregistered mobile SIMs to be blocked after 2 weeks: Malik
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Adviser to Prime Minister on Interior Rehman Malik urged the people on Sunday to get registered their ...
Gilani starts 4-day Turkey visit today
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani will leave for Turkey today to attend the meeting of World Economic Forum. ...
Entertainment
Beta-blockers can lead to heart problems
BETA-blockers, once widely used to lower blood pressure, may actually lead to heart problems, researchers have warned. The ...
Is it a bird... or a tree?
AT first glance it appears to be the bark of a tree, but look a little closer and you will spot a beak, razor-sharp talons and a ...
Zeta Jones to star as Cleopatra
CATHERINE Zeta Jones is to star in a musical film about Cleopatra and her relationship with Anthony and Caesar, according to a ...
Purple pizzas-just what the doctor ordered
PARIS (AFP) - Scientists have grown genetically-engineered purple tomatoes in an unusual endeavour to promote healthy food. The ...
Actress's missing nephew sought
US police investigating the killing of the mother and brother of actress Jennifer Hudson are still searching for her sister ...
Physical strength, fighting ability revealed in human faces
FOR our ancestors, misjudging the physical strength of a would-be opponent might have resulted in painful " and potentially ...
Islamabad
Flour shortage hits Pindi again
RAWALPINDI - Contrary to tall claims of the district government, the flour shortage once again hit the city and citizens are ...
Cell phone sellers fleecing masses
ISLAMABAD - Seeking maximum earnings from the current price hikes in cellular sector across the country, mobile sellers have ...
ICT starts installation of cameras in markets
ISLAMABAD (APP) - District Administration Islamabad has initiated a phased-wise installation process of security cameras in all ...
WASA, REIP lock horns over purchase of water meters
RAWALPINDI - Differences emerged between Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) and Rawalpindi Environment Improvement Project (REIP) ...
Change in weather brings charm back
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The sudden and gradual change in the weather continues to attract a large number of twin cities dwellers to the ...
Inflation keeps shoppers away from Sunday Bazaar
ISLAMABAD - The poverty-stricken people are forced to keep away from the Sunday bazaars and other markets mainly because of the ...
National
NWFP women cycling squad named
PESHAWAR (APP) - President of the NWFP Cycling Association Syed Azhar Ali Shah announced the names of the NWFP Women Cycling team ...
Karachi
No let-up in power cuts till December
KARACHI - A tough loadshedding will persist in the metropolitan till December as the weather conditions of the City will continue ...
Open rickshaws, hookers and harassment
Karachi, the mega city of Pakistan, is in fact a city of mega-problems. The problems like water shortage, unscheduled ...
Govt bent upon selling all education institutes
KARACHI - Some builders and land grabbers are gazing some precious lands of various renowned educational institutions of the City ...
Revival of magisterial powers of transport officials proposed
KARACHI - Keeping in view increasing violation of traffic rules and to reduce the fatal accidents, the Transport Department of ...
0.4 million women die of breast cancer every year
KARACHI - Women who are diagnosed with breast cancer at an early stage have an 84 percent chance of survival, while these chances ...
Inquiry starts against KBCA officials
KARACHI (APP) - Chief Controller of Buildings, Karachi Building Control Authority, Manzoor Kadir has setup a 5-member committee ...
Lahore
Pak Punjab team leaves for Punja-aab Cup Golf Tournament
LAHORE - The Pak-Punjab team left for Chandigarh, India Sunday to participate in the third Punja-aab Cup Golf Tournament to be ...
Goodwill Foods shock Sherwood in final
LAHORE - Goodwill Foods stunned title favourites Sherwood in the final of the World Call Polo Championship at the Lahore Polo ...
Country's solidarity linked with Two-Nation Theory
LAHORE - Editor-in-Chief The Nation and Chairman Nazaria-i-Pakistan Trust, Majid Nizami has said that integrity and solidarity of ...
Full support pledged to Kashmiri freedom-fighters
LAHORE - The two-day Nazaria-i-Pakistan Conference organised by Nazaria-i-Pakistan Trust successfully concluded after ...
City Cleanliness Project on cards
LAHORE - The Solid Waste Management (SWM) is going to propose a 'Lahore Cleanliness Project' to transform the City as neatest and ...
Neck-to-neck contest likely between Kurd, Zafar
LAHORE - All eyes are focused on Tuesday's election of the Supreme Court Bar Association which has become a matter of integrity ...
Recommendations formulated in NPT Conference
LAHORE - Participants of two-day Nazaria-i-Pakistan Conference formulated detailed recommendations after long debates in groups ...
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