Friday, February 10, 2012
- SC rejects PM Gilani's appeal
- 9 sentenced for London Stock Exchange terror plot
- Greece reaches deal on austerity
- CJ takes suo motu notice of Lahore factory collapse
- India, Pakistan trade can reach $10 bn by 2015: CII
- Terror trial of accused Bali bomber starts Monday
- Warrant issued for ex-Maldives president
- Nato supplies continue through Pak airspace: Munter
- Contempt appeal: SC asks Aitzaz to complete arguments on Friday
- Khar says drone attacks multiply militants
The Nation in print for Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Front Page
Stable Pakistan a must for regional peace: Erdogan
ISLAMABAD Terming strong and stable Pakistan imperative for durable peace in the region, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan Monday said that both Pakistan and Turkey could bring peace and stability to the entire region through greater cooperation. Addressing the joint sitting of the ...
Much ado about nothing
ISLAMABAD Pakistan Peoples Party and Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) entered into a tacit understanding Monday night to ...
Deadly day for US in Afghanistan
KABUL (Agencies) Two military helicopter crashes killed 14 American troops and narcotics agents in Afghanistan on Monday in one ...
International
Pakistan needs support, says Kerry
WASHINGTON - Pakistan is in danger of becoming the 'epicentre of global extremism if the United States and its allies fail to ...
Fidel Castro's sister Juanita worked for CIA
WASHINGTON - Juanita Castro, the sister of Cuban leaders Fidel and Raul Castro, reveals in a new book that she collaborated with ...
Iran hints may accept nuclear deal
TEHRAN (Reuters/AFP) - Iran said on Monday it could endorse a UN deal for it to send potential nuclear fuel abroad for ...
Israel curbing water to Palestinians: AI
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Amnesty International on Tuesday accused Israel of denying Palestinians adequate access to water while allowing ...
'Karzai confident of victory'
WASHINGTON - Afghan President Hamid Karzai, a week after accepting a runoff election against rival Abdullah Abdullah, is ...
Kalashnikov decries 'criminal' use of rifle
KLIMOVSK, Russia (Reuters) - Approaching 90, the inventor of the Kalashnikov assault rifle has one big regret: The almost ...
Abdullah wants sacking of Afghan election chief
KABUL (AFP) - Presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah demanded on Monday the firing of Afghanistans Independent Election ...
Judge warns Karadzic over boycott
THE HAGUE (AFP) - Radovan Karadzic boycotted the start of his UN genocide trial on Monday, forcing an adjournment for a day as ...
'No peace talks soon'
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Israeli-Palestinian peace talks are unlikely to resume in the near future, Palestinian chief ...
West treating Tehran 'unfairly': Turkey
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has accused the West of treating Iran unfairly over its nuclear ...
Bangladesh wary of Zimbabwe ahead of series
DHAKA (AFP) Bangladesh is wary of a resurgent Zimbabwe in a five-match one-day series starting here on Tuesday despite ...
Russian front battles for Safina
DOHA (AFP) Dinara Safina found powerful allies in compatriots Svetlana Kuznetsova and Elena Dementieva on Monday as an imposing ...
Injuries torment Australia
VADODARA (India) (AFP) - Australia are grappling with injury worries over three of their key pacemen ahead of the second match of ...
Matteson wins playoff to capture PGA event
SCOTTSDALE (Arizona) (AFP) - American Troy Matteson birdied the second playoff hole Sunday to win the five million-dollar US PGA ...
China sprinter fails doping test at National Games
BEIJING (AFP) - Up-and-coming Chinese sprinter Wang Jing, who won the womens 100 metres at the National Games, has been stripped ...
Classy Barcelona hit Zaragoza for six
MADRID (AFP) Mali international Seydou Keita scored a first ever hat-trick as champions Barcelona got back to their best, ...
Business
Industrial growth slightly up
ISLAMABAD - After showing a negative growth rate during the last fiscal year, industrial output has shown a positive growth of ...
Cement industry crosses Rs120 billion debt mark
KARACHI - The cement industry crossed the heavily burdened debt mark of Rs 120 billion from financial institutions, the industry ...
Stock market gains 223 points on renewed foreign buying
KARACHI - Bulls made an impressive comeback at the KSE on Monday as foreign inflows showed strong signs of improvement, while ...
Weekly inflation increases
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), for the week ended on 22 October, for the lowest income group up to Rs. ...
State Bank launches Pilot Project Phase II
KARACHI - State Bank of Pakistan, in collaboration with provincial governments, launched Pilot Project Phase II from current Rabi ...
Meezan Bank profit up 24pc; UBL's down 25pc
KARACHI - Meezan Bank Limited, the largest Islamic bank in Pakistan, has recorded 24 per cent growth in its profit after tax, ...
Pak should make all-out efforts to gain presence
KARACHI - Renowned economist and Chairman National Policy Platform for Competitiveness and Economic Growth (NPPCEG), Shahid Javed ...
'Give priority to economy instead of fighting terror'
LAHORE - Pakistan Industrial and Traders Association Front (PIAF) has urged the government to give priority to the economy rather ...
Euro hits 14-month highs versus dollar
LONDON (AFP) - The euro hit fresh 14-month highs against the dollar on Monday on signs that China may increase its holdings of ...
SKorea's economy grows at fastest rate for seven years
SEOUL (AFP) - South Koreas economy grew at its fastest pace for more than seven years in the third quarter, official figures ...
Politics
Pak forces detain 12 Iranian elite guards
QUETTA Pakistani security forces arrested 12 personnel of Iranian Revolutionary Guards from Washuk district near Mashkel, a town ...
VOA takes over PBC?
ISLAMABAD As of this month, the Pakistani government has quietly allowed the United States to expand its Afghanistan-based media ...
Pak journalist receives life threats
ISLAMABAD The US presence in Peshawar is being felt in a most aggressive manner, especially in the form of harassment and actual ...
Bahawalpur Varsity receives threat
ISLAMABAD After the deadly suicide attacks in International Islamic University Islamabad, the administration of Islamia ...
Gilani for effective NATO, ISAF check on infiltration
ISLAMABAD Reiterating countrys commitment to policy of peaceful coexistence with all its neighbours, Prime Minister Syed Yousuf ...
Erdogan conferred Nishan-e-Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The government on Monday conferred Nishan-e-Pakistan, the countrys highest civil award on Turkish Prime ...
Foreign agents behind Pak, Iran attacks: Khamenei
TEHRAN (AFP) Irans supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday that the bloodshed in Pakistan, Iraq and the Islamic ...
Militants' attack repulsed: 15 dead
HANGU Security forces here Monday while repulsing an attack on a check post in Toora Weray area killed 14 militants and injured ...
US tested two Afghan scenarios in war game
WASHINGTON - Senior Pentagon military officers conducted a secret war game this month to evaluate the two primary military ...
Close aide of Fazlullah arrested
SWAT The security forces arrested a close aide of Maulana Fazlullah, TTP Swat chief, from Charbagh besides recovering bodies of ...
Kidnapping mystery remains unresolved
ISLAMABAD - Kidnapping mystery of teenage girl Nadia Mushtaq of Rawalpindi remained unresolved on Monday when a recovered woman ...
Qureshi to attend D-8 moot in Kuala Lumpur
ISLAMABAD - Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi will fly to Malaysia on Thursday (October 29) to represent Pakistan at the 12th ...
India funding Taliban: Malik
INTERIOR Minister Rehman Malik has said India is fomenting unrest within Pakistan through steps such as funding Taliban fighters ...
India uneasy over 'diversion of US aid by Pakistan
INDIAN Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor has said his country supports US efforts in Pakistan, but is ...
Family hopeless despite PM's assurance
ISLAMABAD - The pressure developed by British journalist Yvonne Ridley-led civil societys campaign for the release of Dr Aafia ...
US Embassy agrees to compensate CDA
ISLAMABAD - US Embassy at last succumbing to the Foreign Office pressure showed willingness to compensate the loss of Capital ...
Karzai questions US reliability as partner
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Afghanistans President Hamid Karzai questioned the reliability of the United States as a partner Sunday, as he ...
9 suspects arrested in Bhakkar
BHAKKAR - The local police Monday arrested nine suspects during a search operation carried out in Nazir Town, adjacent to DHQ ...
'Taliban recruited Maldivian youth'
MALDIVES President Mohamed Nasheed has alleged that the youth of the island nation are being recruited and trained by the Taliban ...
US consulate closed for 4 days
ISLAMABAD -The US embassy on Monday closed down its consulate for four days in Islamabad. When contacted, US embassy spokesperson ...
Ministries set to lock horns in ECC today
ISLAMABAD - Ministries of Petroleum, and Water and Power are likely to go into heated debate over the issue of gas load ...
Entertainment
Kate Moss bemoans her fame
KATE Moss has been one of the worlds most recognized faces for more than a decade - but she hates it The British supermodel, 35, ...
Antibody 'fixes internal bleeds'
SCIENTISTS say they have discovered an antibody that could minimise the major internal bleeding seen in traumas like bullet ...
Aniston scared of Botox
JENNIFER Aniston thinks Botox makes women look harder. The Hollywood star - who has previously confessed to having the ...
Winehouse 'remarries' Blake Fielder-Civil on Facebook
AMY Winehouse has remarried her former husband Blake Fielder-Civil on Facebook. The Back to Black singer and convict ...
Clean smells promote moral behaviour
PEOPLE are unconsciously fairer and more generous when they are in clean-smelling environments, according to a soon-to-be ...
First black woman tipped for top French book prize
PARIS (AFP) - In a historic first, a black woman writer is a hot favourite to scoop Frances top literary prize next week for a ...
Islamabad
Students' morale high, vow to defeat terrorism
ISLAMABAD International Islamic University (IIU) reopened on Monday with two separate massive Save Pakistan rallies after ...
'Neglected' jialas vow hunger strike until demands met
RAWALPINDI The protest of PPPs neglected Jiallas will continue till they are not given respectable status in the party. These ...
Punjab govt to construct 200-bed hospital in Cantt
RAWALPINDI Even children know the truth? Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shehbaz Sharif has sought a proposal from Rawalpindi-based ...
Attendance low as schools, colleges open after a week
ISLAMABAD - Though all the government schools, colleges and universities opened on Monday after four-day closure yet the ...
People blame PIMS staff of misbehaviour
ISLAMABAD (NNI) The shortage of the medicines and ill attitude of the doctors with patients is increasing their miseries, ...
Police fail to recover kidnapped baby
ISLAMABAD (Online) Federal capital police have failed to recover a 3-year-old baby girl who was kidnapped from Edhi Home by a ...
Karachi
50 Pak seafarers still hostage to Somalian pirates
KARACHI - The Government Shipping Office (GSO), Ministry of Port and Shipping, has utterly failed to bring to the fore details ...
'Quake in City can bring disaster'
KARACHI - Earthquake in Karachi can bring disaster, as it is on the moderate Seismic Zone, said Muhammad Riaz, chief ...
UN office in residential area irks dwellers
KARACHI - An office having an extraordinary and elaborated security fortificatopn around it, located in the thickly populated ...
Country's future lies in terrorists' annihilation
KARACHI - Awami National Party (ANP) Sindh President Shahi Syed has said that severe fallout of the Waziristan operation is ...
TCD to launch road safety plan for kids
KARACHI - The Transport and Communication Department (TCD) of City government is working out on some schemes to promote Road ...
World's first Unesco Halophyte chair set up at KU
KARACHI - Chairman Higher Education Commission (HEC), Prof Dr Javed Laghari, has said that it is a fortunate venture that a ...
Lahore
Educational activities resume amidst terror
LAHORE - Educational institutions in the City re-opened on Monday amidst fear and panic after remaining closed for a week ...
Ring Road project to leave positive impact on uplift process: CM
LAHORE - Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif has said that the projects of Lahore Ring Road and Rawalpindi Expressway would go a ...
Police high-spirited to combat terrorists' activities
LAHORE - Despite massive suicide attacks, the policemen deputed at various police pickets in the provincial metropolis are ...
LHC hands over child to French woman
LAHORE - The Lahore High Court has handed over the custody of a nine-year old child Omar Malik to his French national mother ...
Special committees to be formed for law and order
LAHORE - In order to review security arrangements at educational institutions, a high level meeting was held here on Monday under ...
3 promoted to BS-20, 6 transferred
LAHORE - The Punjab government on Monday notified promotion of three officers to BS-20, and transferred and posted six officers. ...
Akram seeks prayers
LAHORE Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akrams wife Huma Wasim was laid to rest on Monday at a local graveyard amidst expressions ...
Younus calls for unity against New Zealand
LAHORE Pakistan captain Younus Khan has called for a team effort in order to secure victory against New Zealand in the ...
Yawar brushes off rumours of bickering in team
LAHORE Former team manager Yawar Saeed on Monday rubbished the rumours of rift between the captain and vice-captain. There is ...
Yousuf may retire after NZ series
LAHORE - Senior Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf has pointed out that the tour of New Zealand and Australia would be his last and ...
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