Thursday, February 09, 2012
- 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
- Tax collection registers increase of 26%: Hafeez Shaikh
The Nation in print for Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Front Page
US raids violation of Pak sovereignty: Senate
ISLAMABAD - The Upper House of the Parliament Monday unanimously passed resolution against violation of Pakistan's sovereignty by repeated attacks of US drones. The resolution was presented by Leader of the House in Senate, Senator Raza Rabbani. The resolution read that the Senate strongly ...
Syria hits out at 'terrorist' US
LONDON (Agencies) - Syria has warned the United States of retaliatory measures if Washington launches another incursion into the ...
FBR to be revamped
LAHORE - Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance Shaukat Tarin has said that Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) would be revamped and ...
SC Bar polls today
LAHORE/ ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) is going to polls today to determine the future course of the ...
International
ME peace efforts teetering, warns Palestinian Premier
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AFP) - Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad warned on Monday that peace efforts with Israel based on a ...
Israeli president clears way for snap election
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israeli President Shimon Peres said on Monday that efforts to form a new government had failed, paving the way ...
McCain attacks 'dangerous' Barack Obama on economy
CLEVELAND, Ohio (AFP) - John McCain launched the final week of his election campaign Monday with a searing attack on Barack ...
Dalai Lama signals strategy shift with China
DHARAMSHALA, India (AFP) - The Dalai Lama has opened the door to a tougher China policy following a complete lack of progress in ...
Over 1,000 soldiers killed in Afghanistan since 2001
KABUL (AFP) - The number of foreign soldiers killed in Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban regime in late 2001 has passed ...
Maldives set for run-off
MALE (AFP) - The Maldives' first-ever democratic presidential election goes to a second round Tuesday with Asia's longest-serving ...
Nato launches anti-piracy operations off Somalia
BRUSSELS (AFP) - NATO has launched its first anti-piracy mission off Somalia after one of its warships successfully escorted a ...
Georgian President dismisses PM
TBILISI (AFP) - Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has dismissed Prime Minister Lado Gurgenidze and will replace him with the ...
Taiwan to produce 300 cruise missiles
TAIPEI (AFP) - Taiwan plans to manufacture up to 300 cruise missiles, despite warming ties with rival China, it was reported ...
3 die in Iraq bombing
BAGHDAD (AFP) - A roadside bomb attack targeting a minibus killed three people and wounded five others in Baghdad on Monday, ...
Business
Markets tumble on recession fears despite G7, IMF moves
FRANKFURT (AFP) - Growing fears of recession sent share and oil prices plummeting Monday as markets shrugged off new moves to ...
Exports up over 16pc in Sept
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Exports from Pakistan during September, were recorded at Rs.137,319 million as against Rs.117,685 million in ...
World oil price dives to 59 dollars in London
LONDON (AFP) - Oil prices sank to 59 dollars on Monday, hitting 17-month lows on worries that a global recession will sap energy ...
Banks asked to trim Kibor rate
KARACHI - Shaukat Tarin, Advisor to PM on Finance, has asked commercial banks' presidents to trim the rate of Karachi Interbank ...
Investors remain on sidelines, wait for liquidity
LAHORE - The business activity at Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) remained at a limited level and investors preferred to sit aside ...
Urea sales up 18pc and DAP down 64pc
KARACHI - The total domestic off-take of Urea increased by 18 per cent while that of Di-Ammonia Phosphate (DAP) decreased by 64 ...
NIB announces Rs12b Rights Issue
KARACHI - NIB Bank has announced a Rights Issue of Rs 12 billion. The Right Shares will be offered to all existing shareholders ...
Gulf Bank strong, stable
KUWAIT City - The government has reassured depositors that Gulf Bank is strong and stable. The announcement came after the ...
Marketing moot in Jan '09
KARACHI - The theme of Marcon 2009, which will be held from January 28-29 2009, is "Marketing in Challenging Times", announced ...
Pakistan Hong Kong Business Forum
KARACHI (PR) - Pakistan Hong Kong Business Forum (PHBF) was formerly launched at a local club on October 16, 2008, by His ...
Politics
Pakistan serious to end militancy
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan and Afghanistan Monday resolved to increase cooperation in fight against terrorism as the government ...
Opp walks out of Senate
ISLAMABAD - The Opposition and a treasury member of ANP on Monday jointly staged a token walkout from the Senate against brutal ...
Turkey visit to boost ties: PM
Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani arrived Ankara on a five-day official visit to Turkey at the invitation of his Turkish ...
Troops kill ten more militants
SWAT- At least ten Taliban militants were killed on Monday in exchange of fire with troops in a northwestern valley, an official ...
Nawaz assures Fozia help in Dr Aafia case
LAHORE - PML-N chief Mian Nawaz Sharif has called upon the government to play its due role in the release of Dr Afia Siddique and ...
US raids threaten cooperation with Pakistan: expert
WASHINGTON - A prominent United States expert on Pakistan has warned the Bush administration against conducting unilateral raids ...
New loans to further inflate public debt
ISLAMABAD- Pakistan's total public debt, which is already a whopping Rs 6.8 trillion, will see new heights in coming months, as ...
America takes to air to hit militants inside Pakistan
NEW YORK - Shifting tactics, the United States has backed away from further commando ground raids into Pakistani territory after ...
Car bombing rocks Quetta; two killed
QUETTA-Two persons were killed and 15 others including two woman sustained injuries, when a bomb planted in a car parked outside ...
AQ Khan review plea dismissed
ISLAMABAD - Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday dismissed a review petition seeking evaluation of a previous court ruling ...
Where are govt, SBP and NAB?
LAHORE - Where is the federal government, its Ministry of Finance, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and the National ...
Strike in IHK against Indian rule
SRINAGAR (Agencies) - India on Monday deployed thousands of troops in Kashmir to prevent Muslims from staging protests against ...
Entertainment
Half-tonne man gets married
THE world's heaviest male - known as Half-Tonne Man - has got married, after being taken to the ceremony in his custom-made bed ...
$100,000 reward offered in Hudson mystery
US actress Jennifer Hudson and her family have offered $100,000 for the safe return of her nephew, missing since a double murder. ...
Eye disease drug that gives you longer lashes
A drug that combats a debilitating eye disease could see mascara consigned to the dustbin after tests found it also doubles ...
Nicole Richie to adopt baby
NICOLE Richie is planning to adopt. The 27-year-old star - who has a nine-month-old daughter Harlow - is reportedly keen to add ...
4 in 10 parents wrong on whether their child is under or overweight
MORE than four in 10 parents with underweight and overweight children mistakenly believe their children are in the average weight ...
New antibiotics in fight against MRSA superbug
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Two experimental antibiotics from the United States and Switzerland show promising results in fighting the ...
Islamabad
No one heading breast cancer project
ISLAMABAD - The so-called initiative of the Health Ministry to save thousands of women from the fatal disease of breast cancer ...
Fakhar Zaman likely to head PAL
ISLAMABAD- The name of Fakhar Zaman, a literary figure and leader of the ruling PPP, has been finalised for the slot of ...
Capital may face water shortage in Dec next year
ISLAMABAD (Online)- The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has failed to execute Rs 47 billion Ghazi Brotha Pipeline Project to ...
Loadshedding affecting research work at QAU: VC
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The current wave of loadshedding is seriously affecting research work besides routine studies of the students ...
11 tax facilitation centres set up in Capital
ISLAMABAD - Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has set up 11 tax facilitation centres in the capital to facilitate taxpayers seeking ...
Medical mission, Khudam ul Hajaj selected
ISLAMABAD(APP) - The selection of medical mission and Khuddam ul Hajaj to facilitate Pakistani pilgrims in Makkah and Madinah ...
Karachi
National junior hockey trials for Indian series conclude
KARACHI - The two day trials to select probable for Pakistan team for the forthcoming five math junior hockey series against ...
Danish topples top seed in Sindh Ranking Jr Squash
KARACHI - Danish Atlas, a qualifier from NWFP sprang the first surprise in the main under 19 boys event of Rs. 400,000 ...
Cops bent knees against gamblers
KARACHI - Several police officers have become careful after being dogged by the influential gamblers. Source relevant to the ...
Frustration and injustice force prisoners to protest
KARACHI - Frustration, lack of basic facilities and injustice are among the major causes which compelled prisoners to protest in ...
Deweaponising drive in City soon
KARACHI - Pakistan People's Party Sindh chapter has proposed joint course of action devised by the coalition partners to ...
Teachers' hiring defy merit, rules
KARACHI - Political considerations were more at play than merit in the appointment of teachers in Hyderabad district by the Sindh ...
Power bill confusion hits Karachiites
KARACHI - The citizens of this metropolis now getting into another tormented situation regarding bill payment, The Nation learnt ...
6,226 vehicles snatched, stolen since Sept '07
KARACHI - A total of 6,226 vehicles were either snatched or stolen across the City during one year (from 1st Sep 2007, to 31 Aug ...
Lahore
Dengue fever claims life in City
LAHORE - A 25-year-old youth tested positive in his clinical reports, died in the ICU Department of the Shaikh Zayed Hospital, a ...
Sit-in against police causes traffic mess on The Mall
LAHORE - Motorists suffered massive traffic mess on some main arteries of the City including The Mall when hundreds of ...
Govt restrained from implementing 'budget'
LAHORE - The Lahore High Court (LHC) has ruled that a provincial government has no power to interfere the financial matters of ...
Professional Group accuses rivals of rigging
LAHORE - Members of the Professional Group, who have fielded Ali Ahmad Kurd as Presidential candidate in the Supreme Court Bar ...
LHC seeks Lesco reply in MTS power bill petition
LAHORE - The Lahore High Court (LHC) Monday admitted for regular hearing a petition filed by Model Town Society (MTS) against ...
Bullet-proof car for PM's wife
LAHORE - The Punjab government has reserved one bulletproof vehicle for wife of Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, which ...
West Indies pulls out of series against Pakistan
LAHORE - The proposed cricket series between Pakistan and the West Indies at Abu Dhabi has been scrapped, it was learnt on ...
PCB to pay $30,000 to Lawson
LAHORE - The financial issues between the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and former coach of national cricket team Geoff Lawson was ...
Intikhab Alam says discipline his first priority
LAHORE - Newly-appointed coach of Pakistan cricket team Intikhab Alam has said that his first priority will be to maintain ...
Naghmi refutes corruption allegations
LAHORE - Former Chief Operating Officer of the Pakistan Cricket Board has denied allegations that he took away files of the PCB ...
Punjab govt to give Rs50m to PHF
LAHORE - Chief Minister Punjab Mian Shahbaz Sharif has said that an annual grant of Rs50 million would be allocated for the ...
POA chief praises Pakistan athletes
LAHORE - Pakistan Olympic Association President Lt Gen (retd) Syed Arif Hasan has praised the performance of Pakistani ...
National Kabaddi from December 18
LAHORE - The Pakistan Kabaddi Federation (PKF) said Monday that the National Kabaddi Championship would be held in Lahore from ...
Bajwa, Saqlain record statement on Olympic performance
LAHORE - The fact finding committee of the Ministry of Sports recorded the statements of Pakistan Hockey Federation secretary ...
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