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 Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Front Page
Nabbed with illegal arms again
ISLAMABAD Once again, 4 American nationals were caught red-handed by Capital Police in the wee hours of Tuesday when they were carrying weapons publicly. However, they managed to secure release and continue their journey to a mysterious destination, sources informed. According to details, police ...
No clear timeframe for operation: Kayani
ISLAMABAD Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani held separate ...
Brigadier dodges bullets
ISLAMABAD A serving Brigadier Waqar was lucky enough to escape a terrorist attack here on Tuesday, as three senior army officers ...
International
US opposes OIC effort to ban religious defamation
WASHINGTON - The United States opposes an effort by Islamic nations at the United Nations to ban religious "defamation", because ...
Iran to counter UN plan
LUXEMBOURG (AFP/Reuters) - Iran wants major amendments within the framework of a UN nuclear fuel deal which it says it broadly ...
UN lowers expectations for climate change deal
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters/AFP) - The United Nations on Monday lowered expectations for clinching a legally binding agreement at a ...
Karadzic commander of ethnic cleansing
THE HAGUE (AFP) - The genocide trial of Radovan Karadzic went ahead without him Tuesday, with prosecutors branding him supreme ...
Palestinian envoy urges UN action after Jerusalem clashes
UNITED NATIONS/ JERUSALEM (AFP) - The Palestinian envoy to the United Nations accused Israel on Monday of illegal and aggressive ...
NKorea blasts US over 'bunker-buster bombs
SEOUL (AFP) - North Korea accused the United States Tuesday of stepping up production and deployment of bunker-buster bombs to ...
Abbas might not run in poll
RAMALLAH (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told US President Barack Obama he would not run for re-election unless ...
Turkish PM lauds Irans positive approach to nuclear talks
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Turkey backed Irans 'positive approach to nuclear negotiations with world powers during a visit by Prime ...
US pressure strains ties with Pakistan, says NYT
NEW YORK - Pakistans counterinsurgency operation in South Waziristan may be welcome in the United States but the push is ...
Waziristan IDPs being hosted by families, no camps yet: UN
UNITED NATIONS-People fleeing the fighting in South Waziristan are being hosted by their extended families or are sheltering in ...
British Government in talks with Rangers bankers
GLASGOW (AFP) - Concern surrounding Rangers financial plight intensified after the British Government held talks with the clubs ...
India's 'royal' fielding a 'mockery' of the art
NEW DELHI (AFP) - A veteran Indian cricket writer on Tuesday lashed out at the national teams poor fielding standards, saying ...
Business
Exports target unlikely to be achieved
ISLAMABAD - As the government has backed out of its commitment to end power crisis by December 2009, it will be difficult for the ...
IDB okays $140 million loan
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Islamic Development Bank (IDB), Jeddah has consented to provide loan of $140 million to replace decades-old ...
Australia to invest in coal-based energy projects
LAHORE (APP) - Australian High Commissioner Timothy Spencer George said his country would invest in coal-based energy projects in ...
Oil prices hold firm below $80
LONDON (AFP) - Oil prices were firmer on Tuesday as traders paused after sharp falls the previous day and awaited key economic ...
Stock market fails to maintain upward march
KARACHI - The local bourse depicted a precarious session on Tuesday as the benchmark 100-index failed to continue its previous ...
CNG stations gas may be suspened
LAHORE - Deputy Managing Director Sui Northern Gas Pipelines (SNGPL) Hasnat Aziz Banth has said that a plan to disconnect the Gas ...
26pc proposed raisein gas tariffs rejected
KARACHI - President, Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Abdul Majid Haji Muhammad, has expressed concern on increase in ...
US consumer confidence tanks
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US consumer confidence fell sharply in October amid growing worries about rising unemployment, the Conference ...
Eurozone bank lending contracts for first time
FRANKFURT (AFP) - Bank lending to the eurozone private sector shrank in September for the first time on record, the European ...
Asian markets hit by Wall Street loss, stronger dollar
HONG KONG (AFP) - Asian markets tumbled on Tuesday as a heavy fall on Wall Street overnight caused nervousness among investors ...
Politics
Dogar defends oath under PCO
ISLAMABAD Denying the charges pertaining to contempt of court notice, former Chief Justice of Pakistan Abdul Hameed Dogar on ...
Forces advance on TTP strongholds
ISLAMABAD (AFP/Reuters) Pakistan claimed Tuesday to have killed 42 Taliban in some of the heaviest fighting of a major offensive ...
Obama won't rush decision on Afghanistan
WASHINGTON Any decision about sending more US troops to Afghanistan will not be rushed, US President Barack Obama pledged at the ...
First US official resigns to protest war
WASHINGTON An American official resigned from his post in a Taliban stronghold in Afghanistan in protest of the Afghan war, ...
Haqqani stays away
ISLAMABAD It is rumoured that Pakistans Ambassador to United States of America Hussain Haqqani is unlikely to be on hand in ...
PBC-VOA cooperation as per law
ISLAMABAD (PR) A spokesperson for Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation has categorically rebutted a misleading news item published ...
Why not China, PBC?
US government-owned Voice of America beams its programmes, including 'soft propaganda, to Pakistan on two strong transmitters ...
7 militants, 2 security men killed in Mohmand
MOHMAND AGENCY At least seven militants were killed and 12 others got injured during clashes with security forces here in ...
China, India and Russia seek role in Afghan policy
BANGALORE (Reuters/AFP) - The Foreign Ministers of Russia, China and India said on Tuesday that the world must remain engaged in ...
Kashmiris observe Black Day
MUZAFFARABAD - Kashmiris on both sides of Line of Control (LoC) and around the world observed Black Day on Tuesday to condemn ...
IDPs' hosts need govt help
ISLAMABAD - The massive displacement of internally displaced persons (IDPs) from South Waziristan Agency to alternative ...
ATC asked to frame charges
RAWALPINDI - A division bench of Lahore High Court (LHC) here Tuesday, after hearing the defence counsel, directed Anti-Terrorism ...
Reforms body speeds up work
ISLAMABAD - Parliamentary Committee on Constitutional Reforms continued with its tedious job of revisiting the constitution under ...
PML-Q submits motion to discuss VOA-PBC deal
ISLAMABAD - PML-Q has submitted an adjournment motion in the National Assembly secretariat to discuss the deal of Voice of ...
India warns against Sikh pilgrimage to Pakistan
NEW DELHI (AFP) - India on Tuesday advised its citizens to avoid an annual Sikh pilgrimage to Pakistan, citing deteriorating ...
US loses 8 troops in Kabul
KABUL/WASHINGTON (AFP/Reuters) - Eight US troops and an Afghan civilian were killed in bomb attacks in southern Afghanistan on ...
Russian cargo plane catches fire
KARACHI A Russian cargo aircraft of Aeroflot namely 'Dumper caught fire during emergency landing at Quaid-i-Azam International ...
Body formed to review gas load management
ISLAMABAD - Failing to resolve the issue of acute shortage of gas and staunch differences among the federal ministries over the ...
Entertainment
Ivanka Trump marries
IVANKA Trump has married in front of 500 friends and family. The 27-year-old heiress - who is the daughter of Ivana and Donald ...
Colossal 'sea monster' unearthed
THE fossilised skull of a colossal sea monster has been unearthed along the UKs Jurassic Coast. The ferocious predator, which is ...
Allen to set up her own record label
LILY Allen, the singer, is setting up her own record label after months of complaining about the music industry. With two hit ...
I'm skinny ... but tough: Obama
MIAMI (AFP) - US President Barack Obama on Monday lashed back at critics who fear he lacks the steel to be a successful ...
Researchers reverse cognitive impairment caused by sleep deprivation
A research collaboration led by biologists and neuroscientists at the University of Pennsylvania has found a molecular pathway in ...
World's biggest cruise ship offers activity extravaganza
HELSINKI (AFP) - The worlds biggest and most expensive cruise ship ever built, Oasis of the Seas, is to be handed over to the ...
Sports
Turmoil-hit New Zealand depart for Pak series
WELLINGTON (AFP) - New Zealand aimed to put behind them the turmoil of the sudden departure of coach Andy Moles as they left ...
League Cup: glimpse of giants' futures
LONDON (AFP) - It might be one of English footballs grand occasions but Wednesdays League Cup match between Arsenal and Liverpool ...
Islamabad
'Precious plots leased out to blue eyed cronies'
ISLAMABAD - During the last months of his reign, former CDA Chief Kamran Lashari obliged his blue-eyed cronies by entrusting them ...
Citizens urged to avoid hoax calls to Rescue 15
ISLAMABAD - Inspector General of Police Syed Kaleem Imam has appealed the citizens to avoid making hoax and useless calls to ...
PPP workers encroach land in name of facilitations
ISLAMABAD - The ruling Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) workers find it easy to encroach upon at locations reserved for green belts ...
Qirat, Na'at contests
RAWALPINDI - All Pakistan Qirat and Naat competitions under federal government educational institutions, Cantt, and Garrison, ...
Promoting peace through art stressed
ISLAMABAD (APP) First Lady Begum Fauzia Gilani on Tuesday stressed the need for using art as a tool to promote peace and harmony ...
F G College to have M Com block
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) will inaugurate the newly constructed Masters in Commerce (M Com) Block ...
Karachi
Political spectrum benefited from NRO: CM
KARACHI - Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah said that leaders across the political spectrum have been benefited by NRO and ...
CDGK fails to eradicate encroaments
KARACHI - City government has failed to eradicate the encroachment on the inter-city bus terminal at Supper Highway in Deh Bitti ...
Teaching hospitals lack mammography facilities
KARACHI (PPI) - No government-run teaching hospital in rural Sindh has got the facility of mammography, to help detect breast ...
OUP releases list of new reads
KARACHI - Oxford University Press has come out with a good number of interesting political reads. Amongst the four books, the ...
Over 30pc wheat affected by weeds and diseases
KARACHI - Sindh Agriculture Department has planned an awareness campaign for farmers to take preventive measures to save wheat ...
Smoking bans cut heart attack risk
KARACHI (PPI) - Every year, more than 400,000 Americans die of illnesses related to their smoking, and so do thousands of ...
Afridi hopes to excite South Australia
KARACHI (AFP) - Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi said Tuesday he was looking forward to wowing Australian crowds after signing ...
Pakistan allowed to host international boxing event
Karachi The International Boxing Association (AIBA) and the Asian Boxing Confederation (ASBC) have officially granted permission ...
Lahore
Elite educational institutes still closed
LAHORE - The elite schools and colleges in private sector are still closed due to lack of adequate security arrangements which ...
Sugar disappears from markets again
LAHORE - Worst scarcity of white refined sugar has once again hit the retail markets here in City in the aftermath of the ...
Livestock vital to economic development: Shahbaz
LAHORE - Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif has said that livestock sector is the backbone of agriculture economy and ...
Neck-and-neck contest in SCBA polls
LAHORE - Ending their months long hectic campaign, two main candidates are now poised for a neck and neck straight fight for the ...
Court throws out plea against drone attacks
LAHORE - A division bench of the Lahore high court on Tuesday upheld single benchs order of dismissing a petition against US ...
A game of gains?
LAHORE - President Asif Zardari and Nawaz Sharif meeting has yielded no result as its value cannot be counted more than a face to ...
Zeeshan, Aurangzeb notch hat-tricks as PIA, Army advance
LAHORE - Two hat-tricks - from PIA striker Zeeshan Ali and KESCs full back Aurangzeb - dominated the day as four more matches ...
Camp for New Zealand series starts today
LAHORE - The short camp training of the UAE-bound Pakistan team will start from today ahead of the series against New Zealand. In ...
Guard Rice open season with a bang
LAHORE - Guard Rice romped to a mammoth 11-3 1/2 win against Kohinoor in the HSBC Cup tournament at the Lahore Polo Club here ...
PCC notch Inter-collegiate Bodybuilding title
LAHORE - Punjab College of Commerce Lahore won the Inter-collegiate Bodybuilding Championship here the other day securing 51 ...
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