Friday, February 10, 2012
- 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
- 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
The Nation in print for Saturday, October 03, 2009
Front Page
Kerry-Lugar Bill targets Pak nukes
ISLAMABAD - Opposition senators expressed their rejection of Kerry-Lugar Bill seeing it as a means of targeting Pakistans nuclear weapons. Raja Zafarul Haq declared that the monitoring of the Pakistan Army and courts will pose a serious threat to national integrity. He also termed the US ...
Ease loadshedding or we cut off supply: NWFP PA
PESHAWAR - Both treasury and opposition benches in the Frontier Assembly were unanimous on Friday to cut-off electricity supply ...
US strikes will 'impact' Pak military
ISLAMABAD - CIAs mouthpieces in the US media and the Web have been activated to give maximum punch to US threats of bombing ...
International
Momentum builds over Iran nuclear standoff
GENEVA (AFP) - The head of the UN atomic watchdog is expected in Tehran within days, an Iranian official said on Friday, after ...
Talks inspire 'cautious optimism: Russia
MOSCOW (AFP) - Russia said Friday that the Geneva talks between the six world powers and Iran were cause for cautious optimism, ...
Taliban force protest against foreign troops
HERAT, Afghanistan (AFP) - Taliban militants in western Afghanistan on Friday forced civilians to protest against foreign forces ...
White House eyes narrower Afghanistan role
WASHINGTON - Top White House advisers, pushing for a strategy shift in Afghanistan, have questioned the need for a dramatic ...
Sikh leaders arrests in Indian Punjab condemned
WASHINGTON - A Washington-based lobbyist for the Sikh cause Friday condemned the recent arrests of Sikh leaders, including Daljit ...
Indonesia calls for quake help as bodies rot in heat
PADANG, Indonesia (AFP) - Quake-hit Indonesia appealed for foreign aid Friday as the stench of decomposing bodies hung over ...
UN rights council postpones vote on damning Gaza report
GENEVA (AFP) - Members of the UN Human Rights Council on Friday postponed a decision on a damning report on Israels military ...
Turkey boosts Afghanistan troops for command takeover
ANKARA (AFP) - Turkey has began reinforcing its contingent in the NATO force in Afghanistan before taking over the command of ...
76 die in flash floods in India
BANGALORE, India (AFP) - Flash floods and heavy rains sweeping southern India have killed at least 76 people over the past 72 ...
3-month global march for peace under way
WELLINGTON (AFP) - More than 400 people turned out here Friday for the start of a world march for peace that will criss-cross the ...
Massive CDA reshuffle in the offing
ISLAMABAD - A massive reshuffle in the Capital Development Authority (CDA) is in the offing after Prime Minister Yousuf Raza ...
Brave Bresnan leads England recovery
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) Tim Bresnan was the unlikely hero as England recovered from a dismal start to make 257 off 47.4 overs in a ...
Sharapova to face Jankovic in final
TOKYO (AFP) - Crowd-favourite Maria Sharapova overcame a second-set loss of form to beat Agnieszka Radwanska Friday and set up a ...
Davydenko sets up soderling clash
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Russias Nikolay Davydenko brushed aside a challenge from a jet-lagged Gael Monfils Friday to reach the ...
Business
Flour mills not satisfied as open market price less than official rate
KARACHI - The liberal policy of wheat supply of the Sindh government has received lukewarm response from the flour mills, as the ...
Corporate profitability down 22 per cent
KARACHI - Corporate sectors profitability slumped by 22 per cent during the second quarter of current calendar year (April-June ...
PIA equity, liabilities reach Rs185.6b
LAHORE - Total equity and liabilities of Pakistan International Airlines Corporation (PIAC) has risen from Rs 139.669 billion to ...
Pak economic zone exploitation to give rise to piracy
KARACHI - The exploitation of Pakistani economic zone by around 50 deep-sea trawlers has increased the risk of piracy for 97 ...
State Bank does not want competition
KARACHI - No competition exists in the local banking sector while the regulator, the SBP, also does not want to create this ...
Pak complies with WTO deadline regarding IPRs
KARACHI - Pakistans ratification of proposed amendment in Article 31 of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Trade-Related Aspects ...
Reshuffling in FBR
ISLAMABAD - FBR made numerous transfers and postings as part of its administrative measures on Friday. According to a ...
Foreign-led buying puts KSE back on track; 100-index gains 154 points
KARACHI - Bulls made a strong come back at the Karachi Stock Exchange on the last trading day of the week as the investors gained ...
World Bank warns on 2010 as US job losses mount
ISTANBUL (AFP) - The World Bank on Friday warned the global economy was on unsteady legs, saying that 2010 would be a highly ...
IMF seeks more money as lender of last resort
ISTANBUL (AFP) - The International Monetary Fund said on Friday it needs more money to strengthen its position as the global ...
Politics
SC orders formation of commission to fix sugar price
ISLAMABAD - Supreme Court of Pakistan here on Friday ordered the formation of a commission to be headed by Chairman, Competition ...
No need to defer by-elections
LAHORE-Justice Mian Saqib Nisar of the Lahore High Court has observed that the court was not concerned with political ...
American militia outpost in Islamabad?
ISLAMABAD - Some thirty kilometers from the heart of the Pakistani capital is a creepy structure that stands in the middle of an ...
Nawaz outscores Zardari by large margin: IRI
ISLAMABAD - According to the survey conducted by the International Republican Institute (IRI), a public opinion monitoring ...
Inept govt responsible, not IMF
ISLAMABAD - The government not the International Monetary Fund is responsible for increasing power tariff for the consumers and ...
PM offers to resign on power issue
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Friday said that the government was taking measures to overcome power crisis ...
Motion against Mufti Muneeb in NWFP PA
PESHAWAR - The acting speaker NWFP assembly Friday referred a privileged motion moved by the ANPs MPA Saqibullah Khan Chamkani ...
Australia reach final
CENTURIAN (Agencies) - Australian captain Ricky Ponting led from the front along with all-rounder Shane Watson as they scored ...
'Pak concerns on Indias Afghan role are real'
WASHINGTON-Stating that Pakistans concerns over Indias involvement in Afghanistan were 'real, a US expert on Thursday urged the ...
Punjab govt seizes sugar mills, seals godowns
LAHORE - After taking over control of all the 42 operational sugar mills in the province, the Punjab government has also sealed ...
Gilani upbeat about Balochistan package
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani expressed the confidence that the new reform package under process on ...
Reforms body reaches consensus on most articles
ISLAMABAD - Members of the Parliamentary Committee on Constitutional Reforms Friday continued with the process of article-wise ...
Inter-Risk owner disappears
ISLAMABAD - The owner of notorious Inter-Risk Security Company, Syed Jafar Ali Zaidis whereabouts are not known anymore. He was ...
Freed family members meet Gilani
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani here on Friday warmly welcomed the five Pakistanis freed by the Saudi ...
4 teachers kidnapped; two released
QUETTA - Unknown armed men kidnapped four teachers from a private school in Naseerabad district on Friday. However, two of them ...
HEC-sponsored students' quandary
ISLAMABAD - The fate of almost 4,000 students sent abroad for higher studies on the governments expense by Higher Education ...
Two cops gunned down
MARDAN - Unidentified persons have gunned down two policemen here in the jurisdiction of Garhi Kapoora Police Station. According ...
Four ISAF soldiers killed
KABUL (AFP) - Four foreign soldiers, three of them American, have been killed in Afghanistan, NATOs International Security ...
Bolivia buys six Chinese-Pakistani planes
LA PAZ (AFP) - The Bolivian government has approved the 57.8-million-dollar purchase of six planes made in Pakistan with Chinese ...
Rio to host 2016 Olympics
COPENHAGEN (AFP) - Rio de Janeiros dream of bringing the Olympics to South America for the first time became reality here on ...
Entertainment
Hell planet where rock falls as rain found
COROT-7b, an alien planet where a rain of pebbles falls from clouds of rock vapour into lakes of molten lava, has been found by ...
Kate Moss turns singer for daughter
SUPERMODEL Kate Moss is taking her music career so seriously that she is not only throwing a karaoke party to celebrate her ...
Lily Allen, Bob Geldof record climate change song
DURAN Duran, Lily Allen and Bob Geldof are among 60 musicians who have recorded a 'Band Aid-style song to raise awareness of ...
Diabetes pill could help you live longer
A CHEAP pill taken by millions of diabetics could hold the secret to a long and healthy life. Research suggests that metformin, ...
Nasal spray that improves memory
GOOD news for procrastinating students: a nasal spray developed by a team of German scientists promises to give late night cram ...
Drew Barrymore bruised her leg
DREW Barrymore badly bruised her leg while filming Whip It. The Hollywood actress - who makes her directorial debut and stars in ...
Sports
Pakistan, New Zealand gear up for pace battle
JOHANNESBURG Pakistan will meet New Zealand on Saturday (today) in the second semifinal of the ICC Champions Trophy here at ...
Islamabad
Your innocence has added to country's pride: PM
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani here on Friday warmly welcomed the five Pakistanis freed by the Saudi ...
Four police personnel suspended
RAWALPINDI - Regional Police Officer (RPO), Rawalpindi, Muhammad Aslam Tareen Friday suspended SHO and three other police ...
Another sasti roti plant opened
RAWALPINDI - The PML-N MNA and Chairman of Punjab Sasti Roti Scheme, Muhammad Hanif Abbasi on Friday inaugurated the second ...
'Sino-Pak, enjoy time-tested ties'
RAWALPINDI - China is not only our time-tested friend but also one of the biggest trade partners as bilateral ties between both ...
Rehab of Taliban-brainwashed children
ISLAMABAD - The Ministry of Social Welfare and Special Education is seeking to have access to the children, brainwashed by ...
Karachi
Court seeks SC order on sugar price fixation
KARACHI (PPI) - Sindh High Court Friday directed Federal Counsel to obtain & place on record orders passed by Supreme Court of ...
Kerry-Lugar Bill challenged in SHC
KARACHI - The Kerry-Lugar Bill was challenged in Sindh High Court on Friday through a constitution petition moved by Sohail ...
Consumer rights be protected thru law
KARACHI (APP) - Advisor to Chief Minister Sindh, Sharmila Farooqui has said that consumers are being provided with substandard, ...
Medical of accused ordered
KARACHI - Judicial Magistrate (East) Shahnaz Tunio on Friday directed to the police to shift a man, being charged with murdering ...
Jama'at condemns Kerry-Lugar Bill
KARACHI - The Jamaat-e-Islami on Friday staged a protest against what they called the humiliating strings attached with ...
Smoking in pregnancy linked to psychotic symptoms in kids
KARACHI (PPI) - Mothers who smoke during pregnancy risk their children developing psychotic symptoms in their teenage years. New ...
Faraz, Rizwan steer Zone VI to semis
KARACHI - Faraz Ahmed Khan and Rizwan Khan with their performances carried Zone VI in the semi final of Woodward KCCA Inter ...
Women National ranking squash from 17th
KARACHI - Karachi open women national ranking squash carrying a prize purse of Rs. 70,000 will be organized here October 17-21 at ...
Lahore
Plan to establish two landfill-sites in limbo
LAHORE - Due to delay in the provision of funds and acquisition of land, long-standing plan to establish two new landfill sites ...
25 VIPs at hit list of terrorists: Rana Sana
LAHORE - Provincial Minister for Law, Rana Sana Ullah on the basis of information gathered from sensitive agencies, has disclosed ...
JI protests humiliating K-L Bill terms
LAHORE - The Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) observed protest day on Friday against the humiliating terms in Kerry-Lugar Bill and the US ...
All govt policies for masses' welfare: CM
LAHORE - Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif has said that all government policies are aimed at welfare of the poor and indigent ...
Carmela meets Shahbaz
LAHORE - Principal Officer of American Consulate in metropolis Carmela Conroy called on Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif here ...
'Gilgit-Baltistan move designed to divide Kashmir'
LAHORE - Former prime minister Pakistan Occupied Kashmir and President J&K Muslim Conference Sardar Attique-ur-Rehman has said ...
Imran for change in LG system
LAHORE - Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has said that District and Tehsil/Town Nazims should be elected ...
Public bursts out against 'corrupt' SHOs
LAHORE- Inspector General of Police Punjab Tariq Saleem Dogar taking action on public complaints has ordered strict legal and ...
Aleem Dar wins ICC Umpire-of-the-Year Award
LAHORE Pakistans umpire Aleem Dar was named ICC Umpire of the Year at the LG ICC Awards in Johannesburg tonight. Dar, who is 41 ...
Pak have an edge: Farhat
LAHORE - National team opening slot aspirant Imran Farhat believes that the senior players of the Pakistan team are not ...
National U-20 Football kicks off today
LAHORE - The 20th National Under-19 Football Championship will kick off here from today (October 3) at the Railways Stadium. ...
PIA overcome Nushki with late penalty
LAHORE - Chamans Afghan FC recorded their first win in Pakistan Premier Football League (PPFL) 2009 with style as two more ...
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