Friday, February 10, 2012
- 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
- 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
The Nation in print for Monday, October 06, 2008
Front Page
Afghan war can't be won
LONDON (Agencies) - Britain's commander in Afghanistan has said the war against the Taliban cannot be won, the Sunday Times reported. It quoted Brigadier Mark Carleton-Smith as saying in an interview that if the Taliban were willing to talk, then that might be 'precisely the sort of progress' ...
Zardari, Gilani take up cabinet reshuffle
ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Sunday held a meeting at the Aiwan-e-Sadr to ...
US for joint border patrols
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's top security circles are engaged in important consultations over the US proposal on 'joint patrolling of ...
KSE seeks govt guarantee to bear losses
KARACHI - The desperate Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) Board has forwarded two unusual proposals to the government demanding ...
International
Second straight win puts Jankovic at number one
STUTTGART (Germany) (AFP) - Jelena Jankovic will regain her world number one ranking on Monday less than 24 hours after winning ...
Palin accuses Obama of ties with terrorists
WASHINGTON - An allegation by Republican US vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin that Barack Obama, the Democratic presidential ...
German minister urges end to Afghan 'anti-terror' mandate
BERLIN (AFP) - Germany's Foreign Minister called for ending participation of elite German troops in the US-led "war on terrorism" ...
Iran to enrich uranium even if fuel supply guaranteed
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran will continue with uranium enrichment, the focus of international fears about its nuclear programme, even if ...
Assam clashes death toll 30
GUWAHATI (Agencies) - Indian police battled with rampaging mobs Sunday, killing four people, in a bid to contain clashes between ...
Germany guarantees savings as Merkel pushes bank rescue
BERLIN (AFP) - Germany extended a guarantee to all private savings accounts Sunday as Chancellor Angela Merkel said her ...
Turkey slams Iraqi Kurds of aiding PKK
ANKARA (AFP) - The Turkish military Sunday accused Iraqi Kurds of aiding Turkish Kurdish rebels holed up in their autonomous ...
Sudan expels UK Embassy bodyguards
KHARTOUM (AFP) - Sudan has expelled two bodyguards working for the British ambassador after their car injured two security ...
Iraqi women, children dead in US raid
BAGHDAD (AFP) - Eleven people were killed, including three women and three children, as a suicide bomber struck and a gunbattle ...
18 die as truck veers off road
ANKARA (AFP) - Eighteen people died when a truck carrying illegal immigrants veered off the road and fell into a ditch in ...
Politics
US drone crashes near Kharan
KHARAN (PPI) - A US drone crashed in the mountains near Kharan on Sunday. According to details, an unmanned US spy plane ...
Six militants wearing FC uniform killed
PESHAWAR (Agencies) - The security forces killed six militants wearing Frontier Corps uniform at Khazana area of restive Bajaur ...
Karzai's brother linked to heroin trade
NEW YORK - Afghan President Hamid Karzai's brother, Ahmed Wali Karzai, may be involved in the illegal drug trade, which is ...
WB's funding for energy projects up
WASHINGTON - World Bank's funding for renewable and efficient energy projects in developing countries rose 87 per cent during the ...
Farooq Naek asks India to release Pakistan prisoners
LAHORE - Federal Minister for Law Farooq Naek has said the issue of Indian spy Sarabjit Singh is being considered on humanitarian ...
Zardari should change his words, says Fazl
Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam Chief and Chairman of the Kashmir Committee of the National Assembly Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said that he ...
Held Kashmir gears up for protest rally
SRINAGAR (Agencies) - Indian security forces enforced a strict curfew in Occupied Kashmir on Sunday and detained Yasin Malik and ...
Kashmiris' self-determination right cannot be denied: leader
WASHINGTON - "Nothing can break the will of the Kashmiri people for their legitimate and undeniable right for ...
No hounding of Musharraf, but rule of law will be upheld: Haqqani
WASHINGTON- Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States Hussain Haqqani has said that while the new government will not hound ...
Gastro claims four lives in Khuzdar
QUETTA - Gastroenteritis claimed four lives and effected more than two dozen people in far-flung areas of Khuzdar district. ...
Entertainment
Vanishing African wildlife threatens livelihoods
CAPE TOWN (AFP) - Africa's rich abundance of life seems inexhaustible, but growing pressure on animals and plants could lead to ...
Janet Jackson postpones more gigs
SINGER Janet Jackson has postponed three more shows on her North American tour as she continues to recover from an undisclosed ...
Siamese twin fish conjoined at the stomach
IT is so incredibly rare that you would think Siamese twin fish attached at the stomach would never survive.But at eight months ...
British soap changes script after football fans complain
LONDON (AFP) - Television bosses were forced to change an episode of a staple daytime soap opera after "dozens" of complaints ...
Skydivers plunge past Mount Everest
KATHMANDU (AFP) - Three skydivers in Nepal entered the record books on Sunday, plunging from above the height of Mount Everest to ...
2m crowd Paris streets for 'White Night' festivities
PARIS (AFP) - More than two million people thronged the streets of the French capital overnight Saturday for a "White Night" of ...
Islamabad
Pak-China cooperation in private sector urged
ISLAMABAD (Online)- Emphasising for increasing cooperation between the private sectors of Pakistan and China, President Islamabad ...
Sale of substandard meat goes unchecked
RAWALPINDI (Online)- Substandard and unhygienic meat is being sold in most parts of Rawalpindi increasing risk of hepatitis B and ...
PPLA demands special package for teachers
RAWALPINDI (APP) - President Punjab Professors and Lecturers Association (PPLA) Rawalpindi Division M. Ilyas Qureshi and ...
Development work starts in Cantt areas
RAWALPINDI (Online)- Cantonment Board Rawalpindi and Chaklala have started the construction work of development projects with the ...
A nose that could 'sniff out' cancers
ISLAMABAD (Online)- Scientists say they are a step closer to developing a sensor, which mimics the workings of the human nose. ...
Naanbais refuse to sell roti at fixed price
RAWALPINDI (APP) - The bread bakers (Naanbais) are selling the roti for Rs. 5 per piece, despite strict warning of ...
Karachi
Karachites forced to use dirty water
KARACHI - The water supplied to the city by water tankers is highly unhygienic and almost dirty, The Nation learnt through a ...
Sugar price surges to Rs37 per kg
KARACHI - The retail price of sugar has soared to Rs 37 per kg a few days before Eid holidays in the city. The analysts ...
'Teachers' Day merely a ploy to mint money'
KARACHI - The representatives of teachers' community have declared the occasion of "World Teachers Day" as an effective source of ...
Charsadda attack a warning for liberal forces: analysts
KARACHI - Outstanding courage of a personal bodyguard saved the life on ANP leader Asfandyar Wali, who luckily escaped a suicide ...
Ignominy in the name of security
After the recent tragic and gory bomb blast at Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, a sordid chapter of humiliation of the countrymen has ...
City becomes safe haven for kidnappers for ransom
KARACHI - Radical elements belonging to tribal areas have begun to consider the metropolis as an ideal place to carry out their ...
Privatisation of KESC " I
Last week, I was invited by Khurram Hussain of Dawn TV channel to participate in a programme on the above subject. Other ...
Lahore
Karachi Zebras crash out, Dolphins, Tigers advance
LAHORE - Karachi Dolphins, Rawalpindi Rams, Multan Tigers and Hyderabad Hawks had the last laugh on day two of the RBS (Royal ...
Law Minister says new committee could run PCB affairs
LAHORE - Federal Law Minister Farooq H Naek on Sunday said the government was considering to form a five-member cricket committee ...
Selectors want clear directives on Shoaib issue
LAHORE - The national selection committee has asked the Pakistan Cricket Board to give clear directives on the selection of ...
Get approval from us first, Ministry tells PCB
LAHORE - The Sports Ministry has made it clear to the Pakistan Cricket Board that it will have to get the national squad for the ...
Kamran, Rauf lead Multan to victory
LAHORE - The combination of left and right arm fast bowlers in Kamran Hussain and Abdur Rauf triggered the star-studded Peshawar ...
Malik says no favourites in Toronto twenty20
LAHORE - Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik said there were no favourites in the upcoming Twenty20 four-nation tournament in Toronto ...
Tanvir, Arafat lead Rawalpindi to big win
LAHORE - Sohail Tanvir and Yasir Arafat earned Rawalpindi Rams a comprehensive 75 runs win over Quetta Bears on the second day of ...
Big gun Shoaib fails to fire
LAHORE - Speedster Shoaib Akhtar failed to impress in the first match of his team Islamabad Leopards against Peshawar Panthers in ...
A1 Team forced to delay debut
LAHORE - A1 Team Pakistan has been forced to delay its debut in the fourth season of the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport. The team ...
Tomatoes price swells to Rs80/kg
LAHORE - Tomatoes were in short supply in all the Sunday Bazaars as its price swelled to Rs80 per-kg in the open market, dealers ...
Open auction on 8th
LAHORE - After the delay of 12 days, the PHA will hold an open auction for installation of publicity boards on October 8 for a ...
Lawyers meet today to decide strategy
LAHORE - The National Coordination Council of the lawyers will take some important decisions regarding future line of action of ...
'N', PPP lock horns over PA standing committees
LAHORE - Following recently negotiated cease-fire between the PPP and the PML-N after a month-long wrangling to have control over ...
Shahbaz for increase in per acre yield
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that increase in per acre yield is of vital importance in ...
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