Thursday, February 09, 2012
- 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
- 77% of Pakistanis marry within family: Gallup poll
- US drone kills Qaeda leader in Pak: officials
- Blast rocks ASF headquarters in Karachi
- Three including two women killed for honour in Faisalabad
- Obama briefed by national security team on US-Pakistan cooperation
- Awan contempt case: Hearing adjourns till Feb 20
The Nation in print for Wednesday, October 08, 2008
Front Page
Explosions rock City
LAHORE-At least seven people including two minor children were injured, two of them critically, in three consecutive bomb blasts in Garhi Shahu, one of the crowded and busy areas of the City late on Tuesday night. First explosion took place in the basement of Chinno Juice Corner situated ...
Militants blow up school, college in Swat
PESHAWAR - Amidst continuous violence and firing in the restive Swat Valley, Taliban militants destroyed Sangota Public School ...
Rupee plunges to record low against dollar
KARACHI-Setting a new record, the rupee hit all-time low against the US dollar by touching Rs 80 in the open market on Tuesday. ...
Asif, Services Chiefs discuss security
ISLAMABAD - The Services Chiefs Tuesday called on President Asif Ali Zardari at the Aiwan-e-Sadr and discussed matters pertaining ...
International
Troops deployed as one dies, hundreds hurt in protests
BANGKOK (AFP) - Clashes between protesters and Thai police on Tuesday left at least one dead and hundreds injured, with the army ...
Obama widens lead over McCain in national polls
WASHINGTON: - US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is moving further ahead against his Republican rival Jon McCain ...
N Korea, US showing flexibility in N-dispute
SEOUL (AFP) - Both the United States and North Korea are showing flexibility in trying to settle a dispute which threatens a ...
China demands US hand over released Uighurs
BEIJING (Agencies) China on Tuesday asked United States to repatriate Chinese Muslims captured in Afghanistan and held by ...
Blasts outside Green Zone as US, Iraq close in on military pact
BAGHDAD (AFP) - Bombs exploded outside the Iraqi capital's tightly guarded Green Zone on Tuesday as US Deputy Secretary of State ...
3,200 Afghan killed by Nato, US action since 2005
KABUL (AFP) - Up to 3,200 civilians have been killed in NATO and US action in Afghanistan since 2005 but compensation payouts ...
Turkish jets bomb rebels
ANKARA (AFP) - Turkish warplanes Tuesday bombed more than 20 Kurdish rebel targets inside Turkey and across the border in ...
US arms sales threaten peace in Taiwan Strait: China
BEIJING (AFP) - China confirmed Tuesday it had curtailed military exchanges with the United States over a proposed US arms ...
UN peacekeeper killed in Darfur
KHARTOUM (AFP) - A Nigerian UN peacekeeper was killed when up to 60 gunmen ambushed a patrol in Sudan's war-torn western region ...
Court ruling leaves world's richest match in doubt
LONDON (AFP) - Plans to stage the world's richest cricket match in Antigua next month were thrown into disarray on Tuesday when ...
Odds stacked against Australia in India
BANGALORE (AFP) - If statistics and experience alone won cricket matches, world champions Australia would be regarded as ...
Business
DAP price up by Rs2,500 to Rs5,510
KARACHI- Manufacturers have raised the prices of Dai Ammonium Phosphate (DAP), an essential crop nutrient, in the range of Rs ...
Punjab govt, Argentine to work for uplift of livestock
LAHORE - The Punjab government and Argentine have decided to form working groups for bilateral cooperation in different sectors. ...
Market closes in plus column after a long time
LAHORE - The equity market on Tuesday kept its previous bearish trend intact and with slight improvement in volumes closed in ...
Banking spread dips by 24bps to 7.11pc during June-Aug 2008
KARACHI - The average spread of the banking sector declined by 24bps to 7.11 percent during the first eight months (Jun-Aug) of ...
Flour prices to 'stabilise' in '09
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Owing to various incentives provided by the government including increased wheat support price, the flour ...
AJKCCI trade team to leave for IHK tomorrow
MIRPUR - First-ever high-level 21-member trade delegation of AJK Chamber of Commerce and Industry is all set to board bus from ...
10.5m unverified mobile connections blocked
ISLAMABAD (APP) - About 10.5 million unverified an unregistered mobile connections have so far been blocked in the country. It ...
KSE holds investor training programme
KARACHI - Karachi Stock Exchange, being the premier equity market of Pakistan, has always worked to develop and provide world ...
Wapda chief, Chinese envoy discuss projects financing
LAHORE - Wapda Chairman Shakil Durrani called on the Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan and discussed with him ways and means of the ...
Fifth most valuable brand
LAHORE - Nokia, the leader in mobile communications, again was ranked as the world's fifth most valuable brand in 2008, according ...
Politics
UN panel to find facts about BB murder only
United Nations - The Secretary General of UNO has said that the commission in the process of setting up in connection with the ...
Iran offers electricity to Pakistan
ISLAMABAD - Iran Tuesday showed its willingness to export electricity to Pakistan and agreed to enhance bilateral cooperation in ...
Unwelcome Afghans quit Pak battle zone
ISLAMABAD (Agencies) - Afghan refugees were flowing over the border from a Pakistani battle zone Tuesday after officials accused ...
Terrorism to be eliminated for peace in country: CM
BHAKAR - Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has reiterated that elements responsible for Bhakar suicide attack would be given ...
US denies warplane forced to land in Iran
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon denied news reports Tuesday that a US military aircraft was forced to land in Iran after violating ...
Tareen Finance Advisor
ISLAMABAD - The government has appointed Shaukat Tareen as Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs, ...
US can use Pak airspace: Defence Secretary
Defence Secretary Kamran Rasool has said that allied forces have been allowed to use Pakistan's airspace, reports a private TV ...
Govt continuing Musharraf's policies: Qazi
LAHORE - Justifying the APDM decision to boycott the election, Amir Jamaat-e-Islami Qazi Hussain Ahmed has said that nothing has ...
Fresh sugar crisis in country feared
LAHORE-The country is likely to face sugar shortage in coming months as the sugar price has surged to Rs 39 per kg here in the ...
PPP-'Q' power sharing talks in decisive phas
ISLAMABAD - The power sharing talks between PPP and PML-Q have entered into a decisive phase as PPP's Co-Chairman Asif Ali ...
Cabinet expansion deferred
Federal Minister for Information Sherry Rehman has said that the step to expand the Cabinet will be taken in next few days, ...
Entertainment
Japanese duo, US scientist win Nobel for physics
STOCKHOLM (AFP) - Japan's Makoto Kobayashi and Toshihide Maskawa, and Yoichiro Nambu of the United States won the 2008 Nobel ...
Robot suit for paralysed people
TSUKUBA, Japan (AFP) - A Japanese professor announced Tuesday he was introducing robot suits for paralysed people, helping them ...
Photographer gets up close to humpback whale
YVES Lefevre has spent years travelling the world taking pictures of marine life. But in his most amazing images to date, the ...
Sumo schoolgirl hopes for glory at WC
A 14-year-old schoolgirl who weighs 20st is aiming for sporting glory, as she takes part in the Sumo world championships. ...
Landmark discovery of engine that drives cell movement
HOW a cell assembles its internal machinery required for cell movement has been revealed for the first time. This research by ...
Shooting star collides with earth
PARIS (AFP) - Astronomers said a small space rock was expected to have collided with Earth early Tuesday, which would have ...
Islamabad
Ijaz Butt appointed PCB chairman
ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari has nominated former Test cricketer Ijaz Butt as the new chairman of the Pakistan Cricket ...
Rs 300m govt project for quake affectees soon
RAWALPINDI - A city development project, worth Rs 300 million would be launched by the government in Muzaffarabad in terms of ...
Framework on Healthcare System ready: Sherry
ISLAMABAD - The Federal Ministry of Health Sherry Rehman has prepared a comprehensive framework on 'National Healthcare System in ...
Series of bomb hoaxes nags law enforcement agencies
ISLAMABAD - The ongoing series of bomb hoaxes has terrified not only the common masses but has also exasperated the law ...
Security arrangements for organisations reviewed
RAWALPINDI - In order to review security arrangements for the organisations employing foreigners, a meeting was held in the ...
Special traffic plan for joint session of Parliament
ISLAMABAD- Islamabad Traffic Police set a special traffic plan for joint session of Parliament for the convenience of honourable ...
Karachi
Larkana, Multan projects to top CDWP agenda
KARACHI - The development projects relating to Larkana and Multan will dominate the agenda of the upcoming CDWP meeting, The ...
87 fall prey to target-killing in nine months
KARACHI- As Many as 87 persons affiliated with religious or political parties were murdered in target killings in Sindh province ...
Officials flout Cabinet's decision
KARACHI - Despite the Sindh government decision that no official in the province would be posted on 'Own Pay Scale,' there are ...
NAPA's future in doldrums
KARACHI - National Academy of Performing Arts (NAPA) will soon be in doldrums. The artists' community is creating hue and cry to ...
Ghous fails to reorganise party in Sindh
KARACHI - PML-N Sindh President Syed Ghous Ali Shah, who recently ended his 9 years self-exile, was failed to re-organised the ...
Millers asked to ensure cheap flour
KARACHI - The Sindh cabinet, which met with Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah in the Chair on Tuesday directed the flour mills to ...
Harbhajan holds key for India, says Wasim Akram
KARACHI (AFP) - Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh holds the key for India in their series against world champions Australia, former ...
PFF bars Chaman from hosting national league matches
KARACHI - Following huge number of complaints of the visiting teams, the Pakistan Football Federation has decided to scratch the ...
Lahore
Universities project delayed
LAHORE - Unrest in the country has delayed the project of establishing nine universities across the country, which were scheduled ...
Air-conditioners use hitting Wapda hard
LAHORE - Sharp increase in the use of air-conditioners has drastically affected the power management in the country, as a ...
Zardari's Kashmir statement under attack
LAHORE - Speakers of a dialogue have said that statement of President Asif Ali Zardari over Kashmir issue was parallel to ...
'N' brings political parties under one roof
LAHORE - With a view to open new chapter of creating much-needed political cohesion among the democratic forces to wriggle the ...
CM not directed LDA to demolish buildings
LAHORE - Before a Full Bench of the Supreme Court, Advocate General Punjab here Tuesday stated that the Chief Minister Punjab did ...
LHC seeks appearance of member colonies
LAHORE - Justice Ali Akbar Qureshi of the Lahore High Court (LHC) Tuesday sought personal appearance of member colonies, Board of ...
Karachi Dolphins in final
LAHORE - Karachi Dolphins routed Islamabad Leopards by a comprehensive margin of nine wickets in the first semi-final of the RBS ...
Shoaib named in squad for Canada T20
LAHORE - Fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has succeeded in getting a place in the Pakistan team for the Canada's Four-nation Tournament ...
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