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 Thursday, October 09, 2008
Front Page
Foreign elements behind terrorism
ISLAMABAD - In-camera session of the Parliament that started here on Wednesday for an indefinite period is aiming at formulation of a new 'national policy on terror war' after pouring in vantage points from all parliamentary parties. According to sources privy to the in-camera joint sitting of ...
Obama again backs strikes inside Pakistan
NEW YORK - Democrat Barack Obama, in the presidential debate Tuesday night, said the US should attack terrorists in Pakistan's ...
Rumours of accounts freeze create panic
KARACHI/Islamabad - Different speculations pertaining to default, freezing of bank accounts and lockers continued to haunt the ...
Bankers cartel manipulating dollar: Tarin
KARACHI-Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance Shaukat Tarin has said that a cartel of bankers were involved in manipulation of ...
International
Danmark, Norway for dialogue with Taliban
COPENHAGEN (AFP) - Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller said in an interview published Wednesday he supported the idea of the ...
Iraq ready to replace US troops in Baghdad
BAGHDAD (AFP) - Iraq said on Wednesday it was ready to take over security responsibilities from US security forces in Baghdad as ...
Woman suicide bomber kills nine in Iraq
BAQUBA, Iraq (AFP) - A woman bomber blew herself up outside a courthouse north of the Iraqi capital, killing nine people and ...
NATO allies face call to step up opium battle
BRUSSELS (AFP) - NATO's top commander and Afghanistan's defence minister will urge allies Thursday to take new steps to crack ...
Turkish parliament extends mandate on Iraq strikes
ANKARA (AFP) - Turkey's parliament Wednesday extended the government's mandate to order strikes against Kurdish rebels in ...
30 civilians killed in Afghan airstrike: probe
WASHINGTON (AFP) - A military investigation has found that more than 30 civilians were killed in an August 22 air strike in ...
Russia completes withdrawal from Georgia buffer zones
KARALETI (AFP) - Russian forces completed a withdrawal from buffer zones around Georgia's rebel regions Wednesday, two months ...
Ex-Taliban, Karzai's brother had dinner but no talks
KABUL (AFP) - Former Taliban leaders said Wednesday they shared a meal with President Hamid Karzai's brother and other government ...
Unwinnable Afghan war claim rejected
LONDON (AFP) - British Foreign Secretary David Miliband sought Tuesday to play down suggestions by his country's top military ...
Japan fighters intercept Russian bombers
MOSCOW (AFP) - Japan scrambled fighter planes Wednesday to intercept Russian bombers on a training exercise over the Sea of ...
Ponting vows to expose India's Dad's Army
BANGALORE (AFP) - World champions Australia are looking to put India's veterans under pressure when their eagerly-awaited ...
Business
UK takes initiatives to support banking system
LAHORE: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, and the Chancellor, Alistair Darling on Wednesday announced details of a massive ...
Govt abolishes MEP on all varieties of rice
KARACHI - The federal government on Wednesday abolished the Minimum Export Price (MEP) on all varieties of rice. The Ministry ...
Global economy in 'major downturn' from financial crisis
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The International Monetary Fund said Wednesday that the global economy was sinking in a maelstrom of financial ...
LPG per ton price up by Rs1,243
KARACHI - The producers of LPG have increased the LPG prices to Rs1243 per ton on Wednesday. After fresh increase of per ton ...
Karachi stock market remains in grip of bears
LAHORE - Market remained in grip of bears in continuation of the trend that has been prevalent for the last five weeks. The ...
Cross LoC trade logistics finalised
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The occupation authorities held a meeting with the representatives of Kashmir-based traders and fruit growers ...
Trains punctuality rate down; PR earns Rs5.96b
LAHORE - The Pakistan Railways has earned Rs 5.94 billion in the first quarter (Jul-Sep) of the current fiscal year against Rs ...
Yen rockets against euro and dollar
LONDON (AFP) - The yen surged on Wednesday to a three-year high against the euro and a six-month pinnacle against the dollar amid ...
UN urges donors to honour aid pledges
UNITED NATIONS - While expressing deep concern at the continuing financial crisis, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged ...
Ex-NDFC officials seek MoF help for adjustment in NBP
KARACHI - About 52 ex-employees of the NDFC have urged the Ministry of Finance to pace-up efforts to get them adjusted into the ...
Politics
US fears more bankruptcies
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Wednesday that more financial firms were expected to go bankrupt in ...
Bush signs US-India nuclear law
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President George W. Bush on Wednesday signed legislation to enact a landmark US-India civilian nuclear ...
Foreigners among 20 killed in Bajaur
PESHAWAR - At least 20 Al-Qaeda-linked militants, including eight foreigners, were killed and several others injured when ...
US should set Dr Aafia free: Mushahid
NEW YORK - A four-member delegation of Pakistani Senators on Tuesday had a detailed meeting with Dr Aafia Siddiqui, who is under ...
UN chief urges respect for Pakistan sovereignty
UNITED NATIONS - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon Tuesday urged Pakistan and the United States to resolve the controversy over ...
PM allocates Rs 200b for quake-hit areas uplift
MUZAFFARABAD - Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Prime Minister of Pakistan has announced Rs 200 billion allocation for massive ...
Coalition with PML-N possible, says Shujaat
ISLAMABAD (Online) - PML-Q President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has said that he can think of any possibility of accord with PML-N ...
PM, Army Chief call on President Zardari
ISLAMABAD (APP) - President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday said the scourge of terrorism and extremism was hurting the country's ...
Manmohan to inaugurate Baglihar project tomorrow
JAMMU (Online) - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will inaugurate the 450 MW Baglihar hydroelectric project in Doda region on ...
Entertainment
Trio wins prize for fluorescent jellyfish protein
STOCKHOLM (AFP) - Osamu Shimomura of Japan and US duo Martin Chalfie and Roger Tsien on Wednesday won the Nobel Chemistry Prize ...
Brad and Angelina are the picture of happiness
THE Pitt-Jolie clan were the picture of family bliss yesterday as they visited a housing project in New Orleans. Brad and ...
MySpace-HP picture alliance
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - MySpace and Hewlett Packard on Tuesday announced an alliance aimed at getting people to print out more of ...
Deepest-living fishes caught on camera for first time
SCIENTISTS filming in one of the world's deepest ocean trenches have found groups of highly sociable snailfish swarming over ...
Beckham's marriage under pressure
DAVID Beckham admits his marriage is under "pressure." The soccer star says both he and his wife Victoria find it tough being ...
Hundreds of new marine species discovered
SYDNEY (AFP) - Hundreds of new marine species and previously uncharted undersea mountains and canyons have been discovered in the ...
Islamabad
Pakistan CW contingent to leave today
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's 24-man contingent will leave for India today from Karachi to participate in the 3rd Commonwealth Youth ...
Arrangements finalised for ITF Futures Tournament
ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) has finalised all the arrangements for the International Tennis Federation (ITF) ...
Pakistan kabaddi contingent named
ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Kabaddi Federation (PKF) Wednesday named the 8-man squad comprising six kabadders and two officials for ...
Financial help to poor through housewives: Sherry
ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari will inaugurate Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) today (Thursday) designed by the ...
Senate body for cancellation of illegal allotments
ISLAMABAD - Senate Standing Committee on Labour, Manpower and Overseas Pakistanis found serious irregularities in OPF housing ...
Committee considers workers reinstatement
ISLAMABAD (APP)- Finance Minister Syed Naveed Qamar here on Wednesday chaired the meeting of the Ministers' Committee formed for ...
President seeks report on 100pc Literacy Programme in Capital
ISLAMABAD- President Asif Ali Zardari has asked the Secretary Education and DG Federal Director of Education (FDE) to submit a ...
Major reshuffle expected in CDA
ISLAMABAD- Major reshuffle in the Capital Development Authority (CDA) is expected after Tariq Mehmood Khan took charge as the new ...
Security tightened after bomb hoax at private school
RAWALPINDI - Police in Pindi after receiving telephonic calls from unidentified persons regarding bomb at Army Public School and ...
Karachi
Asif to appear before India doping tribunal
KARACHI (AFP) - Pakistani fast bowler Mohammad Asif will fly to Mumbai early Thursday to appear before an Indian tribunal in a ...
Economic woes cause brain drain
KARACHI - Due to terrorism and economic crisis, the highly qualified and brilliant people are forced to leave the country in ...
Loadshedding returns to haunt Karachiites
KARACHI - A respite for the citizens with regard to the power supply seems to be over as loadshedding has once again begun to ...
Efforts on to replace PPP City leader
KARACHI - The differences in the PPP Karachi chapter surfaced after some influential party leaders in Sindh began machinations to ...
KPT fountain stolen
KARACHI - Unidentified thieves on Tuesday night stole the second highest fountain in the world from the Karachi Beach. The ...
Makli Hills in ruins due to clans contention
KARACHI - Like all lands, that are inherent to man and mankind, dominated solely for the purpose of projecting wealth in terms of ...
Fish transporters and traders call off strike
KARACHI - The fish traders and transporters, who carry fish trash from Karchi Fish Harbour (KFH) for manufacturing poultry feed ...
Lahore
Stallions romp to third successive title
LAHORE - Shoaib Malik-led Sialkot Stallions overcame late fightback from Karachi Dolphins to clinch the RBS National Twenty20 Cup ...
Chief selector Sallu resigns
LAHORE - A day after the appointment of the new Pakistan Cricket Board, chief selector Salahuddin Ahmed Sallu has resigned from ...
Yousuf not disappointed
LAHORE - Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf is not disgruntled even though he was dropped after being selected for the four-nation ...
Pak-Malay tie help Sathianathan finalise strategy
LAHORE - "The next big step for us in our preparation for the AFF Suzuki Cup 2008 would be to retain the Merdeka Cup we won ...
Pakistan bans mobile phones for cricketers
LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board has decided to clamp down on match fixing by banning mobile phones in and around the players' ...
Arrangements finalised for meter-parking system
LAHORE - The City District Government of Lahore (CDGL) is finalising all the arrangements to introduce meter-parking system in ...
Suspect's sketch released
LAHORE - The local police suspect that the blasts in Garhi Shahu area were carried out allegedly by a young fellow in his early ...
PIA starts inquiry into Jeddah-Lahore flight delay
LAHORE - The PIA management has started inquiry into an extraordinary delay in the departure of Jeddah-Lahore flight Pk-7644, ...
PU policy for affiliated colleges contradictory
LAHORE - The new admission policy of the Punjab University (PU) for session 2008-09 for the affiliated colleges was not only ...
Essential sacrifices
Three years back the country shook with the largest earthquake in its history. The effects of that quake are still evident in the ...
Young artists showcase society's transition
LAHORE - Contemporary art of young artists reflect the transition of our society as well as the sensitivities that are no longer ...
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