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 Monday, September 01, 2008
Front Page
95 die as Kurram reels under fresh violence
PARACHINAR (Agencies) - At least 95 people including 18 tribesmen were killed and more than 200 injured in the fresh armed clashes between the warring tribes in Kurram Agency on Sunday. Sectarian clashes in Parachinar left 95 more people dead and scores of others wounded amid reports that ...
Operation launched in Landi Kotal
PESHAWAR - Security forces have launched a massive operation against Lashkar-e-Islam by enforcing curfew in Landi Kotal while LI ...
Ceasefire gets mixed reaction from Taliban
PESHAWAR - The central government's decision of halting military operation in tribal areas and parts of NWFP has received a mixed ...
'N' MPs being offered mouthwatering favours
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) central leader charged Pakistan People's Party leadership of tempting their MPs ...
International
Israel favours Mideast peace deal without Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israel wants to reach a peace deal with the Palestinians by the end of the year but postpone a final agreement ...
Russia ready to hit back at sanctions: Medvedev
MOSCOW (AFP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warned Sunday that his country was ready to retaliate against sanctions, on the ...
New Orleans mayor declares storm curfew
NEW ORLEANS (Agencies) - More than a million people fled Louisiana as killer Hurricane Gustav on Sunday roared towards New ...
Thai PM turns to parliament to try to defuse protests
BANGKOK (AFP) - Thailand's prime minister turned to parliament Sunday to try to prevent anti-government protests from entering a ...
US Gen submits plan for troop withdrawal from Iraq
WASHINGTON - Top US commander in Iraq David Petraeus has submitted a draft plan to set the pace for withdrawal of American troops ...
Bush and Cheney won't attend Republican convention
WASHINGTON - US President George W Bush and Vice-President Dick Cheney won't attend the Republican National Convention opening on ...
Joint UN, Nato and Afghan probe into high civilian deaths agreed
WASHINGTON - After a week of sharp public disagreement over the civilian casualty toll in a US raid in western Afghanistan, ...
Nigerian has 86 wives
LAGOS (AFP) - A much married Nigerian man has bowed to pressure from local Islamic leaders to divorce 82 of his 86 wives to avoid ...
72,000 stranded in Bangladesh floods
DHAKA (AFP) - At least 72,000 people have been marooned by flooding after rivers in northern and central Bangladesh burst their ...
Nigeria group kills 29 soldiers
LAGOS (AFP) - The most prominent armed group in oil-rich southern Nigeria on Saturday claimed to have killed at least 29 ...
Nadal breezes, Nishikori leads upset parade
NEW YORK (AFP) - World number one Rafael Nadal of Spain rolled into the fourth round of the US Open while Japanese teen Kei ...
Lord's honours Asian Bradman today
MUMBAI - For well over a century, the Lord's Tavern has provided cricket-lovers with a haven for celebration or reflection. ...
Serena, Venus on course for sibling showdown
NEW YORK (AFP) - American sisters Serena and Venus Williams continued their march toward a quarter-final showdown at the US Open ...
Bangladesh were intimidated, says coach
DARWIN (Australia) (AFP) - Bangladesh coach Jamie Siddons conceded his side was intimidated by the Australian pace bowlers in ...
Flintoff stars in England's win
LONDON (AFP) - Andrew Flintoff starred with bat and ball as England won the fourth one-day international against South Africa by ...
2006 World Cup match was fixed
BERLIN (AFP) - The German weekly magazine Der Spiegel reports in Monday's edition that the 2006 World Cup knock-out stage match ...
Red-hot Arsenal gun down Newcastle
LONDON (AFP) - Arsenal roared back to form after their stuttering start to the season by crushing Newcastle 3-0 on Saturday. ...
Politics
US officials concerned over Zardari's reported mental problems: NEWSWEEK
NEW YORK - While PPP Co-Chairman and presidential candidate Asif Ali Zardari's spokespeople say he has been cured of mental ...
Six dead in missile strike
PESHAWAR - At least five persons were killed and eight others injured on Sunday when a house was hit by a missile in ...
Political stability if Zardari elected: PM
MULTAN/QUETTA - Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gillani has expressed the hope that PPP Co-Chairman Asif Zardari would be elected as ...
Majority wants Asif to be President
ISLAMABAD (NNI) - Majority of the people says that Asif Ali Zardari deserves to be in the Presidency for his courage to face all ...
Decision on Punjab coalition after poll: Wattoo
LAHORE - Advisor to Prime Minister on Industrial Affairs Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo has said that Punjab Chief minister Shahbaz Sharif ...
IB man found murdered
MIRANSHAH - An employee of Intelligence Bureau (IB), kidnapped by Taliban militants a couple of days back, was found murdered ...
Ruet-e-Hilal meets today
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The meeting of the central Ruet-e-Hilal committee for sighting the moon of Ramadan would be held at Saudi Pak ...
Four arrested for killing 5 women
NASIRABAD (PPI) - Four persons were arrested in a raid on charges of burying five women alive some one and half months ago. ...
12 killed in road mishap
FEROZEWALA - As many as 12 passengers including six children and four women were killed in an accident on Muridke-Narowal Road ...
Islamabad
Violators to be taken tickets from today
ISLAMABAD- Islamabad Traffic Police will take strict action for not fastening seat belt and use of mobile phone during driving ...
'Pending laws, old syllabus hamper homeopathic uplift'
ISLAMABAD - The government is giving special attention to learning skills in all sectors in general and health sector in ...
Police finalise security measures for Ramazan
ISLAMABAD- Police officials including private security guards have been deployed for the security of worship places during the ...
Hafiz Saeed flayed govt over ignoring Kashmir issue
RAWALPINDI - Jammat-Ul-Dawa Pakistan, Ameer, Prof Hafiz Muhammad Saeed has said that Kashmir is part and parcel of Pakistan and ...
PANA discusses strategy to promote Pak-Norway ties
ISLAMABAD -Pakistan Norway Association (PANA) arranged a meeting here on Sunday. The participants exchanged ideas about ...
Plans afoot for journalists' housing schemes: Sherry
ISLAMABAD (APP)- Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sherry Rehman has said that the government is considering to ...
Karachi
Frustrating finish could mark Davenport's farewell
NEW YORK (AFP) - Three-time Grand Slam champion Lindsay Davenport struggled through one of the worst games of her career Friday ...
Zardari best for Presidency: CM
KARACHI - Provincial Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has said that the promotion of the agriculture sector would help in ...
Six persons killed in separate incidents
KARACHI - Six killed here on Sunday in separate incidents of firing in different areas of the city. The dead body of Mohammad ...
Zardari right man for Presidency: Durrani
KARACHI (PPI) - Sindh Minister for Local Government Agha Siraj Khan Durrani has said that Asif Ali Zardari is the right man for ...
Dark political forces again active to derail democratic dispensation
Dark forces in the body politic have once again become active and are trying to rock the political dispensation as they had done ...
HRCP flays Zehri remarks for burying women alive
Karachi (Agencies) - Senator (r) Iqbal Haider, Co-Chairman of Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), has strongly condemned ...
123rd Foundation Day of Sindh Madrassa
KARACHI (APP) - The Sindh Madressatul Islam will celebrate its 123rd Foundation Day on September 1, at 10 am at its Sir Shahnawaz ...
Lahore
HBL jump to second spot: complete double over PIA
LAHORE - Habib Bank Limited (HBL) completed double over Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) with second leg 3-1 win at Sharafi ...
PSB discusses Inter-Provincial Tournaments
LAHORE - A meeting of the various Sports organizations was held at PSB Coaching Centre here recently to chalk out the schedule of ...
Malik sees foreign hand in tribal areas unrest
LAHORE-Adviser to the Prime Minister on Interior Rehman Malik has said that military operation in tribal areas has been launched ...
Anti-democratic forces propagating against PPP: Badr
LAHORE - Secretary General, Pakistan Peoples Party Jehangir Badr has said that anti-people and anti-democracy forces are involved ...
Faraz raised voice against injustice, tyranny: speakers
LAHORE - A condolence reference was held at the Lahore Press Club on Sunday in memory of renowned poet Ahmed Faraz and leading ...
People flood Sunday Bazaars to buy atta at subsidised rates
LAHORE - Flour crisis has deepened in the City due to shortage of the commodity, as the millers and the Punjab government failed ...
Qazi blasts allotment of Kashmir land to Hindus
LAHORE - Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Qazi Hussain Ahmad on Sunday strongly condemned the New Delhi's decision of re-allotting ...
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