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 Tuesday, September 01, 2009
Front Page
Oil prices jacked up
ISLAMABAD - By jacking up the petroleum prices by four to eight per cent, the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) Monday night added insult to injury of the masses who were already hard pressed under the general price hike that traditionally accentuates in Ramazan. It is feared that the latest ...
Presidency given 48 hours deadline
LAHORE - Information Secretary Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) Ashan Iqbal has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the PPP leadership to ...
COAS throws iftar for retired generals
ISLAMABAD - Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani hosted an Iftar-dinner in the honour of retired four-star generals ...
International
Clijsters makes impressive return
NEW YORK (AFP) - Former champion Kim Clijsters reached the second round at the US Open on Monday with a 58-minute, 6-1, 6-1 win ...
Sidebottom wants clean sweep of Aussies
MANCHESTER (AFP) - Ryan Sidebottom has challenged England to send Australia home trophyless by adding to their Ashes success ...
Shimahara, Njenga win Hokkaido marathon
SAPPORO (Japan) (AFP) - Asian Games silver medallist Kiyoko Shimahara of Japan won the Hokkaido marathon on Sunday with Kenya's ...
Hur wins first LPGA title in playoff
NORTH PLAINS (Oregon) (AFP) - South Korea's M.J. Hur birdied the second playoff hole Sunday to defeat Suzann Pettersen and ...
Iraq, Syria at loggerheads over terrorism claims
BAGHDAD (AFP) - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said Monday that 90 percent of foreign terrorists who infiltrate Iraq did so via ...
Japans next PM says he is not anti-American
TOKYO (AFP) - Japans next prime minister, Yukio Hatoyama, said Monday he is not anti-American and that his vision of a future ...
'Israel may soon agree on settlement freeze'
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israel may agree to a West Bank settlement freeze by mid-September and is discussing the technical aspects of a ...
UN focuses on growing number of disappearances
UNITED NATIONS - A group of UN experts have highlighted the growing number of enforced disappearances worldwide, a terrible ...
Afghan vote fraud claims crop up
NEW YORK - Rising complaints about Afghanistans elections are causing concern among Western officials, who say they may put the ...
US to collapse in 'July 2010: Russian professor
MOSCOW (AFP) - You think of the United States as the worlds leading superpower? Well think again, says Igor Panarin, a professor ...
Taliban ready if Afghan government fails, analyst warns
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Afghanistans government must fight corruption and quickly deliver services to Afghans, because Taliban ...
Gaddafi blasts Israel over African woes
TRIPOLI (AFP) - Libyan leader Moamer Gaddafi blasted Israel at a special African Union summit on Monday on the eve of ...
Palestinians reject partial halt
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian leaders on Monday categorically ruled out holding any peace talks with Israel until a ...
Opp to Nejad cabinet mounts
TEHRAN (AFP) - Leading Iranian MPs voiced strong opposition on Monday to some of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejads proposed ...
Business
Banks profit dips to Rs26.7b
KARACHI - Commercial banks earnings and profitability has sharply declined to Rs 26.7 billion during first half of calendar year ...
FBR modifies customs rules
ISLAMABAD - Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has withdrawn a provision in the customs rules requiring all imported cargoes entered ...
starts working for proposed IRS framework
ISLAMABAD - FBR has started preparing an organisational framework for the proposed Inland Revenue Service (IRS) and the customs ...
LPG price to go up by 15pc
LAHORE - Public and private sector LPG producers in Pakistan are likely to increase prices by up to 15 percent for September, ...
KSE adds 134 points on buying in oil and petroleum sectors
KARACHI - The stock market added another 134 points on Monday amid expected rise in local petroleum prices, which invited fresh ...
NBP profitability falls to Rs6.28 billion
KARACHI - National Bank of Pakistan has posted profit after tax of Rs 6.28 billion with EPS of Rs 5.84 in first half of calendar ...
Oil eases in Asia ahead of key US data
SINGAPORE (AFP) - Oil fell in Asian trade Monday as investors awaited more data due out this week that they hope will show a ...
WB Country Director hails BISP
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Through the dedication and commitment of the BISP leadership and management it is evident that the government ...
Punjab govt determined to end power shortage, vows Shahbaz
LAHORE - Chief Minister Punjab Mian Shahbaz Sharif has said that the Punjab government is striving to overcome electricity ...
Pakistan and Turkey agree to promote industrial ties
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan and Turkey have agreed to promote bilateral industrial cooperation during a meeting held between Federal ...
Pakistan needs comprehensive food security strategy
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Continuously rising food prices, stagnant incomes and growing unemployment have worsened the food security ...
Politics
Fulfil your zest, says Farhat
ISLAMABAD - The Presidency on Monday rebuffed the PML-Ns charges of 'behind the scene role in the ongoing media campaign against ...
Parliament to decide Musharraf's fate: PM
DUBAI (APP/Online) - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the government through focussing on poverty alleviation ...
Taseer invites MQM to start activities in Punjab
LAHORE - Governor Punjab, Salman Taseer has said that MQM is a reality and that is why we are having coalition governments with ...
Asif 'extends' nazims' tenure up to Dec 31
KARACHI - President Asif Ali Zardari has directed the government to initiate a nationwide programme for emancipation of women of ...
36 bodies of Taliban found
SWAT - The security forces during search operation on Monday arrested 14 suspected terrorists including two foreigners from ...
Afghan strategy failing: US Gen
WASHINGTON - In his much-awaited assessment of the war in Afghanistan, the top US military commander in that war-torn country has ...
WB moves towards policy, governance areas
ISLAMABAD - Notwithstanding the World Bank Constitution prohibits intervention in domestic politics of respective countries, the ...
Geneva nuclear arms talks fail to overcome block
GENEVA (Reuters) - Arms negotiators failed to clear the way on Monday for the start of talks this year on nuclear disarmament as ...
UN deplores killing of a journalist in Pakistan
UNITED NATIONS The U.N. agency that defends press freedom has condemned yet another murder of a journalist working in Pakistan's ...
KSA assures help for prosperity in Pakistan
JEDDAH (APP) - Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz has assured full support and cooperation to the Government of Pakistan in its ...
Nawaz objects to govt's unilateral move
LAHORE - PML-N Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has demanded the govt to take all stakeholders into confidence in the decision of ...
Pakistan-India secy-level talks put on hold
NEW DELHI (PPI) - India has decided to put on hold a meeting between its Foreign Secretary with his Pakistani counterpart. ...
Young British Muslims angry with police, media
LONDON (Reuters) - Many young British Muslims feel demonised by the police and the media and say they have come under pressure to ...
Mafia ruling country, not PPP: Khar
MULTAN - Former governor Punjab, Malik Ghulam Mustafa Khar, claimed on Monday that some elements hatched conspiracies to defame ...
Bureaucrats resent Fata Sectt under NWFP govt
PESHAWAR (Online) - Keeping in view the urgent need of maintaining law and order in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, the ...
DSP office torched
KARAK (APP) - A protester was killed while 8 others, including policemen, sustained injuries on Monday when people clashed with ...
Afghanistan frees 25 Pakistanis
ISLAMABAD - Afghanistan has released 25 Pakistani citizens arrested for their alleged involvement in the recently carried out ...
Chaman crossing reopens
QUETTA - Pak-Afghan border at Chaman reopened on Monday after a two-day long closure owing to a dispute between Pakistani and ...
Entertainment
Mariah Carey felt like a teenager in Precious
MARIAH Carey was like a teenage best friend to her Precious co-star Gabourey Sidibe. The singer-and-actress - who plays a ...
Rachel Ray, Tyra Banks win talk show Emmys
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rachael Ray and The Tyra Banks Show won the talk show categories at the Daytime Emmy Awards for the ...
Discovery docks with space station
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US shuttle Discovery made a textbook docking Sunday with the International Space Station where a total of ...
Tomato pill
BRITISH scientists have developed a groundbreaking pill which provides all the health benefits of a Mediterranean diet. One ...
Madonna makes nocturnal visit to Western Wall
JERUSALEM (AFP) - American pop icon Madonna sparked a media frenzy when the Kabbalah follower toured around the Western Wall, ...
Daily aspirin could do more harm than good
LONDON (AFP) - Healthy people taking a daily dose of aspirin to prevent heart attacks may be doing themselves more harm than ...
Islamabad
NIP third phase delayed for 2 weeks
ISLAMABAD - The launch of the much-awaited third phase of mega project of National Internship Programme (NIP) has been again ...
No check on beggars' activities despite ban
ISLAMABAD (PPI) - Like every year in the Holy month of Ramazan, this time too a large number of beggars thronged to twin cities ...
16 arrested, Rs 150,900 fine imposed on 215
ISLAMABAD - Islamabad Capital Territory Administration has intensified action against the profiteers and imposed fine amounting ...
DHO directed to apprise body about missing facilities
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Steering Committee of Islamabad Development Package on Monday in a meeting reviewed progress on different ...
PNCA announces 'Defence Day' programmes
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA), Ministry of Culture here Monday announced week-long programmes ...
11 held; weapons, stolen vehicles recovered
ISLAMABAD - Capital police have arrested 11 accused of two inter-provincial gangs allegedly involved in looting people at ...
Karachi
Five killed as rain wrecks havoc again
KARACHI - Despite passing 24 hours, before the alarming information of metallurgical office that heavy showers are expected in 48 ...
Two cops awarded death sentence
KARACHI - Anti Terrorist Court Judge Hassan Shah Bukhari on Monday pronounced death sentence to the offenders for killing a minor ...
City's 7,000 tonnes garbage poses ecological threat
KARACHI - The City faces many problems including the high environmental concern of the day, from pollution to automobiles ...
Mercy - a trait of believers
The literal meaning of Mercy is forbearance towards one who is in ones power. Mercy is the characteristic of Allah. There is ...
Escalating prices
In 2006, HT had received a number of emails asking why Consumer Protection Council of Helpline Trust had not taken up the issue ...
Seven killed in different incidents
Karachi - As many as seven people among two political activists were gunned down in separate incidents occurred here on Monday. ...
Lahore
PCB sacks Salim Altaf
LAHORE - Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt on Monday announced the decision to sack PCB chief operating officer Salim ...
Younis says semis is immediate target
LAHORE - Pakistan cricket team captain Younis Khan has said that on paper his team can at least qualify for the semi-finals in ...
Asif barred from speaking to media
LAHORE - Dope-tainted Pakistan pacer Mohammad Asif has been directed by the PCB not to speak to the media in any circumstances ...
Mani supports PCB settlement with ICC
LAHORE - Former International Cricket Council president Ehsan Mani has supported the decision by the Pakistan Cricket Board to ...
Javed wants grassy wickets for practice
LAHORE - Former captain Javed Miandad has directed a new grassy track at the Gaddafi Stadium here so that the Pakistani batsmen ...
TheNation flex muscles with crushing victory
LAHORE - The Nation cricket team launched their campaign in the Mobo International Inter-media Super-6 Cup by a thumping 47-run ...
Magistrate roughed up by PML-N MPA
LAHORE - As if the damage caused to the PML-N by its unruly legislators was not enough, another party MPA from Lahore, Naveed ...
Notice to Musharraf, ex-CM, Rehman Malik
LAHORE - The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday issued notices to former dictator Pervez Musharraf, Interior Minister Rehman ...
Rain decreases mercury level
LAHORE - Various parts of the country including the City received rain on Monday with experts predicting the wet spell to ...
0.15m get admission in polytechnic institutes
LAHORE - About 0.15 million students, the highest after Intermediate groups in general education, opted for admission in the ...
LHC reserves verdict
LAHORE - The Lahore High Court (LHC) has reserved its verdict in a petition filed against release of $ 2 million to three ...
Top 3 districts performing well to get prizes: CM
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said top three districts showing outstanding performance with regard to ...
Supreme Court suspends LHC verdict
LAHORE - The Supreme Court of Pakistan Bench while granting leave to appeal on a petition here Monday suspended operation of the ...
CM appealed to scrap entertainment tax
LAHORE - Representatives from the Pakistan Cinema and Film industries have demanded the Punjab government to remove 65 per cent ...
Governor's statement reflects mental chaos: Rana
LAHORE - Punjab Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs, Rana Sanaullah Khan has said that the Governor Punjab, before issuing ...
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