Friday, February 10, 2012
- Commission to record Ijaz's statement via video link
- LHC adjourns hearing of petition against TCP
- Jamaat Ali Shah rejects treason charges
- Letter sent to BlackBerry Company: DAG
- 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
The Nation in print for Saturday, September 13, 2008
Front Page
US missiles kill 12 more in NW
PESHAWAR - At least 12 persons were killed and the same number of people got injured when a house in village Tootalkhel near Miranshah was hit by two missiles, whereas seven persons including three personnel of the security forces were injured when a US-led allied forces reportedly attacked a ...
Air, land operation in Bajaur; 85 killed
PESHAWAR (Agencies) - Air and land combined effort inflicted heavy losses upon the millitants in a number of intense encounters ...
Restoring DCs in the doldrums
LAHORE - After resolution of the issue of keeping control of VVIP flights fleet between the Governor Punjab and the provincial ...
Elements of National Power to protect borders
ISLAMABAD - The 111th Corps Commanders Conference concluded at General Headquarters Friday. The Chief of Army Staff, General ...
International
OZ selectors announce new look team to India
MELBOURNE (Agencies) - The Australian selectors on Friday announced a 15-member squad for the forthcoming tour of India. Ricky ...
New Zealand recall 'wild child' Ryder for BD tour
WELLINGTON (AFP) - Big-hitting Jesse Ryder has been recalled to the New Zealand squad for next month's tour of Bangladesh, seven ...
China tops 100 medals, Toit goes for fourth gold
BEIJING (AFP) - China pulled away from its Paralympic rivals Friday as the host nation's medal tally soared over 100 and South ...
Season's finale for Beijing's 'best of the best'
STUTTGART (AFP) - The world's elite athletes gather here this weekend for the IAAF World Athletics Final with some big battles on ...
Ailing opponent irritates Pennetta in testing win
NUSA DUA (AFP) - Irritated Italian Flavia Pennetta overcame the annoyance of an ice-pack treatment timeout by Anastasia Rodionova ...
Real and Barcelona desperate for victory
MADRID (AFP) - Real Madrid are 40 million euros better off after selling Robinho to Manchester City, but his loss leaves the ...
Tension between Venezuela and United States escalates
WASHINGTON (Agencies) - The US State Department on Friday ordered the Venezuelan Ambassador here expelled, amid tit-for-tat ...
2008 deadliest for US in Afghanistan
KABUL (Agencies) - Insurgents killed two US troops in Afghanistan on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, making 2008 the ...
Russian President likens Georgia assault to 9/11
MOSCOW (AFP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Friday likened the Georgian military assault on South Ossetia that led to ...
Travel chaos in UK as tunnel closed
LONDON (AFP) - Britain was plunged into travel turmoil Friday as the country's third largest tour operator went bust at the same ...
Palin will not 'blink' in America 'righteous' cause
FAIRBANKS, Alaska, (AFP) - Republican vice-presidential pick Sarah Palin vowed Thursday not to "blink" in pursuit of America's ...
'Muslim Massacre' computer game blasted
LONDON (AFP) - British Muslims condemned as deeply offensive Friday a computer game called "Muslim Massacre", which trumpets ...
Samak ends bid to return as Thai PM
BANGKOK (AFP) - Samak Sundaravej has ended his bid to return to power as Thailand's prime minister, an aide said Friday, after a ...
28 killed in Iraq bombing
SAMARRA (AFP) - A suicide bomber slammed his explosives-filled truck into the police station of the central Iraqi town of Dujail ...
Put N-forces under single command, Air Forces asked
WASHINGTON (AFP) - A task force called for the US Air Force to put its nuclear forces under a single command to halt a serious ...
Mistrust between US and Pakistan increases: NYT
NEW YORK - The tough statement by Pakistan Army chief Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani against the U.S. raid inside Pakistan has brought ...
Business
Bank personal loans mark-up hits 26-29pc
KARACHI - The mark-up rate for personal loans had reached the highest ceiling of 26-29 per cent in this financial year, The ...
Auto sales down 50pc
KARACHI - Auto industry sales continued with its downtrend and witnessed a massive decline of 50 per cent on Year on Year basis, ...
Proposed seed amendment bill declared as anti-farmer
KARACHI (PR) - Small farmers and their reprehensive raised their concerns over the proposed seed amendment bill and Plant ...
SPI-based inflation declines by 0.26 per cent
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), for the week ended on September 11, for the lowest income group up to ...
Venezuela threatens to cut oil export
CARACAS (AFP) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez expelled the US envoy to Caracas and threatened to halt crude exports to the ...
Dollar gains in Asia on US bank hopes
TOKYO (AFP) - The dollar had mixed fortunes against other major currencies in Asian trade Friday as markets waited for a ...
Investors make hasty retreat from market
LAHORE - Mounting tension between Pakistan and USA has increased market concern and investors made hasty retreat, with the ...
Japan economy contracts most of seven years
TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's economy posted its sharpest contraction in nearly seven years last quarter, the government said Friday, ...
PC sends SME workers package to Cabinet
ISLAMABAD - The Board of Privatisation Commission has decided to recommend to the Cabinet Committee on Privatisation (CCOP) the ...
Lehman shares slide further as survival prospects dim
NEW YORK (AFP) - Lehman Brothers shares plunged further as fears intensified about the survival of the troubled Wall Street ...
UN anti-poverty fight faces new challenges: report
UNITED NATIONS - The world has made strong and sustained progress in its fight against poverty, but still faces new challenges ...
Politics
PPP to stay in Punjab Cabinet
LAHORE - As the PML-N wants the PPP to quit Punjab cabinet following its decision to sit on Opposition benches in National ...
IMF starts consultations with Pakistan
ISLAMABAD - International Monetary Fund on Friday started consultations with the economic managers to find ways to take Pakistan ...
President to address joint session on 20th
ISLAMABAD (APP) - President Asif Ali Zardari Friday summoned a joint session of the Parliament on September 20 which he will ...
Kashmiris involvement in talks a must: Gilani
ISLAMABAD (APP)- Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Friday stressed that Pakistan and India should narrow down their ...
Aafia diagnosed with chronic depression
NEW YORK - Dr Aafia Siddiqui, who is detained in a high-security US prison on charges that she tried to kill American ...
Threat to blow up SBP
LAHORE - Management of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Friday received a letter from some unknown 'terrorist(s)' with a threat ...
Eight killed in fresh Held Kashmir protests
SRINAGAR (Agencies) - Eight people were killed while more than a dozen including a key Kashmiri leader were injured Friday when ...
Masood Khan Pakistan envoy to China
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Friday appointed a senior diplomat, Masood Khan, as its new ambassador to People's Republic of China, ...
Red Cross raises Pakistan aid budget by 25pc
GENEVA (AFP) - The international Red Cross said Friday it is appealing for a further 4.2 million Swiss francs (3.7 million ...
US vice presidential nominee sounds hawkish on Pakistan
NEW YORK - US Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin defended her qualifications for the country's number two post, ...
US officials keep mum on Bush authorizing attacks inside Pakistan
WASHINGTION - For the second day running, Bush administration official have neither confirmed nor denied that President George W. ...
Entertainment
Davis wins extra $10,000 over Australia libel
SYDNEY (AFP) - Hollywood star Judy Davis was awarded 10,000 dollars (8,008 US) in interest Friday, swelling to 150,000 dollars a ...
Snoop Dogg wins visa for tour
SYDNEY (AFP) - US rapper Snoop Dogg was Friday granted a visa to tour Australia after immigration authorities took into account ...
Halos of planetary nebulae revealed
STARS without enough mass to turn into exploding supernovae end their lives blowing away most of their mass in a non-explosive, ...
Mediterranean diet 'protects against diseases'
EATING a Mediterranean-style diet helps you live longer by protecting against all the major chronic diseases, a study has shown. ...
Dinosaur's dominance due to chance
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The age of dinosaurs lasted more than 160 million years, but new research out Thursday suggests their ...
Madonna puts on a jaw-dropping show
MADONNA stayed for just an hour at husband Guy's 40th birthday party and here's why - she needed all her energy for last night's ...
Islamabad
British Council plans to boost Pakistan's educational standard
ISLAMABAD - British Council aims at strengthening the cross-cultural exchanges coupled with several educational endeavors to ...
Eid cards exhibition for noble cause today
ISLAMABAD- Exhibition of specially designed Eid greeting cards is being started from today (Saturday) at Nomad Art Gallery for ...
FCE plays effective role in teachers' training
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Federal College of Education under the Ministry of Education is playing important role in preparing teachers in ...
'Pakistan safe destination for tourists, investors'
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan is safe destination for tourists, as people of the country are very hospitable the Italian tourists, Fabio ...
Twin cities to have two more dams shortly
ISLAMABAD(APP)- In another endeavor to overcome persisting water shortage in twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi, the ...
Inter-ministerial tug of war
ISLAMABAD - The standoff between the Ministries of Religious Affairs and Education over the matter of attestation of Deni Madaris ...
National
Islamabad rejects IAEA new report
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Foreign Office spokesman Mohammad Sadiq on Friday commenting on IAEA report said that there was nothing new in ...
Karachi
Abbasi to lead Pakistan in Germany
KARACHI - Striker Shakeel Abbasi has been named captain of the 18-member Pakistan team for the four-nation Hamburg Masters Hockey ...
Pakistan gloomy over shelved Trophy
KARACHI (AFP) - Pakistan pondered another low-point for the country's cricketing fortunes on Friday, when the shelved Champions ...
Power outage, sizzling heat grip the City
KARACHI - The scorching heat wave and hours-long unscheduled loadshedding has caused panic among the people of the metropolis. ...
Loadshedding riots erupt
KARACHI - The enraged residents of Baloch Colony staged protest demonstration due to prolong loadshedding. Score of residents ...
Rich tributes paid to Hazrat Khadija (AS)
KARACHI - Hazrat Khadija (AS), the first wife of the Holy Prophet (PBUH), rendered meritorious services and great sacrifices for ...
Good old days of cinema-going
KARACHI - The trend of cinema going has lost its charm with the dilapidated condition of local industry, and the current scenario ...
Iftar parties beat all parties
There is 'Iftar' parties galore in town. The first man who beat others was genial Nafees Siddiqui who threw an 'Iftar' in honour ...
KESC ordered to restore electricity to Tahir Plaza
KARACHI (PPI) - A division bench of Sindh High Court comprising Chief Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali & Justice Salman Ansari ...
Lahore
Champions Trophy holding faces several hurdles: PCB
LAHORE - Pakistan Cricket Board Chief Operating Officer Shafqat Naghmi sees several hurdles in the holding of the postponed ...
PHF postpones to name team management, selection committee
LAHORE - The Pakistan Hockey Federation is not in a hurry to name management of the senior team and national selection committee ...
Who will rescue people from massive fire?
LAHORE - The provincial capital can never be rescued if faces massive fire breakout in any part, as the city authorities are ...
Pakistan should take firm stand against US
LAHORE - Former federal minister and President Punjab PPP, (Shaheed Bhutto) Dr Mubashar Hassan has said that Pakistan should take ...
PbBC slams US aggression in tribal areas
LAHORE - The Punjab Bar Council (PbBC) has strongly condemned the US attack on the tribal areas of Pakistan and has rested ...
No change in top administrative set-up in the offing
LAHORE - With ever-widening crevice having appeared in once-upon-a-time coalition government of the two major political parties, ...
Doctors beat newsmen
LAHORE - Some seven people including two newsmen and a doctor of Services Hospital got multiple injuries during a scuffle here on ...
Eight years mismanagement destroyed public depts: Shahbaz
LAHORE - Chief Minister Punjab Mian Shahbaz Sharif has said mismanagement and misdirected policies pursued over the last eight ...
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