Thursday, February 09, 2012
- 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
- Warrant issued for ex-Maldives president
- 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
The Nation in print for Monday, September 14, 2009
Front Page
PM's stale rhetoric, no solutions
LAHORE- Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani once again warned the nation to brace itself for water, electricity and gas crises. Addressing an Achievement Award distribution ceremony organised by Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) here at Aiwan-e-Iqbal, on Sunday, Gilani said that ...
Fazlullah surrounded
ISLAMABAD - Interior Minister Rehman Malik has confirmed reports that security forces have started operations to arrest the chief ...
First it was money, now it's weapons
ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari is intending to link the start of a full scale military operation in Waziristan with the ...
International
Five-goal Bayern up to fourth, Wolfsburg crash again
BERLIN (AFP) - Germany team-mates Bastian Schweinsteiger and Mario Gomez both scored as Bayern Munich moved up to fourth in the ...
China hits back in trade dispute with US
BEIJING (AFP) - China on Sunday hit out at US tariffs on its tyre exports and said it would investigate possible unfair practices ...
Israel told to stop judaising Jerusalem
CAIRO/JERUSALEM (AFP/Reuters) - Egypts President Hosni Mubarak urged Israel to halt all settlement activity and warned of the ...
100 die of cholera, diarrhoea in PNG
PORT MORESBY (Reuters) - More than 100 people have died and over 5,000 have been infected in outbreaks of cholera, influenza and ...
Sept 4 Nato airstrike killed 30 civilians: official
KABUL (Reuters) - Nearly 100 people, including 30 civilians, were killed in a Nato airstrike called in by German troops on two ...
Obama has hard sell over Afghan troop hike
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Even before US President Barack Obama decides to send more combat troops to Afghanistan, many members of ...
Queen Mum, King George 'almost got killed during WWII
LONDON (AFP) - Britains late queen Elizabeth, the queen mother, revealed in a letter published Sunday how she and king George VI ...
Teen forced to marry moneylender in Bdesh
DHAKA (AFP) - Police in Bangladesh are investigating after a 13-year-old girl was married off to a 75-year-old moneylender, older ...
BNP's no to import power from India
The main Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), headed by former prime minister Khaleda Zia, on Sunday said the nation ...
Top Saudi rejects quick recognition of Israel
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Saudi Arabia must refuse to engage Israel until the Jewish state has released its grip on Arab lands, a ...
US expands rights of prisoners in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON - More than 600 prisoners held by the US military in Afghanistan will be given unprecedented rights to challenge their ...
Clinical Clijsters in final after drama
NEW YORK (AFP) - Comeback queen Kim Clijsters produced a massive upset to defeat title holder and tournament favourite Serena ...
Plain sailing for Wozniacki
NEW YORK (AFP) - Danish teen Caroline Wozniacki, never before in the last eight at a Grand Slam, advanced to the US Open final by ...
No apology from Serena
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Champion Serena Williams was unrepentant and unapologetic after an ugly outburst towards a lineswoman sealed ...
Lee aims at 100mph after routing England
LONDON (AFP) - Brett Lee believes he can be bowling around the 100mph mark after ripping through England's fragile one-day ...
United cut Spurs down to size
LONDON (AFP) - Chelsea pulled clear at the top of the English Premier League on Saturday after Manchester United ended ...
Politics
Two FC men among three killed in attack
LANDI KOTAL - A remote-controlled bomb attack on Frontier Corps (FC) convoy in Khyber Agency on Sunday left two Jawans and a ...
Nawaz meets King Abdullah
MAKKAH (PPI) - Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) Quaid Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on late Saturday night held a meeting with ...
Man dies for atta bag
AN aged man waiting in a queue to get subsidised flour died of heart attack in Gojar Khan on Sunday, reported a private TV ...
50 Taliban die in Afghan clashes, raid
HERAT (AFP) - Up to 50 Taliban insurgents have been killed in Afghanistans western Farah province after clashes that left seven ...
Nejad unwavering on N-talks
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Sunday that Iran was ready to talk with world powers on global ...
Fire kills 38 in Kazakhstan
ALMATY (Reuters) - A fire at a clinic for drug addicts in the southeastern Kazakh city of Taldykorgan killed 38 people on Sunday, ...
Cleric issues fatwa against ties with Israel
BEIRUT (AFP) - Leading Lebanese Shia cleric Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah issued a fatwa, or religious decree, on Sunday forbidding ...
Entertainment
Tina Fey wins Emmy award for Palin spoof
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Tina Fey won an Emmy for her uncanny portrayal of former Republican vice presidential nominee ...
Kristen Stewart's vampire protection
KRISTEN Stewart is scared of vampires. The 'Twilight actress, who plays Bella in the vampire film franchise, is so terrified of ...
Bizarre notes left by Jackson revealed
MICHAEL Jackson wrote a series of mysterious messages in the hours before his death, it emerged last night. The 50-year-old ...
Mrs Blair spends 250,000 on antique furniture
CHERIE Blair has spent more than 250,000 buying antiques from Christies and Sothebys for her 5.75million country mansion. The ...
Political passions run high at Venice film festival
VENICE (Reuters) - The award of top prize to hard-hitting Israeli war movie Lebanon was a fitting end to this years Venice film ...
Music concert in aid of Swat affectees held at UN
UNITED NATIONS (APP) - Hundreds of music fans and diplomats from around the world rose in prayer for Pakistans stability and ...
Concert for Swat affectees at UN wins huge applause
UNITED NATIONS - Famed Pakistani rock group Junoon and other international bands and singers brought a large and distinguished ...
Islamabad
Rash driving before Iftar a challenge to traffic police
ISLAMABAD (APP)- Traffic chaos in inner-city neighborhoods, coupled with reckless driving on the highways and thoroughfares, has ...
Citizens deprived of valuables
RAWALPINDI - In different robbery incidents, muggers deprived the citizens of their cash, valuables and vehicle whereas a man and ...
Capital police chalk out Eid security plan
ISLAMABAD (APP)- The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) police have chalked out a comprehensive security plan on the eve of Eidul ...
Punjab govt gives Rs 8b subsidy for Ramazan
RAWALPINDI - Chief Minister Mian Shehbaz Sharif said that Pakistans resources, if had not been looted mercilessly again and ...
Sale of substandard foods on the rise
ISLAMABAD (APP)- The use of used cooking oil and ghee for frying edibles is going on in the holy month, putting peoples health at ...
Residents facing serious health hazards
RAWALPINDI - The residents of Ahmedabad, near Qasim Aviation Base, are facing serious health hazards as stinking heaps of garbage ...
Karachi
Work on energy, power schemes in limbo
KARACHI - The implementation of the new uplift schemes regarding the power and alternative energy in the country is being held in ...
Proposals sought for raise in lecturers pay
KARACHI - The Pay and Pension Commission-2009 has sought proposal from leaders of Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association ...
Railways seek funds for boundary walls
KARACHI - Pakistan Railways Karachi Division is still waiting for special grant, announced by former Railway Minister for the ...
MQM to end all crises, says Altaf
KARACHI - Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain on Sunday said that sugar and flour crises would come to an end in ...
Leukaemia, Lymphoma: most invasive haematological cancers
KARACHI (PPI) - September is Leukaemia and Lymphoma Awareness Month, highlighting two of the most invasive haematological cancers ...
Kava kava plant: a natural anxiety reducer
KARACHI (PPI) - Summer is coming to a close and September is the biggest month for going back to school, acquiring new projects ...
ICC announces officials for Champions Trophy
KARACHI (APP) - The International Cricket Council (ICC) Sunday announced details of the umpire and match referee appointments for ...
Faisalabad thrash hapless Larkana
KARACHI (APP) - Promising Muhammad Sabir struck a brace to spearhead Faisalabad to a commanding 5-0 victory in the inaugural MCB ...
Zia leads USA to win in Bermuda Bowl World Bridge
KARACHI (APP) - USA-2 came back from a 57-1 deficit in the second segment to overcome Italy 285-242 International Match Points ...
Lahore
Consumer banking scam looms
LAHORE - The private banks are likely to face consumer banking scam as wide-ranging irregularities have surfaced in credit card ...
26 principals to face the music
LAHORE - The Punjab Education Department has decided to take disciplinary action against the 26 principals on account of poor ...
Private sector ignored in new edu policy: speakers
LAHORE - The government of Pakistan has miserably failed to develop a comprehensive National Education Policy according to needs ...
Masses to punish plunderers: CM
LAHORE - Chief Minister Punjab, Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, has said that had Pakistans resources not been looted mercilessly again ...
Ramazan and Daylight Saving
This Ramazan has not been noticeable for non-Ramazan things, but it should ever be remembered as the Ramazan when Daylight Saving ...
JWP demands Musharraf trial
LAHORE - Jamhori Wattan Party (JWP) has demanded of the government to try General (r) Pervez Musharraf for violating the ...
All policies aim at giving relief to masses: Shahbaz
LAHORE- Member Punjab Assembly from Pakistan Peoples Party, Qasim Zia and Rana Shamim MPA held separate meetings with Chief ...
Asad Agha notches up Ramadan Infotech Golf
LAHORE - The final session of the Ramadan Infotech Rose Bowl golf event did cause tingles around the par 72 Royal Palm Golf ...
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