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 Thursday, September 18, 2008
Front Page
US missiles rain on Waziristan village
PESHAWAR (Agencies) - A suspected US missile strike killed at least seven people and wounded seven others Wednesday, hours after the top US military officer told Pakistani leaders that Washington respected Pakistan's sovereignty amid a furore over American strikes into Pakistan territory. Two ...
India ready to compensate
ISLAMABAD - During the latest water dispute negotiations between India and Pakistan, the former has intended to resolve the ...
US embassy in Yemen bombed; 16 dead
SANAA (AFP) - Fighters attacked the US embassy in the Yemeni capital Sanaa with two car bombs and rockets on Wednesday, leaving ...
Zardari, Gilani on austerity drive
ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari led PPP government opted austerity drive internally as well as on foreign visits to save ...
International
ICL takes on ICC after Bangladesh signings
NEW DELHI (AFP) - The unrecognised Indian Cricket League took a swipe at the sport's governing body on Wednesday after signing 11 ...
Bangladesh ICL rebels banned for 10 years
DHAKA (AFP) - Bangladesh cricket chiefs said on Wednesday that 13 players who opted to compete in the unauthorised Indian ...
US working with Pakistan, Afghanistan to fight terrorists: spokesman
WASHINGTON - The United States wants to work with both Afghanistan and Pakistan to bring them together to try to effectively ...
New UN General Assembly session opens with denunciation of US policies
UNITED NATIONS - The 63rd session of the U.N. General Assembly opened Tuesday with a sharp attack on the United States by ...
Thai crisis is far from over
BANGKOK (AFP) - A brother-in-law of ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra was elected Thai Prime Minister by parliament Wednesday but ...
Russia seals ties with Georgia rebel regions
MOSCOW (AFP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday signed broad cooperation pacts with two rebel regions of Georgia, ...
Settlements make Palestinian state impossible: Arab League
CAIRO (AFP) - Israel's policy of Jewish settlement building on Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank is making a future ...
Tainted milk kills three and sickens 6,000 babies in China
BEIJING (AFP) - China said Wednesday more than 6,000 babies had fallen ill and three died after drinking milk powder contaminated ...
Satanist cults challenging Islam: Iran
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iranian police said dozens of Satan-worshiping cults have found their way into the country and that many of them ...
British Muslims suffer from 'victim mentality': lawmaker
LONDON (AFP) - British Muslims need to overcome their "victim mentality" and focus more on improving their lives than protesting ...
Malaysian PM says may step down earlier
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Malaysia's premier, who is facing an Opposition bid to seize power, was hit Wednesday with the departure of ...
No agreement in BD-India sea border talks
DHAKA (Agencies) - A three-day technical-level meeting between Bangladesh and India over delimitation of their maritime boundary ...
BD coach says no panic after player exodus
DHAKA (AFP) - Bangladesh's cricket coach on Wednesday denied the sport was in crisis after 13 players quit to play for a rebel ...
Business
Lack of interest mars trading at stock market
KARACHI - A dull and mind-numbing trading session was seen at the Karachi stock market with only 5.475 million shares turnover ...
Finance storm sweeps on after $85b AIG rescue
LONDON (AFP) - The global financial firestorm claimed a fresh victim Wednesday as top British mortgage lender HBOS was reported ...
Rising prices tip another 75m towards starvation: report
ROME (AFP) - Global numbers afflicted by acute hunger rose from 850 million to 925 million by the start of 2008 because of rising ...
G7 govts raise $2.585 trillion in taxes from oil, says Opec
KARACHI - The G7 governments have raised an alarming amount of 2.585 trillion dollars as taxes from fuel oil from 2003 to 2007. ...
Dollar at Rs78 as rupee downfall continues
KARACHI - The dollar-rupee exchange rate further edged up to over Rs78 in the open market on Wednesday. Since last month, the ...
Current account deficit up $1b
KARACHI - The current account deficit of the country grew by 1 billion dollars during July-August 2008 due to weakening balance ...
$500m cement exports likely in FY09
KARACHI - The cement manufacturers are eying for expanding the cement exports to $500 million dollars in current FY2008-09 ...
Oil import bill to squeeze by over $2b in financial year 2008-09
KARACHI - Pakistan's oil import bill is likely to squeeze by over 2 billion dollars in financial year 2008-09 because of a sharp ...
$75m more from WB to overcome poverty
KARACHI (PPI) - World Bank Group extended loans, credits, grants, equity investments, and guarantees totaling over US$5.5 billion ...
Minister assures relief to textile industries
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Minister for Water and Power Raja Pervez Ashraf Wednesday said the government is fully committed to look into ...
Politics
Show of strength
PML-Q 'wins back' 26 LAHORE - A large number of PML-Q members who had earlier formed a ...
Gates encouraged by Pak action in Fata
KABUL (AFP) - US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said on Wednesday that he was encouraged by recent Pakistani military operations ...
PML-N claims 34 'Q' men
LAHORE - The PML-N leadership in Punjab on Wednesday put up a show of strength, parallel to the one organised by the rival 'Q' ...
Sindh govt challenges 'discriminatory' power tariff
KARACHI - The Sindh government on Wednesday filed a petition in Sindh High Court challenging the hike in power tariff across the ...
India deploys fighter jets in Kashmir
NEW DELHI (Agencies) - India has deployed its top fighter jets in Kashmir, officials and a report said Wednesday. At least six ...
Small entourage for US visit
ISLAMABAD - Setting a new tradition of austerity, President Asif Ali Zardari will take a small delegation to United States where ...
85,000 to perform Haj under govt scheme
ISLAMABAD - Computerized Haj balloting for pilgrims seeking to perform Haj under the government scheme was held here on ...
Bilawal to contest election from Lahore
LAHORE - Punjab Governor Salman Taseer said on Wednesday Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari would ...
America bans key Indian drug imports
WASHINGTON - The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says it has banned the import of more than 30 generic drugs ...
JWP leader found dead in Karachi
KARACHI - The body of a JWP leader was found in the jurisdiction of Kalakot Police Station here on Wednesday. Deceased Saleem ...
More church attacks in Karnataka
TWO more churches have been vandalised in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, police said, reports BBC. They said that a ...
Entertainment
Kidman signs up for action role
ACTRESS Nicole Kidman is to produce and star in The Eighth Wonder, an action adventure based on an archaeological discovery, it ...
Carla Bruni makes debut on British TV
LONDON (AFP) - Carla Bruni-Sarkozy made her debut on British television Tuesday, performing a live song from her new album and ...
Drinking chamomile tea may help fight complications of diabetes
DRINKING chamomile tea daily with meals may help prevent the complications of diabetes, which include loss of vision, nerve ...
Kevin Federline wants to get back with Britney Spears
KEVIN Federline reportedly wants to reignite his relationship with Britney Spears. The couple split in 2006 and their divorce was ...
The only book Maria Carey has ever read is Bible
MARIAH Carey says the only book she has ever read is the Bible. The 'Touch My Body' singer - who married singer Nick Cannon ...
Secret eco-village in Wales
FOR five happy years they enjoyed simple lives in their straw and mud huts. Generating their own power and growing their own ...
Islamabad
Sports Ministry to run PCB till appointment of new chief
ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for Sports Najamuddin Khan Wednesday disclosed that the Ministry of Sports had been advised to issue ...
PVF to hold reception for Pakistan spikers
ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Volleyball Federation (PVF) on Thursday will hold a reception in honour of national junior volleyball ...
Sherry urges youth to play role for strengthening democracy
ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sherry Rehman called upon youth to come forward and play their role ...
TTP's existence in Pindi ruled out
RAWALPINDI - City Police Officer (CPO) Rawalpindi Rao Muhammad Iqbal categorically declared that there has been no existence of ...
5 million Afghan refugees repatriated
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Over 5 million Afghan refugees have been repatriated to the eastern provinces of their country from Pakistan, ...
Govt's discriminatory policies hurt low rank officials
ISLAMABAD - The discriminatory policies of the government towards low rank governmental officials regarding foreign postings are ...
'Govt plans to set up gender crime cells'
ISLAMABAD (APP)- Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sherry Rehman said the government aims at establishing Gender Crime ...
Lack of parking facilities makes life miserable
ISLAMABAD - Car parking has always been a problem for the motorists in the twin cities but during the holy month of Ramazan ...
Karachi
Jamali may not hold on for long as PHF chief
KARACHI - A storm is gathering in the troubled waters of Pakistan hockey after Beijing Olympics debacle which is expected to ...
Unsafe rail tracks threat to people
KARACHI - The railway authorities are still unable to construct boundary walls along railway tracks despite bloody incidents ...
Transporters flay diesel price-hike
Karachi (PPI) - Karachi Transport Ittehad has shown deep concern on an increase of Rs3.50 per liter in diesel price and warned to ...
KU staff to celebrate Eid with empty pockets
KARACHI - Due to shortage of funds, the administration of Karachi University (KU) is forced to pay only partial Eid advance, ...
KESC speeds up power generation
KARACHI - The KESC has increased its power generation capacity, after the new management took over charge of the company, with a ...
43 houses razed for Malir Bridge
Karachi (PPI) - City District Government Karachi (CDGK) and Shah Faisal Town officials, in a joint operation, demolished 43 ...
High security ordered
Karachi - Inspector General of Police Sindh Syed Salahuddin Babar Khattak Wednesday directed Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) ...
Lahore
PCB rules out legal action against Australia
LAHORE - The PCB has ruled out legal action against Cricket Australia for touring India and not coming to Pakistan. ...
Yousuf rubbishes rumours of joining ICL
LAHORE - Pakistan star batsman Mohammad Yousuf has denied any patch-up with the Indian Cricket League (ICL), saying he is ...
Intikhab Alam to reach India this weekend
LAHORE - Former Pakistan skipper Intikhab Alam, appointed as coach of the Punjab Ranji team, would reach Chandigarh this weekend ...
Punjab kabaddi elections today
LAHORE - The elections of the Punjab Kabaddi Association will be held today here at a local hotel. The Pakistan Kabaddi ...
Inflation dims Eid shopping
LAHORE - As Eidul Fitr is fast approaching, the City has started witnessing traditional rush regarding Eid shopping. Leading ...
LHC imposes ban on polythene bags
LAHORE - The Lahore High Court judge, Justice Syed Shabbar Raza Rizvi Wednesday imposed a ban on the use of polythene bags ...
Dengue fever hits City again
LAHORE - Dengue fever hit the City again as a 68-year-old man was tested positive in the clinical reports of the Sir Ganga Ram ...
Kinnaird students have special recognition
LAHORE - The out going Principal of Kinnaird College, Dr Mira Phailbus, has said that Kinnaird College is one of the most ...
Party time
It's party season. I know, it's the month of Ramadan, but by the looks of it, it is definitely the month of parties. Ramadan ...
Govt fails to provide relief to masses
LAHORE - Naib Amir Jamat-e-Islami Pakistan Liaqat Baloch has said that the government has failed to provide any relief to the ...
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