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 Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Front Page
Stay away from Pak border: Zardari
NEW YORK - With news media reporting Monday that Pakistani troops and tribesmen opened fire on two US helicopters that crossed into the country from neighbouring Afghanistan, President Asif Ali Zardari asked American troops to stay away and leave the Pakistani forces to do the job. "Our ...
PPP, PML-N bury the hatchet
LAHORE-Sense seems to have prevailed, as after a month-long wrangling over gaining political control in Punjab, the PPP and the ...
Economic Package hangs in the balance
ISLAMABAD - Much-trumpeted Economic Stabilization Package is hanging in the balance due to persistent security dilemma and its ...
Dinner plan change saved top leadership
ISLAMABAD - Special investigation team, constituted to probe the Marriott blast, reportedly presented the initial report on ...
International
Australian cricketers reach India
MUMBAI (AFP) - Ricky Ponting's Australia arrived in India on Monday for a four-Test tour, setting aside security worries ...
Ryder Cup back in US hands after six years
LOUISVILLE (Kentucky) (AFP) - The United States grabbed back the Ryder Cup from Europe on Sunday defeating the holders 16.5-11.5 ...
Bettini, Freire square up for historic rainbow jersey battle
VARESE (Italy) (AFP) - The chance of making history by winning a third consecutive road race crown at cycling's world ...
AFC Champions League quarters finely poised
TOKYO (AFP) - Optimism is running high going into the AFC Champions League quarter-final second legs on Wednesday, with all four ...
IAEA turns up heat on Iran over alleged nuclear weapons work
VIENNA (AFP) - The UN atomic watchdog called on Iran Monday to clear up allegations that it had been involved in nuclear warhead ...
China toxic milk sickens 53,000 as scare spreads
BEIJING (AFP) - China's tainted milk scandal spiralled into uncharted territory Monday as authorities said nearly 53,000 children ...
19 tourists kidnapped in Egypt
CAIRO (AFP) - Masked bandits kidnapped a group of 19 foreign tourists and Egyptians at gunpoint as they were on a desert safari ...
US soldier among four die in Iraq
BAGHDAD (AFP) - A car bomb attack rocked central Baghdad on Monday, killing three civilians and wounding seven others, security ...
'Earth Overshoot Day' today
PARIS (AFP) - Green groups will stage "Earth Overshoot Day" on Tuesday (today) to draw attention to estimates that people are ...
Nuclear deals in sight as Indian PM heads to US, France
NEW DELHI (AFP) - India's prime minister embarked Monday on a 10-day visit to the United States and France which is expected to ...
Americans concerned over loss of world standing: poll
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Foreign policy could play a big role in November's presidential election according to a new poll that suggests ...
Bush tells Hu of concern over N Korea
NEW YORK (AFP) - US President George W Bush and Chinese President Hu Jintao agreed Sunday to "work hard" to convince North Korea ...
South Africa's ANC names Motlanthe as president
CAPE TOWN (AFP) - South Africa's ruling African National Congress on Monday named its deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe as head ...
67 dead in Lanka fighting
COLOMBO (AFP) - Heavy fighting across Sri Lanka's war-torn north has left at least 59 rebels and eight soldiers dead, the defence ...
Business
43,252MW power generation capacity by 2016
LAHORE - In order to meet the future electricity requirements, the government has chalked out plans to increase power generation ...
PSCBs and foreign banks depict sharp drop in profit
KARACHI- The pre and after tax profits of Public Sector Commercial Banks (PSCBs) dipped to Rs4.6 billion and 3.6 billion ...
Credit cards, auto loans dip by Rs3.7b
KARACHI - The credit cards and car financing has declined by Rs 3.70 billion in first three months of this calendar year over the ...
Turnover sinks by 18.6pc in a single day
LAHORE - The equity market on Monday moved within a band of less than one point, as the intra-day high and low was recorded at ...
PTCL declares results today
KARACHI - PTCL is expected to post a LAT of RS2,529 million (LPS Rs0.50) compared to PAT of Rs15,639 million (EPS Rs3.07) for ...
Bush warns of debt rescue 'urgency'
NEW YORK (AFP) - US President George W. Bush on Monday warned lawmakers wary of his 700-billion-dollar debt bailout scheme that ...
Households, poor ultimate victim of high fuel prices
LAHORE - The oil prices at international level had been significantly dropped from 147 US dollar to almost 88 US dollar but ...
Pakistan ranks 62nd in Global Index of IT competitiveness
KARACHI (APP)- Pakistan ranks 62 in the world in the 2008 IT industry competitiveness index falling two places from its 2007 ...
ABL, workers sign accord
KARACHI - The management of Allied Bank have reached a settlement with ABL Workers Federation. The settlement is to be ...
Stocks rally mostly stalls on doubts over US rescue plan
LONDON (AFP) - A world equities rally mostly stalled on Monday as investors questioned whether the much-vaunted US rescue plan ...
Politics
Zardari arrives to attend UN General Assembly session
NEW YORK - President Asif Ali Zardari flew into New York this afternoon to lead Pakistan's delegation to the 63rd session of the ...
Efforts to fight terrorts to be stepped up: US
WASHINGTON - The United States plans to set up efforts with Pakistan to fight extremism in the region, a State Department ...
Bush administration urged to support Zardari
NEW YORK - Describing President Asif Ali Zardari as an "undeniably flawed leader," an influential American newspaper ...
Cross-LoC trade modalities agreed
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan and India Monday agreed to start trade across the Line of Control (LoC) in disputed territory of Jammu and ...
Reshuffle in Army on the cards
ISLAMABAD - A major administrative reshuffle in the Pakistan Army is on the cards with at least two Corps Commanders, including ...
Pak-Afghan coalition force proposed
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Afghanistan's defense minister proposed Monday creating a joint Afghan-Pakistani-coalition force to operate ...
Efforts on to get cabinet slots
ISLAMABAD - Both the covert and overt efforts to have a berth in the Federal Cabinet are geared up by the aspirants while ...
Suicide attack kills nine troops
SWAT - Security forces Monday killed more than 30 Taliban-linked militants in different clashes in the troubled northwest of the ...
Terror network in Punjab getting strong: Owais
LAHORE - NWFP Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani has hinted at a possibility for the continuation of the military operation in the tribal ...
Punjab refuses to hand over Murree House to Centre
LAHORE - The Punjab government has refused to hand over the possession of the President House Murree to the federal government, ...
Swoop on Qaeda cell
ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Investigators Monday scrambled to track down an Islamabad-based Al-Qaeda cell believed to have carried out the ...
Oil surges $121 a barrel
NEW YORK (AFP) - Crude oil prices skyrocketed Monday by 16.37 dollars, the biggest one-day dollar gain on record, lifted by a ...
PML-Q calls for national strategy to fight terror
LAHORE - The PML-Q President and the former Prime Minister Ch Shujaat Hussain has urged the government to convene Parliament ...
Entertainment
'Mad Men' scoops top honour at Emmys
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Period drama "Mad Men" scooped the top honour at the 60th Emmy Awards here Sunday as politics took centre ...
Miley trying to get fired from 'Hannah Montana'
MILEY Cyrus is reportedly trying to get fired from U.S. TV show "Hannah Montana" so she can focus on singing. The 15-year-old ...
Jackson drama tops US box-office
SAMUEL L Jackson's thriller Lakeview Terrace is the top film at the North American box office after a quiet weekend at US and ...
How infants understand other people's emotions
THOSE wide-eyed babies are taking in and using more information than previously believed. In fact, new research by psychologists ...
Sweet smells foster sweet dreams
SLEEP with flowers in your bedroom if you want sweet dreams, work suggests. When the smell of roses had been wafted under the ...
Cruise takes adorable Suri to shop toys
FOR most fathers, a trip to the toy shop on a busy weekend afternoon would be a Mission Impossible. But not for film star Tom ...
Islamabad
Lack of equipment, assistance played havoc
ISLAMABAD - The horrific Marriott blast has once again exposed the weakness of state apparatus to deal with any such disastrous ...
Project to educate disabled begins
ISLAMABAD (APP) - A three-year project was launched to impart training to disabled persons, to equip them with leadership ...
'Improving quality of life in cities must for economic uplift'
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Comprehensive planning and political will is needed to cope with the challenges created by increasing ...
Parliament Watch Project launched
ISLAMABAD (PPI)- Following assurances of the supremacy of Parliament by President of Pakistan on Saturday during his first ...
Compensation not enough to end sufferings: Heirs, relatives
ISLAMABAD - Though the nation is still mourning the horrifying and barbaric suicide attack at the Marriot Hotel but the darkest ...
Long walks stave off dementia
ISLAMABAD (Online)- Elderly people who take regular walks are less likely to suffer dementia than those who take little exercise, ...
Karachi
Martyrdom anniversary of Hazrat Ali (RA) observed
KARACHI - The Martyrdom anniversary of Hazrat Ali (RA) was observed here on Monday in the metropolis with religious fervour and ...
Debt-ridden KESC hires 40 new officials
KARACHI - A new team of 40 senior officials has joined the nearly bankrupt KESC after as part of the new management of the ...
Power cuts to end soon: CM
KARACHI - Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah Monday chaired a high level meeting regarding prompt supply of electricity in ...
Black-ticketing ahead of Eid
KARACHI - Railway tickets for upcountry have been reserved as people desperately seeking tickets to observe Eid-ul-Fitr with ...
Return of lost boys shows plight of street children
Karachi (PPI) - Asif, 16, was among 53 "lost" boys, aged between eight and 16, who boarded the bus on the morning of 16 August to ...
Rs20 billion Market Stabilisation Fund
KARACHI - State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has shown its willingness to set up a fresh "Market Stabilization Fund" worth Rs20 billion ...
Lahore
PFF celebrates 12th FIFA Fair Play Day
LAHORE - Winning is without value if victory has been achieved unfairly or dishonestly. Playing fair requires courage and ...
Three dozens more suspects arrested
LAHORE - Over three dozens suspects reportedly members of banned Islamic militant groups have been arrested in the provincial ...
Another Kalashnikov found at New Campus
LAHORE - The Punjab University administration found another Kalashnikov with two magazines at New Campus on Monday. Senior PU ...
CM urged to ensure compliance of orders
LAHORE - Former Punjab minister for health Malik Abdul Qayyum has urged Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif to take notice of ...
Marriott-attack, 9/11 executed by US: SJC
LAHORE - Lawyers have drawn parallels between the Marriott-attack and 9/11 blaming America for executing both of them. ...
One out of four accused arrested
LAHORE - NAB Punjab claimed on Monday to have arrested an accused allegedly involved in embezzlement of Rs 600 million in Lahore ...
Civil judge, SP summoned
LAHORE - Justice Syed Shabbar Raza Rizvi of the Lahore High Court Monday sought personal appearance of civil judge Saeed Ahmad ...
Govt allowed to issue notification of increased tariff
LAHORE - The Lahore High Court Monday allowed government to issue notification of increased electricity tariff to the extent of ...
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