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 24, 2009
Front Page
Defeat terrorists or pay the price
UNITED NATIONS - Vowing to forge partnerships to target terrorists, President Barack Obama declared Wednesday that the United States will not permit safe-havens for Al-Qaeda to launch attacks from Afghanistan or any other country. In a wide-ranging address to the UN General Assembly, his first ...
Zardari seeks maal against war
NEW YORK (APP) - President Asif Ali Zardari Tuesday called upon the US to fast track reimbursement of outstanding Coalition ...
Pak co undermines PAF for profit
ISLAMABAD A major trading house, based in Islamabad and focusing on arms trading, has been blacklisted by the Pakistan Air Force ...
International
UN chief challenges world leaders to purge globe of N-arms
UNITED NATIONS (AFP/Reuters) - World leaders kicked off their annual debate at the United Nations on Wednesday, with Libyan ...
World will need 70pc more food in 2050: FAO
ROME (AFP) - World food production must increase by 70 per cent by 2050, to nourish a human population then likely to be 9.1 ...
Russia sees chance for 'political solution' on Iran
NEW YORK (AFP) - Russia will keep working for a political solution on Iran, a top Russian diplomat said Wednesday, as the Kremlin ...
Israeli-Palestinian summit heralds little change
NEW YORK (AFP) - US President Barack Obama managed to get the Israeli and Palestinian leaders together in the same room, and yet ...
UN ends summit on climate change with call for action
UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations concluded on Tuesday night a day-long summit on climate change, with Secretary-General Ban ...
Killing of women on rise, UN told
GENEVA (Reuters) - Murder and persecution of women and children accused of being witches is spreading around the world and ...
20 die in India plant accident
RAIPUR, India, (AFP) - At least 20 people were killed and scores more were believed trapped when a chimney caved in Wednesday at ...
Proof of CIA kidnapping 'indisputable'
MILAN (AFP) - A top Italian prosecutor Wednesday made his case against 26 US secret agents accused of snatching a terror suspect ...
Helicopter used in robbery
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish police said they were holding one suspect after armed robbers used a helicopter to stage a ...
US soldier charged with murder
BAGHDAD (AFP) - A US soldier has been charged with the murder earlier this month of a civilian contractor in Iraq, the US ...
A glance at today's game
South Africa v New Zealand, Centurion After the loss in the first game, South Africans will be desperate for a win in today's ...
Aamer, Gul rock West Indies
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - Teenage paceman Mohammad Aamer and Umar Gul grabbed three wickets apiece as Pakistan dismissed a depleted ...
Henin announces WTA comeback
BRUSSELS (AFP) - Former world number one Justine Henin announced her return to the WTA tennis circuit here on Tuesday saying "the ...
Pakistan umpires ignored for Champions League
MUMBAI - After the 26/11 terrors attacks in Mumbai, the BCCI on behest of the Indian government, snapped all its ties with the ...
SMG comments "unsubstantiated", says FICA CEO
MUMBAI - Questioning FICA's silence over the recent WIPA - WICB row on payment and contract terms, Indian batting legend Sunil ...
Kumar to officiate Champions League matches
MUMBAI - Sri Lanka's 39-year-old Kumar Dharmasena will be in India next month to umpire in the Champions League (October 8-23) to ...
Choi struggles but survives to win LPGA Samsung
LA JOLLA (California) (AFP) - Na Yeon Choi of South Korea surrendered a seven-shot lead but steadied to post a one-under 71 that ...
Business
Clinton to help secure investments
NEW YORK (APP) - Former President Bill Clinton promised to help Pakistan in securing much-needed foreign investments that would ...
Sindh opposes budget allocation for C&E Dept
KARACHI - The Sindh Finance Department has opposed a proposal, aims at allocating separate budget for the newly created Coal and ...
Zardari for Pak textile direct access facility
FAISALABAD (APP) - Federal Minister for Textile Industry, Rana Farooq Saeed Khan has said that government is fully aware of ...
ADB to provide $780m for Pak energy sector
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is extending $780 million to Pakistan through a multitranche financing ...
US to give aid to government, says Tarin
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Finance Minister, Shaukat Tarin said on Wednesday that US has ensured that a large fraction of aid will ...
Dollar hits one-year low against euro
LONDON (AFP) - The dollar hit a one-year euro low on Wednesday ahead of an interest rate decision from the US Federal Reserve, as ...
IMF suggests principles of exit strategy from crisis
WASHINGTON - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged governments and central banks to focus on how they will disengage ...
US pushes G20 to cut fuel subsidies
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States is pushing key developing and developed nations to agree on a plan to phase out subsidies ...
European markets rise before Fed rate decision
LONDON (AFP) - European equities edged up on Wednesday, lifted by overnight gains on Wall Street and buoyant commodity prices, ...
Thailand sees record sugarcane crop at 80m T
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand, the worlds second biggest sugar exporter after Brazil, expected record sugarcane output at 80 ...
Politics
Umar helps Pakistan survive Tonge scare
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - West Indies little-known paceman Gavin Tonge grabbed four wickets, but failed to stop Pakistan from posting ...
US unrepentant on drones
WASHINGTON - Pakistan must brace itself for more American drone attacks if President Barack Obama decides to shift his strategy ...
Militants lose more in Swat
SWAT - As many as 21 militants surrendered and five terrorists including four commanders and a would-be suicide bomber were ...
Hafiz Saeed put under 'house arrest'
LAHORE - The Punjab government on Monday clamped restrictions on movement of Hafiz Saeed, head of banned religious outfit ...
From Talibanisation to common crimes
ISLAMABAD Criminal gangs operating in several districts of NWFP adjoining Swat and Malakand region have resorted to kidnapping ...
Balochistan biggest problem, says Gilani
MULTAN - Terming the Balochistan issue as the biggest problem being faced by the country, Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani ...
Mujahideen to defeat Obama, vows Zawahiri
DUBAI (AFP) - Osama bin Ladens second-in-command has warned in a new Al-Qaeda video that US President Barack Obama will be ...
Musharraf blames leadership for crisis
NEW YORK - Former president Pervez Musharraf Tuesday called fundamentalist terrorists the greatest threat to stability in the ...
Saudi Arabia launches first mixed-gender university
THUWAL, Saudi Arabia, (Reuters/AFP) - Saudi Arabia opened its first co-educational university on Wednesday, a high-tech campus ...
Kayani visits troops in Fata, DIK
RAWALPINDI (Agencies) - Chief of the Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani Wednesday visited field formations deployed in FATA ...
Indian troops die in IHK battles
SRINAGAR (Reuters/AFP) - Four Indian soldiers and four freedom fighters were killed as gun battles raged in Kashmir on Wednesday ...
Indias Afghan role may invite Pak reaction: US
NEW YORK - The top American General in charge of the war against the Taliban and other militants in Afghanistan has warned that ...
Krishna 'sceptical' about outcome of meeting
INDIAN External Affairs Minister SM Krishna on Wednesday said he was 'sceptical about the outcome of his meeting with his ...
Roadside blast kills seven Afghans
KANDAHAR (AFP) - Seven civilians including women and children were killed Wednesday when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in ...
NY Imam tipped off terror suspect, allege police
NEW YORK - A New York City Imam, who acted as a police informant, betrayed his handlers by tipping off a terror suspect, ...
Rivals clash leaves 5 dead
KARAK - Five persons were killed and several others got injured due to an exchange of fire between two rival groups here on ...
Entertainment
R&B star conquers US
BRITISH R&B star Jay Sean has conquered the US chart - succeeding where many UK artists have failed by notching up six weeks in ...
Katie 'announces wedding plans'
Katie Price recently proclaimed in a street in Brighton that she is getting married to her boyfriend and cagefighter Alex Reid. ...
Julia Roberts in Indian temple row
HOLLYWOOD superstar Julia Roberts has sparked anger among local people as she shoots her latest movie in rural India. Roberts, ...
Faces of Google Earth: landscapes that have something familiar
AT first glance you could be forgiven for thinking its the work of aliens with a sense of humour. But these images - which bare ...
Suri falls asleep in dad's arms
TOM Cruise may be one of Hollywoods most powerful actors but its clear his daughter Suri has him wrapped around her little ...
Travolta in Bahamas for extortion trial
JOHN Travolta has travelled to the Bahamas and is prepared to be the first witness Tuesday in an extortion case linked to his ...
Sports
Dilshan, Mendis steer Sri Lanka to victory
CENTURION (AFP) - Tillakaratne Dilshan struck a century and Ajantha Mendis grabbed three key wickets as Sri Lanka cruised to a ...
Islamabad
Eid in the Capital
ISLAMABAD Religious fervour and happiness on the faces of the citizens of the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad mark the ...
Pindi'ites celebrate Eid with enthusiasm, festivity
RAWALPINDI - Like others parts of the country, Pindites celebrated Eidul Fitr on Monday with great religious zeal, enthusiasm and ...
Release of 14 prisoners ordered
RAWALPINDI - Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary on Monday paid a visit to Adiala Jail and directed the authorities to ...
High alert security in Capital on Eid
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Security was observed highly alert in Islamabad on Eid as policemen remained vigilant at the important places ...
2,000 CDA workers perform duty on Eid
ISLAMABAD - During the three days of Eidul Fitr, more than 2,000 sanitary workers and supervisory staff of the CDA Sanitation ...
64 outlaws arrested during Eid days
RAWALPINDI - The special teams of police had arrested 30 Proclaimed Offenders (POs) and 34 Court Absconders (CAs) during Eid ...
PSB to impose ad-hoc on AFP for violating policy
ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) is likely going to impose an ad-hoc on the Athletics Federation of Pakistan (AFP) for ...
Karachi
10 bodies of swimmers recovered
KARACHI - Edhi divers have recovered 10 bodies of ill-fated young swimmers from sea near Gadani beach in Hub area Tuesday ...
Eidul Fitr celebrated with religious fervour
KARACHI - The people in Sindh celebrated Eid-ul-Fitar with great religious fervour and traditional zeal on Monday. Hundreds of ...
PTV presents special programmes on Eid
KARACHI (APP) - The Current Affairs section of Pakistan Television Karachi studios has presented special programmes on first and ...
Decline of values in the name of entertainment
KARACHI - Stay tuned at this channel, Stay tuned at that channel, dont go away we will right back to you. In the meantime while ...
Security beefed up on Eid
KARACHI - Provincial Minister for Culture and Tourism, Saussi Paleijo, has said that during this Eid season, no security fall ...
Altaf grieved over Gadani incident
KARACHI (APP) - Leader of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Altaf Hussain has expressed profound grief over the drowning of ten ...
Lahore
Eid celebrated amid inflation, hot weather
LAHORE - The Lahoriites celebrated Eid holidays experiencing record high price-hike and unbridled fleecing besides hot weather ...
Mutual patting on back by PM and Shahbaz
LAHORE - Sugar seemed to remain out of the discussions when Chief Minister Punjab, Mian Shahbaz Sharif called on Prime Minister ...
Service to humanity best form of worship: CM
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that service to humanity is the best form of worship and the present ...
2-Eid controversy triggers debates
LAHORE - The controversy created by the celebration of two Eids in the country has also triggered debates at the level of Ulema ...
America targets Muslims in war on terror: Munawar
LAHORE - Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami Syed Munawar Hassan has said American-led war on terror is in fact aims at targeting the Muslims ...
No respite from dry weather during September
LAHORE (APP) - Weather pundits see no respite from the current spell of dry weather with no chance of rain during the current ...
'Ch Brothers provided shelter to dictatorship'
LAHORE - PML-N Central Secretary General International Affairs Sheikh Kaiser Mehmood has said that the people rejected the PML-Q; ...
Pakistan, South Africa firm favourites: Akhtar
LAHORE - Controversial fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar predicted that Pakistan and host South Africa may clash in the summit clash of ...
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