Friday, February 10, 2012
- Karachi violence claims seven lives
- SC rejects PM Gilani's appeal
- 9 sentenced for London Stock Exchange terror plot
- 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
The Nation in print for Friday, September 26, 2008
Front Page
Sovereignty violation to boost terrorism: President
UNITED NATIONS - President Asif Ali Zardari stepped up pressure for UN investigation into Benazir Bhutto's assassination when he raised Pakistan's demand in the UN General Assembly Thursday, saying it would reassure the people of Pakistan that the international community cares about them and to ...
Trans-Kashmir trade from Oct 21
NEW YORK - Leaders of India and Pakistan have agreed that terrorism has no place in their bilateral relationship as they decided ...
Airports on red alert after bomb threat
RAWALPINDI/LAHORE - The authorities Thursday got the lounge of the Benazir Bhutto International Airport Islamabad vacated after ...
Pakistan faces 'existential threat': Gen Petraeus
PARIS (AFP) - Extremist forces threaten the very existence of Pakistan, the incoming US commander in the region warned Thursday, ...
International
Gates Foundation to help UN food programme with new market mechanism
NEW YORK - Microsoft's chief Bill Gates on Wednesday unveiled a plan that his charity foundation will help bring hundreds of ...
N Korea on brink of restarting N-programme
SEOUL (AFP) - North Korea was Thursday on the brink of restarting the nuclear weapons programme it shut down 14 months ago under ...
New Thailand cabinet sworn in amid protests
BANGKOK (AFP) - Anti-government protesters on Thursday rejected the new Thai cabinet, saying it was stocked with cronies of ...
Sri Lankan troops close in on Tamil Tiger headquarters
COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lankan government forces have advanced to the outskirts of the northern Tamil Tiger rebel capital of ...
Russia gives Venezuela major arms loan
MOSCOW (AFP) - Moscow announced a billion-dollar loan to Venezuela to buy arms on Thursday amid Cold-War style tensions with US ...
Storms batter China
SHANGHAI (AFP) - Torrential rains left at least 18 dead in China, including a Briton, and 17 missing, as Typhoon Hagupit pounded ...
Motlanthe takes oath as S African President
CAPE TOWN (AFP) - The deputy leader of South Africa's ruling party, Kgalema Motlanthe, was sworn in Thursday as the nation's ...
China urges negotiators to be flexible
BEIJING (AFP) - China on Thursday urged countries involved in negotiations aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear programme to ...
Anti-Christian attacks systematic in India
NEW DELHI (AFP) - The Indian government Thursday said attacks on Christians in the country's east were "very systematic" and ...
US soldier, 3 Qaeda militants die in Iraq
BAGHDAD (AFP) - An American soldier was killed in a suicide bomb attack just north of Baghdad in the restive province of Diyala, ...
Watson keen to make impact in India Tests
JAIPUR (AFP) - Fit-again Australian Shane Watson said Thursday he was determined to play a key role with both bat and ball in the ...
Ana in quarters, Ferrer crashes out of China Open
BEIJING (AFP) - Top seed David Ferrer was dumped out of the China Open on Thursday, while on the women's side home favourite ...
India fumes at top facilities for Aussies
JAIPUR (AFP) - India's cricket chiefs are not pleased the touring Australians are being provided top-grade private training ...
McDowell still on Ryder Cup high
LONDON (AFP) - It was back to business on Thursday for some of Europe's Ryder Cup stars including Ulsterman Graeme McDowell at ...
Business
KSE to approach President Zardari to discuss crisis
KARACHI - Karachi Stock Exchange is considering approaching the President Asif Ali Zardari to discuss the current crisis and to ...
Worsening law, order hits tourism
KARACHI - The worsening law and order situation due to increasing terrorism acts in the country will severely affect the tourism ...
SECP issues Draft Group Cos Registration Regulations 2008
LAHORE - The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has issued draft Group Companies Registration Regulations, ...
KSE sees another day of lacklustre performance
LAHORE - The equity market witnessed another day of lacklustre performance and index closed after shedding 6.60 points at ...
HPFL fetches highest offer of Rs1.34 billion
ISLAMABAD (APP) - In an open bidding, the Hazara Phosphate Fertilizers (Private) Limited (HPFL) here on Thursday received highest ...
Customs imposes MEP on non-basmati rice
KARACHI - The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) has invited the attention of the government that although the ...
IT companies restore operation
LAHORE - Amidst the damage of Evacuee Trust Complex (ETC) building where around 23 IT companies were housed, IT companies in ...
FPCCI concerned over tariff rationalisation proposals
KARACHI - President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry Tanvir A. Sheikh has shown his grave concern ...
SBP to host Islamic financial programme
KARACHI - The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will host five Islamic Financial Services Awareness Programmes in Karachi from 27 - 31 ...
Motorola named sustainability leader
LAHORE - The 2008-2009 Dow Jones Sustainability World and North American Indexes (DJSI) have ranked Motorola (NYSE: MOT) as ...
Politics
16 militants killed in Bajaur
KHAR (AFP) - At least 16 Al-Qaeda linked militants and two civilians were killed when helicopter gunships shelled rebel hideouts ...
Only flares fired: Zardari
NEW YORK - President Asif Ali Zardari said Pakistani forces had fired flares at NATO helicopters in the border area on Thursday ...
State Bank may freeze dollar at Rs75
KARACHI - Seeing unabated erosion in the value of rupee against the US dollar, the State Bank of Pakistan is likely to freeze the ...
US embassy suspends visa, other services
ISLAMABAD - The US embassy in Pakistan Thursday suspended its visa and all other counsel services owing to security concerns. ...
Zardari's misspelled remarks proved fabricated
KARACHI - The ongoing campaign against President Asif Ali Zardari regarding his poor knowledge of English during his recent visit ...
US orders Afghan strategy review
WASHINGTON (AFP) - President George W Bush has ordered a review of US strategy in Afghanistan, a senior Pentagon official said ...
CJ Iftikhar's name again echoes in SC
ISLAMABAD - The name of Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, deposed chief justice of Pakistan, echoed again in the apex court building on ...
'N' wants share in BB income support scheme
LAHORE - As negotiations between the PPP and the PML-N are going on to settle modalities of power-sharing in Punjab, the latter ...
Ghee, edible oil prices reduced by Rs5 per kg
ISLAMABAD - The government and ghee manufacturers have agreed to reduce the prices of ghee and edible oil by Rs 5.00 per kilogram ...
Influential Afghan trader kidnapped
PESHAWAR - An influential Afghan businessman was mysteriously picked up by unknown armed men from his residence at Hayatabad, ...
Entertainment
Gucci goes to tropics
MILAN (AFP) - From the tropics to acid rock and retro 19th century elegance, the hectic round of Milan shows for next ...
Sharon Stone loses custody of her eldest son
SHARON Stone has lost the latest round of the ongoing custody battle over her eldest son. The 'Basic Instinct' star had ...
Rare Monroe footage to be auctioned
MELBOURNE (AFP) - Rare footage of Marilyn Monroe on the set of the 1959 hit "Some Like it Hot" is expected to sell for up to ...
Stone's Bush biopic 'W' in cinemas before elections
WASHINGTON (AFP) - It's an "improbable story" about a simple man who somehow becomes the most powerful leader in the world, says ...
Fish diet for babies may cut their risk of eczema
BABIES who are fed fish are far less likely to develop eczema, scientists have found. They say the introduction of fish into ...
Batman Blaine back on his feet after 60-hour ordeal
NEW YORK (AFP) - Magician David Blaine completed his 60-hour upside down ordeal in New York on Wednesday, but some ...
Islamabad
Jansher advises PSF to consult former greats
ISLAMABAD - Former squash world champion Jansher Khan said Thursday that the Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) should consult ...
Next Australia series won't be cancelled
ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) wants to hold upcoming Pakistan Australia cricket series at any cost and if ...
PHL to organise symposium on October 18
ISLAMABAD- The 12th annual two-day symposium of Pakistan Hypertension League (PHL) will be held in Islamabad from 18 to 19 ...
Amir elected PKA president
ISLAMABAD - Member Punjab Assembly (MPA), Malik Muhammad Amir Dogar has been elected the new president of Punjab Kabaddi ...
PM dissatisfied over potable water quality
ISLAMABAD (APP)- Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani while expressing dissatisfaction over the Clean Drinking Water Programme, ...
'Foreign Ministry be impleaded as a party'
ISLAMABAD " A single bench of Islamabad High Court (IHC) chaired by Chief Justice Sardar Muhammad Aslam Thursday deferred the ...
Ban on heavy vehicles not enough to curb terrorism
ISLAMABAD- The so-called strict security measures 'shrewdly' adopted in the Federal Capital may possibly lead to 'serious ...
Non-functional ATMs irk customers
ISLAMABAD - Long queues of people were witnessed outside banks waiting for their turn to withdraw cash from Automated Teller ...
'33 fire brigades used to extinguish fire at hotel'
ISLAMABAD (APP) - A total of 33 fire brigade vehicles were used in the operation to extinguish fire which erupted soon ...
Karachi
SPLA protests handing over girls colleges to NGOs
KARACHI - Central leaders of Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association (SPLA), Karachi chapter, have strongly condemned the ...
KESC eyes Rs11b revenue with 31per cent tariff-hike
KARACHI - The KESC is expected to generate additional revenue worth around Rs11 billion in case its request of 31 per cent hike ...
Altaf condemns Marriott-blast
KARACHI - MQM Chief Altaf Hussain has condemned the Marriott Hotel bomb blast in Islamabad and termed it a conspiracy to defame ...
Lawyers to expedite movement after Eid
KARACHI - The lawyers' leaders on Thursday condemned the reappointment of the deposed judges by taking fresh oath from them. They ...
Karzai should accept Durand Line: Memon
KARACHI - PML-Q central leader and former federal minister, Nisar Memon, has said that if Afghan President Hamid Karazi wanted ...
Eid shopping yet to gain momentum
KARACHI - As the country is under the grip of suicide bombings with the current wave of suicide incidents in Quetta and Islamabad ...
Lahore
PR fails to facilitate passengers on Eid
LAHORE - The Pakistan Railways administration has made no special arrangements at its booking offices to cope with passengers ...
Rumpus at Bar meeting
LAHORE - Lahore Bar Association (LBA) general house meeting was marred by uninterrupted commotion, leading to its postponement ...
CM suspends Chief Engineer, blacklists firm
LAHORE (PPI) - Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif has expressed extreme displeasure over delay in the construction of ...
Make laws in six months to ban polythene bags: LHC ruling
LAHORE - The Lahore High Court (LHC) has directed Punjab government to enact a legislation within six months to put an absolute ...
Regularisation of SWM workers in doldrums
LAHORE - Regularisation of 4972 daily wagers in the Solid Waste Management (SWM) department has been put on back burner setting ...
Assembly guards to get weapons
LAHORE-In the wake of recent wave of suicide attacks in the country, the Punjab government has decided to make tight security ...
LHC seeks comments from PCB officials
LAHORE - The Lahore High Court has sought para-wise comments from Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board and Manager Human ...
Finals of Ramzan Golf at Royal Palm today
LAHORE - The finals of the Ramzan Rose Bowl Golf Tournament will be played today at the Royal Palm Golf Course. In contention, ...
Three candidates file nominations for FIH presidency
LAHORE - The International Hockey Federation (FIH) confirmed Thursday that it had received three applications for the its ...
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