Thursday, February 09, 2012
- 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
- Khar says drone attacks multiply militants
- Tax collection registers increase of 26%: Hafeez Shaikh
The Nation in print for Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Front Page
No sell-out on Kashmir: Zardari
NEW YORK - Pakistan will never sell out on Kashmir for improving relations with India, stated President Zardari during his meeting with Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Chairman Hurriyat Conference, in New York, Sunday. He added that Pakistan would continue to aid the Kashmiris politically and ...
Fata ministers resign
ISLAMABAD - Demanding, inter alia, immediate removal of NWFP Governor Owais Ahmad Ghani, FATA ministers and parliamentary ...
Covert activities under federal government's nose
ISLAMABAD - The owner of Inter-Risk Security Company Capt (r) Syed Ali Zaidi allegedly trained almost three batches of recruits ...
International
Taliban not the enemy in Afghanistan: Polish aide
WARSAW (Reuters/AFP) - The United States has too often left allies to suffer the consequences of flawed policies in Afghanistan ...
Iran warns Israel of last breath if it attacks
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Irans defence minister warned arch-foe Israel on Monday against launching any attack on the Islamic Republic, ...
Philippines seeks world help; toll 140
MANILA (AFP) - Overwhelmed Philippine authorities appealed for international aid Monday as the death toll from once-in-a-lifetime ...
Guinea forces kill 58
CONAKRY (Reuters/AFP) - Fifty-eight bodies were brought to a Conakry morgue on Monday after security forces in Guinea moved in ...
Karzai finally gets nod from West
WASHINGTON - The United States and its NATO countries fighting in Afghanistan have told the government of President Hamid Karzai ...
Iraq bombs end Ramazan lull
BAGHDAD (Reuters/AFP) - A series of bomb attacks across Iraq killed at least 15 people, including 12 members of security forces, ...
UN climate chief says time running out for deal
BANGKOK (AFP) - The UN climate chief warned Monday that time was running out to break a deadlock on a global warming pact, ...
Muslim woman lifts veil to testify in court
MADRID (AFP) - A Muslim woman testified in court in Madrid Monday with her veil raised and her head turned away from the public, ...
FDP wants rid of US N-weapons in Germany
BERLIN (Reuters) - Guido Westerwelle, tipped to be Germanys next foreign minister, said on Monday he wanted talks on the removal ...
Tajikistan bans beards for teachers under 50
DUSHANBE (Reuters) - Tajik-istan has banned school and university teachers under the age of 50 from growing beards and limited ...
England in semi-final, South Africa crash out
CENTURION (South Africa) (AFP) - England stormed into the Champions Trophy semi-finals with a 22-run victory over South Africa ...
Rain reprieve for Indian bowlers as Aussie go on run rampage
CENTURION (South Africa) (AFP) - Australia were on course for a big total against India before heavy rain stopped play in their ...
Tormented Safina shocked by qualifier Chang
TOKYO (Reuters) - World number one Dinara Safina collapsed to a stunning 7-6 4-6 7-5 defeat by Taiwanese qualifier Chang ...
Japanese media hails veteran Date-Krumm
TOKYO (AFP) - Japanese media on Monday hailed veteran Kimiko Date-Krumm's first tournament victory in 13 years, which made her ...
Sharapova survives scare at Pan Pacific Open
TOKYO (AFP) - Maria Sharapova began her campaign to reclaim the Pan Pacific Open title Monday with victory over Francesca ...
Siddons wants first ever D/N Test at Lord's
MUMBAI - A new chapter will be added in the history of Test cricket when England take on minnows Bangladesh in a Day/Night Test ...
Wendel dives in to send Bordeaux back to top
PARIS (AFP) - Defending champions Bordeaux returned to the top of the French first division after an impressive 1-0 victory at ...
Business
Hatchery cartel lifts poultry meat rate to over Rs200/kg
LAHORE - Chicken prices are going beyond Rs200 per kg because of the potential hatchery cartel - established recently and still ...
SBP likely to keep rates unchanged
KARACHI (Reuters) - State Bank of Pakistan is likely to keep interest rates on hold for the next two months to the end of ...
KSE falls below 9,500 level as 100-index sheds 254 points
KARACHI - Intense selling forced the local bourse to fall below 9,500 psychological barrier on Monday as the benchmark-100 index ...
Oil prices rebound on Wall Street rise
LONDON (AFP) - Oil prices jumped above 67 dollars on Monday, reversing earlier losses as traders took their cue from rebounding ...
Senate committee fears cartels in power sector
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat, Inter-Provincial Coordination and Special Initiatives ...
FBR urged to defer e-filing condition of tax returns
ISLAMABAD - Most of the traders are computer illiterate and are facing extreme problems in e-filing their income tax returns, ...
SNGPL pays no dividend
LAHORE - The Board of Directors of the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) was unable to recommend any dividend for fiscal ...
PR, Chinese firm sign MoU for locomotives maintenance
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Pakistan Railways and Chinese firm on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) about maintenance of 75 ...
Tourism sector to create more job opportunities
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Pakistan possesses a rich cultural and natural heritage and its tourism sector can play a major role to create ...
China faces 'big' uncertainties: World Bank chief
WASHINGTON (AFP) - China faces major uncertainties even though it rebounded strongly from the latest financial crisis aided by ...
Politics
Hot words over tariff increase
ISLAMABAD - The cabinet meeting was proceeding with routine calm when all of a sudden State Minister for Finance Ms Hina Rabbani ...
Tougher terror laws on the anvil
ISLAMABAD - The PPP-led ruling coalition is on the verge of introducing major changes in the Anti-Terrorism Act 1997 in order to ...
Punjab govt asks LHC to defer by-elections
LAHORE-Punjab Government has requested the Lahore High Court to postpone the upcoming by-election to two seats each of National ...
Is it a stratagem to put off local polls?
LAHORE - The Punjab governments latest attempt at delaying the forthcoming bye-elections, this time through court intervention, ...
Pro-govt elder among 5 killed in suicide hit
BANNU - At least five persons including Maulana Abdul Hakim, a member of local peace committee, were killed in a suicide attack ...
A rosy national picture at cabinet meeting
ISLAMABAD - Minister of State for Information, Syed Samsam Ali Bokhari, dispelling the possibility of any US drone attack on ...
Residents flee SWA
SOUTH WAZIRISTAN AGENCY - Amidst fear of possible military operation, the residents of South Waziristan Agency (SWA) have ...
SC moved to fix uniform sugar rate
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The federal government on Monday filed a petition in the Supreme Court praying to issue order for fixing ...
CNG prices to rise
ISLAMABAD - Owing to the shortage of natural gas, the government is seriously contemplating increasing the price of Compressed ...
Zawahri vows 'flood of death' in Pak
DUBAI (AFP/Reuters) - Al-Qaedas second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahri told US-led forces to leave Afghanistan or face a flood of ...
3 Mujahideen, woman killed in IHK gunbattle
SRINAGAR (AFP) - Three freedom fighters and a female bystander were killed on Monday during a fierce gunbattle with soldiers in ...
Pakistan absolutely successful in Swat: US
PAKISTAN has increased its commitment in the fight against terrorism, but the Obama Administration is still not satisfied, US ...
China urges peaceful solution of Kashmir
CHINA on Monday asked India and Pakistan to seek a solution to the Kashmir issue through peaceful and friendly consultations and ...
PM seeks ammo, mly hardware from France
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani stressed the need of capacity building of the law enforcement agencies with ...
McChrystal complains about US bureaucracy
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan bitterly complained in an interview Sunday about the ...
Iran tests more missiles
TEHRAN (Reuters/AFP) - Iran on Monday test-fired long-range missiles it says could reach targets inside Israel, flexing its ...
Court admits Hafiz's plea against new cases
LAHORE - A division bench of Lahore High Court on Monday admitted for regular hearing a petition, pleading for quashing two cases ...
Zardari in Italy to meet Berlusconi and Pope
ROME (AFP) - President Asif Ali Zardari arrived Monday in Rome for a three-day visit where he will meet with Italian leaders as ...
Anti-ship missiles refit claim refuted
KARACHI-Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Noman Bashir has said that the recent US protest on 'illegally modifying American ...
More Swat areas cleared
SWAT/MALAKAND - Amidst continuing search operations in the scattered parts of Swat and Malakand division, security forces claimed ...
Entertainment
Shawl spun from silk of a million spiders
A BRITISH art historian has created what is believed to be the worlds largest and rarest piece of cloth made entirely from golden ...
Madonna marks UK number one
MADONNAs third greatest hits album, Celebration, has topped the UK album chart in its first week of release. Collecting together ...
More celebs should focus on charity: Hayden
HAYDEN Panettiere thinks more celebrities should donate their time and money to charitable causes. The Heroes actress - who is ...
Children who are spanked have lower IQs
CHILDREN who are spanked have lower IQs worldwide, including in the United States, according to new groundbreaking research by ...
Climate change: heavier rainstorms ahead?
HEAVIER rainstorms lie in our future. Thats the clear conclusion of a new MIT and Caltech study on the impact that global climate ...
Berlusconi calls Obama 'tanned' again
ROME (AFP) - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has called Barack Obama tanned again despite coming under fire for using ...
Islamabad
TNFJ rally causes worst traffic jam
RAWALPINDI - Following the procession of Tehrik Nifaza-e-Fiqa Jafaria (TNFJ), the worst traffic jam on Monday evening on the ...
Commuters suffer as CDA fails to deliver
ISLAMABAD - The bus stop sheds at I-8/H-8 intersection, removed by the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to replace them with ...
60th founding anniversary of China celebrated
ISLAMABAD (NNI)- On the occasion of 60th Founding Anniversary of China, a traditional Chinese Art and Cultural Show was held at ...
Encroachers occupying public land in Sector I-10
ISLAMABAD - The Capital Development Authority has failed to follow up the anti-encroachment operation, paving way for the ...
Cabinet okays National Drinking Water Policy
ISLAMABAD - The much-awaited National Drinking Water Policy was finally approved on Monday, which focuses on removing the ...
Officials trained to distribute funds at grass roots level
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Management Information System (MIS) is essential for proper monitoring and evaluation of Benazir Income ...
National
England v New Zealand, Wanderers
England have already qualified for the semi-finals while New Zealand need to win this game to move ahead. In case of an England ...
Karachi
Aiwan-e-Riffat project in limbo
KARACHI - The construction of much-awaited Awan-e-Riffat project which was in full swing before Eidul Fitr and near completion ...
PPP worker killed; two dead separately
KARACHI - An activist of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) was shot dead on Monday within the limits of Saeedabad police ...
Proposed power tariff flayed
KARACHI - Jamaat-e-Islami Karachi Chief Mohammad Hussain Mehanti on Monday expressed his concern over the proposed summary of six ...
Jannatul Baqee demolition day observed
KARACHI - Youm-e-Inhidam-e-Jannatul Baqee, (the Day of Demolition of Cemetery of Baqee), on Monday was observed in the metropolis ...
PPP leader against Rana's appointment in Sindh
Karachi (PPI) - Coordinator of Pakistan Peoples Pary Central Secretariat, Karachi, Taj Haider had expressed deep regrets over the ...
2 killed in different incidents
KARACHI - A youth was shot dead in a target killing incident in Baldia Town police precincts. Police officials said that ...
Lahore
PCB announces schedule of domestic season
LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board Monday announced the Calendar for its Domestic Season 2009-10. The Domestic season already ...
PbOA finalises arrangements for Inter-school, collegiate Games
LAHORE - The Punjab Olympics Association has given final shape to its 2nd Inter-school and collegiate Games scheduled for next ...
Proposed hike in electricity tariff draws public ire
LAHORE - The traders, industrialists, growers and particularly the general public is screaming over the proposed increase in ...
Don't modify Race Course Park layout, LHC asks PHA
LAHORE - The Lahore High Court on Monday restrained Parks and Horticulture Authority from making any kind of modification in the ...
Pakistan won 1965 war thru media: speakers
LAHORE - Media played an important role in the defence of Pakistan. The 1965 war was in fact a media war and Pakistani media won ...
Govt avoiding by-polls to conceal poor governance
LAHORE - PML-Q leader and former Chief Minister Punjab Ch Pervaiz Elahi has held the Punjab government responsible for economic ...
Quaid wanted to see self-reliant Pakistan
LAHORE - Quaid-e-Azam wanted to see Pakistan an independent and self-reliant country. He rendered untold sacrifices for the ...
Crackdown against gambling dens and brothels ordered
LAHORE - SSP (Operations) Chaudhry Shafiq Ahmed has directed the police officials to launch massive crackdown against such hotels ...
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