Friday, February 10, 2012
- 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
- 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
The Nation in print for Wednesday, September 03, 2008
Front Page
Dr Aafia indicted on murder charges
NEW YORK - A US court Tuesday announced the indictment of Dr Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani neuroscientist, for allegedly attacking US agents in Afghanistan. Dr Siddiqui, 36, who is suffering from bullet wounds, was arrested in the Afghan town of Ghazni on July 17 by Afghan police. She is facing ...
PPP govt won't last long, says Nawaz
DUBAI (PPI) -Nawaz Sharif has said that he will contest the by-polls for National Assembly and will be in the Parliament soon. ...
Jets pound Matta
MINGAWARA - At least 10 persons, including children, were killed and 25 others were critically injured on Tuesday when jet ...
A naive recipe for cleaning up the mess
LAHORE - A senior security official while talking to The Nation on condition of anonymity has said that the points raised in a ...
International
Nadal withstands test to reach quarters
NEW YORK (AFP) - World number one Rafael Nadal battled his way into the US Open quarter-finals Monday, outlasting 55th-ranked Sam ...
Olympic winner Dementieva advances to semis
NEW YORK (AFP) - Olympic champion Elena Dementieva advanced to the US Open semi-finals on Tuesday, the Russian fifth seed ...
Giantkiller Safina wears emotions on her sleeve
NEW YORK (AFP) - Sobs turned to lobs as an emotional Dinara Safina stormed into the quarter-finals of the US Open, defeating ...
Pregnancy of Palin's unwed daughter shakes up McCain campaign
NEW YORK - Republican Party's high command swung into damage control Monday as their scaled-back convention was overtaken by news ...
Zardari's presidency would be a disaster: WSJ
NEW YORK - A major American newspaper has depicted Asif Ali Zardari, a leading candidate in presidential race, as "one of ...
Russia claims victory at EU climbdown
MOSCOW (AFP) - Moscow claimed victory Tuesday after EU leaders stepped back from imposing sanctions over Russia's partial ...
Disease may break out in flood-hit India, Nepal
SAHARSA (AFP) - Hundreds of thousands of flood victims huddled into makeshift camps in India and Nepal face major disease ...
Halt war in Iraq, protesters ask Republicans
ST PAUL, Minnesota (AFP) - Thousands of people including disgruntled Republicans bearing banners and peace flags, gathered and ...
Emergency declared in Thai capital
BANGKOK (AFP) - Thailand's prime minister declared a state of emergency in the capital Tuesday after thousands of his opponents ...
No survivors in Congo plane crash
KINSHASA (AFP) - A plane carrying 15 UN and private aid workers and two crew slammed into a mountain in eastern Democratic ...
Republican convention back on track
St Paul, Minnesota (AFP) - The Republican convention was to get back on track Tuesday with an address by President George W Bush ...
Eight killed in Iraq bombings
BAGHDAD (AFP) - At least eight people including a policeman were killed and 21 others injured on Tuesday in three separate ...
US disputes Afghan civilian deaths
KABUL (AFP) - The US-led coalition in Afghanistan said Tuesday that its investigation into a controversial airstrike alleged to ...
Encephalitis outbreak kills 200 in India
NEW DELHI (AFP) - Nearly 200 people, mostly children, have died in an outbreak of Japanese encephalitis in the northern Indian ...
Business
Uplift schemes left at the mercy of contractors
KARACHI - The Planning and Development Department of Sindh government has identified flaws and inefficiency in the implementation ...
Auto sector profit falls 61pc
KARACHI - Auto assemblers showed a lackluster performance during the quarter ended on June 30 2008, as the net profit of the auto ...
Daily KSE turnover touches historic low level
LAHORE - All research and valuation seem to have failed to lure the investors back in the market as the index has continuously ...
Shipments of 150,000 tonnes fertilizer from Saudi Arabia
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Shipments of 150,000 tonnes of fertilizers would arrive in the country in September-October to overcome the ...
Oil prices elow $105
LONDON (AFP) - Oil prices tumbled on Tuesday to four-month lows below 105 dollars a barrel after Hurricane Gustav spared energy ...
DeLaval signs MoU with LDDB
KARACHI - Livestock and Dairy Development Board (LDDB) and DeLaval Pakistan signed a memorandum of understanding to join hands to ...
SBP facilitates public to get fresh notes
KARACHI - With a view to facilitate the general public and other stakeholders in obtaining fresh currency notes before ...
Politics
Mushahid asks Zardari to declare assets
ISLAMABAD - PML-Q presidential candidate Mushahid Hussain Sayed here on Tuesday asked PPP's presidential contender Asif Ali ...
Asif Zardari to bag 500 votes, says Mukhtar
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan People's Party claims that its candidate Asif Ali Zardari would bag nearly 500 out of total around 700 ...
Only three women killed in Nasirabad incident: DIG
QUETTA - DIG Sibi Range Ghulam Shabir Shiekh has said that the number of women killed in Nasirabad tragic incident was three. ...
Asif to lead party even after Sept 6
ISLAMABAD - Entry of 'political orphan', Mushahid Hussain Sayed, who had earlier betrayed Nawaz Sharif, into Aiwan-e-Sadr can put ...
PPP to show strength on 5th
LAHORE - Pakistan Peoples Party will show its numerical strength on September 5 in the four provinces and center one day ahead of ...
100 shops gutted in Multan
MULTAN - A massive blaze, which sparked in wee hours of Tuesday, engulfed at least 100 shops in local grain market, fire ...
Suicide bombings claim 160 lives in Aug
PESHAWAR - In the wake of growing violence in NWFP and other parts of the country 160 innocent persons were killed while more ...
PPP man to sweep presidential election: Sherry
ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sherry Rehman Tuesday said that Pakistan People's Party was not in ...
League reunion hits snags
ISLAMABAD - Efforts aimed at reunification of PML-N and PML-Q have hit snags after reluctance of PML-Q Punjab President and ...
Rudderless 'Q' moving adrift
ISLAMABAD - The impeachment decision by the ruling coalition, followed by presidential race, has proved Pakistan Muslim League-Q ...
Entertainment
Stones' tongue sold to V&A museum
The original artwork for 'The Rolling Stones', iconic lips and tongue symbol, has been bought by the London's Victoria and Albert ...
Rare Marilyn Monroe footage surfaces in Australia
MELBOURNE (AFP) - Rare behind-the-scenes footage of screen goddess Marilyn Monroe, taken while she was filming her iconic 1959 ...
Venice prize for Bobby Sands film
Artist Steve McQueen has won a prize at the Venice Film Festival for his film, Hunger, about IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands' ...
Delighted bride buys her dream dress in five pence
A bride has beaten the credit crunch after she bought her dream-wedding dress for just 5p on eBay. Heather Saint, the ...
Harry Potter publisher looks to promote next big thing
NEW YORK (Agencies) - On Sept 9, the US publisher of "Harry Potter" will premiere a highly ambitious series with a ...
Bodies of mom cradling her child beneath rubble found
RESCUE workers looking for survivors in the rubble in China's southwest region have found the heartbreaking bodies of a woman ...
Islamabad
ICT Drug Rules, 2008 yet to be notified
ISLAMABAD-The much-awaited Islamabad Capital Territory Drug Rules 2008 are still in doldrums due to bureaucratic inertia and ...
NCHD chief quits, rebuts govt's allegations
ISLAMABAD - Chairman National Commission for Human Development (NCHD) Dr. Nasim Ashraf has submitted his resignation to the ...
Autoimmune Disorder patient awaits messiah
ISLAMABAD - A patient suffering from life threatening disease Autoimmune Disorder, struggling for her life, needs immediate ...
Utility Stores accused of violating Ramazan package
RAWALPINDI - Terming the 'Ramazan Package' at Utility Stores (USs) insufficient, the citizens have complained that essential ...
New drug reduces risk of heart attack, strokes
ISLAMABAD (Online) "A drug used to lower blood pressure also cuts the risk of cardiovascular death, heart attack or stroke in ...
Revision of decade-old culture policy put on back burner
ISLAMABAD - The plan to modify over a decade-old culture policy has gone on the back burner due to constant changes at the helm ...
Karachi
Rs9.7 billion loss to KESC during FY08
KARACHI - The Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) has reported a huge loss of Rs 9.721 billion in July-March FY08 period due ...
Farmer seeking fertilizer died of suffocation not baton-charge
KARACHI - Sindh Home Minister Dr. Zulfiqar Mirza informed the Sindh Assembly at the request of the speaker that a farmer who was ...
Railways cut fares by 20pc
KARACHI - Pakistan Railway (PR) has decreased the railway fares to twenty percent, the new fares would be imposed from first ...
Qaim orders monitoring of fertilizer sale
Karachi - Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has directed all police officers and DCOs to monitor sellingl and purchase of ...
Eshwar withdraws case against PPP members
KARACHI - The case of harassing and beating the former legislator of Sindh Assembly, Eshwar Lal, during the Assembly session by ...
Boys outshine girls in Science exams
KARACHI - Boys outshined girls in the results of the Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) Part-II Science Pre-Engineering ...
MQM flays Balochistan incident
KARACHI - Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain on Tuesday strongly condemned the brutal act of burying the five ...
Shoaib targets Pakistan return with Surrey stint
KARACHI (AFP) - Fit-again Shoaib Akhtar vowed Tuesday to use a short stint with Surrey to mount a comeback at international ...
Tapal Club, Hussain CC win matches
KARACHI - Tapal Cricket Club and Muhammad Hussain Cricket Club took winning start in Aga Khan Gymkhana Ramzan Twenty20 trophy ...
Lahore
Dressing room culture is not perfect: Afridi
LAHORE - All-rounder Shahid Afridi raised a voice of dissent against captain Shoaib Malik and said that the dressing room culture ...
Pakistan Premier Soccer League
LAHORE - Striker Muhammad Asif hit last-minute equalizer as National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) drew 1-1 with Chaman's Afghan FC at ...
Third Secy Food shown the door amid atta crisis
LAHORE - The Punjab government during the last five months has shown exit to three secretaries of the provincial Food Department, ...
'Transfer meant to appease millers'
LAHORE- The Secretary Food Punjab Rao Iftikhar Ahmed who has been transferred and posted as Director General Parks and ...
Jeweller's murder during robbery sparks violence
LAHORE - Crime against the property has tremendously increased in the city as another citizen was shot dead by the robbers at ...
PML-N didn't ask PPP to quit Punjab government
LAHORE - PML-N Punjab president and senior advisor to CM Punjab, Sardar Zulfiqar Ali Khosa has said that nobody from his party ...
Doubt over bank officials' involvement in robbery
LAHORE - The Racecourse police have deployed plain clothed policemen in and around the three banks after father of the victim, ...
312 illegal immigrants reach home
LAHORE - As many as 312 Pakistani illegal immigrants who entered in various European countries were sent back home on a special ...
Proposed raise in power tariff challenged
LAHORE - A Constitutional petition has been filed in the Lahore High Court to question the proposed increase in the power tariff ...
CM awards cash prizes to position-holders
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif Tuesday awarded cash prizes and commendatory certificates to the ...
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