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 Thursday, September 03, 2009
Front Page
Minister escapes brush with death
ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Hamid Saeed Kazmi and his gunman sustained bullet injuries in an assassination attempt here Wednesday while his driver succumbed to injuries on the spot. The incident took place when the minister left his office situated some yards away from Police ...
Court reimposes restrictions on AQ
LAHORE - A Division Bench of Lahore High Court while suspending an order of a single bench has restricted free movement of ...
Problems won't end with change in govt: Nawaz
LAHORE - Pakistan Muslim League-N Quaid Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has said that he is totally against politics of confrontation, ...
International
Powerful earthquake shakes Indonesia; 35 dead
JAKARTA (Reuters) - A powerful earthquake killed at least 35 people and forced thousands to flee homes and offices in Indonesia ...
Asias poorest to be worst hit by climate change, says ADB
KATHMANDU (AFP/Reuters) - Melting Himalayan glaciers and other climate change impacts pose a direct threat to the water and food ...
'Peace dialogue with Israel only if settlements frozen'
JERUSALEM (Reuters/AFP) - Israel and the Palestinians on Wednesday held their first highest-level talks since Israeli Prime ...
Muslims face bias in Netherlands
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Arab European League (AEL) is being prosecuted for insulting Jews by publishing a cartoon suggesting ...
AP CMs chopper missing; fears of his safety mount
The fate of Indian state of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy remained uncertain Wednesday night after a ...
World powers press Iran to talk before UN meeting
KOENIGSTEIN, Germany, (Reuters/Reuters) - World powers pressed Iran on Wednesday to meet them for talks on its disputed nuclear ...
Opium crop down, prices plummet: UN
KABUL (Reuters) - Opium cultivation in Afghanistan fell by 22 per cent this year as prices for the drug tumbled causing farmers ...
Row over new Indian Army VC's appointment
THE appointment of Lt-Gen PC Bhardwaj as Vice-Chief of the Indian Army has generated controversy as he has superseded Lt-Gen VK ...
Bomb hits Athens stock exchange
ATHENS (Reuters) - A car bomb blew up outside the Athens stock exchange on Wednesday, damaging the building extensively and ...
Iran 'replacing envoys for backing rioters
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran is replacing 40 of its ambassadors, including some who voiced support for rioters during the unrest that ...
Murray and Djokovic off to winning starts at US Open
NEW YORK (AFP) - The men's singles formbook continued to be largely respected at the US Open on Tuesday with second seed Andy ...
Ivanovic hits an all-time low to end Slam year
NEW YORK (AFP) - Just 15 months after winning the French Open and becoming world number one, 11th-seeded Ana Ivanovic made her ...
Sharapova shoulders the burden of coping with injury
NEW YORK (AFP) - Maria Sharapova could not bear to watch last year's US Open and add the agony of her absence to the pain of ...
Taylor, Vettori script New Zealand T20 win
COLOMBO (AFP) - Jacob Oram and Daniel Vettori shared five wickets as New Zealand came from behind to shock Sri Lanka by three ...
Clarke defends T20 call-off as ECB promises inquiry
MANCHESTER (AFP) - Australia captain Michael Clarke insisted the umpires were right to call-off the second Twenty20 international ...
Business
Govt to give 2.5pc mark-up support to textile exporters
ISLAMABAD - The Ministry of Textile on Wednesday issued three notifications in connection with textile policy. One of the ...
PIA in a fix over fate of 23 employees
LAHORE - The PIA has hired another batch of 100 employees, on contract basis, with verbal order from Islamabad and the local ...
Cement cos fined for forming cartel
KARACHI (Reuters) - Competition authorities have slapped a fine of about $77 million on 20 cement companies found guilty of ...
SBP 10-year PIB cut-off yield at 12.50 per cent
KARACHI (Reuters) - State Bank of Pakistan set a cut-off yield of 12.50 percent on the governments benchmark 10-year investment ...
Govt signs $230m road deal with ADB
KARACHI (Reuters) - The Asian Development Bank and Pakistan signed an agreement on Wednesday to invest $230 million in improving ...
Energy and banking sectors lead as KSE gains 109 points
KARACHI - The stocks led by the energy and banking sectors closed on Wednesday at their highest level of the year, with interest ...
Hubco earnings up 45pc in FY09
KARACHI - Hub Power Co (Hubco) has registered a strong earnings growth of 45pc on year-on-year basis in FY09. Despite the ...
Budget deficit at 5.2pc of GDP; higher than target
KARACHI - The fiscal and budget deficit target set by Ministry of Finance for the year 2009-10 could face some slippages and fail ...
Pakistan wants robust partnership with Libya
TRIPOLI (APP) - Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday said Pakistan wants a robust economic partnership with Libya, ...
No govt can tackle economic issues alone
LAHORE - Federation, chambers and trade bodies, being major stakeholders, are in a strong position to provide guidance to the ...
Politics
US judge approves new defence lawyers over Aafias objections
NEW YORK - Over her vociferous objections, a US judge on Wednesday cleared the way for a new team of lawyers to defend Aafia ...
Row erupts between FO and agencies
ISLAMABAD - A serious row has erupted between Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the countrys security agencies over the return of ...
Taseer sends judges names to President
LAHORE-Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer has said that he has forwarded the names of prospective judges to the President Asif Ali ...
Ship collision at Gwadar Port hushed up
ISLAMABAD - Gwadar Port Authority (GPA) has hushed up August 17 ship collision incident that caused structural damage to one of ...
'Macho-man' shows muscles
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) MNA Anjum Aqeel Khan along with his men reportedly ransacked office of a federal ...
Two petitions filed in SC for Musharraf trial
ISLAMABAD - Former presidential candidate Dr Anwarul Haq Wednesday filed a criminal petition in the Supreme Court of Pakistan ...
Tarin tells Wapda to adhere to settled formula
ISLAMABAD - Finance Ministry has asked Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) to adhere to last arbitration over NWFPs ...
Afghan deputy spy chief killed
MIHTARLAM, Afghanistan, (Reuters/AFP) - A suicide bomber killed at least 23 people, including the countrys deputy head of ...
Afghan vote fraud overshadows Paris meet
PARIS (AFP) - Top envoys for Afghanistan gathered in Paris on Wednesday to chart a way forward after claims of massive fraud cast ...
Pakistan voices concern
UNITED NATIONS - Pakistan Tuesday criticised the priority given to a discussion on the expansion of UN Security Council in both ...
SA visit not for personal gains, says Musharraf
JEDDAH (Online) - Former President Pervez Musharraf has said that he held talks with Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz for the ...
Barack Obama fetes Muslims at Iftar-dinner
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Barack Obama on Tuesday praised Islam as an integral part of America, as he feted prominent US ...
Support for Afghan war at all-time low
WASHINGTON - Support for the war in Afghanistan has fallen to an all-time low in the United States, according to a national poll ...
US base being built in Sindh, says Mazari
Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf spokesperson on foreign affairs Shirin Mazari has claimed that a US base is being built in Gharo area in ...
Sibi court reserves judgment
QUETTA - District and Sessions Court Sibi has reserved the judgment on an application for registration of murder case of Nawab ...
Pak nuclear weapons worry Indian Army Chief
INDIAN Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor said on Wednesday that increase in Pakistans atomic weapons stockpile, if true, was a ...
5 Mujahideen killed in IHK
SRINAGAR (AFP) - Indian army claimed to have killed five freedom fighters trying to sneak into Kashmir from the Pakistani side on ...
Entertainment
Victoria Beckham has insecurities
VICTORIA Beckham is just like rest of us The former Spice Girl - who is married to soccer star David Beckham - admits shes ...
Tigers 'brainier' than lions
AS the King of the Jungle, the lion may have the brawn, but it is the tiger that has the brains, claim scientists. Researchers ...
Madonna collapses on stage twice
IT may be time for Madonna to take a much needed break from her world tour. The 51-year-old pop star lost consciousness due to ...
Jackson death certificate amended
MICHAEL Jacksons death certificate has been amended to reflect his cause of death as homicide. The document has been changed to ...
Cradle and birthday of dog identified
PREVIOUS studies in the field have indicated that East Asia is where the wolf was tamed and became the dog. It was not possible ...
Sculptor plugs Greek classics into iPod Age
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - With an iPhone, Zeus could have saved time to call on lightning from the heavens so says California-based ...
Islamabad
Pakistan gear up for India clash in Champions Trophy
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Pakistan will kick off their campaign in the upcoming One-Day Champions Trophy with a match against the West ...
Juvenile prisoners without health, education facilities
ISLAMABAD - A tally of 1,511 juveniles are jailed in the country out of which 177 children are behind the bars as their mothers ...
ICTA asks transporters to charge fixed fare from commuters
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration has warned the transporters to charge the fixed fare from ...
Immunisation backbone of health system
ISLAMABAD - Immunization is the backbone of health system and the provision of preventive care services to the people through the ...
11 cops issued notices
RAWALPINDI - City Police Officer (CPO) Rao Muhammad Iqbal Khan has issued show cause notices to eleven police officers of the ...
Move to end litigants' suffering: Experts
ISLAMABAD (APP)- A number of Special Courts which are meant for specific territory have not been located in the Federal Capital ...
IESCO reduces loadshedding
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) has temporarily reduced the load shedding hours in its region due to ...
Karachi
Landlords deny water share to tail-enders
KARACHI - The canal system, considered to be the best irrigation way in the world, established in the British era in Sindh, is ...
Edu Dept-teachers' row yet to be settled
KARACHI - Sindh Education Department has failed to resolve its dispute with Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association (SPLA) ...
Price-hike fails to hinder street Iftar tradition
KARACHI - The skyrocketing prices of fruits and other essential kitchen items failed to hinder the tradition of the roadside ...
Power supply stable during rains: KESC
KARACHI - The management of Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) has adopted a strategy of carrying out preventive measures in ...
Efforts on to get back university land
KARACHI - Karachi University wants to give a backlash to the land mafia by claiming its land back, said a KU release issued here ...
Patience
Patience is that trait of character, which only gets invoked in adversity. Since true character emerges only in contradiction, ...
Lahore, Sialkot, Quetta win Jr Super Hockey League
KARACHI - A goal scoring blitz in the opening sixteen minutes gave Rose Petal Lahore Lions easy 3-1 victory over CDGK Karachi ...
Lahore
Afridi, Gul in running for ICC annual awards
LAHORE - The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the names of players for Annual Awards 2009. No Pakistani player ...
Pakistan U-19 team trials conclude
LAHORE - The three-day final phase of trials to select Pakistan U-19 team for Zimbabwe tour were held here Tuesday at Diamond ...
PBF president appointed ASBC development committee VC
LAHORE - President Pakistan Boxing Federation Doda Khan Bhutto has been appointed as vice chairman of the Asian Boxing ...
FIA unearths Rs190m scam; Wapda officer held
LAHORE - The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Wednesday arrested a WAPDA officer along with his five accomplices allegedly ...
Rain brings pleasant change in weather
LAHORE - Various parts of the country including the City received rain on Wednesday, making weather pleasant by decreasing the ...
Munawar sees another 'deal' after Musharraf visit to KSA
LAHORE - Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Syed Munawar Hassan has said that besides the ruling party, some friendly countries have stepped ...
Cm for provision of edibles at cheap rates
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has directed that a comprehensive strategy should be adopted for the provision of ...
Only people have right over resources: CM
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that on the instructions of PML-N Quaid Nawaz Sharif, Punjab government ...
Smash Indian dams with atom bombs, says Nizami
LAHORE - Chairman Nazria Pakistan Trust and Editor-in-Chief The Nation Majid Nizami has said that by building 62 dams on ...
PUCIT excels in job-oriented education
LAHORE - The interest shown in the job-oriented computer science education particularly at the Punjab University College of ...
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