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 30, 2008
Front Page
US bailout plan rejected
WASHINGTON - US lawmakers rejected a $700 billion bailout plan for the financial industry in a shock vote that sent global markets sliding as the world credit crisis claimed more banks. By a vote of 228-to-205 the House of Representatives rejected a compromise plan that would have allowed the ...
Nato soldier, 8 Afghans killed in rebel attacks
KABUL (AFP) - A soldier with the NATO-led force in Afghanistan was killed in a rebel attack while ambushes and bomb blasts linked ...
Wheat support price Rs950
ISLAMABAD " Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani announced increase in support price of wheat from the existing Rs 625 to ...
40 passengers burnt to death in road accident
At least 40 people died and seven others injured when a passenger bus caught fire after colliding with a tanker at Mazaffar Garh ...
Operation in Darra successful: Army
PESHAWAR (APP) - The operation against the militants has almost completed in Darra Adamkhel as security forces flushed out the ...
International
Israel must give up West Bank: Olmert
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Israel must give up virtually all the occupied West Bank including east ...
Iran, NKorea under fire over nuclear activity
VIENNA (AFP) - Iran and North Korea both came under fire over their contested nuclear activities on the first day of the UN ...
One dead in India blast
NEW DELHI (AFP) - At least one person was killed and six injured Monday in an explosion in India's western Gujarat state, the ...
Afghan warlord Hekmatyar claims French ambush
KABUL (AFP) - Afghan insurgent leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has claimed responsibility in a video message for an August ambush that ...
US to transfer anti-Qaeda fighters to Iraq control
BAGHDAD (AFP) - The US military will this week begin handing over control of 100,000 Sunni anti-Qaeda fighters to Iraq's Shia-led ...
Iran says it will pursue N-work despite UN demand
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran said on Monday it will go on with its uranium enrichment activities despite a fifth UN Security Council ...
Russia acts to secure Indian defence market
NEW DELHI (AFP) - Russia on Monday offered its Cold War ally India the chance to jointly develop weapon systems in a bid to ...
Five Lebanese soldiers killed in car blast
TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AFP) - Five Lebanese soldiers were killed on Monday in a car bomb blast targeting an army bus on the outskirts ...
Polls show Obama won 1st debate with McCain
WASHINGTON - New polls show a small boost for U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama after his first debate with ...
Don't underestimate Aussies, Sachin warns
BANGALORE (AFP) - Batting ace Sachin Tendulkar said on Monday Australia would be tough to beat in the upcoming Test series in ...
Shah, Swann named in England squad for India tour
LONDON (AFP) - Owais Shah and Graeme Swann have been named in England's 15-man squad for the forthcoming two-Test tour of India. ...
Villegas beats Garcia in playoff to win Tour C'ship
ATLANTA (Georgia) (AFP) - Camilo Villegas won one of the richest playoffs in PGA Tour history Sunday by beating Sergio Garcia to ...
Jankovic set on ending 2008 as number one
BEIJING (AFP) - Serbia's Jelena Jankovic, fresh off her win at the China Open, says she is determined to finish the year as the ...
Forget Zardari's 'checkered past' as he fights Taliban: NYT columnist
NEW YORK - An article in a leading American newspaper has called for supporting President Asif Ali Zardari for ...
Business
Pakistan needs $3-4b to stabilise economy
ISLAMABAD (Agencies) - Pakistan needs a capital infusion of $3-$4 billion 'up front' to stabilise its economy and bolster rapidly ...
State Bank enhances per acre indicative credit limits for crops
KARACHI- Governor State Bank of Pakistan, Dr Shamshad Akhtar announced Monday that the SBP has enhanced the indicative per ...
US to aid $100 million to promote agriculture sector
LAHORE - The US Ambassador to Pakistan Ms Anne W Patterson has said that the United States wants long-term, broad-based relations ...
ECB and Fed take new steps to calm panicked money markets
FRANKFURT (AFP) - The European Central Bank took major steps Monday to ease chronic tension in interbank money markets, as ...
Cellular segment growth slows and WLL increases
KARACHI - Cellular segment growth slowed down considerably in August-08 while Wireless Local Loop (WLL) after three months ...
Inflation breaks all previous records in only 1 year
KARACHI - The year-on-year basis inflation in major cities including Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi, Quetta and Peshawar continued ...
PC board okays highest offer of Rs1.34 billion for HPFL sale
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Board of the Privatisation Commission (PC) here on Monday gave approval to the highest offer of Rs.1. 34 ...
Oil slides on demand fears
LONDON (AFP) - Oil prices sank on Monday amid persistent worries about long-term global energy demand, as traders feared that the ...
KSE continues bearish mood with historic low volume
LAHOER - The equity market continued to remain bearish as the decision to remove the floor price mechanism was deferred till the ...
ICCI for further promoting IT sector
ISLAMABAD (APP) - President Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry has urged upon the government to focus on further ...
Politics
Govt will never succumb to terrorism: PM
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the democratic government would never succumb to terrorism and ...
Political solution to militancy a must: official
ISLAMABAD - Militants battling against Pakistani forces in FATA, NWFP and Balochistan are getting weapons and reinforcements from ...
Punjab destabilisation to affect Centre: Nisar
Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Ch Nisar Ali Khan has demanded a thorough debate in the Parliament after Eid on law ...
4 more militants killed as clash enters third day
QUETTA (PPI) - Five persons including four militants and a security personnel were killed as clashes continued third consecutive ...
Pakistanis flee to Afghanistan, says UN
KABUL (Agencies) - Fighting between Pakistani troops and militants in a tribal region has forced some 20,000 Pakistanis to seek ...
New institute set up to prevent N-theft, terror
VIENNA (AFP) - A new organisation was unveiled here Monday aimed at promoting nuclear security around the globe so as to prevent ...
India, France set to sign civil N-deal
MARSEILLE, France (AFP) - Indian and French leaders vowed to boost nuclear energy cooperation Monday at an annual summit on ...
Pakistan must deal with militant threat
LONDON (Agencies) - Pakistan must deal with the threat to its 'very existence' from militants, US military commander David ...
Expansion in Punjab cabinet after Eid
LAHORE-The PML-N has agreed to give the portfolios of health and education to the PPP, the two key cabinet slots which had been a ...
12 killed in Bajaur fighting
KHAR (Agencies) - Troops and tribesmen killed 12 militants in fighting on Monday in troubled Bajaur, as the two sides teamed up ...
ADB provides $500m financial assistance
KARACHI - The Asian Development Bank is set to provide 500 million dollars to Pakistan today (Tuesday) to support the country to ...
Wheat price jack to push atta further up
ISLAMABAD " The wheat support price increase is a timely as well as welcome step especially to augur well for next crop sowing ...
Afghan envoy recovered
PESHAWAR (Online) - Afghanistan's Ambassador-designate to Pakistan Abdul Khaliq Farahi has been recovered, according to a ...
Diesel price may go up
Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has proposed a rise in diesel price by Rs 1.70 per litre and a decrease of Rs 5 per litre ...
Shawwal moon not to sight today
LAHORE-There is hardly any chance of sighting of the Shawwal moon on Tuesday. Eidul Fitr, therefore, will be celebrated on ...
Entertainment
World's biggest cruise ship squeezes out of dock
IT might be time for the phrase: 'We're gonna need a bigger boat' to enter retirement. For this mighty vessel, the largest ...
Water buffalo races end Cambodia festival
VIHEAR SUOR, Cambodia (AFP) - Thousands of Cambodians converged on a village northeast of the capital Monday for annual water ...
Eagle Eye soars at US box-office
Thriller Eagle Eye is the top movie at the North American box office, having taken more than twice as much as its nearest rival ...
Frenchman fails to cross Channel in a pedal-powered airship
A French adventurer's attempt to become the first man to cross the Channel in a pedal-powered blimp ended in failure. Stephane ...
NASA's dirty secret: Moon dust
THE Apollo Moon missions of 1969-1972 all share a dirty secret. "The major issue the Apollo astronauts pointed out was dust, ...
Spears, Winehouse lead MTV Europe award
LONDON (AFP) - Despite their personal problems, Britney Spears and Amy Winehouse remain a favourite with fans and lead the ...
Islamabad
Over 2500 cops to guard Capital during holidays
ISLAMABAD (APP) - More than 2,500 personnel of Islamabad police will guard main sectors of the city when the people will ...
Inflation, fear mar Eid shopping
ISLAMABAD - With just one day left in Eidul Fitr, no significant rush has been witnessed at the markets in federal capital, as ...
'Reunite missing persons with their families on Eid'
ISLAMABAD -Defence of Human Rights (DHR) Chairperson Amina Masood Janjua has said that new democratic government is not serious ...
Dengue fever cases on the rise in twin cities
ISLAMABAD -During the dengue fever spree in twin cities this year, National Institute of Health (NIH) has tested as many as 45 ...
Vitamin C fails to prevent colds
ISLAMABAD (Online)- For those of you who are still taking high doses of vitamin C in the belief that it will help you prevent or ...
Eidul Fitr to revive spirit of altruism
ISLAMABAD (APP) Eidul Fitr is the time to revive the spirit of altruism, which is lacking with each passing day in the society. ...
Pakistan name squad for Commonwealth Games
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has finalised 24-member contingent comprising 16 athletes and eight officials for the third Commonwealth ...
PSB disconnects utility connections of five federations
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) has cut off the electricity, gas and water connections of the five sports federations ...
Jansher suggests setting up academies
ISLAMABAD - Former world squash champion Jansher Khan suggested Monday that Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) should establish ...
Karachi
Sindh gets 26.66pc less water share
KARACHI - The irrigation water shortage in Sindh has increased to 26.66 per cent in current Kharif season, officials told The ...
SC issues notice to ex-LTF officials
KARACHI - Supreme Court (SC) on Monday issued notice to the former officials of Lyari Task Force (LTF) to appear before the court ...
Gul Bahao produces animal feed
KARACHI (PPI) - Gul Bahao, a research organisation working on waste management since over a decade, has successfully prepared ...
City transporters withdraw 5,500 buses from roads
Karachi (PPI) - The urban public transport issue in Karachi is aggravating with every passing day. The government departments at ...
Loadshedding mars Eid festivities
KARACHI - The situation of loadshedding in the City again gets worse as the Eid is fast approaching. Sources told The Nation ...
Experts suggest easy tips to beat heartburn
KARACHI (PPI) - Heartburn is one of the common healthcare problems. Despite its name, heartburn doesn't affect the heart. ...
Lahore
Inflated fares spoil Eid plans
LAHORE - People working in Lahore on Monday continued to leave for their respective hometowns to celebrate Eidul Fitr, but the ...
Food prices up ahead of Eid
LAHORE - The prices of vegetables, meat and fruits have swelled to a considerable extent in the provincial metropolis ahead of ...
Citizens continue to suffer power outages
LAHORE - Citizens continued to suffer power outages on Monday as electricity crisis get worse with shortfall enhancing to 2,000 ...
No prisoner will be in lock-up on Eid
LAHORE-No prisoner will remain in jail on Eid-ul-Fitr this year on account of non-payment of fine or Diyat as the Chief Minister ...
Eid shopping at peak amidst fear, inflation
LAHORE - Eid shopping has geared up in the City as a large number of shoppers have started to throng local markets, ...
Patwaris' diminished role to help control forgery
LAHORE - The Punjab government has initiated a project of land record computerisation which will help reduce the patwari's role ...
West Indies women team raises security concern
LAHORE - The West Indies players and board has raised concern on taking their women team as well as their national team tours of ...
Shoaib awaiting visa for Toronto
LAHORE - Pakistan's controversial fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar will have to wait for his visa to play in the four-nation tournament ...
Yousuf picked for Toronto Twenty20
LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board has finally started to trust star batsman Mohammad Yousuf credentials for the shortest ...
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