Friday, February 10, 2012
- Commission to record Ijaz's statement via video link
- LHC adjourns hearing of petition against TCP
- Jamaat Ali Shah rejects treason charges
- Letter sent to BlackBerry Company: DAG
- PM will appear before SC on Feb 13, confirms Aitzaz
- 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
The Nation in print for Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Front Page
Quetta Shura tops US agenda
WASHINGTON - As American troops move deeper into southern Afghanistan to fight Taliban, the militant groups leadership council, known here as Quetta Shura, is now high on the Obama administrations agenda, US Ambassador to Pakistan Anne W Patterson has said, amid reports that Washington may start ...
SBP keeps policy rate flat at 13pc
KARACHI- The State Bank of Pakistan has decided to keep its policy rate unchanged at 13 per cent for the next two months ...
Twin drone strikes kill 13 in Waziristan
PESHAWAR - Two US drone aircraft killed 13 militants, including foreigners, in missile strikes on Tuesday in the Waziristan ...
International
157 killed in Guinea stadium bloodbath
CONAKRY (Reuters/AFP) - Guinea junta troops shot and killed at least 157 people, wounded more than 1,000, and raped women when ...
Afghanistan not 'US battle, says Obama
WASHINGTON (AFP/Reuters) - US President Barack Obama said Tuesday the war in Afghanistan was not purely an American battle but ...
Tehran says wont discuss nuclear rights in Geneva
TEHRAN (AFP/Reuters) - Iran said on Tuesday that it will offer a timetable soon for UN inspection of its controversial new ...
US seeks to isolate Iran
WASHINGTON - US officials say the Obama Administration will try to isolate Iran if talks over the countrys nuclear ambitions ...
Afghan terror suspect pleads not guilty
NEW YORK - An Afghan immigrant has pleaded not guilty to plotting a terrorist attack on New York City using common chemicals. ...
Countries differ with Iran intelligence, says NYT
NEW YORK - Countries differing assessments of Irans secret nuclear facility are driving how leaders may address Irans nuclear ...
World leaders make progress on climate change: Ban
UNITED NATIONS - The meetings of world leaders at the General Assembly over the past week have made progress on major issues ...
US urges Israel to probe Gaza crimes
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States called on its close ally Israel on Tuesday to conduct credible investigations into ...
Philippines braces for new storm
HANOI/MANILA (Reuters/Reuters) - A powerful typhoon slammed into central Vietnam on Tuesday, killing 32 people and flooding towns ...
Musharraf wants US to win in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON - Former President Pervez Musharraf, a close U.S. ally in the war on terror, wants the Obama administration to send ...
England dismissed for 146 by New Zealand
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - New Zealand closed in on a Champions Trophy semi-finals place by bowling England out for 146 in the final ...
Delhi races to avoid C'wealth Games fiasco
NEW DELHI (AFP) - With 12 months to go until the start of the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, the city risks a fiasco rather ...
Sharapova shines as rivals flop at Pan Pacific Open
TOKYO (AFP) - Russian big-hitter Maria Sharapova Tuesday overwhelmed Samantha Stosur of Australia in a swift 6-0, 6-1 victory as ...
Santoro shunted out by Korolev in Bangkok
BANGKOK (AFP) - Evgeny Korolev bid farewell to Frenchman Fabrice Santoro with a 4-6, 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (9/7) opening-round victory ...
Business
Textile sector unlikely to meet targets
ISLAMABAD - Textile sector is unlikely to meet the set targets due to four to eight hours long loadshedding contrary to the ...
ATT agreement be reviewed
KARACHI - Advisor to CM Sindh for Investment Zubair Ahmed Motiwala has said that Afghan Transit Trade agreement which was made ...
Major cement cos saw 1,492pc earnings growth
LAHORE - In continuation of the substantial growth of the major cement companies in all the three quarters of the fiscal year ...
PPL approves issuance of 500m ordinary shares
KARACHI - The 58th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) has approved the issue of 500 million ...
Market fails to achieve 9,500 level amid bull-run
KARACHI - Bulls made a strong come back at the local equity market on Tuesday on expectation of favourable monetary policy ...
Mill owners concerned over auction of imported wheat
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Punjab Flour Mills Association has expressed concern over decision taken by Trading Corporation of Pakistan ...
Indus Motor pre tax profit declines to Rs2 billion
KARACHI - The Board of Directors of Indus Motor Company Ltd met on Tuesday to review the companys financial and operating ...
Govt, ADB join hands to enhance exports
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan and Asian Development Bank (ADB) have launched new initiatives aimed at increasing levels of ...
Shaheen Group sweeps GTCCI poll
GUJRAT - The Shaheen Group of the Gujrat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GTCCI) has bagged the helm of the chamber for the ...
POL prices to go down tomorrow
LAHORE - Expressing his satisfaction over the performance of PPP-led government, Federal Commerce Minister Makhdoom Amin Fahim ...
Politics
Kayani rules out US raids in Balochistan
ISLAMABAD - The Tripartite Commission comprising senior military representatives from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Coalition Forces ...
Governor NWFP to be removed
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani assured the annoyed FATA ministers, who had handed over their resignations to ...
Widow thrashed, ejected despite stay order
ISLAMABAD - The Estate Office has resorted to hooliganism to get a government House, no D-119, Street 20 in G-6/2 sector, vacated ...
Greece blames Pakistan for kidnapping of its citizen
ISLAMABAD - Greece Tuesday blamed Pakistan for the kidnapping of its citizen Athanasius Lerounis from Chitral on September 8 that ...
PPP divided over by-elections issue
LAHORE-The PPP, which is coalition partner in Punjab with the PML-N, is visibly divided over the issue of postponement of ...
Trained recruits plus records go missing
ISLAMABAD - Top officials of the countrys security agencies are still unsure about the exact number of recruits trained by ...
Ali Zaidi nabbed
ISLAMABAD - Islamabad Police finally arrested the owner of the dubious Inter-Risk Company, Syed Ali Jafar Zaidi, after Additional ...
LHC admits petition to defer by-polls
LAHORE - The Lahore High Court on Tuesday issued notices to the Chief Election Commissioner, Attorney General of Pakistan and ...
PM announces development package for GB
GILGIT (APP) - Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday announced a development package for Gilgit-Baltistan aimed at the ...
Asif seeks enhanced access to EU markets
ROME (APP) - President Asif Ali Zardari Tuesday called for enhanced access to the markets of European Union stressing that it was ...
5 militants killed in Tirah
KHYBER AGENCY (APP) - Five militants were killed during bloody encounter between two rival groups in remote Tirah Valley here on ...
Brahmdagh rules out talks with govt
BALOCH Republican Party chief Brahmdagh Bugti has rejected negotiations with the Pakistan government saying the Baloch people ...
Migration amid curfews
PESHAWAR - Curfew was imposed in several parts for an indefinite period of time on the one hand, while on the other, mass scale ...
30 dead as bus hits mine in Afghanistan
KANDAHAR (AFP) - At least 30 civilians were killed when a bus hit a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday in an attack ...
Majid Nizami calls on Gilani
ISLAMABAD - Managing Director and Chairman Nawa-I-Waqt Group Majid Nizami called on Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani at the ...
Entertainment
Cruise, Katie spend millions on Suris clothes
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes have spent over $3m on clothes for their adorable daughter Suri, it has been claimed. The Hollywood ...
Miss Singapore quits after criminal record revealed
SINGAPORE (AFP) - Singapores representative to the Miss World beauty contest has stepped down after being exposed as a credit ...
Theron keeps Oscar in toilet
Charlize Theron keeps her Oscar in the bathroom. The South African star won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in ...
I was mocked for wanting to act: Megan
MEGAN Fox got picked on by the girls at her school - after they found out she wanted to be an actress. The Transformers star, 23, ...
Jennifer has flying ritual
Jennifer Aniston has a special little ritual every time she steps foot on an airplane. The former Friends actress admits shes a ...
As phones get smarter, game makers ring the changes
TOKYO (AFP) - Tetsuya Ide doesnt own an iPhone, but the teenage computer boffin is betting that Apples hit gadget is the key to ...
Islamabad
CDA creating hurdles, NA committee told
ISLAMABAD - The National Assembly Standing Committee on Education was informed on Tuesday that Capital Development Authority had ...
Drive against displaying unapproved numberplates
ISLAMABAD - The Islamabad Traffic Police started a special campaign against the vehicles displaying unapproved number plates. ...
DC inspects rural areas' development schemes
ISLAMABAD - Deputy Commissioner Amer Ali Ahmed visited rural areas of Islamabad including Bhara Kahu and inspected the ongoing ...
Committee formed to probe into matter
RAWALPINDI - After surfacing the issue of illegal appointment of three real brothers as doctors in District Headquarter Hospital ...
Body to create public awareness of iodine salt benefits
ISLAMABAD - A body comprising of media persons was set up here on Tuesday in order to achieve the goal of elimination of Iodine ...
Italy to provide 20m Euros for TVET sector
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Italian government will provide a soft loan of 20 million Euros to Pakistan to promote Technical and ...
National
Australia v Pakistan, Centurion
This is going to be another important clash. If Australia beat Pakistan, they will make it to the semis as being the leaders in ...
Karachi
Indians praying for Pakistan win?
KARACHI (AFP) - While relations between nuclear-armed neighbours Pakistan and India are tense off pitch, some fans and cricket ...
Ariz fails to save Zone IV from defeat
KARACHI - Arif Kamal gave fine all round performance for Zone-IV but his effort failed to save his team from defeat at the hands ...
SHC stays PTCL privatisation
KARACHI - The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday put off proceedings, until October 27, for the final hearing, in a constitutional ...
Two including LeJ activist shot dead
KARACHI - Two people including an activist of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) were gun downed while three including the Dow University ...
High Court seeks report on vehiclular pollution
KARACHI (PPI) - Sindh High Court Tuesday directed Additional Advocate General Sindh to submit report of DIG Traffic Police ...
Two Excise Dept officials suspended
KARACHI (APP) - Sindh Minister for Excise and Taxation, while taking action on the death of three young men after consuming ...
FM100 airs Achay Dost for youngsters
KARACHI - An interesting radio program Achay Dost 'good friends has been launched on FM100 for students and children, ...
SHC notice in sugar stocks sale case
KARACHI (PPI) - A division bench of Sindh High Court, comprising Justice Mushir Alam & Justice Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi Tuesday issued ...
Lahore
Aisam registers upset in ATP Malaysian Open Tennis
LAHORE - Pakistan's ace tennis star Aisamul Haq and his Indian partner has staged one of the major upsets in the ATP Malaysian ...
Younis has helped players gel together: Bari
LAHORE - Wasim Bari, PCB Chief Operating Officer has hailed captain Younis Khan's leadership qualities, saying he has helped the ...
PHF names junior team officials
LAHORE - The Pakistan Hockey Federation has announced the junior team management till 2012 Junior World Cup. Olympian Khawaja ...
No task force to solve water scarcity
LAHORE - As there is no CM task force on water management despite setting in motion 65 task forces in different areas for ...
No agri land offered to foreign investors yet, govt tells LHC
LAHORE - The ministry of food and agriculture on Tuesday conceded before the Lahore High Court that few foreign countries ...
PM lauds Phool performance
LAHORE (PR) - I am happy to know that childrens most favourite Magazine Monthly Phool is launching Quami Ukjuhti No. No one can ...
Sino-Pak bilateral ties time-tested: Shahbaz
LAHORE - Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif on Tuesday said that Pak-China bilateral ties are time tested and they would ...
9 ousted LHC judges bid for reinstatement
LAHORE - Nine removed judges of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday visited the LHC Bar Association on the invitation of its ...
MPA rumpus mars high-level meeting
LAHORE - PML-N MPA Rana Tajammul Hussain, who made headlines some days back owing to his alleged involvement in stopping a ...
Notices issued to Nawaz, CEC
LAHORE - The Lahore High Court on Tuesday issued a notice to Chief Election Commission and PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif for October ...
Appointed
LAHORE (PR) - Rana Ubaid Ullah Amjad has been announced as vice-president of Muslim Youth Organisation (MYO) Punjab chapter here ...
Medical student crushed to death at Jail Road
LAHORE - A 19-year-old medical student was crushed to death by a rashly driven trailer of Solid Waste Management outside ...
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