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 04, 2008
Front Page
Gilani escapes snipers' bullets
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister's cavalcade came under fire here at Islamabad Highway on Wednesday afternoon when it was heading towards Chaklala Airbase for receiving Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, police and intelligence reports said. Prime Minister Gilani was coming back to Islamabad from Lahore ...
30 militants killed in Swat
MINGORA - Amidst civilian casualties, the security forces Wednesday initiated a full-fledged operation against Taliban militants ...
Ignorant Agha stones Jamali's glasshouse in vain
ISLAMABAD - Leader of Opposition in the Upper House, Kamil Ali Agha here on Wednesday assailed Acting Chairman Senate, Jan ...
Race on for top bureaucratic slot in Presidency
ISLAMABAD - Bureaucrats having direct or indirect linkages with PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari have embarked upon lobbying hard to ...
International
UNGA panel on SC expansion remains deadlocked
UNITED NATIONS - Ambassador Munir Akram made his last appearance as Pakistan's permanent representative to the UN in a meeting of ...
Muslim pilot on terror watch list allowed to resume flying
WASHINGTON - Lawyers for a Muslim commercial airline pilot say he is being allowed to resume flying after being put on a ...
Ukraine in crisis after ruling coalition fall
KIEV (Agencies) - Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko on Wednesday ordered the creation of a new governing coalition and ...
Afghan pullout debate dangerous: German minister
KABUL (AFP) - The German Defence Minister said in Kabul Wednesday that calls in Germany for troops to be withdrawn from ...
US, Russia square off over Caucasus
BAKU (AFP) - The United States and Russia squared off over the Caucasus and Central Asia on Wednesday as US Vice-President Dick ...
Thai FM hands in resignation
Bangkok (AFP) - Thailand's foreign minister handed in his resignation Wednesday a day after the prime minister clamped emergency ...
Republicans try to capture spotlight in White House race
ST PAUL, MINNESOTA (AFP) - Republicans sought to send a jolt of energy through their White House campaign, as President George W ...
Most US women voters 'unimpressed' by McCain's VP pick
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Most US women are unimpressed by Republican John McCain's choice of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running ...
N Korea starts reassembling nuclear plant
SEOUL (AFP) - North Korea has started to reassemble its main nuclear facility, making good on threats after the United States ...
Philippines scraps panel on Muslim uprising
MANILA (AFP) - Philippine President Gloria Arroyo scrapped Wednesday a government peace panel seeking to end a deadly and ...
Koike eyes bid as Japan's first woman PM
TOKYO (AFP) - Yuriko Koike emerged Wednesday as a possible contender to be Japan's first female prime minister, with heavyweights ...
IRA military wing 'no longer operational'
BELFAST (AFP) - The IRA's military wing is no longer operational and serves no purpose in Northern Ireland, a report from an ...
Federer and Djokovic survive scares
NEW YORK (AFP) - Four-time defending champion Roger Federer and 2007 runner-up Novak Djokovic survived five-set scares from ...
Australia thrash clueless Bangladesh to clinch series
DARWIN (AFP) - Australia thrashed Bangladesh by eight wickets in the second one-day international to clinch the series on ...
Gambling cloud haunts Davydenko
NEW YORK (AFP) - Nikolay Davydenko faced more skepticism and questions Tuesday after an upset loss at the US Open, a ...
Powell turns in second fastest 100m ever
LAUSANNE (Switzerland) (AFP) - Jamaica's Asafa Powell on Tuesday ran the second fastest ever time in the 100m at a meeting in ...
Business
Loadshedding and political crisis leave economy adrift
LAHORE - Traders and shopkeepers in the City are losing billions of rupees, as loadshedding and political crisis have left ...
Power rates hike to close more industries
FAISALABAD - President Young Entrepreneurs Organization (YEO) Syed Umer Nazar Shah, criticizing the decision taken by the ...
SBP extends financial help to Balochistan
KARACHI - Governor State Bank of Pakistan Dr Shamshad Akhtar has expressed her resolve to mitigate the financial difficulties of ...
Mobile subscribers up 1.4pc
KARACHI - The overall mobile subscribers have slightly gone up by 1.4 per cent to 89.3 million in July 2008, similar to a 1.5 per ...
Daily turnover improves on foreign buying
LAHORE - The equity market daily turnover on Wednesday improved slightly and some foreign buying was also seen in blue chips. ...
Govt for modifying 200 big fishing boats
KARACHI - The Federal government directed the provincial authorities to achieve the target to modify 200 big fishing boats by end ...
Politics
No terrorism charges in Aafia's indictment
NEW YORK - Dr Aafia Siddiqui, the Pakistani neuroscientist, has been indicted on federal charges that she tried to kill the ...
Nasirabad women stoned then killed
QUETTA - The post-mortem of two out of three women who were killed in the name of honour has been completed and it is reported ...
NCHD fate to be decided on 15th
ISLAMABAD - The government has constituted a special committee that would decide the fate of National Commission for Human ...
Plea against Zardari disposed of
ISLAMABAD - The Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Islamabad, and Station House Officer (SHO) Aabpara, have been served notice ...
NA meets today
ISLAMABAD - The Acting President, Mohammadmian Soomro has summoned National Assembly on September 4 (today) at 11:00am, an ...
Suicide attacks in Sindh, Punjab down 98 per cent
KARACHI (APP) - Advisor to Prime Minister for Interior, Rehman Malik has said that suicide bombing have declined by almost 98 per ...
Govt cannot force CJP to retire: Naek
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Federal Minister for Law and Justice Farooq H Naek has said that government cannot force Chief Justice of ...
Zalmay denies 'unauthorised contacts' with Zardari
UNITED NATIONS - The United States Ambassador to the United Nations Zalmay Khalilzad has defended his "social" contacts ...
Surging prices dampen Ramazan festivities
LAHORE-Record food inflation in the country has forced families across Pakistan to tighten their belts during the holy month of ...
New power tariff to be effective from 7th
ISLAMABAD - Water and Power Minister, Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on Wednesday said National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) ...
Entertainment
Daniel Radcliffe reveals his dream role on the cover of Details magazine's October issue
NOT one to be typecasted in a tween role, "Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe reveals that his dream role is to play a ...
Coldplay lead Q award nominations
COLDPLAY lead the nominations for this year's Q magazine awards with four nods, it has been announced. The band, led by ...
Michael Jackson dating Pamela Anderson
MICHAEL Jackson is reportedly dating Pamela Anderson. Pop legend Michael, 50, has met former 'Baywatch' star Pammie, 41, ...
Leighton Meester was born in the slammer
A report has just surfaced regarding Leighton Meester's family. According to Star Magazine, she was born while her mother was ...
Heath Ledger's estate sells his 'Treehouse'
HEATH Ledger's estate has sold the late Australian actor's Hollywood Hills home, nicknamed The Treehouse, for $US2.5 million ...
AMY Winehouse has taken up Buddhism
The troubled star - who doctors reportedly fear could be brain damaged after a recent cannabis overdose - has been inspired by ...
Islamabad
Ramazan package violation continues
ISLAMABAD - Prices of basic food items witnessed a sharp increased in the federal capital markets just within two days of ...
Selling ill, starved birds in name of 'Sadqa' on the rise
ISLAMABAD - The practice of selling birds in the name of "Sadqa" (Charity) is on the rise in the twin cities. The shrewd bird ...
Motorists asked to use seatbelt
ISLAMABAD- Senior Superintendent Police Traffic Muhammad Zubair Hashmi Wednesday advised the road users to fasten seat belts and ...
PBM's 'Food Support Program' being redesigned
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Ministry of Social Welfare and Special Education is taking steps to redesign "Food Support Program" to ...
PNCA film shows from 6th
ISLAMABAD - In connection with Defense Day celebrations, Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) is going to open film shows ...
37 SOs placed in OMG
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The following officer, presently working as Section Officers, on deputation basis or under section 10 of the ...
Senate committee on sports meets today
ISLAMABAD - The sub-committee of the Senate Standing Committee on Sports will meet today (Thursday) to discuss the performance of ...
PTF seeks financial support from PST
ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) has requested the Pakistan Sports Trust (PST) to provide financial support of ...
Three countries confirm entry in SA Shooting
ISLAMABAD - India, Bangladesh and Nepal have confirmed their participation in the forthcoming 4th South Asian Shooting ...
Commonwealth Games swimming camp shifted to Karachi
ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) has shifted the swimming training camp from Islamabad to Karachi which was underway ...
Karachi
Move to preserve wildlife in Sindh
KARACHI - In order to preserve the wildlife sanctuaries across Sindh and to conserve biological diversity for maintenance of ...
PML-Q Sindh in a fix over presidential poll
KARACHI - The remaining MPAs of (PML-Q) Sindh have not yet decided to whom they will vote in the Presidential election despite ...
Kidnappings on the rise in Sindh
KARACHI - Collecting ransom in a safe manner is the kidnappers' first priority and for this purpose they have devised new tactics ...
Arms dealer arrested
KARACHI - Crime Investigation Department (CID) arrested an arm dealer and claimed to have recovered weapons from his possession. ...
2 women killed in City
KARACHI (PPI) - A security guard killed his wife with an iron rod while she was sleeping, besides injuring her brother and son in ...
Petition against Siddiqui withdrawn
Karachi - The petitioner Zakauddin on Wednesday has withdrawn his petition filled against the PML-N presidential candidate, ...
PCB committee ponders tri-series options
KARACHI - President NBP Ali Reza, who is also a member of the PCB advisor board, here on Wednesday presided over a meeting of the ...
Lahore
PPP aggressive poll campaign in City
LAHORE-The PPP is the only party running an aggressive election campaign in the City for its presidential candidate Asif Ali ...
'Q' to side with PPP after election: Wattoo
LAHORE - Former Punjab chief minister and advisor to prime minister on Industry, Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo on Wednesday said that ...
Traders and political workers to join lawyers' protest today
LAHORE - Traders, professionals and political workers will take part in the lawyers' protest rally scheduled to take place here ...
Children's Hospital tap water found adulterated
LAHORE -Drinking water of the Lahore Children's Hospital, the only institute providing treatment to minors in Punjab, has been ...
'Maintenance of law, order govt top priority'
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister, Mian Shahbaz Sharif has said that maintenance of law and order and protection of life and ...
Getting rid of Satan
The blessed month of Ramadan is here again. While Muslims all over the world welcome this month with zeal and enthusiasm, the ...
It's not fair to blame seniors only: Rehan
LAHORE - Hockey Olympians Rehan Butt and Salman Akbar said that this was very embarrassing that Pakistan hockey team went down to ...
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