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 Monday, September 07, 2009
Front Page
Punjab seeks PM intervention
LAHORE - After failing to convince the millers, Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif has sought prompt intervention of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to resolve confrontation between the millers and his government over sugar price dispute. Well-informed sources disclosed to TheNation on ...
Altaf forgives all involved
KARACHI - MQM Chief Altaf Hussain announced on Sunday to pardon former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and all others who were ...
Sharifs 'soften' stance
ISLAMABAD - Sharif Brothers, the topnotch of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), are believed to have softened demand for the ...
International
Johnson scripts Aussie win
LONDON (AFP) - Mitchell Johnson starred with both bat and ball as Australia beat England by 39 runs in the second one-day ...
Giantkiller Oudin stuns Sharapova
NEW YORK (AFP) - World number one Dinara Safina and three-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova crashed out of the US Open at ...
Shocked Sharapova back to work
NEW YORK (AFP) - Maria Sharapova found out the hard way that for all the work she has done recovering from right shoulder ...
Home boy Roddick crashes out
NEW YORK (AFP) - Andy Roddick's hopes of a second US Open crown, six years after his first, were blown apart by giant compatriot ...
Pettersen seizes five-shot lead at Canadian Open
CALGARY (Canada) (AFP) - Suzann Pettersen of Norway defied difficult, windy conditions to shoot a five-under 66 Saturday and take ...
Brilliant Brazil romp to finals
ROSARIO (Argentina) (AFP) - Five-time champions Brazil, inspired by Real Madrid superstar Kaka, qualified for the World Cup ...
Maradona admits tough times ahead
ROSARIO (Argentina) (AFP) - Argentina coach Diego Maradona admitted it would be tough for his side to ensure World Cup ...
Go minimal in Afghanistan
For much of the 20th century before the Soviet invasion in 1979, Afghanistan was a peaceful country living in harmony with its ...
Iran hits back at US criticism
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran on Sunday deplored Washingtons stand over Tehrans controversial new defence minister, who is wanted by ...
Arab states warned 'against giving Israel normalisation reward'
CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters/AFP) - The Arab League and Islamist movement Hamas said on Sunday Arabs should not normalise ties with ...
US states revise laws to get jail inmates out
NEW YORK - A number of US states are scrambling to reduce their prison populations, making fundamental changes to their criminal ...
US troops raid Afghan hospital, says aid group
KABUL (Reuters) - US troops burst into a Swedish charity-run hospital in Afghanistan and tied up patients relatives and staff, ...
Tehran builds stealth missile interceptor
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran said on Sunday it had developed weapons systems to intercept stealth cruise missiles, state-run Press TV ...
Urumqi still edgy after officials sacked
URUMQI (Reuters) - Nerves remained raw in Chinas far western city of Urumqi, in turmoil over a spate of reported needle attacks, ...
9 dead as ferry sinks
MANILA (AFP) - Nine people were confirmed dead and dozens remained missing after a ferry carrying nearly 1,000 passengers sank in ...
Karzai moves into clear lead
KABUL (AFP) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday moved into a clear lead in the race for the presidency, with 48.6pc of the ...
Five killed in Iraq shootings
MOSUL (AFP) - Five people, including a two-year-old child and her grandmother, were killed in a series of shootings in the ...
Politics
Terror funds coming from Sri Lanka: Gilani
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the government is pursuing a long-term and multi-pronged ...
Nation celebrates 44th Defence Day
LAHORE - The nation celebrated 44th Defence Day on Sunday to commemorate the great sacrifices for defending the state against ...
Khalid Mirza back on seat with Tarin's blessing
LAHORE - Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has reversed his decision to remove Chairman Competition Commission Khalid A Mirza on ...
UN keeps mum on Sir Creek dispute
JAVED MAHMOOD and SHAFI BALOCH KARACHI - The United Nations (UN) is keeping mum on the protracted dispute between Pakistan and ...
Pakistan opposes disbursement of US aid thru NGOs
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the US should channelise disbursement of its financial ...
Gunships, jets strafe terrorists bolt-holes
PESHAWAR (AFP) - Security forces on Sunday killed 33 alleged militants in the lawless northwest Khyber district, the military ...
Three cops shot dead in Hassanabdal
WAH CANTT (APP/AFP) - Three policemen deputed on the security and safety of railway bridge were shot dad in the limits of PS ...
No role in hampering probe: US
ISLAMABAD (APP) - US Embassy has rejected the allegations regarding any pressure on Pakistan to stop the investigations into the ...
India losing patience with Pakistan: PC
INDIAN Home Minister P Chidambaram Sunday said Pakistan is showing 'unwillingness to prosecute Hafiz Saeed. (While) covering up ...
Sri Lanka expels senior Unicef official
COLOMBO (AFP) - The Sri Lankan government said on Sunday it had ordered a senior United Nations official to leave the country ...
Farmers protest at Wagah against water theft
LAHORE - Growers community on Sunday launched a protest movement against India for stealing Pakistans water. A rally in this ...
Youth 'killed in FC troops firing'
QUETTA - A youngster has been killed and several others wounded, including two women, in a firing incident on public gathering in ...
New judges take oath today
QUETTA - Four new additional judges of Balochistan High Court (BHC) will take oath today (Monday). The High Court sources say ...
Climate change Islamabad ready for alliance with Delhi
DESPITE differences on various other issues, Pakistan has expressed its readiness to forge alliance with India on the climate ...
Dont pray for 'infidel downfall: Saudi Imam
RIYADH (Reuters) - Muslims should avoid prayers that call for the destruction of non-Muslims, an influential Saudi Imam ...
Chairman JCSC hosts reception
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, General Tariq Majid hosted a reception to commemorate the Defence Day ...
Nawaz set to win 'N' crown
LAHOER - PML-N Chief Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif is likely to become party president again after being elected unopposed in the ...
Afghan tanker raid may have broken Nato rules
WASHINGTON (AFP) - A German commander in Afghanistan ordered an airstrike that killed scores of civilians last Friday based on ...
Barack Obamas adviser resigns
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Barack Obamas special adviser for green jobs has resigned under pressure from leading Republican ...
Entertainment
Michael Jackson glove fetches $49,000
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - A white glove worn by the late singer Michael Jackson sold at auction for $49,000 in Australia on Sunday, ...
Drew's green car race challenge
HOLLYWOOD actress Drew Barrymore has accepted a challenge to race an electric car to test her driving skills on a television ...
Paintings attributed to Hitler fetch $60,000
NUREMBERG, Germany (Reuters) - Three watercolours believed painted by a young Adolf Hitler were auctioned off for a total of ...
Prince Harry, Chelsy 'back together'
PRINCE Harry and Chelsy Davy are reportedly back together after a string of clandestine meetings as they wanted to give their ...
Grizzly bears wait to pounce on leaping salmon
MOTIONLESS, with beady black eyes fixed in anticipation, the grizzly bears pounce as a Pacific salmon leaps from the frothy ...
Missing boy, six, found behind wall after 2 years
A BOY of six has been found safe and well almost two years after he disappeared. Police believe he spent the whole time couped up ...
Islamabad
IGP seeks masses' help in netting terrorists
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Inspector General of Capital Police, Kaleem Imam appealed to the citizens of the Capital to assist police in ...
Islamabad to have six more police stations
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Six new police stations have been proposed in Islamabad to effectively control the crime, the police sources ...
WASA to change filtration plants
RAWALPINDI (NNI) - Water and Sanitation Authority (WASA) and the City District Government have decided to change all the water ...
'Rs 80.2m spent on patients'
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Managing Director of Pakistan Bait-ul-Maal (PBM) Zamurud Khan has said that PBM fund of Rs.80.2 million is ...
Eid shopping perks up early
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Shopping ahead of Eid festivity has picked up the pace as retailers logged rising sales in the twin cities of ...
Several deprived of vehicles, cash
RAWALPINDI - Unknown muggers deprived various citizens of their vehicles, cash, mobile phone and other valuables during different ...
Karachi
Nazim asks citizens to pay tax
KARACHI - Karachi Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has appealed to citizens of Karachi to pay the infrastructure tax for a stable city ...
Favouritism in budget honorarium irks staff
KARACHI - The senior officials and several other staffers of different sections of Planning and Development Department (P&DD) of ...
Smoking also damages skin
KARACHI - The risks of smoking, like lung cancer, heart disease, and emphysema, also include damage of skin by turning it into ...
Tens of millions of vultures perished due to Diclofenac
HYDERABAD - The speakers at a seminar emphasized the need for promoting community awareness to save the worldwide-threatened ...
Recitation of Holy Quran
The Holy Quran, is the last and final scripture, revealed to the last Prophet (Pbuh). The revelation was spread over 23 years. ...
Economic growth must to cater to unemployment
KARACHI (APP) - Federal Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs Senator Shaukat Tareen on Saturday underlined the need for ...
Lahore
Clerics not giving an inch to govt
LAHORE - The ambitious plan of bringing the seminaries within the mainstream education has hit snag, at least for the time being, ...
PHA retreats from golf course construction plan
LAHORE - Facing severe criticism, the Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) has dumped the proposal to establish a modern 'mini ...
Ring Road project reviewed
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif inspected Ring Road Package-10 Interchange GT Road here on Sunday and reviewed the ...
Police reluctant to register theft case
LAHORE - Despite tall claims by Inspector General Police Punjab and other senior police officers, the citizens are running from ...
Taseer throws weight behind Punjab govt
LAHORE (APP) - Punjab Governor Salman Taseer has said that neither federal nor provincial governments are responsible for the ...
Searching for flour and sugar
The main focus in Lahore has been the weather, which has developed pretensions of wintriness, even though the monsoon season is ...
Cellular Cos impose 10 paisa tax on balance inquiry
LAHORE - The cartel of all cell-phone companies operating in Pakistan has unanimously imposed 10 paisas plus tax on every balance ...
Intl Vulture Awareness Day celebrated
LAHORE - The Lahore Zoo education programme celebrated International Vulture Awareness Day here the other day. Lahore Zoo ...
AFC confirms Pakistan as venue
LAHORE - The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has re-confirmed Pakistan as the venue for the 36th AFC U19 Championship ...
Mobo Media Cup final today
LAHORE - The final of the Mobo International Inter-media Super Six Cup Cricket Tournament will be played here at the Wahdat ...
Three Punjab Peace Cup matches today
LAHORE - The Punjab Football Association (PFA) President Muhammad Arshad Khan Lodhi will preside over the function and Member ...
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