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 Tuesday, September 08, 2009
Front Page
State organs must work within limit
ISLAMABAD - Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry Monday said that protection of the Constitution was the duty of the superior judiciary and that it would perform at any cost. While addressing at the ceremony held in connection with the new judicial year, the Chief Justice said that under the ...
TheNation welcomes new Editor
LAHORE - Dr Shireen Mazari yesterday joined the Nawa-i-Waqt Group of Publications as the Editor of daily TheNation. Shireen ...
Revolution to solve issues: Nawaz
ISLAMABAD - Ruling out any intention to sabotage the democratic dispensation, PML-N chief Muhammad Nawaz Sharif made it clear on ...
International
Afghan civilian deaths 'a real problem': Gates
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates acknowledged in an interview with Al Jazeera that civilian casualties have ...
Merkel to address parliament, outcry over airstrike mounts
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel will go before parliament on Tuesday to explain the governments Afghanistan ...
IAEA in stalemate with Iran, denies 'cover-up'
VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog chief said on Monday the agency was in stalemate with Iran on key issues of trust ...
Defiant Israel okays settlements boost
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israel on Monday gave the go-ahead to build hundreds of new homes in settlements in the occupied West Bank, ...
Two children among 12 killed in Iraq
RAMADI, Iraq (AFP) - Twelve people including two children were killed across Iraq on Monday, eight of them in a suicide car bomb ...
Army affected by Pokhran-II doubts: Indian ex-Army chief
AMID claims by some scientists that Pokhran-II in 1998 were not a complete success, former Indian Army chief VP Malik says Armed ...
One in three Indian grenades a dud
MUMBAI (AFP) - One in three hand grenades used by Indian soldiers is a dud, while their rifles have no match with those of ...
'Race-hate' gang beats Muslim to brink of death
A Muslim pensioner was on the brink of death Sunday night after an appalling race-hate attack by a gang of schoolboys in ...
US troops raid Afghan hospital
WASHINGTON - US soldiers disrespected Afghan culture while raiding a hospital in Afghanistan by tying up security guards and ...
Khaleda Zia to be tried for graft
DHAKA (AFP) - Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and her eldest son will go on trial charged with embezzling more ...
Sudanese Journalist jailed
KHARTOUM (AFP) - Sudanese woman journalist Lubna Ahmed al-Hussein was sent to jail on Monday after refusing to pay a 200-dollar ...
Fraud charges undermine trust in Afghanistan election
NEW YORK - Afghan officials have set aside ballots from nearly 450 polling places pending a fraud investigation, The Los Angeles ...
Afghans must address complaints: White House
CINCINNATI, Ohio (Reuters) - Afghan officials need to address allegations of vote fraud in order to assure a legitimate outcome ...
Injury fears follow Nadal into last 16
NEW YORK (AFP) - Rafael Nadal's bid to complete a career Grand Slam hit a potential snag Sunday when a right abdominal muscle ...
Clijsters stuns Venus, braces for Serena clash
NEW YORK (AFP) - Comeback queen Kim Clijsters split the Williams sisters on Sunday when she sent Venus reelling out of the US ...
Tri-series rivals set sights on Champions Trophy
COLOMBO (AFP) - India, Sri Lanka and New Zealand hope to put in impressive performances in a tri-series starting here on Tuesday ...
Cameroon, Tunisia, Algeria, Ivory Coast can complete World Cup line-up
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - Cameroon, Tunisia, Algeria and Ivory Coast are looking good to join Ghana and hosts South Africa and ...
Business
KESC owes Rs13.65b to SSGC, pays Rs1.34b
KARACHI - Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) has paid Rs1.34 billion to Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC), out of the total ...
India quits IPI gas pipeline project
TEHRAN (Online) - India has exited from a gas pipeline deal it earlier planned with Iran and Pakistan, Mehr news agency reported ...
PM terms solar energy a significant option
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that government accords high priority to the provision of electricity ...
India might allow export of BT cotton seeds to Pakistan
NEW DELHI (PPI) - Monsanto, a leading global provider of technology-based solutions and agricultural seeds, says it has applied ...
Refinery throughput down 10.6pc in 2MFY10
KARACHI - The refinery throughput reduced by 10.6 per cent on year-on-year basis in the first two months of the current fiscal ...
Selling pressure forces stock market to lose 9,000 level
KARACHI - The selling activity turned the local equity market in red numbers on the first day of the week as the KSE 100-index ...
Punitive action against pilots for violating 'Service Rules'
KARACHI - The PIA Management is determined for disciplinary and punitive action against such pilots who violated discipline and ...
Income, money market funds earn returns of 17.5pc, 7.8pc respectively
KARACHI - During the first two months of FY10, the income and money market funds earned an average annualised returns of 17.5 per ...
SECP okays amends in GCR Regulations
KARACHI - The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan has approved amendments in the Group Companies Registration ...
EPCL earnings down 98pc
KARACHI - Engro Polymer and Chemicals (EPCL) in its 1H2009 results posted earnings of Rs7.1mn (EPS 0.01) as against Rs427mn (EPS ...
Politics
Sugar mill owners stay plea rejected
LAHORE-A Division Bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday dismissed an application of the Punjab Sugar Mills Associations ...
5 killed in US drone hit
MIRANSHAH - As many as five persons were killed and wounded two others when a US missile hit a house and a religious school in ...
Govt will increase tax to GDP ratio
ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari Monday said that government had inherited serious economic problems from the very ...
Baboos start race for vacant posts
ISLAMABAD - After Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani promoted over 51 civil servants to grade-22, the occurrence of an equal ...
Table resolution for Musharraf trial: Kaira
ISLAMABAD - Federal Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira Monday said the recent promotions and postings in bureaucracy were ...
Wholesale dealers allowed sale at Rs46
LAHORE - The Punjab government has allowed the wholesale dealers to sell sugar at Rs 46 per kg in the open market to avoid ...
Gilani seeks early passage of US aid bill
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has asked the US to expedite passage of Karry Lugar and ROZ Bills through the ...
Mumbai case sub judice, says Pakistan
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Monday asked India to stop questioning its sincerity in bringing the perpetrators of Mumbai terror ...
President signs Gilgit-Baltistan Order
ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari Monday signed the Gilgit-Baltistan (Empowerment and Self-Governance) Order 2009 aimed at ...
US sold arms worth $37.8 billion in 2008
DESPITE a recession that knocked down global arms sales last year, the United States expanded its role as the worlds leading ...
Pakistan at extreme risk of food shortages
Paris (AFP) - Pakistan is placed among the countries at the 'extreme risk of food shortages with an overall ranking of 11 among ...
Delhi behind attack on Lanka team: Durrani
On a day when Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani blamed Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for the attack on Sri ...
3 guilty of transatlantic jet bombing plot
LONDON (AFP) - A British court found on Monday three men guilty of plotting to blow up at least seven transatlantic airliners ...
Three more dead in Quetta, Dera Bugti
QUETTA - Three people were killed and two wounded in separate incidents of firing, landmine explosion and hand grenade attack ...
WB ban on budget support will be lifted
ISLAMABAD (Online) - The World Bank has decided to lift sanctions imposed on the budget support for Pakistan in 2007 due to ...
Sacked IHC judges move Apex Court against verdict
ISLAMABAD - Three sacked judges of abolished Islamabad High Court (IHC) Monday filed petition against the Supreme Courts ...
Pak Army to be provided modern weaponry: US
RAWALPINDI(Online)-Lauding Pakistan Army for their gigantic steps to wipe off the menace of terrorism and extremism in Swat and ...
26 die in IHK bus accident
SRINAGAR (AFP) - At least 26 people were killed and 19 others injured in Indian Kashmir Monday when an overcrowded bus skidded ...
India detains UAE plane
KOLKATA (AFP) - Indian authorities have detained a United Arab Emirates airforce plane that landed in Kolkata on its way to ...
Karzai to talk to Taliban leaders within 100 days
PARIS (AFP/Reuters) - Afghanistans President Hamid Karzai hopes to hold peace talks with the Taliban within 100 days if he is ...
Entertainment
Venice honour for Pixar directors
JOHN Lasseter and the directors of DisneyPixar Animation Studios-Brad Bird, Pete Docter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich-received ...
Heidi Klum had to work for success
HEIDI Klum insists she wasnt an overnight success - she had to work hard to get where she is today. The supermodel and Project ...
Jackson 'will be top earning celebrity next year'
MICHAEL Jackson is set to be the worlds top earning celebrity brand next year, making up to 150 million from beyond the grave, ...
Nicolas Sarkozy stands accused of manipulating his height
TWENTY short people were apparently ordered to stand behind Nicolas Sarkozy so as to make him look taller while delivering a ...
Stewart doesnt like age fellows
KRISTEN Stewart has revealed how she quit school at aged 14 because she didnt like hanging around with people her own age. The ...
66-million-year old skeleton for 4.8million
A TYRANNOSAURUS rex skeleton is expected to raise 4.8 million when it is auctioned next month. The 66 million year old dinosaur ...
Islamabad
Shifting of stone-crushing trade out of Capital not in sight
ISLAMABAD - The constant use of the gravel produced from the Margalla Hills National Park (MHNP) in the government development ...
Child Protection Bill finally makes its way to Cabinet
ISLAMABAD - The Ministry of Social Welfare and Special Education after struggling for three years has finally managed to submit ...
1122 starts emergency response awareness
RAWALPINDI - Punjab Emergency Service, Rescue 1122 Director General Dr. Rizwan Nasser Monday directed all District Emergency ...
CDA acquires possession of Sectors I-11, I-12
ISLAMABAD (Online) - The Administration of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has started development works in Sector I-11 ...
Pakistan lags behind in literacy, primary education, says President
ISLAMABAD (APP) - President Asif Ali Zardari has proposed for formation of a high-level National Literacy Council convened by the ...
Poor education depicts lack of political will
ISLAMABAD - The sorry state of our education system depicts that education at any level has never been a priority of any ...
Karachi
4 different rates of sugar in City
KARACHI - It may sound strange that four retail rates of sugar, ranging from Rs38 to Rs52 per kg are prevailing in City because ...
SHC summons KESC officials over tariff-hike
KARACHI - The division bench of Sindh High Court on Monday summoned the KESC high ups seeking explanation over increasing the ...
Govt must observe Youm-e-Khadija at govt level
KARACHI - Hazrat Khadija (AS), the first wife of the Holy Prophet (PBUH), rendered meritorious services and great sacrifices for ...
Expecting mothers may face deficiency of Vitamin D
KARACHI (APP) - A significant majority of Pakistani women, in child bearing age group report with high prevalence of ...
Online motor registration starts in Larkana
LARKANA - Sindh Minister for Excise and Taxation Mukesh Chawla said that the present government promoted 400 employees of the ...
The Battle of Badr
The first battle, in the cause of Islam, was led by the Prophet (Pbuh) on the 17th of Ramadan, in the second year of the ...
Junior Hockey League a rule experimenting laboratory?
KARACHI - The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has turned the on going MCB junior hockey super league here at the HCP into a ...
Lahore
Bari appointed as new COO in PCB
LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board has appointed former captain Wasim Bari as new chief operating officer. The appointment of ...
PCB blames previous set ups for audit irregularities
LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board has blamed the previous managements of the board led by Dr Nasim Ashraf and Shaharyar Khan ...
Sohail sees bickering in team
LAHORE - The reports of groupings in the team have once again surfaced and this time round coach Intikhab Alam has been accused ...
Pakistan boxers await Cuban coach's arrival
LAHORE - Pakistan's pugilists are awaiting the arrival of Cuban coach Francisco Roland, hired by the country's sports ...
5th AFC President's Cup match official confirmed
LAHORE - The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has confirmed the match officials for the 5th AFC President's Cup. Metallurg ...
Notice to secretaries law department and S&GAD
LAHORE - Justice Mian Saqib Nisar of the Lahore High Court Monday sought report from Registrar on a petition challenging ...
Zarco IT dept head granted bail
LAHORE - A division bench of Lahore High Court Monday granted bail to IT department head of ZARCO exchange company, AM Waqar, who ...
'Literacy rate in Pakistan very low'
LAHORE - Like other countries of the world, International Literacy Day will also be observed in Pakistan on Tuesday (today) with ...
Rulers should realise judiciary independent now: LHC
LAHORE - The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday observed that the rulers should realise that judiciary was now independent, and ...
Pakistani nation is second to none: Governor
LAHORE - Governor Punjab Salmaan Taseer has said the Pakistani nation is second to none and Pakistani professionals have proved ...
India has nefarious designs against Pakistan: Brig (r) Zafar
LAHORE - Brig (r) Zafar Iqbal Chaudhry has said that India has heinous designs against Pakistan and to frustrate it in its ...
Ashfaq Ahmed promoted sufism
LAHORE - Fifth death anniversary of the renowned writer and intellectual Ashfaq Ahmed was observed with full reverence in City ...
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