The Nation (Karachi, Pakistan) back issues from November 2008:
Loadshedding 'lifted' not 'ended'.
Nov 01, 2008 ... By SALMAN ABDUHOO LAHORE, November 1 (THE NATION): The loadshedding, which had become part and parcel of our rural as well as urban life, and second spell of which had turned worse in Oct last, has come to a halt in urban areas of the country but temporarily till the end of Dec, it was ...
Prominent Afghan national abducted.
Nov 01, 2008 ... By Our Staff Reporter PESHAWAR, November 1 (THE NATION): Another leading Afghan national Prof Abdul Haq Danishmal was kidnapped by some unknown persons from Jamrud area of Khyber Agency, his close relatives informed on Saturday. According to his relatives, Prof Abdul Haq Danishmal was on ...
Shahbaz announces 50pc raise in salaries.
Nov 01, 2008 ... By Our Staff Reporter LAHORE, November 1 (THE NATION): Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has announced 50 per cent increase in the emoluments of house job and postgraduate trainees in hospitals. Announcing a new package for the young doctors, the Chief Minister said the doctors should ...
CM orders to quash cases against Ravians.
Nov 01, 2008 ... By OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE, November 1 (THE NATION): Provincial Law Minister, Rana Sana Ullah Khan Saturday said that Chief Minister Punjab Mian Shahbaz Sharif has ordered to end the cases registered against the students of Government College University (GCU) and release them immediately ...
Fresh code of conduct for subordinate judiciary.
Nov 01, 2008 ... By OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE, November 1 (THE NATION): Lahore High Court Chief Justice Sayed Zahid Hussain through revised code of conduct for the judges in the subordinate judiciary has required them to take oath and declare their assets as well as their dependents before entering the ...
Tandoor owners still earn Rs0.21 per roti.
Nov 01, 2008 ... By IQTIDAR GILANI LAHORE, November 1 (THE NATION): The roti made from subsidised flour costs Rs1.79, still leaving the tandoor owners to make a profit of Rs0.21 after every roti sold at Rs2, reveals a report prepared by special teams of Punjab food department, city district government food ...
Doctors on strike in all City hospitals.
Nov 01, 2008 ... By Our Staff Reporter LAHORE, November 1 (THE NATION): Despite the release of two doctors on bail, strike of medical practitioners in all the government hospitals entered into second day here on Saturday leaving behind hundreds of patients at the mercy of God. The doctors released include ...
8 Camp Jail cops transferred for harassing captives.
Nov 01, 2008 ... LAHORE, November 1 (THE NATION): Provincial Minister Prisons Chaudhry Abdul Ghafoor during his surprise visit to the Camp Jail has transferred eight officials of the jail on charges of harassing prisoners and locking them up in death cell after severe torture only to get gratification. He ...
$26m okayed for Thar Coal Project.
Nov 01, 2008 ... November 1 (THE NATION): OUR STAFF REPORTER KARACHI - Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah, who is also Chairman Thar Coal and Energy Board (TCEB), has approved the Technical Assistance Programme of World Bank worth $26 million in a meeting of TECB board held at CM House on Saturday ....
KCCI, Esfahan Chamber of Commerce sign MoU.
Nov 01, 2008 ... By OUR STAFF REPORTER KARACHI, November 1 (THE NATION): Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) and and Esfahan Chamber of Commerce, Iran, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in order to strengthen the traditional, commercial, industrial and reciprocal relationship ...
Local cement sales down 15 per cent.
Nov 01, 2008 ... By RAMZAN CHANDIO KARACHI, November 1 (THE NATION): Local cement sales during the first four months (July-October) of fiscal year-2009 depicted a fall of 15 per cent to stand at 6.3 million tons. On the contrary, exports continued with their robust growth of 72 per cent and breached the 2 ...
Market remains flat despite recovery in int'l stocks.
Nov 01, 2008 ... By SALMAN ABDUHOO LAHORE, November 1 (THE NATION): The local equity markets continued to remain flat and dull, as the floor price mechanism, which was scheduled to be removed on August 27, stayed in place. oreover, no date was announced at the much awaited weekend visit of Finance Advisor ...
FPCCI has reservations on IMF possible funding.
Nov 01, 2008 ... By OUR STAFF REPORTER KARACHI, November 1 (THE NATION): President, Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Tanvir Ahmed Sheikh has expressed his concern over IMFs possible involvement in Pakistans economy and feared negative effects on it. In a press statement issued here ...
PIA earned $6 million in 6 months thru engg services.
Nov 01, 2008 ... By OUR STAFF REPORTER KARACHI, November 1 (THE NATION): Managing Director PIA, Capt Aijaz Haroon, Saturday re-iterated his vision of having profitable engineering facilities by offering engineering & maintenance services to other airlines. He made the reiteration while speaking at the roll ...
Cabinet expansion tomorrow.
Nov 01, 2008 ... By our staff reporter ISLAMABAD, November 1 (THE NATION): President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani discussed the federal cabinet expansion and it was decided in the meeting that the formal announcement in this connection would be made on Monday (November 3), a day ...
Obama pledges aid to Pakistan.
Nov 01, 2008 ... By SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT WASHINGTON, November 1 (THE NATION): Softening his campaign rhetoric about Pakistan, US Democratic Presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama has pledged support for the countrys democratic govt through a combination of US socio-economic and security assistance as ...
PTV audit body terminated over malpractices.
Nov 01, 2008 ... By IRFAN BUKHARI ISLAMABAD, November 1 (THE NATION): Pakistan Television Corporations Board of Directors has terminated the services of internal audit committee of the organization due to malpractices in conducting false audits for the past many years that had caused billions of rupees ...
Aftershock rattles Balochistan.
Nov 01, 2008 ... By Bari Baloch QUETTA, November 1 (THE NATION): A strong aftershock of 5.4 magnitude jolted Balochistan on Saturday early morning, creating panic among the residents of the area, however, no casualties and loss of property reported. According to metrological department, the epicentre of ...
SBP further cuts CRR by 1 per cent.
Nov 01, 2008 ... By ERUM ZAIDI KARACHI, November 1 (THE NATION): The State Bank of Pakistan Saturday slashed further the cash reserve requirement (CRR) by one percent with immediate effect and it was done 15 days in advance as against the earlier announced date of November 15. The commercial banks asked ...
Opp for debate on $9b IMF loan.
Nov 01, 2008 ... By NAVEED BUTT ISLAMABAD, November 1 (THE NATION): Chairman Senate Mohammedmian Soomro has summoned Senate session on November 10 at 04:00pm on the requisition of Opposition and Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM). Leader of Opposition in the Senate Kamil Ali Agha Saturday told TheNation that ...
Shell kills 11 in Swat.
Nov 01, 2008 ... By Our Staff Reporter SWAT, November 1 (THE NATION): At least 11 persons were killed and two others injured on Saturday when a mortar shell, reportedly fired by the security forces against militants suspected hideouts in Tehsil Matta, hit them. According to details, the real target of the ...
Machines suspiciously out of order.
Nov 01, 2008 ... By AZAM KHAN ISLAMABAD, November 1 (THE NATION): After announcing decrease in POL prices by the government, acute shortage of fuel hit the Capital City as the stocks have been disappeared from the petrol pumps overnight. In order to accumulate more profit, owners of the petrol pumps ...
No relaxation to be given to motorists: SSP.
Nov 01, 2008 ... By OUR STAFF REPORTER November 1 (THE NATION): ISLAMABAD- Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) will take strict action for non- fastening seatbelt, using mobile phone while driving and use of high beam during night and no relaxation will be given to the violators. These directives were issued by ...
Govt urged to provide security to journalists.
Nov 01, 2008 ... By KHALID AZIZ ISLAMABAD, November 1 (THE NATION): Scores of print and electronic media journalists Saturday held protest demonstration under the auspices of Rawalpindi-Islamabad Union of Journalists (RIUJ) against the downsizing in various private media organisations. Journalists brought ...
'Lawyers movement to continue till achieving goals'.
Nov 01, 2008 ... By SHAHID RAO RAWALPINDI, November 1 (THE NATION):To sensitize people regarding their protest convention on November 3 marking it a Black Day due to the imposition of emergency last year by former president Pervez Musharraf, legal fraternity brought out a car rally on the different roads ...
Security in twin cities put on high alert.
Nov 01, 2008 ... November 1 (THE NATION): OUR STAFF REPORTER ISLAMABAD - Rehman Malik, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Interior Saturday chaired a high level meeting at Ministry of Interior, which was held to review the overall security situation in the country especially the existing security ...
Medicinal herbs fast declining in South Asia.
Nov 01, 2008 ... By OUR STAFF REPORTER KARACHI, November 1 (THE NATION): Medicinal plants are depleting fast in South Asian countries due to improper planning and negligence of the authorities concerned. There is dire need to save these plants from devastation, as various fatal diseases can be avoided by ...
Underworld member shot dead.
Nov 01, 2008 ... By OUR STAFF REPORTER KARACHI, November 1 (THE NATION): A builder and member of underworld, Salman Hyder, 40, was found dead from his car on late Friday night in Ferozeabad police precincts. He was gunned down by his business partner, revealed by the police official. He was said to be ...
Slums to be leased out to locals.
Nov 01, 2008 ... By OUR STAFF REPORTER KARACHI, November 1 (THE NATION): Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah has announced that all katchi abadis will be leased out to their residents and a hospital would be constructed at Badr Chowk in Metrovile SITE. The roads in dilapidated condition will be repaired and all ...
Surge in noise pollution decried.
Nov 01, 2008 ... By OUR STAFF REPORTER KARACHI, November 1 (THE NATION): Naib Nazim Karachi, Nasrin Jalil has said that no society can call it civilised until the laws are enforced while equality and justice will not be possible until the feudal thinking is done away with. She was speaking as chief guest ...
Altaf proposes setting up of fund to end crisis.
Nov 01, 2008 ... November 1 (THE NATION): OUR STAFF REPORTER KARACHI - Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has proposed the President Asif Zardari and Prime Minister Yousaf Gilani to establish national fund to bring the country out from financial crisis. Addressing the residents of Clifton, ...
Graduate-level exams to be held at prominent colleges.
Nov 01, 2008 ... By SAADIA QAMAR KARACHI, November 1 (THE NATION): The University of Karachi has decided to conduct the examination of graduate level at specific colleges of the metropolitan. As many as 16 boys colleges and 44 girls colleges have been selected to conduct the above-mentioned examination ....
PHF names Pak-India junior series officials.
Nov 01, 2008 ... By OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE, November 1 (THE NATION): The Pakistan Hockey Federation has announced the itinerary of Pak-India U-21 Junior Hockey Test Series being played in different cities from November 10th. The Indian junior team will arrive here on November 10 through Wahgah border ...
Ali shines for Punjab.
Nov 01, 2008 ... By OUR STAFF REPORTER ISLAMABAD, November 1 (THE NATION): Imran Ali (4-64) restricted hosts Federal Areas (FA) at 213, as the visitors Punjab added 31 runs in their second innings to make lead 124 runs on the end of day-2 game in the Pentangular Cup cricket match at Diamond Ground on ...
Inter School, Collegiate Games begins.
Nov 01, 2008 ... By OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE, November 1 (THE NATION): The Inter-school and Inter-collegiate Games began here in a colourful ceremony here at the Punjab Stadium. The five-day activity is being participated by 80 schools and 20 colleges of the city with nearly 3000 athletes participation ....
Pakistan junior team against India to be named today.
Nov 01, 2008 ... By OUR STAFF REPORTER KARACHI, November 1 (THE NATION): The Pakistan Hockey Federation will hold one-day trials here Sunday at the HCP of the 36 national training camp trainees to select 22 who would be appearing in the forthcoming junior (under 21) hockey series against India. Indian ...
NBP, Navy complete double, PTV, HBL suffer defeats.
Nov 01, 2008 ... By OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE, November 1 (THE NATION): Navy and Habib Bank Limited completed double over their rivals as two more matches were decided in Pakistan Premier Soccer League 2008 today. Navy handed 2-0 over HBL with two first half strikes from midfielders at Naval Complex, ...
EDITORIAL: Foreign coach only solution to Pakistan cricket: Lawson.(Editorial)
Nov 01, 2008 ... By OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE, November 1 (THE NATION): Former coach of Pakistan cricket team Geoff Lawson has left for home country Australia on Saturday morning. Lawson avoided media at Allama Iqbal airport. However, talking to a private television channel a day before his departure, ...
EDITORIAL: Gen Petraeus' gift.(Editorial)
Nov 01, 2008 ... November 1 (THE NATION): THAT two drone attacks should take place in North and South Waziristan on the day when Gen Petraerus was to take command of the CENTCOM is rather ominous. These were conducted despite Ambassador Anne Patterson having been summoned to Foreign Office two days earlier ...
EDITORIAL: Hopes and fears.(Editorial)
Nov 01, 2008 ... November 1 (THE NATION): AS nothing concrete has so far come out of the government's efforts to get financial support to tide over the deepening economic crisis and time is running out before obligatory payments become due, there is a palpable sense of apprehension in the air. However, top ...
ARTICLE: The way forward.
Nov 01, 2008 ... By UNITED Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, while expressing his concern over what he said was the deteriorating security situation in Pakistan, has urged the neighbouring countries to come to its help. Mr Ban who was addressing a press conference in New Delhi must have had ...
ARTICLE: "Material growth and its effects".
Nov 01, 2008 ... By Humayun Gauhar November 1 (THE NATION): My dear Muhammad Ali: People responded so positively to the portion of Mr Altaf Gauhar's essay The Collapse of Western Institutions that I reproduced last week, and so many asked me to reproduce other relevant portions of it, that I have decided ...
ARTICLE: No money, no energy, no government.
Nov 01, 2008 ... By Amina Jilani November 1 (THE NATION): National Intelligence Estimates are documents emanating from the US federal government, authoritative assessments of the Director of National Intelligence that express the coordinated judgements of the group of 16 US intelligence agencies prepared ...
ARTICLE: Ethics of disagreement.
Nov 01, 2008 ... By SYED ALI ZAFAR November 1 (THE NATION): Post cold war era has opened the possibility of making disagreement work for the good of society rather than against it. This is so even when there are acute divisions and some fierce conflict raging in various parts of the world and even within ...
ARTICLE: The trust deficit.
Nov 01, 2008 ... By Sarmad Bashir November 1 (THE NATION): The one thing that remains constant since the assumption of power by the PPP is the huge credibility gap its leadership suffers from. It stems from President Zardari's frequent backtracking on his promises and pledges. This trust deficit has come ...
A 5-point bailout strategy.
Nov 01, 2008 ... By Ikramullah November 1 (THE NATION): It goes without saying that Pakistan is currently passing through the worst ever critical period in its sixty years checkered history. Nothing seems to be going right. The domestic scenario - looked at from any angle - does not reflect a picture to be ...
British govt to spy on Muslim kids as young as five.
Nov 02, 2008 ... By Asif Mehmood LONDON, November 2 (THE NATION): A witch-hunt against the British Muslims has become much more pervasive as the surveillance of potential violent extremists by the UK government is being extended to children even as young as five years old. According to the latest dTmarche ...
Achakzai for change in foreign policy.
Nov 02, 2008 ... By Bari Baloch QUETTA, November 2 (THE NATION): Convener All Parties Democratic Movement (APDM) and President of Pashtoon Khawa Milli Awami Party (PKMAP) Mehmood Khan Achakzai has termed 3rd November a historical day for the countrys history when judiciary demonstrated courage and rejected ...
44 foreign militants held in Kohat.
Nov 02, 2008 ... By OUR staff reporter KOHAT, November 2 (THE NATION): Kohat Police arrested 44 suspected militants on Sunday. The arrested militants are nationals of Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Chechnya. According to DPO Kohat, Kohat Police intercepted a vehicle, bearing registration number ...
Black coats protest plan attracts support.
Nov 02, 2008 ... By Our Staff Reporter LAHORE, November 2 (THE NATION): City lawyers will observe complete boycott of courts on Monday (today) besides staging two hours sit-in outside Governors House to mark November 3 as a black day, when last year Prevez Musharraf had imposed emergency and sacked 43 ...
Commissioners interviewed, names finalised.
Nov 02, 2008 ... By OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE, November 2 (THE NATION): The Punjab government has finalised the names of the nine divisional commissioners after interviews with the Chief Minister, and notification in this regard is expected to be issued in a day or two. According to a well-placed source, ...
Victim family wants medics' trial.
Nov 02, 2008 ... By ASIF CHAUDHRY LAHORE, November 2 (THE NATION): Family of a 26-year-old orphan, who died in the Services Hospital due to negligence of the doctors while administering him blood, has demanded of the government to punish the accused doctors under law of the land. The family of the deceased ...
Lawyers movement unwavered despite odds.
Nov 02, 2008 ... By Amir Riaz LAHORE, November 2 (THE NATION): The lawyers movement that initially started with the suspension of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on March 9 last turned into a mass movement after Pervez Musharraf ambushed judiciary on this day of the last year, sacked 43 judges ...
Nawaz Sharif likely to join rally.
Nov 02, 2008 ... By Our Staff Reporter LAHORE, November 2 (THE NATION): The PML-N is all set to participate in November 3 Black Day on Monday (today) to mark the occasion against the dismissal of several superior court judges by Pervez Musharraf a year ago. PML-N Quaid Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif is likely ...
28 new ministers to join Cabinet.
Nov 02, 2008 ... By Abrar Saeed ISLAMABAD, November 2 (THE NATION): The names of the federal and state ministers to be inducted in the federal cabinet were finalized and they would be administered oath of their new assignment here at President House on Monday (today) by President Asif Ali Zardari. But at ...
IMF loan a cure: Zardari.
Nov 02, 2008 ... November 2 (THE NATION): ISLAMABAD (Agencies) - President Asif Ali Zardari has said that while cash-strapped Pakistan is still averse to resorting to IMF aid, the country must consider the IMF option as a cure for its ailing economy. Zardari is to visit Saudi Arabia on Tuesday (tomorrow) ...
Petraeus signals US priorities with Pak visit.
Nov 02, 2008 ... By Maqbool Malik ISLAMABAD, November 2 (THE NATION): US General David Petraeus and Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia Richard Boucher arrived on Sunday to discuss important issues with Pakistani authorities. They are here for previously scheduled meetings with government and ...
Sumaira Malik removed from 'Q' Women Wing slot.
Nov 02, 2008 ... By OUR STAFF REPORTER ISLAMABAD, November 2 (THE NATION): PML-Q President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain here on Sunday dismissed Sumaira Malik from party women wings presidency for violating party discipline and issued a notification in that regard. Earlier, Sumaira Malik was served show cause ...
Painting exhibition to be held in November: PNCA.
Nov 02, 2008 ... By SIKANDER SHAHEEN ISLAMABAD, November 2 (THE NATION): Painting exhibition under the title Unveil Murree: Past and Present would be organised during this month. In response to the media report published in TheNation about the aforementioned painting to be organised by PNCA, on Saturday ...
Anti-beggary drive in full swing.
Nov 02, 2008 ... By OUR STAFF REPORTER November 2 (THE NATION): ISLAMABAD- Over 131 beggars have been arrested during the ongoing drive against the beggars and shifted to Adiala Jail. Assistant Commissioner (implementation) Captain (Retd) Farid-ud-Din said that ICT Police arrested over 131 beggars from ...
Jamshed Gulzar Kiyani laid to rest.
Nov 02, 2008 ... By ISRAR AHMED RAWALPINDI, November 2 (THE NATION): Former Corps Commander Rawalpindi and active member of Pakistan Ex-Servicemen Association Lt General (retd) Jamshed Gulzar Kiyani laid to rest with full military honour at Army graveyard Race Course Ground here on Sunday. The Rasm-e-Qul ...
Sugar, milk prices go to stratosphere.
Nov 02, 2008 ... By SADIA SAEED KARACHI, November 2 (THE NATION): The retail prices of sugar and packed milk further jumped up in the City at a time when the government had provided relief to people in electricity tariff and also reduced the domestic oil prices. The retail prices of tetra pack milk reached ...
Probe into killings of political workers sought.
Nov 02, 2008 ... By NISAR MEHDI KARACHI, November 2 (THE NATION): The Multi-Parties Conference (MPC) hosted by Sunni Tehreek have adopted resolutions demanding the government to set up independent judicial commission over the killing of religious and political parties workers in the City and should pay the ...
'Foreign loans will further jeopardise economy'.
Nov 02, 2008 ... By OUR STAFF REPORTER KARACHI, November 2 (THE NATION): The current economic crisis in Pakistan demands that our policy makers and think-tank find out quick corrective measures to take the nation out of economic turmoil. The present government will hopefully get over the situation through ...
Financial capital or capital of weapons.
Nov 02, 2008 ... By Javed Mehmood November 2 (THE NATION): Since the formation of PPP government, the people in Karachi are hearing much hue and cry about the Talibanisation. For the MQM the real threat to peace in Karachi is the increasing Talibanisation, but for the opponents of the MQM, it is just a ...