The Nation (Karachi, Pakistan) back issues from January 2009:
Qazi Hussain not willing to contest party polls.
Jan 01, 2009 ... By OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE January 1 (THE NATION): - Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami Qazi Hussain is not willing to contest for another term in the office for which the Central Majlis-e-Shoora of the JI, is holding election in April next. Qazi Hussain has asked the Shoora not to propose his name ...
Race for Jamaat-i-Islami top slot starts.
Jan 01, 2009 ... By OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE, January 1 (THE NATION): Race for the top slot of Jamaat-i-Islami has started among the leaders of the party while Qazi Hussain Ahmed is no longer willing to contest for the office of the Ameer. Central Executive Committee of JI after conclusion of its meeting ...
Petroleum Ministry opposes gas price-hike.
Jan 01, 2009 ... By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD, January 1 (THE NATION): Without taking into account the declining prices of international crude oil, the government on Thursday notified an average 8 per cent increase in the prices of natural gas perturbing domestic consumers already protesting against the ...
Shutterdown strike observed in Quetta.
Jan 01, 2009 ... By OUR STAFF REPORTER QUETTA, January 1 (THE NATION): A complete shutter down strike was observed in Quetta and Chaman on Thursday against the alleged killing of four traders belonging to Balochistan by Karachi police. The call for the strike was given by the Pakhtun Khawa Milli Awami ...
Nisar endorses option of mid-term election.
Jan 01, 2009 ... By Our Staff Reporter LAHORE, January 1 (THE NATION): Opposition Leader in National Assembly Ch Nisar Ali Khan has endorsed the option of mid-term election, saying though time has not approached to hold early elections, however if government does not mend its way, elections will be the ...
LHC Registrar objects to plea against BB image coins.
Jan 01, 2009 ... By Our Staff Reporter LAHORE, January 1 (THE NATION): The Registrar Office of the Lahore High Court (LHC) Thursday objected to filing of a plea for restraining the government from issuing Rs 10 coin bearing the image of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. The office returned the plea to ...
Fakhar new PPP secy info Punjab.
Jan 01, 2009 ... By OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE, January 1 (THE NATION): President of Pakistan and Co-chairman, Pakistan Peoples Party, Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday appointed Dr Fakhruddin Ch as secretary information PPP Punjab, thereby completing the process of filling vacant party offices in the province ....
'Q' support needed to get CoD implemented.
Jan 01, 2009 ... By OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE, January 1 (THE NATION): PML-N senior Vice President and MNA Makhdoom Javed Hashmi has said that the party needed to look toward the Q-League to get the Charter of Democracy (CoD) implemented as the PPP led government has deviated from the signed agreement. He ...
151,567 victims given emergency aid in 2008.
Jan 01, 2009 ... By OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE, January 1 (THE NATION): Punjab Emergency Service (Rescue 1122), Director General, Dr Rizwan Naseer reviewed the data of emergencies and rescue operations for the year 2008, which shows that the Service has rescued 151,567 emergency victims in 2008, as compared ...
BCJV inefficiency delaying 6,000MW Bunji Project.
Jan 01, 2009 ... By SALMAN ABDUHOO LAHORE, January 1 (THE NATION): While the country is facing severe power crisis, the Bunji Hydropower Project in Gilgit with generation capacity of 6,000 megawatt - 2,500 more megawatt than the estimated capacity of Kalabagh - is being put on back burner for at least ...
Mutual funds assets reach Rs273b.
Jan 01, 2009 ... By ERUM ZAIDI KARACHI, January 1 (THE NATION): The net assets of the mutual funds have surged to Rs 273 billion during the first quarter of current financial year. During Q1-FY09, the share of public sector investment in the mutual funds industry grew by 20.8 per cent while the private ...
Wapda, Hubco and Kapco owe Rs62 billion to PSO.
Jan 01, 2009 ... SADIA SAEED KARACHI January 1 (THE NATION): - The PSO has a huge amount of Rs. 62 billion receivable from the three entities in the power sector, The Nation learnt. The major power supplying company in the country, WAPDA has the amount of Rs. 8 billion payable to the PSO. The two major ...
PIA to fly to Barcelona, Stansted.
Jan 01, 2009 ... By S Intikhab Ali KARACHI, January 1 (THE NATION): PIA is going to start direct flights to Barcelona (Spain) soon apart from resuming its flights to Stansted (England) in near future, sources told The Nation. Sources said that PIA Planning Dept was working on the opening of a new route to ...
Karachi stock market starts new year dismally; down 112 points.
Jan 01, 2009 ... By SYED MOHAMMAD TAHIR LAHORE, January 1 (THE NATION): Devaluation spree of shares prices at Karachi Stock Exchange remained continue unabatedly even on the beginning of new year and amid hopes for the unveiling of marketing supporting fund programme this week. Thursday was the 14th ...
Rs20b plan ready to bail out KSE.
Jan 01, 2009 ... By OUR STAFF REPORTER KARACHI, January 1 (THE NATION): The much-awaited stock market fund worth Rs20 billion is ready for implementation to bail out the market from crisis. The National Bank of Pakistan has provided Rs 7 billion, EOBI has extended Rs 5 billion, State Life Corporation has ...
Ogra, Nepra playing havoc with common man and businessmen.
Jan 01, 2009 ... By OUR STAFF REPORTER KARACHI, January 1 (THE NATION): President Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry Anjum Nisar has criticised OGRA for 3 to 17 percent increase in gas tariffs. He said OGRA and NEPRA were playing havoc with common man and business community. After 22 per cent ...
Govt urged to take measures to save SMEs.
Jan 01, 2009 ... By OUR STAFF REPORTER KARACHI, January 1 (THE NATION): The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (Unisame) has urged the government to take immediate measures to save the SME industries from closure and collapse due to loadshedding, lawlessness, dumping, smuggling, poor logistics and no ...
Plan to set up foreign varsities shelved.
Jan 01, 2009 ... By ASMA GHANI ISLAMABAD, January 1 (THE NATION):The government has finally abandoned the visionary programme of four world-class foreign universities that were to be established in partnership with foreign countries, TheNation has learnt reliably. It is a great pity that this program of ...
Commercial use of residential units continues.
Jan 01, 2009 ... By KHALID AZIZ ISLAMABAD, January 1 (THE NATION): Despite strict instructions of Senate Standing Committee on Interior, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) could so far devise no effective strategy to control non-conforming use of residential units. Irked by the inconvenience caused to ...
'Pakistan not dangerous for tourists'.
Jan 01, 2009 ... By SIKANDER SHAHEEN ISLAMABAD, January 1 (THE NATION): Times are fast changing, the governments of countries should keep their differences aside to facilitate masses. People should be kept above politics. A French couple expressed these views during an exclusive interview with TheNation, ...
SI, four ASIs suspended.
Jan 01, 2009 ... By ISRAR AHMED RAWALPINDI, January 1 (THE NATION): Addl IG and Regional Police Officer (RPO) Nasir Khan Durrani Thursday has placed one Sub-Inspector (SI) and four Assistant Sub Inspectors (ASIs) of Police Station (PS) Gujar Khan under suspension due to nil performance during the last four ...
President for immediate help to poor under BISP.
Jan 01, 2009 ... By OUR STAFF REPORTER ISLAMABAD, January 1 (THE NATION): President Asif Ali Zardari Thursday asked the concerned authorities to start giving disbursements to poorest segment of the society under Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) from January 15 this year. Chairperson BISP, Farzana ...
40pc dentists ignorant of latest antibiotics: survey.
Jan 01, 2009 ... By SYED JAFAR ASKARI KARACHI, January 1 (THE NATION): About 40 per cent Karachi-based dentists are not aware about the latest antibiotics, according to a survey conducted at the Department of Microbiology, Karachi University (KU). Therefore, the dentists prescribe the outdated ...
Fog disrupts trains schedule.
Jan 01, 2009 ... By OUR STAFF REPORTER KARACHI, January 1 (THE NATION): Fog has delayed countrywide trains schedule. According to the report, heavy fog in different parts of the country disturbed the trains schedule. The passengers of each train suffer eight hours of delay. Resultantly scores of people at ...
MQM committee fails to hold ulema meeting.
Jan 01, 2009 ... By NISAR MEHDI KARACHI, January 1 (THE NATION): MQM Ulema Committee on Thursday once again failed to hold a joint meeting of religious scholars and organisers of religious gatherings to maintain sectarian harmony during the month of Muharram-ul-Haram. It may be noted that every year the ...
Man stabbed to death; boy dead in accident.
Jan 01, 2009 ... By OUR STAFF REPORTER KARACHI, January 1 (THE NATION): Two people, including a minor boy, were killed in separate incident in the metropolis, the police said here on Thursday. Reportedly, deceased Nadeem Akram, 35, was living with other labourers in a flat at Lane 1, Niazi Chowk. Some ...
Notice to Mily State and Land Dept, Chief Secy.
Jan 01, 2009 ... By OUR STAFF REPORTER KARACHI, January 1 (THE NATION): The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday issued notices to Director Military State and Land Department, Chief Secretary Sindh and other respondents on the petition moved by M/S Abuzar Ghaffari Cooperative Housing Society till January 6, ...
Lawyers vow to continue struggle.
Jan 01, 2009 ... By OUR STAFF REPORTER KARACHI, January 1 (THE NATION): Leaders of the ongoing lawyers movement have vowed to accelerate their struggle for a free and independent judiciary. The lawyers will take out rallies in the metropolis from January 5, for the reinstatement of deposed judges including ...
PCB asks Sri Lanka to confirm final itinerary.
Jan 01, 2009 ... By OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE, January 1 (THE NATION): The cricket board has asked its Sri Lankan counterpart to confirm the final itinerary for their forthcoming tour of Pakistan, amid growing concern that the series is being delayed unnecessarily by the visitors. Sri Lankan cricket ...
Yousuf clinches second spot in ICC ranking.
Jan 01, 2009 ... By OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE, January 1 (THE NATION): The Indian Cricket League defected Pakistan star batsman Muhammad Yousuf has moved up the ladder to second place in latest Test ranking of International Cricket Council. The star batsman, who was banned by the PCB for his inclination ...
Inti tasked to convince players on cash slash.
Jan 01, 2009 ... By SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT LAHORE, January 1 (THE NATION): Coach of the Pakistan cricket team Intikhab Alam has been entrusted with the task of coordinating with players and draw up recommendations before the new central contracts are handed over this year. Pakistan Cricket Board chief ...
Senate Committee summons Butt, Miandad.
Jan 01, 2009 ... By OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE, January 1 (THE NATION): Senate's Standing Committee on Sports, the watchdog of sports federations in the country, has asked the cricket board (PCB) to explain the recent sackings and new hirings in the PCB. The committee, which has been overseeing the ...
Academy teams to continue in different cities.
Jan 01, 2009 ... By OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE, January 1 (THE NATION): The trials to select players for PHF Hockey Academy Lahore were held at National Hockey Stadium here on Thursday. As many as 45 players of age group of under 14, 15 and 16 took part in trials. Selection Committee of the Punjab Anjum ...
Lahore clinch Railways Weightlifting.
Jan 01, 2009 ... By OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE, January 1 (THE NATION):Lahore clinched Pakistan Railways Weight Lifting Divisional championship at Railway Stadium Hall, Lahore. The event was played under Railways Sports Board (PRSB). Lahore Division managed 71 points, followed by Workshop Division (63 pts) ....
CAA Open Squash Kashif, Farhan to clash in final.
Jan 01, 2009 ... By OUR STAFF REPORTER KARACHI, January 1 (THE NATION): Kashif Khan of Sindh and Farhan Zaman of Navy overpowered their opponents in extended semi-finals to move to the final of Rs. 150,000 prize carrying CAA Open Squash here Thursday at Pakistan Navy Roshan Khan Jahangir Khan Squash ...
Punjab Squash Association elects new officials.
Jan 01, 2009 ... By OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE, January 1 (THE NATION): The general council meeting of the Punjab Squash Association has elected its new office-bearers handing the reigns of the body to Amjad Ali Noon as president and Dr Arif Hassan as secretary. The meeting was presided over by outgoing PSA ...
Public anger boils over power outages.
Jan 01, 2009 ... By OUR STAFF REPORTER FAISALABAD/LAHORE/KARACHI, January 1 (THE NATION): People throughout the country staged street protests on Thursday to vent their anger over unremitting and unannounced loadshedding of electricity with fuming protesters in Faisalabad burnt business centres and ...
President takes notice.
Jan 01, 2009 ... By OUR STAFF REPORTER ISLAMABAD, January 1 (THE NATION): President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday took notice of the shortage of petrol and CNG at gas stations, and convened a meeting today (Friday) to discuss the issue. The President directed immediate convening of a meeting of relevant ...
5 die in New Year US drone strike.
Jan 01, 2009 ... By Our Staff Reporter PESHAWAR, January 1 (THE NATION): At least five suspected militants were killed and two injured on Thursday when a missile hit a motorcar near Karikot, a village in South Waziristan Agency. The missile hit the motorcar at around 11.00am and killed five of the ...
No plan to destabilise Centre, says Nawaz.
Jan 01, 2009 ... By Our Staff Reporter LAHORE, January 1 (THE NATION): PML-N is considering different options to increase contacts with PML-Q with the consultation of party leaders amid widening distance with PPP following its deviation from Charter of Democracy (CoD). PML(N) Quaid Mian Muhammad Nawaz ...
No confession in Mumbai probe: Pakistan.
Jan 01, 2009 ... By SHAIQ HUSSAIN ISLAMABAD, January 1 (THE NATION): Pakistan on Thursday said it would take every possible step to defend itself in case of external aggression while warning that Indo-Pak war or military confrontation would be disastrous for regional peace and stability. When asked about ...
Slow-pedalling of big-sized NA.
Jan 01, 2009 ... By NAVEED BUTT ISLAMABAD, January 1 (THE NATION): As many as 25 legislative bills of 2008 are pending with various standing committees of the National Assembly while 23 heads of NA bodies, out of 46, have not been elected so far, TheNation reliably learnt on Thursday. According to the ...
PML-Q ready for dialogue with political parties.
Jan 01, 2009 ... By IRFAN BUKHARI ISLAMABAD, January 1 (THE NATION): The central leaders of Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q) are meeting today under the chair of the partys President, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, to mull over the present political scenario as well as the security situation in the country. It ...
3 FC men, 10 militants killed in Dera Bugti.
Jan 01, 2009 ... By Bari Baloch QUETTA, January 1 (THE NATION): At least 13 people including three personnel of Frontier Corps (FC) were killed and five others injured in a clash between security forces and armed men in Uch area of Dera Bugti district on Thursday afternoon. Officials confirmed the gun ...
EDITORIAL: Exchange of N-sites lists a CBM: Qureshi.(Editorial)
Jan 01, 2009 ... By SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT ISLAMABAD, January 1 (THE NATION): Pakistan and India on Thursday exchanged lists of their nuclear installations under an agreement that was signed in 1988 to protect the sites if war breaks out between the neighbouring states. The governments of Pakistan and India ...
EDITORIAL: A changing scenario.(Editorial)
Jan 01, 2009 ... January 1 (THE NATION): WHILE the danger of a military confrontation between India and Pakistan has not completely vanished, there are indications that the leaderships of both countries as well as the US have realised that maintaining the present tempo of tension would not be in anyone's ...
EDITORIAL: Shortages and outages.(Editorial)
Jan 01, 2009 ... January 1 (THE NATION): LIFE has become hard for millions of people all over the country after loadshedding of up to 20 hours, often unscheduled, was added to shortages of gas, CNG and LPG. The shortages and outages have not only affected domestic consumers but also industry and business ....
ARTICLE: Up for change.
Jan 01, 2009 ... January 1 (THE NATION): THERE has always been an inclination among different factions of the PML to take pride in the fact that there is some common bond that unites them. Recent developments in politics forecast a departure from this frame of mind. With the PPP-PML(N) tussle forming the ...
ARTICLE: The year of miracles.
Jan 01, 2009 ... By M.A. Niazi January 1 (THE NATION): As 2008 comes to an end, Pakistanis look at a year of miracles, an annus mirabilis. But unlike the year of Dryden's poem, 1666, there was no natural disaster of the scale of the Great Fire of London. But who was to have predicted that a year that began ...
ARTICLE: Predators on the loose.
Jan 01, 2009 ... Wajahat Latif January 1 (THE NATION): Predators are on the prowl in Isloo, threatening the environment. At the peak of Musharraf power, say 2004, they had acquired substantial influence and, collaborating with the CDA, went about cutting trees and destroying the environment of this green ...
ARTICLE: Surgical strike and the PAF.
Jan 01, 2009 ... By IKRAMULLAH BHATTI January 1 (THE NATION): Notwithstanding as to who caused Mumbai carnage and for what purpose, the outrage of the Indian leadership was understandable as they must have been highly embarrassed and felt frustrated watching the horrific scenes over three days. Finger ...
At the crossroads.
Jan 01, 2009 ... By JAVED IQBAL MALIK January 1 (THE NATION): Correct strategic decision in scope and time, leads to victory despite tactical reversals. US strategic decision to dominate the vital East-West sea-lanes of communication through Suez Canal has enabled her to dictate terms in the global ...
Outages continue stinging Lahorites.
Jan 02, 2009 ... By OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE, January 2 (THE NATION): Prolonged and unscheduled power outages have paralysed the whole life in City, apparently due to the immense shortfall in hydropower generation across the country. Residents from all localities of the City and its adjoining areas have ...
More miseries for people.
Jan 02, 2009 ... By OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE, January 2 (THE NATION): The frequent low gas pressure, initiated for the last five days, along with hours-long power outages, have forced the CNG station owners to shut their filling houses, making the life miserable for motorists in the City. Due to drop in ...
Dealers threaten to close down CNG stations.
Jan 02, 2009 ... By OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE, January 2 (THE NATION): All Pakistan CNG Association and All Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association have threatened the government to close down CNG stations and petrol pumps across the country from Jan 5 if the authorities do not withdraw the recent increase ...
Lawyers demand mid-term elections.
Jan 02, 2009 ... By OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE, January 2 (THE NATION): Lawyers protesting against the government for not restoring deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and others, on Friday demanded midterm elections under the supervision of an interim government, set up on the Bangladesh ...
CM stresses need to forge unity during Muharram.
Jan 02, 2009 ... By Our staff reporter LAHORE, January 2 (THE NATION): Chief Minister Punjab, Shahbaz Sharif has said that living nations face all challenges boldly and we should also maintain such an atmosphere of peace, brotherhood and amity during Muharramul Haram, which should be unprecedented. He said ...
LHC rejects mother's plea over children custody.
Jan 02, 2009 ... By Our Staff Reporter LAHORE, January 2 (THE NATION): The Lahore High Court Judge Justice Khawaja Farooq Saeed Friday refused to hand over the custody of four children to their mother after she could not inform the court about whom she had been staying with after leaving her husband ....
Dealers threaten to close down CNG stations from 5th.
Jan 02, 2009 ... By OUR STAFF REPORTER KARACHI/LAHORE, January 2 (THE NATION): All Pakistan CNG Association and All Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association have threatened the government to close down CNG stations and petrol pumps across the country from Jan 5 if the authorities did not withdraw the recent ...
SPI-based inflation down slightly.
Jan 02, 2009 ... By OUR STAFF REPORTER ISLAMABAD, January 2 (THE NATION): The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), for the week ended on January 01, for the lowest income group up to Rs.3,000 has registered decrease of 0.22 per cent over the previous week. The Sensitive Price Indicator for the week under ...
SECP registers 4,461 cos in 2008.
Jan 02, 2009 ... By OUR STAFF REPORTER KARACHI, January 2 (THE NATION): The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) registered 4,461 companies during the calendar year 2008, as compared to 4,837 companies registered during last year. According to a press release issued on Friday, the total ...
All Pakistan Entrepreneurs Exchange launched.
Jan 02, 2009 ... By OUR STAFF REPORTER KARACHI, January 2 (THE NATION): Some of the passionate people in business have decided to launch a platform of All Pakistan Entrepreneurs Exchange (APEX) for development and growth of entrepreneurship in Pakistan. This would require a gigantic task to motivate ...
Raza takes over as SBP chief.
Jan 02, 2009 ... By OUR STAFF REPORTER KARACHI, January 2 (THE NATION): Syed Salim Raza Friday took over as Governor State Bank of Pakistan on Friday. He succeeds Dr Shamshad Akhtar who completed her three-year tenure as SBP Governor on Jan 01. Prior to his assumption of the office of SBP Governor, Raza ...
PPA delegation meets Livestock Secretary.
Jan 02, 2009 ... By OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE, January 2 (THE NATION): A six members delegation of Pakistan Poultry Association led by Mr Khaleeque Arshad, chairman PPA (Northern zone) met with Dr Muhammad Jehanzeb Khan, Secretary Livestock and Dairy Development to discuss the measures to provide chicken ...
PWF flays power, gas loadshedding.
Jan 02, 2009 ... By OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE, January 2 (THE NATION): A meeting of the representatives of Pakistan Workers Federation was held at Bakhtiar Labour Hall on Friday. Ch Talib Nawaz President, Osama Tariq Deputy General Secretary, Hassan Munir Bhatti, Muhammad Usman and Rana muhammad Khalid and ...