Winter of discontent: With ifs and buts, Kayani quells coup rumours Kamran Yousaf
It appears the turn of the year will not witness a coup d'état, though there has been much coup de théâtre. On Friday, army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani categorically denied rampant speculation that the military is planning to oust the civilian government, calling the rumours 'misleading' and an attempt to divert focus from the 'real issues' at hand. _______________________________________________ National/City Shifting tides: Javed Hashmi on verge of joining PTI Abdul Manan Javed Hashmi, one of the stalwarts of Multani politics and the most visible Seraiki member of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, was deciding late on Friday night whether to jump ship and join the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf bandwagon, sources told The Express Tribune. Bringing down Memogate: Sceptical PPP decides to stay aggressive Sumera Khan Anger, anguish and distress characterised the ruling party's huddle on Friday. Amidst a rapidly-evolving political landscape, the Pakistan Peoples Party's core committee convened to discuss the situation and weigh its options vis-à-vis the Memogate fiasco. Internet advocacy: Blogs in Pakistan – no more a silent revolution Sidrah Moiz Khan To the audience's delight, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan made a surprise entrance at the second Pakistan Blog Awards that kicked off Friday evening at the Regent Plaza hotel. Soothing frayed nerves: Time for coups is gone: CJ Faisal Shakeel Attempting to soothe frayed nerves over the Memogate case, the Supreme Court on Friday ruled out the possibility of a coup and blamed the media for creating an impression of a clash between institutions. A different kind of 'change' Atika Rehman Getting hold of Imran Khan wasn't too much of a task prior to the PTI chairman's advent on the political stage at the Minar-i-Pakistan rally in Lahore. Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) members were easily approachable on their personal cell phones or via e-mail and after the right amount of SMS', a short rendezvous or a quote from the former cricketing legend was, more often than not, a given. _______________________________________________ Business Flying away: Foreign investment falls 59% in five months Farhan Zaheer Foreign investment in the country dropped 59 per cent to $305.4 million in the first five months (July-November) of fiscal year 2011-12 compared to investment of $748.7 million in the same period last year, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said on Friday. Pakistan, China sign currency swap agreement Shahbaz Rana Pakistan and China on Friday signed a currency swap arrangement to promote bilateral trade and investment and strengthen financial cooperation. _______________________________________________ Sports PIA land Quaid Trophy Our Correspondents PIA strolled to a nine-wicket win over ZTBL to win the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy for the seventh time. Boxing: Federation laments government's lack of support Obaid Abbasi / Shahzada Usman The Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) President Doda Khan Bhutto has lashed out at the lack of support by the government for the ongoing second Shaheed Benazir Bhutto International Boxing Tournament in Islamabad. _______________________________________________ Life & Style Shehzad Roy: Strictly satire Sher Khan With the political pot close to boiling over, it comes as no surprise that many bands and artists, ranging from Strings to Ali Azmat and Abrarul Haq are working on music which is both insightful and satirical of the present situation in the country. However, the musician who initiated this trend with his controversial song "Laga Reh" is no other than Pakistan's renowned powerhouse Shehzad Roy. Madiha Iftikhar: Keeping it clean Saadia Qamar Madiha Iftikhar gives off the impression of a naive, girl next door but a conversation with her verifies that she has a wise head on her young shoulders. _______________________________________________ | Opinion Shenanigans, dangerous shenanigans Kamran Shafi Don't discount the civilians yet Ejaz Haider Khwas Khan of Rohtas Salman Rashid Well, he did... Amina Jilani Making fun of North Korea Tazeen Javed Blogs Who will save democracy now? Aasif Shakeel Honourably dead Mahwash Badar Pakistan's Test side shows promise Imran A. Khan Rape: Fallacies of the four witness requirement Aaishah AbuBakr Poll Do you believe Pakistan shares equal blame with the US for the NATO airstrike? No (68%, 492 Votes) Yes (32%, 227 Votes) Total Voters: 719 Links Contact us Tribune on Facebook Tribune on Twitter About us RSS Feed Subscribe to the Paper Careers Copyrights Jobs Classifieds |
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