| NATO attack: Dempsey questions logic of Pakistani accusations Reuters 
The top US military officer on Wednesday denied allegations by a senior army official in Islamabad that a Nato attack that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers was a deliberate act of aggression. _______________________________________________
National/City Bonn conference boycott: Gilani unmoved by Merkel's gentle nudge
Hafeez Tunio / Zia Khan
The prime minister has simmered down, but not enough to confirm Pakistan's attendance at the Bonn conference. NATO attack has raised serious questions: FM Khar
APP
Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said on Tuesday that the NATO attack on the Mohmand checkpost was not an isolated incident and had raised much bigger questions than whether Islamabad will join an investigation on the event. Black gold: Oil prices spurt upwards
Zafar Bhutta
The government has increased the prices of petrol by Rs0.48 and high speed diesel by Rs4.89 per litre. The hikes are in line with global oil price rises and are effective from Thursday (today). Contracting AIDS abroad: For an HIV-positive immigrant, secrecy is the only way to be
Taha Siddique
When he found out he was HIV positive three years ago, Tanveer* assumed the worst – he thought he would die soon. From medieval Taliban to a tech-savvy militia
Naveed Hussain
They hated modernity, secular education and modern scientific inventions – they banned music and smashed television sets during their rule in Afghanistan until 2001. But 10 years on, things appear to have changed – radically. ISI comes under fire for 'not paying electricity bills'
Our Correspondent
Pakistan's premier spy agency ISI and other government departments came under fire at a meeting of parliamentary panel for not paying electricity bills that have stalled the whole energy sector due to alarming receivables of Rs326 billion against the defaulters.
_______________________________________________ Business Sales tax on services: Government takes back decision, FBR to collect
Hafeez Tunio
In an apparent reversal of its promise to promote provincial autonomy, the federal government has backtracked from its decision to handover to the Sindh government the right to collect GST on services as agreed in seventh National Finance Commission (NFC) Accord. G-B to be declared tax-free zone
Shabbir Mir
After deferring the decision of imposing taxes in Gilgit-Baltistan due to its controversial status, the federal government has planned to declare the autonomous region as a tax-free zone with an objective to attract foreign investment.
_______________________________________________ Sports Unanswered omission: Wahab sliding into oblivion
Our Correspondent
His heroics in Mohali were deemed enough to guarantee him a place in the playing-eleven for months to come, especially after the team had lost another performing left-armer to the world of crooks. Snooker: Toba, Shehzad cruise into 2nd round
Our Correspondent
Pakistan cruised into the second round of the IBSF World Championships after Mohammad Asif Toba defeated England's Michael Wild 4-2 and Australia's Vinnie Calabrese 4-1, and Imran Shehzad convincingly beat Ireland's Mark Tuite 4-2 in Bangalore.
_______________________________________________ Life & Style Drama production: From the city of kites to the city of lights
Sher Khan
While surfing channels, you will notice that television dramas have become an essential part of TV entertainment in Pakistan. The growth of private media has opened up doors to the drama industry, which has flourished tremendously over the last decade. However, much to the surprise of audiences, the television market has detoured to Karachi — despite the fact that Lollywood is a Lahore-based industry. London Paris New York: Ali's aspirations
Our Correspondent
Pakistani singer-cum-actor, Ali Zafar, is working hard on his newest film London Paris New York, which marks his debut as a composer after already proving himself as a playback singer in films like Mere Brother Ki Dulhan and Tere Bin Laden, reportsThe Hindustan Times.
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