Game-changer?: Man who delivered memo casts doubts Rana Tanveer In a key development in the Memogate scandal, a principal player has jumped into the fray – potentially turning the case on the matter, currently under scrutiny in the Supreme Court, on its head. _______________________________________________ National/City Memogate: No reply from Zardari, says Attorney General Faisal Shakeel Attorney General of Pakistan (AG) Maulvi Anwarul Haq on Friday ruled out the submission of President Asif Ali Zardari's reply in the Memogate case. PM-army chief meet: Gilani, Kayani go three hours, one-on-one Faisal Shakeel Amidst a rapidly-shifting and charged political scenario, the prime minister and the army chief held a meeting. It was one-on-one, closed-door and over three hours long. Analysis: Why do we love to hate the US? M. Ziauddin The Memogate controversy is getting murkier with hints that, as the case proceeds in the Supreme Court, the appellant, Nawaz Sharif may request the court to issue instructions to the federal government to ask the ISI chief to resign as hinted by the Leader of the Opposition Chaudhry Nisar in the National Assembly on Thursday. US must respect Pakistan's red lines: Gilani Sumera Khan Pakistan has sought concrete guarantees from the US that its territorial sovereignty will not be transgressed in the future as a pre-condition to put their strained relations back on track. Veena Malik mysteriously goes missing from Mumbai Our Correspondents Pakistani actress and model Veena Malik has reportedly gone missing from her home in Mumbai, reported Express News on Saturday. _______________________________________________ Business Gas crisis: Stakeholders agree on new load management plan Shahbaz Rana The government and major consumers of natural gas agreed on Friday to a load management agreement that would ration gas over the winter months, as the shortage of natural gas in the country jumps to 1,600 million cubic feet per day, 33% higher than last year. Car sales may drop 20% after CNG ban Our Correspondents Car sales are expected to drop by 20% to 151,000 units in financial year 2012 owing to the government's decision to ban import of compressed natural gas (CNG) kits and cylinders, according to KASB Securities. _______________________________________________ Sports Off to spoil Bangladesh's party Fawad Hussain Pakistan and Bangladesh meet in the second and final Test in Dhaka from today with the visitors aiming to seal 2011 with a win, a year in which they have not lost a Test or a One-Day International (ODI) series. Afghanistan in debut one-day against Pakistan Our Correspondents Pakistan and Afghanistan will play their first ever one-day international cricket match in Sharjah next February, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced Friday. _______________________________________________ Life & Style Pakistani drama industry: From gold to ashes Hani Taha My mother tells me they had to reprint her cousin's wedding cards to include the message that television screens would be put up at the marriage hall. The last episode of the epic drama "Waris" was due to be aired that night and who in their right minds would want to miss it? Insignia: Hot on heels Our Correspondents Before diamonds edged their way into women's lives, shoes were the original trustworthy 'best friend'. Ask any girl you know and she will lament that she just doesn't have enough shoes. They don't call an obsession with shoes a 'fetish' without good reason you know. _______________________________________________ | Opinion Taxila Cross Salman Rashid Personal accounts of 1971 Ajmal Kamal Banning the Beeb Amina Jilani Bangladesh days Dr Pervaiz Tahir The PTA and the elephant in the room Amber Haque Blogs The tough New Yorkers of Lahore Hyra Zaka Be a Cakeoholic Tazeen Jaffer Love and tears for Dhaka Arsalan Khan Don't blame the gas crisis on the government Adnan Khalid Rasool Poll Do you believe security measures at banks are adequate enough to prevent robberies? No (89%, 320 Votes) Yes (11%, 38 Votes) Total Voters: 358 Links Contact us Tribune on Facebook Tribune on Twitter About us RSS Feed Subscribe to the Paper Careers Copyrights Jobs Classifieds |