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The Express Tribune Newsletter: December 17, 2011

 

Today's Headlines

December 17, 2011

 

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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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

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