| 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.
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Salman Rashid Well, he did...
Amina Jilani Making fun of North Korea
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Aasif Shakeel Honourably dead
Mahwash Badar Pakistan's Test side shows promise
Imran A. Khan Rape: Fallacies of the four witness requirement
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