Hum sub Pakistani: The Express Tribune Newsletter: January 25, 2012

Today's Headlines

January 25, 2012

Memogate commission: Ijaz offered last chance as Malik assures safety
Qaiser Zulfiqar

Mansoor Ijaz, the mover and shaker at the heart of Memogate, has been told in firm terms by the judicial commission probing the issue: we will not budge.
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National/City

Lobbying: US lures Pakistan with cheaper gas than Iran
Zafar Bhutta
They may loathe you for being 'duplicitous' in the war on terror, but they will gladly sell gas to you – especially if it means you will give up gas from Iran.

ISI's political role must not be overlooked: Nisar
Qamar Zaman
As reports came in about the Supreme Court's decision to take up a controversial decade-old case regarding the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) role in politics, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) asked the court on Tuesday to not overlook the agency's role in the present, as well as during former president Pervez Musharraf's regime.

PIC free medicine: As deaths soar past 80, authorities still clueless
Ali Usman / Samia Saleem
While the death toll of Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) patients continues to rise, the federal government has sent samples of the suspected medicines to the Central Drug Testing Laboratory (CDTL) in Karachi for further investigation.

Dialogue with the US: Afghan Taliban share 'peace' blueprint with Pakistan
Tahir Khan
The Afghan Taliban have shared with Pakistan the 'functional blueprint" of their formal talks with US officials in the Gulf state of Qatar, an Afghan leader told The Express Tribune on Tuesday.

Pak-Afghan relations: In a sign of thaw, Khar to visit Kabul
Irfan Ghauri
The flight to reconciliation between Islamabad and Washington will land first in Kabul, and on-board will be Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar.
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Business

GPS navigation: Never get lost again!
Farooq Baloch / Shaheryar Mirza
The number of Global Positioning System (GPS) users is projected to increase 50% by 2014 and most of this growth will take place in the Asia Pacific.

Escape from loadshedding: Govt rejects increase in expensive power generation
Shahbaz Rana
The central government has turned down Punjab's proposal for an increase in electricity production by relying more on expensive oil-run plants than hydropower generation and said load-shedding "for a few hours" is more bearable than burdening consumers with an increase in tariffs.
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Sports

Test series: Desperate England look to bury Dubai ghost
Our Correspondents
After a mauling in the first Test, England will be desperate to justify their number one rank as they take on a spirited Pakistan side in the second match at the Abu Dhabi Cricket Stadium starting today.

ZTBL crowned women's T20 champions
Shahzada Usman
ZTBL lived up to their pre-tournament favourites' tag as they thrashed Punjab by 93 runs to lift the Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Women Cricket T20 Challenge Trophy 2012 in Lahore.
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Life & Style

Amir Khan rings engagement bells
Our Correspondents
British boxing sensation Amir Khan is set to get engaged to Pakistani-American student Faryal Makhdoom on January 29,The Sun reported on Monday.

Veena Malik allegedly assaults co-actor during filming: Report
Our Correspondents
Pakistani actor Veena Malik has been accused of assaulting a co-actor during the shooting of the film Mumbai 125km, Hindustan Times reported on Tuesday.
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