Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy's documentary wins Oscar for 'Best Documentary, Short Subject' News Desk / Reuters Pakistani journalist and documentarian Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy's latest venture Saving Face has won an Oscar award under the category 'Best Documentary, Short Subject'. _______________________________________________ National/City Contempt case: PM, Aitzaz mull writing letter to Swiss govt Zahid Gishkori In spite of the Supreme Court coming down hard on the prime minister for not writing a letter to the Swiss authorities to reopen money-laundering charges against President Asif Ali Zardari, the government is no closer to deciding whether it should submit the letter or not. Lobbying efforts: Baloch nationalist parties may boycott next polls Zia Khan The next general elections may be boycotted by all Baloch nationalist parties as pressure builds from separatist groups to abandon parliamentary politics. Professionals, not politicians, to handle energy sector: PTI Qamar Zaman The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) on Sunday announced it will delegate decision-making authority from politicians to professionals in the energy sector to tackle the prevailing crisis. Paradigm shift: In political vacuum, JI stands at crossroads Saba Imtiaz / Noman Ahmed Even though the February 12 Difa-e-Pakistan Council (DPC) rally in Karachi was organised by the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), the ground was predominantly filled with Ahle Sunnat wal Jamaat (ASWJ) and Jamaatud Dawa (JuD) supporters. Terms of engagement: US favours early joint session on resetting ties Our Correspondent Acting US Ambassador Richard Hoagland said on Sunday that Washington is waiting for the Pakistani parliament to debate and approve the new terms of engagement between the two countries. _______________________________________________ Business Free trade: Size does not matter Ali Salman On January 27, business sections of various newspapers carried two contrasting news on free trade. Some papers reported the Secretary Commerce's briefing to the National Assembly Standing Committee on Trade about the reluctance of the US to enter a free trade agreement with Pakistan and its suggestion to ask for trade concessions instead. Attracting investment: Finnish entrepreneur preaches the gospel of Pakistani opportunity Maha Musaddaq On January 20 of this year, viewers of Finnish television channel MTV3's popular show "Good Morning Finland" were witness to something rather unusual: a businessman making the argument that one of the great unreported emerging markets' business opportunities in the world lay not in India or China, but in Pakistan. _______________________________________________ Sports Time for Amir to rise above the turmoil: Bajwa Fawad Hussain Mohammad Amir's mentor and coach Asif Bajwa has said that this was the time for the banned fast-bowler to rise above his turmoil and prepare himself for a strong comeback to compensate for the years lost in international cricket. Saqib clinches maiden squash title Nabeel Hashmi Pakistan's Mohammad Saqib Yousaf claimed his maiden Tour title as he clinched the inaugural $5000 Men's Doha Bank PSA Challenger, defeating Egypt's Ahmed Hawas in a four-set thriller. _______________________________________________ Life & Style Hira Mandi: A dangerous affair Momina Sibtain Pinky's very pink yet empty existence pulled Claudine Le Tourneur d'lson towards Hira Mandi, the infamous red light district of Lahore. French-born Claudine discovered the area during her visit to Pakistan in 1988 and that was the beginning of a dangerous love affair that drove her to visit again and again. 10 Biggest fashion faux pa Saba Khalid Gone are the days when women could live the hippy life and be proud of their unshaved armpits and manly legs. _______________________________________________ | Opinion Is Rohrabacher wrong on Balochistan? Pervez Hoodbhoy Ranking the state of higher education Muhammad Hamid Zaman Time to makes amends Rasul Bakhsh Rais East Pakistan all over again? Dr Akmal Hussain Sailing in stormy straits Tanvir Ahmed Khan Blogs The 101 on how to survive an admission test Meiryum Ali My friend, the outcast Taimur Arbab "Just call me Muslim" AbuBakr Agha Defy Pakistan: How the right-wing turned rogue Mohammad Rizwan Poll In your opinion, should military officers pay the same as civilians for property in DHA? No (16%, 93 Votes) Yes (84%, 485 Votes) Total Voters: 578 Links Contact us Tribune on Facebook Tribune on Twitter About us RSS Feed Subscribe to the Paper Careers Copyrights Jobs Classifieds |
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