The Express Tribune Newsletter: April 15, 2012

Today's Headlines Prison break: Militants attack Bannu jail, nearly 400 inmates escape AFP Some 384 prisoners including militants escaped early Sunday from a jail in Bannu after an attack by insurgents armed with guns, grenades and rockets, officials said. 'Sterling' bounty offered for Obama, Bush Our Correspondent In an expression of solidarity with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) Chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, British parliamentarian of Kashmiri origin Lord Nazir Ahmed has announced a reward for the captor of US President Barack Obama and his predecessor George W Bush. Resumption of NATO supplies: DPC, PTI put their foot down over decision Our Correspondent The Difa-e-Pakistan Council (DPC) have rejected the decision regarding the resumption of Nato supplies through Pakistani routes and announced that a countrywide protest campaign will be initiated in Peshawar on April 20. Proposed budget share: 2% for higher education, 20% for military Shahbaz Rana For wishful thinkers, there will be no surprises in the upcoming budget. Business Weekly review: KSE-100 sheds 0.5% as uncertainty prevails Bilal Umar A lack of any new information regarding the revised Capital Gains Tax (CGT) regime resulted in a range-bound week at the stock market; the benchmark KSE-100 index closed on Friday at 13,799 points – down 0.5% (76 points) over the previous week. Blessed ones: Finance ministry smells favouritism in LNG import Zafar Bhutta The Ministry of Finance and Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) have expressed reservations about a $30 billion integrated liquefied natural gas (LNG) project to import 800 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd) of gas that may favour a couple of private companies. _______________________________________________ Sports Forget the video, just like you've forgotten my runs: Yasir Hameed Nabeel Hashmi Yasir Hameed last represented Pakistan in the infamous 2010 Lord's Test which is not remembered for the classy cricket on the field. Football: City's six appeal AFP Carlos Tevez hit a hat-trick as Manchester City crushed Norwich 6-1 to pile the pressure on Premier League leaders Manchester United. _______________________________________________ Life & Style Peshawar artists in Bollywood: Starry surprise Manzoor Ali Talking about films and cinema in Peshawar has sinister undertones today. People assume that cinemas in Peshawar run X-rated movies only, which is why no one claiming to be a morally upright person thinks about watching a movie at one of the local cinemas. Robbert van Hulzen: Musical pilgrimage Sher Khan There is an old fable of a group of blind men who touch an elephant to learn what it is like. They then compare notes and learn that they are in complete disagreement. Each person's perspective differs according to how they describe the elephant's body parts. Hence, inspired by the crux of the story, Dutch drummer Robbert van Hulzen — who is a staunch believer of the fact that everyone experiences music in a different way — decided to name his band 'Elephant Songs'. _______________________________________________

Opinion In the winter trenches Saroop Ijaz  Death and despair in Balochistan Imtiaz Gul Journalism under pressure Syed Talat Hussain The evidence against Modi Aakar Patel Is Narendra Modi India's Hafiz Saeed? Shahzad Chaudhry  Blogs What shisha ban? Dr Amyn Malik Sorry ladies, no protection for you Mani Khawaja Durr-e-Shahwar: Television blames working women Afshan Khan How Pakistan got boxed into religion Faheem Younus  Poll Can a Pakistan Premier League be as successful as the Indian and Bangladeshi leagues? Yes: 70% (705 votes) No: 30% (306 votes) Total: 1,011 votes 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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