The Express Tribune Newsletter: June 26, 2012

Today's Headlines   It's official: Pakistan gets a deputy prime minister Irfan Ghauri The culmination of intense negotiations between the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and its largest ally, the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q), resulted in the country getting a deputy prime minister: PML-Q leader Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi.   Richard Olson likely to succeed Munter as ambassador Huma Imtiaz In approximately a month's time, US Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter will step down from the position he has held for nearly two years. Polio vaccination banned in South Waziristan Our Correspondent In yet another setback to the polio eradication campaign in the country, the Mullah Nazir group in Wana subdivision of South Waziristan banned polio vaccination in the agency on Monday till the United States halts all drone strikes in the tribal region. Sindh's budget sails through assembly Hafeez Tunio With no member either from the opposition or the treasury benches presenting a cut motion against expenditures, the Pakistan Peoples Party-led Sindh government won unanimous approval for its Rs542 billion budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Business McLeod Road mammoth: State Bank profits down 10% over two years Shahbaz Rana Despite rising government borrowing and high interest rates, profits at the State Bank of Pakistan have been declining for the last two years, largely due to a decline in non-interest income, declining by 10% over two years. Board of Investment: A 1960s bureaucracy serving the 21st century investor Maha Mussadaq It is a government organisation, part of the Prime Minister's Secretariat. Its chairman is a cabinet-level official who reports directly to the Prime Minister of Pakistan. _______________________________________________ Sports 1st Test: Pakistan brought to their knees Our Correspondents Nuwan Kulasekara and Suraj Randiv combined to vanquish Pakistan as Sri Lanka won the first Test by a massive 209 runs, their biggest win over their Asian rivals. Cricket: Dar recommends eye, hearing tests Nabeel Hashmi The Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) Elite Panel Umpires will need to go through eye and hearing tests after recommendations put forward by the world's top umpire Aleem Dar. _______________________________________________ Life & Style The best from 'Coke Studio' episode 4 Rafay Mahmood In its fourth episode this season, the "Coke Studio" house band treated listeners to one of the most musically challenging compositions of the season.  Music blogs: 'Social media is word of mouth on steroids' Sher Khan "With blogs and social media, each individual has the power to get his voice heard," says Hamad Dar, who launched music site koolmuzone.pk in 2004.  _______________________________________________

Opinion Not in my name Feisal H Naqvi Remembering Ammi Ali Wahab Lessons from the Kohistan episode Dr Farzana Bari Travels through Pakistan Yaqoob Khan Bangash Science for the people Muhammad Hamid Zaman Blogs Want more controversy? Use the word 'gate' Muhammad Bilal Iqbal Exploiting the power crisis: Rioters in protesters' clothing Vaqas Asghar Why is Manmohan Singh's village better than mine? Wajiha Noor Oh summer, thou art fabulous! Usama Humayun Poll In your opinion, is democracy the best system for governing a state? Yes (53%, 330 Votes) No (47%, 291 Votes) Total Voters: 621 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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