The Express Tribune Newsletter: July 15, 2012

Today's Headlines   Asma Jahangir or Hussain Haroon as caretaker PM? Our Correspondent Don't be taken in by the negative sound-bites. On the face of it, political forces seem to be struggling to succeed in the litmus test of managing the first transition from one popularly elected dispensation to another in the country's history, and are fighting it out bitterly over all things major and minor. Partymen caution Nawaz against blindly supporting judiciary Zia Khan Leaders of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) have begun to advise party chief Nawaz Sharif against blind support for judicial activism.    Altaf Hussain says non-Muslims should not be referred to as 'minorities' Our Correspondent The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) founder and chief, Altaf Hussain, underscored on the importance of interfaith harmony at a meeting with members of the MQM's Coordination Committee and ministers at the party's London secretariat. PML-N presses for four new provinces Abdul Manan The main opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party has called on a commission formed to initiate the carving out of two new provinces in Punjab to include two others as well.   Business Post-bill era: China and Japan likely to set up economic zones Shahbaz Rana As parliament has approved the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) bill after debating it for three years, the chances for China and Japan to set up zones in Pakistan have suddenly increased, which will give much-needed impetus to foreign investment in the country, said Board of Investment (BOI) Chairman Saleem Mandviwalla. Weekly Review: Bourse ends flat as earnings season kicks in Bilal Umar The stock market remained range-bound ahead of the flurry of corporate results for the June quarter expected to start in the upcoming week.  _______________________________________________ Sports Test rankings: Pakistan overtake India News Desk Despite a 1-0 series-loss against Sri Lanka, Pakistan has risen to fourth in the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Test rankings, overtaking India in the process. Cricket: 'We aim to win the World Twenty20' Nabeel Hashmi The Pakistan women's cricket team is now capable of a good show against England, New Zealand and India after showing improvement in the last few months, according to coach Mohtashim Rasheed. _______________________________________________ Life & Style Ali Aftab and Ali Gul Pir: Kings of sarcasm Our Correspondent The Indo-Pak social media summit gathered well-known bloggers and tweeters from Pakistan and across the border on Friday evening.  Inspired by curves, Niemeyer designed his own niche Sehrish Ali Most Pakistanis aren't familiar with architecture. And whenever the subject does come up, the best examples are only of the past, such as the Mughal architecture. _______________________________________________

Opinion Getting priorities straight Saroop Ijaz Need for judicial restraint Nafisa Shah Hail to the Chief Anwer Mooraj Defending representational dualism Khaled Ahmed Spent guns target Modi Aakar Patel Blogs 'Firaaq': When the suppressed resort to terrorism Asif Nawaz Social Media Mela or Twitterati kitty party? Imaan Sheikh Spoiler Alert: Gangs of Wasseypur – real to the core Sami Saayer Let's love Pakistan ─ a new resolution (III) Saad Zuberi  Poll Do you think Pakistani TV dramas accurately depict issues in society?  No (63%, 340 Votes) Yes (37%, 197 Votes) Total Voters: 537 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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