The Express Tribune Newsletter: July 20, 2012

Today's Headlines   NA-151 by-elections: Gilani's son emerges as victor after close battle Owais Jafri The first family of Multan scraped through to a hard-fought win in the by-elections for NA-151 after a neck-and-neck contest with an independent candidate on Thursday. Breaking silence: Parliament supreme, can enact any law: Zardari Hafeez Tunio Having maintained a public silence on a number of new issues that have cropped up between the government and the judiciary, the president has finally spoken out. This time around…: No jail or Jeddah for me, says PML-N chief Our Correspondents The main opposition party's chief, Nawaz Sharif, held his ground on Thursday, insisting he would not go to "jail or Jeddah" and those trying to make him do so should "stop dreaming". Stalled reconciliation process: Kabul, Islamabad to resume peace talks Kamran Yousaf Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed on Thursday to resume stalled talks on Afghanistan's peace process with Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf pledging to help arrange meetings between Afghan and Taliban representatives. Business President intervenes: Pakistan, Iran break deadlock over barter trade Zafar Bhutta Pakistan and Iran have broken the deadlock over barter trade as they have reached an understanding about export of wheat to Tehran following the intervention of President Asif Ali Zardari. Extortion cases return to haunt businessmen again Farhan Zaheer With rising cases of extortion just days before the start of Ramazan, the business community of Karachi believes that extortionists (Bhatta mafia) have given a strong signal to businessmen and law enforcement agencies that they are prepared to repeat the horrific tale of the same month last year. _______________________________________________ Sports World Twenty20: 'Selection was made in haste' Fawad Hussain Former coach and chief selector Mohsin Khan has said that Pakistan's selection for the World Twenty20 was made in haste given the number of 'flaws' in the squad. Rabiya dedicates run to late friend Nabeel Hashmi With just a week to the departure of Pakistan's athletes for London, 800m runner Rabiya Ashiq has decided to dedicate her Olympics' run to her late friend Mubeen Akhtar. _______________________________________________ Life & Style Maheen Khan: The restless innovator Saadia Qamar In a stately home tucked away in Clifton resides the doyenne of fashion, Maheen Khan. With 40 years to her credit, the style icon is famed for The House of Maheen, under which run The Embroidery House, Maheen and the recent addition of Gulabo. Dressed in a stylish black top paired with casual brown pants, Maheen talks to The Express Tribune about her journey as a fashion designer and some projects in the pipeline. A one-stop shop for home products Momina Sibtain After its successful venture with Elan this summer, Kamal Limited has decided to bring its export quality products to the local market. While the company primarily manufactures textiles including bed linen and apparel for retail outlets such as Macy's and Ralph Lauren, it launched its first Pakistan-based retail outlet with a brand new lifestyle store, So Kamal, on Tuesday. _______________________________________________

Opinion Sow the wind ... Kamran Shafi Contempt for the rest Nadir Hassan Don't meddle with the police! Dr Azhar Hassan Nadeem Abu Jundal vs the people of India-Pakistan Jyoti Malhotra Utility stores and policy consistency Dr Pervez Tahir   Blogs Don't play God with the lives of innocent children Dr Ilmana Fasih Why Rajesh Khanna was Bollywood's first superstar Zainab Imam Social media is lying to you about Burma's Muslim 'cleansing' Faraz Ahmed The feminism behind gender bias Tasneem Z Faridi Poll Do you think religious political parties will gain ground in the 2013 elections? No (77%, 575 Votes) Yes (23%, 170 Votes) Total Voters: 745 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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