The Express Tribune Newsletter: July 24, 2012

Today's Headlines Racking up the bill: Thousands of NATO containers stranded Kazim Alam The ban on Nato supplies routes through Pakistan may have officially been lifted three weeks ago but the containers carrying goods for international forces stationed in Afghanistan remain stranded at the Karachi Port Trust (KPT). UK tabloid sets off another sporting controversy Our Correspondents  Another potentially-crippling scandal hit Pakistani sports on Monday – and once again it was broken in dramatic style by a UK-based tabloid newspaper. Contempt of court: Can parliament clip court's power? No, says apex court Azam Khan The first hearing on the matter did not bode well for the new contempt law, with Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry observing on Monday that parliament does not have the power to curtail the court's jurisdiction. Probing charges: NAB issues another notice to Dr Arsalan Zia Khan The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has issued a fresh notice to the son of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry to appear later this week before a joint investigation team (JIT) probing blackmail charges against him by a billionaire property developer. Business Cleaning up the mess: PSO demotes seven general managers Zafar Bhutta The top management of Pakistan State Oil (PSO) has taken action and demoted several general managers who were promoted in violation of the promotion policy set by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources. ECC preview: Who is to pay the Rs736 million gas outage cost? Our Correspondents In a busy day, the top economic decision making body is expected today to ask gas provider and independent power producer to settle the dispute through mediation, ease tax for Swede Bus Pakistan, decide what to do with surplus wheat and endorse Rs14.6 billion bailout package for Pakistan Steel Mills. _______________________________________________ Sports U19 World Cup: 'Pakistan a well-knit unit' Our Correspondents The Pakistan under-19 team will be leaving for Australia in the early hours of Wednesday to take part in the World Cup with manager Haroon Rasheed hoping for a good show. Olympics: Pakistan slams visa scam claims Our Correspondents Pakistani sports officials rubbished claims by a British newspaper to have uncovered a visa scam that could have allowed potential terrorists into the Olympic Village. _______________________________________________ Life & Style Melodies of Chakwal rule the heart Nabeel Anwar Dhakku The history of Chakwali music, locally called dhol geet, is as old as Chakwal itself. All songs in dhol geet are created by local poets and their singers do not use mics or modern musical instruments except the dhol. A team of singers usually consists of about 10 men divided into two groups along with adholi (drum beater). The first group leads the song while the other group repeats it; this way, members of the main group are ready to sing the next couplet. Sanjay Rajoura: An Indian comedian comes to town Sher Khan Critically acclaimed Indian comedian and social critic Sanjay Rajoura was in town for the recent Social Media Mela in Karachi. One of the most refreshing comedians to ever visit Pakistan, Rajoura is casual, philosophical, hilarious and quite oddly, not active on Twitter. In conversation with The Express Tribune, he talks about his inspiration. _______________________________________________

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