The Express Tribune Newsletter: August 17, 2012

Today's Headlines Alert air force repels militant raid on key base Rashid Ali While militants were previously successful in storming an army installation (GHQ) and a Naval base (Mehran), which were both held hostage for a number of hours, the third and often-ignored branch of the military, the air force, effectively stymied a similar raid on its key base. 19 pulled off buses, shot dead in sectarian hit Muhammad Sadaqat Over a dozen gunmen forced 19 Shia passengers off four buses and shot them at point blank range in the Mansehra district on Thursday, breaking the fragile peace in the region and marking the third such incident in six months. Mattis, Kayani to discuss North Waziristan operation Kamran Yousaf / Zia Khan Preparations for a military push against hard-line militants in North Waziristan became more explicit on Thursday as a top American general arrived in Islamabad to hold talks with his counterpart. US confident of Pakistan nuclear security Huma Imtiaz The United States said on Thursday it was confident of the safety of Pakistan's nuclear arsenal after heavily armed militants stormed an air force base in clashes that left 10 people dead.   Business Tackling gas shortage: High 'winter tariff' under consideration Zafar Bhutta With the prospect of one billion cubic feet per day (bcfd) of gas shortage looming large in the upcoming winter, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources is working on a plan to introduce 'winter tariff' which will send prices up by 25% to 50% after gas utilities start supplying liquefied natural gas (LNG) through their system. Long time coming: Bourse manages to close at 15,000-point level Our Correspondents It took the stock market four years and four months to recover from the global recession. Despite low activity level and investors arriving in the morning with news airing of an attack on a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) base in Kamra, the bourse just managed to close at the 15,000-point, a level last seen on April 30, 2008. _______________________________________________ Sports U19 World Cup: It's a Pakistan-India quarter-final Our Correspondents The third quarter-final of the 2012 U19 World Cup will see Pakistan and India – both former champions – take on each other for progress. Two athletes to get foreign coaching Nabeel Hashmi Two Pakistani athletes will be part of the International Association of Athletics Federation's (IAAF) new 'B-Scholarships programme', according to the Athletics Federation of Pakistan (AFP) President Akram Sahi. _______________________________________________ Life & Style Hearing-impaired designer: The silent warrior Saba Khalid A car behind him will honk persistently, but Munim Qazi will happily putter away on his motorbike, not hearing a thing. Sometimes, his classmates would burst into fits of laughter at a joke the teacher had cracked but Qazi would look around oblivious, not quite catching their drift. Why did Veena Malik do 'Astaghfar'? Hani Taha Staying true to her title of Controversy Queen, Veena Malik has struck again by stirring up another commotion – this time with "Astaghfar", a special Ramazan show hosted by Veena for Hero TV. Through this show, Veena aims to address 'sinful' societal issues while repenting the wrongs she has committed and asking for forgiveness. _______________________________________________

Opinion This is not our war? Still? Kamran Shafi Hate crime legislation Farahnaz Ispahani The PML-N's three Es Dr Pervez Tahir A remedy for insomnia? Laaleen Sukhera Khan Monsoon and media Prakash Belawadi   Blogs Pakistan vs India: Who's the best hacker? Aqsa Garsein Child of war Imaan Sheikh London Olympics 2012: The biggest party on the planet! Bina Shah Burma killings: Keep religion out of it! Asif Nawaz Poll Have you ever experienced discrimination based on your ethnicity? No (38%, 241 Votes)  Yes (62%, 388 Votes)  Total Voters: 629 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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