| CIA likely to resume drone strikes
Zia Khan 
America's Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is likely to resume the drone campaign that it had apparently called off following a deadly Nato airstrike on Pakistani border posts in the Mohmand tribal region on November 26, 2011. However, this time around, the frequency and intensity of attacks by pilot-less aircraft would not be as high as it was in the past.
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National/City
'Brotherly' countries turn down Pakistan's request
Zafar Bhutta
All rhetoric of brotherhood notwithstanding, two 'friendly' Arab countries have refused to supply oil to Pakistan on long-term credit.
Karachi rally: Musharraf to defy threats, return home this month
Rabia Ali
As political fervor whips up across the country, the former dictator has decided to jump in, head first. Clad in a crisp white shalwar kameez, former president and chairman All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) Pervez Musharraf announced he would return to Pakistan between January 27 and 30, despite 'baseless' court cases, and risks to his life.
Democratic transition: Sparring rivals converge behind closed doors
Abdul Manan
For all their barbed exchanges in public, the country's two largest parties have met two-thirds of the way in backdoor negotiations over the democratic transition process, well-placed sources told The Express Tribune.
Afghan endgame: US ready for Haqqani talks
Kamran Yousaf
Despite having suffered serious setbacks in the aftermath of the November 26 Nato airstrikes which killed 24 Pakistani soldiers, Washington and Islamabad have continued 'dialogue' even amidst flaring tensions.
No subscription needed: Hitteen delivered to your doorstep
Rana Tanveer
Al Qaeda continues to preach jihad through an Urdu monthly magazine, The Express Tribune has learnt. The 200-page magazine, Hiteen, is delivered by post.
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Business
Foreign exchange: Currency swap with China a bid to shore up, diversify reserves
Farooq Tirmizi / Shahbaz Rana
The recently concluded currency swap agreement between Pakistan and China is a bid by Islamabad to shore and diversify its foreign currency reserves, allowing the government to borrow up to $1.5 billion under the pact, said sources familiar with the matter. The rise of the Pakistani middle class: How new suburbs made the good life affordable
Kazim Alam
The decision by Abdul Manan Shaikh's family to move to Gulshan-e-Hadeed 10 years ago marked the beginning of his upward social mobility. Hailing from Larkana, where he learned the English alphabet at a government-run 'taat' school in sixth grade at an annual fee of less than Rs50, Shaikh has since attended three elite business schools of Karachi in the past decade.
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Pakistan tour: Security team's visit yet to be finalised
Fawad Hussain
The Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB) directors have given approval to a security team's visit to Pakistan ahead of the proposed series between the two countries. Amir Khan's trainer says he knows the 'mystery man': Report
Our Correspondents
Boxer Amir Khan's trainer Freddie Roach has claimed that he knows the 'mystery man' seen at the ringside during Khan's match with Lamont Peterson and said that he was not an International Boxing Federation (IBF) official, a BBC Sport report said on Sunday.
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Life & Style
2012: The impending apocalypse
Rayan Khan
While we've approached the first week of the New Year relatively unscathed, the bell still tolls for us as the supposed end of the world is just around the corner.
Make-up & style hallmarks: Who's trendy now?
Our Correspondents
Asmaa Mumtaz proudly sticks out like a stylish totem because of her vibrant persona and her bold make-up and styling. The proof of this is the dexterity with which she created dark edgy looks for Karma's bridals at the PFDC L'Oreal Paris Bridal Week 2011, with as much ease as she managed to conjure up feminine innocence at Karma Pink's PFDC Fashion Week 2011 collection.
_______________________________________________ | Opinion
The PTI's education policy
Ayesha Ejaz Khan
What a government should always do
Atika Rehman On Neutrinos and Angels
Pervez Hoodbhoy Pluck the low hanging fruit
Shahid Javed Burki Storm clouds over the Gulf
Tanvir Ahmad Khan Blogs
My blue passport doesn't make me American
Ahsan Parvez daredia
I pledge not to travel in the pink bus
Ayesha Hasan The media made a mess of Memogate
Adnan Khalid Rasool The rights and wrongs of Imran Khan's politics
Usman Asif Poll
In your opinion, should Pakistan establish relations with Israel?
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