| Revealed: PPP-led govt all set to write Swiss letter
Abdul Manan 
After over two years of dilly-dallying on an apex court order to reopen graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari in Switzerland's courts, the embattled government has apparently relented.
_______________________________________________ National/City Democracy or dictatorship?: Resolute Gilani paves way for govt resolution
Qamar Zaman / Zia Khan
Steady nerves and a pointed address. The premier remained composed on Friday, despite a raring opposition and potentially wavering allies in the face of a deepening row with the military and the judiciary – and the government also managed to introduce a highly-anticipated resolution in the house. Another controversy brews over Gilani's alleged phone call
Sumera Khan
Another Memo-like fiasco reared its head on Friday as media reports alleged that, sometime this week, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani had telephoned British High Commissioner Adam Thomson expressing fears that the army might stage a coup. Saleem Shahzad murder: Commission report points out everything, but the murderers
Salman Siddiqui
The judicial inquiry report into journalist Saleem Shahzad's murder deals with everything, save pointing out who did it. Like the country, army supports PTI, says Imran
Huma Imtiaz
In his first appearance at a Washington-based think tank after the Lahore and Karachi rallies, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan said on Friday that there was support for his party within the army. Wavering allies: Govt still short on numbers
Our Correspondents
For all the confidence in the premier's speech, the ruling party does not yet have the support it needs to pass the "pro-democracy" resolution tabled in parliament by its ally, the Awami National Party (ANP) – forget any other possible moves against the army.
_______________________________________________ Business Covering up: Anti-trust watchdog reprimands paint companies
Our Correspondents
The anti-trust watchdog on Friday took a lenient view and reprimanded paint companies for concealing exact price of the paint, providing misleading information to consumers and not disclosing the cost of coupon added to the consumer price. Coming through: Undeterred by challenges, IT industry grows steadily
Farooq Baloch
Despite domestic and international challenges, Pakistan's information technology (IT) industry has recorded steady growth with key support coming from talented human resource and entrepreneurship, say industry experts.
_______________________________________________ Sports It's my destiny to restore Pakistan's lost pride
Natasha Raheel
A dream debut at the international squash circuit saw Israr Ahmed land the coveted British Junior Under-15 Open title this month and the teenager feels that it is his destiny to revive Pakistan's lost status in the sport. Desert sports: Storming the sands to the finish line
Our Correspondents
All arrangements to organise the 260-kilometres long annual seventh jeep rally near Derawar Fort will be finalised in an official meeting scheduled to be held in Bahawalpur on January 19.
_______________________________________________ Life & Style 'I can't stand Salman Ahmad': Ali Azmat
Sher Khan
Ali Azmat, now 41-years-old, remains one of the most outspoken figures in Pakistan's pop culture, with his latest outburst stinging ex-bandmate Salman Ahmad. Reviving cinema: Short films, young filmmakers
Aroosa Shaukat
"This year we expect to raise the bar. We want the festival to be the centre for dramatic and cinematic revival in the country," Sobaan Ahmed, the convener of FiLUMS 2012, said.
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