| Zardari, Kayani spring surprise one-on-one
Irfan Ghauri
In an unexpected development, Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and President Asif Ali Zardari held a one-on-one meeting on Saturday – which optimists view as a thaw, if not a breakthrough, in the ongoing civil-military rift.
_______________________________________________ National/City Memogate row: Mansoor Ijaz due on Monday
News Desk
American businessman of Pakistani descent Manssor Ijaz, the whistleblower of the Memogate scandal, is likely to arrive in Pakistan on Monday. Last farewell for child prodigy Arfa Karim
APP/Express/Saba Imtiaz
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. Salala incursion: DCC united against NATO's version of attacks
Sumera Khan
Despite a frosty atmosphere, the government and military officials were unquestionably united in one respect on Saturday evening: their response to the Nato border attacks which killed 24 Pakistanis. Taking stock: Shaikh tries to put a brave face on economic record
Farooq Tirmizi
If the prime minister was looking for good news on the economic front, he is unlikely to have been sufficiently comforted by the ever-so-cautious finance minister's briefing on Saturday. Shahzad family disappointed by commission report
Asad Kharal
For Saleem Shahzad's family, the judicial inquiry report into his murder was disappointing, to the say the least.
_______________________________________________ Business Weekly review: Political tensions keep bourse under pressure
Bilal Umar
Political news dominated proceedings at the country's bourses as the future of the government came under question during the week. Investors remained cautious as the benchmark KSE-100 index closed the week down by 1% or 111 points at 11014.46 point level. Copper and gold: Tethyan informs government about international arbitration
Faisal Shakeel
Tethyan Copper Company (TCC) has sent a letter to the government, informing it that the company has filed a request for arbitration in a dispute over the Reko Diq project at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes in Washington DC.
_______________________________________________ Sports Cricket: Whatmore a step closer to appointment
AFP
Dav Whatmore, the man tipped to become Pakistan's next coach, arrived for an interview in Lahore, moving a step closer to taking the sport's hot seat. Boxing: Khan gives reasons for WBA rematch decision
News Desk
Briton boxer Amir Khan insists he has been granted a rematch against Lamont Peterson by the World Boxing Association (WBA) because of 'multiple irregularities' in their light-welterweight title fight in December, according to the BBC.
_______________________________________________ Life & Style
Unrequited humour
News Desk
If 2012 marks the end of the world, then at least the Karachiites should know they have enough jokes coming their way to make them laugh right till the end. With The Agency Saad Haroon's troupe) and Danish Ali Live already creating a stir at the Pakistan American Cultural Centre (PACC), we now have the "Aisa Karoge Tou Kaun Ayega" troupe that performed under their new name "Light on Hai" on January 13. Carrying on Cleopatra's legacy
Laleen Khan
She may not have had the convenience of battery operated mascara (DiorShow 360 Mascara) or have access to lip plumping gloss (DuWop Lip Venom and its descendants that irritate and thereby plump up thin lips) and her skin didn't get colour matched with a rotating foundation bottle (Revlon's Custom Creations Foundation lets you mix your own shades from the same bottle).
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Angela Melamud Meet Chota Jatt, the Pakistani superhero
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