| Leaked NATO report claims to expose direct links between ISI, Taliban
AFP/ News Desk 
A secret NATO report claims to "fully expose" direct links between Pakistan's Inter Sevices Intelligence (ISI) and the Taliban, the BBC reported early on Wednesday.
_______________________________________________ National/City President Karzai to visit Pakistan in mid-Feb
Tahir Khan
As Pakistan and Afghanistan warm up to each other following almost four months of tensions sparked by the assassination of top peace negotiator Burhanuddin Rabbani, President Hamid Karzai is scheduled to visit Islamabad in February. Costs a ton: Diesel shatters Rs100 barrier
Zafar Bhutta
What was once an exaggerated expression to bemoan inflation has now become reality: The price of diesel has crossed Rs100. Analysis: The US is acting over and above the law
Niaz A Shah
While drone attacks might have some tactical advantage against al Qaeda and its affiliates, as is being argued, they are against the UN Charter, the law of armed conflict and international human rights law. Major assault on Kurram: Troops repulse Taliban attack on strategic post
Our Correspondents
Security forces repulsed a major Taliban attack on a strategic check-post in the Kurram tribal region, triggering bloody clashes that left 43 people, among them eight troops, dead and dozens others wounded, the military said on Tuesday. As death toll rises at home: PIC drugs samples sent abroad for testing
Ali Usman
As the authorities fumble to grasp what is going on, the Pakistani pharmaceutical industry is suffering severe financial losses, with claims that over two billion rupees has been lost so far.
_______________________________________________ Business Gas crisis: Govt plans to expand supply, constrain demand growth
Zafar Bhutta
Pushing ahead with LNG imports, despite opposition from end buyers.The buyers think that the economics just does not work, but the petroleum ministry seems hell-bent on importing liquefied natural gas anyway. Permission granted : ECC allows export of 100,000 tons of sugar
Shahbaz Rana
The government on Tuesday relaxed a ban on sugar export and allowed the private sector to export 100,000 tons, a move aimed at stabilising prices in the local market and resolving cash flow problems of mills.
_______________________________________________ Sports Mohsin saga: Coach gets approval from Latif, Afridi
Our Correspondents
With another impressive series-win in the bag, Pakistan's interim coach Mohsin Khan, who was first appointed for the series against Sri Lanka, continues to draw support from various quarters with Rashid Latif the latest voice to back his full-time appointment. Pakistan-India series: BCCI president keen on revival, says PCB chief
Fawad Hussain
Attempts to revive bilateral series between Pakistan and India keep being made but the road seems to end at the Indian government's doorstep.
_______________________________________________ Life & Style Qayaas: Bringing rock back
Rafay Mahmood
Almost a decade later, when the prospects of the Pakistani music industry go from gloomy to gloomier, the sight of hordes of eager fans cheering outside the same venue was pleasantly surprising. It was in anticipation of Islamabad-based rock band Qayaas that made the fans' voice go up by several decibels. Beyond Kismat: Lahore gets some Josh
Sher Khan
South Asian-Canadian fusion band Josh came to Lahore to film the second music video from their recently released album Beyond Kismat.
_______________________________________________ | Opinion So who will watch the watchdog?
Fahd Husain Moral panics
Dr Tariq Rahman Colour me rainbow
Amber Darr America and the Taliban
Zahrah Nasir Political influence of fringe religious groups
Tariq Fatemi Blogs Left to die in an old age home
Maati TV Why firing Maya Khan is not the solution
Maria Waqar We need domestic violence legislation…now
Hira Anwar Team Misbah did us proud
Rafay Awaan Poll Can Pakistan be a US ally in the war on terror without compromising its sovereignty? No (69%, 337 Votes)
Yes (31%, 148 Votes)
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