| Retirement plan: ISI chief looking forward to golfing instead of spying?
Kamran Yousaf 
Arguably, it is one of the most difficult jobs in the world. Heading a spy agency that has more often been in the limelight for all the wrong reasons is certainly a tough task. And perhaps that is why the incumbent chief of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Lt General Ahmed Shuja Pasha does not seem keen to get another extension in his service.
_______________________________________________ National/City Preparations: Gilani sets ground for fresh court encounter
Our Correspondents
A tactful prime minister, it would seem initially, had gone into his shell. A day after being indicted by the apex court in contempt proceedings, he did not use the word 'immunity' or defend his actions. Benazir Income Support Programme: Does the cash flow to blue-eyed voters?
Gulraiz Khan / Zahid Gishkori / Irfan Ghauri
The numbers don't make sense at first glance. Punjab, with more than twice the population of Sindh, has two-thirds of the number of families considered eligible for income support in the latter. Pen-friends: Mullah Omar writes to Obama, asks for Gitmo prisoner transfer
Our Correspondents
The White House received a letter last year, purportedly directly from Mullah Omar, the reclusive leader of the Taliban, asking the United States to deliver militant prisoners whose transfer is now at the heart of the Obama administration's bid to broker peace in Afghanistan. Off the hook: Three phrama firms get clean bill of health
Asad Kharal
The Federal Investigation Agency Punjab has discharged cases against three pharmaceutical laboratories allegedly responsible for supplying contaminated medicines to the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) after they were cleared of criminal offence. Comfort & style: First business train chugs its way out of Lahore
Our Correspondents
Pakistan's first-ever business train – with trappings of luxury, comfort and style – made its debut journey from the Lahore city station to Karachi on Friday even as Pakistan Railways struggles to chug out of cash crunch.
_______________________________________________ Business From Kamra to Karachi via the Chinese: Military debuts in the handheld market
Saba Imtiaz
The newest entrant in the market for tablets and eBook readers – dominated by the likes of Apple, Amazon and Samsung – is none other than the Pakistani military. Money matters: ICAP graduates pocket the highest salaries
Kazim Alam
"If you're a social outcast who's emotionally numb and creatively challenged, you may well be on your way to becoming a chartered accountant," thus began the speech of a high achiever at the gold medal distribution ceremony of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) last October.
_______________________________________________ Sports 3rd Test: Rehman spins Pakistan into contention
Our Correspondents
England edged to a slender five-run lead over Pakistan at stumps on the opening day of the third and final Test against Pakistan in Dubai. India finally taste success in Australia
Our Correspondents
MS Dhoni must have breathed a sigh of relief as India ended their win-drought on the Australian tour, clinching the second and final Twenty20 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground by eight wickets to level the series.
______________________________________________ Life & Style In the spotlight: Screening of Hashtnagar
Momina Sibtain
The team of Heinrich Boll Stiftung (HBS) hosted an evening at their Lahore premises on February 2, screening Ammar Aziz's documentary Hashtnagar. In the documentary, Aziz focuses on the obscure area in the middle of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. Rise of the Oppressed: The one to watch
Our Correspondents
Singer, film-maker and Marxist activist Ammar Aziz was recently included in the Christian Science Monitor's '30 under 30' list and was the only Pakistani amongst 4,300 applicants for the Talent Campus of the Berlin International Film Festival 2012 for his film Rise of the Oppressed.
_______________________________________________ | Opinion The very excellent Difa-e-Pakistan Council
Tazeen Javed Oh, democracy!
Amina Jilani Khar in Kabul
Tanvir Ahmad Khan Samarkand Fort
Salman Rashid The sack of Rajshahi
Ajmal Kamal Blogs Welcome to the war in Balochistan
Jahanzaib Haque Saving Face at the Oscars
Faisal Kapadia The Pakistan-Iran pipedream
Michael Kugelman The limits of judicial review
Ahmad Sultan Poll A leaked Nato report claims Pakistan's security services are secretly aiding the Afghan Taliban. Do you agree? No (60%, 458 Votes)
Yes (40%, 310 Votes)
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