| Iran, Afghan presidents arrive: Of peace talks, pipelines and regional solutions
Kamran Yousaf / Sumera Khan
Q: What do you get when Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Afghan President Hamid Karzai fly to Islamabad to meet Pakistan's civil and military leadership? A: The US' attention.
_______________________________________________ National/City Spurious drugs case: Pharma association's acting chief blasts industry, regulator
Farooq Baloch
The spurious drugs debacle claimed another victim on Thursday – the pharmaceutical association. Trade talks: Sharma tries to put positive spin on slow progress
Farooq Tirmizi
For a man who had essentially been stood up, Anand Sharma appeared remarkably cheerful. If the Indian commerce minister was disappointed at Pakistan's failure to liberalise its end of trade between the two countries, he certainly did not show it when he sat down for an interview with The Express Tribune. US express concern over Hafiz Saeed's public appearances
Huma Imtiaz
The US State Department has raised concerns about Jamaatud Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed's public appearances, including at the Difa-e-Pakistan Council (DPC) rally held in Karachi earlier this week.
_______________________________________________ Business Sindh Economic Survey: Economic outlook remains bleak
Farhan Zaheer
The Sindh provincial government has been successful in recovering Rs15 billion in services taxes in the first seven months of the current fiscal year, according to the Sindh Economc Survey released on Thursday. Sindh Finance Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, speaking on the occasion, said he was confident that the government would achieve the Rs25 billion annual target set for FY11-12. KESC submits plan to end loadshedding
Zafar Bhutta
The Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) has worked out a plan that it claims will end load-shedding and reduce power tariff provided the government lends support in different areas including regular payments every month and supply of 267 million cubic feet of gas per day (mmcfd).
_______________________________________________ Sports Squash: Jansher on the road to recovery
Nabeel Hashmi
Squash legend Jansher Khan, reportedly suffering from Parkinson's disease, is on the road to recovery and has even started playing squash again. Pak vs Eng: Team management justifies Umar's dual role
Fawad Hussain
Successive losses in Abu Dhabi and severe criticism following twisted team selection has forced critics to question the team management's motive but Naveed Akram Cheema, Pakistan team manager, defended the tactics, confirming that all decisions were made with the interest of the side in mind.
_______________________________________________ Life & Style Pashto films: The show must go on
Sher Khan
The Pashto film industry has matured into a resilient fraternity that aims to dispel preconceived notions of radicalisation and conservatism attached to the Pakhtuns. Despite the security and financial issues bolstered by the Talibans to clog its productivity, the Pashto industry managed to remain an inherent part of the culture of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P). Fashion Pakistan Week bounces back
Saadia Qamar
Whoever said that "Delays are sometimes denials" could not have been farther from the truth — for all those who had their fingers crossed, there is good news; the Fashion Pakistan Week (FPW) is finally back after a two-year hiatus. Fashion Pakistan Week 3, which was initially scheduled for December 2011, will now take place in Karachi in April this year.
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Opinion Hypocrites, to boot
Kamran Shafi Questioning Bahawalpur's historiography
Ayesha Siddiqa The last tyrant
Rasul Bakhsh Rais Economic consequences of the 20th Amendment
Dr Pervaiz Tahir KLF post-mortem
Bina Shah Blogs Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu: Not everyone has to fall in love
Zainab Imam Why porn is popular in Pakistan
Aneka Chohan Telling the Balochistan story
Farhan Khan Save cricket in Pakistan
Muhammad Abbas Hassan Poll Should Dr Shakil Afridi, the man who aided the CIA in locating Osama bin Laden be tried for treason? No (45%, 256 Votes)
Yes (55%, 319 Votes)
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