| Kabul helped dismantle Brahamdagh camps: Malik
Zahid Gishkori 
In a startling revelation on Sunday, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said Baloch Republican Party chief Brahamdagh Bugti operated training camps in Afghanistan which were dismantled after Islamabad conveyed its concerns about the matter to Afghanistan.
_______________________________________________ National/City Rapprochement signs: PML factions warm up to each other
Abdul Manan
The two main factions of Pakistan Muslim League – PML-N and PML-Q – appear to be warming up to each other. 'Forced conversion': Hindu community demands release of 'kidnapped' girl
Sarfaraz Memon / Rabia Ali
Dozens of Hindus took out a rally and staged demonstration outside the press club in Pannu Aqil on Sunday against the alleged kidnapping and forceful conversion of Rinkle Kumari who was named Faryal. Informant still awaits reward: 'Justice must be dispensed for Schon whistleblower'
Asad Kharal
Despite an immense response from Pakistan and abroad on a story published by The Express Tribune on February 13 titled "Exposing graft: 14 years on, informant awaits just reward", Pakistani authorities and the Supreme Court have not initiated any action till the filing of this report. Mysterious death: Scottish lawyer found dead in Lahore hotel
Our Correspondent
A Scottish lawyer was found dead in mysterious circumstances in his room at a five-star hotel in Lahore on Sunday. Los PakistanÃes de Barcelona
Imran Yusuf
El Raval is in el centro of town but it's the one area avoided by tourists in Barcelona. What a timid creature is the modern sightseer, for El Raval is a fascination, packed as it is with pimps, prostitutes, peddlers of drugs and doner kebabs, and Pakistanis.
_______________________________________________ Business MFN and beyond: Getting a foothold in the Indian market
Sahibzada M Irfan
Since the government's decision to grant MFN status to India, considerable debate has abounded over the benefits the decision is likely to accrue for Pakistan. With potential access to the world's second largest market in sight, a new dawn in economic relations with our neighbour is being heralded. Changing hands: Creating a populist model for privatisation
Humayon Dar
There is a lot of talk in and outside the country about the government's failure in Pakistan, with some political analysts categorising it as a "failed state". Whether Pakistan provides an example of a failed state – or as Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani terms it "a state within a state" – is subject to political debate. However, President Asif Ali Zardari acknowledges that state-run corporations are not functioning up to the mark.
_______________________________________________ Sports Pakistan appoint Whatmore as head coach for two years
Our Correspondents
Australian Dav Whatmore has been appointed Pakistan's head coach for two years, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Sunday. Cricket: Bangladesh delegation gives thumbs-up to Pakistan security
Fawad Hussain
Hopes of international cricket's revival in the country rose after the Bangladesh delegation expressed its satisfaction on security arrangements in Pakistan as it prepares to give its feedback ahead of a proposed series between the two countries.
_______________________________________________ Life & Style Shiraz Uppal: A new beginning
Sher Khan
If one were to say that Pakistani musicians and Islam go hand in hand, the controversial statement wouldn't be a far cry from the truth. From Junaid Jamshed and Najam Sheraz to Ali Haider, the magnetism and appeal of Islam have pulled some of the best Pakistani acts to its forte. The latest musician to shun his old life as a singer and songwriter is Shiraz Uppal regarded as an influential musician within Pakistani pop music. All Pakistan Music Conference: The good, the bad and the ugly
Saadia Qamar
If hell is full of musical amateurs then Arts Council did a terrific job of recreating the devil's abode on earth with the All Pakistan Music Conference (APMC) which took place on March 2. Except, of course, the artists featured in the festival weren't amateurs by any means. However, the way some of their performances turned out to be, it would definitely make one think otherwise.
_______________________________________________ | Opinion Run for your life
Pervez Hoodbhoy The great (fire)wall of Pakistan
Jahanzaib Haque How to avoid political decay
Shahid Javed Burki Neighbourhoods of harmony
Tanvir Ahmad Khan Winning space for sovereignty
Dr Akmal Hussain Blogs We expected better from you, Marvi Memon
Madiha Saeed Think you have gonorrhea? Call Rahnumma
Tooba Masood Don't vote (but don't complain)
Tooba Masood Bailing out Radio Pakistan
Kazim Alam Poll Should Pakistan request for Aafia Siddiqui's deportation under UN convention for exchange/repatriation of prisoners? Yes (67%, 155 Votes)
No (33%, 75 Votes)
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