| Black sunday: Bomber kills 15 mourners at Peshawar funeral
Riaz Ahmad
 Indiscriminate Taliban violence continues unabated in the volatile north of the country. On Sunday, a suicide bomber struck at a funeral on the outskirts of Peshawar, killing 15 mourners and injuring scores more.
_______________________________________________ National/City Presidential immunity: Direct contempt notice to parliament, says PM
Abdul Manan
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Sunday appeared to deflect on to parliament the judicial reprimands he had borne earlier for inaction over the Swiss cases allegedly involving President Asif Ali Zardari. Nato soldiers on rampage: 16 civilians mowed down in Kandahar
Our Correspondents
Western troops shot dead 16 civilians, including nine children, in Kandahar province on Sunday, Afghan officials said, in a rampage that witnesses said was carried out by Americans who were laughing and appeared drunk. Rohrabacher's Balochistan resolution could undermine Pak-US ties: Sherry
Huma Imtiaz
Pakistan's Ambassador to the US Sherry Rehman expressed serious concern on Sunday over Congressman Dana Rohrabacher's resolution on Balochistan, in a letter addressed to US House of Representatives speaker John Boehner. PTI to target youth for next elections: Imran
Our Correspondent
In a mass-contact campaign aimed at capitalising on its appeal in the country's youth, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) decided on Sunday to initiate a nationwide drive. Peace overtures: Rehman Malik offers olive branch to Taliban
APP
Interior Minister Rehman Malik invited the Taliban on Sunday to prove themselves Pakistanis by renouncing violence and sitting across the table with the government for peace talks.
_______________________________________________ Business Allworld network's Pakistan 100: The Oscars of Pakistani entrepreneurship
Farooq Tirmizi
Perhaps it is fitting that the lighting and stage at the event were reminiscent of an Apple product launch, because the Allworld Network's inaugural Pakistan Fast Growth 100 summit seemed to be no less than the coming out party of Pakistani entrepreneurship. Branded seeds: Free market, copyrights and farmers' welfare
Ali Salman
Pakistan is the largest exporter of cotton yarn in the world and the third largest exporter of raw cotton. About 1.3 million farmers (out of a total of 5 million) cultivate cotton over three million hectares, covering 15% of the cultivable area in the country. Cotton and cotton products contribute about 10% to GDP and 55% to the foreign exchange earnings of the country.
_______________________________________________ Sports Asia Cup: Too close for comfort
Our Correspondents
Mohammad Hafeez and Umar Gul put in impressive all-round performances as Pakistan posted a close 21-run victory over Bangladesh in the opening match of the Asia Cup. Match fixing: PCB not jumping to conclusions
Fawad Hussain
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided against jumping to conclusions after a report, published in the UK newspaper Sunday Times, quoted a bookmaker claiming to have fixed international matches including the World Cup semi-final between India and Pakistan.
_______________________________________________ Life & Style Running Water: Spare the rod
Saadia Qamar
A mother smacks her daughter for answering back; a father beats his son because he has hit another child; a teacher hits the student with a ruler because he hasn't done his homework — these incidents are not unfamiliar as stories of child corporal punishment float around all the time. London Asian Film Festival: A big leap for Bol and Tamanna
Sher Khan
Following the success of Saving Face, which earned an Oscar last month, the films Bol and the yet-to-be releasedTamanna have started generating buzz as they have been shortlisted for the 14th London Asian Film Festival, set to place from the March 16 to 24.
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