| Financing the project: Chinese bank 'backs off' from Iran gas pipeline
Shahbaz Rana 
The all-weather friendship appears overcast, purportedly due to Western pressure.
_______________________________________________ National/City Misappropriation: Govt withdrew millions from Intelligence Bureau's account
Asad Kharal
The incumbent Pakistan Peoples Party government withdrew Rs270 million from the secret fund of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) – allegedly for pushing its political agenda in Punjab, intelligence sources familiar with the issue told The Express Tribune. Apex court hearing: Rampant corruption in Steel Mills irks SC
Azam Khan
The apex court took the Ministry of Production to task on Tuesday for failing to take action against losses worth billions in Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) – the same institution that the court had stopped from a dubious privatisation deal many years ago in a move which had first brought the current chief justice and judicial activism to the forefront. Court martial proceedings: Brig Khan shifted to undisclosed location
Mudassir Raja
The defence lawyer of Brig (retd) Ali Khan, who is facing a court martial for treason and mutiny, said on Tuesday that his client had been relocated from the Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology (AFIC) in Rawalpindi in violation of Lahore High Court orders to provide him with medical care. Reboot of relations will help achieve clarity with US: PM
APP
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani met with German Defence Minister Dr Thomas de Maiziere at the PM House on Tuesday to discuss cooperation and military collaboration between the two countries. Upcoming elections: PTI to introduce US-style ticket-award process
Mohammed Rizwan
In an American-style nomination and ticket-holding process, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf will introduce local caucuses on district levels throughout the country, which in turn will elect a local party leader who will contest elections on national and provincial levels.
_______________________________________________ Business Growing importance of social media for the suits
Farooq Baloch
Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) has announced gas curtailment for all industries of Punjab for an indefinite period of time. According to a notification issued by the company, the decision was taken to provide the gas to its domestic consumers. Financing infrastructure: CDWP to consider projects worth Rs292b for approval
Shahbaz Rana
The government will consider approval for 76 new development schemes on Wednesday (today), worth an estimated Rs292 billion, including a Rs30.5 billion package for the worse-than-bankrupt Pakistan Railways.
_______________________________________________ Sports Bangladesh series: PCB remains optimistic amid uncertainty
Fawad Hussain
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Zaka Ashraf has said that a 'misunderstanding' caused Bangladesh to take a tough stance on their proposed series in the country and remained optimistic that the tour will go ahead and revive international cricket. Asia Cup: Kohli, Gambhir star in India's win
Our Correspondents
India's Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir both cracked their 10th One-Day International (ODI) centuries to set up a comfortable 50-run victory over Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup.
_______________________________________________ Life & Style Napa's Performing Arts Festival: Rising stars
Rafay Mahmood
They say "All good things come to an end" but Napa's Performing Arts Festival, which concluded on Sunday, is a new beginning for the academy and its artists. Years of hard work and rigorous studying finally paid off as the artists shone and received great applause from the audience. 6th Mini INPUT: Our past and other problems
Saadia Qamar
The 6th Mini INPUT, a short film festival which kick-started on March 12 at the Goethe Institut, is an ode to the political upheavals faced in recent times in Ecuador (Republic in South America) and North Korea. The film festival that will run till March 16 revolves around Yodok concentration camps and its survivors who fled to South Korea to start their life from scratch.
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