| President's speech: After high drama, MQM 'boycotts' its boycott
Qamar Zaman 
While the ruling party's sights would have been set on a possible sabotage by the opposition, the first threat to a historic moment for the president came at the hands of a coalition partner.
_______________________________________________ National/City End of an era: Citi may finally go to sleep
Farooq Tirmizi
It is the end of an era, it seems. Citibank, the institution that revolutionised consumer banking in Pakistan and gave it the face that we know today, is shutting down its consumer banking division in Pakistan, according to sources familiar with the matter. Opposition's position: Expect a very noisy PML-N, Mr President
Abdul Manan
The ruling Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) may be in a celebratory mood – given that today their party chief will be the first president to address a joint session of Parliament for a fifth consecutive year. Missing persons case: Court unfazed by 'RAW, Mossad hand' mantra
Azam Khan
The Supreme Court seemed unimpressed, yet again, by a familiar 'revelation' during a hearing of the missing persons' case on Friday. The sovereignty mantra: Pakistan says no accord with US on drone strikes
Kamran Yousaf
Pakistan on Friday denied reports that it was willing to agree on a joint mechanism with the United States to carry out drone strikes in tribal regions to take out 'high value' targets associated with al Qaeda and the Taliban. It is our responsibility to remove the bhatta mafia, says home minister
Our Correspondent
"The Muttahida Qaumi Movement's (MQM) stance aside, it is also our responsibility and mine as the home minister to remove the threats by extortionists," Manzoor Wassan told the journalists at the Sindh Assembly on Friday afternoon.
_______________________________________________ Business Level playing field: Government to abolish import licencing regime
Shahbaz Rana
The government has decided to do away with the import licencing regime and the SROs implemented by the Engineering Development Board which in effect do little more than protect select influential industries including automobile, surgical, textile and clothing and pharmaceutical. Businessmen up in arms against extortion
Farhan Zaheer
In support to the strike call by small traders for today, Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) and other town associations of the city have said that they back the demands of small traders without formally joining the strike.
_______________________________________________ Sports Tendulkar's long wait ends with 100th ton against Bangladesh
Our Correspondents
Despite the loss, a memorable moment for India fans came in the 44th over of the first-innings when the 'Little Master' nudged for a single and brought up the much-awaited 100th international century. Ashraf reconsiders bilateral series talks
Fawad Hussain
Pakistan may only be pitted against arch-rivals India in multi-nation events as the country's cricket board has seemingly decided to avoid talks for the revival of bilateral series between the two teams.
_______________________________________________ Life & Style Sana Safinaz's lawn: How Uncoolie
Saba Imtiaz
Their faces are on billboards. One carries a distinctive Louis Vuitton bag. A glamorous supermodel poses in front of them. 'Katna Nai': Ode to a father
Rafay Mahmood
They say hurt and pain are great sources of inspiration for an artist. It seems these are the emotions that bring the best (in terms of creativity) in any artist and pop icon Sajjad Ali's latest song "Katna Nai" is testimony to this claim.
_______________________________________________ | Opinion Judicial reforms and economic growth
Ishrat Husain More of the same
Syed Talat Hussain Our internal censors
Ajmal Kamal Status quo ante
Amina Jilani Living with the internet nanny
Tazeen Javed Blogs Asad Mehmood's out-of-this world dream
Faisal Kapadia Husbands who beat, women who get beaten
Sana Hameed Baba Lessons from the Japanese tsunami
Anum Fatima I speak Punjabi (but my kids might not)
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