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The Express Tribune Newsletter: April 03, 2012

Today's Headlines

Most wanted: $10 million bounty on Hafiz Saeed, says US aide

News Desk

Hafiz Saeed, the founder of banned group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), now carries a $10 million bounty on his head, The Times of India and Hindustan Times reported on Monday.

No direct link between Pakistan authorities and OBL: Panetta

Huma Imtiaz

No evidence has been found which directly links the Pakistani authorities and Osama bin Laden's ability to live and operate within a stone's throw of one of Pakistan's most important military installations, US Secretary of Defence Leon Panetta said in an interview with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

Shady rental power deals: NAB moves against 19 top former officials

Asad Kharal

In compliance with Supreme Court injunctions, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) took the first step towards imposing travel and financial curbs on 19 ex-ministers, officials and bureaucrats implicated in shady deals involving 12 rental power projects (RPPs).

Electric power: Let chief ministers help end loadshedding, says Shujaat

Our Correspondent

PML-Q president Senator Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain proposed on Monday that provincial government forgo their share of the divisible pool for three months to enable the federal government to pay the independent power producers so that loadshedding could be brought down to a tolerable level.

Business

Credibility gap: Engro may pull out of $3b coal mining project

Zafar Bhutta

Having been bitten once by the government's failure to keep its promises, Engro Corporation seems unwilling to let itself be sucked in once again.

The Ides of March: Violence, rioting cost Rs26b in lost revenues to FBR

Our Correspondent

The national exchequer was set back by Rs26 billion in March, as turmoil and agitation in two of the country's largest cities took a toll on the government's efforts in salvaging the country's fast deteriorating fiscal balance.

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Sports

Stallions' success: 'Next stop, Champions League'

Nabeel Hashmi

Shoaib Malik has called for the Sialkot Stallions' inclusion in the Champions League T20 after his side won the second edition of the Super Eight T20 Cup to go with the domestic Twenty20 event they won last year.

Twenty20: Qasim impressed with 'outstanding talent'

Our Correspondent

Pakistan's chief selector Iqbal Qasim was hugely impressed with the performance in the Super Eight T20 Cup upcoming talent.

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Life & Style

Live at True Brew: The magic of live performances

Sher Khan

What happens when a group of four skilled musicians walk into a studio? They start calling the shots and the producer gets to take a back seat and enjoy the vista. This is what happened in the latest episode of "Uth Records" that featured the gifted band Orangenoise. The band comprises Daniel Arthur Panjwaneey on bass and vocals, Danial Hyatt on drums, Faizan Reidinger on synths and guitar with vocals and guitar by Talha Asim Wynne.

Orangenoise: High voltage

Rafay Mahmood

What happens when a group of four skilled musicians walk into a studio? They start calling the shots and the producer gets to take a back seat and enjoy the vista. This is what happened in the latest episode of "Uth Records" that featured the gifted band Orangenoise. The band comprises Daniel Arthur Panjwaneey on bass and vocals, Danial Hyatt on drums, Faizan Reidinger on synths and guitar with vocals and guitar by Talha Asim Wynne.

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Opinion

Mad dogs and laal topiwallahs

Feisal H Naqvi

Education for all?

Yaqoob Khan Bangash

Tribute to an editor long forgotten

Anwer Mooraj

Dumb charade

Shahzad Chaudhry

Putting cement on BRICS

Jyoti Malhotra

Blogs

How to live-tweet a wedding

Abdul Majeed

Is the Punjab government protecting Ludhianvi?

Vaqas Asghar

Javed Chaudhry's misogynistic excuse for violence against women

Abira Ashfaq

Letters from abroad: Shame on you, you are Pakistani

Musab Memon

Poll

In your opinion, where does greater blame lie for the petrol price hike?

Government (74%, 587 Votes)

Global oil prices (26%, 210 Votes)

Total Voters: 797

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