Business Distributing responsibility: Provinces spurn inefficient power distributors Zafar Bhutta Sindh, Balochistan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa have turned down a proposal to set different power tariffs for provinces by handing over management of inefficient power distribution companies (DISCOs) to them. 'Outsider' starts attending 3G auction meetings Shahbaz Rana President's Secretary General Salman Farooqi's has started attending 3G auction meetings despite not being a member of the committee, alarming stakeholders and raising doubts about transparency in the auction. _______________________________________________ Sports Cricket: PCB U19 trounces touring universities' side Our correspondent Opener Sami Aslam smashed an unbeaten double century as Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) U19 thrashed the visiting British Universities Charity XI by 302 runs in the first one-day match at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Football: Bomber kills Somali sports chiefs AFP A woman strapped with explosives blew herself up during an address by Somalia's prime minister, killing four people, including the country's Olympic and football bosses. _______________________________________________ Life & Style Major Ishaq Muhammed: Take it to the streets Sher Khan Major Ishaq Muhammed has a unique legacy in Pakistan's Punjabi folklore as a symbol for the downtrodden in a society bent on making political compromises. As a leftist-leader, he went to jail on several occasions and mobilised one of the largest peasant movements in Punjab under the banner of 'Mazdoor Kisan Party'. Why this Kolaveri di?: Petitioner seeks ban on 'epic' song Yousuf Saifuddin "Why this Kolaveri di?", one of the most popular songs out of South India in recent times and a worldwide sensation, has had a public interest litigation petition filed against it in the Kerala High Court, seeking a ban on the song, Express News reported on Wednesday. _______________________________________________ |