| Business IP gas pipeline: Russia agrees to financial and technical assistance Zafar Bhutta While refusing to succumb to pressure from the United States (US), Russia has agreed in-principle to extend financial and technical aid to Pakistan for the $1.5 billion Iran-Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline project. Analysis: How Byco's new refinery might change the industry Farooq Tirmizi By global standards, Byco's new refinery is not technologically very advanced. In fact, it is not even new, having first been set up in the United Kingdom in 1967. But it represents an important step forward for the country's refining sector, and Byco's competitors are likely to have noticed. _______________________________________________ Sports 'Unsanctioned league has done me wonders' Fawad Hussain Former Pakistan captain Rehan Butt has termed his stint with the unsanctioned World Series Hockey (WSH) 'hugely beneficial' to his game as the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) ponders over the punishment it wants to hand out to those who took part in the event. Taufeeq wants to play for another seven years Nabeel Hashmi Restricted to just the longest form of the game, Pakistan opener Taufeeq Umar wants to pass the 6,000-run mark before hanging up his boots. _______________________________________________ Life & Style Karachi Council: FPW three opens doors today Hani Taha It took them over two years, a truck load of paperwork and legalities and last minute date and venue changes to finally bring back Fashion Pakistan Week at full throttle. Lawn for a cause: Rosy Patel, S&S exhibition raise charity for TCF Maha Mussadaq For once, a lawn exhibition was not all about the flowery prints or women with bulging bags of lawn. The fabric on sale at the Serena Hotel on Friday aimed to raise funds for The Citizens' Foundation (TCF) – a non-profit organisation which provides education to the less-privileged. _______________________________________________ | 
