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Business The switcheroo: Instead of Iran, import power from Central Asia, says US Zafar Bhutta It seems that the United States will try just about any approach to dissuade Pakistan from going ahead with the Iran-Pakistan pipeline, pitching ideas that are overly optimistic at best and delusional at worst. The latest in this line-up is the idea that Pakistan should import about 8,300 megawatts of electricity from the Central Asian republics, with the transmission lines passing through war-torn Afghanistan.
Fertiliser sector expected to post losses for first quarter of 2012 Farooq Tirmizi A combination of gas supply issues, plant shutdowns, and cheaper imports have led to abysmal sales for nearly all of the major companies in the fertiliser sector, and most of them are expected to post losses in the first quarter of 2012, according to analysts.
_______________________________________________ Sports Pakistan-India series: PCB happy with progress on bilateral ties Fawad Hussain President Asif Ali Zardari's visit to India and the comments coming in from the Indian cricket board have seemingly broken the deadlock that blocked the resumption of cricketing ties between the two countries. Iran players 'did not want to wait for a connecting flight' Natasha Raheel Frustrated by the teams' withdrawal from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) under-14 festival, the country's federation has registered an official complaint against Iran.
_______________________________________________ Life & Style Day 2: Fashion Pakistan Week 2012 Hani Taha It's been an intense fortnight of fashion with the Showcase having ended last weekend only to herald in Fashion Pakistan Week 2012 this weekend. And while the Showcase made no claims of gaining an edge over other fashion platforms for 'content', FP certainly did announce a theme: high street. 'Afsoos': Khan ends 'Uth Records' on a high note Rafay Mahmood Following the reverberating performance of Orangenoise, "Uth Records" introduced their final artist for this season, Rahim Saranjam Khan, who hails from Peshawar, a place that has lately become the powerhouse of raw Pakistani talent.
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