| Business Spendthrift ways: Govt consumes 91% of budget in nine months Shahbaz Rana In an alarming development, the federal government has consumed 91 per cent of the total annual budget in just nine months, while its revenues could not match the reckless spending, resulting in a budget deficit of Rs1.38 trillion – the highest ever in the country's history. Clearing the surplus: Millers to export 200,000 tons of sugar Shahbaz Rana The government has eased a ban on sugar export, for the second time in three months, and allowed millers to export 200,000 tons while also deciding to procure a same quantity for maintaining buffer stocks for domestic consumption. _______________________________________________ Sports Real Madrid are champions of Spain Our Correspondents Real Madrid claimed their first Spanish title in four years, ending the reign of Barcelona, as they beat Athletic Bilbao 3-0 on Wednesday for their 32nd league crown. Hopeful Malik turns down county offers Fawad Hussain Former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik has turned down approaches from county sides Hampshire and Essex hoping for his possible inclusion in the Pakistan side for the tour of Sri Lanka. _______________________________________________ Life & Style 9:11 am takes budding film-maker to Cannes Our Correspondents Faraz Waqar, a young Pakistani film-maker who graduated from the New York Film Academy, Abu Dhabi, has been selected to show his thesis film 9:11 am at the Festival de Cannes 2012 Short Films Corner this year, according to a press release. Veena Malik: From Fiji with love Saadia Qamar Sultry siren Veena Malik, who is in the exotic Fiji Islands these days for work, shares details on her life. The actor talks about her days in one of the most beautiful islands in the world, the shooting experience of Supermodel and how she wishes the best for Mohammad Asif, who got released from London jail on May 3. _______________________________________________ | 
