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Business To be or not to be: Does Pakistan stand a chance to climb the ladder? Usman Farooqui Outside the US, Pakistan is one of the very few countries which has the potential to become self-sufficient in energy, food & water. Punjab province was the breadbasket of pre-partition India while Balochistan region is home to large, mostly unexploited reserves of oil, gas, gold, copper and other minerals. The public face however is, of people dying in terror related incidents at average of 10 per day or 20% of world total. So why discuss Pakistan now? Smartphone wars: Pakistan part of BlackBerry's shift to emerging markets Farooq Baloch After losing significant market share in North America, Research In Motion (RIM) is shifting its focus more towards emerging markets that accounts for 68% of its revenues. BlackBerry App World's official launch, with limited access though, in Pakistan is another effort towards protecting the revenue-base; say industry experts. _______________________________________________ Sports Aisam-Rojer clinch Estoril Open Natasha Raheel Pakistan tennis ace Aisamul Haq Qureshi's partnership with Jean-Julien Rojer finally paid some dividend as the duo clinched the Estoril Open doubles event in Portugal yesterday. Hockey: Pakistan, India play out exciting draw Jaffer Bilgrami As the Sindh Games concluded with Karachi proving their dominance, players concluded that Mirpurkhas failed to stage the 15th edition of the event successfully. _______________________________________________ Life & Style Fiddler's Feast: 'Music is like a conversation' Sher Khan Inspired by the unique concoction of jazz and folk notes, the band Fiddler's Feast is anything but ordinary. Fashion through the ages Momina Sibtain Fashion trends have morphed through the ages from patent leather in the 50s to the Uggs revolution at the turn of the millennium. Some have become recurring trends, some have been discontinued but all have contributed to fashion today. _______________________________________________ | 
