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Business
McLeod Road mammoth: State Bank profits down 10% over two years Shahbaz Rana Despite rising government borrowing and high interest rates, profits at the State Bank of Pakistan have been declining for the last two years, largely due to a decline in non-interest income, declining by 10% over two years. Board of Investment: A 1960s bureaucracy serving the 21st century investor Maha Mussadaq It is a government organisation, part of the Prime Minister's Secretariat. Its chairman is a cabinet-level official who reports directly to the Prime Minister of Pakistan. _______________________________________________ Sports 1st Test: Pakistan brought to their knees Our Correspondents Nuwan Kulasekara and Suraj Randiv combined to vanquish Pakistan as Sri Lanka won the first Test by a massive 209 runs, their biggest win over their Asian rivals. Cricket: Dar recommends eye, hearing tests Nabeel Hashmi The Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) Elite Panel Umpires will need to go through eye and hearing tests after recommendations put forward by the world's top umpire Aleem Dar. _______________________________________________ Life & Style The best from 'Coke Studio' episode 4 Rafay Mahmood In its fourth episode this season, the "Coke Studio" house band treated listeners to one of the most musically challenging compositions of the season. Music blogs: 'Social media is word of mouth on steroids' Sher Khan "With blogs and social media, each individual has the power to get his voice heard," says Hamad Dar, who launched music site koolmuzone.pk in 2004. _______________________________________________ | 
