| Business Tackling gas shortage: High 'winter tariff' under consideration Zafar Bhutta With the prospect of one billion cubic feet per day (bcfd) of gas shortage looming large in the upcoming winter, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources is working on a plan to introduce 'winter tariff' which will send prices up by 25% to 50% after gas utilities start supplying liquefied natural gas (LNG) through their system. Long time coming: Bourse manages to close at 15,000-point level Our Correspondents It took the stock market four years and four months to recover from the global recession. Despite low activity level and investors arriving in the morning with news airing of an attack on a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) base in Kamra, the bourse just managed to close at the 15,000-point, a level last seen on April 30, 2008. _______________________________________________ Sports U19 World Cup: It's a Pakistan-India quarter-final Our Correspondents The third quarter-final of the 2012 U19 World Cup will see Pakistan and India – both former champions – take on each other for progress. Two athletes to get foreign coaching Nabeel Hashmi Two Pakistani athletes will be part of the International Association of Athletics Federation's (IAAF) new 'B-Scholarships programme', according to the Athletics Federation of Pakistan (AFP) President Akram Sahi. _______________________________________________ Life & Style Hearing-impaired designer: The silent warrior Saba Khalid A car behind him will honk persistently, but Munim Qazi will happily putter away on his motorbike, not hearing a thing. Sometimes, his classmates would burst into fits of laughter at a joke the teacher had cracked but Qazi would look around oblivious, not quite catching their drift. Why did Veena Malik do 'Astaghfar'? Hani Taha Staying true to her title of Controversy Queen, Veena Malik has struck again by stirring up another commotion – this time with "Astaghfar", a special Ramazan show hosted by Veena for Hero TV. Through this show, Veena aims to address 'sinful' societal issues while repenting the wrongs she has committed and asking for forgiveness.
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