Business Global demand: Vegetable exports plummet 40% in 2012 Kazim Alam After growing at a steady rate in the last decade, Pakistan's vegetable exports have suffered volumetric year-on-year decrease of 40.4% in 2011-12, according to Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). Sustainability report: CASA electricity import project flawed, says report Zafar Bhutta Pakistan is better off generating its own electricity than importing electricity through CASA-1000MW project, says a research study conducted by Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI). _______________________________________________ Sports Akhtar not qualified enough: PCB Fawad Hussain The Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) coach-hunt committee has shown no interest in Shoaib Akhtar's offer to take on the vacant bowling coach's role with the national squad. Mission 'hockey bachao' set to surface again Our Correspondents Former hockey greats who are unhappy with Pakistan's performance in London are gearing up to launch a campaign against the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) set-up… again. _______________________________________________ Life & Style New York film festival: Pakistani film scoops up two awards Rafay Mahmood Seedlings, a Pakistani film that was screened at the New York City International Film Festival (NYCIFF), left the audience spellbound by winning two major awards at the ceremony. No Tiger for Pakistan this Eid Rafay Mahmood The last 24 hours have given Pakistani film enthusiasts some good and some bad news. While Bodchitta Filmworks's Seedlings made us proud by winning two awards at the New York Film Festival, Ek Tha Tiger — the most anticipated Indian film of the season — has been officially banned in Pakistan. _______________________________________________ |