| Business Cheap is smarter: Let the smartphone price wars begin Khurram Baig While Apple and Samsung take each other on in the lucrative high-end smartphone market, there is another battle taking place in the less glamorous world of inexpensive smartphones. Slippery slope: Cost of doing business in Pakistan Humayon Dar It is a general perception that in low-income countries, labour is cheap; and hence the cost of doing business is low. This, however, is a myth. The World Bank 2011 Economy Rankings – an index that assesses the ease of doing business in respective countries – puts Pakistan in the 105th position, well below the likes of Saudi Arabia (ranked 12), and even Rwanda (ranked 45). _______________________________________________ Sports SLPL: Kamran shines with the bat again News Desk Kamran Akmal shone with the bat again as Wayamba United registered a convincing 67-run win over Basnahira Cricket Dundee in the Sri Lankan Premier League (SLPL) yesterday — their third successive win in the competition. Olympics failure: Heuvel's dismissal cost us the medal, says Waseem Fawad Hussain More than two weeks after the Greenshirts finished seventh at the 2012 London Olympics, former Pakistan captain Waseem Ahmed has blamed the Pakistan Hockey Federation's (PHF) decision to sack Dutch coach Michel van dan Heuvel for the team's failure to win a medal. _______________________________________________ Life & Style Celeb anecdotes and Eid conversations Saadia Qamar Shehzad Roy sheds light on what his first day of Eid looks like: "After saying my Eid prayers, I join my family for Eid celebrations. By the evening, I take time out for some friends and hang out with them," says Shehzad. As far as Eidi is concerned, Shehzad says "Jo milti hai wo agey de dey ta hun (Whatever I receive, I pass it on to someone else)." What to expect this (and every other) Eid News Desk After a late night courtesy Chaand Raat shenanigans, you finally go to bed at 4am, only to hear your mother shaking you awake three hours later. "Are we being robbed?" you ask, feeling exceptionally charitable and happy to give away anything to the burglars just so you can continue to snooze. "Jaldi utho! Sab namaz ke baad aa rahe hain nashte ke liye (Wake up now! Everyone is coming for breakfast after namaz)!" That's when you remember — it's Eid morning! _______________________________________________ | 
