| Business Meeting of minds: Pakistan, US close to signing investment treaty Our Correspondents After negotiating for over eight years, Pakistan and the United States will seal Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) on the sidelines of upcoming United Nations General Assembly session, said Board of Investment (BOI) Chairman Saleem Mandviwalla here on Friday. IP gas project: Who will finance Pakistan's side of pipeline? Zafar Bhutta As Russia and China have not given confirmed financing the IP gas pipeline project, Pakistan and Iran will resume talks in the first week of September to finalise the arrangement of finance to lay Pakistan's side of the pipeline. _______________________________________________ Sports Bowling coach: Mohammad Akram appointed on year-long deal Faras Ghani Following months of deliberations and multiple postponements, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has finally named former fast-bowler Mohammad Akram as the national side's bowling coach, replacing Aqib Javed who left to take up the head coach's position with the UAE national squad earlier this year. Pakistan win tri-series after Nain's 100 Our Correspondents Pakistan coach Mohtashim Rashid was pleased after the team clinched the Ireland Tri-Nation Women's One-Day Series involving the hosts and Bangladesh, adding that Nain Abidi's record century was the icing on the cake. _______________________________________________ Life & Style In Pakistan, reporters covering underground parties push boundaries Jahanzaib Haque Women in short skirts and men with gelled hair, among others, are really upset at being 'misrepresented' in a recent article on Pakistan's party scene. Shareeka calls out to Punjabi-film enthusiasts Hani Taha Lollywood's major production for 2012 Shareeka released this Eid, accumulating over Rs3 million alone on the first three days of screening. _______________________________________________ | 
