| Election commission: 'Contemptuous' letter sparks court's ire
Azam Khan 
A new chapter was added to the apex court's row with the Election Commission on Tuesday after the court examined 'contemptuous' contents of the commission secretary's resignation. Contents of the letter, which alluded to the apex court, were reported by a section of the media on Tuesday.
_______________________________________________ National/City Bigger plot: 'HuT has formed a shadow govt for Pakistan'
News Desk
Brigadier (retd) Ali Khan, who is accused of plotting to topple the democratic government and mount attacks on the army headquarters, had met the chief of banned group Hizb-ut-Tahrir for Palestinian territory while he was conspiring to overthrow the government and create Islamic caliphate, the BBC quoted a senior military officer as saying. Nato supply: US CENTCOM chief to visit Pakistan, discuss ground supply route
Huma Imtiaz
Top US military commander General James Mattis has said he will be visiting Pakistan in the next ten days to discuss re-opening NATO supply routes, with officials. Senate top slot: Race heats up with new entrants
Zahid Gishkori
With an addition to the list of contenders, the battle for the top slot in Senate intensified on Tuesday, making the choice even more difficult for President Asif Ali Zardari. Coalition partners, meanwhile, attempted to claim the second spot of deputy chairman. PM contempt case: Nargis Sethi appears before SC as witness
Web Desk
Defence and Cabinet Secretary Nargis Sethi appeared before the Supreme Court on Wednesday as a witness in the contempt of court case against Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani. Maiden trip: Vladimir Putin to visit Pakistan in Sept
Kamran Yousaf
It was -8 degrees Celsius in Moscow on Tuesday but a telephone call from Islamabad to the Kremlin brought about some warmth in the otherwise frosty Pakistan-Russia relationship.
_______________________________________________ Business Political battles bad for Pakistan's credit image: S&P
Shahbaz Rana
In the fast-paced world of the international bond market, nobody has the time or patience to listen to long-winded explanations, so the credit rating agency Standard & Poors' assessment of Pakistan's creditworthiness is remarkably blunt: the three-way political struggle between the executive, the judiciary and the military is the single biggest risk to Pakistan's economic stability and it is growing. Lahori entrepreneurs outclass Karachiites in Allworld Pakistan 100 list
Farooq Tirmizi
Karachi may lay claim to being the financial and economic capital of the country, but Lahori entrepreneurs appear to have taken the lead over their southern rivals. Lahore-based firms dominate Allworld Network's Pakistan Fast Growth 100 list with the 41 companies to form the largest contingent from any single city, handily outdoing Karachi which has 33 companies featuring on the list.
_______________________________________________ Sports Cricket: Pakistan upbeat ahead of Asia Cup
Fawad Hussain
With the Asia Cup eluding them for more than a decade, Pakistan are confident of improving their record in the tournament that starts on March 11. Mohsin terms Asia Cup tough assignment
Our Correspondents
Former chief selector and interim coach of the national squad Mohsin Khan has wished the team the best of luck in the upcoming Asia Cup, saying that the players will need it in the tough assignment.
_______________________________________________ Life & Style Stuntman: The unsung hero
Sher Khan
At the Crew Films studio in Lahore, stuntman Muhammed Afzal Khan Baloch sits uncomfortably because the physical and emotional wounds given by his profession are still bothersome. Commonly known as Baloch by his peers and most popular for playing iconic Sultan Rahi's double, the 57 year-old Bahawalpur-born daredevil is a living, breathing archive of stories about an underappreciated career and the stoic world of Lollywood, that didn't pay any heed to his life-altering injury. Creative furniture: 'Little dreams' made reality
Momina Sibtain
The beginning of March saw the opening of the first concept store for children's furniture called Little Dreams. Aysha Haye, creative director, furniture designer, owner and director of this project welcomed guests and potential clients from all over Lahore to her intimate showroom in Gulberg. Little Dreams comprises nine different concept rooms and it is specifically designed to give the client a feel of not only what the furniture looks like, but also what the entire room can look like upon completion.
_______________________________________________ | Opinion Politics: the art of riding people?
Khaled Ahmed The case against drone attacks
Asad Rahim Khan A depressing state of affairs
Anwer Mooraj Queering the pitch
Tariq Fatemi The agents of justice
Osama Siddique Blogs What Dr Hoodhboy got wrong
Danielle Sharaf Traders paradise or political nightmare?
Farhan Zaheer Dear Google, you have failed me!
Saira Malik Why Ponting was dropped and Tendulkar wasn't
Dr Amyn Malik Poll Are you for or against the ban on kite flying during Basant? Against (61%, 276 Votes)
For (39%, 178 Votes)
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