| Business Almost there: Etisalat to pay $100m less in PTCL row, says official Kazim Alam Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have finally resolved the dispute over the outstanding payment of $800 million under the privatisation deal for the Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) in which the Emirates Telecommunication Corporation, branded trade name Etisalat acquired a 26% stake at a total cost of $2.6 billion in 2006, said the Adviser to Prime Minister on Textiles Dr Mirza Ikhtiar Baig on Saturday. Weekly Review: Activity dwindles with the onset of Ramazan Bilal Umar Market activity slowed down significantly with the start of Ramazan as the benchmark KSE-100 index remained range-bound throughout the week, closing down 38 points or 0.3% during the week ended July 24. _______________________________________________ Sports Olympics: Anam crashes out in 1st attempt News Desk Pakistan's Olympics dreams were dealt a brutal blow on the opening day of competition proper as its solitary female swimmer, 15-year-old wild-card entrant Anam Bandey, crashed out of the mega event, ending fourth in her 400m medley heats. Embrace pressure, don't fight it: Tendulkar AFP Sachin Tendulkar has simple advice to offer India's medal hopefuls at the London Olympics: embrace pressure and do not fight it. _______________________________________________ Life & Style The Reluctant Fundamentalist has been my most difficult project: Mira Nair Saadia Qamar With an endeavour to reach out to her Pakistani following, renowned Indian director Mira Nair conducted a Skype session from Uganda on Wednesday, with the help of the South Asian Academy of Picture Arts and Television (SAAMPT). Comment: High cuisine in Karachi Ahmer Ashraf Not long ago, inside the premises of the French Cultural Centre (Alliance Francaise) in Karachi was Café Flo, a restaurant offering authentic French cuisine amidst greenery and white painted furniture. _______________________________________________ | 
