The Express Tribune Newsletter: May 08, 2012

Today's Headlines 'US should provide information on Zawahiri's presence in Pakistan' Zahid Gishkori Reacting to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's claim about the presence of Ayman al Zawahiri in Pakistan, the foreign minister has asked Washington to share with Islamabad if it knows the whereabouts of the al Qaeda kingpin. Post-Bin Laden: New tiff over Zawahiri Aditi Phadnis The United States ups the ante, again. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said that her country believes al Qaeda kingpin Ayman al Zawahiri is hiding somewhere in Pakistan. Taxmen eye marriage expenses, school fees Shahbaz Rana The country's upper-middle and elite classes may have to pay almost Rs100 billion in the form of an advance income tax in the next financial year, as tax authorities have put forth a new policy of taxing expenditure. Results of PP-243 withheld following reports of rigging, violence at by-elections Owais Jafri After reports emerged of some polling stations in PP-243 experiencing law and order situation, where ballot papers were snatched, and the presiding officers were threatened in Dera Ghazi Khan, the acting Chief Election Commissioner ordered that results be withheld. Business Raising funds: Government opens doors to private lenders Shahbaz Rana The government has decided, in-principle, to allow individual depositors to invest in government securities through commercial banks; a move aimed at boosting declining savings and ensuring almost double returns to investors against what they currently receive from banks. Neelum Jhelum: WAPDA spends billions to speed up hydropower project Zafar Bhutta The Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) has agreed on a controversial multi-million dollar deal to buy two tunnel boring machines for the Neelum Jhelum Hydropower project. _______________________________________________ Sports Stadium finally approved: PCB, city administration sign MoU Peer Muhammad The federal capital could be home to the newest international-level cricket stadium in the country after 35 acres were allocated for the purpose in Shakarparian. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to this effect was signed between the Capital Development Authority (CDA) and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday for a  state-of-the-art sport facility. Cricket: Pakistan players unhappy with the board Our Correspondents Several senior Pakistan players, including captain Misbahul Haq and former captain Shahid Afridi, are reportedly unhappy with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) after the board's refusal to award them permission for an exhibition Twenty20 in Toronto on May 12.  _______________________________________________ Life & Style Alamgir: Of music and legends Saadia Qamar Legendary singer Alamgir, popularly known as the 'Elvis of the East', was paid a musical tribute by many artists at an event held at the Karachi Expo Center on Saturday. The event titled 'Dekha Na Tha' was an ode to the artist's dogged devotion to his art and his vocal prowess which kept on improving during his 40-year-long career. Alamgir's career started in 1972 through the state-run channel PTV and 40 years later, he was awarded the Lipton PTV Lifetime Achievement Award. The Designers take it up a notch Hani Taha If there's one thing Asad Tareen of The Designers is good at, it's taking risks on young blood, fresh out of fashion schools that razzle dazzle on the ramp. Last year, he took a chance with newbies like Akif Mahmood and Mohsin Ali, who many assumed would be nothing more than one-hit wonders. Yet, Tareen not only stocked but 'bought' their collections for his store, effectively transforming his role from a mere stocker to a full on fashion buyer. _______________________________________________

Opinion Time to be flexible with the Americans Shahzad Chaudhry My very first computer Umar Saif Democracy's moment Talat Masood Restructuring the federation Rasul Bakhsh Rais Memories of the Pakistani film industry Yaqoob Khan Bangash Blogs Hail Farkhand Iqbal, the King of Islamabad Vaqas Asghar Where do you urinate if there is no lavatory? Atika Rehman My father's battle with Parkinson's Nojeba Haider Education will be the solution to all our cricketing woes Jalaluddin Poll Should Pakistan open NATO supply routes to avoid sanctions? No (72%, 807 Votes)  Yes (28%, 315 Votes)  Total Voters: 1122 Links Contact us Tribune on Facebook Tribune on Twitter About us RSS Feed Subscribe to the Paper Careers Copyrights Jobs Classifieds

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The Express Tribune Newsletter: May 07, 2012

Today's Headlines Hitting back: PM laughs off street agitation Our correspondents Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani delivered a scathing riposte to the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf on Sunday over their back-to-back public rallies in support of the superior judiciary. Nato supply routes: Washington warns of 'repercussions' Kamran Yousaf As Pakistan and the United States struggle to break the impasse in their troubled relationship, Washington has cautioned Islamabad of 'multiple repercussions', if the six-month-long blockade of Nato supplies is not lifted. US government wants to kill Khalid Shaikh Mohammad: Lawyer Huma Imtiaz In a bid to impose their own puritanical version of Islam, the Pakistani Taliban have introduced "moral policing" in parts of northeastern Afghanistan, Afghan police claimed on Sunday. Islamabad rally: Imran warns of 'tsunami march' on May 27 Zahid Gishkori Joining the chorus demanding the 'convicted' prime minister to resign, Imran Khan threatened on Sunday that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf would unleash a 'tsunami march', if the government did not honour the apex court judgment. Business To be or not to be: Does Pakistan stand a chance to climb the ladder? Usman Farooqui Outside the US, Pakistan is one of the very few countries which has the potential to become self-sufficient in energy, food & water. Punjab province was the breadbasket of pre-partition India while Balochistan region is home to large, mostly unexploited reserves of oil, gas, gold, copper and other minerals. The public face however is, of people dying in terror related incidents at average of 10 per day or 20% of world total. So why discuss Pakistan now? Smartphone wars: Pakistan part of BlackBerry's shift to emerging markets Farooq Baloch After losing significant market share in North America, Research In Motion (RIM) is shifting its focus more towards emerging markets that accounts for 68% of its revenues.  BlackBerry App World's official launch, with limited access though, in Pakistan is another effort towards protecting the revenue-base; say industry experts. _______________________________________________ Sports Aisam-Rojer clinch Estoril Open Natasha Raheel Pakistan tennis ace Aisamul Haq Qureshi's partnership with Jean-Julien Rojer finally paid some dividend as the duo clinched the Estoril Open doubles event in Portugal yesterday. Hockey: Pakistan, India play out exciting draw Jaffer Bilgrami As the Sindh Games concluded with Karachi proving their dominance, players concluded that Mirpurkhas failed to stage the 15th edition of the event successfully.  _______________________________________________ Life & Style Fiddler's Feast: 'Music is like a conversation' Sher Khan Inspired by the unique concoction of jazz and folk notes, the band Fiddler's Feast is anything but ordinary. Fashion through the ages Momina Sibtain Fashion trends have morphed through the ages from patent leather in the 50s to the Uggs revolution at the turn of the millennium. Some have become recurring trends, some have been discontinued but all have contributed to fashion today. _______________________________________________

Opinion Let us become — proudly — bayghairat Pervez Hoodbhoy Someone tougher for the job Fereeha Idrees India's Supreme Court and the media Kuldip Nayar The Punjab story Shahid Javed Burki No fair wind in the Gulf Tanvir Ahmad Khan Blogs Why do religious people distrust science? Danish Shah Doctors, where art thou? Sabeer Lodhi What's with the South Asian inferiority complex? Umair Haider 10 breakup blunders you can avoid Mahvush Aslam Poll Do you think Pakistani women can ride a motorbike without fear of harassment? No (80%, 354 Votes) Yes (20%, 86 Votes) Total Voters: 440 Links Contact us Tribune on Facebook Tribune on Twitter About us RSS Feed Subscribe to the Paper Careers Copyrights Jobs Classifieds

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Top 10 stories of the week (April 29 - May 6 2012)

Top 10 stories of the week

April 29-May 6, 2012

1. From Engro to PTI: A look back and forward at Asad Umar's life – Kazim Alam 2. Anti-Ahmedi laws: Police act as worship place 'looks like a mosque' – Rana Tanveer 3. Pen friends: Rohrabacher writes letter to Gilani, calls Pakistan a 'failed state' – Huma Imtiaz 4. Kazakhstan thanks Borat for boosting tourism in country – Web Desk 5. Babar Awan stripped of all posts in PPP – Web Desk 6. Bin Laden Letters: Al Qaeda told Mehsud to stop attacking Pakistan mosques, markets – Huma Imtiaz 7. Raymond Davis saga: Widow, mother-in-law of one of the victims killed – Asad Kharal 8. Bombs target ATMs, bank branches across Sindh – Web Desk/Sarfaraz Memon 9. Government, army played huge role in Bin Laden killing: Defence minister – Web Desk 10. Free laptops is not the answer. What is? – Pervez Hoodbhoy

Top Sports Real Madrid are champions of Spain Agencies Top 3 blogs 1. Indian 'nationalism': Why Kashmir won't move on Jehangir Ali 2. 'Bin Laden is not dead' and other conspiracy theories Abdul Majeed 3. The tragedy of being a woman in Pakistan Sehrish Wasif Links Contact us Tribune on Facebook Tribune on Twitter About us RSS Feed Subscribe to the Paper Careers Copyrights Jobs Classifieds

 

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The Express Tribune Newsletter: May 6, 2012

Today's Headlines Travel expenditure: Interior ministry spends exorbitantly on foreign visits Our Correspondent Since Rehman Malik became the interior minister in 2008, close to four dozen ministry bureaucrats made 120 trips abroad. Official documents revealed that the finance division has disbursed up to Rs80.7 million for travelling purposes, from which, Rs29.3 million accounted for the interior minister's expenses alone, since 2008. Taxila rally: PML-N launches 'save the judiciary' movement Our Correspondent Starting with a rally in Taxila on Saturday, the opposition took its protest against the premier from the assembly floor to the streets. 9/11 plotters in the dock: 'Trial of the century' begins at Guantanamo Bay Huma Imtiaz Nine years after his arrest, the alleged plotter of the 9/11 attacks Khalid Sheikh Mohammad appeared with four other co-accused before a military commission hearing to be arraigned in the case, but maintained, save one exception, a stony silence. Curtailing 'immodesty': Ex-lawmaker 'decrees' against female education Muhammad Sadaqat A former lawmaker and cleric from Kohistan district, Maulana Abdul Haleem, termed formal education for women un-Islamic and asked parents to pluck their daughters from school, or else they would be 'doomed'. Business Extending incentives: FBR seeks to waive penalties on illegal tax refund Shahbaz Rana As revenues fall behind targets, the tax authorities have sought the government's permission to waive penalties and withdraw cases registered against individuals who obtained illegal sales tax refund provided they return the money estimated at Rs42 billion. Weekly review: Foreign buying pushes KSE-100 up by 4% Bilal Umar The stock market received a shot in the arm in the form of heavy foreign buying which resulted in the benchmark KSE-100 index climbing 570 points (4.1%) during the week ended May 4. _______________________________________________ Sports 'Malik was never offered a contract' Faras Ghani Shoaib Malik was not offered a contract for any part of the current season, according to the Hampshire County Cricket Club. Pakistan win Asian Team Championship Nabeel Hasmi Pakistan squash players successfully defended their Asian Team Championship crown as they thrashed arch-rivals and top-seeds India 2-0 in the final of the 16th edition in Kuwait yesterday. _______________________________________________ Life & Style Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy flies high with Ho Yaqeen Saadia Qamar Oscar winner Sharmeen-Obaid-Chinoy, known for taking on unique subjects with her documentaries, has been working on latest documentary series which captures her voyage to find and retell the stories of those lesser-known visionaries who are trying to bring a change in Pakistan. Art on wheels: One man's treasure Hani Taha Till a few years ago, trucks to most Pakistanis were a nuisance, and often, death on wheels. Over the last decade though, one began to view them as 'art on wheels'. _______________________________________________

Opinion Judge in own cause Saroop Ijaz The real meaning of patriotism Bina Shah Two blowbacks from Afghanistan Khaled Ahmed The gathering storm Anwer Mooraj Pranab for president Aakar Patel Blogs What's with the South Asian inferiority complex? Umair Haider 10 breakup blunders you can avoid Mahvush Aslam 10 ways to put on a good TV show Riffat Rashid Shabnam: A bright star of a bygone era Ali Usman Poll Should Bahawalpur, FATA, South Punjab and Hazara be made new provinces? No (31%, 189 Votes)  Yes (69%, 420 Votes)  Total Voters: 609 Links Contact us Tribune on Facebook Tribune on Twitter About us RSS Feed Subscribe to the Paper Careers Copyrights Jobs Classifieds

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The Express Tribune Newsletter: May 5, 2012

Today's Headlines   Bajaur hit: Suicide attack on tribal police leaves 25 dead Our Correspondent A teenage suicide bomber targeted tribal police in Bajaur Agency on Friday, killing at least 25 people, including seven law-enforcers – one of whom was the recipient of a presidential medal for valour. Missing' persons: On SC orders, police book FC officials Shehzad Baloch The Supreme Court's unwavering stance on the issue of missing persons in Balochistan seems to be finally paying off. Solace among confusion: 5% decline in poverty 'surprises' govt                                   Shahbaz Rana  Survey takers and economic managers were left scratching their heads in disbelief when an official survey found that poverty levels had fallen 5% despite negligible growth and double-digit inflation. Gilani's disqualification: Nisar asks Fehmida Mirza to be impartial Zia Khan  The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), it seems, will be attacking the government from left, right and centre with all the weapons it has in its armoury, after the leader of the Opposition wrote a letter to the speaker of the National Assembly on Friday, asking for her impartiality.   Business 'Unauthorised' rebasing of economy: Statistics secretary ready to face consequences Shahbaz Rana Statistics Secretary Sohail Ahmad has accepted responsibility for ignoring laid-down procedures while changing the methodology for compiling national accounts following refusal of the governing council of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics to endorse the exercise. SNGPL's petition: OGRA questions increase in revenue requirement Zafar Bhutta The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) has raised questions over Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL)'s request for an increase of Rs31 billion in its revenue requirement for the financial year 2012-13 on different accounts including supply of free gas to employees, expansion of pipeline network and higher cost of retaining employees. _______________________________________________  Sports Ajmal not done with Sri Lanka yet Fawad Hussain After wreaking havoc against England at the start of the year, Pakistan's wily off-spinner Saeed Ajmal is now aiming to flatten Sri Lanka on next month's tour. Bowling coach to be head-hunter too: Intikhab Faras Ghani It seems that Pakistan cricket authorities are finally looking ahead to the future. Following the appointment of Dav Whatmore as the national side's head coach, the Australian was also present during the under-19 trials for the World Cup as well as supervising drills and training at the National Cricket Academy (NCA). _______________________________________________ Life & Style Coke Studio 5: Move to the music Our Correspondents Pakistan's cherished music platform "Coke Studio" is back with a new season that will start from May 13 and will air right through the summer with a new episode every fortnight, states a press release. Baithak: 'The 1965 war changed it all' Sher Khan Lahore was once famous for the melody in its air and soil. The lives of the people of the city, which was once the seat of the Mughal Empire, were imbued with classical music, which in turn developed a rich baithak culture. A baithak is a place to sit, get lost in the music, interact with people of similar interests and share ideas. However, today that culture seems non-existent and classical music has become a privilege that only a few can enjoy. _______________________________________________

Opinion The battleground called language Ajmal Kamal Osama — through his letters Salman Masood Confusion unconfounded Amina Jilani Uniting Asia and Latin America Haruhiko Kuroda / Luis Alberto Moreno The graves at Khost Salman Rashid   Blogs Shabnam: A bright star of a bygone era Ali Usman AirBlue crash report: An expected waste Farhan Khan The tragedy of being a woman in Pakistan Sehrish Wasif Why I will never leave Pakistan Shiraz Abdullah Mahmood  Poll Should Bahawalpur, FATA, South Punjab and Hazara be made new provinces? No (31%, 189 Votes)  Yes (69%, 420 Votes)  Total Voters: 609 Links Contact us Tribune on Facebook Tribune on Twitter About us RSS Feed Subscribe to the Paper Careers Copyrights Jobs Classifieds

 

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