The Express Tribune Newsletter: May 07, 2012 ~ Mera Pak Watan

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.

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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.

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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.

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Opinion