The Express Tribune Newsletter: May 22, 2012 ~ Mera Pak Watan

The Express Tribune Newsletter: May 22, 2012

Today's Headlines

Chicago declaration: In the face of pressure, Pakistan offers no quarter

M Ziauddin

Despite intense pressure and Nato's public call for reopening supply routes through Pakistan in a summit declaration, President Asif Ali Zardari made no promises in Chicago.

Sagacious advice: Erdogan offers lessons to govt, opposition

Qamar Zaman

In an address to parliament that was nothing short of a scolding by an elder sibling – a well settled one at that, – Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan advised Pakistan's political leadership to avoid going too far in their rivalry, lest it costs them the democratic system itself.

Electoral reforms package: 'If less than 10% women vote, nullify poll result'

Sumera Khan

It is common practice in Khyber-Pakthunkhwa (K-P) to exclude women from voting in elections, usually through compromises and accords between political parties' representatives in the region as well as family members.

PNS Mehran: Base commander, including three officers court-martialed

Our Correspondents

Almost a year after it was attacked, a military court hearing the PNS Mehran base attack, court-martialed three officers, Express News reported on Monday.

Business

Falling out: K&N's parts ways with Metro, Makro over price row

Farhan Zaheer

After years of successful business relationship, the largest chain of supermarkets in Pakistan, Metro and Makro – the two have merged recently – and the leading frozen food chain, K&N's, have ended their partnership. Interestingly, each company claims that it is the one which has ceased to work with the other.

Turkey asks Pakistan to go easy on rental power plant

Shahbaz Rana

The government has turned down a request by Turkey seeking relief for a Turkish Rental Power Plant, Karkey Karadeniz, whose accounts have been frozen following Supreme Court's judgment that cancelled all rental power projects.

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Sports

PCB ponders dual role for Jaffar

Our Correspondents

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has not ruled out using the services of selector and former left-arm pacer Saleem Jaffar as a makeshift bowling 'adviser' on the tour of Sri Lanka.

Snooker: Top-seeds shine on opening day

Our Correspondents

Pakistan's top players gave a taste of things to come at the NBP National Ranking Snooker Championship, brushing off their opponents in convincing fashion at the DHA Creek Club.

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Life & Style

Meteors in comet-filled skies: Fatima Surayya Bajia's autobiography launched

Tehmina Qureshi

The launch of Bajia's autobiography could not have been better suited to her personality. Just like Fatima Surayya Bajia, it was the perfect mix of austerity, generosity of person and the unabated love that she has showed every single person she has met in her long life.

AMPP gives musician rights a boost

Sher Khan

There has never been a structured forum to discuss issues faced by Pakistani performing artists. However, all this changed last month when the Association of Music Professionals Pakistan (AMPP) reorganised itself and initiated a movement to reclaim musician's rights to royalty collection in Pakistan.

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Opinion