The Express Tribune Newsletter: June 13, 2012 ~ Mera Pak Watan

The Express Tribune Newsletter: June 13, 2012

Today's Headlines

'No Accountability Bureau': Financial irregularities worth Rs77.8m found in NAB

Our Correspondent

An audit report available with The Express Tribune suggests that the country's apex anti-corruption authority is itself marred by financial irregularities worth Rs77.8 million.

June 29 deadline: Clerics want 'conspiring' NGOs out of Kohistan

Muhammad Sadaqat

Accusing non-governmental organisations (NGOs) of working against Kohistani tribal customs, local clerics have decided in principle to expel them from the district.

Sindh government trumpets 'achievements' for minorities

Rabia Ali

Sindh Finance Minister Murad Ali Shah proudly declared during his budget speech on Monday that the government had "rectified to a large extent" the neglect of minority communities by previous governments.

Obstacles for immunisation: Cleric declares jihad against polio campaign

Our Correspondent

A cleric in Muzaffargarh declared the polio campaign 'un-Islamic' and announced at the local mosque that Jihad should be carried out against the visiting polio vaccination team.

Business

Foreign assistance: Russian consortium offers to fund IP gas pipeline

Zafar Bhutta

The interest in acquiring a contract for construction of the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline is growing lately as GPB Global Resources, an international group of companies and a subsidiary of Gazprom Bank of Russia, has come up with an offer that it can finance the $1.5 billion pipeline project if the contract is awarded to the Russian energy giant – Gazprom, sources say.

French market research firm comes to Pakistan

Our Correspondents

In the presence of a host of corporate executives, advertising professionals and marketing heads of different national and multinational companies, a France-based global market research firm announced its formal launch in Pakistan here on Tuesday.

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Sports

ODI series: Pakistan hope for better results in Colombo

Our Correspondents

If one was to look at the scorecards of the ongoing series, the honours have been shared evenly by both teams — Pakistan and Sri Lanka have been convincing winners in the matches they dominated.

Olympians protest to 'rescue' hockey

Fawad Hussain

With the performance of the national hockey team deteriorating by the day, Olympians staged a protest at the Pakistan Hockey Federation's (PHF) headquarters in Lahore.

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Life & Style

'Coke Studio' episode 3: A pocket full of surprises

Rafay Mahmood

One of the prime reasons why the fifth season of "Coke Studio" (CS) did not satiate the music lover's appetite is its weak artist line-up.

Is Pakistan ready for its first men's fashion week?

Saadia Qamar

When fashion week fever hits a city, the fashion savvy (and their plus ones) flock to the event with enthusiasm, dressed to the nines and ready for a fun evening. Who doesn't want to see hot models sporting their favourite designer's latest invention on the runway? Let's rephrase that: who doesn't want to see hot models?

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Opinion