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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Written by M.Ali Salim

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