The Express Tribune Newsletter: June 20, 2012 ~ Mera Pak Watan

The Express Tribune Newsletter: June 20, 2012

Today's Headlines

Gone: 'The office of the prime minister stands vacant'

Azam Khan

A swift, short order sent the longest-serving prime minister packing home on Tuesday.

Accepting verdict, PPP begins hunt for new PM

Zia Khan

Surprisingly, confrontation does not seem to be the option the embattled government has opted for. It has opted, instead, for pragmatic planning after two emergency meetings – first of the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)'s Central Executive Committee and then of the leaders of coalition partners.

Decisions taken by Gilani, cabinet come into question

Irfan Ghauri

The Supreme Court has made it clear in its short order that Yousaf Raza Gilani stood disqualified as the prime minister since April 26, the day the court convicted him on contempt charges.

Sir Creek easiest of problems, want movement on terrorism: India

Aditi Phadnis

"Sir Creek is the easiest of the India-Pakistan problems to resolve. But we must see some movement on terrorism" said an Indian official, who was part of the Sir Creek talks.

Business

Force field: PAC slams audit dept for protecting the corrupt

Shahbaz Rana

Once praised for its untiring work, the audit department came under criticism, for the first time, here on Tuesday when the Public Accounts Committee found that the department was working hand in glove with corrupt elements.

Restaurant chain: Fatburger decides to taste the local market

Farooq Baloch

After I decided that I wanted to start a new business, a bookshop, the best person I could think of for guidance was Rahim bhai. He had years of experience in distributing and selling books and magazines all over the country.

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Sports

Cricket: BCB avoids discussion on Pakistan tour

Fawad Hussain

Pakistan were dealt a massive blow when their captain Misbahul Haq was ruled out of the first Test against Sri Lanka that starts on June 22 in Galle after he was suspended for a 'serious over-rate offence' during the final One-Day International (ODI).

Asif eyes revenge in snooker event

Our Correspondents

Pakistan number one Mohammad Asif will be looking to settle a score with Asjad Iqbal when the pair faces off in the semi-final of the Jubilee Insurance 3rd Ranking Snooker Championship at the Karachi Gymkhana today.

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Life & Style

Ghazala Javed: A nightingale plunged into silence

Hidayat Khan / Rafay Mahmood

When Pashto singer Ghazala Javed walked onto any stage in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, it was always to the whistling of adolescent boys. The girls were also admirers, as they dreamed to dress and sing like her. The K-P belt swooned when she hummed songs of love and passion. Sadly, this feeling of romantic indulgence came to a screeching halt when the news of her death spread. Javed, a combination of beauty and brilliance, was shot dead on Monday by unidentified gunmen outside a beauty parlour in Peshawar.

People and cities: An artist's muse

Taneeya Hasan

Oscar Wilde's famed saying, "Art is the most intense mode of individualism", seems to be the gist of photographer/artist Hamra Abbas' work. At a small gathering at the ArtNow office in DHA Phase 5 on Friday, the young artist spoke to a captivated audience about her inspiration — the culture and people of the various cities across the world where she has lived.

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Opinion