Selectors name squad for England Twenty20 on September 1, 2016LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) national selection committee, headed by former skipper Inzamamul Haq, Thursday named a 13-member squad for the only Twenty20 against England to be played at Old Trafford on next Wednesday (September 7). Sarfaz Ahmed will lead the team, while former captain Shahid Afridi, batsmen Umar Akmal and Ahmad Shahzad were […]
China starts offering GPEZ infrastructure to foreign investors on August 31, 2016KARACHI: Chinese company began offering Gwadar Port’s Economic Zone (GPEZ) infrastructure facilities to foreign investors to manufacture, operate businesses and compete with regional market. China Overseas Port Holding Company (COPHC) has started inviting foreign companies to establish businesses and take opportunities from concession agreement that allows 23 years tax holiday and other benefits for international […]
Interior ministry initiates verbal dispute with IHC on August 30, 2016ISLAMABAD: The case of an Indian diplomat living in Pakistan without a visa got complicated on Monday, putting the Pakistani interior ministry and the Indian High Commission (IHC) in a verbal dispute. Both the interior ministry and the IHC have issued conflicting press statements contradicting each other’s claims. Daily Times earlier published the news on […]
Pakistan to play day-night Test against West Indies on August 25, 2016 LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Thursday announced the schedule for the national team’s series against the West Indies in the United Arab Emirates beginning next month, including their first-ever day-night Test. The series, which runs from September 23 to November 3, includes three Twenty20 internationals and as many one-day and Tests, the highlight […]
PIA reschedules flights due to runway closure on August 24, 2016KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has rescheduled few of its flights to and from Islamabad in view of runway closure from 1300 hrs to 1800 hrs on Thursday, (August 25), said a airline statement. The airline in particular, PK-701 for Manchester would now take-off at 1230 hours as against the scheduled time of 1445 hrs. […]
PIA terminates senior purser on August 24, 2016 KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has terminated the services of a Senior Purser, who was found involved in attempted gold smuggling. According to a PIA statement issued here on Wednesday, the airlines has terminated the services of Ms. Nuzhat Bukhari, Senior Purser, who was found involved in attempted gold smuggling through PIA’s New […]
International market facing recession: SM Muneer on August 19, 2016KARACHI: International market facing recession as many leading exporting countries have registered decline in exports, said the Chief Executive of Trade Development Authority, S. M. Muneer on Wednesday. He was addressing a seminar as the Chief Guest at Pak-Asia USA Trade Expo organised by Pakistan Chamber of Commerce USA. We are working to streamline banking […]
Govt refuses to increase minority seats on August 16, 2016ISLAMABAD: The government has refused to give minorities representation in the upper and lower houses of the parliament, provincial assemblies and local government institutions according to their population. According to the documents available with Daily Times, the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs took a tough stance on an increase in the number of seats for minorities […]
Licence of East West Exchange Company cancelled on August 16, 2016KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan has canceled the license of M/s East West Exchange Company-B (Private). According to Central Bank statement issued on Tuesday, the East West Exchange Company-B had requested for voluntary liquidation. Therefore, the State Bank has cancelled, with immediate effect, the license of East West Exchange Company-B. The exchange company, its head […]
Ayaz seeks legal advice on reference against PTI chief on August 12, 2016ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has started consulting his legal team on the reference filed against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan, sources told Daily Times on Friday. Sources said that a meeting to decide the fate of the reference was held at his chambers, which was attended by Adviser to the NA Speaker […]