MPs concerned over push-ups by cricket players on October 27, 2016ISLAMABAD: The light hearted matter of push-ups by the national cricket team has reached to the parliament, as a humourless parliamentarian asked the Pakistan Cricket Board who Misbah-ul-Haq was giving a message to by doing his pushups. This was discussed in a meeting of the standing committee of the National Assembly on Inter Provincial Harmony. […]
Scout accused of raping girl sent to jail in Japan on August 28, 2016ISLAMABAD: Two scouts of the PIA were arrested in Japan and one of them was sent to jail for allegedly raping a British national scout girl during their participation in the International Jamboori camp as part of the Pakistan Boy Scouts Association (PBSA) delegation. Well placed sources told Daily Times that two scouts from the […]
Tourism industry in Pakistan on the verge of collapse on August 6, 2016ISLAMABAD: Tourism in Pakistan, the country having a treasure of scenic beauty all over, was put on verge of disaster owing to lack of interest on the part of the government and non induction of chairman Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC). Sources told Daily Times that tourism sector has been annihilated due to lack of […]
Ill conceived policies pushing EOBI to the brink of disaster on August 3, 2016ISLAMABAD: The ill conceived policies of the Government pushed the Employees Oldage Benefit Institution (EOBI) to the brink of devastation. Well placed sources told Daily Times that PML-N Government announced to enhance pension from Rs 3600 to Rs 5200 for the sake of political point scoring and EOBI was directed that pensioners be paid pension […]
Adiala Jail turns into hub of corruption, mismanagement on July 31, 2016ISLAMABAD: The largest ever prison of Asia, Adiala Jail Rawalpindi has turned into a facility where both human rights and norms of decency are violated. Well placed sources told Daily Times that Adiala prison is the largest ever jail of Asia in terms of its capacity and significance. The use of drugs has become common […]
Scandal of appointments on fake degrees in PBC unfolds on July 30, 2016ISLAMABAD: Massive scam of appointments on fake degrees in Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) has surfaced under which people were appointed on fake degrees by taking huge money from them. According to documents available with Daily Times, countless appointments were made in Radio Pakistan during the previous regime and most of the people were appointed by […]
Nephews of BA speaker sent to Japan as fake scouts on July 26, 2016ISLAMABAD: Balochistan Assembly (BA) Speaker Raheela Hamid Durrani is said to have sent her nephews to Japan as members of a scouts delegation to attend the World Scout Jamboree (WSJ) last year by misusing her powers. Office-bearers of the Pakistan Boy Scouts Association (PBSA) also included unauthorised persons in the 100-member PBSA delegation and sent […]
CNIC verification process postponed due to technical reasons on July 18, 2016ISLAMABAD: The process of verification of national identity cards, which was recently initiated by the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA), has been postponed due to some technical reasons. It has been learnt that thousands of foreigners have become part of Pakistani families in connivance with the NADRA staff. As a result, a large number […]