PCB chief announces ‘reorganised’ selection committee comprising 7 members with equal powers – Sport
Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Mohsin Naqvi on Sunday announced a “reorganised” men’s national selection committee comprising seven members with equal powers. Addressing a press conference at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium, Naqvi said that the selection committee had been “reorganised” and would now comprise of seven members. He said that the committee would no longer have a […]
PCB dissolves selection committee in lead up to T20 World Cup – Sport
With the T20 World Cup months away, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Sunday dissolved the men’s national selection committee. In a statement, a spokesperson for the cricket board said a new committee would be selected soon, adding that it would take decisions based on merit and performance. “The new selection committee’s decisions on merit […]
PCB chairman announces new seven-member selection committee
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has introduced a new seven-member selection committee for the Pakistan men’s national team following the dissolution of the previous committee on Sunday. Wahab Riaz, who previously served as the chief selector, remains a member of the new committee. However, unlike before, there won’t be a designated […]
PTI core committee demands Imran’s immediate release – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) core committee on Thursday denounced former prime minister Imran Khan’s detention and demanded an immediate order for his release from imprisonment. The committee, in its meeting, discussed various issues, especially the delay of appeals in cases against PTI’s founding chairman, the security of his wife, Bushra Bibi, and the recount of […]
PM Shehbaz forms committee to curtail govt expenses – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: In view of the financial challenges being faced by the country, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday formed a committee to curtail government expenses. “The PM formed the committee to ensure austerity measures on the government side,” Information Minister Attaullah Tarar told Dawn. Members of the committee comprise federal secretaries of cabinet, finance and […]
Govt forms committee to reduce pension, wage bill
ISLAMABAD: In a bid to streamline expenditure and curb burgeoning costs, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government has announced the formation of a new committee, aimed at reducing the size of government and also rationalise the expenditure on pensions and development, in a move that covers hardly 16% of this year’s budget and may not […]
Ruet-i-Hilal committee meeting for Ramazan moon-sighting underway in Peshawar – Pakistan
The Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee’s meeting to sight the Ramazan moon is underway in Peshawar currently. The meeting is being chaired by Chairman Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad at the office of Administrator Auqaf in Peshawar. Earlier, Maulana Azad had emphasised that similar meetings of zonal committees across the country would be held at their respective headquarters […]
CM Bugti forms committee for damage assessment in Gwadar – Pakistan
GWADAR: Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti has formed a committee to assess the damage caused by recent heavy rains and floods in Gwadar district. The committee will submit its reports to the CM in 20 days. Balochistan Chief Secretary Shakeel Qadir Khan will head the committee, which also includes the MNA and MPA from Gwadar, […]
Zaka Ashraf resigns as PCB’s Interim Management Committee head – Sport
Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board’s Interim Management Committee (IMC) Zaka Ashraf on Friday tendered his resignation from the position, two weeks before the expiry of the IMC’s tenure that he had headed. The resignation comes three days after the Ministry of Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC) had disallowed Ashraf from holding an IMC meeting wherein he […]
National Security Committee to meet today amid Pak-Iran tensions – World
A day after Pakistan launched retaliatory strikes over an airspace violation by Tehran, the Cabinet Committee on National Security (NSC) is set to convene its emergency meeting on Friday. Iran on Tuesday had launched attacks in Pakistan targeting what it described as bases for the militant group Jaish al-Adl in the border town of Panjgur […]