Some unidentified persons have kidnapped Iranian diplomat Hashmaturllah Atharzadeh today while his security guard has been killed in Hayatabad, Peshawar. Sources told that Hashmatullah was on the way to his office with his guard when some unknown persons stopped them and made hostage at gun point. His security guard was killed at the moment when [...]
Iranian Diplomat Kidnapped At Gun Point
Published in November 13th, 2008
Posted by The Business Time in National
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IMF To Approve $7.5 Billion Loan For Pakistan on Nov. 22nd
Published in November 12th, 2008
Posted by The Business Time in Business
Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance, Shaukat Tareen gave detailed briefing to PM Gilani about negotiations with IMF and said that International Monetary Fund (IMF) would approve two year bail-out package plan of $7.5 billion in its scheduled executive board meeting being held on November 22nd. He further explained that first installment would consist of [...]
PCB Names Aamir Sohail As Director of Cricket Academy
Published in November 12th, 2008
Posted by The Business Time in Sports
Left-hand opening batsman and former captain of Pakistan’s cricket team Aamir Sohail has been appointed as a director of National Cricket Academy (NCA) of Pakistan. He said that he would leave his commentary for the sake of betterment of cricket in the county. He said, “Yes, this is Pakistan Cricket Board’s policy that no player [...]
Disputed Indian Sonal Shah Appointed as Obama’s Advisor
Published in November 11th, 2008
Posted by The Business Time in World
Obama has selected Sonal Shah as a member of advisory board consisting of 15 members to prepare technology policy. 40 years old Sonal Shah is an eminent economist and has been leading Google.org to define global development strategy since 2007. She has also worked closely with Larry Brilliant, Executive Director of Google to guide in [...]
US Drone Fires 5 Missiles Again in N. Waziristan
Published in November 7th, 2008
Posted by The Business Time in National
US drone has fired 5 missiles in Razmak, North Waziristan today in which more than 13 innocent people have been killed while at least 7 people have been wounded. On October 23rd, US drones fired two missiles at a religious school (Madrassah) of Siraj Ud Din Haqqani in which eight innocent people were killed. Pakistan’s [...]
Obama Appoints Rahm Emanuel As Chief of Staff
Published in November 7th, 2008
Posted by The Business Time in World
New elected President of US, Barrack Obama has chosen an American politician Rahm Isreal Emanuel as his chief of staff in White House. 48 years old Democratic congressman Emanuel is very close to Obama. On November 6th, he accepted offer from Obama to become chief of staff of White House. He is well known due [...]
