PROVIDENCE, Guyana: Pakistan clinched the rain-hit four-match Twenty20 series against West Indies 1-0 after the fourth match ended in no result on Tuesday.
Three matches in the series ended in no result due to rain, hurting the preparations of both teams ahead of the T20 World Cup that begins in October.
West Indies were 30-0 in the three overs possible Tuesday before rain forced the players off the field. The match was reduced to nine-overs-a-side, but when play was set to resume at 2 p.m. local time rain arrived once again and the umpires finally called off the play 20 minutes later.
Andre Fletcher had hit off-spinner Mohammad Hafeez for two sixes in the first over and was unbeaten on 17. Chris Gayle also welcomed fast bowler Mohammad Wasim with two successive boundaries and was not out on 12 off six balls.
The first match in Barbados also ended in no result before Pakistan won the second game in Guyana by seven runs. But rain dominated the remaining two games in Guyana with the third game lasting only 1.2 overs.
The teams will now square off in a two-test series in Jamaica with the first beginning Aug. 12.
Pakistan wins rain-hit T20 series against West Indies 1-0
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Pakistan wins rain-hit T20 series against West Indies 1-0
- First match in Barbados ended in no result before Pakistan won second game in Guyana by seven runs
- Rain dominated the remaining two games in Guyana with the third game lasting only 1.2 overs
Pakistan forms committee to negotiate financial advisory services for Islamabad airport privatization
- Committee to engage Asian Development Bank to negotiate terms of financial advisory services agreement, says privatization ministry
- Inaugurated in 2018, Islamabad airport has faced criticism over construction delays, poor facilities and operational inefficiencies
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Privatization Ministry announced on Wednesday that it has formed a committee to engage the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to negotiate a potential financial advisory services agreement for the privatization of Islamabad International Airport.
The Islamabad International Airport, inaugurated in 2018 at a cost of over $1 billion, has faced criticism over construction delays, poor facilities, and operational inefficiencies.
The Negotiation Committee formed by the Privatization Commission will engage with the ADB to negotiate the terms of a potential Financial Advisory Services Agreement (FASA) for the airport’s privatization, the ministry said.
“The Negotiation Committee has been mandated to undertake negotiations and submit its recommendations to the Board for consideration and approval, in line with the applicable regulatory framework,” the Privatization Ministry said in a statement.
The ministry said Islamabad airport operations will be outsourced under a concession model through an open and competitive process to enhance its operational efficiency and improve service delivery standards.
Pakistan has recently sought to privatize or outsource management of several state-run enterprises under conditions agreed with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as part of a $7 billion bailout approved in September last year.
Islamabad hopes outsourcing airport operations will bring operational expertise, enhance passenger experience and restore confidence in the aviation sector.
In December 2025, Pakistan’s government successfully privatized its national flag carrier Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), selling 75 percent of its stakes to a consortium led by the Arif Habib Group.
The group secured a 75 percent stake in the PIA for Rs135 billion ($482 million) after several rounds of bidding, valuing the airline at Rs180 billion ($643 million).
Pakistan’s Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said this week the government has handed over 26 state-owned enterprises to the Privatization Commission.
