Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi on Tuesday met Men’s cricket team coaches including white-ball coach Gary Kirsten, red-ball coach Jason Gillespie and Assistant coach Azhar Mahmood during a meeting here at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) Gaddafi stadium. Termed as significant by the PCB, the meeting centred around discussions on strategising for improvements in batting, bowling and fielding, with a decision to devise comprehensive plans in these areas.He expressed full confidence in the coaching staff’s abilities and assured them of completesupport in player development and coaching matters. The meeting decided that fitness will be the sole criterion for selection while it also stressed upon maintaining…
Author: Iqra Khan
Pakistan Scrabble Association (PSA) has named a 10-member team to feature in the World Youth Scrabble Championship and Asian Youth Championship.PSA Director Youth Program Tariq Pervez informed that the World Youth Scrabble Championship would be held from 6 to 8 in Sri Lanka while the Asian Youth Scrabble Championship from November 10 to 12 in India.He said in this regard a Lucky One Scrabble Championship was held to select the players for the World and Asian Championships. “It turned out to be a highly successful event with 220 players from all age groups participating. Waseem Khatri emerged as the winner…
Pakistan Ambassador to China, Khalil Hashmi held a meeting with President and Founder of TANG International, Li Jinsong here on Tuesday.During the meeting, the two sides held in-depth discussions on matters of mutual interest.The ambassador said that in a short span of three years of cooperation with Pakistan, the organization has made substantial contribution to TVET and promotion of industry-academia linkages. “In-depth exchange with Mr. Li Jinsong, President and Founder of TANG International. In a short span of 3 years of cooperation with Pakistan, the organization has made substantial contribution to TVET & promotion of industry-academia linkages”, the ambassador posted…
Pakistan’s vibrant seafood industry has made significant strides in recent years, with mud crabs emerging as a star export product.As Pakistani exporters continue to tap into the global market, they are increasingly focusing on China as a key destination for their high-quality mud crabs, renowned for their rich flavor and succulent meat.According to Volza’s Pakistan Export data, mud crab export shipments from Pakistan stood at 5.5K, exported by 46 Pakistan exporters to122 buyers. Notably, China has emerged as the largest market for Pakistani mud crabs, with exports to the country surpassing those to other destinations such as the United Arab…
The Punjabi Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISEs) have all formally declared the results of the yearly matriculation examination.All BISEs in the province—Bahawalpur, D.G. Khan, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Lahore, Multan, Rawalpindi, Sahiwal, and Sargodha—are covered by this notice. All of the BISEs in Punjab have held formal result announcement ceremonies at their respective offices. The chief guests presented awards and shields to the top performers from each academic group across all boards.The remaining pupils in each of Punjab’s BISEs have several options for viewing their results. All of Punjab’s BISEs’ websites have simultaneously posted the results. The URLs for the…
A Chinese delegation on Tuesday expressed keen interest to develop a state-of-the-art theme park in the Federal Capital to enhance beauty and infrastructure in the Federal Capital. The delegation met with CDA chairman and Chief Commissioner Islamabad, Muhammad Ali Randhawa, to discuss various investment opportunities in the Capital city, including shifting CDA office building and streetlights across the city to solar power.CDA chairman Randhawa welcomed the investors from brotherly countries like China. Highlighting the importance of the proposed theme park, Randhawa emphasized its financial viability as a critical factor for the project’s success.He appreciated China’s initiative to invest in Pakistan, underscoring…
The Khunjerab Pass in Xinjiang, China, experienced a significant rise in cross-border traffic in the first half of this year, with 21,000 travelers, representing a 110% year-on-year increase.On June 11, the port cleared 1,123 people in a single day, breaking the previous record. The Khunjerab Border Inspection Station, under the Xinjiang Entry-Exit Border Inspection General Station, attributes this remarkable growth to the increasing number of Pakistani traders and cross-border tourists, Chinese media reported on Tuesday. The enhanced travel enthusiasm among Chinese travelers has been fueled by the National Immigration Administration’s revised and optimized entry-exit management policies, which introduced a series…
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev is scheduled to undertake an official visit to Pakistan from July 11-12, 2024, at the invitation of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.During the visit, President Aliyev will hold meetings with President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, a Foreign Office press release said. The two sides will engage in wide-ranging discussions on areas of mutual interest in order to further strengthen bilateral cooperation.Several agreements and MoUs are expected to be signed during the visit.The visit of the President Aliyev reflects the robust cooperation and leadership-level dialogue between the two countries.
Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast hot and humid weather in most parts of the country during the next 24 hours.However, rain-wind thundershower is likely in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan. While, rain-wind thundershower is expected in upper Punjab, lower Balochistan and southeast Sindh at isolated places duringevening/night.Light to moderate monsoon currents from Arabian Sea were penetrating upper/central parts of the country.A shallow trough of westerly wave was present over northwestern parts of the country. During the last 24 hours,climate change, hot and humid weather prevailed over most parts of the country. However, rain/thundershower occurred at isolated places in lower…
Coordinator for the Prime Minister on Climate Change, Romina Khurshid Alam on Tuesday said the promotion of local scientists and researchers through capacity building and viable opportunities is crucial to drive indigenous sustainable urbanisation to ward off the risks of urban flooding. She was addressing as chief guest at the one-day workshop on Urban Floods: Implications for Resilience organised by the Pak-German Climate & Energy Partnership and Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI). Romina Khurshid Alam said infrastructure development must keep climate risks in view to sustain climate aftershocks.She urged the forum to share all recommendations with the Ministry of Climate…
