Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif held a telephone conversation with His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and conveyed warm greetings to His Highness on the blessed occasion of Eid-ul-Adha, earlier today.The two leaders extended best wishes and prayers for the continued progress and prosperity of the peoples of both the UAE as well as Pakistan. The Prime Minister reiterated Pakistan’s deep appreciation to His Highness for the UAE’s consistent support to Pakistan and also reaffirmed Pakistan’s full support to the UAE through thick and thin.Recalling his most productive visit to the…
Author: Iqra Khan
Officials from several countries have confirmed that most of their pilgrims who passed away during the 1445 Hajj season were individuals who entered Saudi Arabia on tourism or visit visas months before the Hajj rituals began. These individuals remained in Makkah until the Hajj season and performed the pilgrimage without proper authorization, lacking support from any company or entity to provide accommodation, food, or transportation services. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Migration, and Tunisians Abroad confirmed that most of the died Tunisian pilgrims had arrived in the Kingdom on tourism, visit, or Umrah visas. Similarly, Dr. Sufyan Qudah, Director of…
Former Pakistan cricketer Atiq-uz-Zaman unleashed a scathing critique on Babar Azam and his teammates following Pakistan’s early exit from the T20 World Cup 2024. Atiq expressed dismay over what he perceived as a lack of professionalism and focus among the players during the tournament. In a viral video on social media, Atiq criticized the team for what he described as treating the event like a vacation rather than a serious cricketing endeavor. “You have 17 officials and 17 players, and they say you booked 60 rooms. Are you there to play cricket or on vacation?” He highlighted the excessive number…
In a thrilling match during the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8 round at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in St Lucia, England secured a convincing eight-wicket victory over the West Indies. England’s chase of 181 runs was executed brilliantly as they reached their target in just 17.3 overs. Phil Salt played a phenomenal innings, remaining unbeaten with 87 runs off 47 balls. His explosive knock included seven fours and five sixes, with a particularly devastating assault on Romario Shepherd in the 16th over where he scored 30 runs. Contributing significantly alongside Salt was Jonny Bairstow, who scored…
OGDCL celebrated its cricket team’s victory in the President’s Trophy Grade-II 2023-24. The team triumphed over Eshaal Associates in the final match at Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, securing a spot in first-class cricket. A special event at the company’s Islamabad head office honored the team’s achievement, attended by senior management, employees, and the victorious players. Mr. Ahmed Hayat Lak, OGDCL’s MD/CEO, commended the team’s dedication and strategic efforts, emphasizing the significance of their win. The tournament featured 24 teams, with OGDCL emerging as pool toppers and progressing through the semi-finals by defeating Khayaban-e-Amin.
Rashid Latif’s criticisms raise valid concerns about the playing conditions and scheduling decisions for the ongoing T20 World Cup matches in New York and Lauderhill, Florida. The inability to produce satisfactory pitches in New York and the adverse weather forecast in Lauderhill indeed pose significant challenges for the participating teams, potentially affecting their chances of advancing to the Super 8s. The lack of high-scoring matches in New York, as highlighted by Latif, indicates the subpar quality of the pitches, which can greatly influence the outcome of games and hamper the excitement of the tournament. Additionally, the scheduling of matches in…
The weather in Fort Lauderdale is causing quite a disruption to the T20 World Cup matches. It’s unfortunate that Team India’s practice session had to be canceled due to the rain and flooding. With the possibility of matches getting washed out, there’s a lot of uncertainty surrounding the fate of teams like USA and Pakistan in terms of qualification. It’s great to hear that India has already secured their place in the Super 8 stage, though. Their upcoming match against Australia in St Lucia sounds like it will be an exciting one. It’s interesting to note that Shubman Gill and…
ISLAMABAD: Head of Pakistan Hajj Medical Mission Brigadier Jamil Ahmed Lakhair Friday thanked Saudi counterpart for arranging up to the mark transport arrangements for hujjaj this year where high-speed train facilities were being provided to all pilgrimage from Mina to Arafat. Talking to PTV news channel, he said Pakistan government has better coordination with the Saudi authorities to serve Hujjaj and this year’s Hajj will be more comfortable than the previous one. “We are happy with the special attention of the Saudi Hajj minister for the convenience of Pakistani pilgrims, he said, adding, due to these smooth train operations our…
ISLAMABAD: Senate on Friday witnessed mix reaction on the budget as the treasury benches termed it pro-people and relief orientated while the opposition called for reviewing increase in tax on salaried class besides giving more relief to the masses. Resuming debate on the budget, Senator Raja Nasir Abbas of MWMP said that no relief was given to the poor masses in the budget.He said that sufficient fund was also not allocated for education and health sectors. The budget lacked future economic plan, he claimed.He said problems of industries should be addressed on priority basis as it played key role in…
BEIJING: Pakistan Ambassador to China, Khalil Hashmi visited Pingdingshan city Henan province of central China to enhance trade and investment ties between Pakistan and China. During the visit, Ambassador Hashmi held a very productive meeting with Li Mingjun, Mayor of Pingdingshan city, Li Mingjun and discussed matters of mutual understanding and agreed to further interactionHe interacted with organizations and enterprises at Pingdingshan and also visited leading companies in electronics, nylon, and automotive. Ambassador Hashmi spoke at the unveiling ceremony of the dual degree program between and coal mining school of Pingdingshan Polytechnic College.He said that enhanced technical, vocational education and…
