Thursday, December 16th, 2021
Nasir Upsets Al-Tamimi in Asian Individual Squash C’ship
AFZAL JAVED ISLAMABAD, Dec 16 : Nasir Iqbal and Tayyab Aslam are the only hopes left for Pakistan to clinch the championship title as both Pakistani players entered in the quarterfinal round of ongoing 21st Asian Individual Squash Championship here at Mushaf Squash Complex, Islamabad. Nasir Iqbal (PAK) bt Abdullah Mohammed Al-Tamimi (QAT) 9-11, 11-9, 11-9, 8-11, 12-10 (56 Min). Pakistan’s big hope and eleventh seed Naisr Iqbal stunned championship second seed Abdullah Mohammed Al-Tamimi from Qatar by 3-2 to cruise into the quarter finals of men’s Asian Individual SquashRead More
Sarah, Ushna reaches semifinals of BB National Tennis C’ship
AFZAL JAVED ISLAMABAD, Dec16 : Top national tennis girls Sarah Mahboob, Ushna Suhail, Hania Navaid and Sheeza Sajid reached the semi final round of ongoing Benazir Bhutto Shaheed National Tennis Championship here at Islamabad Tennis Complex (ITC) on Thursday. In Women’s singles quarterfinal round Sarah Mahboob beat Meheq Khokhar in stright sets as Sarah Mahboob dominated all the time and entered into the semi final round by winning the match 6-1, 6-1. In the second quarter finals talented Ushna Sohail wins the match on the easy way against Asfa ShahbazRead More
Fawad congratulates Usman Wazir over winning of WBC title
ISLAMABAD, Dec 16 : Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Thursday congratulated Usman Wazir on his victory of World Boxing Council (WBC) Middle East title. In a news release, he said Usman was a famous boxer of Pakistan who clinched the victory after winning Asian title. On the other hand, the minister also felicitated the former captain of Pakistan boxing team Asif Hazara for securing Asian Boxing Federation title. Young people like Usman Wazir and Asif Hazara were the pride of Pakistan, he added. Fawad said theRead More
Verstappen feels like the F1 ‘world champion’
LONDON , Dec 16 : Max Verstappen said on Wednesday he felt like the Formula One world champion and any move by Mercedes to try and take away the title in court would not change that. The 24-year-old Red Bull driver denied Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton an eighth crown in a controversial decider in Abu Dhabi on Sunday after a sudden change of the safety car procedure played into the Dutch youngster’s hands on the last lap. Mercedes had until Thursday to appeal after post-race protests were dismissed. “I do feelRead More
South Africa highly values ties with Pakistan: Envoy
DNA ISLAMABAD: South Africa’s High Commissioner to Pakistan Mthuthuzeli Madikiza has said that Pakistan is a great country and its people are hardworking and friendly. He said that South Africa attaches great importance to its trade, diplomatic and cultural relations with Pakistan as South Africa is currently a major trading and cultural partner of Pakistan. The high commissioner was talking to prominent social and religious leaders at the South African Embassy in Islamabad, led by Muhammad Ijaz Nuri, Chairman of the Pakistan Council for Social Welfare and Human Rights, aRead More
Azerbaijan – a tourist hub
Nabya Shahid Travel and tourism continue to be one of the most critical sectors for economic development and for sustaining employment globally. Tourism and economic development of a country are deeply related to one another. No country can progress if its travel and tourism industry is not progressing. Azerbaijan has proved to be one of the progressive countries. Azerbaijan tourism has been increased immensely during past few years. Tourism will always be promising engine for economic development. During my recent trip to Azerbaijan, I asked the Ambassador of Pakistan toRead More