Pakistani batsman Azan Owais, who scored a century against India in the Asian Under-19 Cup, expressed his desire to play with Babar Azam. In a conversation with Geo News, Azan Owais said that he is very happy to score a century in an important match against India, he told the team that if it is…
The head coach of Pakistani U-19 cricket team busy in Asia Cup, Mohammad Yusuf, has said that he is working on improving the basic skills of the batters. The U-19 cricket team in Dubai got a big win against arch rivals India yesterday. In a video shared on social media by the Pakistan Cricket Board…
United Arab Emirates (UAE) beat Sri Lanka by 2 wickets, photo screen grab United Arab Emirates (UAE) defeated Sri Lanka by 2 wickets in the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) U-19 Cup. Batting first, the Sri Lankan team scored 220 runs for 9 wickets in the stipulated 50 overs, the UAE team achieved the target with…
Collage Photo: File Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Management Committee Zaka Ashraf has met Caretaker Prime Minister Anwar Haq Kakar. Sources say that other members of the management committee and secretary IPC were also present in the meeting. Sources further say that Zaka Ashraf briefed the caretaker prime minister on the performance of the management…
The ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup schedule has been released, the event will be played in South Africa from January 19. According to ICC, the Under-19 World Cup was to be held in Sri Lanka, but the event was shifted to South Africa after Sri Lanka’s membership was suspended. The first match of the U-19…
In a video message to a high-level event marking the 75th anniversary of the Declaration, Mr. Guterres recalled that the landmark document presented a “beacon of hope” for humanity and a blueprint for fundamental freedoms. “As we celebrate this 75th anniversary, I call on every Member State to use this opportunity, and the Summit of…
Briefing ambassadors at the UN Security Council, Bintou Keita, Special Representative of the Secretary-General noted steady progress in the electoral process despite significant logistical, financial, and security challenges. However, the resurgence of the crises related to the M23 group in the east, and new pockets of insecurity in the Greater Katanga region, Mai-Ndombe and Tshopo…
This year, the anti-corruption conference, as the Conference of the States Parties (CoSP) is popularly known, marks the 20th anniversary of the landmark Convention. “Corruption not only robs resources, it robs people of hope,” Mr. Guterres said in a video message, urging all Parties to use this opportunity to strengthen international cooperation to prevent, detect,…
The 21-page text, prepared by the COP28 presidency, United Arab Emirates, makes no mention of fossil fuel ‘phasedown’ or ‘phaseout’, which UN Secretary-General António Guterres said earlier on Monday was one of the keys to the conference’s success and which many nations have demanded. Rather, the draft text called for countries to reduce “consumption and…
Speaking in Doha at the launch of the Global Humanitarian Overview, Mr. Griffiths said that the situation was “getting worse”, while efforts to secure “moments of peace” remained of the “greatest importance”. According to the latest update on the emergency from UN relief coordination office (OCHA), tens of thousands of people “in desperate need of food, water, shelter,…
