ISLAMABAD: The prime minister’s special assistant on overseas Pakistanis, Sayed Zulfikar Abbas Bukhari, is leaving for the UAE on Wednesday to discuss with Emirati officials the situation of Pakistani workers on the labor market as the Gulf state’s economy is emerging from a coronavirus standstill.
Thousands of Pakistani expats lost their jobs amid COVID-19 lockdowns and business closures in the Gulf state. During his first visit since the recent reopening of the UAE’s airspace, Bukhari is expected to meet with the Emirati labor minister to discuss the issue.
“UAE is one of the two largest labor markets for Pakistani workers. The meeting is expected to highlight issues faced by Pakistani labor generally and specially during COVID-19,” Bukhari’s office said in a statement.
He will also meet with members of the Pakistani diaspora, especially those whose philanthropic activity helped compatriots in the UAE stay afloat amid the health and economic crisis.
“The donors contributed thousands of dollars in cash and kind to help their countrymen in need,” the statement said, adding that Bukhari will express gratitude to them on behalf of Prime Minister Imran Khan.
The UAE is home to 1.2 million Pakistanis and the second biggest host to overseas Pakistani workers and source of foreign remittances, after Saudi Arabia.
PM’s adviser on overseas Pakistanis on first visit to UAE since COVID-19 outbreak
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PM’s adviser on overseas Pakistanis on first visit to UAE since COVID-19 outbreak
- Bukhari is scheduled to meet with the UAE labor minister to discuss the situation of Pakistani workforce in the Gulf state
- UAE is the second biggest host to overseas Pakistani workers and source of foreign remittances, after Saudi Arabia
Pakistan to host PSL 11 from Mar. 26 to May 3, says PCB chairman
- PSL, Pakistan’s premier T20 cricket tournament, is set to feature eight city-based teams in upcoming edition
- Pakistan Cricket Board has held roadshows in London and New York to entice investors to bid for new PSL teams
ISLAMABAD: The 11th edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) will be held from Mar. 26 to May 11, 2026, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi announced on Sunday.
The PSL is Pakistan’s premier T20 cricket league that features a mix of local and international players and coaches. The PSL features six teams, each named after a Pakistani city, with the upcoming edition set to feature two new teams.
PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi, along with former cricketing greats Ramiz Raja and Wasim Akram, participated in a roadshow in New York on Sunday. The PCB has held a roadshow in London previously to attract international investors to bid for the new teams.
“I can tell you one thing that PSL will start on Mar. 26, which is very near,” Naqvi said at the roadshow.
“And the final we are planning to hold on May 3.”
Naqvi said the revised schedule for the auction of the two new PSL teams will take place on Jan. 8. The auction was originally scheduled to take place on Jan. 6; however, it was postponed by one day due to a week-long extension of the deadline for the submission of the bids for the new franchises, initially set at Dec. 15.
The PCB said this week it had pushed the deadline to submit the bids for the two new teams keeping in mind “growing interest” from investors in the US, Europe and the Middle East.
