ISLAMABAD: Peshawar Zalmi, one of the teams in the Pakistan Super League Twenty20 cricket competition, will face off today, Thursday, against the Lahore Qalandars.
Pakistan’s flagship cricket super league tournament resumed in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, with Lahore Qalandars bagging a five-wicket last-ball victory over Islamabad United.
The HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) was postponed in March after a string of positive coronavirus cases among players and officials. While previous matches were held in Pakistan, the resumed series is being hosted at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
In the last match of PSL's sixth edition on Wednesday, Islamabad United set a 144-run target for Lahore Qalandars. Before the tournament was halted, United had won three out of four matches and were above Qalandars on the basis of Net Run Rate (NRR) on the points table.
Captain Sohail Akhtar (40 off 30 balls, five fours and one six) and Mohammad Hafeez (29 off 25) were the chief run-getters for Lahore, which will take on Peshawar Zalmi next on Thursday night.
“Both Qalandars and United, along with Karachi Kings and Peshawar Zalmi, are locked at six points apiece,” the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said in a statement. “But, the two sides have played one less match as compared with Kings and Zalmi, meaning Wednesday’s winner will go top of the points table after halfway stage in the competition.”
PSL: Peshawar Zalmi face off against Lahore Qalandars today in Abu Dhabi
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PSL: Peshawar Zalmi face off against Lahore Qalandars today in Abu Dhabi
- Pakistan’s flagship cricket tournament resumed on Wednesday after a coronavirus hiatus with Lahore Qalandars bagging victory over Islamabad United
- HBL Pakistan Super League was postponed in March after a string of positive coronavirus cases among players and officials
Pakistan expands crypto engagement with appearance at Mar-a-Lago finance forum
- Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority Chairman Bilal bin Saqib attends World Liberty Financial event at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate
- Discussions focused on future of global financial infrastructure, digital assets, stablecoins, capital markets innovation, says Saqib’s office
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA) Chairman and Minister of State Bilal bin Saqib joined global finance leaders at an event hosted by World Liberty Financial, a crypto venture linked to US President Donald Trump’s family, Saqib’s office said on Thursday.
The event was hosted by World Liberty Financial, a crypto-based finance platform launched in September 2024 linked to Trump’s family. According to Saqib’s office, the gathering was held at Mar-a-Lago, the private estate and club owned by Trump in Florida.
Speakers and attendees at the event included David Solomon, chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs, Adena Friedman, chairperson and CEO of Nasdaq as well as Lynn Martin, president of the New York Stock Exchange, Saqib’s office said. The event was organized and hosted by Eric Trump and American businesspersons Zach Witkoff and Alex Witkoff.
“Discussions focused on the future of global financial infrastructure, digital assets, stablecoins, capital markets innovation and the evolving relationship between regulation and emerging financial technologies,” the statement said.
It said Saqib’s attendance at the event reflected Pakistan’s growing engagement with global discussions shaping the next phase of financial and technological transformation.
“As Pakistan moves toward modernizing its financial infrastructure and strengthening its position in the global digital economy, such high-level engagements signal increasing international recognition of the country’s regulatory direction and leadership,” the statement added.
Last month, Pakistan signed a memorandum of understanding with a company affiliated with World Liberty Financial to explore the use of a dollar-linked stablecoin for cross-border payments.
Pakistan has stepped up efforts recently to regulate its digital asset sector and is exploring digital currency initiatives as part of broader measures to reduce cash usage.
