ISLAMABAD: Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah has accepted President Arif Alvi’s invitation to visit Pakistan, Alvi’s office said in a statement on Monday, with the details of the trip yet to be finalized.
The Pakistani president said the emir of Kuwait had written a letter, expressing “satisfaction over the strong ties between Pakistan and Kuwait and reiterated his commitment to further expand relations in all fields for the mutual interest.”
Sheikh Nawaf’s letter follows Kuwait’s decision to lift a travel ban on Pakistanis in May this year.
Kuwait had suspended visas for nationals of Iran, Iraq, Syria, Pakistan and Afghanistan in 2011 over what it said was difficult security conditions in the five countries.
Pakistan began visa resumption talks with Kuwait in 2020, following which hundreds of nurses, doctors and medical technicians were able to travel to the Gulf state.
In May, after a meeting with Kuwait’s Prime Minister Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah, Pakistan’s Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said business and family visas for Pakistani nationals would be resumed “immediately”.
Last month, during a meeting with his Kuwaiti counterpart, Sheikh Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah, on the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Turkey, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi welcomed Kuwait’s relaxation of the travel restrictions.
Pakistan enjoys a long-standing fraternal relationship with Kuwait, an important Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) country.
Kuwaiti emir accepts President Alvi’s invitation to visit Pakistan
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Kuwaiti emir accepts President Alvi’s invitation to visit Pakistan
- Sheikh Nawaf reiterates commitment to ‘expand relations’ between the two countries
- Kuwait lifted a decade-old travel ban on Pakistanis in May this year
Pakistan U19 to open tri-series against Afghanistan on Saturday in Zimbabwe
- Pakistan enter the tournament as U19 Asia Cup champions after beating India by 191 runs in Dubai
- The tri-series is seen as key preparation for next month’s U19 World Cup in Zimbabwe and Namibia
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s under-19 cricket team will begin their tri-series campaign against Afghanistan on Saturday in Harare, using the tournament as a key preparation for next month’s ICC Men’s U19 World Cup co-hosted by Zimbabwe and Namibia.
Pakistan, the reigning ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup champions, are competing in the 50-over tri-series alongside Afghanistan and hosts Zimbabwe, with each team playing the others twice before the top two advance to the final on Jan. 6.
Pakistan won the eight-team Asia Cup in Dubai earlier this month, beating India by 191 runs in the final, and will play a minimum of four matches in the tri-series, starting at Harare Sports Club on Saturday.
“The Asia Cup was a good win for us and the players showed great morale and intensity,” Pakistan captain Farhan Yousaf said, according to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). “The tri-series is very important for the players and will help us find the right combinations ahead of the ICC Men’s U19 World Cup.”
Pakistan will face Zimbabwe on Dec. 29 before meeting Afghanistan again on Jan. 2, followed by a second match against the hosts on Jan. 4. Matches will be played across venues in Harare, including Harare Sports Club, Prince Edward School and Sunrise Sports Club.
The tri-series is being seen as an important warm-up ahead of the U19 World Cup, which will be held from Jan. 15 to Feb. 6. Pakistan are placed in Group C and will play all their group-stage matches in Harare.
“The conditions here are similar and will be beneficial for our World Cup preparations,” Yousaf said. “Both teams in the tournament are strong and competitive and we respect every opposition as we look forward to a competitive event.”
Pakistan will open their World Cup campaign against England on Jan. 16, followed by matches against Scotland and Zimbabwe, with the Super Six stage beginning on Jan. 25 and the final scheduled for Feb. 6 at Harare Sports Club.
