ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ramiz Raja has said Pakistan needed to create a “cricketing bond” with India, adding that he had always believed that politics should remain separate from sports, the PCB website said.
Raja was speaking to PCB Digital following his return from Dubai, where he met officials from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), as well as held meetings on the Asian Cricket Council Asia Cup, a men’s One Day International and Twenty20 International cricket tournament whose next season will be held in Pakistan in 2023.
“I met with BCCI President Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah on the sidelines of the ACC meetings,” Raja said on Monday. “We need to create a cricketing bond, while I have also believed that politics should stay away from sport as much as possible and this has always been our stance.
“A lot of work needs to be done to revitalize Pakistan-India cricket but there needs to be some comfortable level between the two boards and then we can see how far we can go. So overall, we had a good discussion.”
The PCB chairman said the 2023 ACC Cup in Pakistan would be a 50-over competition: ““The ACC has agreed and approved that the 2023 event in Pakistan will be a 50-over competition and will be held in September. This aligns very nicely with the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023, which will be held in October and November.
“We are looking forward to hosting this tournament in Pakistan and I am confident it will be a well-organized event because this is what the fans want.”
We need to create ‘cricketing bond’ with India, keep politics separate — PCB chairman
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We need to create ‘cricketing bond’ with India, keep politics separate — PCB chairman
- Ramiz Raja was talking to PCB Digital following his return from Dubai where he met officials from Board of Control for Cricket in India
- Says next Asian Cricket Council Asia Cup would be a 50-over competition held in Pakistan in September 2023
Pakistan finance chief urges stronger reform implementation amid stabilizing economy
- Muhammad Aurangzeb calls for inter-ministerial coordination, data-driven policymaking
- He stresses the need to translate policy into execution in an address to civil servants
KARACHI: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb on Friday urged senior civil servants to strengthen implementation of economic reforms and improve coordination across government, as the country seeks to consolidate gains made after a prolonged financial crisis.
Speaking to officers of the 124th National Management Course at the National School of Public Policy (NSPP) in Lahore, Aurangzeb emphasized the role of senior administrators in translating policy into execution, according to a statement issued by the Finance Division.
“Sustainable economic progress depends not only on sound policy formulation but also on effective implementation across tiers of government,” the statement quoted him as saying.
It added that Aurangzeb highlighted the importance of strategic thinking, data-driven decision-making and inter-ministerial coordination in addressing challenges including fiscal sustainability, energy sector reform and climate resilience.
Pakistan has stabilized its economy in recent years with support from the International Monetary Fund and financial backing from regional partners and has pledged to broaden the tax base, improve public financial management and strengthen transparency to sustain recovery.
The Finance Division said the session formed part of a “Strategic Policy Dialogue” initiative aimed at fostering engagement between national leadership and senior civil servants on governance and economic priorities.
