Fans queue up along road to cheer Pakistan team after Bangladesh T20 whitewash

Spectators watch the T20 international cricket match between Bangladesh and Pakistan at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on November 19, 2021. (AFP)
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Updated 23 November 2021
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Fans queue up along road to cheer Pakistan team after Bangladesh T20 whitewash

  • Pakistan Cricket Board shares video of Bangladeshi fans on its official Twitter handle
  • After Bangladesh series win, Pakistan have secured the most 114 T20 victories in 2021

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has given a shout-out to Bangladeshi fans for their support during the Pakistan-Bangladesh duel on the field in their last Twenty20 match in Dhaka. 
Hundreds of fans lined up along the road to cheer the Pakistan side after they whitewashed the hosts in the three-match T20 series, with the PCB tweeting out a video clip of it from its official handle. 


The video has been viewed over 140,000 times and has garnered thousands of likes. Many of the comments heaped praise on Bangladeshi fans for supporting Pakistan too, in a demonstration of love of the game. 
“Thank you to the people and fans of Bangladesh,” wrote journalist Ihtisham Ul Haq, accompanied by the Bangladeshi and Pakistani flags. 

Power hitter Fakhar Zaman thanked fans on his official Twitter account, saying, “A special shout out to our Bangladeshi & Kashmiri fans in the crowd. You were brilliant and made us feel at home.” 

“Thank u Bangladesh for being great hosts, to the fans who made us feel at home, it was an incredible experience,” Pakistan bowler Shadab Khan said. 

Khan also gave a cheeky call out to teammate Shahnawaz Dahani, who became a fan favorite following his work as “team foreign minister” at the T20 World Cup matches, where he was often caught on camera meeting other cricket players from competing teams. 
Dahani also tweeted about Bangladesh’s warm reception of Pakistan, thanking God for the “love from Bangladeshi fans.” 

In addition to this, the Pakistan team also shared how they felt after the series win. The side has won the most 114 T20 matches so far in 2021. 
“Great efforts by All for white washing this T20 series,” Pakistan head-coach Saqlain Mushtaq said on Twitter. “So Proud of the entire unit. Such a great Team with undescribable spirit. #unstoppable #unbeatable” 

“Congratulations @TheRealPCB on yet another T20I series win. The credit goes to the entire unit, keep going!” Wahab Riaz said. 

Cricketer Ahmad Shahzad tweeted out: “The green shirts continue with their brilliant run in T20Is Mashallah.” 

“Signing off from DHAKA with smiles on the face,” all-rounder Muhammad Nawaz wrote. “I am excited to be part of this bunch. Common boys, keep pushing hard.” 


Pakistan stocks hit record high on hopes of rate cut, improved US ties

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Pakistan stocks hit record high on hopes of rate cut, improved US ties

  • Benchmark index gains 2,662 points, or 1.44 percent, to close at an all-time high of 187,761 points
  • Engro, UBL, Hub Power, Fauji Fertilizer, Meezan Bank and Service Industries added 1,554 points to index

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) hit a record high as it surpassed the 187,500-point mark on Monday, with analysts citing improving ties with the United States and expectations of an imminent interest rate cut.

The benchmark KSE-100 index gained 2,662.86 points, or 1.44 percent, to close at an all-time high of 187,761.69 points, up from the previous close of 185,098.83 points, according to PSX data.

The stock gains came a day after President Donald Trump invited Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to join the so-called “Board of Peace” for Gaza, amid increasing Pakistan-US diplomatic and economic engagement since Trump’s rise to presidency.

“Falling government bond yields and improving Pakistan-US relations played a catalyst role in record close at PSX,” Ahsan Mehanti, chief executive officer of Arif Habib Commodities, told Arab News.

Meanwhile, Karachi-based market research firm Topline Securities said bulls extended their rally as hopes of a rate cut by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) fueled investor sentiment.

“Investor sentiment remained upbeat, largely fueled by rising expectations of an imminent interest rate cut,” it said in a post on X. “Market participants increasingly priced in a 50bps reduction in the upcoming monetary policy, which kept buying interest alive and underpinned broad-based gains.”

In December, the SBP cut its key policy rate by 50 basis points to 10.5 percent, resuming monetary easing after four meetings in a move that surprised many despite International Monetary Fund guidance to keep policy “appropriately tight” to anchor inflation expectations.

Engro Holdings Limited (ENGROH), United Bank Limited (UBL), Hub Power Company Limited (HUBC), Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited (FFC), Meezan Bank Limited (MEBL) and Service Industries Limited (SRVI) collectively added 1,554 points to the benchmark index on Monday, according to Topline Securities.

“Total market volumes stood at 1,195 million shares, while the value of shares traded amounted to Rs63.7 billion,” the research firm said. “[Bank Makramah Limited] BML led the volume chart, emerging as the most actively traded stock with 246 million shares.”