ISLAMABAD: Shan Masood’s brilliant 88-run knock helped defending champions Multan Sultans defeat Quetta Gladiators by six runs in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2022 match at Karachi’s National Stadium on Monday.
Gladiators won the toss and decided to bowl first in the match. Masood hit 88 runs off 58 deliveries.
Tim David and Rilee Rossouw added 28 and 21 respectively to take Sultans to 174/4 in 20 overs.
Muhammad Husnain returned with 2/27 and James Faulkner 1/22 in the first innings.
Chasing the 174-run target, Gladiators lost their last wicket at 168 runs in 19.5 overs.
Ben Duckett (47), Iftikhar Ahmed (30) and Ahsan Ali (24) were the top-scorers for their side.
Khushdil Shah, David Willey and Imran Tahir took three wickets each for Multan Sultans.
Multan beat Quetta by six runs in PSL 2022 clash
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Multan beat Quetta by six runs in PSL 2022 clash
- Shan Masood’s brilliant 88-run knock sees defending champions to victory
- Khushdil Shah, David Willey and Imran Tahir took three wickets each
Bodies of Pakistani nationals who died attempting illegal migration repatriated from Iran
- Pakistan’s envoy in Tehran warns youth against human smugglers after deaths in harsh weather
- Pakistan reported sharp fall in illegal migration to Europe this year amid nationwide crackdown
ISLAMABAD: The bodies of two Pakistani nationals, who died near the Iran-Türkiye border after attempting to travel illegally to Europe, have been repatriated to the country, said a senior diplomat on Tuesday, reiterating warnings against human smugglers amid an intensified crackdown by authorities in Islamabad on illegal migration.
Pakistan says it has stepped up action against illegal immigration and human trafficking in recent years, reporting a 47% drop in illegal migration to Europe this year and the arrest of more than 1,700 suspected human smugglers, according to official figures.
However, people continue to attempt dangerous irregular journeys in search of work and better economic opportunities abroad.
“The mortal remains of Pakistani nationals Mr. Armanullah s/o Gul Rahman and Mr. Ihtasham s/o Mukhtar Gul, both residents of Nowshera, have been repatriated to Pakistan through Taftan border earlier today,” Pakistan’s ambassador to Iran, Muhammad Mudassir Tipu, said in a post on social media platform X. “Both had fallen victim to the greed of human smugglers and lost their lives in extremely harsh weather conditions near Iran’s border with Turkiye.”
“I once again request the youth back home not to be trapped by human smugglers and instead follow the legal path to travel abroad,” he added, thanking the government of the Balochistan province in Pakistan for arranging the transportation of the bodies and offering condolences to the victims’ families.
The issue illegal immigration has drawn heightened scrutiny since 2023, when hundreds of people, including Pakistani nationals, died attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea in an overcrowded vessel that sank off the Greek coast, prompting Islamabad to launch nationwide investigations into human smuggling and trafficking networks.
Authorities have since arrested Pakistani and foreign nationals at airports with forged travel documents, highlighting the scale of document fraud linked to illegal departures.
In September, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) released a list of more than 100 of Pakistan’s “most wanted” human smugglers and identified major trafficking hubs across Punjab province and the capital, Islamabad.
Earlier this month, Pakistan announced plans to roll out an artificial intelligence-based immigration screening system at Islamabad airport from January, aimed at detecting forged documents and preventing illegal travel abroad, as part of broader efforts to curb human smuggling and unauthorized migration.
