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Multan face Peshawar in Qualifier 1 as PSL 2024 enters decisive stage

Multan Sultans' Usama Mir (R) bowls as Peshawar Zalmi's Saim Ayub looks on during the Pakistan Super League (PSL) Twenty20 cricket match between Mulatan Sultans and Peshawar Zalmi at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi on March 5, 2024. (AFP/File)
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Updated 14 March 2024
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Multan face Peshawar in Qualifier 1 as PSL 2024 enters decisive stage

  • Winner of Qualifier 1 will qualify for the Pakistan Super League 2024 final
  • Sultans head into the match after beating Quetta Gladiators this week
Updated 14 March 2024
Shahjahan Khurram

ISLAMABAD: A formidable Multan Sultans side will take on the impressive Peshawar Zalmi today, Thursday, at the National Bank Arena in Karachi in Qualifier 1 of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2024 tournament.

The winner of Qualifier 1 will book a spot in the PSL 2024 final. The Sultans and Zalmi are the top two sides of the tournament, with the former grabbing 14 points from 10 matches while the latter has 13 points from 10 matches.

“It’s the Sultans vs Zalmi, who will make it to the final?” PSL’s official account posted on X.

Zalmi head into the match after grabbing a last-ball victory over Karachi Kings on Monday, when they edged out Shan Masood’s squad by two runs. In skipper Babar Azam and left-handed batter Saim Ayub, Zalmi have a strong batting lineup while Rovman Powell in the middle order is also a valuable asset for the squad.

The “Yellow Storm” also have an impressive bowling attack in the form of Luke Wood, Naveen ul Haq and new find Mehran Mumtaz. All-rounder Aamer Jamal and Ayub have proven to be useful with the ball as well in recent matches.

Skipper Muhammad Rizwan’s Sultans have been the best squad of this year’s PSL. The team’s Usman Khan became the only batter in PSL history to smash two centuries in the tournament, achieving the feat in this year’s competition.

Coupled with the likes of Rizwan, Iftikhar Ahmed and Tayyab Tahir, the Sultans can give a tough time to any PSL franchise.

However, Zalmi will be wary of the Sultans’ bowling attack, which comprises the likes of Usama Mir, David Willey, Abbas Afridi and Mohammad Ali.

The Sultans will head into the match more confident than Zalmi, beating Quetta Gladiators by 79 runs on Tuesday in what was a one-sided affair.

The match begins at 9:00 p.m. Pakistan Standard Time.

Playing XI: (probable):

Multan Sultans: Yasir Khan, Mohammad Rizwan (c & wk), Usman Khan, Johnson Charles, Iftikhar Ahmed, Tayyab Tahir, Chris Jordan, David Willey, Usama Mir, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Ali

Peshawar Zalmi: Saim Ayub, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Haris (wk), Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Haseebullah Khan, Rovman Powell, Aamer Jamal, Luke Wood, Khurram Shahzad, Mehran Mumtaz, Salman Irshad

Topics: PSL 2024

Saudi defense delegation visits Pakistan’s foreign office for diplomatic briefing

Updated 09 January 2026
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Saudi defense delegation visits Pakistan’s foreign office for diplomatic briefing

  • Delegation briefed on Pakistan’s foreign policy priorities and bilateral ties with Saudi Arabia
  • Visit reflects close defense cooperation, including a bilateral security pact signed last year
Updated 09 January 2026
NAIMAT KHAN

ISLAMABAD: A Saudi defense delegation visited Pakistan’s foreign ministry on Friday to learn about Islamabad’s diplomatic priorities and engagements as the two countries strengthen security collaboration and consult more closely on regional and international issues.

The visit comes amid sustained high-level engagement between Islamabad and Riyadh, with regular contacts spanning defense, diplomacy and economic cooperation.

A 15-member delegation from the King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Command and Staff College met officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said an official statement.

“The visit of the delegation to Pakistan is a manifestation of excellent defense and security relations between the two countries,” the foreign ministry said.

It added that officials briefed the delegation on Pakistan’s foreign policy issues and bilateral relations with Saudi Arabia, followed by an interactive session.

The head of the delegation thanked Pakistani authorities for facilitating the visit, the statement said.

Pakistan and Saudi Arabia maintain close defense and security cooperation, including training exchanges and joint exercises.

In September last year, the two countries signed a bilateral security agreement under which aggression against one would be treated as a threat to the other.

While Saudi diplomats are regular visitors to the Pakistani foreign ministry, such visits by defense delegations are rare, reflecting that the two sides seek to understand each other’s defense and diplomatic perspectives more closely.

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