ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s street football team defeated Oystese Club 3-1 in the Norway Cup, state-run media reported on Thursday, marking the South Asian nation’s third consecutive win.
The Street Child Football Norway Cup is an international youth football tournament held in Oslo, Norway.
Pakistan began the tournament on a high note last week, defeating Norwegian club Astor Footballklubb 6-1 and Vardenest BK 5-0 in Oslo on Monday in the tournament’s second match.
“In the Norway Cup 2024, Pakistan street child football team has defeated Oystese club by 3-1 in their third match of the tournament in Oslo,” Radio Pakistan said on Thursday. “This is the third consecutive success of Pakistan in the tournament.”
The team has qualified for the playoff stage of the tournament, which will begin today, it added.
The tournament runs from July 27 to August 3.
Pakistan is eager to lift the title this year after finishing as runners-up in the 2022 edition of the Street Child World Cup held in Qatar.
They were also runners-up in Russia in 2018 and finished third in the 2014 edition in Brazil.
Pakistan’s street football team secures playoff spot after third consecutive win in Norway
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Pakistan’s street football team secures playoff spot after third consecutive win in Norway
- The team is eager to lift the title after finishing as runners-up in the 2022 tournament held in Qatar
- The Green Shirts were also runners-up in Russia in 2018 and finished third in the 2014 edition in Brazil
Pakistani, Bangladeshi officials discuss trade, investment and aviation as ties thaw
- Pakistan and Bangladesh were once one nation, but they split in 1971 as a result of a bloody civil war
- Ties between Pakistan, Bangladesh have warmed up since last year and both nations have resumed sea trade
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's High Commissioner to Bangladesh Imran Haider on Sunday met Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus in Dhaka, the latter's office said on, with the two figures discussing trade, investment and aviation.
Pakistan and Bangladesh were once one nation, but they split in 1971 as a result of a bloody civil war, which saw the part previously referred to as East Pakistan seceding to form the independent nation of Bangladesh.
Ties between Pakistan and Bangladesh have warmed up since former prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s ouster as a result of a student-led uprising in August 2024. Relations remain frosty between Dhaka and New Delhi over India’s decision to grant asylum to Hasina.
Pakistan has attempted to forge closer ties with Bangladesh in recent months and both South Asian nations last year began sea trade, followed by efforts to expand government-to-government commerce.
"During the meeting, both sides discussed ways to expand cooperation in trade, investment, and aviation as well as scaling up cultural, educational and medical exchanges to further strengthen bilateral relations between the two South Asian nations," Yunus's office said in a statement on X.
In 2023-24 Pakistan exported goods worth $661 million to Bangladesh, while its imports were only $57 million, according to the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan. In Aug. this year, the Pakistani and Bangladeshi commerce ministries signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a Joint Working Group on Trade, aiming to raise their bilateral trade volume to $1 billion in the financial year that began in July.
The Pakistani high commissioner noted that bilateral trade has recorded a 20 percent growth compared to last year, with business communities from both countries actively exploring new investment opportunities, according to the statement.
He highlighted a significant increase in cultural exchanges, adding that Bangladeshi students have shown strong interest in higher education opportunities in Pakistan, particularly in medical sciences, nanotechnology, and artificial intelligence. Haider also said that Dhaka-Karachi direct flights are expected to start in January.
"Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus welcomed the growing interactions between the two countries and emphasized the importance of increased visits as well as cultural, educational and people-to-people exchanges among SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) member states," the statement read.
"Professor Yunus also underscored the need to further boost Bangladesh–Pakistan trade and expressed hope that during Mr. Haider’s tenure, both countries would explore new avenues for investment and joint venture businesses."
