RAWALPINDI: Bangladesh beat Pakistan by 10 wickets in the first Test in Rawalpindi on Sunday, their first victory in five-day cricket over the home team in 14 Tests.
Bangladesh led by 117 runs on the first innings and dismissed Pakistan for 146 on the fifth day, chasing down their 30-run target without loss.
Openers Zakir Hasan and Shadman Islam needed just 6.3 overs to secure Bangladesh’s historic win.
Pakistan’s batters were largely ineffective against the Bangladeshi spinners, with Mohammad Rizwan top-scoring with 51 in the second innings.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz took 4-21 and Shakib Al Hasan secured 3-44.
Bangladesh lead the two-match series 1-0, with the final Test starting in Rawalpindi from August 30.
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Bangladesh score maiden Test win against Pakistan in Rawalpindi
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Bangladesh score maiden Test win against Pakistan in Rawalpindi
- Bangladesh easily chase Pakistan’s 30-run target with 10 wickets in hand
- Mehidy Hasan Miraz took 4-21, Shakib Al Hasan 3-44 to trigger Pakistan collapse
Pakistan, seven Muslim nations back Palestinian technocratic body, stress Gaza-West Bank unity
- The National Committee for the Administration of the Gaza Strip was announced on January 14
- Muslim nations call for consolidation of the ceasefire and unimpeded humanitarian aid into Gaza
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and seven other Muslim-majority countries on Thursday welcomed the formation of a temporary Palestinian technocratic body to administer Gaza, stressing that it must manage daily civilian affairs while preserving the institutional and territorial link between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank amid the ongoing peace efforts.
In a joint statement, the foreign ministers of Pakistan, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Türkiye, Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates said the newly announced National Committee for the Administration of the Gaza Strip would play a central role during the second phase of a broader peace plan aimed at ending the war and paving the way for Palestinian self-governance.
“The Ministers emphasize the importance of the National Committee commencing its duties in managing the day-to-day affairs of the people of Gaza, while preserving the institutional and territorial link between the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, ensuring the unity of Gaza, and rejecting any attempts to divide it,” the statement said.
The committee, announced on Jan. 14, is a temporary transitional body established under United Nations Security Council Resolution 2803 and is to operate in coordination with the Palestinian Authority, the ministers said.
The statement said the move forms part of the second phase of US President Donald Trump’s Comprehensive Peace Plan for Gaza, which the ministers said they supported, praising Trump’s efforts to end the war, ensure the withdrawal of Israeli forces and prevent the annexation of the occupied West Bank.
The top leaders of all eight Muslim countries attended a meeting with Trump in New York last September, shortly before he unveiled the Gaza peace plan.
The ministers also called for the consolidation of the ceasefire, unimpeded humanitarian aid into Gaza, early recovery and reconstruction and the eventual return of the Palestinian Authority to administer the territory, leading to a just and sustainable peace based on UN resolutions and a two-state solution on pre-1967 lines with East Jerusalem as the Palestinian capital.
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