KARACHI: A FIFA International Friendly match between women’s national football teams of Pakistan and Saudi Arabia ended in a 1-1 draw at the Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha on Saturday, the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) said.
Saudi Arabia took a 1-0 lead in the first half of the match as Tala Al-Ghamdi scored a goal in the 39th minute.
Pakistan equaled the score toward the end of the second half.
“Suha Hirani from the Pakistan side equaled the score with a goal on corner kick in the 88th minute,” the PFF said.
Pakistan completed a three-day training camp under the guidance of Head Coach Adeel Rizki for the encounter between the two sides.
Pakistan women were last seen in a friendly international fixture against Bangladesh in October when the two sides met in the SAFF Women’s Championship. Pakistan and Bangladesh also drew the match 1-1.
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia women’s international friendly match ends in 1-1 draw in Doha
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Pakistan, Saudi Arabia women’s international friendly match ends in 1-1 draw in Doha
- Saudi Arabia took a 1-0 lead in the first half of the match
- Pakistan’s Suha Hirani equaled the score in the 88th minute
Pakistan, Bahrain step up cooperation against drugs, security threats
- Decision taken during President Zardari’s meeting with Bahrain interior minister
- Pakistan and Bahrain maintain close diplomatic, defense, trade and labor ties
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Bahrain agreed to enhance counterterrorism and counternarcotics cooperation in talks between President Asif Ali Zardari and Bahrain Interior Minister Lt Gen Shaikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa on Thursday, said an official statement.
The Pakistani president is on a four-day visit to the Gulf country where he met King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa a day earlier, with both sides emphasizing closer trade, investment and security collaboration.
Zardari's visit follows Pakistan Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi's meeting with Al Khalifa in November in which they discussed regional security, law-enforcement and intelligence sharing.
"Both leaders reaffirmed their commitment to deepening collaboration on shared security priorities and agreed to pursue coordinated efforts against threats posed by organized crime, illicit drugs and terrorism," the Presidential Secretariat said in a statement circulated after the meeting in Manama.
"The meeting focused on enhancing bilateral cooperation in security, counternarcotics measures and counterterrorism."
Pakistan and Bahrain maintain close diplomatic, defense and labor ties.
More than 116,000 Pakistanis live in Bahrain, forming one of the kingdom’s largest South Asian communities.
Pakistan has in recent years intensified outreach to Gulf states, viewing closer economic and security ties as central to its long-term stability and reform agenda.
