Day: October 2, 2021

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Here’s the Pakistan Shaheens Squad for Sri Lanka Tour

Left-handed top-order batter Saud Shakeel will captain future Pakistan hopefuls on the tour of Sri Lanka, which will comprise two four-day fixtures and three 50-over matches in Kandy and Colombo from 28 October to 14 November.

Saud played in three One-Day Internationals against England earlier this summer, while other internationals named in the 19-player squad include Abdullah Shafique (T20I), Arshad Iqbal (T20I), Haider Ali (ODI, T20I), Naseem Shah (Test), Usman Salahuddin (Test and ODI) and Zahid Mahmood (T20I).

To maintain consistency in selection, the selectors have also retained players who have recently been part of the national side but have been unable to break into the playing line-up. These include Kamran Ghulam, Salman Ali Agha and Mohammad Haris.

With an eye on next year’s ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2022 in the West Indies, the selectors have included in the squad Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s teenage wicketkeeper Salman Khan and top-order batter Qasim Akram of Central Punjab.

Player Support Personnel: Ijaz Ahmed (head coach and team manager), Rao Iftikhar (Assistant coach), Mohtashim Rashid (fielding coach), Mohammad Javed (trainer), Faisal Rai (analyst) and Hafiz Naeem (physiotherapist).

Source: Pro Pakistani

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First Pak-China Technical Vocational Institute Inaugurated in Gwadar

The first Pakistan-China technical-vocational institute under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was inaugurated in Gwadar today.

China’s Ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong attended the inauguration ceremony through a video link and said that the institute has been completed at a cost of Rs. 10 million in only 20 months.

He said that the institute, which is a sign of 70 years of Pak-China friendship, is equipped with modern machinery to impart knowledge and technical skills to the youth of Balochistan, and of Gwadar in particular.

The ambassador added that the students will be granted scholarships and free accommodation during their training at the institute.

The Chairman of the China Overseas Port Holding Company Zhang Baosheng said that the institute will have an important part in the development of the region.

“Technical institutes play an important role in industrial development and the trained youths would have golden opportunities to get employment in Gwadar Port, Free Zone Industry, and other projects of the CPEC,” he said.

The ceremony was attended by the General Officer Commanding 44 Div Major General Inayat Hussain; Rear Admiral Jawad Ahmed of the Pakistan Navy; the Chairman of Chinese company Kopak, Zhang Bausing; the Chairman of the Gwadar Port Authority, Naseer Khan Kashani’ Commanding Officer 440 Brigade Brigadier Fahad Mansoor Kayani; the Assistant Commissioner of Gwadar, Raja Athar Abbas; and students and teachers of the Pak-China School.

Source: Pro Pakistani

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Door to door vaccination campaign underway in Punjab: Dr. Yasmin

Punjab Minister for Health Dr. Yasmin Rashid has said that a door to door vaccination campaign is underway in the province.

Speaking during visit to a vaccination center in Lahore, she said that seven hundred thousand people are daily vaccinated in Punjab and soon all the people will be vaccinated against the virus.

She said that government is providing high quality vaccine free of cost.

Source: Radio Pakistan

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Over 759,000 people vaccinated across GB

In Gilgit-Baltistan, the district administrations are actively working to ensure implementation of COVID-19 standard operating procedure and vaccination to stop spread of pandemic.

Deputy Commissioner Ghizer, Zameer Abbas in an interview with our Gilgit correspondent on Sunday said checking of unvaccinated people is going on in three sub-divisions where Assistant Commissioners are visiting markets, bus stands and public places.

Over seven lakh and fifty-nine thousand people have been vaccinated across the territory so far.

Source: Radio Pakistan

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Army troops assisting civil administration in rescue efforts after heavy rains in Balochistan coastal areas

Army troops are assisting civil administration in rescue and relief efforts after heavy winds, rains and thunderstorm hit coastal areas of Balochistan.

According to ISPR, heavy rain yesterday has caused urban flooding in low lying areas of Gawadar old town.

Teams are making efforts for dewatering of various areas and shifting people stranded in water through boats.

Rescue efforts along Coastal Highway, Pasni and Jiwani are also being conducted including traffic management at locations where infrastructure is damaged due to hill torrents.

Pakistan Coast Guards has successfully conducted rescue operations of stranded and capsized civil boats in collaboration with local fishermen.

Troops in Jiwani, Paishukan and small Jetties are assisting the locals in moving their boats to the safer locations.

Source: Radio Pakistan