Tag: Saarc

India has a knack for formulating whimsy agendas: Qureshi

Former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that India had a knack for formulating agendas of its own whims. Commenting on the recently held...

17th SAARC summit begins today

The two-day 17th SAARC summit begins here today with Pakistan stating it believes the association of the South Asian countries must lead the way...

‘Trust deficit shrinking’ as Gilani, Singh meet today

The foreign ministers of India and Pakistan said on Wednesday the trust deficit between their countries had decreased, providing the foundation for a renewed...

Opportunity beckons

Positive signals emerging from both Islamabad and New Delhi raise hopes of improvement of relations between the two countries. Pakistan recently released an Indian...

SAARC summit expected to build bridges

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and seven other leaders from South Asian nations will participate in the 17th SAARC Summit to be held at...

Gilani, Manmohan likely to meet at Maldives

Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani is likely to meet his Indian counterpart Dr Manmohan Singh on the sidelines of the upcoming South...

Indo-Pak PMs likely to meet on sidelines of SAARC summit

In order to give a thrust to the ongoing Indo-Pak peace process, the prime ministers of Pakistan and India are likely to hold an...

Pakistani business delegation to attend 4th SAARC Business Leaders Conclave

Business delegation comprising of seventy businessmen from Pakistan on Tuesday left to attend 4th SAARC Business Leaders Conclave (SBLC) in Nepal on 20th-22nd September,...

NA speaker to attend SAARC speakers, MPs conference in Delhi

National Assembly Speaker Fehmida Mirza left for India on Thursday to attend the fifth Summit Conference of the SAARC Speakers and Parliamentarians being held...

SAARC underlines need for trade liberalisation

Political freedom is a prerequisite for exploiting the economic potential of South Asia in true perspective and involvement of stake holders in policy making...

SAARC delegations converge on Dhaka

A high level 30 member Pakistani trade delegation has departed for Dhaka on a five day visit to explore investment opportunities amongst SAARC member...

SAARC highlights investment options for China

A large business delegation jointly led by South Asian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SAARC) Vice President Iftikhar Ali Malik and FPCCI President Senator...

SAARC gears up for critical meeting

SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) has termed the 5th round of secretary-level talks between Pakistan and India a step in the right...

Pak-India trade talks encourages Saarc business community

SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry has termed the 5th round of secretary-level talks between Pakistan and India to push commercial ties a step...

Pakistan clinch SAARC Baseball Cup

LAHORE - Pakistan beat Sri Lanka 8-2 to win the First SAARC Baseball Cup at the Punjab Stadium here on Sunday. Pakistan took the gold as they won all of their matches in the tournament. Sri Lanka won silver while Afghanistan won bronze.
Pakistan started their first innings with Imtiaz making a score.
Sri Lankan batters failed to make any score. In the second innings Pakistan couldn't make any score while Sri Lankan batters made two scores through Khosla and Timmuni. Sri

Afghanistan down Nepal in SAARC Baseball Cup

LAHORE - Afghanistan beat Nepal 19-11 in an interesting encounter of the first SAARC Baseball Cup at the Punjab Stadium here on Saturday. Both teams started their innings in aggressive way. Afghanistan made two scores. Mohammed Tahir and Mohammed Alam made a score each.
Nepal, however, took lead as they made four runs through Rajesh, Gowinda, Sandeep and Aneel. Afghanistan batters bounced back in the second innings and made five runs. Tahir, Alam, Samiullah, Nasir and Fazal Malik

Sri Lanka thrash Afghanistan in SAARC Baseball

LAHORE - Sri Lanka beat Afghanistan 15-0 in the 1st SAARC Baseball Cup match at the Punjab Stadium here on Friday. Both teams started the first innings cautiously and failed to score any run. Sri Lankan batters opened their account in the second innings, scoring two runs through Iresh and Abeysooriya.
Afghanistan batters were completely subdued by the Sri Lankan pitchers in their second innings. Lankan batters scored four runs in their third innings. Mahathanthila, Perara, Iresh