– Pakistan produced a stunning attacking display, thrashing Kazakhstan 15-0 in a completely one-sided Pool B encounter of the Men’s Junior Asia Cup 2026 in China.

The Green Shirts dominated from the opening whistle, keeping relentless pressure on the Kazakhstan defence and launching continuous attacks on their opponents’ goal.

Rana Abdul Sami and Rana Waleed were the stars of the emphatic victory, scoring four goals each, with both completing brilliant hat-tricks.

Nadeem Khan contributed two goals, while Basharat Ali, Ghulam Mustafa, Ali Ansar, Muhammad Yahya Najeeb and Hamza Ali scored one goal apiece to complete Pakistan’s 15-goal rout.

Rana Waleed was declared the Man of the Match for his outstanding performance. Pakistan Hockey Federation President Mohiuddin Ahmed Wani congratulated the Green Shirts on their impressive and comprehensive victory. He appreciated the players for their aggressive display and expressed his best wishes for the team’s upcoming matches.
 

Greece’s Ambassador Eleni Pouriki has underlined the need to create chances for Pakistani skilled professionals in Greece as both nations are eager to diversify trade, investment and economic relations outside conventional industries.

Greek Ambassador to Pakistan, Mr. Andreas Papastavrou, while visiting Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) held talks with the LCCI President Faheem-ur-Rehman Saigol and discussed improvement of bilateral commerce and establishment of direct business contacts between business communities of the two countries.

Pouriki emphasized the important role the private sector might have in the expansion of Pakistan-Greece economic relations and urged for more intensive business-to-business (B2B) contacts.

There is demand for Pakistani qualified workforce in Greece and employment opportunities are accessible in agriculture, engineering and other areas, she said.

The envoy also pointed on the importance of diversifying bilateral commercial ties. Apart from textiles, she said, tourism and renewable energy were other fields with great potential for cooperation between Pakistan and Greece.

When asked about the tourist business, which is a major revenue earner for Greece, Pouriki said her country can share the expertise in improving tourism infrastructure with Pakistan.

President LCCI Faheem-ur-Rehman Saigol said that Pakistan and Greece should look for more cooperation in agriculture and minerals and mining as partnership can provide new economic potential.

“Greece could benefit from Pakistan’s technology, expertise and experience in a number of sectors, particularly tourism,” he said.

Saigol said that the two countries need to have more exchange of business delegations and B2B meetings to enable the entrepreneurs to find possible partners and investment prospects.

Both sides agreed that enhanced cooperation between the Pakistani and Greek business sectors might help unlock latent trade possibilities and expand bilateral economic relations.

The discussion also underlined the prospects of enhancing Pakistan-Greece economic connections beyond traditional commerce to include cooperation in technology, skilled personnel, renewable energy, tourism, agriculture and mineral development.

The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) suffered a negative trend during the outgoing business week as the benchmark KSE-100 index lost 2,367 points to close at 175,328.

The benchmark index moved in a range of 3,623 points, trading with volatility during the week. It reached a high of 178,138 points and a low of 174,515 points this week.

The week also saw strong trading activity with over 3.8 billion shares changing hands in transactions worth Rs166 billion.

The market’s entire capitalization decreased to Rs19,629 billion, a reduction of Rs256 billion over the week.

The weekly performance suggested ongoing pressure on the stock market with the benchmark index closing the week far lower than where it began.