– 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.

LAHORE: The Lahore Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) has granted extension in the interim bail of different Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders in separate instances relating to May 9 riots and arson to October 6.

In other arson cases of May 9, the court granted temporary release to Aleema Khan, Uzma Khan, Asad Umar, Fawad Chaudhry, Azam Swati, Musarrat Cheema and others.

The cases relating to the May 9 occurrences were considered by two ATC judges. During the hearings, Asad Umar, Fawad Chaudhry, Azam Swati, Musarrat Cheema and other suspects came before the court. The PTI founder’s two sisters Aleema Khan and Uzma Khan also appeared before the court.

The court ordered the lawyers to file their final arguments at the next hearing and also directed that the records of the cases be produced.

The accused are facing cases linked to the incidents of May 9 involving the burning of Jinnah House, Askari Tower and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) office, with other incidences of arson and vandalism reported during the turmoil.