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ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari has emphasised the need to translate the strong political goodwill between Pakistan and Maldives into greater trade, investment, connectivity and people-to-people exchanges.

Pakistan and the Maldives exchanged 20 memorandums of understanding (MoUs) on Wednesday to expand bilateral cooperation across a range of sectors, as the two countries agreed to increase their bilateral trade from $130 million to $200 million within two years.

Maldives president arrives for three-day visit

ISLAMABAD - President of Maldives Dr Mohamed Muizzu will undertake a three-day state visit to Pakistan from tomorrow (October 20 to 22) in a major diplomatic engagement aimed at expanding bilateral cooperation in trade, investment, defence, maritime security, tourism and other key sectors.

ISLAMABAD - Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on Tuesday said that Pakistan attaches great importance to its longstanding and friendly relations with the Maldives and expressed the desire to further expand parliamentary cooperation between the two countries.

Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, on Saturday, held a telephonic conversation with the Foreign Minister of the Maldives, Dr.

RAWALPINDI - General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, NI, NI (M), Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), while on an official visit to Maldives, called on Dr Mohamed Muizzu, President of Maldives, Mr Mohamed Ghassan Maumoon, Defence Minister and Major General Ibrahim Hilmy, Chief of Defence Force of Maldives.

ISLAMABAD - Acting President Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Thursday said Pakistan greatly values its close ties with the Maldives, describing the relationship as one founded on goodwill, trust and Islamic brotherhood.

Pakistan thrashed the Maldives 60-35 in the final to win the Asian Youth Netball Championship on Friday and maintain its winning streak throughout the tournament being held in South Korea. Pakistan had a strong start with 17-5 in the first quarter before ending halftime at 34-17. The Green Shirts surged to 45-23 in the third quarter and ended at 60-35 to lift the championship trophy. Standout performances were delivered by Leya Raza Shah, Alisha Naveed, Sumayya Kouser, Haleema, Jasmine Farooq, Alina, Amani, Parisa and Farah Rasheed, who collectively maintained Pakistan’s stronghold on the game from start to finish. Chairman of the Pakistan Netball Federation Mudassir Arian, along with President Sameen Malik and Secretary General Muhammad Riaz, extended their congratulations to the team. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif lauded the team for their victory. “Special appreciation for staying undefeated throughout the tournament!” he said in a post on X. “Very well played!” The Pakistan Embassy in Seoul congratulated ...

Pakistan remained unbeaten in the Asian Youth Netball Championship after defeating the Maldives 49-39 on Tuesday to cruise into the semi-final. Today’s play marked the Green Shirts’ fifth and final group match at the Jeonju Hwasan Gymnasium in South Korea, and puts them at the top of Pool B with 10 points. The first quarter saw tough competition with Pakistan scoring 14-12 against the Maldives, who dominated in the second quarter to end at 24-26 at halftime. Pakistan marginally took the lead in the third quarter at 35-32 before ending the match at 49-39. View this post on Instagram According to the new format introduced by Netball Asia, the semifinals will be contested between the top four teams of both divisions: Group A (Gold Cup Division) and Group B (Plate Cup Division) with cross-group matchups: 1st vs 4th and 2nd vs 3rd. Pakistan will face Japan again in the semi-final of the Plate Cup Division on Thursday, July 3, having previously defeated them 79-39 a day earlier. Today’s match saw strong performance...