CCA U19 sides for 50-over tournament named 

Lahore, September 02, 2021 (PPI-OT):Pakistan Cricket Board today announced Central Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Northern, Sindh and Southern Punjab squads for the U19 City Cricket Association 50-over Tournament 2021-22.

The tournament in the jurisdictions of Central Punjab, Northern, Sindh and Southern Punjab will begin on 5 September, while the event in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will get under way from 7 September. As regards the Balochistan event, age verification process of the players is ongoing and the squads along with the event schedule will be announced following the completion of the age verification process.

The 50-over tournament has been designed to provide budding youngsters with an opportunity to not only impress the selectors for next year’s ICC U19 Cricket World Cup West Indies 2022, but also earn their nod for the PCB U19 three-day and one-day Championships 2021-22. The two domestic events will be played from 3 October to 12 November.

The sides have been selected through a robust and merit-based open trials system, which were conducted by the national junior selection committee, national selectors and second XI head coaches. All the trials were filmed by the team analysts and took place in the presence of independent Cricket Association observers.

As per the ICC’s eligibility criteria for the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup West Indies 2022, players born on or after 1 September 2002 will be eligible to get selected.

The U19 50-over tournament is a continuation of the CCA two-day tournament, which were held across the country with an aim to provide the talented youngsters with a chance to shine in the pre-season tournaments. These events were organised by the PCB, taking into consideration that limited cricket activity at grassroots and CCA-level were held due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Like the CCA two-day tournament, the U19 50-over competition matches will be covered digitally.

Squads:

Central Punjab

Bhakkar – Afroz Ehsan, Ahmed Mohsin, Ali Raza, Haroon Khan, HM Shoaib, Huzaifa, M Arsalan, M Haseeb Mustafa, M Nadeem, M Ramzan, Muhammad Ajmal, Muhammad Azam, Muhammad Muzammil, Muhammad Shafqat, Noman Sarim, Rajab Ali, Taimoor Sarwar, Talat Hussain, Waleed Abdullah, Zulnorain Muhammad

Faisalabad – Abdul Rehman, Abdul Rehman, Aleem Imtiaz, Ali Raza, Ghulam Ali Ahmad, Hamza Maqbool, Hassan Ali, Hassan Ali, Muhammad Abdullah, Muhammad Awais, Muhammad Hussain, Muhammad Kamran, Muhammad Rehan, Muhammad Saad Waseem, Muhammad Subhan, Muhammad Zayan, Muhammad Zeeshan, Samama Riaz, Sameer Saqib, Shaqran Saeed

Gujranwala – Awais Ali, Zain Ul Abdin, Taha Mehmood, Ahmar Munir, M. Shaaf Kambo, M. Anas, Zaryab Khalid, Salman Ahmed, Wasif Areeb, M. Azan, Abu Bakar, Adeel Butt, Ameer Hamza, Abu Hurraira, M. Rehan Khan, Ali Ahmed, Ali Hussain, M. Ali Hassan, M. Tayab, M. Tayab

Gujrat – Abdullah Waleed, Arsalan Ali, Fahad Bin Nauman, Hamza Adeel, Hassan Muhammad, Mirza Muhammad Saad Tariq, Muhamad Zubair, Muhammad Abdullah, Muhammad Bilal, Muhammad Hammad Saleem, Muhammad Johar, Muhammad Rizwan, Muhammad Saad Rafiq, Muhammad Uneeb, Muhammad Usman, Nauman Rashid, Rahat Ullah, Rehman Shakeel, Saqib Ali, Syed Fawad Haider, Wajih Ul Hassan Baig

Hafizabad – Abdul Rauf, Abdullah Khan, Ali Hamza, Ali Hassnain, Asim Sabar, Danish Ali, Hassan Ali, M Usman Ghani, Muhammad Arbab Zafar, Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Sohail, Nawazish Ali, Sajjad Ali, Sajjad Khadim, Samar Abbas, Saqib Safdar, Shehrooz Nasir, Taqi Abbas, Tayyab Imtiaz, Touseeque Haider

Jhang – Abdul Basit, Abu Sufyan, Ahmad Raza, Artkan Raza, Faizan Shehzad, Hamza Ilyas, Khalid Haneef, M Huzaifa Ishaq, M Shoaib Zahid, Mudasir Khan, Muhammad Abbas, Muhammad Hamza, Qayyom Khan, Rana Hammad, Shan Javed, Shoaib Akhtar, Suffyan Sarwar, Umer Khtab, Uzair Imtiaz

Kasur – Aftab Ahmed, Ahmed Khan, Ali Haider, Ali Rohan, Bilal Tariq, Hashir Mustafa, Khizar Iqbal, Muhammad Hamza, Muhammad Sheraz, Muhammad Sohaib, Muhammad Yasir, Muhammad Zuhaib, Shakeel Ahmed, Umar Azeem, Umar Farooq, Usman Aas

Lahore East Zone Blue – Aahil Javaid, Abraham Stephen, Ali Afaaq, Asad Ullah Qasim, Asif Mutto, Fakhir Fayyaz, Imad Khan, M. Hassan, M. Husnain Dogar, M. Waleed, M. Waleed, Mir Azam, Moaz Irfan, Muneeb Zafar, Rafey Rana, S.Abdul Muqeet, Salman Khan, Umar Bezza Ahmad, Usman Nadeem, Wasiq Ameer

Lahore East Zone White – Abdul Salaam, Abdullah Minhas, Amman Ali Butt, Asad Ali, Daniyal Yousuf, Haider Ali, Hammad Sattar, Hassan Ali, Jahangir Khan, M. Atif, M. Bilal, M. Danyial Ishaq, M. Mairaaj, M.Shamas Ch., M. Subhan, M. Yasir, Momin Irfani, Raja Balaj, Ramish Liaqat, Umar Khattab

Lahore North Zone Blue – Abdul Mateen, Abdullah Wyne, Ahsan Tariq, Ali Hussain, Ali Zunair Asif, Ayan Malik, Ghulam Hafeez, Hans Manzoor, Hasnain Ali, Hasnain Raza, Hasnain Shaheen, M. Muzammil, M. Noraiz, M. Taha Javed, Qadir Ameen, Ramish Ameen, Sohail Anwar, Subhan Iqbal, Tariq Hafeez, Zargham Farooq

Lahore North Zone White – Abdul Mutlib, Abdullah Asif, Abu Bakkar, Ahmad Ali, Ahsan Saeed, Ali Anwar, Ali Hamza, Asif Ali, H. M. Faizan, Hamza Biag, Hassan Ahmad, Ismail Farooq, Kabir Ali, Khuram Riaz, M. Arslam, M. Ayaz, M. Sameer Farhan, M. Umar, M. Yasir, Umair Nazir

Lahore West Zone Blue – Abrar Afzal, Ali Zain, Ghulam M Din, Hammad Liaqat, Hasnain Ch, John Paul, M. Adnan Afridi, M. Altamash Abbas, M. Faizan Baig, M. Hassan Hameed, M. Noman, M. Waseem Haider, Moaz Rana, Momin Ali, Musa Khan, Sameer Faisal, Shahzaib Ahmad, Shoban Malik, Sunny Nazir, Umar Emaan

Lahore West Zone White – Abdul Moaz, Ahsan Kaleem, Ali Dilshad, Ali Izhar, Ali Razzaq, Awais Shahbaz, Daniyal Ahmad, Daud Bin Iftikhar, Hasnat Abbas, Huzaifa Abid, Hunain Shah, M. Abbas, M. Muzzamil Ishfaq, Mirza Haider, Raid Ali, Sameer Amir, Saqib Ali, Shahwaiz, Usama Zahid, Usman Shahid

Mandi Bahauddin – Abdullah Tajjamul, Adil Mahmood, Aftaz Shahzad, Ali Abdullah, Atif Rehman, Faizan Rasul, Hannan Farooq, Hanzala Javeed , Muhammad Abdullah , Muhammad Mubeen, Muhammad Mudassir Zulfqar, Saifullah , Samiullah Khan, Shamraiz Almas, Sufyan Baig, Usama Murtaza, Usman Khan, Usman Qayyum, Zeeshan Skindar, Zoraiz Gill

Mianwali – Adeel Muzafir, Balaj Khan, Faisal Abbas, Farhan Bilal, Hammad Ahmed, Ikram Ullah Khan, Inam Ullah, M Haseeb Zafar, M Junaid, M Rayyan, M Taha, M. Furqan Iqbal, M. Saria Khan, Muhammad Ali, Mustehsan Abbas, Qammar Abbas, Rajab Nawaz, Saif Hayyat, Sheraz Khan

Narowal – Affan Ilahi Zaher, Arbaz Ashraf, Awais Akraam, Haseeb Amjad, Junaid Bashir, M. Umair Butter, M. Farhan Nadeem, M.Usman Saleem, Mubashar Hussain, Sheeraz Ali, Zeem Javaid Khan, Zeeshan Sajjad, Zohaib

Sargodha – Adeel Arshad, Ali Hassan, Athar Khan, Ghulam Mustafa, Malik Abdul Rafay, Mubashir Irshad, Muhammad Haseeb, Muhammad Haseeb Zafar, Muhammad Ibtasam Ahmed, Muhammad Shehbaz, Muhammad Taha, Muhammad Uzaifa Khalid, Okasha Javed, Qadeer Khan, Safeer Hussain, Turrab Hassan, Waqas Hussain Shah, Zafar Khan, Zareef Khan, Zubair Liaqat

Sheikhupura – Abdul Rehman, Abu Bakar, Afzal Manzoor, Ahmad Hassan, Ahsan Saeed, Asad Raza, Faizan Ali, Husnnain Qamar, Mehtab Alam, Muhammad Awais Butt, Muhammad Shoaib, Muhammad Talha, Muhammad Arman Younas

Sialkot – Ahmed Ali, Ahmed Faraz, Ali Afzal, Ameer Hamza, Ameer Hassan, Azan Awais, Danial Sajid, Hamid Sajjad, Kamran Fareed, Khawaja Arham, M. Asim, M. Awais Iqbal, M. Shuban, M. Zain, Maisam Sajjad, Moosa Azeem, Muhammad Sohaib, Saeed Ali, Syed Hassan Gillani, Zahran Ahmed

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Abbottabad – Adnan Haider, Ch Shujah, Hammad Khalid, Hamza Aziz, Imran Ahmed, Junaid Gul, Khizar khan, M Aqib, M Kashif, M Rohail, M Umar, M Zohaib, Najam Abbasi, Shoaib khan, Yasir Khan

Khyber Agency – Asad Afridi, Adnan khan, Afrasiyab Khan Shinwari, Imran Khan, Inam ullah, Junaid Khan, Mubeen Khan, Muhammad Kashif, Muhammad Uzair Afridi, Muhammad Yasin, Riaz ullah, Shahid khan Afridi, Younas khan, Zahoor Ahmad, Zubair Shinwari

Bajour – Abdul Jalil, Adnan Khan, Izzatullah, Kashif Adil, Kashif Iqbal, Kashif Uddin, Khan Zeb, Masih Ullah, Mohammad Sadiq, Mohib Ullah, Muhammad Zubair, Saad Sajid, Sajjad Khan, Sajjad Khan, Shahid Khan, Zubair Ahmad

Bannu – Abid Khan, Abrar Ahmed, Fawad Khan, Fida Ahmed, Haseen Ullah Khan, Hasham Farooq, Inam Ullah Khan, Jamshed Ali Khan, M. Shahid, M. Umar, Masoom Sameer, Raheel Aslam, Sallahudin, Shahid Khan, Shakir Ullah Khan, Shams ul Haq Shah

Buner – Afsar Ahmad, Alam Sher, Arshad Khan, Ikhtyar Shah, Islam Bahadur, Jan Sher Khan, Kausar Khan, Majid, Moin Ali, Muhammad Asim, Nizam Ud Din, Rooh Ul Amin, Salam Khan, Shafiullah, Syed Shaban, Uzair Ahmad

Charsadda – Abbas Dawar, Abdullah Zareen, Awais Rehman, Ilyaas Khan, Muhammad Hasnain Khattak, Muhammad Sohaib, Muhammad Yasin, Muhammad Zulkifal, Najab Khan, Shahdab Khan, Shakeel Khan, Shehzad Siraj Khan, Tariq Zada, Umair Khan, Ziyad Ali

DI Khan – Abdul Manas, Ameer Hamza, Ayub Khan, Dilawar Khan, Fawad Ahmed, Imdad Ullah , Jawad Hussain, M. Bilal, M. Faisal Nawaz, M. Rizwan, Naqeeb Ullah, Naseem Ullah, Naveed Ullah, Rehman ullah khan Niazi, Sami ullah

Dir Lower – Muhammad Bilal, Abubakar Khan, Ahsan Qureshi, Aitazaz Khan, Atif Naseem, Didar Ahmed, Harris Khan, Ihtisham Ulhaq, Jalees Hassan, Khalid Hameed, M. Salman Khan, Mohsin Iqbal, Muhammad Salman, Nasir Khan, Shahab Uddin

Dir Upper – Adeel Munir, Arshad Khan, Azmat Ullah, Fazal Wahab, Junaid Ali, Luqman Khan, M Ismial, M. Umair Khan, Mehran Ullah, Mian M Zohaib, Muhammad Hammad, Muhammad Shaoib, Shayan Abdullah, Shuaib Muhammad, Usman Ali

Haripur – Abrar Nosh, Ali Afnan, Ali Muhammad, Aqib Mehmood, Atta Ur Rehman, Bilal khan, Daniyal bhatti, Daniyal Fakhar, Ehtesham Akhtar, M Labeeb, Muhammad Hassan, Sahil Raza, Sajjad Khan, Salar ahmed, Tayyab Sajid, Zaryab khan

Kohat – Ahmed Umair Attiq, Asad Iqbal, Junaid Ahmed, Kashif Rehman, Misbha Alam, Muhammad Alyan, Muhammad Anees, Muhammad Rohid, Sadid Khan, Sahal Yousaf, Saif Ullah, Sajawal Bhutto, Syed Zahir Ali Shah, Waheed, Zohaib Afzal

Kurram – Abdul Wahab, Abdur Rauf Khan, Atta Ur Rehman, Aziz Ullah, Hafeez Ur Rehman, Inzamam Ashraf, M Adnan, M Amir, Mubeen Ahmed Ayaz, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Qasim, Qasim Khan, Tariq Jamil, Ubaid Ullah, Yasir Sarwar

Manshera – Abdullah Shakeel, Abdullah Shoukat, Adil Muhammad, Amanuddin, Anwar Khan, Bilal Akhtar, Islam ul Haq, Muhammad Ahmed, Niaz Manzoor, Salar Dildar, Salman, Shahab Malik, Sheryar Adil, Tufail Ur Rehman, Umair Khan, Waleed Abdullah, Zaryab Khan, Zohaib Iqbal

Mardan – Afaq Khan, Asif Tahseen, Hassan Ahmad, Hazrat Hussain, Imad Afzal, M Jalal, Maaz Habib Khan, Mosin Khan, Muhammad Ayyaz, Muhammad Husnain, Muhammad Ishaq, Muhammad Yasin, Nasrullah Khan, Naveed Khan, Shayan Ahmad

Mohmand – Muhammad Naeem, Abdul Musawar, Amir Khan, Anwar Ali, Azam Ahmed Khan, Muhammad Irfan, Muhammad Shabir Khan, Murad Ullah Khan, Mustafa Khan, Rooh Ullah, Sahil Khan, Said Umar, Shah Rukh Khan, Shehzad Mohmand, Tahir Ali

Nowshera – Adil Hayat, Aneer Ur Rehman, Asfandyar, Hamza Khan, Kamran Khan, Luqman Khattak, Muhammad Azzam, Muhammad Hammas, Muhammad Maaz Khizer, Muhammad Umair, Muhammad Umair, Rahim Ullah, Sheryar Khan, Umar Hussain, Waqar Ahmed

Peshawar – Arafat Khan, Haseeb Khan, Hamza Ahmed, Khalid Shah, Maaz Ullah Barki, Muhammad Adnan, Muhammad Irfan, Muhammad Shoaib Khan, Naqeeb Shah, Saad Ullah, Shah Hussain, Syed Hammad Ullah Wasti, Syed Muhamen Ali Shah, Umair Khan, Uzair Ullah Shah, Waheed Ullah Jan, Zaki Ullah

Swabi – Abubakar Siddique, Bilal Raza, Fawad Younas, Haris Hayat, Meer Azam Khan, Muhammad Ali, Muhammad Awais, Muhammad Umer, Razaullah, Saadat Khan, Sadat Zahir, Salman Azam, Syed Shakir Ullah, Usama Khan, Yaseen Khan, Zeeshan Ahsan

Swat – Aizaz Ali Shah, Arif Ullah, Atif Ijaz, Atifullah, Hanif Ur Rehman, Hilal Ahmed, M. Hasnain Khan, M.Luqman, M. Saqib, Roshan Ali, Sahab Khan, Salman Khan, Sherdil Khan, Shurahbil Bangash, Talha Khan, Talha Khan, Wahid Gul, Wasil Khan

Northern

Attock – Abu Huraira, Afaq Khalid, Amaan Bashir, Athar Muneeb, Atif Khattak, Faraz Khan, Habib Noor, Hammad Ullah, Jawad Gull, M. Azlan Khan, M. Faizan Ghani, M. Umar Habib, Muhammad Awais, Muhammad Bilal, Muhammad Sani, Muhammad Wajdan, Najam Butt, Rabeel Ahmed, Umair Akbar, Zeeshan Ahmed

Bagh – Abubakar Tariq, Ahmed Ishtiaq, Ibrar Sadiq, M. Hammad Basharat, M. Imam Tariq Minhas, M.Uzair Nazim, Meesam Abbas, Muhammad Rafaqat, Raja Afzal Ahmed, Ramzan Azmat, Saad Bin Tahir, Saad Bin Tariq , Salik Munir Raja, Sardar Junaid Haleem Baig, Syed Abid Ali Naqvi, Tayyab Ali Shahid, Umar Mehboob

Chakwal – Arslan Ali, Boaiz Irfan, Ehtisham Safdar, Hadi Muhammad Ibrahim, Hammad Rafique, Hamza Jahangir, Ismail Khan, Kashif Nadeem, Khubaib Khan, M Huzaifa Ajmal, M Raza, M. Ibrahim, Saad Mehmood, Shahzaib Jillani, Talha Rehman

Gilgit – Amir Khan, Asad Abbas, Dayan Qurban, Dinyal Riaz, Faizan Ibrahim, Hilal Ahmad, Kaleem Ullah, Khayam Hussain, M Nasir, M. Rohib, Mian Dad, Muhammad Hassaan, Sharafat Ali Shah, Zahoor Ali Khan, Zaid Bin Zafar, Zarrar Karam

Islamabad – Abdul Jabbar Jillani, Abid Ullah, Ali Shafiq, Asad Ullah Khan, Farhan Ali, Haider Zeb Khan, Jabbir Tayyab Khan, Kamram Riaz, M. Ali Taj, M. Monam Abbas, Muhammad Aftab, Muhammad Qaiser, Sami Ul Haq, Saqib Ullah, Shameer Nisar, Shamyl Hussain, Shoukat Khan, Sudais Ulfat, Syed Ali Zain Rizvi, Zohaib Ahmed

Jhelum – Abdul Ahad, Ali Rizwan, Awais Iftikhar, Hamza Zuhad Khan, Haseeb Imran, Hassan Ghalib, M. Ibrahim Mushtaq, Mahtab, Muhammad Abdullah, Muhammad Daniyal, Muhammad Ismail, Muhammad Tahir, Muhammad Zain, Rayyan Ali, Shayan Fida , Syed Ali Imam, Syed Zohaib Hassan, Tayyab Hussain, Wajahat Ullah, Waleed Tallat

Kotli – Abdul Mannan, Abdul Najeeb Butt, Abdul Wahab, Abdullah Tahir, Ahsan Jamil, Ali Liaquat, Bilal Fida, Daniyal Arshad, M.Bilal Muqaddar, Mehran Younis, Muhammad Haider, Muhammad Saad, Muhammad Samiullah, Muhammad Usman, Sahil Malik, Shahzaib Altaf, Shahzaib Arshad, Sheryar Rashid, Syed Hashim Mir Ali , Zahab Safeer

Mirpur – Ali Khan, Alrayan Rasheed, Anees Hamza, Asad Raza, Attaullah, Danyal, Faizan Saleem, Haq Nawaz, Haris Sidique, Kamran Farooq, Muhammad Luqman Shakeel, Murtaza Rehman, Rizwan Farooq, Shan Khan, Waqas Tariq, Zain Ali Sajid, Zareef Khan

Muzaffarabad – Aamir Mushtaq, Ammar Tariq, Arsalan Sajjad, Fahad Rashid Kiani, Hannan Manzoor, Jahanzaib Ali Kiani, Khizar Naseer, M . Safeer, M .Sami Mir, Mudassir Awan, Mudassir Rashid, Raja Abdul Wahab, S. Danish Javed Gardaizi, Shakir Abbasi, Syed Basit Mukhtar, Syed Saim Ali, Usama Asif, Waqas Zakir, Zaif Nazir, Zain Ul Abiden

Poonch – Akif Majid, Amaan Ali, Bakhtiar Amir Tahir, Faseh Ur Rehman, Furqan Arif, Haaris Khan, Hamayun Shabbir, Hamza Zuhad Khan, Hannan Maroof, Hassam Zafar Kayani, M.Abdullah Faiz Durrani, M.Danyal Dawood, M.Ibrahim Mushtaq, M.Zain Ul Abiden Bin Asad, Sanan Ahmed, Shayan Fida , Sufiyan Rafaqat, Waqas Ahmed Khan, Zain Masood, Zergham Riaz

Rawalpindi – Aamir Hasan, Abdul Basit, Affan Ishaq, Ali Hasnain Sabir, Aseer Mughal, Ayan Malik, Ch. Saad Masood, Hussain, Ibraheem Bhatti, Irshad Ahmed, Israr Saeed, Jahandad Khan, Mehran Mumtaz, Muhammad Danish, Muhammad Rizwan, Muhammad Shahzeb, Saifullah, Suleman Asif, Usman Khan Paa

Sindh

Badin – Abdul Hadi, Abdul Rehman, Ahmed Taufeeq, Ali Ejaz, Altaf, Arsalan Ali, Awais Rehman, Jamsheed, Moiz Wali Dal, Muhammad Zulaid, Muhammed Shafae Abbasi, Muzamil Chadhar , Saqib Zahid, Sheezan, Umair Azam, Uzair Ashraf , Waliullah, Zain Ul Abdin, Zain Ul Abadin, Zaryab Mubashir

Hyderabad – Abdul Rahim, Abdul Rehman, Abdullah Arif Chunderigar, Farooque Rashid, Haseeb-Ur-Rehman, Hassan Ali, Meet Raja, Muhammad Meesam, Muhammad Sikander, Muhammad Zorain Abdullah, Murtaza Soomro, Musab Ali, Rana Muhammad Muzammil Raza, Rehman, Rizwan Mehmood, Samama Ahsan, Sameer Kandhro, Sarfaraz Hussain, Taha Khan, Wasif Gul

Jamshoro – Abubakar Rajput, Ahsan Ali, Anees Akhtar, Asrar Ahmed, Bahar Ali, Daoud, Fazal Yousuf, Fida Hussain, Ghulam Qadir, Haibat Khan, Imran Khan, Irfan Ali, Muhammad Abdullah, Saqlain Ahmed, Syed Yaman Arif Hashmi, Tabeer Hussain, Tabish Ansari, Talha Khan, Ubaidullah, Waqar Ahmed, Zeeshan Ali (Sehwan)

Karachi Zone I – Abdul Wahab, Adil Ahmed Khan, Basil Ali Khan, Hamza Shah Afridi, Khubaib, Khuwaja Usman Rizwan, Malik Zain-ul-Abedin, Muhammad Haidh, Muhammad Hibban Qureshi, Muhammad Kaif, Muhammad Maaz Malik, Muhammad Saad Aslam, Muhammad Suleman, Muhammad Talha, Muhammad Umer, Saqib Ahmed, Usama Bin Tariq, Usarem Khan, Zeeshan Akhter

Karachi Zone II – Ali Hassan, Ali Shinwari, Awais Ali Khan, Baseer Shah, Fardeen Asad, Furqan Shakeel, Muhammad Abdullah, Muhammad Amin, Muhammad Sheryar, Muhammad Umer, Shahriyar Gul Jadoon, Shahzaib Ur Rehman, Shohan Rizwan, Syed Ariyan Ali, Syed Munsif, Syed Tayyab Hussain, Taimur Mustafa, Talha Ahsan, Wahaj Riaz, Wakeel Shah, Zia Ullah

Karachi Zone III – Abdul Rafay, Abdullah Ashfaq, Bharat Vijay Chohan, Bilal Ahmed, Faizan Malik, Hassan Asim, Huzaifa Kafeel, Muhammad Affan, Muhammad Ali, Muhammad Bilal, Muhammad Shahryar, Muhammad Umer Shahid, Muhammad Yaqoob, Muhammad Zohaib Amin, Okasha Ali, Rumail Ahmed, Saim Faraz, Zia Abbas

Karachi Zone IV – Abdul Ahad Sheikh, Abdul Razzaq, Abdullah, Abdullah fazal, Afnan Khan, Ahad Ali, Asad Ali Siddique, Ayaan Khan, Kumail Zaidi, Muhammad Ebad, Muhammad Haris Afridi, Muhammad Hashir Ansari, Muhammad Hasnain Khan, Rana Abdul Rafay, Roman Ali, Saad Abdur Rehman Qadri, Saifuddin, Syed Mubeen Rashid, Syed Mujtaba Hussain Abidi

Karachi Zone V – Abdullah Khan, Aftab Solangi, Aqib Khan, Arbaz Khan, Atiq Ur Rehman, Awais Qurni, Bilal Arif, Hassan Samad, Israr Ahmed Shah, Muhammad Ehtishaam, Muhammad Sufiyan, Syed Zain Raza, Umer Sultan, Zia Ur Rehman, Zubair Ahmed

Karachi Zone VI – Abdul Moiz, Adeel Meo, Ali Ishaq, Aliyan Mehmood, Habib Ullah, Hassan Khalid, Huzaifa Ahmed, Huzaifa Shaikh, Kashif Ali, Khuwaja Muhammad Hafeez, Maaz Khurram Amin, Muhammad Abbas, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori, Muhammad Umar Ijaz, Muneeb Niaz, Nawaz Shareef Yousuf Zai, Sayad Afridi

Karachi Zone VII – Abdullah Alam, Aftab Ibrahim, Ammar Farooq, Huzaifa Munir, Kashif Basheer, Luqman Shah, Muhammad Rizwan, Muhammad Saad Asif, Muhammad Shayan Saad, Rehmat Khan, Saif Yamin, Syed Hashir Hussain, Syed Mehmood Shah, Syed Muhammad Shahsha, Syed Sharim Naqvi, Talal Shaikh, Waqar Ahmed, Waqas Ahmed, Zain Raza, Zakir Ullah Khan

Khairpur – Ahsan Ali, Amir Ali, Bilawal Raza, Faiz Abbas, Irfan Ali, Junaid Ali, Khair Muhammad, Mansoor Ali Khoso, Muhammad Adil, Muhammad Ali, Muhammad Raza, Muhammad Umer, Sajid Hussain (Wk), Saqlain Nawaz, Sarfaraz Ali

Larkana – Abdul Rauf, Adnan Ali, Aftab Ahmed, Afzal Khan, Akash, Ali Akber, Asad Ali, Fahad Ali, Faiz Muhammad, Farhan Ali, Farooque-E-Azam, Ghulam Abbas, Habibullah, Muhammad Asfar, Muhammad Kaif, Muhammad Khalil, Niaz Hussain, Shahid Ali

Mirpurkhas – Aazain, Abdul Rehman, Arbaz Khan, Faizan, Hasnain, Hasnain Hissamuddin, Mohammad Umar Khan Sherani, Muhammad Anus, Muhammad Rafay, Muhammad Sadiq Chandio, Muhammad Uzair, Muhammed Huzaifa, Sajid Hussain, Shahzad Khan, Sham Sunder, Sheroz Ali, Umar Malik, Zafar, Zaheer Khalid, Zohaib

Sangarh – Abdul Rahim, Abu Saad, Adnan Ali, Javed Ali, Jibran, Meesam, Muhammad Arbaz, Muhammad Ehsan, Muhammad Faizan, Noman Khan, Rameez Ijaz, Rizwan Ahmed, Sameer Ali, Sufyan Naeem, Syed Awan, Syed Haider Ali Bukhari, Ubaid

Shaheed Benazirabad – Adeel, Ahsan Raza, Ali Shan (Wk), Attique-Ur-Rehman, Farhan Ali, Gulfam, Mohsin Ali, Muhammad Asif (Wk), Muhammad Sabtain, Saif Ali, Saqib Ali, Taimoor Hafeez, Tanveer Ahmed, Uzair Akber, Zain Ali, Zeeshan Ali, Zulifiqar Abbasi

Shikarpur – Ahmed Ali, Aoun Ali, Asif Ali, Faizan Ahmed, Farhan Ali, Hamidur Rahman, Khair Bux, Mammad Ismail, Muhammad Bux, Muhammad Kashif Brohi, Mujahid Ali, Najaf Ali, Najeebullah, Rahamatullah, Rasib Ali, Saqib Ali Qureshi, Vija Kumar

Sukkur – Abdul Baseer, Abdul Rehman Kambho, Faisal Nawaz, Habib Ur Rehman, Majid Ali, Mehtab Hussain Rajpoot, Muhammad Aqeel Solangi, Muhammad Farooq Siddiqi (Wk), Muhammad Hanif, Muhammad Hassan, Muhammad Mansab, Muhammad Mussabeh (Wk), Muhammad Saud, Muhammad Tanveer Malik, Rizwan Shah, Saadullah Mahar, Syed Ali Shah, Syed Hunain Raza, Zulfiqar Haider Mirani

Southern Punjab

Bahawalnagar – Abdul Rauf, Abu Bakar, Ali Arshad, Ali Hamza, Arsalan Shabir, Awais Aslam, Hamza Nawaz, Harib Moeen, M. Amnan, M. Azab, M. Junaid, M. Shahbaz, M. Umair, M. Usman, Noman Islam, Rozi Khan, Shahid Nazir, Wadood Ullah Yar, Wasif Nadeem

Bahawalpur – Aown Muhammad, Aslam Khan, Daniyal Khalid, Ghulam Sadique, Khubaib Ahmed, M. Fakhir Mirza, M. Hamid, M. Hasin, M. Imran, M. Mohsin, M. Mudassir, M. Noor ul Ain, M. Owais Tabasum, Mansoor Aziz, M.Faizan, Nouman Mustafa, Shaheer Khan, Zubair

DG Khan – Adnan Shahid, Faheem Khalid, Haider Baloch, Hamza Gull, Kashif Fareed, Mashkor Hussain, Muhammad Abdullah, Muhammad Aftab, Muhammad Anas, Muhammad Awais, Muhammad Shahazad, Muhammad Sharaz Khan, Shahzaib, Taseer Ali

Khanewal – Abdul Sattar Ahmed, Arbab Shabbir, Hammad Ali, Hassan Tahir, Huzaifa Ayub, M. Aqib Ameer, M. Hasnad Ahmed, M. Kamran Nazir, M. Saeed Anwar, M. Shahzad, M. Uzair, Muhammad Irfan, Rana Jazab Shahbaz, Shaheer Arif, Syed Husnain Raza, Umar Bilal, Umar Masood

Layyah – Ali Muhammad, Aurangzeb Bhatti, Inzamam Ul Haq, M. Huzair, M. Pervaiz, M. Rizwan, M. Shakil, M. Sheraz Madni, Muzammil Maqsood, Saqib Ali, Saqlain Riaz, Shahid Siddique, Shoib Akhtar, Taimur Ahmed Khan, Tanveer Hussain

Lodhran – Arshad Muhammad Niaz, Hanzla Mahmood, Muhammad Usman, Mubashir Ali, Muhammad Ahmad Shafi, Muhammad Hammad, Muhammad Hussain, Muhammad Nadeem, Muhammad Taimoor, Muhammad Tayyab, Muhammad Umer Nazir, Naveed Hassan, Saad Jamil, Shahzad Muhammad Raheel, Sharjeel Hassan

Multan – Abid Ali Shah, Adil, Alamgir Khan, Alamzaib Khan, Araft Ahmed Minhas, Faisal Akram, Maaz Bin Akbar, Meesum Raza, Momin Azam, Muhammad Adeeb, Muhammad Dawood Saleem, Muhammad Uzair Mumtaz, Muhammad Zubair, Noman Aslam, Salman Hafeez, Sarfraz Nawaz, Shaaf Ahmad, Syed Abdullah Shah, Umer Khan, Zain Islam

Muzaffargarh – Abdul Hadi, Asad Khan, Haseeb Gul, Hassan Raza, M. Abu Bakr, M. Danish, M. Hassan, M. Mujahid, M. Umer Farooq, M. Waji, M. Zain, Nouman Abbas, Saran Tariq, Shan Hashim, Syed Labaik Mehdi

Okara – Abbu Bakar Azeem, Abbu Bkar Sadiq, Abdul Rehman, Affan Waleed, Ameer Ali, Bilal Hussain, Daniyal Mahi, Faizan Babar, Iftekhar Ahmed, Muhammad Aftab Haider, Muhammad Asim, Muhammad Farhan Maqbool, Muhammad Waleed, Muhammad Zuhaib, Sajid Ali, Shamoon, Umais Liaqat, Usama Aqeel, Waseem Ghaffar, Zarrar Shakeel

Pakpattan – Ali Afzal, Ali Hassan, Asad Rasheed, Husnain Sabir, Husnaun Murtaza, Junaid Khalid, Mudassar Ali, Muhammad Abdullah Khan, Muhammad Ajmal, Muhammad Awais Chistti, Muhammad Diwan, Muhammad Nabeel Arshad, Muhammad Umar Bashir, Muhammad Zulkaif Chishti, Rao Muhammad Hassan, Shahzad Khan, Syed Mohsin Waqar, Talha Zubair

Rahim Yar Khan – Abdul Rehman, Abdul Rehman, Abdullah Yaseen, Abdullah Zain, Asim, Haroon Aslam, Hasnain Majid, Hasnain Yousuf, M. Abu Bakar, M. Ali Miraj, M. Ammar, M. Saif, M. Saim Riaz, M. Salman, Mirza Raheel, Rahat Ullah, Rehan Ijaz, Saqlain Ejaz, Sheraz Ali, Zain ul Abideen

Rajanpur – Fahad Sohail, Farhan Nawaz, Farhan Yousuf, Hakiam Ali, Huzaifa Shafiq, M. Imran Haider, M. Zaryab, Mehboob Ahmed, Muhammad Ali, Muhammad Faisal , Muhammad Sarfraz, Muneeb UR Raham, Musab Haider, Umair Abbas

Sahiwal – Abdur Rehman Ali, Akmal Yousuf, Aqdas Riaz, Bilal Ahmed, Hamid Saeed, Hamza Ashraf, Hamza Nadir, Haseebullah, M. Ali Zain, M. Isfahan Nadeem, M. Jan Sher, M. Sajid Musa, M. Zain Majeed, Mohsin Nawaz, Mubarak Ali, Muhammad Azeem, Muhammad Bilal, Muhammad Ismail, Raja Ghulam Hussain, Rana Abdur Rehman

Vehari – Abdul Hannan, Abu Bakr, Adnan Ghani, Ali Haider, Asad Abbas, Asadullah Qasim, Azhab Irfan, Faisal Ali, Haider Ali, Imtiaz Ali, Moheer Saeed, Muhammad Ahad, Muhammad Ahmad, Muhammad Ahsan, Muhammad Aqib Asghar, M. Hussain, Muhammad Kahaf, Muhammad Salman Asghar, Muhammad Shafique Akhtar

For more information, contact:
Media Manager,
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore 54600, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-5717231-4
Fax: +92-42-5711860
Website: www.pcb.com.pk

CPSC-Department of IR, University of Peshawar Sign MoU 

Islamabad, September 02, 2021 (PPI-OT):China-Pakistan Study Centre (CPSC) at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Department of International Relations at University of Peshawar on August 31, 2021 in an MOU signing ceremony. Dr. Talat Shabbir, Director CPSC and Dr. Syed Hussain Shaheed Soherwordi, Chairman Department of International Relations signed the MoU on behalf of both institutes.

MoU between CPSC, ISSI and International Relations Department at University of Peshawar has established institutional linkage between both institutes for academic exchange, research collaboration and dialogue on issues of mutual interest. Ambassador Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry, Director General Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad, ISSI in his concluding remarks appreciated both sides for concluding the MoU and hoped that it would deepen cooperation between the Institute and the University of Peshawar.

For more information, contact:
Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI)
Sector F-5/2, Islamabad – 44000, Pakistan
Tel: +92-51-9202481
Fax: +92-51-9204658
E-mail: strategy@issi.org.pk
Website: http://issi.org.pk/

ACCA chief executive calls for lasting change to correct anti-female bias at the top of business 

Islamabad, September 02, 2021 (PPI-OT):The chief executive of the world’s leading accountancy body says that changing culture is crucial in correcting the under-representation of women on boards. Helen Brand, from ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) called on businesses to appoint more female directors because it makes sense commercially as well as ethically.

‘Of the Forbes 500 list of the world’s biggest companies only 41 have CEOs who are women,’ she said. ‘That’s 8%. That only makes sense if you believe that men are 12-and-a-half times smarter than women; are 12-and-a-half times more talented than women; or work 12-and-a-half times harder than women.’

She was speaking at a global conference to promote more women to senior roles hosted by the Dubai-based Board Directors Institute. ‘Change is already happening too slowly, but there is perceptible change nonetheless,’ she said.

‘The biggest one is difficult to pin down and hard to measure, but it can be classed as cultural change. There is wider acceptance that women should have equal access to opportunity as men in their work – including in the boardroom, if that’s where their ambitions and skills take them.

‘Old attitudes which discriminate against women are increasingly viewed as outmoded, outdated and just plain wrong. That has happened in our lifetimes. It is a generational change. ‘The best businesses know this. They know that to ignore the right of women to claim equal opportunities to men is to risk serious reputational damage. In that sense, the right of women to take the place which their abilities deserve is a business question as much as it is a moral question.’

Helen Brand said that quotas can highlight inequality, but lasting change comes from altering cultural attitudes. ‘It’s about building a respect for gender equality, equality for all people, into your business,’ she said. ‘It’s about communicating these values clearly, and it’s about living these values. That is why my recommendations aren’t just about quotas, or about targets. I’m not against them and they are important in jump-starting change. But if quotas can be granted, they can also be removed.

‘Far stronger, and far more durable, is the belief that every business benefits from more women’s voices in the boardroom. You can read as many reports about the benefits of equality into the minutes as you like – but there is no substitute for lived experience, and in gaining that insight and knowledge when investment decisions are made and strategic courses are set. ‘Even the most stringent target, robustly monitored and zealously enforced, is not as powerful as the mightiest force there is – the unstoppable power of an idea whose time has come.’

For more information, contact:
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants Pakistan (ACCA)
Office No. 5, 2nd Floor, SNC Centre,
Fazal-ul-Haq Road, Blue Area, Islamabad, Pakistan
Tel: +92-51-111-222275
Fax: +92-51-2876605
Email: info@pk.accaglobal.com
Website: www.pakistan.accaglobal.com

Punjab University HCBF celebrates Independence Day

Lahore, September 02, 2021 (PPI-OT):To keep the next generation abreast of objectives of Pakistan movement and to create a sense of recognition of the sacrifices in this journey Pakistan day was celebrated at HCBF. The colourful event was presided over by Prof. Dr. Mubbsher Munawar Khan Principal HCBF and Dean Faculty of the Commerce and was attended by the faculty, members of staff and students.

The students in different items expressed their love and solidarity with the motherland and paid rich tributes to the martyrs of the movement. They pledged their heart and soul for the well-being of the Nation and reaffirmed their commitment to protect it from evil eyes. Speaking at the occasion Dr. Mubbsher presented a brief review of the Pakistan movement. He quoted that the Muslims were integral part of the Independence movement focusing United India. But the rigid conservative and racial bias of the Hindu leadership stimulated them to advocate Two Nation Theory.

The staunch advocates of United India were made to realize that the survival of Muslims was bleak in Hindu dominated India. From Sir Syed to Quaid e Azam every leader made his contributions in this regard. The flowing blood of youth, humiliated honours of the females evidenced that the visionary leaders made no mistake in reading the fate of Muslims. Creation of Pakistan was thus the only recourse to save Muslims of Sub-Continent. He said that now it is the duty of every Pakistani to play his role in strengthening this piece of land which is mark of Muslim belief and legacy of the martyrs.

In this regard he briefed his efforts for Academic Excellence and upbringing of HCBF as a symbol of Quality Education. He briefed the audience of intellectual and logistical development at HCBF. He was confident that the younger generation whom he termed the last array of hope will make full utility of the opportunities and will add to their empowerment which will ultimately culminate in empowerment of the homeland. He said these days are celebrated to reaffirm our commitment with our objectives and pay tributes to the heroes of the movement. He appreciated hard work of the students and Mrs. Sadia Ahmad Assistant Professor HCBF which resulted in organizing a memorable event. National Songs, Poetry and other items were presented by the Contingent of enthusiastic students.

For more information, contact:
Registrar,
University of the Punjab
Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-99231102
Fax: +92-42-99231103
E-Mail: registrar@pu.edu.pk
Website: http://pu.edu.pk/

SEECS Alumnus Muhammad Ahsan Tahir raises USD 2.7 million in seed funding through his marketing startuphis 

Islamabad, September 02, 2021 (PPI-OT):NUST Alumnus Making NUST Proud!

NUST is very proud to announce that Muhammad Ahsan Tahir, Alumnus from School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (SEECS) (Class of 2014) has raised USD 2.7 million in seed funding through his startup “Walee” partnering with Z2C Communications. The founder, while expressing his views with gratitude, mentioned that the founding team is majorly from NUST and that he shall be looking forward to outreach support from NUST family.

“Walee” is an Islamabad-based Marketing Platform with modern influencer-marketing campaigns and effective social listening tools as its essential features. The platform has over 50,000 influencers with a combined reach of 100 million followers. Moreover, it has registered more than 5,000 brands to date.

NUST congratulates him on achieving a brilliant milestone.

For more information, contact:
Director Press and Media Release
National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST)
NUST Campus, H-12, Islamabad, Pakistan
UAN: +92-51-111-11-6878
Tel: +92-51-90851381
Fax: +92-51-90851382
Email: prnust@gmail.com
Website: www.nust.edu.pk

Capital University Organized One Day Long International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering

Islamabad, September 02, 2021 (PPI-OT):International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering 2021 (ICAME-21) was held on 25th August 2021. The conference was conducted online due to the prevailing COVID situation. Dr. Mohammad Javed Hyder, Secretary ICAME-21 requested the chair of the inaugural session Dr. M. Mahabat Khan, Principal Advisor, Head of Mechanical Engineering Department to start the session. The motivational and encouraging inaugural speech was delivered by Dr. Mansoor Ahmed, Patron, Vice Chancellor of CUST.

A total of 23 papers were presented along with five thought provoking keynote lectures by eminent international speakers, including Prof. Ruben Avila Rodriguez from Mexico, Prof. Mikhael Gorokhovski from France, Prof. Baris Yildiz from Turkey, Prof. Tariq Masood from UK, Prof. Metin Muradoglu from Turkey. The papers for presentation were selected after thorough and rigorous double blind peer review process by the competent panel of experts. It provided an excellent platform for the industrialist, engineers, scientist and technologists to exchange knowledge and benefit from the experiences of colleagues. It is now an annual event and will be held regularly. The proceedings of the conference are available at the ICAME website: https://icame.cust.edu.pk/.

For more information, contact:
Capital University of Science and Technology (CUST)
Islamabad Expressway, Kahuta Road, Zone-V, Islamabad, Pakistan
UAN: +92-51-111-555-666
Tel: +92-51-4486700-4
Email: info@cust.edu.pk
Website: https://cust.edu.pk