Pakistan stun Singapore

Published
0

LAHORE, Feb 7: One goal each by Mubasher Ahmed and Farooq helped Pakistan stun Singapore 2-1 on Wednesday in the away home match of the 29th Olympics preliminary round qualifiers.

According to a message received here, Singapore had recalled key player Balestier Khalsa Sahairi bin Ramri for the tie. They also had services of Ismail Yunos, Isa Halim, Khairul Amri and Fazrul Nawaz, all part of the successful Singapore team that emerged as champions in the recently concluded Asean football championship.

The second match of the leg will be held at the Punjab Stadium here on Feb 14.

The winner of the two-match leg will advance to the qualification round where they will face Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar.

Meanwhile, the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) president announced a cash prize of Rs500,000 for the team.

Opinion

Editorial

Regional security
28 Oct, 2026

Regional security

THE fact that high officials from the Makkah defence pact partner states — Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye —...
Rate hike
28 Oct, 2026

Rate hike

THE SBP’s decision to raise its policy rate by 50 basis points to 12pc was largely expected. It is also justified...
Press solidarity
28 Oct, 2026

Press solidarity

PAKISTAN’S journalists have seldom lacked organisations speaking in defence of press freedom. What has been ...
Privatisation framework
Updated 27 Oct, 2026

Privatisation framework

The proposed merger of the Privatisation Commission and the Public-Private Partnership Authority (P3A) into a single institution is a sensible move.
Chromebook scheme
Updated 27 Oct, 2026

Chromebook scheme

Technology can widen opportunity, but only when it is tied to good teaching, reliable connectivity and clear educational purpose.
Dengue season
27 Oct, 2026

Dengue season

ANOTHER dengue outbreak looms over the country for reasons of lack of preparedness and negligence. This month’s...