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Time of India
28-04-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
UP TT Cup to be held in all categories
Lucknow: In a revamp announced at the UP Table Tennis Association executive meeting on Sunday, the body has restructured its ranking competitions to boost participation and competition. The UP Cup, earlier reserved for juniors, is now a full-fledged state ranking event, welcoming players of all categories. To top it off, an extra ranking competition has been added, giving players more chances to shine. Starting June, ranking tournaments will roll out in Aligarh, Lucknow, Bareilly, Kanpur, and Gorakhpur, culminating with the State Championship in Gautam Budh Nagar. Besides, official state-level competitions are lined up in Jhansi (sub-junior) in July, Gorakhpur (Gorakhpur) in August and in Rae Bareli (Senior) in September. Veterans will battle it out in Agra, Pilibhit, and later at the State Veterans Championship in Allahabad. Para players will also see dedicated competitions in Lucknow and Kanpur. UPTTA president Sanjeev Pathak said that UP players had done well in championships in the country and abroad previous year with Diyansh Srivastava, Sarth Mishra leading the charge.
Time of India
22-04-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Hitanshi & Takshit win under-9 TT tournament
Kanpur: Hitanshi Poptani and Takshit Verma won the under-9 girls and boys title of Stag Global table tennis tournament held at Multi-Purpose Hall of the Green Park stadium on Tuesday. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Hitanshi in the final outplayed Pratiksha Shukla in three straight sets by 11-3, 12-10, 11-9. Earlier in the semifinals, Hitanshi had beaten Mishti Tiwari 11-3, 11-9, 11-2 and Prateeksha beat Mahi Singh by 11-6, 11-2, 14-12. In the boys' group, Takshit easily beat Damin Shankar by 11-3, 11-2, 11-4 in the final encounter. Earlier in the semi-finals, Takshit drubbed Ishan Kapoor by 8-11, 11-3, 11-7, 11-6 and Damin Shankar defeated Virat Chopra by 8-11, 12-10, 11-7, 11-6. The tournament in which more than 200 paddlers are participating was inaugurated by Ramesh Awasthi MP and Sanjeev Pathak president UPTTA and Geeta Tandon Kapoor. On this occasion senior TT player Anil Gupta, Ajay Bindu Dixit and para TT player Abhishek Singh were Kanpur: Hitanshi Poptani and Takshit Verma won the under-9 girls and boys title of Stag Global table tennis tournament held at Multi-Purpose Hall of the Green Park stadium on Tuesday. Hitanshi in the final outplayed Pratiksha Shukla in three straight sets by 11-3, 12-10, 11-9. Earlier in the semifinals, Hitanshi had beaten Mishti Tiwari 11-3, 11-9, 11-2 and Prateeksha beat Mahi Singh by 11-6, 11-2, 14-12. In the boys' group, Takshit easily beat Damin Shankar by 11-3, 11-2, 11-4 in the final encounter. Earlier in the semi-finals, Takshit drubbed Ishan Kapoor by 8-11, 11-3, 11-7, 11-6 and Damin Shankar defeated Virat Chopra by 8-11, 12-10, 11-7, 11-6. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The tournament in which more than 200 paddlers are participating was inaugurated by Ramesh Awasthi MP and Sanjeev Pathak president UPTTA and Geeta Tandon Kapoor. On this occasion senior TT player Anil Gupta, Ajay Bindu Dixit and para TT player Abhishek Singh were
Arab News
03-03-2025
- Business
- Arab News
Pakistan, Uzbekistan set $1 billion bilateral trade target, Uzbek envoy says
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Uzbekistan have set a bilateral trade target of $1 billion, Pakistani state media reported on Sunday, citing the Uzbek envoy to Islamabad. The development came nearly a week after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's visit to Uzbekistan as part of Pakistan's economic diplomacy push to enhance trade and investment with landlocked Central Asian states. Pakistan is seeking to leverage its strategic position as a key trade and transit hub to connect Central Asia with global markets and since last year, there has been a flurry of high-level visits, investment discussions and other economic engagements between Islamabad and Central Asian republics. Both countries have lately been working toward optimizing cargo flows, establishing green corridors at border customs points, and digitalization of customs clearance processes to facilitate smoother trade operations. 'Pakistan and Uzbekistan are committed to achieve the target of bilateral trade volume worth one billion dollar,' Uzbek Ambassador to Pakistan Alisher Tukhtaev was quoted as saying by the Radio Pakistan broadcaster. 'Specific measures were being taken to expand the export and import structure of food, textile, and electrical products.' The development comes as Pakistan treads a long path to economic recovery under a $7 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) program Islamabad secured in Sept. last year. Uzbekistan is the largest consumer market and the second-biggest economy in Central Asia. It is central to Pakistan's regional connectivity plans and was the first Central Asian nation with which Pakistani officials signed a bilateral Transit Trade Agreement (UPTTA) and a Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) covering 17 items. Ambassador Tukhtaev said both countries were developing and diversifying cargo transportation routes for fast and convenient movement of goods, in cooperation with large transport and logistics companies, according to the report. 'Uzbekistan is interested in increasing the volume of agricultural exports to Pakistan, especially in the supply of fruits and vegetables, grain products, and textile products,' he said. 'At the same time, Pakistan's potential in the pharmaceutical, textile, construction materials and information technology sectors is also of great importance for the Uzbek market.' Pakistan and Uzbekistan have forged strong economic ties in recent years and a landmark moment in their relationship was the signing of the Joint Declaration on the Establishment of a Strategic Partnership during the visit of a high-level Pakistani delegation to Uzbekistan on July 15-16, 2021. This was followed by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev's visit to Pakistan on March 3-4, 2022, which resulted in the signing of another Joint Declaration on Further Steps to Enhance the Strategic Partnership and multiple agreements covering trade, investment, and economic cooperation. In February 2023, Pakistan and Uzbekistan signed a $1 billion trade deal to enhance bilateral commerce, facilitating the exchange of goods and services. Last month, Ambassador Tukhtaev also announced plans to launch direct flights between Uzbekistan and Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi.
Arab News
26-02-2025
- Business
- Arab News
Pakistani PM arrives in Uzbekistan on Central Asia economic diplomacy tour
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Uzbekistan on Monday for talks on trade, energy and defense ties as part of an economic diplomacy push to enhance investment with landlocked Central Asia. Sharif's trip to Tashkent follows a two-day visit to Baku during which Pakistan and Azerbaijan signed multiple agreements to enhance cooperation in the trade, energy, tourism and education sectors. Pakistan is seeking to leverage its strategic position as a key trade and transit hub to connect the landlocked Central Asian republics to the global market. Since last year, there has been a surge in visits, investment talks and other economic activity between Pakistan and the Central Asia states. 'Foreign minister of Uzbekistan Bakhtiyor Saidov received Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif upon his arrival at Tashkent airport,' the premier's office said in a statement. Pakistan and Uzbekistan are expected to sign a number of agreements during the visit, the Pakistani foreign office said on Monday. 'Prime Minister of Pakistan and President of Uzbekistan, during bilateral meeting, would discuss all areas of bilateral cooperation including connectivity, economic, trade, investment, energy, defense and security, regional stability, and education,' the foreign office added. 'The leaders would also exchange views on regional and international issues of mutual interest.' The statement added that the visit highlighted Pakistan's commitment to strengthen ties with Uzbekistan 'through fostering greater economic collaboration and exploring new avenues of partnership, as part of the strategic vision for regional integration and economic prosperity.' During the visit, Sharif will also address the Pakistan-Uzbekistan Business Forum in which leading businessmen from both sides will participate and hold business-to-business meetings. Uzbekistan is the largest consumer market and second biggest economy in Central Asia. It was the first Central Asian country with which Pakistan signed a bilateral Transit Trade Agreement (UPTTA) and a Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) on 17 items. In February 2023, Pakistan and Uzbekistan signed a $1 billion deal to boost bilateral trade, aiming to promote the exchange of goods and services. Last month, Uzbek Ambassador to Pakistan Alisher Tukhtaev also announced plans to launch direct flights from Uzbekistan to the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi.
