Lahore: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday unveiled the green shirt's official kit for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024 at a ceremony held in the provincial capital.

Skipper Babar Azam along with senior players like Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Rizwan and others posed with the new jersey named "Matrix Jersey" in a video shared by the cricket board on X.

The video showed Saim Ayub, Naseem Shah, Babar and others doing drills. It concluded with all the players wearing the new jersey for the upcoming ICC event.

🎵𝑳𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒊𝒕 𝒌𝒉𝒖𝒅 𝒑𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝒌𝒂 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒎, 𝒃𝒂𝒋𝒂 𝒅𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒂, 𝒎𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒂 𝒅𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒓!🎵

Presenting Pakistan 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐱 𝐉𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐲'𝟐𝟒! Pre-order now: https://t.co/TWU32T9BHd#WearYourPassion | #WeHaveWeWill pic.twitter.com/akwWjkjZBB

— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) May 6, 2024

Pakistan are in Group A of the World Cup with India, Ireland, Canada and co-hosts United States.

Furthermore, the Pakistan team will leave for Ireland tomorrow ahead of their T20I series against the home side.

Lahore: Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) leader Sardar Salim Haider Khan will take oath as Punjab governor on Tuesday (tomorrow).

Lahore High Court Chief Justice Malik Shahzad Ahmad Khan will administer oath to Sardar Salim Haider Khan.  PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will arrive in Lahore and will grace the occasion.

The oath taking ceremony is expected at 6:00 pm at Shahrah-e-Quaid-e-Azam.

The PPP leaders and workers including members of the provincial cabinet as well as the leaders of the PML-N and others will also take part in the oath-taking ceremony.

The sources said that Bilawal Bhutto Zardari would stay in Lahore for next two days. During his stay he would hold important meetings with the party leaders and would discuss the political situation in Punjab.

Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday reiterated commitment to work closely with Italy to further cement bilateral ties in the days ahead.

He was talking to the Ambassador of Italy Marilina Armellin who paid a courtesy call on him in Islamabad today.

Welcoming the Ambassador, the Prime Minister said Pakistan deeply valued its multifaceted relations with Italy spanning over many decades, which had always been marked by goodwill and trust.

He added that the two sides also shared similar views on a number of important regional and global issues.

Emphasizing the importance of high-level exchanges, the Prime Minister extended a cordial invitation to Prime Minister of Italy Giorgia Meloni to undertake an official visit to Pakistan.

He conveyed his appreciation for Prime Minister Meloni's policies at home and abroad that had made Italy an important member of the EU.

Expressing satisfaction over the positive trajectory of Pakistan-Italy bilateral relations, the Prime Minister urged the two sides to enhance cooperation in the fields of education, trade and investment, legal migration, as well as cultural exchanges.

He thanked Italy for hosting a large population of Pakistani diaspora who were acting as a bridge between both countries while also contributing to their economic growth.

The Ambassador thanked the Prime Minister for receiving her and assured him that Italy is keen to further enhance its ties with Pakistan.

The Ambassador said she would strive to promote stronger relations between the two countries.