Kathmandu, October 29: Former Pakistani fast-bowling legend Shoaib Akhtar, popularly known as the “Rawalpindi Express,” was honoured at a special event held at the Marriott Hotel in Kathmandu on October 27.

The event, organised by Himalaya Sports, featured an address by Pakistan’s Ambassador to Nepal, H.E. Mohammad Amir Khan.

Discussions at the event highlighted cricket’s global popularity and its role in bringing people from different countries closer together. Speakers also emphasised the potential of cricket to strengthen people-to-people ties, friendship and goodwill between Nepal and Pakistan.

The event underscored the power of sports, particularly cricket, in fostering mutual understanding and promoting closer relations between the two countries.