'Qatar's popularity soars in global community'

(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Qatar's popularity has increased in the international community and many people are interested in visiting the country, Doha resident Sajjad Hussain Choudhry told Qatar Urdu Radio's live show Haqeeqat yesterday.
The National Day celebrations have created festive environment in the country, the CEO of Pro Events said.
'To contribute in the festivities of the Qatar National Day celebrations, we have been organising cricket matches with star players from Asian countries for the last three years, he recalled.
This year's Qatar National Day Twenty20 cricket series between Asian Stars and Qatar Stars will include three cricket matches beginning today at the Asian Town Cricket Stadium in the Industrial Area.
The Asian Stars team includes Pakistan's most successful captain Misbah

Haq, along with other Pakistani players such as Wahab Riaz, Fawad Alam, Umar Gul, Kamran Akmal, Salman Butt and Sami Aslam. India's Waseef Jafar and S Badrinath, Sri Lanka's Tillekratne Dilshan, Dilhara Fernado and Bangladesh's Elias Sunny, Arafat Sunny and Inam ul Haq are also set to play in the friendly series. Hussain added none of the players had any safety concerns because of the blockade of Qatar.
Haqeeqat, which aims to engage and interact with the large South Asian expatriate community in Qatar, is a joint venture of the Gulf Times and Qatar Media Corp Urdu Radio. The show is hosted by Saif-ur-Rehman.
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