Khaleej Times

PM Shehbaz appreciate­s England skipper Stokes move

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Donation of match fees

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday appreciate­d England Test Captain Ben Stokes who announced that he would donate his entire match fee for the upcoming series against Pakistan to the victims of flood and rebuilding the affected areas. “We appreciate the kind gesture of England Captain Ben Stokes donating his fees of entire Test series for flood victims of Pakistan,” Prime Minister Shehbaz wrote on Twitter. The English team is currently in Pakistan to play a three-match Test series against the Green Shirts. “Empathy for suffering humanity is the greatest of all virtues. His gesture epitomises the great British tradition of philanthro­py,” the prime minister remarked.

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