Islamabad, September 08, 2022 (PPI-OT):The Standing Committee on Inter-Provincial Coordination met this morning in Pakistan Sports Board (PSB), Islamabad under the Chairmanship of Mr. Nawab Sher, MNA to discuss the performance of the Pakistan Sports Board and Gun and Country Club.
The Committee appreciated the performance of the Pakistan Cricket Team especially Naseem Shah for hitting two sixes in the last over and enabling Pakistan to achieve an unbelievable victory against Afghanistan. The Committee strongly condemned the non-professional and unethical attitude of Afghan Players as they misbehaved with Pakistani cricketers during the Match which was against the norms and sportsmen spirit of the Players. The Committee recommended that Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) may take up the issue with the Afghan Cricket Board to avoid such incidents in future.
The Committee expressed sorrow for the disaster of recent Flood across the country which ruined the life of majority of Pakistani people and expressed solidarity with the aggrieved families. The Committee stressed upon the need to work collectively for rehabilitation of the affectees and motivate international organizations working for noble cause to support them so that they could restart their routine life.
The Committee expressed concern over the insufficient facilities available to the Pakistani Athletes as it had been observed that Pakistani Athletes were winning medals on their own behalf without government supervision. The Committee therefore directed that PSB may develop proper liaison with all Provincial governments to provide basic facilities of sports at district level to Pakistani Athletes in order to groom their talent at gross root level so that they could compete with international players.
The Committee directed that PSB may take effective measures to generate income from the private sector instead of depending on government funds and ease the criteria of membership which would help to promote sports culture and generate revenue for PSB as well. The Committee appreciated the steps taken by the PSB to provide accommodation to Athletes so that they could continue their sports activities in a friendly atmosphere.
Earlier, Secretary, IPC and DG, PSB briefly apprised the Committee about the efforts made by them to promote sports culture in Pakistan and problems faced by them in this regard. The meeting was attended by Mr. Rasheed Ahmed Khan, MNA, Mr. Zulfiqar Ali Bhindar, MNA, Mr. Zulfiqar Ali Behan, MNA, Ms. Wajiha Qamar, MNA, Ms. Shahida Rehmani, and MNA, Ms. Nasiba Channa, MNA and senior officers of the concerned Ministry/department.
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