Daily Times

ISLAMABAD: Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan, Chief of the Air Staff of Pakistan Air Force (PAF), was unanimously elected as president of the Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) at the 45th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the national federation at Air Headquarters here on Wednesday. Besides squash legends Jahangir Khan, Jansher Khan and Qamar Zaman, representatives of the provincial squash associations, affiliated members and the Pakistan Sports Board were also present during the meeting. Addressing the AGM, the Air Chief thanked the house for their participation and offered whole hearted support of the PAF for the promotion of squash. While showing his satisfaction over revival of international squash in Pakistan, he said that concerted efforts were needed by the provincial squash associations and other members of the PSF for expansion of the game. He urged the players to focus on the game and further improve their physical and mental strength.

Besides assuring financial and administrative support by the PAF, he asked the member associations to generate own resources to meet the challenging tasks through an improved system. He directed the member associations to increase the pool of players and also ensure age verification at association level. “The PSF will continue sponsoring men and women players in international events, and I have directed the associations to generate adequate funds for giving players international exposure.” He requested the associations to conduct open trials for all age categories and conduct league matches to generate healthy competition among players. The performance evaluation of provincial associations for the year 2017 was also carried out by the AGM. The KP Squash Association was awarded winner’s trophy for its performance while the Punjab Squash Association remained second. In the end, the PSF president presented trophies to the representatives of provincial associations.

Published in Daily Times, August 2^nd 2018.