Daily Times

LAHORE: The Minister of State for Water and Power, Abid Sher Ali, and Shahid Javed were unanimously elected as President and Secretary General of the Pakistan Judo Federation respectively at the general council meeting of the body here Monday. “These elections were due before May 20th, 2016, but for some reason, the PJF could not hold them in time and thus the national federation became defunct. The member units of the PJF then organised these elections and elected the new officer bearers,” newly elected secretary general Shahid told media. Shahid said the general council discussed ways and means for the further uplift of the game and finalised a comprehensive training programme. “Judo competitions from grassroots level to national level will be organised on regular basis to broaden the base of the game by grooming the promising judokas under the watchful eyes of experienced coaches. Those clubs which are playing their due role in the overall development of the game will be identified for the distribution of judo mats and uniforms,” he added. The general council also decided that men and women national championships would be held in the last week of December.

PJF officer bearers elected for a new term of four years:

Chairman: Mahmood Naveed

Chairperson: Mrs Abida Tanveer

President: Abdi Sher Ali

Senior Vice Presidents: Ejaz Khokhar, Jalaud din

Secretary General: Shahid Javed

Treasurer: Imtiaz Akram

Executive Committee Members: Sameena Khan (women’s wing), Maqsood Ahmad, Ameer ullah Khan , Shahid Mahmood and Mohammad Jahangir Iqbal.