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 performance of the Pakistan Sports Board & Gun & Country Club.
Committee appreciated performance of Pakistan Cricket Team especially Naseem Shah for hitting two sixes in last over and enabling Pakistan to achieve unbelievable victory against Afghanistan. Committee strongly condemned the non-professional & unethical attitude of Afghan Players as they misbehaved with Pakistani cricketers during the Match which was against the norms & sportsmen spirit of the Players. The Committee recommended that Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) may take up the issue with Afghan Cricket Board to avoid such incidents in future.
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 need to work collectively for rehabilitation of affectees & motivate international organizations working for noble cause to support them so that they could restart their routine life.
Committee expressed concern over the insufficient facilities available to the Pakistani Athletes as it had been observed that Pakistani Athletes were wining 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.
Committee directed that PSB may take effective measures to generate income from 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 PSB to provide accommodation to Athletes so that they could continue their sports activities in friendly atmosphere.
Earlier, Secretary, IPC & DG, PSB briefly apprised Committee about efforts made by them to promote sports culture in Pakistan and problems faced by them in this regards.
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, MNA, Ms. Nasiba Channa, MNA and Senior officers of the concerned Ministry/department.
