Sports Board Punjab and the Pakistan Squash Academy have signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote squash, nurture emerging talent and provide players with modern training and coaching facilities.
A MoU-signing ceremony took place at the Punjab Stadium on Wednesday and was attended by Sports Secretary Punjab Fazal-ur-Rehman, world squash legend Jahangir Khan, DG Sports Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi and Pakistan Squash Academy CEO Adnan Asad.
Director General Sports Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi and Pakistan Squash Academy CEO Adnan Asad signed the MoU and exchanged the documents.
Speaking on the occasion, Jahangir Khan stressed the need to promote squash in Pakistan and encourage new talent. He said the state-of-the-art squash complex constructed by the Punjab Sports Department was the most modern squash complex in Pakistan.
Jahangir Khan thanked Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz for the construction of the squash complex and congratulated Secretary Sports Punjab Fazal-ur-Rehman, DG Sports Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi and the entire team for the initiative.
Sports Secretary Punjab Fazal-ur-Rehman said the state-of-the-art squash complex would play an important role in promoting squash among the youth. “The main objective of state-of-the-art squash complex is to identify and develop new talent so that Pakistan could once again achieve victories at the international level”.
Sports Secretary Punjab Fazal-ur-Rehman said that Punjab has excellent squash talent. “The international squash events would also be organized at the complex under the agreement”.
Director General Sports Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi said that three squash courts are being provided to Pakistan Squash Academy under the MoU for players’ training and practice. “The talented and emerging players would be provided modern training and coaching facilities”.
Director General Sports Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi said the initiative is aimed at creating better opportunities for young squash players in Punjab and strengthening the province’s contribution to Pakistan’s squash development at the national and international levels.