Arshad stuck in Turkey because of lockdown
Sports
May 3, 2021
KARACHI: The country’s premier javelin thrower and Tokyo Olympics medal hope Arshad Nadeem’s return from Turkey has been delayed due to lockdown in Antalya.
However, he is hopeful that in a couple of days he will be able to get a flight.
“Here lockdown was imposed on April 29 and there is also a flight issue but I am hopeful in two or three days I will be able to get the flight back to Pakistan,” Arshad told ‘The News’ from Antalya on Sunday.
Athletics Federation of Pakistan’s (AFP) president Maj Gen (retd) Akram Sahi told The News they have made tentative reservation for Arshad and he will hopefully return on May 5.
KARACHI: A senior official of the Pakistan Sports Board on Saturday dispelled the impression that the work of the Independent Election Commission and Dispute Resolution Committee being incorporated.
In this photo, Pakistan football team players practice during a training drill. AFP/File
KARACHI: Ever since FIFA appointed a Normalisation Committee for the Pakistan Football Federation in September 2019, one man has been consistently mentioned as having had a big say on the decisions taken by the NC.
Mohsen Gilani has been called the orchestrator, the influencer, the ring leader to whose tune the NC has danced. He has maintained a low profile, working behind the scenes in Pakistan football. Until now, of course.
On Friday, Mohsen met Dr. Fehmida Mirza, the federal minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination, who for the last month has been working to resolve Pakistan football’s latest crisis which has resulted in a FIFA suspension.
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Pakistan’s promising weightlifter Talha Talib a few days ago sprang a surprise when he pulled off snatch bronze in the Asian Championship in Uzbekistan to show to the world that the Gujranwala player can turn into a global hero in future.I have been following Talha for the last few years as a reporter and have found that he has been growing as a player consistently. He is consistently delivering at the international circuit. In Uzbekistan he managed a 148kg weight in snatch to pull off a bronze, a medal which came after decades at this level in Pakistan’s favour.
The Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) has no plan to invite all the stakeholders under one roof to resolve the issue of the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF), currently facing FIFA’s suspension, but the PSB certainly hopes that a better solution will come out soon. Photo courtesy: PSB Facebook/File
LAHORE: The Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) has no plan to invite all the stakeholders under one roof to resolve the issue of the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF), currently facing FIFA’s suspension, but the PSB certainly hopes that a better solution will come out soon.
In an exclusive interview with
Dawn, the newly appointed Director General Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) Asif Zaman was asked if the government would invite all the stakeholders to set a roadmap to resolve the issue. He replied: “Our doors are open for all and we are engaged with some of the groups openly and some dialogue are continuing behind the doors which I cannot disclose to media at this stage.”