Federal Minister for
Inter-provincial Coordination (IPC) Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada has said that
Pakistan’s image will improve when international sports events will be held in
the country.
Federal Minister Riaz Pirzada was
addressing as Chief Guest the inaugural ceremony of Pakistan International
Series Badminton Tournament-2017 here at Liaqat Gymnasium on Thursday. The
tournament is being held from November 9 to 12 and eight teams from different
countries are participating in the tournament.
He welcomed all international players
and officials for coming in Pakistan on the invitation of the government of
Pakistan. Arrival of foreign players in the country gave encouragement to our
national players, he said.
He said that all the sports facilities
are available in Pakistan Sports Complex and it is his desire that all the
sports facilities must in accordance with the international standard.
Riaz Pirzada invited all the sports
federations to hold national and international championships at Pakistan Sports
Complex.
Today arrival of foreign teams of
badminton here shows that Pakistan is safe country regarding sports, he
maintained.
The Federal Minister hoped that our
national players would benefit from this championship and foreign players would
take along good image of Pakistan when departs for their respective countries.
He also appreciated Pakistan Badminton
Federation and Pakistan Sports Board for organizing the Badminton championship
in befitting manner.
Riaz Pirzada also thanked both
electronic and print media who are covering this tournament.
Later talking to media persons,
Federal Minister Riaz Pirzada said that sports activities are underway in the
country and the performance of our national players is improving day by day.
Promotion of sports is our top
priority and we want to enhance funding for sports federations, he said. He
said that all federations will have to abide by the rules.
On the directives of the Prime
Minister Sports Task force will be formed, he said.
The Federal Minister said that we will
also have to promote our traditional games. He said that provinces should lift
ban on fairs.
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