By Makhdoom Shehryar Babar
ISLAMABAD: Secretary Information and Broadcasting, Akbar Hussain Durrani declaring Pakistan fully secure to hold all type of international events has said that participation of foreign players in various sports activities was a proof of the fact.
Speaking as chief guest at the opening ceremony of Dilawar Abbas Memorial ITF Pakistan Junior Tennis Championships 2020 here at Pakistan Tennis Federation Complex on Monday, Akbar Durrani said, “It is heartening to note that international sports persons are visiting Pakistan again and taking part in sports activities here.”
He lauded the organizers of tournament for making excellent arrangements to hold the tournament in a befitting manner. Later, he also interacted with foreign and local players. As many as 27 boys and 15 girls from 18 countries including Greece, Hong Kong, Austria, Russia, Turkey, Chinese Taipei, Great Britain, Romania, Nepal, China, Iran, Tunaisa, Kazakhstan, USA, Malaysia , Korea, Sri Lanka and hosts are taking part in the championships.
According to the draw, top eight boys seeds are Muhammad Shoaib (PAK), Ayar Gokaip (TUR), Ahmed Kamil (PAK), Giri Aryan (NEP), Stylianos Poutis (GRE), Zalan Khan (PAK), Qwyn Quittner (AUS), and Nergizoglu Tuna (TUR), whereas top four girls are Ren Ke (CHN), Cheraghi Dorsa (IRI), Toglukdemir Mina (TUR) and Bista Abhilasha (NEP).
Meanwhile, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on Monday released a new song to mark the first anniversary of the downing of Indian jets.
The song ‘Allah o Akbar’ has been sung by the singer Shuja Haider and honours the bravery of Sherdils, a PAF spokesperson said in a statement. The PAF said that the song was a story of the Pakistani nation’s resolve.
Last year, Pakistan also put on display a statue of an Indian pilot whose plane was shot down on February 27, 2019.The life-sized statue of Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman complete with his signature moustache had been installed in an exhibit at a museum in Karachi run by PAF.
