August 12, 2002	Monday	Jamadi-us-Saani 2, 1423

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ISLAMABAD, Aug 11: Former world squash champion Jansher Khan, who announced Saturday he was returning to the court after quitting almost five years ago, is likely to be granted a wildcard for this October’s CAS Open in Peshawar.

Although Jansher has not officially intimated the Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) of his plans, it is understood that he will be requesting the squash managers for a wildcard soon.

Jansher, who held news conference in Lahore to announce his comeback, said that he would first be competing in the CNS Open in Karachi that precedes the CAS tournament.

But an official of the PSF, requesting anonymity told Dawn that if he does not re-register himself with the Professional Squash Association (PSA) before the closing date of entries for the CNS championship, he will have to qualify for the main round.

Jansher, 34, effectively dominated the sport for almost a decade during which he won eight World Open and six British Open titles.

He quit in 1997.