KARACHI, June 12: Formation of National Shooting Academy (NSA) was on the anvil and would be formally launched after getting approval from the executive committee of National Rifle Association of Pakistan (NRAP) later this month or in early July.

“Besides expanding the base to the grassroots level, the proposed academy would be responsible for producing technical officials and coaches,” secretary, NRAP, Khalid Javed, said on Monday.

To be headed by ISSF certified coach, Razi Ahmed Khan the NSA would scout talent from schools and colleges and groom them under the guidance of experts.

Meanwhile, a week long shooting course for coaches sponsored by Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) concluded at the PN shooting range the other day.

Participants:

Aamir Butt, Arif Faheem, Raja Ali, Abu Bakr Sherpao, Raja Rab Nawaz, Usman Tariq, Mohammad Jaffer, Shahzad A Noor, Faisal Azam, Mrs. Nazish Khan, Karamatur Rahim, Zahid Ali, Mohammad Hanif Khan, Shah Nawaz, Mohammad Abbas, Afsar Khan, Mohammad Younus, Mohammad Azam, Qaiser Iqbal, Shahid Imran, Mohammad Ilyas, Irfan Ahmed Khan, Akhtar Hussain, Hidayatullah, Khurram Inam, Abdullah Iraqi and Abid Hussain.