ISLAMABAD: Amir Ali Ahmed, the newly appointed director general of the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB), has assured his full support to the Pakistan Squash Federation.

Amir conveyed this during a meeting with PSF secretary Tahir Sultan and the players selected for the Asian Squash Team Championship set to be played in South Korea from March 21 to 25. The four-member men’s team for the event comprises Farhan Zaman, Tayyab Aslam, Asim Khan and Amad Farid while the three-member girls team contains Madian Zafar, Faiza Zafar and Rifat Khan.

After the event the players will feature in the Commonwealth Games from April 4.

Earlier, the PSF had decided to field Maria Toorpakai, Pakistan’s top woman squash player, at the Games. However, she is not available for the same.

Published in Dawn, March 15th, 2018