No roll-back of sports policy

Published October 17, 2001

ISLAMABAD, Oct 16: There will be no roll-back of the national sports policy, Director General of Pakistan Sports Board, Brig. Saulat Abbas, said on Tuesday.

“The sports policy will be implemented as per schedule”, Brig. Saulat Abbas told a group of newsmen.

He said the tehsil, district to federations and Pakistan Olympic Association elections will be completed before the SAF Games are held on March 30-April 8. Saulat said the process of elections will commence with elections of sports bodies at tehsil and district level by Nov 14.—APP

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