KARACHI: Former director general of Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) Abdul Haque Channar died of brain hemorrhage in Nawabshah on Saturday, family sources said. He was around 80.

The deceased, who is survived by a widow and three daughters, was laid to rest in his village Kandiaro.

Channar served as director PSB Coaching Centre, Karachi in 1980s and was promoted as deputy director PSB Islamabad.

Later he was elevated to the post of DG PSB in 1995 and served until 1997.

Published in Dawn, December 27th, 2021