PESHAWAR: Promising Ummam Khawaja was named on a three-member Pakistan squad on Saturday for the Junior Asian International Table Tennis Championship being played from Sept 1-6 on Vientiane, Laos, a Pakistan Table Tennis Federation (PTTF) official said on Saturday.

Talking to APP, PTTF secretary general Ijaz Ali Hazara said a request had been made to Director General Sports KP, Secretary Sports KP and Chief Minister to extend sponsorship to the visiting Pakistan squad.

Ijaz reckoned Pakistan’s top-ranked player Ummam had a great chance of winning the Junior Asian title along with compatriots hailing from District Swat including Shah Khan (Pakistan No.2) and Abbas Khan (No.3).

Published in Dawn, August 21st, 2022