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Federal Govt issues official letter for departmental sports’ restoration

ISLAMABAD: The federal government of Pakistan has issued an official letter regarding the restoration of departmental sports across the country.

Restoration of departmental sports was one of the pressing demands by the young athletes as thousands of players were left jobless with the ban which asked public departments, corporations and autonomous bodies to stop funding sports teams in 30 different disciplines.

The demand got intense when PM Shehbaz Sharif’s federal government took the charge after ousting the chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) – Mr Imran Khan, courtesy of a no-confidence motion in April this year.

The newly-formed government also took the notice of athletes’ demands and PM Shehbaz, during a ceremony held in honour of medal-winning athletes of recently held international events, announced to revoke of the ban on departmental sports.

In the latest development, the Ministry of Inter-Provincial Coordination issued an official letter today to restore the departmental sports.

The government has ordered the institutions to restore sports operations.

“The Prime Minister’s office has been pleased to direct that the financing to the departmental sports shall be continued,” the statement read.

“Concerned governments/departments are, therefore, requested to proceed with above orders of Honourable Prime Minister, under imitation to this Ministry, please,” it concluded.

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NBP releases players’ salaries after PM revives departmental sports

LAHORE: National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) released players’ salaries after nine months hiatus following Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s decision to revive the structure of departmental sports, a day earlier. 

According to the details, NBP issued discontinued salaries to the players associated with the organization after PM lifted the ban on departmental sports.

The players were rejoiced by the move as they faced a financial crunch following a decision taken last year to stop public departments, corporations and autonomous bodies from funding the sports teams.

The decision to restore the departmental sports was widely hailed by various sports bodies and athletes including Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) and Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF).

“We are grateful to PM for his decision to restore the departmental sports. He has taken a big step towards the revival of sports in the country,” said POA in a press release. “More opportunities will be created for the athletes with the revival of departmental sports”

The decision to discontinue the funding of departmental teams had rendered a large number of athletes in Pakistan jobless as they relied on departmental jobs to take care of their financial matters in order to focus on sports.

It is pertinent to mention here that PM Shehbaz announced the lifting of the ban on departmental sports yesterday with the aim to help youngsters to excel in the field of sports and bring out talent in the country.

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Federal government considers reviving departmental sports

KARACHI: The newly elected Federal Government of Pakistan is likely to consider reviving departmental sports in the country, sources claimed.

According to the details, the government is considering reinstating all departmental sports teams, which were shut down by the former ruling government.

The government may further issue an instruction regarding the revival of the departmental and also for the formation of the teams. Furthermore, there is also a proposal to reinstate players who have been sacked from government departments.

It is pertinent to mention here that the former Test cricketer Iqbal Qasim, who was considered a big supporter of departmental cricket in the country, also resigned from the chairmanship of the cricket committee in September 2020, citing the non serious attitude of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) towards the issue.

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Departmental players protest against government’s decision

LAHORE: Departmental players gathered outside Punjab Stadium on Monday to protest against the government’s decision to stop funding for sports departments. 

ARY News reported that players and other people belong to departments held a strong protest against the government. They think the government’s decision will hurt sports in the country in the longer run.

“Departments help the country find talent. If departments will not get funding, talent will stop coming out,” a player said.

“I appeal to the government to review their decision and take it back for the sake of sports in the country,” another player stated.

It must be noted here that Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC)’s ministry released a letter to all provinces that directed them to stop funding of sports departments. Instead, this funding should be given to regions.

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