PBSA chief vows to lift snooker to new heights

KARACHI - The newly-elected president of the Pakistan Billiards and Snooker Association Alamgir Shaikh here on Thursday vowed to continue to pursue the policy of promoting the sport in the four corners of the country, provide opportunities to new talent and lift the game to new heights.

Talking to The Nation, Alamgir Shaikh, who has remained associated with the development of the sports for the last two decades said the PBSA in the past had worked hard to give opportunities to players belonging to all areas of the country that was why new found players from Quetta, Peshawar and Lahore had broken the traditional domination of Karachi and won national titles a number of times.

It was due to dedicated efforts of the PBSA supported by its more dedicated sponsors and Karachi Club, Pakistan had produced a world and Asian champion in Muhammad Yousuf and brought to the fore player like Saleh Muhammad and Farhan Mirza who came from Peshawar and Lahore. Being truly a national body the PBSA had always worked on merit for the good of all in the country.