ISLAMABAD: Following the federal government’s demand, a parliamentary panel on Monday additionally known as for Pakistan Olympic Affiliation president retired Lt Gen Arif Hasan to resign from his publish because of Pakistan’s disappointing efficiency on the recently-concluded Tokyo Video games.
The 71-year-old Arif has been the nation’s Olympic chief since 2004, throughout which Pakistan has didn’t win a single medal on the Video games and the Nationwide Assembly Standing Committee on Inter-provincial Coordination headed by MNA Nawab Sher mentioned it was time for him to go after it met right here on the parliament home.
“The Committee unanimously recommended that the services of POA president may be withdrawn because of poor performance and his controversial election as soon as possible and directed to make changes for the betterment of sports at the earliest,” learn an official press launch issued by Nationwide Meeting Secretariat after the assembly.
Final week, Particular Assistant to Prime Minister Imran Khan Dr Shahbaz Gill held a information convention by which he demanded Arif to supply his resignation. The POA has not responded to the demand up to now.
The committee additionally beneficial that “all sports federations must be accountable for foreign and local funding before the committee and Ministry of IPC”.
In the course of the assembly, the IPC minister Dr. Fehmida Mirza knowledgeable the committee that the final Nationwide Sports activities Coverage got here in 2005 due to this fact new coverage was the necessity of the time and enter of the committee shall be integrated. She additional knowledgeable the committee that after approval of the Cupboard, new coverage shall be shared.
The committee additionally beneficial that the chief ministers of all 4 provinces could also be requested to supply two acres land in each village for the sports activities and instructions on this regard could also be forwarded to involved District Coordination Officers (DCOs). The Committee additionally beneficial that proficient kids in sports activities could also be offered jobs.
Revealed in Daybreak, August 17th, 2021
