Mr. Zafar Masud at MoU Signing between Lahore Qalandars and Sports Board Punjab
Zafar Masud said that no country or society can develop without the participation of women. He also presented a souvenir to Provincial Sports Minister Malik Taimur Masood.
The BoP will award prizes to women who will offer excellent performance in cricket matches. I am grateful to Provincial Sports Minister Malik Taimur Masud and DG SBP Tariq Qureshi for this great initiative. The BoP will continue to play its role for the promotion of sports.
Zafar Masud
The Sports Board Punjab (SBP) and Lahore Qalandars have joined hands to trace and nurture female talented cricket players under a joint Women Talent Hunt Programme.
In this regard, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signing ceremony was held here at National Hockey Stadium on Friday.
Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Malik Taimoor Masood was the chief guest on this occasion. SBP Director General Muhammad Tariq Qureshi, Lahore Qalandars CEO Atif Rana, former Test cricketer Aaqib Javed, Director Admin Syed Umair Hassan, President & CEO Bank of Punjab Zafar Masud, other officials were also present on the occasion.
CEO Lahore Qalandars Atif Rana thanked Punjab Minister for Sports and DG SBP for signing this historic MoU. He said that the SBP and Lahore Qalandars will collaborate for finding young talented female cricket players. “Our Women Players Development Programme is also working quite effectively for this cause,” he added.
“The trials of women cricket players will be held at Lahore Qalandars High Performance Centre on Oct 18 and at Kinnaird College on Oct 19. “An exhibition women’s cricket match will also be played between BoP XI and Lahore Qalandars XI on Oct 26,” he added.
