Capt (R) Zafar Iqbal Awan and Mudassar Razak Arain elected as Chairman and President unanimously of PNF

Karachi:Capt (R) Zafar Iqbal Awan and Mudassar Razak Arain elected unanimously as Chairman and President for further four years 2019-2022 of Pakistan Netball Federation respectively while Syed Gohar Raza elected as newly Secretary General in its general council meeting held in local hotel in Karachi. The Chairman, Election Commission, Muhammad Saleem, announced the new office bearers of Pakistan Netball Federation for the four years 2019-2022. He said that all office bearers elected unanimously and elections was held according to policy Pakistan Sports Board. The office bearers are; Chairman, Capt (R) Zafar Iqbal Awan; President, Mudassar Razak Arain, Senior Vice President, Syed Touqeer Ahmed Burni; Vice Presidents, Malik Sameen Khan, Lt.Col (rtd) Ghulam Murtaza Shah, Muhammad Musharaf Khan, Ms Shazia Yousaf and Mahwish Naeem (on women seats) and Secretary General, Syed Gohar Raza; Associate Secretaries, Ms. Quratul Ain (women seat), Tanveer Ahmed and Muhammad Riaz; Treasurer, Sohail Ahmed. Others six members of Executive Committee were also elected namely; Nisar Ahmed (Gilgit Baltistan), Ch. Yasir Maqbool(AJK), Ms. Nisha Sultan(PWNA), Ijazul Haq (Sindh), Mrs. Rehana Toqeer (Balochistan) and Anwar Ahmed Ansari (National Umpire Association). Mr. Rafique Pirza, Director, PSB Coaching Centre Karachi was as Observer from Pakistan Sports Board and he observed the election process in the general council meeting. Rafique Pirza appreciated the performance of the Election Commission and congratulated to the newly elected all office bearers of Pakistan Netball Federation unanimously. Three members Election Commission were also present comprises Muhammad Saleem (Chairman), while others members Kashif Riaz and Mohsin Ahmed. After the election, President, Pakistan Netball Federation, Mudassar Arain thanked the all members of general council house to re-elect him as President for the next terms and he assured to the house that Pakistan Netball Federation will taken all possible steps for the promotion of Netball in the country. The general council meeting of Pakistan Netball Federation was held under the Chairmanship of its President, Mudassar Razak Arain, after the election. Ex-Secretary General, Muhammad Riaz presented the previous for years reports/activities in the general council meeting and handed over the charge to the newly Secretary General, Syed Gohar Raza. After the meeting, Mudassar Arain told that the general council approved the sports activities calendar for the next 2020 after thorough and deliberately discussions. He said that Pakistan Netball Federation will send three teams for the participation of international events i.e South Asian Under-16 Girls Championship at Nepal from October 18-22, Asian Men Netball Championship at Singapore in December 2019 and Asian Women Netball Championship at South Korea in June 2020. The Federation has allotted the following events ; Inter Department Men Netball Championship to Pakistan WAPDA, National Women Championship to KPK, National Coaching and Empiring Course-2020 to Gilgit Baltistan, National Junior Boys & Girls Netball Championship to Balochistan and National & Inter Provincial Beach Netball Championship to Sindh.
National men & women Netball Championship will be player in January next year at Islamabad.