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By Nawaz Gohar
Baluchistan to Khyber and from overseas Pakistani badminton community is extremely pleased on an affirmative decision of PTI Chief Organizer, Saifullah Khan Nyazee to take on board the International Badminton Coach Raziuddin Ahmad as Deputy General Secretary Punjab in PTI Insaf Sports & Cultural Wing, Central Committee. ISCW President Shahzaman Alam, SVP Shahid K Shinwari and General Secretary Jalal Hyder along with (17) members took oath with PTI CO in the presence of Mussadaq Ghuman Joint Secretary PTI Central Committee.
Badminton community is emphatically confident with Raziuddin who is capable to hold the office for the development of the sports. Everyone either player or lover has many expectations from him concerning about no favoritism, no prejudiced, genuine talent hunt and high performance training from the PTI platform.
Badminton is a neglected sports although Pakistan has a remarkable record in the past when an outstanding individual Tariq Wadood go on world No.2 in China 1979. Earlier Pakistan had defeated Korea by 3-1 and Japan by 3-0 at Tehran Asian Games 1974. Currently badminton is at miserable decline as Pakistani shuttlers (MS) has near below 500 in world ranking.
Pakistani legend, International Shuttlers and ex-national champions Javaid Iqbal, Tariq Wadood, Zubair Ahmed, Zahid Maqbool, Shahid Ali, Iqbal Hussain, Naeem Ahmed Khan, Asif Bajwa, Tahir Ishaq, Amir Islam, Ahsan Qamar, Rizwan Azam, Kashif Sulehri, with recent national champions (Single / Doubles) Murad Khan, Awais Zahid, Irfan Bhatti, Azeem Sarwar, Attique Ch and Raja Hasnain congratulated to Razi.
Foreign national Pakistani badminton zealots intend to excel in keeping with the bold high vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan and emboldening Razi with full cooperation towards the progressive badminton in Pakistan. English Legend Aamir Ghaffar, the former England Champion, Silver Medalist at Commonwealth Games and European Team Championship showed his extensive technical support to Razi for a bright future of Pakistan.
From overseas, Asian Bronze Medalist Naeem Ahmad Khan (Canada), Ex-national Champions (WS) Ismat Saeed and Ghazala Wadood (USA), (MS) Saqib Majeed (Glasgow), Rana Muqeet (AUT) Syed M Anis (Germany), Tahir Khan Lodhi (USA), Naeem Shoukat and Ghulam Nabi (UK), Akhtar Awan Vickey (Hong Kong), from Saudi Arab Dr. Rasheed Akhtar, Coach Saad Arshad and Zubair Amin also intend to see Pakistan at significant position on the globe and congrats Razi.
Following nationwide badminton representatives extended warm welcome with best wishes to Raziuddin.
From Baluchistan President Hazara Badminton Academy M. Younas & Coach Khurram Ali, M. Tariq Ali F/O first ever national badminton champions from Quetta Alja U-18, Sumaiya U-16.
Muhammad Attique, Secretary Mirpur Khas Division Badminton Association Sindh appreciate the wise timely decision of PTI leadership on appointing experienced Raziuddin as Deputy General Secretary Punjab in ISC wing. He demanded from POA to get the benefit of proficient Razi at national level to introduce new talent in badminton.
Ex-DIG Tahir Naveed President, Karachi Badminton Association, Motorway Police Sports Officer’s delegation Rao Qaiser Shehzad (IP), Bisharat Ali Rana (IP), Sohaib Abdul Majid (IP) M. Javed Rana (DSP) M. Ismail (DSP), and Imran Maani, Abdu-ur-Rehman President, Sukkhar Region Archery Association, From Liaqat Pur Badminton Club, Imran Khan, Asif Warich, Shakeel Ahmed & Amin Shaka, Faisal Maqsood. From Bhawalnagar M. Rashid Awan and Athar Khan. Malik Ghulam Murtaza (DSO) and Younas Shehzad (Vehari District), M. Akram Ex-National Coach (Gujranwala), Zohaib Qamar (Railway), Nasir Allahwala, President Wazirabad badminton association and Muqarrab Khan (Ghorghushti) and from Multan Coach Anees Khan and Waheed extended greetings to Razi.
Ex-DG Sports KPK Junaid Khan and Muhammad Tariq, National Coach and DSO Charssadah, Tehseen Ullah Khan, Murad Ali (DG National Book Foundation), Anjum Tasneem, Subhan Khan, national coaches from Khyber Pakhtunkhaw Irfan Afridi, Raiz Khan, Nadeem Khan, Hayyat Ullah and Asad Ghaffar warm welcomed the appointment of Raziuddin by PTI Sports & Cultural Wing and hopeful for the real promotion.
Famous badminton sponsors from Islamabad Dr. Ashfaq Bajwa, Jabir Zamir and from KRL in-charge sports Rashid Iqbal, Inter strategic Champions Jamshaid Tariq, Yasir Durrani, Asim Khursheed and Yasin also shared greetings.
District Sports Administration (RWP) Malik Waqar (Div SO), M. Ijaz Hussan (Punjab) Shamas Tauheed (DSO) Waheed Baber (DSO ATC) and Shafqat Niazi (SC) with badminton fanatics from Rawalpindi Mirza Abdul Hafeez (HC), Khalid Janjua, M. Raiz Gujjar, Haji Zubair, Sh. Shahid, Faizan Ghauri, Mansoor Atta, Waseem Zaman, Saleem Raza, Wajid Abbassi (EFU) congrats and expecting a marvelous future of the city as was.
Ch. Imran, CEO School Sport’s organization SHOK Islamabad along with his team Khalid Abbassi (Smart Schools) Manawar Rathor, Irum Mumtaz, M. Azam, Hamza, Aqib, Bashar, Mian Anwar and Adnan Aziz warm welcomed to Razi as the right choice of PTI. Ch. Imran believe that school sports will definitely be flourish in coming future.
Razi can’t be neglected by the Chaklala enthusiasts who are celebrating. Chaklala Club which no more existing (1962-2016) had a distinguish history in Badminton Pakistan like Javaid Iqbal, Taj Moosvi, Tariq Wadood, Ghazala Wadood, Tahir Naveed, Asif Bajwa, Sh. Ashraf, Asif Mehmood, Rana Muqeet and the twin city pride Iftikhar Azam, Zahid Shah, Mian Waqas Masood (ISB) Saghir Shah and Liaqat Ali (POF) Saeed Uddin (AC), Khalid Mehmood & Tariq Iqbal (Muslim Club), A.E Shoque (ARL) and from Chaklala Nadeem Raza, Asif Rana, Amjad Mughal, Sajjad Rafiq, Haider Abbass, Raees Abbass, Imtiaz Rafiq, Tauseef Khawar, Asif Hussain, M. Ali, Aziz ur Rehman (Principal FG School) leading by great mentor Mehmood uz Zaman (Late) and Rasheed Ali are confident on Razi to impart his role for a radical steps for badminton in Pakistan. Credit goes to PTI giving an important national responsibility to a very deserving and trustworthy person.