Sports activities resumption date to be announced after Eid-ul-Azha:Dr Fehmida Mirza

Islamabad:IPC Minister Dr Fehmida Mirza says sports activities resumption date to be announced after Eid-ul-Azha

Federal Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination (IPC) Dr Fehmida Mirza has said that the sports activities resumption date will be announced after Eid-ul-Azha.

The COVID19 pandemic put all the sports activities in the country on halt in the middle of March, while all the events were scrapped for an indefinite period. “We are preparing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) with the consensus of all the stakeholders including all the four provinces, Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan to resume sports activities. Soon after Eid, we will announce the date to resume sports activities in three phases,” said Dr Fehmida said.

The IPC Minister said in the first phase, the games such as badminton and table tennis, wherein it is easier to maintain social distancing, will be started. “In the second phase, team games will be resumed while adhering to the safety measures while in the third phase, we will invite the foreign teams of different disciplines to visit Pakistan to chip in some events here.”

About the national cricket team’s tour to England, she said Pakistan’s response for the resumption of international sports activities had been very positive as it sent cricket outfit to England, giving a message to the world that healthy activities should continue.